Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 312, 8 November 1913 — Page 1
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raj AND SUN-TELEGRAM RICHMOND, IND SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. 8, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 312 St. Mary's Catholic Church to be RUSSELL ADVOCATES STRIKING CAR MEN UNION MEN OPPOSE IMPORTED SLUGGERS TO OPERATE CARS Clash of Employes Complicates Indianapolis Strike Truce. APPOINT SCHROEDER IN HARPER'S PLACE IMPROVEDSTREETS Councilman-Elect to Demand Reform in Street Re- - pair Work. HOLD CONFERENCE WITH LOCAL HEAD Make Attempt to Have Supt Gordon Accept Proposed Wage Scale. Consecrated to Holy Use by Bishop Chartrand and Dignitaries, Sunday Resignation of Patrolman Accepted By Police Commissioners. DECRIES OLD SYSTEM TO DISCUSS SALARIES
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MILITIA IN RESERVE
Organizer Thorpe Called Into Conference With Governor Ralston.
Board eBileves Members of Force Should Receive Higher Wages.
To take the place of Benjamin F.
Harper, who was released from the I police department, because of conduct
INDIAN APALI8, Ind., Nov. 8. New J unbecoming an officer, Frank Schroeflimcultlea broke loose in the street , der, was appointed by the board of
police commissioners last night, fol-
car controversy today when former car employes, who resumed work this morning, refused to work with men who were not displaying union buttons, and whom they declared were
sluggerB," brought to Indianapolis
lowing the acceptance of Harper's resignation. Mr. Schroeder has never served on. the force before, except as an extra patrolman during the Fall
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several weeks ago to prevent uie iui- p tlvaL He will go on dutv tonight, mation of a local union. Men in va-. ... rious parts of the city were taken from j No action regarding the purchase the cars. j of a motorcycle lor the department Organizer Thorpe said he feared I was taken, because James K. Fry, a the trouble would become serious. He jmemoer cf the board was out of the
was summoned into conference with ; cjty
the governor. The orders to the mil
itia to return home were held in abeyance. "The trouble is with the 'sluggers,,' said Thorpe. "Our men absolutely refuse to work with those men who did not go out on strike with them. We are having to take the men not having union buttons off the cars. Of the original one hundred sluggers brought here about half have left the city." Boycott "Sluggers." "When the arbitration agreement was signed the strikers . declared they would not work with "sluggers."
"At the car superintendent's office
President Uiff, of the commission, said today a special meeting would be called upon Mr. Fry's return to discuss raising the salaries of the patrolmen, and to take steps to prevent speeding. Increase Not Asked. The board does not believe, said Mr. Iliff, that 19 cents an hour is enough money for the patrolman, and that some action should be taken. He said it was hardly probable that action would be taken since the board did not wish to advise the coming administration regarding the conduct of the city government. Consideration
of salaries, according to Mr. Ilif, is
today it was charged that the strik- a voluntary action on the part rf the era already had broken their agree-, hoard, as no demand has been made by merit and that repairs on cars were the officers.
beine interferred with.
Ortranizer Thorpe predicted that the
striking interurban men would go back j
to work on the same conditions as me city men within a few days. At a meeting held later the union men agreed to continue operating the cars with the imported non-union, men for a day or two pending a settlement of the new controversy. Notwithstanding the tentative settlement of the strike the receivership against the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal company and the Indianapolis Street Railway company, filed by W. H. Dodson, secretary of the Bricklayers' Masons' and Plasterers' Union, afidiioMT"of-fite- shares-of stock 4a . the companies, was proceeded with in circuit court today. Judge Remster overruled the motion of the company's
attorneys to strike out certain por
NJURIES
DIES OF I
OF AUTOJCCIOENT Lois Loehr Succumbs As Result of Being Run Down By Truck.
