Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 96, 3 March 1914 — Page 1

MEOND PA1XAJ AND 8UN-TELE0RAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 96 RICHMOND, IND TUESDAY EVENINGMARCH 8, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS MEXICANS KILL CITY DADS DECIDE TQ PURCHASE CAR FOR POLICE FORCE Dilapidated Patrol Wagon to be Thrown Into Discard, and Patrol Horse is to be Disposed of. Commerce Chairman' in Limelight $1, ESCAPE OF FIEND THWARTS EFFORT TO LOCATE DEPOT DONE BY FIRE TO HASEMEIER U.S. RESIDENT IN TROUBLE ZONE Charles Miller, Colored, Makes Getaway From the County Jail BeforeAuthorities Obtain Confession. y

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TRAGEDY IS FEARED IN CASE OF BLAZE City Officials Discuss Petition for Readjustment of Rates for City light Plant and L., H. &. P. Company. Fir Chief Ed Miller Informed council last night, when the question of the practice of overcrowding of "movie" theatres was up for discussion, that there was no state law which prohibits the sale of tickets in such places o amusement after the seating capacity is reached, consequently the danger of a catastrophe In such theatres 1b always threatened. He said that recently there was a small blaze In a local moving picture house but fortunately there was a very small audience present. He said if the fire had occurred on a Saturday evening, when such theatres are generally crowded, a tragedy might have occurred because of a panic. Miller also asserted it would be almost impossible for people to get out of some local picture show houses In case of a panic when they were overcrowded. The question of overcrowding "movie" theatres was brought to council's attention by Councilman White and he suggested the introduction of an ordinance prohibiting the sale of tickets after all seats had been sold. After Chief Miller's statement a resolution was promptly adopted ordering the committee on contracts, franchises and ordinances to draft and introduce an ordinance as proposed by Mr. White. Asks Snow Ordinance. The board of works last night requested council to pass an ordinance requiring the street car company to remove at Its own expense snow scraped from its tracks. This was referred to the ordinance committee. During the discussion of the snow question Councilman Steinbrlnk caused a laugh by inquiring if It were a general practice of the drivers of the street department wagons to collect snow on one street and dump it on another. Board members had never heard of such a thing, then Stelnbrink (Continued on Page Two.) DEMOCRATS ELECT dele TODAY Prepare for State Convention Which is to be Held at Indianapolis, on Thursday, March 19. WAYNE TOWNSHIP MEETING TONIGHT With the exception of Wayne township Democratic meetings in every township in the county are being held this afternoon for the election of delegates and alternates to the Democratic state convention, to be held in Indianspoils, March 19th. The Wayne township meeting will be held at the city building tonight. Under the terms of the new Democratic "harmony pact" no attempt will be made to instruct the delegates for any of the candidates for nomination on the state ticket. Each delegate will be privileged to vote as he desires. It. is also rumored there will be another departure from the custom which has hitherto prevailed at local Democratic conventions. That is delegates will be elected by wards and rot in "bulk" as formerly. Also the alternates elected tonight will not serve as delegates to the congressional convention. The congressional convention will be held some time after the state convention, probably at Connersvilie, and delegates to that convention from Vayne county will be chosen at meetings to be held at some date following the state convention. Just when the convention to nominate a Democratic county ticket will be held is not known, but it will be held some time in the spring or early summer. 7 WEATHER FORECAST f , For Indiana Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; warmer In east portion tonight. TEMPERATURE. Noon 35 Yesterday. Maximum 27 Minimum 12 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST FOR RICHMOND. Fair tonight. Unsettled Wednesday. TYcbably rain or snow. Warmer Wednesday.

