Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 2, 12 November 1913 — Page 1

HICHMONB PAIXABXUM AND SUN-TELESRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 2 RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV. 12. 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS E PRAISES VOLUNTEERS ARE TO BUILD TABERNACLE Plan of Committee Is to Erect House of Worship in Two Days. Mexican Embroglio Revives Interest in Army and Navy Maneuvres and Target Practice TWO ASPIRANTS OUTiFLODD AND FEVER FOR HIGHWAY PLUM! MENACE CLEVELAND SUCCESS AT STATE MEETING AS STORM SUBSIDES Robert Beeson and Dorcas Gefn Seek Road Superintendent Job.. Progressive Victory Makes Big Impression on State Politicians. Water Supply Contaminated and Health Board Fears Contagion. TO SEAT 3,500 PERSONS POSITION PAYS $1,232

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Former I ndiana Senator Writes Letter Congratulating Robbins. Will J. Robbins, mayor-elect of Richmond, returned today from Indianapolis, where he attended the meeting of the Progressive state committee and where he was showered with congratulations over theProgresBive victory in this city. State Progressive leaders, Including former senator Albert J. Beveridge and State Chairman Edwin Lee, told Mr. Robbins that the splendid Progressive victory in Richmond had a most impressive effect upon the state at large for Richmond and Wayne county are regarded as the Bull Moose strongholds of Indiana, and a poor showing or defeat for the Progressive party in this city last week would have been hailed with delight by both Republican and Democratic leaders, especially the former. Beveridge Letter. On his return from Indianapolis totay, Mr. Robbins made public the following letter he received from Mr. Beveridge, last Friday: Mr. Will J. Robbins, Richmond, Indiana. My Dear Mr. Robbins: Just a word of hearty congratulation on your victory. You have done better than our party did in most places; and yet our party has made a splendid showing everywhere. We have elected mayors in six cities and some towns in Indiana; we ran second in Muncie, with the Republicans fourth, second in Logansport with the Republicans third; and in many other towns elected a goodly portion of city councils and other officers. In Massachusetts our candidate ran second, heavily increasing the vote over last year with me Republicans third, thus reversing the results last year. It Is fairly certain that -we will win in Massachusetts next time. In New Jersey, our candidate. Senator Colby, polled fifteen or twenty thousand more votes than he was expected to polL We would have been satisfied had he polled thirty thousand but as a matter of fact he has polled nearer fifty thousand. Means Party Strength This means that our party is firmly established in these two states on the solid foundation of an irreducible minimum of fighting voters, large enough to build upon. In the south, on the fifteenth of this month a great Southern Progressive rally is to be held in New Orleans. Southern men of substance and standing in their respective states to start the Progressive party in this section of the republic. Here in Indianapolis Johnson won over Bookwalter by 300 or 400 votes but the Republican inspectors held out the returns from several precincts for twelve hours; the returns from these precincts were tampered with beyond a doubt; and the result finally was that Bookwalter won over Johnson by ninety-four votes. It is clear beyond a doubt that this was done by fraud; for the returns compiled by the Star, by our own headquarters, and by the democratic headquarters, on the niglit of the election showed Johnson ahead of Bookwalter three or four hundred votes. The national executive and congressional committee of the Progressive party is called to meet in New York nextt Saturday to take immediate steps for next year's campaign. To the party everywhere your victory at Richmond will give cheer and encouragement for the news will be spread in every state. With best wishes for a successful administration, I am, Verv sincerelv, ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE. Plan Big Conference. On November 25. a state-wide com ference of Progressive leaders will be held at Indianapolis, on the occasion of the dedication of the Progressive club. Mr. Robbins and other Wayne county party members will be in attendance. A public mass meeting will be held in the evening at a place to be selected later, at which Albert J. Beveridge will be one of the speakers. Invitations to speak will be sent to Charles Sumner Bird, of Massacnusetts. Everett Colby, of New Jersey. Senator Clapp and Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas. Mr. Inman, who ts In charge of the Progressive state headquarters, will forward invitations to all county chairmen and other leaders to attend the state conference. UNORGANIZED MEN MAY BE DISCHARGED It is rumored among the circle of unorganized emploves of the Pennsylvania that they will be the mark of attack since the judgment of the arbitration heard gave the organized trainpentatives of the forty-one railroads including the l'ennsy Lines filed minority reports stating that the earning expenses of the road would not warrant the stated increase. From those reports the leaders from the unorganized employes gather that if the reduction of the expenses of the road Is made they will be the first to suffer. Clerks, section men and in fact all men not wearing the button may come tmder the final decision, if such is luade to reduce expenses. "BAD FORM" EXPENSIVE. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. U s bad form to wink at ladies, even though she does live in the same house," said Magistrate Corrfgan In the night court Jiere as he fined Walter Rue $10 on the complaint of Mrs. Jeanne Hesse.

