Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 258, 6 September 1913 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 258 RICHMOND, IND, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. 6, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

ELABORATE PLANS FOR LIGHT PLANT MADEJYJOHNSON Plans to Build Office Building and Install a New Lighting System.

rCAN AFEORD EXPENSE Even With Rate Reduction and Expenditure 6 Per Cent Revenue Assured. Richmond will soon be one of the beat lighted cities in the world, Nimrod Johnson, superintendent of the city light plant says, if his plans are carried out. Mr. Johnson is planning to install luminous magnetized arc lights mounted on ornamental posts, on Main street and, other sections of the city next spring. This illumination, according to Mr. Johnson is absolutely the last word in street lighting ideas. The light is much more brilliant than that given by the ordinary arc lamp, and when mounted on posts the lamp will be as attractive in appearance as tungsten lamps mounted in clusters. Mr. Joh son will go to Buffalo next week to confer with the officials of the company manufacturing the lamp regarding its installation in Richmond. To Use Ornamental Posts. Mr. Johnson says that if the city light plant does as well in a financial was as it has been doing, it will not be necessary for the merchants to purchase the posts in order to get modern lighting arrangements, as the light plant itself will be able to bear this expense. A number of different styles of ornamental posts will be brought to Richmond to give the citizens an opportunity to select the kind they want placed on the streets. The new form of street illumination contemplated consists of a single lamp, instead of a cluster. The flame produced will be as brilliant as a cluster of smaller lights. Plans New Building. Besides the improvement of the street lighting system of the city, Mr. 'Johnson says the city will also build a new office building for the light plant. At the present time the office force is heavily handicapped by a lack of sufficient space. j Mr. Johnson has already taken an option on a lot in the business section of the city, a short distance from Main street, for the erection of a new office building. The lot is 60 feet wide and 106 feet deep. The price asked is 160 per front foot. The building to be erected for the use of the light company will cost in the neighborhood of $25,000, and will ;be a decided improvement to the neighborhood in which it is to be located. "The cost of such a building and the cost of installing the new street lighting system can be met next year out of the profits of the city light plant, even with a 25 per cent reduction in .rates, and six per cent still be clearied," said Supt. Johnson. ACQUIT FATHER OF DAUGHTER'S DEATH i Brown County Man Accused of Frightening His Child to Death. (National News Association) NASHVILLE, Ind., Sept. 6. Hannibal Taggart who was tried here this week on a second degree murder ' charge and who was alleged to have caused the death of his daughter, Norma Taggart, was acquitted at five . o'clock this morning. The case went to the jury at six o'clock last night. The contention of the prosecution was that Norma's death was due to fear caused by cruel treatment. The jury, however, did not take this view, although it was contended that the girl was whipped so 1 often she became a nervous wreck and j finally went into convulsions that I ended br life. I A BOOSTERS' TRIP FOR THE FESTIVAL Boosters for the Richmond Fall Festival will make a whirlwind autoI mobile tour of Wayne county and neighboring villages and towns outside he county on Tuesday, Sept. 2'i, to jcall the attention of everybody to the attractions that will be displayed here j on Oct. 1, 2 and 3. The Boosters will be divided into itwo parties so that the tour can be , completed in one day instead of two, ! -which would be required, if one party jcorered the entire field. The start iwill be made from Richmond early in the morning, and by evening the j Boosters hope to have given every i person residing within a radius of 25 miles of this city evidence of the fact that there will be big doings here during the first three days of Septem-ber.

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Left to right: Howard Elliot, president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, and August B. Miller, engineer of the locomotive of the death-dealing White Mountain express, which on Tueday crashed into the rear of the Bar Harbor express at North Haven, Conn., killing twenty-one passengers. Miller shirks the blame for the wreck by declaring that he might not have seen a block signal because he was exhausted from overwork and loss of sleep. President Elliott is now the target for the avalanche of critlci sm that had heretofore been aimed at Charles S. Mellen, his predecessor.