EVERSMAN SAYS NO "JOY RIDING"

Commissioners Plan Eventually to Construct on Chassis of Machine a Combination Ambulance and Patrol. Following the solemn pledge of Will Eversman, president of the board of metropolitan police commissioners, that if council would appropriate $1,000 for a police automobile the machine would never be used for "joy riding" purposes, council, with a grin, passed the appropriation ordinance, up for third reading last night. It is probable the police commissioners will today purchase a five passenger car offered by the Davis Motor Car Company of this city. Five passenger automobiles were offered the police board by the Westcott Motor Car Company and by the Wayne Works, but these cars were not so attractive to the police commissioners and Chairman Oscar Williams of the special council committee as the Davis machine. The Westcott and Wayne Works cars, Williams and Eversman told the council, were older cars and bad seen harder service than the Davis machine which is practically new, and the terms offered by the latter company in the way of equipment and guarantee, were much more satisfactory. Will Rent Ambulance Horse. The new police automobile will not be paid for until the city receives its spring installment of taxes, but will be put Into service as soon as the police barn in the city building Is made ready for its occupancy. The car will take the place of the old horse drawn patrol wagon and the horse will be sold. The amount received being applied to the purchase of the automobile. The antiquated and dilapidated ambulance will still remain In service and a horse rented from a nearby livery barn whenever there is an ambulance call. It is planned by the poliec commissioners to eventually construct on the chassis of the new machine a combination patrol and ambulance equipment. In the meantime the machine will satisfactorily serve the purpose of a patrol and emergency car. Heretofore the police department has been greatly handicapped in responding to emergency calls, having neither automobile nor motorcycles. Appreciates Efficiency. Before the passage of the appropriation ordinance Councilman Russell in quired if It were not possible to pur-j chase a cheaper machine, but when informed that no satisfactory car could be secured for less than $1,000 he readily voted for the bill, as did all the other councilmen. He informed Mr. Eversman that his vote was an appreciation of the efficiency of the police department and to further improve this efficiency. The Davis car is almost new and has been used only as a demonstration car. New tires have been provided and other minor equipment and a six months guarantee goes with it. A few days ago the company received an offer of $1,150 for the car, but it was held for the city until today to see what action would be taken by council. BEGINS FIGHT EARLY ON THPESKY FLIES Robbins to Meet With Board of Health This Week to Discuss Matter. Mayor Robbins announced today that some night this week he would meet with the members of the health board and discuss ways and means of waging a vigorous war on the pesky flies this spring, summer and fall, using the new so-called anti-fly ordinance as the weapon. "This ordinance will be enforced to the letter," said the mayor, "but what I want to discuss with the members of the board of health is the time for placing it into operation. Under this ordinance manure boxes must be screened, slops and garbage placed in covered receptacles and it also provides other sanitary precautions. This has been a hard winter on poor people and even those in moderate circumstances and the equipment required by this ordinance will cost each householder some money, so I want to give everybody all the time possible to secure this equipment. I think it will be decided to place the ordinance in effect about a month after we hold our meeting." The mayor expects to prepare a little booklet tersely pointing out the necessity of observing the anti-fly ordinance and during the "month of grace'" these pamphlets will be distributed by garbage wagon drivers to homes where sanitary precautions are not observed as they should be. The mayor says there has been quite a little complaint over the fact that ashes in many alleys have not been removed for about two week. "We must plead guilty to that charge," Mr. Robbins continued, "but It has been almost impossible for us to keep up alley condition to the standard during that time because of the abnormal snowfall which has compelled us to use all onr regular wagons and five extra wagons to haul from the srteets. Just as soon as possible the alleys will be cleared up."

Edgar E. Clark, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Is the man who is now foremost in the minds of the Eastern railroad men and financiers. The railroads are seeking permission from the commission of which Mr. Clark is the chief, to increase their freight rates. This picture shows Mr. Clark at his desk in Washington.

