Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 292, 16 October 1913 — Page 1

RICHMONB PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 292. RICHMOND, IND THURSDAY EVENING, OCT. 16, 1913. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS HIGHWAY INSPECTOR ALLEGES $1 BRIBE SULZER CONVICTED ON THREEJRTICLES Decision Removes Executive From Office in New .York State. Personnel of Maennerchor, Singers of German CONTRACTS LETTING OFTEN GOVERNED BY DEBT OWED BIDDER Fullest Publicity Should Given as to Amount of Bids. Lieder and Masterpieces, Lovers of Music IS OFFERED TO Employe of Foster Construction Company Named As Man. VOTE STOOD 43 TO 14

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KELLER STARTS PROBE

Inspector Bulla Says Foreman Refuses to Make Changes.

That he had been offered a bribe of a per day by Thomas Gibbons, foreman of a road construction gang of the

Final Action on Impeachment Expected Late This Afternoon.

ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 16. Governor Sulzer has been tentatively found guilty upon three articles of impeachment out of the eight brought against him. The other five have not been sustained. This was the semi-official report that followed the adjournment of the

Poster Construction company, of this

city, was the charge made today by ! court of impeachment at 1:11 o'clock Charles Bulla, a well known farmer this afternoon. After being in session living north of Richmond, who has : for nearly three hours it was exbeen acting as inspector of that part j pected the final vote would be taken at of the Chester pike being macadamized 3 o'clock. The three articles upon

from the Alexander Reid farm to Chester. Mr. Bulla says that Gibbons offered to pay him each day during the period

which the tentative agreement was reached to render a verdict of guilty were: Article 1 The charge that the gov-

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tne road was being constructed on con- j ernor made a false campaign stateEideration that he overlooked any fail- j ment to the secretary of state, lire on the part of the road gang to j Article 2 The charge that the govgrade down extra high places when the j ernor committed perjury in making the subsurface of the road was being lev- j statement. eled, preparatory for the placing of I Article 4 The charge that the govthe crushed rock surface. Mr. Bulla I ernor advised Duncan W. Peck to says that the offer to bribe him was ; swear falsely before the Frawley corn-

made during the first week in August. ; mittee. The road his not yet been completed. ! Sufficient To Remove

Reller Will Investigate. A verdict of guilty upon any one of

"If the facts reported to me are au- i the articles is sufficient basis for the thentic, I believe the matter justifies '. removal of the governor, a grand jury investigation," said Pros- j It was learned that the vote on artiecuting Attorney Reller today. "I know j cle 4, stood 43 to 14 for conviction, and Mr. Bulla to be an absolutely honest

and reliable citizen, and I will see him as soon as possible and question him about the reported effort to bribe him. "If it Is true that Mr. Bulla was approached with a bribe effer, there may have been similar violations, which would be a very serious matter,

for the taxpayers of Wayne county j .who have been spending thousands of! dollars Improving their roads. That

they should know whether they are l

getting their money's worth is important." Mr. Bulla, when asked by newspaper men whether the report that he had been approached with a bribe while serving as a "road inspector, frankly admitted its truth. Tells About Bribe Offer. Mr. Bulla said that one day during the first week in August Thomas Gibbons, foreman for the Foster road construction gang, came to him and asked him to step down the road a short distance, where they could sit down and talk. Bulla says that Gibbons then offered to pay him a dollar a day if he would overlook improper grading of the subsurface. "I told him he was barking up the wrong tree if he thought he could bribe me," said Bulla. "I also told him that I was employed by thecounty

Photo by Dalbey. Top row, reading from left to right: Herman F. Pilgrim, Harry Pilgrim, Harry H. Schuerraan, Fred Wiehmeyer, Albert Frauman. Charles Hirschfleld, Robert Corvin. Second row: Henry Nichter, Henry Eggert, Joseph Kutter, Charles Wessel, Casper Jelly. Third row: Joseph Weasel, Will Duning, Jr., director; Edward Issen, Ernest Schwerin, Albert Blaesser, James Hastings. Among the musical organizations of the city, the Maenerchor enjoys the unique distinction of having no professionally trained leader and no educated singers. Despite this handicap, the organization has developed a high-class technique which has elicited unstinted praise from musical critics who have heard the renditions of the Msenenrchor. Its personnel embraces men who came directly to Richmond from Germany, and descendants of the Germans who early made this city their home. The Maennerchor is Teutonic to the core; loves the United States; revers the traditions of the Fatherland; respects the attainments of the German masters, and strives to perpetuate here the love of music, poetry and art, which have made Germany one of the great culture centers of the world. Every Monday night the Maennerchor meets to practice German Lieder and masterpieces, arid three times a year it gives concerts. Some of these are intended solely for the members, active and passive, and their families. To others, the public is invited. Recently, the Maennerchor discovered two old banners, which were given to it years ago. One banner was presented to the organisation in 1857, by the wives of the members, and bears the inscription, "Richmond Liederkranz gewidmet von den Damen and Jungfrauen des Vereins." The banner is made of yellow silk, and has the United States flag as centerpiece. The other banner was given to the Beethoven Liederkranz. It has the United States flag on one side and a harp on the other.