LEARNER ELECTED WEED'SjUCCESSOR Resignation of Y. M. C. A. Secretary Accepted by the Board Last Night. Following th acceptance of General Secretary H. S. Weed's resignation last night, the directors of the Y. M. C. A. elected Ellis M. Learner, assistant secretary, to fill the vacancy. Mr. Learner has been connected with the local association for several months, and will take charge of the office October 1, when Mr. Weed's resignation becomes effective. No action was taken to secure an assistant secretary, although it has been insistently rumored that the directors were considering offering the position to Ora Hnghbanks, who has been in the association office for some time. P. Paul Pearse, the new physical director, outlined in a general way the work that he hoped to do. In a general way, the program which he announced was to get in close touch with ah the men and boys in and out of the association, to build up all the classes in physical training, and to organize a leaders class. Other plans, he said, he had in mind, but did not care to discuss them until he had become acquainted with the local conditions. The rest of J;he evening was given over to reports of the various department heads, and a consideration of finances. The report of Secretary Veed showed that the membership had made a gain of ten during the last month. Boys' Bible Class Report. In his report to the board of directors, Boys' Secretary Pettijohu. stated that the Bible class banquet would be held October 10, when 170 diplomas would be given boys who had successfully passed the examinations last year. The monograms to the Bible students who broke gymnasium records and the Reach trophy to the junior basketball champions, will be awarded at this banquet. "Sunshine" Hawks, the platform manager at the Chautauqua this year, has been obtained to deliver the principal talk, with short speeches by local men interested in the association. Plans, Secretary Pettijohn said, for the organization of the Bible classes will be announced at the banquet. Last year 354 boys took the work under the direction of nine teachers. This year. Secretary Pettijohn said, he would not be satisfied with less than a membership of 400, and that he would provide at least fifteen teachers. To Play Basketball. As in the past basketball leagues and track teams will compete for prizes. Following the Bible class banquet the boys in the classes will entertain their fathers with a dinner in a few weeks, o give them some idea of he methods and the interest the boys are taking in the Bible classes. Other special features have been arranged for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. In addition to making the best showing of any association in the state, the local Bible classes were awarded a high standing by the International committee. What this standing was Pettijohn refused to say. This he said would be announced as one of the surprises at the Bible class banquet. The report of Assistant Secretary Learner set forth that the "spa" had netted a good profit during the month of August, and the membership had increased to 868.

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HARRY THAW STILL HELD AS PRISONER RY THE CANADIANS May be Brought to Montreal Where Bail Will be Asked for the Fugitive. JEROME IS CENSORED (National News Association1) MONTREAL, Sept. 6. It was reported here today that Harry K. Thaw would be brought to this city immediately from Coaticook. His lawyers will at once file application for Thaw's liberation on bail. A DELAY FOR THAW. OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 6. Minister of Justice Dougherty, who is also acting minister of interior, said today that any appeal from the decision of the Immigration board in Coaticook, ordering the deportation of Harry K. Thaw will not be acted upon until the proceedings instituted yesterday by Thaw's lawyers are disposed of. A DELAY FOR JEROME. COATICOOK, Ont., Sept. 6. Former District Attorney William Travers Jerome of New York, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of gambling, failed to respond whn his case was called today and on application of his' attorneys a week's delay was granted. There was a big crowd present but there was no demonstration. Under the law a delay of eight days is permissable before bail is forfeited. Magistrate McKee made a little speech which pleased the crowd greatly. "I am pleased to grant this delay," he said, "but I want it understood that this apparent trifling with the court does not please me. This is a serious matter. It Is charged that the law has been broken and we will make no distinction of persons. The guilty man must be punished." Jerome's Bail Continued. Jerome's bail of $500, furnished by a local hotel keeper was continued. It is reported and not denied that another warrant has been issued for Jerome. This warrant is said to charge him with premeditation to forfeit his bail. When all this information was communicated to Thaw the fugitive was jubilant. He sent out and bought the finest cigars in the city and handed them around with lavish generosity. He praised the Canadian people and Canadian justice and talked sarcastically about Mr. Jerome. "I have nothing but sympathy for the learned counsel of the Chicken Trust," said Thaw. Thaw is beyond question a popular idol here. Crowds surround his quarters in immigration detention rooms all the time. A force of uniform police was sent here from Montreal to remain as long as Thaw does. It is evident, officials realize, that the crowd of pro-Thaw people only need a leader to start something. Worked up to the proper pitch Thaw's sympathizers undoubtedly would attempt to storm the immigration building and release Thaw. The impression prevailed that Jerome will not come back, but would forfeit his bail. There is no fine" attached to the penalty of gambling and if found guilty Jerome would have to go to jail unless his sentence was suspended.