Injuriessustained by Lois Loinr,
4, daughter "of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Loehr, 217 South Fourth street, when she was run down by an automobile
HUERTA
MAY
RESIGN
tion of the suit and made it obligatory i truck yesterday morning, driven by
on the Indianapolis Traction and Ter- j Anthony Stolle, 44 Liberty avenue, minal company and the Street Railway j proved fatal, the little girl dying at 6 company to make the issue in the j o'clock last evening. The funeral will case, which will be heard early in De-jhe held Monday afternoon at the home cember, if the plaintiff can force the the Rev. Conrad Huber, pastor of the issue to trial at that time. j St. Paul's Lutheran church, having
' charge of the services.
Coroner Pierce will make an investigation of the accident and following the filing of his verdict, Prosecutor Reller may take some action in the matter. The prosecutor said this afternoon that he would do nothing until he learned the nature of the coroner's statement. Witnesses to the accident, it is said, declare that the girl's death was not due to any fault of the driver of the heavy truck. It. is said that the girl was playing, with other companions, when she suddenly darted into the street. It is presumed that she did not notice the approach of the machine. The driver, it is said, applied the brakes to the truck, but was unable to avoid the accident, the front wheels
PRESIDENCYTONIGHT Cabinet Meeting Called to Hear Report of Future Plans.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 8. General Huerta today sent notice to all mem-
Yfvwe f Kief sinl-i4tv inllinrr An tVtOTTI tn I
assemble at the national palace to-jf over the child s body crush
lV,t IXa o-Ul at that time mntfl I 1US
known h:s future plans. Reports are j
being circulated that Huerta had en
gaged passage on a. steamer sailing for Europe in a few days. These lack any official confirmation and the dictator's close friends declare he will not resign. General Huerta today received a cablegram from Ex-President Diaz, according to high government officials. It Is said the cablegram calls on Huerta to resign for the good of Mexico. A majority of the envoys of foreign powers here have informed Huerta that they will not support him in his continued policy of defiance to the United States. At the time this became known today there was much activity in official circles and it was reported that Huerta was preparing to abdicate as gracefully as possible under the circumstances. Rumors flew thick and fast. Reports that Huerta had already resigned were current but they were denied. It was also reported that Special Envoy John Lind had been in official communication with the Mexican government.
PALLADIUM SCORES IMPORTANT BEAT
With characteristic enterprise, The Palladium yesterday again demonstrated to the Richmond public its ability to print all the news first and ac
curately. The Palladium was the only newspaper in Eastern Indiana which printed exclusively the settlement of the Indianapolis street car strike by arbitration. It outlined the points of the compromise between the warring factions and gave its readers a full account of the-settlement. When the extras of the Indianapolis newspapers reached Richmond at 9:30 o'clock in the evening, the Palladium readers had been fully informed of the settlement five hours before. The Palladium receives the International News Service, noted for the
The girl was removed
to the home of her parents, immediately. She succumbed to the injuries shortly after 6 o'clock.
NEW MANAGER FOR
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Health Department Also to Receive Attention of Earlham Professor.
FEW CARS OPERATED
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. .. i-,r,r ot, tho altar Doys in meir wmic "uu.u
With the processional of tne ""u"i n",ln k Sunday morning, the services attending tne aea-
parish nouse oi lr-l- Th; dedication, consisting of tne Diess.n ""'Y"- '
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Father Joseph Chartrand, of Indianapolis ... conduct pontificial vespers. It is Probable that
JKfZne to speak at that time in addition to the specia! m,a, Vr0
UUC JL vuv o which has been arranged.
Rishon Chartrand, wearing puiyic
two-oointed gold hat. representing the two books of two poimea gui J address. The attending
T,,Kia win nrPSide over the dedication services in e moiuiuR. . cassocks wiu as.
nriesTs will weir white robes. Thirty-eight altar hoys, wearing wu, .