TELLS OF STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT FAMILY William Bilderback Fears Entire Family Will Take Typhoid Fever.

ANOTHER IN HOSPITAL

Attending Physician Orders Son-in-law Removed to Institution.

DESIGNS A FOLDER FOR TCAMPAIGN Secretary Learner Fixes Rate For Prospective Association Members.

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Secretary Ellis Learner of the Y. M. C. A., Is engaged in the designing of a folder which will be used in the membership campaign October 22,23 and 24. The folder will consist of an

Foreign Envoys Ask 1,000 Soldiers to Protect Mexican Capital!

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 16. The situation of foreigners here is becoming critical. A mob of students today started a riot by denouncing Americans and all other foreigners. The

attractive cover page bearing the of- mob was subdued in a brief enodurter ficial seal of the Y. M. C. A., and ; with the police. Further trouble is reading matter pertaining to the cam-looked for tonight. palgn. Within the leaflet is a list! Huerta's supporters are - deserting of the various membership rates. The ' him, and the dictator and his cabinet

it is said. Since that time the grand-

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as road inspector and could not take p v from the other party in the transaction. The inspector also said Gibbous informed him that the proposition he had made was not an unusual one. and that -e might as well pick up a little extra money while he was sitting at the side of the road watching the men wor'-. Bulla said that he again refused Gibbons' offer, and the man went away in a huff. After that. Bulla stated. Gibbons was relieved as foreman of the road g-ng. First County Contract.

The section of the Chester pike it was reported that Judge Cullin was from the Reid farm to Chester is the one of the fourteen members of the first road contract the Foster Con- court who sided with the governor, struction company has taken from The decision reached in executive sesWayne county, it was stated at the sion made it practically certain that court house today. This company has the court would remove the governor built one street for the city, South After the court had passed upon the West Fourth street, which is made of articles it was decided that the resogravel, and was recently opened up. lution inflicting punishment should

Buna states tnat arter Gibbons at-; carry with it removal from office but Sundays since he first came aV T hv all knowledge of the affair, and said ; ' Reach Aareement ,n'thera, 4 send ? to Jhe fiolthat Gibbons had no authority from j The secret see sion of the court of i is. t0? mUC.K '?rk n-W for him to make such an offer. impea'chnt STtaf fr i o rl until 1-11 n m T-V.i. it A i

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ed until 3 O Clock it was 1onrnd that nw.ptw

i a tentative agreement had been reachj ed and when the afternoon session beban it would be open and a vote would

be taken to decide officially the verdict as to the charges against the governor. All records for secrecy were broken

; today. While the battle for and against tt x e m a . . . ' the accused man was raging in execu.bngagement Of T. A. Mott ' tive session the court ordered police-

j men to clear the capitol corridors j where on every other day of the trial

newspaper men had been allowed to gather available facts. Newspapers were pasted over the glass in the door of the senate room

! where the secret session was held, and

t no opportunity whatever was given the

I sustaining membership as arranged members are taking precautions to In a voice choked with emotion, fop tWg year,8 campajgIl, ls $15 wlth againat a8sia8,nation. A Span. William Bilderback last night after he fuU pfivlIeges of the baths, private i woman has been arrested on a had returned from his day s work at : ,ocker and gymnasium:. The senior charge of attempting to poison -Min-the Hoosler Drill company, told a Pal- membership ls iisted at $10 for th istef Aldete. Because Huert. hA

lladium reporter of the hard work that ;first year $9 for tfae 8econdi &nd $8 taken over the duties of congress, Xour

ne naa aone to Keep nis lanrny togeui- for the remainlng years Thlg in. i judges of the supreme court have re-

er since tnree oi us memners nave . cludes bath and gymnasium prlviieges. j signed.