"Mother to the Poor" Favors Charity Bureau

After an absence of several days, Mrs. Mary Frame Selby, one of Richmond's best charitable "organizations", affectionately known as "mother of the poor," today appeared at police headquarters, which she appropriated several years ago as her own headquarters for relief work, and was enthusiastically welcomed by her "boys," several police officers and newspaper men, who were about to organize an expedition to search for her. Mrs. Selby replied evasively to all inquiries as to "where you been keepin' yourself," but it was finally ascertained that she had been so busy with her work of ministering to the needy that she had not had time to report at the city building to get information from the "boys" where she could go with her every ready helping hand, kindly smile and - generous deeds, to let a few rays of sunshine through the clouds of poverty. "The plan to organize all the charities into one effective organization is just what is needed," said Mrs. Selby. Too Much Duplication. "And you ought to be included as 6ne of the affiliated 'organizations,' " commented some one, but the aged lady shook a negative head and interrupted the spokesman by continuing her discourse on the need of organized charity in Richmond. "There is entirely too much duplication. Some needy cases are showered with aid, while probably a square away is a family in the most destitute circumstances," she said. It is Mrs. Selby's mission in life to minister to those who have been overlooked by others, so she knows whereof she speaks. "I read in The Palladium the other day where a mother had to give her stockings to her boy so he Could go to school. I don't doubt that a bit, but I know of a poor woman who has

Wet and Dry Forces Prepare for Contest

"Wet" and "dry" forces were busy today clearing decks for action in the hostilities of March 24th, the date set for the holding of Richmond's city option election. Both the prohibition forces and the liberals have practically completed their organizations and the three weeks' campaign promises to be a spirited one. Yesterday the local German Alliance organization made public a resolution adopted by its members that they would vote against prohibition. The drys are arranging, for several public meetings to be addressed by prominent temperance speakers and their campaign also calls for considerable publicity work, it is understood. The wets are also planning an extensive publicity campaign and will seek to show the voters that the question put up for their decision is an important economical one. The wets through their publicity, it is announced, will also seek' to con

Republicans to Hold State Convention at Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS. March 3. After fixing April 22 and 23 as the dates for the next Republican state convention, confirming the appointment by State Chairman Will S. Hays of L. W. Henley, former managing editor .of the Terre Haute Star, as state secretary the members of the state central committee late yesterday discussed plans for the coming campaign. What was generally endorsed as the sentiment of the Republican party leaders in regard to the issues on which the party will appeal to the people of the state in the coming campaign for congressional, senatorial and state offices, was outlined in a statement made by Charles Remy, former reporter of the Indiana supreme court. Mr. Remy was campaign manager for Albert J. Beveridge when the latter

given a whole floursack full of stockings. That incident shows the need of rendering systematic aid to the poor," she rattled on. "By the way, John, that suit you gave me several weeks ago was burned up when the house of the man I gave it was destroyed." This being a gentle hint to Bill he promised to give her the one he was wearing as soon as he could afford to get another. Helped Colored Poet. Not only the poor but the colored people of Richmond, reserve warm places in their affections for Mrs. Selby, for this quaint, kindly, shrewd woman was the first to discover the genius of the famous bard of the colored race, the late Paul Lawrence Dunbar, now recognized as one of the greatest of American poets, and It was she who encouraged and ministered to this remarkable literary genius. When only a ragged little colored boy roaming the streets of Dayton she heard of his peculiar talent and brought him to Richmond and gave him a room in her home. She introduced him to the late Isaac Jenkinson and to Edgar Illff, in whose libraries the boy lived for hours at a time, reading and studying to his heart's content, then returning to the home of his , sponsor for food and shelter. Soon Dunbar's talent developed and his fame as a poet became nation-wide. Up to the time of his death he lovingly gave all credit for his success to the Richmond woman who rescued him from poverty. Today Mrs. Selby is greatly interested in the career of another color-

