Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 112, 21 March 1914 — Page 1

THE RICHMOND) PAJOIUM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 112. RICHMOND, IND SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS ULSTER READY FIB WAR TEXANS SEEK JOSEPH CAILLAUX BOARD ASKS TWENTY CENT WATER RATE STAGE IS SET FOR ELECTION TO DETERMINE LOCAL OPTION DEPOSED MINISTER E FOR X V.. V v.- 5.Withdraws Recommendation for Charge to Factories for Sprinkler Fire Protection At Meeting. Listen! MUSIC AIDS INSANE SNOWSHOES FOR DOG

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Government Rushes Troops and Arms To Belfast, Headquarters of Revolt, While Battleships Patrol North Goast IRISH OFFICERS RESIGN

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Filibuster Band Organized to Cross Border and Avenge Torture of An American Lad.

GARRISON TRIES TO STOP EXPEDITION General Bliss Ordered to Increase Patrol to Prevent Texas Bands From Crossing Rio Grande. CARIZZO SPRINGS, Tex., March 21. Charles Ballard, the young Texan, kidnapped by Mexican Federals, arrived here today in a critical condition from the torture to which he was subjected by Mexicans. Citizens are arming themselves, and threaten to clean out the entire Mexican population of the vicinity unless adequate protection be given. It is reported that a filibustering expedition is being organized, but its movements are secret. Citizens are demanding that Governor Colquitt make immediate demands if or the arrest of Ballard's captors. Ballard said that he was lured out of Carizzo Springs by a Mexican who said he had a job for him. Ballard is a machinist. The Mexican said he 'wanted him to repair a windmill, i "At a signal from the man who induced me to follow him," said Ballard, "four other Mexicans seized me, Ibound my hands behind me and put a moose around my neck. The other end of the rope was fastened to a saddle orn. "In this way I was dragged through thorns and thickets and tortured in other ways. I was promised that I should die when we got across the Rio Grande. When it became daylight 4he Mexicans hid in a thicket. I managed to get my knife and cut the rope that held my hands, but I kept them behind me for a long time for ear the Mexicans would discover what 4 had done. "On the second eighths we, started cross the river I cut the rope around my neck and leaped into the river. 1 escaped their bullets by diving, and reached the shore and walked to San Pedro ranch." ORDERS SHARP LOOKOUT Secretary of War Tries to Stop Contemplated Raid by Texans. WASHINGTON, March 21. Secretary of War Garrison took sharp action today to curb the Texans whose actions threaten to embroil this government and that of Mexico. Immediately after being notified that fi band of Texans intend to cross the Mexican border in an effort to recover horses from the ranch of Clement Vergara, the American murdered by Mexicans about a month ago, Secretary Garrison instructed General Bliss to t !v immediate steps to prevent such raids. i ue recovery of Vergara's horses is Riven as the purpose of this raid, but it is thought here that its real objecf. is to punish the men responsible for Vergara's death. Secretary Garrison's instructions to General Bliss, who commands the American forces along the boarder, will result in an increase of border patrol around Laredo. The delicacy of the Mexican situation at this time is such that any unusual incident might easily precipitate embarrassing complications, administration leaders say, and therefore, the ppcretary of war has been instructed to prevent any raid, even if it necessitates massing the entire American force at one point to prevent the Texans from crossing. CARRANZA IN DANGER. EI. PASO. Tex.. March 21. Discovery of a plot to kill General Carranza on his arrival at Juarez tomorrow resulted in the guard at the Mexican end of the international bridge being douLlfd today. Soldiers will be stationed on .T--arez house tops to prevent any bombs being thrown. BAKER SELLSPICTURE Work of Artist Bought By Chicago Man. George Baker's picture of a scene e!ong the river near Newman's Hill, how known as "Mt. Auburn," which has been attracting a great deal of attention in the windows of a local art store this week, has been sold to S. R. Griffiths, of Chicago, who represents one of the largest art houses in this Country. Mr. Griffiths was at once attracted to the picture and made the purchase Tor iiis own home. This canvas represents one of the highest phases the art of Baker has jet reached, heing remarkable in pictorial composition and painted with that virility and abandon of handling characteristic of this artist. WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Cloudy tonight and Sunday. Probably snow. TEMPERATURE. uon 34

