Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 39, 26 December 1913 — Page 2
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 1913 COUPS TRAGEDY I Serves Forty Years IS CALLED A PLOT as SchooVs Janitor E Beauty Wants Riches
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TACK NUMBERS ON F00TBALLPLTOS Colleges Adopt Invitation As Appropriate Gift For Xmas.
Secretary Morrison, A. F. of L. Thinks Citizens Responsible For It.
DEATii LIST IS NOW 72 False Ct "Fire," Causing Stampede, Fatal to Miners, Women and Kiddies. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 "It was a dastardly plot, a deliberate attempt to break the miners strike, cost what it may. This is the only concluBlon I can reach." Secretary Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor made this charge while discussing the Calumet, Mich., panic In which 72 women and children were killed and which resulted from a cry of "fire" at a Christinas celebration. ' .-m what I have read regarding thr -latter," continued Morrison, "I h- ot the slightest doubt that the Alliance of Citizens had something to (' with the disaster. Ever since the m.?t..ro strike began this organization has tried every means to break it. Mcrecver, It has made threats and has indicated that If the strike would not mooxi cease it would see to it that the rffasr and union officials be taken o-.K tti thi state as was done In Coloxado. Zvttv 7. Denemore, solicitor of the depnr?sT:t f labor, today was ordered by Secretary of Labor Wilson to start ftr Camet, Mich., at once to in0'.'.!r into the Christmas panic there. He also will Investigate the strike problem there. May End lenq Strike. : CALUMET, Mich., Oec. 26. While separata Investpaticne of Calumet's Christmas tree disaster, In which seventy-two persons, most of them children, were killed, were being made today, and a dispute was being waged as to who should bury the dead, peacemakers were at work in a supreme effort to bring about an end to the copper mine strike In this region. Over the bodies of the little ones, the leaders of the peace movement hoped to see an end to the labor strife which has torn the Calumet copper district for several months. United in grief over the snuffing out of so many young lives, the warring factions mine operators, guards and strikebreakers, and the stricken union miners and their friends gave no thought to the big labor battle that indirectly is blamed for the most grewsome horror In the history of Calumet. There was still a dispute over whether the offer of the Citizens Alliance, an organization that has. been considered hostile to the Btrikers, to defray all the burial expenses, should he accepted. Officials of the Western Federation of Miners declared that the offer should be Bpurned. Will Bury Own Dead. ' " "We will care for our own dead," was the defiant response to the Alliance. The feeling of hostility was not so marked today when it was seen that the citizens of Calumet and other cities in the mine district were in earnest In their efforts to raise funds for the stricken families. , It was suggested that the man who thrust his head Into the door of Italian Hall while the Christmas tree celebration was at its height and shouted "Fire" was inspired to the malicious deed by some things that the miners have done to promote their strike. Peace suggestions were apparently well received. SOCIETIES TO HOLD : MEMORIALJERVICE G.A.R. and W. R. C. Will Hear Address By Commander Comstock. Memorial services will be held jointly by the Sol Meredith Post G. A. R. and the Women's Relief Corps tonight The nsual procedure will be followed. D. W. Comstock. Indiana Department Commander, will deliver the memorial address. The W. R. C. met this afternoon and reports for last year were presented. The business meeting of the G. A. R. before the opening of the services tonight, will be confined to the election of an auditing committee to audit the reports which will be presented at the next meeting. A number of pensions granted Indiana persons under the special pension act by Congress has been issued. None of the eight applications from Wayne county have been acted on, as yet. ILLINOIS TOWN SWEPT BY FLAMES JACKSONVILLE, 111., Dec. 26. Owto the lack of fire Ighgting apparatus, the whole business section of tae village of Arencville, fifteen miles north of here, was practically wiped out by fire yesterday. No one was Injured. The loss is estimated at $S3,000. The blaze started in a warehouse located In the rear of the grocery and rapidly spread to adjacent blldings. A north wind blew the sparks across to the south side and it was also swept away. CHINESE MUTINEERS EXECUTED IN SQUADS PEKIN, Dec. 26. Line up in squads , of ten, two hundred mutinous soldiers and their commanders were shot to death today. As fast as one firing squad had performed its task another took its place to send the death dealing missiles at the mutineers. The men were executed by the ordr of President Yuan Shi-ai for their revolt against th government at Kiang Yuan. CANT STOP DANCE. NEW YORK, Dec. 26. While dancing at an east side hall, Allen Wells was punched, 'stabbed and robbed. The dance went on.