; ed boy, Wesley Howard of this city, i studying the violin at a Boston con1 servatory of music. She rendered much assistance and encouragement to this youth and she proudly declares he will become as great a master In his art as Dunbar did in his. vince the voters that if the saloons are voted out Richmond will be placed on an unfair competitive basis with neighboring wet towns and cities; that the local saloons - have always been well regulated, and that without saloons the city will be deprived of a large part of its revenue. , ' Stand of Dry. The drys will advance the argument that the saloons corrupt the morals of the community, that savings would double and business increase without them-and that pauperism and crime would be greatly reduced. In fact the voters must prepare themselves for a vigorous three weeks' bombardment from both sides. Today a corps of dry workers were busily engaged in going over the tax books at the court house, but had no statement to make concerning the purpose of their activities. Probably next week election officers to represent both factions at the polls will be selected. made his successful campaign for the United States senate. - "We as Republicans have nothing to fear from going to the people with the same things we set out in the platform of 1912," said Remy in discussing the situation at Republican headquarters. "I, consider the 1912 platform as progressive as any one could ask for, and if the Republican party has not been the party of progress it has been the party of nothing at all." - Officers of the Indiana Lincoln league met with the state committee at the Claypool hotel to assure them that the league will shoulder its share of the expense and responsibility of the coming state campaign. T. D. Conner of Wabash is president of the agu.

Excited Person' Telephones Fire : Department HeadQuarters, but Forgets to Give Number.

BLAZE ORIGINATES IN WOOD CHIMNEY Third Floor Gutted and Roof Destroyed Before Firemen Get Flames Under Their Control. A blaze at the home of H. C. Hasemeier, president of the Boston Store Dry Goods company, 41 South Twenty-first street, about 8:30 o'clock last night, partially destroyed the hand some frame dwelling. Fire Chief Miller estimated the loss at between $1.000 and $1,200. Nearly all the furniture and other belongings were carried out of the house by neighbors. The building and contents were fully insured. The blaze originated in an overheated furnace fed by two grates on the first floor of the house. This chimney had a wood lining and it caught afire. While Mr. and Mrs. Hasemeier were seated in the living room they heard a peculiar noise, apparently coming from the attic. Mr. Hasemeier hurried to the attic and on opening the stair door a sheet of flame spurted Into his face. Forgets to Tell Number. In the meantime some one telephoned in an alarm to the No. 3 hose house, neglecting to notify central fire headquarters where telephone alarms are supposed to be sent in so that all hose houses can be notified. No. 3 company made a quick run but on its arrival the flames were leaping from the roof. . Members of this company fought the blaze single handed for several minutes and when the auto truck and No. 4 company failed to arrive a man was sent to turn In the box alarm. Before this action was taken some one phoned to the central fire station, excitedly Informing the chief that there was a fire" tut hanging up the receiver before the chief could ascertain where the fire was. At that .time the chief was in complete Ignorance . that No. 3 company was "on the job." The motors in the auto truck and the chief's runabout were started and the horses of the ladder wagon harnessed awaiting definite information as to the location of the blaze, which was given three or four minutes later by the sounding of the box alarm at Twentieth and Main streets. Fire Gets Headway. Had the three companies been promptly notified it is probable the fire could have been confined to the roof. As it was the flames had eaten their way into the second floor and were bursting out of the chimney in the living room on the first floor when the auto truck and the No. 4 company arrived. By remarkably effective work Chief Miller and his fire fighters soon had the blaze under control, 'but not until the building bad been badly damaged by fire and water. Three rooms on the first floor were not very badly damaged except by water and the walls remain standing, so the residence can be reconstructed. The third floor was completely gutted and the roof burned entirely off. The second floor was quite badly damaged, principally by water. Mr. Hasemeier and family will reside at 45 South Twenty-first street, a residence owned by him and which has been occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Myron Malsby, until the fire-damaged home is reconstructed. Amusing incidents featured the fire. One friend of the family dashed out of the building proudly carrying the top of a sewing machine. Another man gallantly rescued a calendar found in one of the rooms. MILLER GETS TITLE Named "Poet Laureate" Earlham for Year. of "Poet Laureate of Earlham" for the year 1913-14 is the title conferred on Harry Miller, '15. at the chapel exercises, as the winner of the poem con test announced sometime ago by Prof. John Rea, was presented with the prize, an Oxford edition of Shakespeare's works. Prof. Rea has spent some time in selecting poems from the Earlhamite, the college literary paper, with a view of publishing an edition of Earlham poems, and as he, desired a representative poem for this year, he announced the contest toward the end of the last semester. The complete edition, containing Mr. Miller's winning poem, will be published some time next month. Thirteen entered the contest. The unanimous decision to give Mr. Miller the prize was reached by the three judges without any consultation. The judges were Prof. W. N. Trueblood, Prof. John D. Rea and Prof. E. S. Alden, all of the English department of the college. DIVORCE GRANTED Elsie R. Matthews was granted a divore from Claude C. Matthews In circuit court on grounds of abandonment and cruel treatment. The defendant did not appear. ...