Attempt to Secure Lot at Eleventh and Main Streets.

With a seating capacity of 3,500, the tabernacle to accommodate the crowds which the Ministerial association believes will be attracted to the Honeywell evangelistic campaign, probably will be erected at Main and Eleventh streets. Preliminary plans were discussed last night by the executive committee at the Y. M. C. A. Volunteers will be called upon to assist in the erection of the tabernacle. The plan used in other cities in constructing a building in which to hold revival meetings will be adopted here. "Anyone who can find a hammer is invited ard requested to give a part or a whole of his time during the two days which will be required to erect the tabernacle." said a member of the committee. "Other cities have conducted these campaigns in specially constructed tabernacles and we believe that we can put up such a building in two or three days. It will also stimulate interest in the matter." The building committee, headed by Richard Sedgwick, was instructed to select a site and report at once. A survey of available locations with good traffic accommodations, near the heart of the city, leaves the Eleventh street site, the most attractive, and it is practically assured that the tabernacle will be erected there if arrangements can be made with the owner. Report Next Sunday. A committee of three, C. E. Thomason, Timothy Nicholson, and Richard Sedgwick, was appointed to nominate a secretary and report their choice at. the meeting of the committee of 100, Sunday afternoon. Most of the. time was taken up with the appointment of committees on building, finance, prayer meetings, secretarial work, ushers, music, entertainment, publicity. The following is a complete list of the committees: Building Committee. Richard Sedgwick, chairman; Ebon Louck, John B. Dougan, Geo. VV. Mansfield, M. C. Henley. f Finance Committee. W. H. Romey, First Eng. Lutheran church, chairman; Oscar E. Fulghum, West Richmond Friends; Dr. J. E. Blossom, Central Christian; Wm. H. Quigg, South Eighth St. Friends; Thos. Elleman, East Main St. Friends. O. F. Ward, Grace M. E. ; D. S. Brown, FMrst M. E. ; John M. Coate. First Presbyterian; C. Y. Miller, Reid Memorial; J. W. Ferguson, First Baptist; A. L. Ellis, Whitewater Friends; E. P. Rollman United Brethren: B. B. Duke, Second English Lutheran) Prayer Meeting Committee. The following committee was appointed to district the city for neighborhood prayer meetings, to report at the meeting Sunday: Timothy Nicholson, chairman; Rev. E. G. Howard, Rev. A. Trueblood. Secretarial Committee. L. H. Bunvan, chairman, and Wm. E. Russell, First M. E.; W. O. Mendenhall. West Richmond Friends; Andrew Rausch and Mrs. Wm. Deitemeyer. Second English Lutheran; Ben. Deuker and Miss Virginia Thomas, First English Lutheran; Omar Coffman and J. C. Thomas, Central Christian; David A. Dennis and Wm. J. Hiatt, South Eighth St. Friends; Mrs. J. Hornaday and Arthur L. Smith. First Presbyterian; Robert Wilson and Jessie McNiel. Reid Memorial; J. H. Baker and Mrs. F. D. Warner, Second Presbyterian; Miss Kate W. Morgan and Miss Edna McMahan, First Baptist; Clarence Thomas and Edna Fye, Whitewater Friends; (Continued on Page Six) DESIRES TO START BUILDING OF CRYPT Mayor Confers With Representatives of Mausoleum Company. If Richmond capital cannot be interested in the project, it seems very probable that outside capital may be interested in the erection of burial crypts in Earlham cemetery. Messrs. Sheets and Bore who conferred with Mayor Zimmerman and prominent citizens yesterday in regard to the matter, exhibited blue prints of a building containing one thousand crypts. According o the plans the building will be 300 by 600 feet In dimensions and constructed of stone. Expanses of burials in this manner will be slightly in excess of the present method of interment, but is expected to meet with the favor of the public, as many people prefer this method of burial. ! It is hoped to start the construction i of the building early next spring, j with local capital behind it, if it can i be arranged, otherwise the project will be undertaken by outsiders, according to Mayor Zimmerman. I WEATHER FORECAST Thursday unsettled. TEMPERATURE Noon 57 YESTERDAY Maximum 33 Minimum , 23 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. Unsettled tonight and Thursday. Probably rain either Thursday or Thursdav nisht. Moderate temnern-1 ture. The above forecast is made because the western "low" is advancing.