Beginning January 14, 1914. Alfred Dingley win start on his fortieth year in the capacity of Janitor In the public schools of this city. Mr. Dingley has served as janitor the longest of any one now In that position in the schools. We was first engaged as school custodian in the old Business College building on North Twelfth street. At that time Richmond had a population of abont twelve or fifteen thousand and had six grammar schools. Schools Improve. "There has certainly been a great change in the public schools of this city," said Mr. Dingley. "When I began my work the schools were nothing like they are now, with the excellent buildings, well lighted, up-to-date with the new heating arrangements, and thoroughly equipped with the facilities for the furthering and bettering of education, and with the large corps of teachers. If the children who go to school now could look back over the conditions that prevailed then, they would appreciate the splendid chances
POULTRY SOCIETY ANNOUNCES PRIZES Annual Show to Be Held Here January 13 to 17. The Greater Richmond Poultry and Pet Stock association will hold its annual show January 13 to 17 at the International Harvester company rooms, South Seventh street. Prominent breeders of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky will enter birds while prise winners from the Madison Square Garden show, New York, will be on display. H. A. Pickett will act as judge and H. L. Zeller of Milton will be superintendent. Lists of prizes to be awarded are as follows: $10 sliver cup, best display, Ameri can class. $10 silver cup, best display Medit erranean class. $10 silver cup, best display English class. $10 sliver cup, best display Asiatic class. $10 silver cup, best display Game class. $10 silver cup, best pen American class. $10 silver cup, best pen Mediterranean class. $10 silver cup, best pen English class. $10 silver cup, best cockerel, American class. $10 silver cup, best cockerel, Mediterranean class. $10 silver cup, best cockerel, English class. $10 silver cup, best bird in the show $10 silver cup, best display any one' variety Ducks. $10 silver cup, 3 best Cockerels in the show, one variety shown by one exhibitor. $10 silver cup for best pen White Orpingtons. $10 silver cup, best pen Buff Orpingtons. $10 silver cup, best pen Black Orpingtons. $10 silver cup, best pen S. C. White Leghorns. $10 silver cup, best pen S. C. Buff Leghorns. $10 silver cup, best pen Black Leghorns. $10 silver cup, best pen Barred Plymouth Rocks. $10 silver cup, best pen White Plymouth Rocks. $10 silver cup, best pen S. C. Rhode Island Reds. $10 silver cup, best pen White Wy andottes. $10 silver cup, best pen Buff Plymouth Rocks. $10 silver cup, best display any variety Bantams. $10 silver cup, best display Anconas. $10 silver cup, best pen in the show. $10 bronse tablet for best male bird in the show. $10 bronze tablet for best female bird in the show. $10 bronze tablet for best display R. C. W. Leghorns. The Commercial Club and Second National bank will offer fine cups that will be placed on various classes. AGED MAN RUN DOWN J. O. Fredericks Killed By Auto While Crossing Street. CHICAGO, Dec. 26. John O. Fredericks, 90, was run down and killed by an automobile today as he was crossing the street with his daughter and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Sommerman. The driver of the automobile sped on and the police obtained no clew to his identity. A man believed to be Emil Isaacs is dying at St. Elizabeth's hospital as the result of being run down by an automobile. Raymond Carroll, driver of the machine stopped and awaited the arrival of the police. He was arrested and released on bail. PRESIDENT LIKES VACATION PLACE PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss., Dec. 26. The president this morning played golf at the Mississippi Coast Country club. The president's daughters, Misses Eleanor and Margaret, secured mounts today and will take daily rides. The president Is happy over his selection of a vacation place. INSTALLS OFFICERS ON JANUARY 6 Adolph Blickwedel, re-elected president of the South Side Improvement association, and the other newly elected officers, will be installed the evening of January 6. The auditing committee which was appointed some time ago to go over the association's books for 1913 will report. Refreshments will be served after the installation.