Prof. Elbert Uussell. of Earlham college, who was elected to a seat in the citv council by the largest vote
cast for any of the four successful Progressive candidates for councll-mec-at-large, announced today that as a member of the legislative body of the city government he intended to devote most of his attention to legls-
. lion briuging about reforms in the health and street departments.
"The Domestic Science- club has been co-operating with him in the preparation of plans for a more efficient organization ot the health department." said the new "city father." "Many of the ideas to be incorporated in this plan were taken from an article which appeared in the Palladium.
One of its features is the provision for a visiting nurse for the schools, and a visiting nurse to be attached to the staff of the Associated Charities. "The plan that I have been working on will be practical and economi
cal. I understand that a petition will be drafted by the Domestic Science club to be presented to Mayor-elect Robbins asking his consideration of
and aid in perfecting a re-organization of the health department along mod
ern lines.
Studies Road Problem. Prof. Russell lias been interested in
the question of good roads and streets for many years, and has made quite
a study of the subject.
"It is a shame the way money has
Head of Richmond Division Says Strikers May Return to Work.
with a
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t- -rt with nnrms and cut flowers.
uctuiaitu ...v.- i t , - new. The beautiful white altar is in front of a
the church is ready for dedication. Every hing is -u
background made Dy a tsiaiueu 61ao
production of Leonard! De vincl'f. :'.,S"PpDerresent They will be Rev. Hines, Cin .... lergymen Indianapolis; Rev. Hu
gher, Dayton
H viand. Eaton;
Rev. Gallagner, t m uuau, w R
Rev. Roell, Rev. Kaoey. nev .o...u
Cincinnati; Rev. John Galla-
ffman, Terre Houte; nev.
At the beginning they
tvaoej, xvc. v. "TV". .- i,rh In 1Sfi0.
i.-nelish sneaking Catholics of Kicmona orgauu , ' iHont nriest. With the large Influx of Ger-
522 sira.Hts:"Jssr . - ih gation to go elsewhere. church, it was called St. Mary's, and the people . .ELr?1haSBh;u? d fGuegueennreChtheC first priests to come to the aid of the new
wenr.io um iiu a ".
...congregation.
. a . S ftfin anA was used D7 tne consregaiiuu
fhl eta Enftilsh Tlnttreran meeung
until the dedication or tne new cnurcn . r u h- Fatner McMullen. who succeeaea mm.
ent Catholic, cemetery, pum rn tat by good business methods succeeaea in p,iuS
,000,
There are five spacious
, c .Vv... - - n,,ich All tuese aDart-
teacn several uuimi
found the church in debt to the amount of f-
the indebtedness s . llMt hr,ck structure, which cost $15,000 to build.
JSTwKSr." of Pnrtdence teach several hundred children o.
ts. incVuding the entire building are , d ana " Since that time the Rer Fjj Father W. J. Cronin same here following : fj- f """0; Father Mattingly came to Richmond in
CJZTIVZ on North Seventh street.
He constructed the Sisters
CHARITIES IN NEED OF WINTER FUNDS Report of Treasury Shows Deficit of Organization to Be $80.
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Mayor Zimmerman in iew note Executive Takes Pari of D. Cupid
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PROF. ELBERT RUSSELL.
In an attempt to settle difficulties, members of the newly organized Car Men's Cnion held a conference thia afternoon with Alexander Gordon, local superintendent of the Terre llaut Indianapolis and Eastern Traction
company. At the meeting tne new wage scale proposed by tne 'car employes was submitted and the mat-" ter discused by both sides. Xo settlement had been effected up to a late hour. The agreement drafted by employes, and which was presented to SupC Gordon at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, was as follows: 1. The wage scale to be 228 cents per hour for first year; 25 cent for second year and 2"'i for third year. 2. All runs working less than hours shall be paid 9 hours time.