NOTICES ARE SENT TO OTHER CITIES

Attempt to Ascertain Names of Persons Who Sell Contraband Drugs Proves Fruitless Woman Held. Efforts of authorities to locate the "dope depot" In this city were thwarted today when Charles Miller, from whom a confession was anticipated, escaped from the county Jail. Miller made his getaway while the turnkey was attending to the serving of breakfast to the other prisoners. Miller had been detailed to assist in the kitchen of the jail and this morning was ordered to set a pail of water outside the corridor door at the rear i of the jail. At an opportune moment he ran out the door. Jumped a fence and disappeared. Turnkey Rice Miller, immediately notified Sheriff Bayer, who with others gave chase but could not apprehend the fugitive. The search was continued all day but late this after noon nothing had been seen or heard of the escaped dope fiend. Roy Wen- j ger, of the identification department i of the police force, was instructed to prepare negatives and print cards, bearing a photograph and measurements of the negro. These cards were sent to every city in Indiana and Ohio. The escaped man was serving a sentence of 210 days in the county jail on a statutory charge. At the same time Nancy Green and Julia Keating, also colored, were sentenced to the Home for Friendless Women on sim ilar charges. The three were arrested

in an opium den and when question- j he rftturn of George C. Carothers. dlped they declared that there were four lomatic nts of American State deother dens in this city. partment from Nogales whither be Despite grillings by authorities the w'nt to 6ee Carranza. dope fiends would not give information as to where they secured the LONDON. March 3. Gen. Carrancontrabrand drugs or the names of a's demand that the British governpersons who acted as agents for Its ! meat deal with him in investigating disposal here. The police were of th? the death of William S. Benton, the opinion that the drugs were obtained i w ealthy rancher, executed at Juarez from Dayton and Indianapolis but ev- i be disregarded. This was shown ery effort to ascertain the distribut- j today by the reply made by Sir Eding places proved fruitless. ward Grey, the foreign secretary, to During the last few days Prosecutor Questions pnt to him in the House of

ing the last few days Prosecutor had expected to secure a state - from Miller. setting fortlT ' the i f neraona w-hn nnorati.il nthr Reller ment nnin9 rtf ntranna rhn niwrstMl nthor I

opium dens in Richmond and the lo- aid as a belligerent. Sir Edward said cations of distributing joints In other tha this recognition had not been actowns. Miller had practically prom- , corded the leader. ised to divulge this Information on A subsequent question asked by the promise of leniency. 'opposition in an attempt to learn what Nancy Green was released a short tne Ain!ica po"..wou,1d .b ?: time ago, having served her sentence i ferned tfce Constitutionalists brought In the Home for Friendless Women, i the an8Wer tha the, 'ort!gnt "etary thi,. v, . - was unaware that the I nited States