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object so much to going to school, for with things so much different, school should be considered more - like play than hardship. "- Dingley has been the head janitor for a number of years. He has fourteen other men under his supervision, who have charge of the various schools over the city. He was at the old business college ten years, at the end of that time being transferrd to the Starr building when it was built and was employed' there for a period of twelve years. When the new Garfield building was finished he was assigned to that place and has been there for the last seventeen years. Never Tardy. He has never been absent or tardy being on duty every day. "I am often stopped on the street now by people who went to school when I was janitor at the various buildings and asked if I remember who they are. I have seen thousands go through school. Many of their own children now are going to school. 25 FAMILIES ASK FUELJHRUSTEE Cold Weather Causes Many to Appeal to Township For Coal. Although yesterday was the crowning day for charitable organizations and fraternal societies In the distribution of food and clothing to the poor, twenty-five applications for food, clo thing and coal were received in the office of Trustee Howarth today. Eight or nine representatives from families who were helped yesterday and before, say they had received everything needed but fuel. Only a few asked for groceries, saying that tehir cases had not be at tended to by charities or Individuals who distributed necessities of life to brighten homes at yuletlde. CHRISTMAS TRADE EXCELS AVERAGE Merchants Say More Money Was Spent Than in Former Years. Investigations made by Secretary Jordan of the Commercial club show that the business done in the city during the shopping season which closed Wednesday night, was the largest in the history of nearly all of the city's store. Furniture dealers, jewelers, dry goods men, clothiers and grocers united In expressing their satisfaction with the trade. - In speaking of business as "remarkably good, they said they did not mean considering the general conditions, but in comparison with trade of pervious conditions. One jeweler, who a week ago complained that business had not been up to the standard, said Wednesday evening that he had never had a better week than the one previous to Christmas. PRESIDENT WILSON S ROLE Chief Executive Organizes Bucket Brigade and Checks Blaze. GULFPORT, Miss., Dec. 26 President Wilson and his golfing party were today recruited into service as firemen when' fire broke out in one of the residences of the city as his motorcar passed by. Seeing smoke issuing from the home belonging to "Cyclone Jim" Neville, a leading attorney of Gulfport, the president ordered his car to stop and two secret service men and two chauffeurs were pressed into service as a bucket brigade while the president directed their work. The blaze was quickly checked J and the president was hailed as the best fireman that ever came to Gulfport. AUTHORIZES ACTION OF RAIL OFFICIALS that time being transferred to the Judge Sanborn authorized the filing of suits against the Frisco railroad officials to recover profits made by them when they, as members of syndicates, built and sold "feeders" railroad lines to the Frisco system. Judge Sanborn acted on two requests one by the receivers asking whether they as receivers shojuld bring suit against the officials after a demand that they sue, was made by Miss Bridget Duffy, a St. Louis stockholder of the Frisco system. Another request before Judge Sanborn was from W. W. Niles, a New York lawyer for a Frisco holder. Niles asked that he be allowed to bring suit to compel the Frisco officials to make restitution. Niles' suit involes more than $1,000,000 in the Brownsville deal alone. It is alleged $32,000,000 was diverted in various ways from the i Frisco s treasury, but It is not likely the suits will involve this sum. BRITISH WARSHIPS CALLED TO ACTION GIBRALTAR. Dec. 26. British warships were called into action today to drive off Moors who were bombarding tugs which went to the resent of thp British steamer Ludgate ashore at toainer romt. Before the arrival nf th wamhim the Crews of the tues wprt frrrrl tri ! keep below decks to escape the Moors fires. j