New Haven Wreck

GILES ANNOUNCES SCHOOLJCHANGES Regarding the Division of the Various School Districts of the City. Supt. Giles, of the public schools, today made the following announcements regarding the opening of the schools Monday, and the changes in the school districts. "The city schools will open Monday morwing, September 8. Jn general the school districts "will remain as they were last year. "Until the completion of the Joseph Moore school, the pupils of this district, above the kindergarten, will attend the Baxter school. Kindergarten in the Joseph Moore district will not be opened until the building is occupied. "The boundary between the Baxter and the Sevastopol districts will also remain as it was last year. All children west of the river will attend the Baxter or Sevastopol schools. "Pupils living north of the Pennsylvania railroad, between Tenth street and the river, will attend Warner. "Non-resident pupils must pay tuition or present a transfer from the township trustee. Tuition at the rate of $2 per month in the grades and $4 per month in the high school must be paid for all attendance not covored by transfer. These should be presented to the principal or superintendent of the schools on the first day of school." SEEKS IMPEACHMENT Of Mexican Minister Urrupia for a Plot. (National News Association) MEXICO CITY. Sept. 6 Impeachment charges were today filed by Deputy Calero against Dr. Urrupia, minister of interior, and the firebrand of the Huerta cabinet Dr. Urrupia, who was responsible for the recent announcement that Huerta had sent an ultimatum to Washington, giving the United States twelve hours to recognize Huerta, is charged with causing the arrest of Deputy Calero, whereas the Mexican constitution exempts members of congress from arrest. Calero was locked up on the charge that he was plotting with the Zapatista rebels, but later was released. Foreign Minister Gamboa has issued a formal denial of the report that Manuel Vamacona, who sailed Thursday for the United States, is going to Washington as a special envoy. It is rumored that Envoy Lind may return to this city tomorrow. DIRECTOR PEARSE ARRIVES IN CITY P. Paul Pearse. the new physical director of the Y. M. C. A., arrived last night and went to work immediately preparing for the opening of the 1 gymnasium and the physical training ' classes. Mr. Pearse spent most of the day decorating the gymnasium with pictures and pennants. He said this morning he had not made a schedule of classes, but expected to prepare one the first of next jweek, after he knew more of the na ture of the physical training program of the past.

Voting Machines Are Increase In Expense

Instead of Voting Machines Saving County $3,320 in Election Expenses, Figures Show They Would Increase Such Expenses Approximately the Sum of $1,40$.00.

Every citizen of Richmond and Wayne county is earnestly requested to read the following analysis of the relative costs of holding an election and registration under the Australian and the voting machine systems. The voting machine advocates have based their claim that the machines will effect a saving in expenses on figures furnished by the county auditor which the Palladium claims are inaccurate and misleading, inasmuch a County Auditor Bowman was given inaccurate and misleading instructions to start with. The county auditor's figures showed an estimated saving of $3,320. The Palladium claims that in reality it will cost $1,408 more to hold an election and registration under the voting machine system than with the Australian ballot. This analysis is important to every citiien who values his vote anddemands his money's worth when the county officers spend public money. By this time the seriousness of the attempt to place voting machines in Wayne county has impressed its citizens. Consequently they owe it to themselves to study all the information available on the voting machine, question, now that, thanks to a providential intervention, the ordinance first prepared authorizing the purchasing of machines, was lost. This gives a short period at least in which to investigate and act. The Editor. The main contention of the advocates of voting machines for Wayne county has been that a decided saving in election expenses would result from the use of the machines. That this is absolutely not so is the contention of the Palladium and herewith it submits its proof of this statement: In the first place it is necessary to take the figures prepared by County Auditor Bowman which were used by the county commissioners and the members of the county council in arriving at their decision, and in which a saving of $3,200 gross is claimed for the next general election. These figures (estimated) are: Registration expense, 2 days $2,422.20 Election expense, 1912 basis, 66 Precincts 3,343.10 Total estimated expense $5,767.30 28 machine precincts are 424 of 66 Precincts, and cost 42 of $5,767.30, or $2,447.10 $2,447.10 Total gross saving (subtracting) $3 320.20 In his figures Mr. Bowman then subtracted from the total gross savings $283.20 for a third day's registration expense. The Palladium, however, will content itself with taking his gross saving figures. It will handicap itself that much in the endeavor to show up a saving that is not a saving. So remember, the total cost of elections and registrations in the immediate future is to be $2,447.10 and the total gross saving over what it would be with the Australian system $3,320.20, according to Mr. Bowman's estimate. The first discrepancy the Palladium calls attention to is that Mr. Bowman bases his estimated cost on taking 42 of the cost of holding elections under the Australian system. That is what he does when he uses the item $3,345.10, for election expense for 66 precincts on the basis (Continued on Page Six)