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Captain Spencer S. Wood, commanding the U. S. S. Nebraska, one of the three American battleships in the division lying in the harbor of Vera Cruz, Mexico.

MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S CABINET AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WATCHING TARGET PRACTICE. Uncertainty regarding the outcome of the American diplomacy in Mexico ha? keyed army and navy circles to a high pitch. Both branches of the service are anxious for hostilities to test the efficacy of the American fighting force, which has been harshly criticised by European military critics as being inefficient and unable to cope successfully with a world power. Although Mexico is far from being a nation of great military strength, the progress of an American invasion would be watched carefully by continental attaches and representatives. On board the U. S. S. Wyoming, the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet three members of the President's Cabinet and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy had their first experience in naval warfare and saw example after example of the unerring aim of the great guns of the great ships of the United States Navy. This picture shows the party on the deck of the Wyoming. Left to right are: Assistant Secretary of the Navy F. D. Roosevelt, Commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet Rear Admiral C. J. Badger, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, Secretary of Commerce W. C. Redtield and Secretary of War L. N. Garrison.

Successor to Huerta Sought by President

Wilson's Agents Approach Dictator and Carranza in Final Effort to Obtain President Satisfactory to Waring Factions Bayard Hale Meets Carranza American President to Outline His Policy.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. President Wilson is making a final effort to bring the Kuerta and Carranza factions together in Mexico and to find a man satisfactory to both elements for provisional president, according to a report in administration circles today. It is believed that William Bayard Hale has presented a list of names to General Carranza and that John Lind ! is sounding out Huerta on the same candidates in Mexico City. Secretary of State Bryan refused this afternoon to discuss the report that the United States had requested England to demand the resignation of Huerta. Rear Admiral Fletcher commanding the American fleet off Vera Cruz reported today that the Louisiana will remain at Tuxpam to await the outcome of the battle there although all Americans have been taken out of danger. He also reported that the Michigan had sailed for Tampico. President Wilson will isue a statement within a fortnight making clear the exact purposes of this government in the present Mexican crisis, according to the accepted belief in official circles today. It Is known the president has been urged to give to the public an outline of his policies before the new Mexican congress meets. It is also point ed out that since European governments have been informed of the fu- ! ture American policy toward Mexico - rpaon why it should be withheld from the American people. MARINES READY TO LAND. Mexicans Say Americans Prepared To Land Quickly. VERA CRUZ, Nov. 12. Mexican officials sav the marines on the Amerijean warships standing off Vera Cruz j received their landing equipment and are expecting to come ashore within a

MAJ. GEN. LEONARD WOOD, CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY, ON THE LEFT TALKING WITH MAJ. DUNN.

short time. The American consulate says this report is untrue. All the twenty-six Americans expelled by the fighting at Tuxpam have arrived here and taken refuge on the Louisiana and the Wheeling in the harbor. The rebels have the advantage in the attack on Tuxpam and the city probably will fall before night. Private dispatches received today from an oil magnate at Mexico City say that relations between the Ignited States and Mexico may be broken off before night. JAPS SEND CRUISER. Mikado Orders Vessel To Protect His Subjects in Mexico. TOKIO, Nov. 12. An armored cruiser was today ordered to Mexican waters to protect Japanese subjects in Mexico. RESIGNATION DEMANDED. French Diplomats Say United States Asks England's Help. PARIS, Nov. 12. French diplomats declared today that the British foreign office had been asked by the United States to demand the resignation of General Huerta. BAYARD HALE IN CONFERENCE. Wilson Agent To Meet Rebel General Carranza. NOGALES. Ariz.. Nov. 12. Today's conference between Dr. tVilliam Bayard Hate and General Carranza, head of the constitutionalist forces, is expected to have a marked effect on the future policy of the United States in Mexico. General Carranza has notified the American government that if the embargo on munitions of war were lifted he could drive lluerta from power within a month.