.JH"". Tne limited membership is listed at i The force of federal troops held asserted that he would never have j $5 a vear with neitner gymnasium or i here for the Protection of the Mexicalled upon any one for help as longoi nriviiopoo ti, irtrmio ; can capital was weakened today by as he was able to go about his work. , mbershin wh Huerta within twelve hours T. ... 7 , . . . (memDersnip, wbich Includes from the! after representat ves of foreign naIt was only through the kindly inter- ages of 15 to 18 ?7 fop the first $6 tions na decided to report to their

eei oi a neignDor mat tne attention ior tne second and ?5 for all subse- home governments that warships and of the public was first called to the Quent years. Junior membership for a guard of 5,000 soldiers were necesbrave effort that Bilderback has been I hoys w,hose aes range from 12 to 15 'sary to assure the safety of foreigners. ottn tn . n - .. ; years, is classified at $5 for first year! Sends Away Soldiers. making to support his family. . and $4 for the remalning years Tne ; Disregarding the action taken by This case has been investigated and boys' classes include gymnasium and : the envoys of Great Britain, France, found worthy. Persons desiring to as- j bathe privileges. The junior prepara- Spain, Cuba, Guatamala and Norway,

PRICE DP SOCIETY CAUSE OF DIVORCE

Judge Fox Says Desire for Appearance Ultimately Brings Separation.

PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW

Discrepancies Shown in Improvement Emphasizes Need of Reform.

WANTS LAW AMENDED

Young Persons Marry Before Considering Income and Cost of Living.

sist the family are requested to notify i tory membership is $3 per year and General Huerta ordered 1,000 soldiers p . includes youngsters from 10 to 12 . to proceed to the north and aid in the tne fenny ciud. years of age. , attempt to capture Torreon. Obtains Little Sleep. j Harry Doan chairman of the mem-' The envoys refused to comment on The old man and his son Otto work i ership committee, has called a meet-1 Huerta's action, but immediately notieverv dav and werp ahl tn trot nionp-: ing of fifty workers to be held in the Asd their home governments of the every oay ana w ere able to get along , aBSOciatlon buildjng for Friday even-' weakened condition of the defense, nicely before the daughter and grand-; ing at which time they wi gelect a The situation became more tense son became ill with typhiod, caused-; second squad of fifty men and appoint today as a result of the arrest of En-

by using milk4 from the Hartman dairy team captains. Plans for the campaign t rique Enryle, a Catholic deputy, on a

i will be discussed.

, charge of plotting against the govern-

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father has had scarcely any sleep, be-' 0f which number 357 are boys. An ber of deputies, his agents spared the ing compelled to care for the sick : effort is being made to enlist as manv 1 Catholics, who had supported him. but

i members of his family at night.

The daughter who is at the hospital is doing well and is expected to make a rapid recovery. "I expect that the little boy would have done better too if we had sent him to the hospital," said the old man, the tears rising in his eyes. "The doctor says it is probable that the rest of us will probably take the disease. I have not seen the doctor except on

man and boys as possible in the asso- Enryle's arrest has alienated the lead

ciation work. Special stress is being ers. made by those in charge of the cam-' paign to get the industrial people lined j GERMANY SENDS SHIPS. up in the work. The remainder of the Bible classes! Two Cruisers Ordered to Mexican of the Y. M. C. A. boys, which are j Waters to Protect Aliens, the First and Second divisions of the

Spartans, the Mohawks and Cherokees, will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock reorganization. The boys will chose officers and start the winter's work.

ROMANCE STARTED

IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

and Ella Winchester Is

Announced.

A,romance that had its beginning in tne public schools of this pity became public following a recent meet

ing of the Nomad Club when the en- i reporters to see or hear anything go-

gagement of Miss Ella Winchester to T- A. Mott, former superintendent of the Richmond city schools, was announced. Miss Winchester is employed in the office of the superintendent of the city schools, which position she held at the time Mr. Mott was superintendent here. The wedding will be celebrated in the near future.

ing on within.

SENDS A CHECK ON OWEN TERRY CASE

l A check for $264.80 was received by the county treasurer today from G. j W. Wray, auditor of Union county for

Mr. Mott is now superintendent of i the costs of the change of venue of the city schools of Seymour, Ind. The j the Owen Terry case, bride is Tery well known in this city, j Terry was charged with being an acThe bride- is superintendent of thejeessory before the fact in a murder Sunday school of the First Presbyter- of a town marshal and was released lan church. from here three weeks ago for lack of i Miss Winchester is the daughter of evidence. His father is serving a sonMrs. Mary E. Winchester of North j tence for the crime. The case was Eleventh street. The Nomad club, at j venued to this countv because the ac- ' the meeting of which the engagement j cused man believed sentiment was so was announced, is an organization i strong against them in Union county composed of the women, teachers of j that an impartial jury could not be seh city Bchools, cured.