Nominate Zimmerman For Head Of .Ticket Mayor Makes Fiery Speech Predicting His Re-election Receives Ovation From Crowd Attending Nominating Convention A Republica n Club is Formed.

REPUBLICAN TICKET. The Republican city ticket as selected last night, follows: Mayor W. V. Zimmerman. Clerk George L. Thornburg. Councilmen. Pirst Ward Charles T. Mac-' Pherson. Second Ward John White. Third Ward B. B. Myrick. Fourth Ward Ed Weidner. Fifth Ward E. E. King. Sixth Ward Frank Jones. Seventh Ward Clarence Hoffman. Eighth Ward James E. Harris. Councilmen-at-Large. Harvey Brown, J. E. Thatcher, Ed Stein, Colon Schaefer. One hundred and fifty Republicans assembled in the city hall last night and ratified the city ticket, which was made public some time ago when the city committee closed the entry list for candidates and announced that there was but one candidate for each place on the ticket. Mayor Zimmerman, in a speech accepting nomination as head of the ticket, predicted his re-election and was given an enthusiastic ovation. He defended his past administrations, including the policy of considering important questions in executive sessions of the board and council, and said that if he is elected to succeed himself he would give the city an even better administration than the present one. Harmony, good will and a spirit of forgiveness for the men who had left the party to build up a rival organization, marked the meeting. A Speech by Hutchins. In nominating Mayor Zimmerman for another term, C. K. Hutchins stated that the Republican party, viewed in the light of its past achievements, has unqualifiedly "made good." He declared that there was never an organization or party in the history of American politics that has battled so strongly for the common good as the Republican party. "It is the most progressive party on earth today," he said. "We grew a little too large and dissention and family fpuds crept in. but I am sure that in the erd it will result in a stronger and better party than we could have ever had without it." In accepting the re-nomination. Mayor Zimmerman thanked the convention for its action, which he termeu an endorsement of his administration, and said: "I consider your action an endorsement of my previous terms in office and I promise you that my next term will be better than the last one. Defends "Star Chambers." "It is well for the mayor and his councilors to go into star chamber session to debate and sift out questions of public importance, assembling

the good and removing the bad. For the past four years, economy has been the watchword of the city administration. Under my last term as mayor the city paid $20,000 in debts contracted under the previous Democratic administration. And all that that administration did was to improve West Second street. It was this question that defeated me in that campaign. The voters in that part of the cfty refused to support me because I would not promise to put this improvement through with the public funds. I had already made the necessary arrangements with the railroad companies, so that the required improvements would have been made without taking the money from the public purse." "You are all right. Doc," shouted a voice from the crowd. Pays Respects to Press. The mayor then paid his respects to the Richmond newspapers whom, he charged, had disrupted the party in Wayne county in order to follow "a disgruntled office seeker." Mr. Zimmerman in his remarks on this phase of the subject, gave it as his belief that the Progressive wave has already passed its high tide and Is surely receding. He based bis belief upon the fact that 1,000 less voters participated