luiiucuiavci j utju ui icicaor; cut? t a& t ordered to leave the city. She was placed on a Chesapeake and Ohio train for Cincinnati. She said she would go from that city to Louisville where she had relatives. The Keating woman is still confined in the Home and the police believe Miller may make an attempt to communicate with her in some manner. Every letter sent to the woman will be inspected in the hope of locating the escaped ALLISON TO SPEAK Citizens Committee Announces Speaker for Friday Evening and Sunday Afternoon. The Citizens' Committee is expecting a large audience at the local op tion mass meeting at the tabernacle Wednesday evening. The speaker will be L. E. Allison of Dayton. Ohio. He is the commercial salesman who spoke at the Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon meeting recently. Mr. Allison is this week giving up his work as a traveling salesman to devote his life to evangelistic and temperance work. There will be special music. On Friday evening at the tabernacle. Bishop W. F. Anderson of the M. E. Church with headquarters at Cincinnati wHl give an address. Bishop Anderson will be in the city to attend a six o'clock dinner at the First M. E. Church, but will be through with this function In time to address the mass meeting at the tabernacle. Bishop Anderson is one of the strongest Bishops of the M. E. church of Amreica and his address will be oen of the ablest that will be given during this campaign. On next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the First Sunday meeting under the auspices of the Citizens" Committee will be held at the tabernacle. This will be a mass meeting for the men and women of the city. This speaker will be Rev. Tilman Hobson of California, who will combine an evangelistic and temperance message. j Mr. Hobson has been in Richmond be- ! fore doing evangelistic work. RUSH OF WATER TRAPS 350 MEN BRUSSELS, Belgium. March 3. Three hundred and fifty coal miners were trapped today by a rush of waters in a mine at Bracquegnies, in the province of Panaut, when a subterranean stream burst through the. walls of one of the chambers. Within a few hours the bodies of nine men who had been drowned, were recovered. The others were subsequently rescued

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John Harmon, Representative

of Pearson Interest, is Strangled and Beaten to Death in Madero. ENGLAND IGNORES CARRANZA'S PLAN No Belligerent Rights Accorded Rebel President, Sir Edward Grey Tells Opposition in Parliament. EL PASO. Texas. March 3. Antt Mexican bitterness burst into flames) again today when confirmation was received of the murder of John Har mon, an American at Madeo, Mexico. Mexican officials claim that Harmon was killed in a private quarrel and that his death had no political significance. United States Consul Edwards. wbo has been trying In vain to get some ! trace of Gustave Bauch, another American, w no nas been missing lor io weeics, lonowmg Ms arrest uy uenerai ma. today turned, ms attention to the murder of Harmon. According to th Constitutionalist officials in Juarez Harmon, who came from Syracuse. N. Y.. a representative i of Pearson interests at Madero. was killed in bis own home by bis housekeeper, a Mexican woman and her son Miguel Alvarez. Harmon was strangled and beaten to death. Both. Alvarez and his mother were arrested. British Consul Perrial questioned more persons today while he awaited

muom pm w aim. ia me uoue oi ! Commons The first quegtlonjgut,YW l ; to whether WP WeTEnTent nas - i recognized Gen. Villa. Carranza s trhief I

'had made any declaration on this subject." CITY IS COMPELLED TO' DRAW $5,000 County Treasurer Advances Sum on Spring Taxes to Help Tide Over Pressing Emergency. The city of Richmond went "broke' again this week and as a consequence there was a hasty call for funds from Treasurer Chamness who made an advancement of $5,000 on spring taxes to the municipality. The city's general fund almost ceased to exist and in view of the coming local option election, which must be paid for out of the general fund. $i.ooo was deemed necessary by the city fathers. Together with the city's call for funds, a demand came from the state to send all available money in the vocational, benevolent institution and state general funds at once. A warrant for $1,S00 was issued. $100 from the vocational tax collections, Sl.OOrt from the benevolent institution tax collection and $700 from the state tax collection. Since January 1. $33,735 has been paid into the county treasurer's office in taxes. Spring tax assessments are payable before May 5. EASTERN COMPANY MAY BUILDTHEATRE Report Circulated That Another Play House Will be Erected Here Soon. From reports which are being rapidly circulated It is probable that Richmond may have a new theatre. Although nothing definite can be ascertained at this time it is thought that there is a movement to place a third theatre in this city. When asked regarding the report. Clarence Gennett, owner of the Gennett theatre said .he knew nothing ot the proposed invasion by the eastern manager. It was first thought that an effort was being made to lease the Gennett theatre, which is now controlled h",

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