3. Belt car runs to be completed in twelve consecutive hours. 4. Time and one-half for all overtime work over daily schedule. 5. AH grievance between employe" and employers, that cannot Ix setth'd by them, shall be referred to a committee of five disinterested parties, two being appointed by employer, two by employes and the four appointing the fifth. This committee shall ' then settle all grievances. The above agreement shall go in effect November 16, 1913 and expire June 1, 1914. The committee which presented the proposed agreement waa composed of William Luker. Alfred Kephart and
Bert Galllnger. Asserting that a non union superintendent and union men cannot work together successfully. Supt. Gordon this afternoon informed a committer of strikers that he could not consider their request. "You should haTe submitted the demand thirty daya before your meeting in the cellar." he told the committee of three that waited upon him. One of the committee said the men should hare more money than drug clerk, to whose scale of wages the
superintendent, referred, because it, the eyes of the public they are branded as thieve. "But will 50 cents a day make Christians of you?" asked Mr. Gordon. He advised the men to go back to work without seeking to perfect their organization, and then, later, present their requests as coming from an unorganized body. Demands Presented. "We have been riding on the other fellow's hip" the superintendent said. "Do you want the company to borrow more money to give you the raise that you ask." The men appeared at Mr. Gordon'a
office and asked that he read their
He waved It aside
been wasted on the streets of Rich
mond." he added. "I have made a
studv of road building tn France and ! list of demands
I England and have found that tne se-ian(j asked them to read it to him. The
From the relentless arm of the law, ready to mete out heavy punishment to offenders in police court today, Mayor Zimmerman underwent a d natched up a
uaiihv. v. .-w-
4 deficit of J80 in the funds of the
Associated Charity was reported by the financial secretary at the monthly meeting held in the charity headquarters, 21 South Fifth street, and an earnest appeal for the assistance of the citizens to relieve the conditions was sent out. It was reported that there was $112
in the treasury and outstanding bills
of $192 were brought in.
During the month of October, several cases which needed assistance came before the charities, several of which were presented in tlie secretary's report. The following is the report in part: "One family had four sick at home, one was taken to the hospital, and the daughter that nursed the sick ones at home was taken sick and had to be takpn to a brother's to be cared for.
"In two families living in one house, the one down stairs and the other upstairs being related, the bread winner in both were down sick one with typhoid fever and the other had inflammatory rheumatism. "Another family that came to our citj- some months ago, having lost everything by the flood, where they had been living, were found in great need. The man i3 both able and willing to work but has not had sufficient employment to keep the wolf from the door. We helped them to "get nto their feet." "Another family needed our attention on account of the illness of the mother. She was taken to the hospital and the three children sent to the
Home for the Friendless to receive the ;
proper care. The father is making $9 a week of which amount $7 had to be paid for the keeping of the wife and mother at the hospital. "Many more cases might be mentioned. "It shows how great the need and how necessary it is to carry on this work with greater earnestness than ever before."
romance that Dan Cupid had bungled by playing the role of marrying mayor in Lew Shank's most approved man-
tiirtpd to write one, from memory, for j cret cf good roads, constructed at a
the mayor's use. J minimum expenre, is proper mainteBefore the chief had finished writ-! nance. Our policy in Richmond ha ine a marriage form a Bible was found ! been to put down a macadam street containing all the information with j and then give it no more attention Ki-t Letiona regarding the ' until it is necessary to rebuild it. Some
bride
joining of hands, kissing the
and other technical points. Reform the counle returned with the
: ,,.ch
ner. ! license Mayor z,immermnu icuo.oAfter the ceremony, which the ; tne cerem0ny with Sergeant McNally mayor performed without evidences of ; and Patroiman Wenger in the roles of stage fright, he wished the bride and brj,egroom and bride respectively, groom a happy married life, P.reseut- j wi8hes Th?m Happiness. SLSsj." "Js a?.3-. ! " b rionra r.f their- interest and good : man made the appended speech in pre-