Jesse Hilling, the husband of the

woman who has been doing all the housework, was taken to the Reid Memorial hospital today. The removal was made on the order of the attending physician who declared that unless the work of Mrs. Hilling was lightened, she too, would fall an easy victim to the disease. The Penny club has already supplied the family with some' necessary clothing and food stuffs and the Palladium will supply the family with ice out of its special fund for that purpose. Baby's Condition Critical. W Roy, "the three-year-old son of Mrs. Moneybrake is in a very critical condition. The attending physician announced today that brain trouble has developed as a result of the fever, lessening the child's already slight chances

of recovery-

PLANS TO INCREASE SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP

BERLIN, Oct. 16. With two warI ships, the cruisers Vineta and Hertha, ordered into Mexican waters, it was

j learned today that Germany would , vorce cases to stand before trial, the ! send an entire fleet if developments number of divorces granted would do-

"The high cost of living and society can be held responsible for most of the divorces, of today." said Judge Fox, of the circuit court, today. "The divorce laws are so liberal that condi

tions are becoming worse each year. I never hear a divorce case unless I am forced to." Judge Fox bases his statement on the grounds that society of today is teaching young girls to spend beyond capacity, and to expect as much when they arik married as before. ' ""'Many Marry Blindly. "For instance, take a girl who is accustomed to dancing, card playing and other social diversions," said the

judge. "Young men of today can give the impression that they have lots of money while in reality, they often have nothing and are receiving small wages. Such a pair marries blindly and the girl still expects to attend dances, to dress with the Bame style as before marriage and to keep up appearances to the notch where they were before she was married. "The result is a hasty conference with a lawyer and a divorce suit ls filed. Then after they have seen the folly of marriage and are divorced, they see the wrong of their divorce, and would return to each other if their pride did not prevent. "If a divorce case is allowed -to run over a year' from the time it is filed until it is tried, in most cases it nev

er comes to trial. If legislation fixed!

a year at the minimum time for di

BIDS FAREWELL TO RICHMOND Although without funds, Philip Wilson promised to take his suitcase and walk out of the city on his way to Middletown, Ohio, provided special police judge Abbott would not impose a fine of $1 and costs. Wilson said he was on his way to that town where he had a position. He feared if he had to serve out a fine, he would lose his job. Judge Abbott consented, and Wilson was given twenty minutes to leave the city.

in Mexico make the situation look any worse than it has for the last two days. An explanation from the foreign office is that the disorders in Haiti as well as in Mexica demand the presence of warships in American waters. Now that Germany has taken the lead, it is expected that France -and England will show no delay in orderi3 warships to Mexico.

JOE PELTZ FINDS LAIUSSOCIATE Fred C. Stauber, 6 Foot Tall, Joins Post Office Squad.

crease by one-half."

Scores Equal Suffrage. The judge also believes that the only real grounds for a divorce, is drunkenness or abandonment, he said. Women's suffrage was also scored by Judge Fox who says the present rate or living for women will ultimately result in their taking hold of the reins, of government. "What will become of the men when

there is a woman on the circuit bench," asks the judge. "There will be no chance for us then. Or when there is a woman governor. The entire bugernatorial staff will consist of women. The result is inconceivable.'

REV. R. C. LEONARD. For the purpose of completing plans for "Decision Day" members of the congregation of the Central Christian church will hold a meeting this evening at the home of P. T. McClellan, 401 West Main street. The Rev. R. C. Leonard, pastor of the Central Christian church, believes laree gains will

be made in the membership of the i from the office on his honeymoon.

Sunday School as a result of "Decision j Stauber has been employed at the Day." It is planned to inaugurate a Starr Piano plant and is six feet, four

! WEATHER FORECAST I

Marriage, disease and pleasure have so decreased the local staff of letter carriers that the post office has found It necessary to take on an additional

man. Fred C. Stauber has been added i

to the force as a substitute carrier, beginning his new duties yesterday. Harry Young is suffering with typhoid fever and will not be able to return to his work for some time. Ed Dickinson has left for the wilds of Michigan for a two weeks' fishing trip

and Herbert C. Garrett has taken un

to himself a wife and is now away

STATE AND . LOCAL Unsettled weather tonight ana Friday, probably rain; colder Friday and in north and centra' portion tonight. TEMPERATURE. Noon 77 YESTERDAY. Maximum m fj Minimum 41 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. Probabiy showers this evening or Friday. Colder tonight and Friday. The rapid advance of the north-; western high pressure area was check-!

ed tne last twelve hours by an

BY ALFRED BAVIS.