UTILITY VALUATION BEFORE COMMISSION

City Attorney Holds City Must Await Action of State Board. STUDIES INVENTORY With the filing of the Richmond City Water Works company's valua tion before, the public utilities commission, all the information in the case in which the city has been charged excessive hydrant rentals, will be in the commission's possession. The city, said City Attorney Bond, can do nothing more until the case is ready for hearing. Mr. Bond said he would study carefully the inventory which has been filed and the valuation of the company's property to familiarize himself with the details and that he had asked City Engineer Charles to check the inventory with the mains and extensions shown on the maps in the city engineer's office. To Send Engineer. Before hearing the case the utilities commission will send an engineer to the city to check both the inventory' and the valuation. Should there be a considerable difference in the estimates of the company's engineer and the commission's expert, Mr. Bond said he probably would advise the city to employ a third expert to make a valuation. Mr. Bond was empowered by the board of works to appoint appraisers to place values on the real estate of the water works company. The city attorney believes that this, which is only a small amount of the total valuation, should be estimated by local men, who would have a better idea of the property values in the city than a man unacquainted with local real estate. These appointments have not been made by Attorney Bond. Superintendent Dill of the water works company said the company's engineer was working on the valuation, but did not know how soon it would be completed ready for filing with the commission.

Board of County Commissioners to Fill Post in January.

Two applicants for the new county office of highway superintendent which is created next January under an act of the legislature this year, it is understood, have announced their candidacies. They are Robert Beeson, who retires from the board of county commissioners December 31. when he will have completed his second term in office, and Dorcas Genn of Richmond, who has been city street commissioner under various Zimmerman administrations . The laf creating the office of high way superintendent provides a salary of $5 per day in counties having more I than 400 miles of county highways and j $4 a day in counties having more than I 2oo miles and less than 400 miles of such highways. Wayne county being in the latter class, having a little over 250 miles of county roads. No limit is placed on the number of days a county highway superintendent may work, so if the superintendent j of Wayne county's roads worked fori the county every one of the 313 working days of the year his compensation would be $1,252 per annum. Board Acts In January. Under the law the Wayne county commissioners must appoint a highway superintendent at their first meeting in January. Probably by that time there will be several candidates for the office. The county highway superintendent will be under $5,000 bond and will have general supervision of the maintenance and repairs of all county highways, bridges and culverts which are maintained or repaired from the county gravel road repair fund, but this official cannot expend more than $50 on any bridge or culvert without the cbnsent of the county commissioners. The highway superintendent will also have police power in the control of the county highways. The superintendent also can appoint not more than four assistant superintendents for each 100 miles of road or a fraction thereof under his jurisdiction. The assistant superintendents receive 23 cents an hour for the time they are actually working for the county. E TO ASK MBCUUH TESTS Health Officer Demands Provision in Newly Drafted Measure. FIGHTS DIRTY BOTTLES Tuberculosis tests, at least once a year for all cows from which milk is sold in the city will be one of the things asked for by Dr. T. Henry Davis, city health officer, when the irdinance committee meets with City Attorney Bond tomorrow night to discuss a new ordinance to govern the sale of milk. Dr. Davis will ask that the new measure be made specific in all its provisions. He said many of the provisions of the old ordinance were good and would stand, but the measure waa not specific enough to allow the officers to prevent violations. Regulation of the method of distribution will not be attempted, as Dr. Davis said consumers should have their milk either dipped or bottled according to prefer ence. Demands Sanitation. The ordinance will require sanitary equipment, and approved sterilizing apparatus for dairymen selling bottled milk. Dr. Davis said few people realized how dangerous the dirty milk bottle was, and what precautions should be taken to keep it from becoming a spreader of disease. Following the meeting tomorrow night, an open meeting will be held at the council chamber to which all dairymen and veterinarians will be invited. They will be given an opportunity to present their side of the case, and discuss the provisions which the committee considers making a part of the ordinance. At a third meeting the committee will frame the measure which will be presented to council. NO CURRENCY LAWS AT THIS SESSION WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 It became known today that President Wil son has given up hope of obtaining : currency legislation at this session and that he has admitted this to members of con Kress. At the same time it was also revealed that the president has recently displayed dissatisfaction with the information conveyed to him by his advisers and has called in Senator Swan son and other Democratic senators to acquaint him with the real situation in congress. ! ! TTP.T.FV KPT T FT? ! 1 POSTPONES HER ! ATITIPPCQ TII?T?C' ! i I Owing to traffic delay caused by : the storm which swept the Eastern j states early this week Helen Keller, scheduled to appear here Thursday, I has postponed the lecture. The Earlham Y. W. C. A, under whose auspices ! Miss Keller was to speak, will announce later the date on which the I noted woman will appear in this city.