JOSEPH CAILLAUX. French Minister of Finance, whose wife, Mme. Henrietta Caillaux, shot and killed M. Gaston Calmette, editor of the Paris Figaro, who has been waging a bitter campaign against the administration of her husband through the columns of his newspaper. FARMERS TO FORM COMMERCIAL CLUB County Agent Issues Call for Meeting At Court House Next Saturday to Discuss Matter. CHRISTIE MAY COME The climax of farmers' organization in Wayne county will occur next Saturday when farmers will be called by County Agent Cobb to form a Better Farming association or a "Formers' Commercial club." Not only the betterment of present conditions, co-operative selling-end buying Tor-fanner: but better legislation is the scope of the proposed organization. Many other counties in Indiana and other states as well, have county organizations. The ultimate result, Mr. Cobb said, will be a state-wide farmers association and eventually national organization. "There is at hand a tremendous amount of exact, scientific knowledge, which, if put to work scientifically, would give the whole field of agricultural development an impetus hardly dreamed of even at the present," Mr. Cobb said. "The work of the farmer has heretofore been individualistic in the extreme and the information collected at an enormous cost, has been sadly lacking in even local application." Mr. Cobb's work in organizing farmers of a community during the ten months he has been stationed here, has been towards the one purpose which he will carry out next Saturday, he said. This is exactly contrary to the usual methods, ordinarily the county organization taking place first and the community organizations later. However, this method has not always been successful. Announcements have been sent to many farmers and the plan has been well advertised at community organization meetings. All organizations have named representatives to partic1 ipate in the organization. Part of the plan is the election of an executive board to act as an advisory board for the county agent. ! Such a board necessarily would be composed of farmers representing every part of the county and familiar with the exact conditions in their community. There will be several speakers at the meeting, either Charles Jordan or George Seidel representing the Richmond Commercial club. G. I. Christie, who has taken much interest in the Wayne county work, has written from Purdue that he will speak here if he can obtain a. release from another engagement on the same day. Mr. Cobb's announcement. of the Better Farming association or County Farm Bureau, follows: This organization will bear much the same relation ' to the farmers of the county, that the Commercial club bears to the business men of Richmond. It will mean the banding together of thinking, progressive farmers for the purpose of furthering their business interests, assisting in the work of introducing the mest methods of farming, and in broadening the social scope of farm life. From such an organization can develop the organized buying and selling of farm products. Market conditions can be better studied, resultiing in greater returns to the farmers. A county farm bureau can be of great assistance in co-opera.ting with the work of the county agricultural agent, rendering his work more efficient by placing him more directly in touch with local conditions. AH local farmers' clubs and organizations will co-operate in this movement for a "Farmers' Commercial club." As an up-to-date, progressive fanner of your community, I ask especially that you be present at this meeting, with one or more of your neighbors. Come prepared to be a "booster" for Wayne county. A representative of the Richmond Commercial club will tell why the business men of the city expect good results from the farmers' organization. An interesting afternoon is ascured you.

Holds No Schedule As Low As Six Cents a Thousand Gallons Should Be Granted.