In the granting of contracts for public improvements, the fullest publicity should be given, both as to the amount of the various bids submitted, and with the causes leading up to the acceptance of any bid other than the lowest. ( The policy of the present administration

has been to view contracts for improvements, as being none of the pubtic's business, for at no time have the public taken been into their confidence; and if the discriminating results of such improvements suggests favoritism in the granting of contracts, the entire blame must rest with the administration. A Frequent Occurrence. Too often the letting of public contracts is governed by the amount of political debt the executive owes to the bidder. I am not suggesting that such has been the case in Richmond.! I am going to allow the results of those contracts to speak for themselves. The least that can be said regard ing them is. that such discriminations, as is shown, are suggestive of some' laxities, either in poor judgment as to the value of work to be done, or in some instances, favoritism ls shown certain bidders.

In 1911 a contract was let for the' paving of North E street from Centh to Sixteenth street, six squares total I ought perhaps to state first, that the city's proportion of cost of such improvements is the estimated cost of

macadamizing, in other words, what-J ever would be the cost of macadamizl inc that .ru that .J

wnat tne city nas to pay toward buili

ing the street with brick. The contract for paving North

street was awarded Linus P. Men

dith, or at least the work was done by him. and the cost thereof $20.025.99 J or $3,337,66 per square, of which amount the city paid $7,749.79. or 38H per cent of the total cost There are two points I want to raise in connection with this improvement. What Company is Expected to Do. j It is a generally understood thins that the street car company is re-' quired by their franchise to keep upi the surface of the . street between! their tracks, (which is 4 feet) and! eighteen inches both sides, making! Beven feet in all. That being the casej in estimating the cost of macadam b ing North E street, the seven feet fori the entire length of aix squares, should have been deducted from the!

citv's nronortinn. nrt mAAmA t tYim. .J

sessed damages of the street car com

pany. After the comnletion of Xnrth

street, the American Seeding Mactalnef

company decided to have North Thir teenth street, from E to the P.. d. C. and SL L. railway paved, and Mr. Meredith did that work also.

What were the results, and bowi

does the cost of the two streets com-l

pare?

For the paving of North Thirteenth1 street, the total cost was $2,200. and

the city's proportion of that improvement, based on the estimated cost of

macadam, was $500. Can anyone rive

any good reason why the city's share

01 paving North Thirteenth street

should be 24 per cent, while for North E street, with seven feet out of the center, the cost to the city was' 38 per cent, or 14 per cent more!

than Thirteenth street, where the en-j tire width had to be taken Into con-!

sideration? As I have stated above, the cost per square for paring North E street was

$3,337.66 and the total cost of pav-i ing Thirteenth street, $2,200, or $l,-g

137.be less than North E. What Public Should Know.

Insofar as Mayor Zimmerman ! seeking re-election on the strength ofi his past record, the public ia entitled to know why this discrimination ls allowed, and is any significance to be attached to the fact, that the controller's report fails to show the cost per

linear root on North Thirteenth street, while it shows the cost of North E to be $1.94 a foot? It cannot be said that the additional cost covers the intersections, as that would equal $6,825.96. or nearly onethird of the total cosL What does it mean? Who can blame the public in. thinking at least, that the whole transaction is shrouded with a clock of suspicious Inconsistencies. I am not going to raise any point of dishonesty, for I do not believe that dishonesty can be proven, but I - do say that the discrepancies shown in this one piece of public Improvement more than emphasizes the need of reform in the granting of contracts for improvements. Reveals Another Feature. It also reveals another feature that any aggressive man would grasp instantly. . In the paving of West Main street the contract price Is $1.60 per linear foot. The cost of paving North Seventh street from Main to A street was

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area ot iow pressure over tne south- - street $1.94. western United States. As the south-! l there enough difference In the ern -low" moving eastward It prob- character of the work to justify a dlf-

ao.y wmi cause snowers some time ference of 34 cents a foot between

fl"b,epaisn.,, l? ! !MJ"ju'.v " twenyt-four hour. anS West Main and North E?l . Tf-

vvmuiiiues m ue j uic wurvm. iui j x-eiti, ue priae 01 j ce Touowea ny a cool wave as the this ereninz. 1 the rural rarrfcra . Ukiih .w. ki.: j .w. J

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