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GET AUm LICENSE Cost of 'Number Plates for 1914 Ranges From $3 to $25.00.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 26 Something for automatic owners to worry about. The issuing of licenses for 1914 at rates ranging from $2 to $25, according to horsepower, vat begun today by the office of secretary of state. Number plates will be sent by mail to , applicants outside of Marion county, j Machtn owners around Indianapolis j will be expected to call at the secre tary of state's office here for their number plates. Forty four thousand, seven hundred and thirty-five automobiles and six thousand, five hundred and five motorcycles have been registered. Licenses have also been issued to nearlv two thousand chauffeurs and four hundred j thirty-seven auto dealers. j Brown county with only three machines has the smallest number of motor cars in the .ninety-two counties in the state. The automobile law provides that the net receipts from registration fees shall be distributed among the several counties and be sued for road building purposes. One-third of the fund is divided equally among the'eounties, onethird distributed according to the number of miles of improved country roads in a county as compared with the number in the state, and the remaining one-third is destricuted in proportion to the number of machines In each county. It is estimated t hat the money for distribution at the close of next year will be about $300,000.00 LEAVES SICK BED; DEDICATEHHURCH Rev. John Wright, 77, in a Serious Condition As Result. ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 26 As a result of leaving his sick bed to attend the dedication of the new St. Lukes Episcopal church, Rev. John Wright, 77, rector of the church today was in a serious condition and his death was expected. The aged rector refused to obey the instructions of his physi cians at St. Luke's hospital. Supported by a man on either side of him, he stood for several minutes and addressed the congregation. Fifty years ago on Christmas day Rev. Wright helped dedicate the orgi nal St. Luke's church building. E Officials Fail to Appropriate For Building Inspector. No provision for the office expenses of the building inspector was made when the city budget for 1914 was drawn. Harry Hodgin, Mayor-elect Robbins' appointee for the position. discovered this when he began to Inquire at the City Clerk's office for forms. Not being in office it will be impossible for Mr. Hodgin to get the forms until after he has taken office and council has made an appropriation covering his office expenses. Mr. Hodgin has been studying the accounting system used by the building inspector of Dayton, and hopes to adopt some of the ideas and forms. He has also made a study of Dayton's building code. As the code which becomes effectr lve January 1, contains no provision empowering the inspector to pass on plumbing and heating plants, Mr. Hodgin said he would probably ask council to improve the measure next spring. WORK HURRIED ON CURRENCY SYSTEM WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 With the intention of completing its work before President Wilson returns to the capitol, the organization committee of the new currency system, comprising Secretaries Houston and McAdoo began work in earnest today. It is planned to hurry the organization of the system that the chief executive can name the members of the federal re serve board and have their duties ready for them as soon as they are confirmed by the senate. The committee is considering a plan to visit personally the cities which present their claims for selection for the original reserve banks and make an investigation of these claims before deciding where the banks will, be located. Applications of banks to enter the new system are coming in by the score daily. Most of them are from the smaller cities. NEWS NUGGETS SEES DAUGHTER. WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 26. Called to the operating room at the City hospital to perform an operation, Dr. Charles H. Wheeler collapsed when he saw that the patient was his daughter, Anna, who had been struck and fatally Injured by an automobile. FAST SEPARATIONS. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 26. Eighty-three divorces were granted in two days of this week by six judges of the circuit court. Three of the courts granted eighty decrees in uncontested cases. AMAZON POLICEMAN. CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Tossell Wendt, a janitor, was fighting and whipping a street car conductor when police woman Mary Boyd yanked him off the car and arrested him. WHY TRY, ANYWAY. LONDON, Dec. 26. Because they could not make Britishers laugh, Geo. Honroe and Harry Fisher, American members of the "Hullo Tango" Company; quit after 'the-initial performance.
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Mme. Aliette Ama de Carrier, famed throughout Europe as the "Bessarabian beauty," is in New York to push her fight for a dower right in the $10,000,000 estate left by Nelson Taylor, who blew out his brains after the beautiful beauty he had made his wife shattered his romance by returning to Europe for, it is said. he love of another man. Taylor's home was in South Norwalk, Conn., and it is there that the fascinating woman has iled her petition in the probate court.