wishes. - r senting the purse: "I "nope that the j
So instead of a fine and imprison-; , of vour married life may be sTdSoS.6 jr-a "Got Married" appear after the . which began in the police court may names of Fred HilL 35, and Mrs. Mae he the beginning of the happiest period Homan. 31. who gave her name as ; of Vour life. I congratulate you on
taking this step in the right direction, and wish to present this little gift from
the men gathered here, who wish you macadam. , . . ! Via cove
nappiness. Mr. Hill and Mrs. Mae Homan both came to the city from Dayton about three months ago. Was Married Before. Mrs. Homan said she was unhappily
married to Mr. Homan at Dayton sev
authorities insist that a deeper mac
adam surface than used on our streets is necessary to make them serviceable for an extended period of time, and this is quite true, when streets receive no better attention than ours
do. "I know that streets with shallow macadam surface, even less than the surface on the majority of our streets, can be made just as serviceable as streets constructed with, deep macadam surfaces, if they are properly maintained." Advocates Reforms. Prof. Russell will advocate a more eHlcient street maintenance policy which will give constant attention to streets, keeping them well cleaned
May Hill when arrestea. "Doc" Gets Happy Thought. Both entered a plea of guilty to charges filed against them by patrolmen who made the arrests at 724 North Eighth street where they were stopping. Before assessing a fine, Mayor Zimmerman asked the couple if they would be willing to marry and live together on condition that the finoa anil lmnrinnTTipn t be suspended.
They answered in the affirmative. eral vears ago. He failed to support ! local street question, systematic mainPatrolman Vogelsong accompanied ; h sn? said and Ehe vas thrown upon j tenance. Prof. Russell will also chamthm to the court house where a li- .u ' sh m Fred Hill, a can-!Pa the policy of the gradual paving
cense was obtained. They then re-. vasser wno for the last six years, she turned to the city building where the BaV8 has been a friend to her.? She
members of the committee were some
what embarrassed at the request, so a newspaper man performd th duty, ed the committee asking The superintendent cos-xamlned the committee asking them from whom they came,. who appointed them and other questions seeking to elicit the information that they were an organized body. The men steadfastly as-
' serted that they had no union cards
and no organization. At 11 o'clock this morning Superintendent Gordon stated that the men who took the cars out in the morning would be relieved for a few hours during the day so that the company will be able to operate cars until 11 o'clock tonight. He satd he had sufficient substitutes to keep the cart running. Few Ride Today. The strikers worked the streets all day. informing pedestrians that, con
trary to the general report inai toe
and promptly repaired so that water jBtrlke nad bcen ralled off, the men
can not stand on them to "rot" the
acadam. He says it will cost more to follow
out such a street maintenance policy but no larger appropriation, if as large, for the street department will be required, for the money saved by bringing to an end the necessity of con
stantly rebuilding streets can be devoted to applying the remedy for the
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence of members of the ponce torce. Bible Is Discovered. In the meantime a thorough search
of the city building was"; made in n
attempt to. find the form for tne weeding. In a corner covered with a layer
!of dust. Sergeant McNally found a
little Bible, with worn and frayed covers. A feverish glance through it showed no form, so Chief Gormon
said they loved each other.
Blushing a beautiful red, the happy bride thanked Richmond's thief exe-
t cutive and city hall attaches who had
assisted thetn out of their difficulty and who had succeeded in having the matrimonial bonds tied. - .
I WEATHER FORECAST r
NO MONEY GIVEN SOME OFFICIALS
j Because the taxes had been allowed i to become delinquent. City Controller ! McMahan has held back about $70 on
Sundav. exceot local snow north ! warrants issued to men who served
Dortian taniaht. Colder toniaht. i as election officials last Tuesday. One
of all principal streets.
CYRUS ALBERTSON DIES OF PARALYSIS Centerville Citizen Suffered Stroke While At Greensfork Thursday.
WILL, CKEMAlL BULP 1 M . plac s and meals will amount to . ue
OF PHILIP BINKLEY I Minimum .'.V.'.V.'. ..".'. . . .. .... 41 j approximately $1,100. j tePTll
SAYS GEN. HUERTA
TEMPERATURE. Noon 33
YESTERDAY.