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DEAD ARE UN BURIED

Schools Are Closed While Street Traffic Is Tflially Blocked. CLEVELAND. O.. Nov. 12 With clear cold weather today this city is recovering from the worst blizzard that ever held Cleveland in its grip to face the menace of flood and fever. Communication by wire is gradually being restored. The pangs of famine which began to be severely felt tecause of the complete Isolation of th city, outside sources of food supply were partially alleviated .today as a few trains bet;an to reach the city. But snow is piled many feet deep everywhere. Warmer weather ts forecasted and with it the possibility of rain. Should a downpour come now Cleveland would find itself in tho throes of the worst flood in Its history, a disaster which would far eclipse the frightful damage which ha come from the snow and wind storm of the past few days. Water Supply Contaminated. The water supply is in an unprecedentedly dangerous condition. Cleveland draws its service from Ijike Erl and has no filtration system. The storm has made the water so turbid and muddy and has so befouled it with sewage which the city empties Into the lake that the health authorities fear a contagion. Yet thousands of families have no means of obtaining other drinkitiK water. Health authorities have issued warnings that no water should be drunk without boiling and filtering. Car Service Resumed. Train service was being resumed on only irregular schedules. Scores of persons who had been marooned in tnterurban cars in drifts many feet deep in outlying districts were rescued after long hours of suffering from hunger and cold. Stores were reopened today. The loss to business and the damage to property will amount to many millions. All schools will be closed until next week. Telephone service cannot be fully restored for many weeks. Streets are dark at night and walking is extremely dangerous, due to the constantly falling . enow from buildings. The collapse of buildings and live wires have already caused the deaths of five persons. Dozens of others have been injured. It is impossible to bury the city's dead because the streets are so blocked with snow that carriages cannot operate and cemeteries are so Impenetrable that graves cannot be dug. ONE HUNDRED LOSE LIFE. Property Loss in Great Lake Region) Approximates $5,000,000. CHICAGO. Nov. 12. Slowly restored communication today told something of the horror left in the wake of one of the worst storms that has ever visited the great lakes region. The total destruction of life and property by the furious storm that scourged the borders of the lake was not yet fully revealed. What the total death toll was between Friday night and yesterday may not be known before several days. The estimate of 100 was generally accepted. Twenty-eight bodies have been washed ashore in different parts of the Lake region. Property loss was estimated at nearly $5,000,000. By the slow restoration of wire communication the rest of the world today learned of the death which six men met wnen Lightship No. 82 was wrecked 15 miles below Buffalo and the wreckage of the ship was tossed up on the shore. Twenty-six Rescued. Twenty-six men and two women were taken off the wrecked steamer Waldo, after they had spent two days on the helpless boat, off Gull Rock, expecting to be dashed to death any minute. No lives were lost when the Northern Queen of Buffalo went aground on the Canadian shore off Lake Huron. Nineteen of the twenty-two members of the crew were brought ashore and the captain and two mates remained aboard. It was not believed that the ship would break up. Four of five bodies washed ashore near Port Huron. Mich, were wearing life-preservers, bearing the name of the Canadian freighter Wexford. REGINA TURNS TURTLE. Crew of Forty Perish in Lake Huron Storm. I int.urimu, vjni.. aov. i. i nw j steel freighter Reaina was lost in the (blizzard that lashed Lake Huron Sun Tiirnpnnn s-w - . k . day night. She was capEized and all of her crew of nearly forty men perished. The bodies of almost a dozen of the Regina's crew have been washed ashore here. The vessel has been floating bottom up off Port Huron, Mich, for two days, but could not be identified until the bodies washed ashore here gave the clew. The crew evidently took to the small boats when it seemed their vessel was about to founder, for with the bodies washed ashore here today was a lifeboat bearing the name "Regina." In the boat were two bodies, the men evidently having succumbed to exposure. LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS SISSLE SING Noble Sissle. the colored tenor who gave a concert Monday evening at the ra sonic hall was greeted by a large ; crowd. A number of other interesting ' musical features were on the program, t

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