LIPSCOMB DIES! BURNS WE FATAL Boilermaker Dies At Hospital After Two Days of Excruciating Pain. Charles Lipscomb. 28, who was fatally burned in a gasoline explosion at the Standard Oil plant. North F street, Tuesday afternoon, died at Reid Memorial hospital , at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosie Lipscomb and a daughter. Lipscomb who was a professional bollermaker, was repairing a gasoline tank at the Standard Oil company's yards Tuesday afternoon when the explosion occurred which caused his death. A spark from the electric bulb which he carried and broke, ignited the gasoline gas In the tank. He was hauled out of the tank by a safety rope. The dead man was burned about the face, neck, arms, thighs, back and pelvis. A private funeral will be held at the home. 209 Main street. Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in the cemetery at Castine, near West Manchester, Ohio. Services will be conducted by the Christian Science church. Hours at which friends may call at the home are Friday 7 to 9 o'clock, Saturday 3 to 5, and 7 to 9 o'clock. OIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED IN 1901 Charles Ray Was Subject to Epileptic Seizures, Says Coroner. Wounds sustained twelve years ago, indirectly caused the death of Charles , A. Ray, 25 North Sixth street, who j died December 15 after having two se- ; vere epileptic fits, according to the : coroner's verdict filed today. I Ray, who was 58 years old, told persons he knew that he had been wounded on the head twelve years ago. Since that time he has been subject to epileptic seizures which have caused him to be violent and temporarily insane. He was taking down a carpet and the position he was in caused the blood to rush to his head. After two seizures he had severe hemorrhages and died within a short time. A verdict of death caused by multiple injuries sustained when he voluntarily jumped from a moving train. was returned by the coroner In the case of Joseph Cianfano, the Italian who leaped from a train at Dublin Sat urday night, Cianfano told his companions that he expected a letter at the Dublin post office and since the train did not stop until It reached the Italian labor ing camp, he tried to make the Jump at the Dublin station. His body was mangled and crushed. is next on the program. Don't forget to give your order for Filing and Trans fer Cases. BARTEL & ROHE 921 Main Street
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FEDERALS AND REBELS ENGAGE IN BATTLE MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26 Large forces of Federals and Rebels are fighting a few miles from Saltillo, according to advices received here today. : This is believed to be the opening of the campaign against Monteray, as the latter city is doomed to capture if Saltillo falls. One thousand Federal reinforcements have been sent from San Luis. Fears among the foreigners are 1 increased in the capital as a result of . the bloody massacres perpetrated by ' the rebels at every town they capture. The government claims that the reb-; els are receiving foreign assistance. Rumors are circulated here that Gen-, eral Carranza. the constitutionalist provisional president, is dead, but Reb el spporters deny them. A large force of rebels near Potosi celebrated Christmas by blowing up a Federal train and , killing thirty-four soldiers. AN OLD KILLJOY. 1 YONKERS. N. Y., Dec. 26. Judge ; Jos. H. Beall fined Joseph Bush. 28, I and Anna Wood, 26, $3 each by tele- i phone for kissing too loudly and long In the street. The couple were In court but the judge telephoned from his home.
Use Yoer Gfifftt Money For Cold Weather Clothing
Probably the article you wanted before Christmas can be had now. A nice stock of Fur Caps for men and boys, reasonably priced and warm. Gloves for dress or work. Fur, kid or woolen. Nice gauntlets for boys. Off with the old Overcoat, on with one of our Chinchillas a popular coat this year and very warm.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 24 In Wrin with the Yuletide npirit. most of t! big colleges in the country ti:ualong today with a most acceptable gift for the football enthusiast the announcement that next season they will number their football sladiators. In the Eai. Frinceton, Pennsylvania. Brown. Cornell. Dartmouth and Carlisle came out in favor of the plan. So have Holycros. . I'nUensity of Maine. Colgate and a number of th smaller colleges. Washington and Jefferson college has numbered its players for two years. The army officials declared they would n umber their men If the navy did: the navy said it would number its men if the army did. So it seems certain that both ihes-e institutions also w ill fall Into line. In the west, the conference colleges have announced they would number their players next year. The smaller western colleges have followed the larger ones in approving the plan. This leaves only Harvard and Yale among the big institutions in the entire country that have not openly favored the plan. However, it Is said that the officials at both these colleges have changed their recent views on the subject and that when 191 4 rolls around they will not hold out against the numbering plan.
JEWELS AS GIFTS ST. LOl'IS. Dec. 2S The- jewels owned by the lato Adolphus ltusch. millionaire brewer owner, and ome,of those owned by the widow were Christmas gifts to her children. The value of the stones is several hundred thousand dollars. Richmond's Dearest Ladies Our fall season is finished. Thank to your patronage, it has been the BEST In the history of our business. In wishing you all a Merry Christmas and to make the new year a happy one for all Mrs. Fischer formerly Todd of your towi-bas been authorized to close out at price and less. Whatever gorgeous gowns are left over they were from $65.00 to $300.00 Of course there are not inany, and first come, best choic BE WISE. As ever yours, for Quality, Style and Economy. Mrs. Marius L. Fischer & Co. Paris-Cincinnati . i In the most famous Union Central Building, 4th and Vine Streets Ilife Street.