CENTERVILLE, Ind, Nov. 6 Fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis, which
he suffered last Thursday while at
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man wno had not paia nis taxes was. - - ' Cl nvti. ttntlon was aid to
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were still out. ana requesiea every one to show their sympathy by not riding on the cars. So well did they succeed that only a very few people availed themselves of the service offered. Last night Ellsmorth Bass received a telegram from Indianapolis urging the Richmond strikers to remain In line, as there was to be a general Interurban strike. Strikers this morning were busily engaged in circulating the report that every interurban line out of Indianapolis was affected by the strike. Public sympathy seemed to ht with the strikers in their demands for an increase in wages, although there were many expressions of doubt as to their ability to carry the strike to a successful outcome. Service was resumed this morning at 5:30 with five passenger and two freight cars. The fourteen linemen who appeared for work at the car barns early this morning were met by - Httle rroun of strikers who had
learned that the company Intended to fcmrt cars over its lines. Efforts were made by the strikers to dissuade the linemen from taking the cars out, but the men who had appeared at the barns to go to work refused to be moved by their arguments. o i - - nonitl were on the
I r ' ;-7 " ' 71 i late Mr
i a! - i ,1,0 7ff27 Vt widow and three daughters. Mn
T. M. Schumacher, representative of ; the Phelps-Dodge interests, has sue- j ceeded to the management of the Chi-1
W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST.
Somewhat unsettled but probably ;
SAST GERMANTOWX, Ind., Nov.
..tAst vWn ta-htnh ft trflriCmits: TPflllv r l. i a r r : i 1 I O T-V.-n. fnnrkrl nf Hi r RiYlVloT" will
important news matter. The Associa- following the resignations of Daniel be held at the Lutheran church Sun- clearing eimer lomgm or euuua.. o : ted Press newspaper in this city did q. Reid and Judge William H. Moore, j day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Monday eoWer ; - ii . k nn,,mic. i j c .1. , ji ,- , rnm;i.- n i.-.a tVia hn.iv! The Die low central last nignt over,
agreement. The Indianapolis bureau ! and the latter chairman of the execu- i to Cincinnati for cremation. They 1 the Jakes . is gradually porms east-. steamer 'XZAthSl v t. x-m-.! srv-i 5-t, tv, haim, i iit hnnff the ashw hart tn this nhw i ward an extensive "high is following from Tampa, reported they pickea np
conducted by Charles Seefred, a news-j will spend the greater part of his time I and keep them for ive weeks before! it. and as the two continue their paper man of wide experience and at-: in the west looking after the manage- j burying them in the family lot in the course fair and still colder weather is Ainments. meat oX the road. Lutheran cemetery. . J expected during the next 36 hours.
rs. Ezra
rs. Ora
and Mrs. James Helms of Cen
terville. The funeral will be held
.Monaa . j Mr. Albertson spent his entire life
ttC2 ntTT'T tDFn W.T m "aJne county- e nas Dora m iA5 IJfc.llAKfc.lJ AK ! Richmond. March 27. 1S33, a son of 'Joshua and Abigail Albertson. natives HAVANA. Nov. 8. Officers of the f of Randolph county. Nortii Carolina.
Mr. Albertson obtained his early education in the district school of Center township. He was married December 12. 1855. He was a member of the United Brethren church,
Albertson is survived by theujc ae a tney uxk the cars over
a wireless to Key West last night say
ing that General Huerta had declared war against the United States.
the lines. As the cars rounded Eighth
and Main, one man on the sidewalk called out. -Scab." Cordon Explains Attitude. ' The men who took out cars this morning were cloeeted for seTeral hours yesterday afternoon with Superintendent Gordon, who advanced the company's arguments why the men should return to work. He told the men that there were none of them who could make more money elsewhere than they are now making and
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