in the Progressive primary last June than voted the ticket at the last elec tion. "It has been said that I am not a Republican," continued Mr. Zimmerman. "I am a Republican, and have always been one. Didn't I have Taft's TixturA In mv vfnHAV oil thmucrH t Vi n last campaign? And when I am reelected, as I will be, (cheers) I will be mayor of the whole city and not of any particular crowd or locality. "I want to be your next mayor; I will be your next mayor, and I will make you a good one, so that none of you will have cause to blush for your action tonight in nominating me." At the close of the meeting. Chairman Iliff, on the adoption of the motion, announced that he would within the next few days appoint a committee to make arrangements for the formation of a Republican club, with headquarters In the Colonial building. Ray Shiveley, who made the motion, stated that rooms in this building could be obtained without the payment of any rental. COM3IERCIAL CLUB MEETING MONDAY The movement for the Wayne County Tuberculosis hospital and the anjrangement for the Fall Festival will b the subjects considered by the members of the Commercial Club at the regular monthly meeting Monday evening. All committees which bare been working during the month will make detailed reports.

WILL INVESTIGATE

VOTING

MACHINES

FOR THIS COUNTY Improbable Commissioners Will Ask Council for New Appropriation. VIEWS OF MEMBERS Linderman the Only Commissioner Now Favoring Immediate Appropriation. . There seems little probability ttiaf the county commissioners will a gala ask the county council to authorize an appropriation for the purchaae of voting machines at this time. Robert Ileeson. who voted for the appropriation at a former meeting of the commissioners stated this morning that he would not be In favor of the board again asking for money to purchase machines until after th commissioners had vuiade a personal investigation of the success of voting machines in other places. Linderman's Position. The only member of the board who would favor referring the matter to council at the present time is Barney Linderman. Mr. Linderman nays that the first thing to do is to obtain the appropriation and let the investigation of the machines follow later. He said an Investigation might entail needless expense, unless the commissioners had a fund with which to purchase the machines should it be deemed advisable to install them. Mr. Beeson said this morning: "I cannot state my stand on the voting machine situation at this time, as I have not fully made up my mind what should be done. I will say though, that I am in favor of the commissioners making a thorough investigation of the use of the machines In at least a dozen other places before the matter is again referred to the county council. And when we do go out to investigate them, I want the men who have been opposing their Introduction here to go along with us. Instead of making a separate Investigation." Commissioner Linderman, when asked what he thought was the right course for the board to follow at the present time, declared unreservedly for again asking the county council to authorize the appropriation. "Let the Investigation come later," he said. "There is no use In making any fuss over the matter until the county Is first In a position to buy voting machines. After the apnroDHntion has been allowed, I would be la favor of the commissioners iuveaUgating the different machines before letting any contracts. Anderson Will Vote "No." Mr. Anderson stated this morning that instead of not voting at all on the question as he did before, he would vote "No" should the plan of again referring the matter to county council be brought up for discussion. Commissioner Anderson, at a former meeting of the commissioners, declined to vote at all on the voting machine question on the ground that he was unfamiliar with the subject. Socialists Take Hand. The Richmond Socialist Local declares against voting machines.ln tho following resolution: The Socialists of the Richmond Local, representing Socialists of Wayne county, numbering 1,036. at the previous general election, hereby declare their opposition to the introduction of voting machines. We know that there is no mechanical device that could not be tampered with therefore we do not approve of any device or means that woiKd displace the Australian "ballot system by which we can watch an honest count as s minority party. We, representing the working class have no other recourse for the readjustment of social and ' economic wrongs except the ballot. . therefore demand Us purity and hon-' esty, and protest against relying on devices that depend on mechanical, experts. We hope that all citizens who believe in honest count will unite with us in a fight, against the introduction of new devices which we Socialists found in former elections to be defective in the registering of a true count of the actual vote cast. Committee. GIVEN A RIDE Between eighteen and twenty little people, members of the Light Bearers and the Standard Bearers of the Grace Methodist church, were given an automobile ride about the city this afternoon after their regular meeting held at the home of Mrs. Margaret Miller in South Thirteenth street. The affair was arranged for by Mrs. Miller. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Continued warm night in north portion, tonight and Sunday; warmer teTEMPERATURE Noon SI 0 Yerrlay. Maximum 91 Minimum it