At a special meeting of the board of works with the city attorney yesterday afternoon, the board decided to withdrawn its recommendations for a charge to manufacturing concerns for sprinkler fire protection. The board also agreed that the city should make a recommendation to the commission that the domestic rate for water be reduced from 25 cents a thousand gallons to 20 cents and the loss of revenue from this source be added to the commercial and manufacturing rates and hydrant rentals. It is estimated that the loss in revenue from a reduction to domestic consumers would be about 55,000, and with the elimination of meter rental and the increased revenue to meet the valuation of $700,000. It would maker a total of about $20,000 to be added on to the other classes of consumers. It was the opinion of the members of the board that there should be not rates as low as 6 cents a thousand gallons. There was also considerable discussion as to how much of the revenue should be charged to fire protection and how much for all other consumption. The special engineers for the Water Works company have stated 56 '2 per cent should be charged to fire protection, and 54 Vs per cent to all other classes. City Attorney Bond has taken exception to these figures, and claims that 27 percent should be charged to fire protection and the balance to other classes. The board decided that Mr. Bond's figures be recommended to the commission. City Attorney Bond will complete his brief today, which will be filed with the commission next Monday. AWAIT FORMATION OF CHARITY Workers Not to Hold County Plans Are Made. No meetings of the county council of charities will be held until some definite plans haVe been completed for the formation of the city charities bureau and yesterday's meeting of the county council was indefinitely postponed. The members of the county council decided at their last meeting to dis- J band when the city bureau is organized for work. Probably no meeting will be held until that time and that meeting may be the last one of the organization which has been in existence for more than ten years in its present form. Frederick R. White, an attorney, is at the head of a committee of three which placed in his hands the entire shaping of the city charities bureau. He has been in communication with the Russel Sage Foundation fund trustees regarding a charity expert who may be brought here to help as advisor in instituting businesslike philanthropy in Richmond. Mr. White's plans will be announced soon. Charity work in the city has diminished to small proportions during the last few weeks. TO REOPEN CAMPAIGN Guest House Workers Plan Second Attempt. . Steps for the conducting of a second campaign to secure the $20,000 for the Guest House fund before the $10,000 gift of Mrs. Mary T. R. Foulke may be obtained, were discussed at a meeting of the auxiliary, last evening, At this time the special committee of the auxiliary is unable to make any defirite statement as to the plans for reopening the campaign. It is expected that a later meeting will be held some time next week. At last night's meeting it was the unanimous opinion that the campaign be re-opened with more vigor so that the few remaining thousands may be pledged within a few days.

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Road Men Satisfied With Wages Received

Wayne county is practically the only county in Indiana where men and teams can be hired for road work at the wages stipulated in the road law, according to Highway Commissioner Jones. Mr. Jones discovered the fact through communications relating to a highway superintendents' convention, which has been called to discuss the defects of the new law. The state provides that 25 cents an hour shall be paid to laborers, with 15 cents additional, or 35 cents an hour with teams. ' Ora Bossprman, superintendent of highways in Laporte county, has been in the movement for a convention, and suggested that it be held in Indianapolis April 7. Mr. Jones immediately

Both Sides Claim City For Their Cause, But the Big Silent Vote Will Tell the Tale.

ELECTION FIGURES VARY IMMENSELY No Disturbance At Voting Places Feared Two Sheriffs Ordered for Each Voting Place. Monday marks the close of one of the most hotiy contested campaigns held in Richmond in a generation, and Tuesday the voters of Richmond, acting as a jury, will weigh all the evidence presented and decide at the ballot boxes whether Richmond will keep or dispense with its fifty-six saloons. Today both wet and dry leaders were claiming victory and both joined in a prediction that a record vote would be cast in the city Tuesday. In the municipal election last November a total of 5,900 vote3 were cast for the mayoralty candidates, but it is believed over 6,300 votes will be cast at the option election, so great is the interest the issue has arouspd. Leaders of both factions today refused to make any estimates on possible majorities, and, as a matter of fact, there are so many ramifications to the issue that any prognostications approaching any degree of accuracy, are difficult to make. Estimates Vary. On the streets and in public places, where the option election has been practically the sole topic discussed for the past three weeks, wet advocates estimate the majority for the licensed saloon anywhere from 800 to 2,000. On the other hand, dry supporters have been predicting the majority against the saloons from 100 to 1,000. Poll takers for both factions have experienced difficulty in securing accurate information which would shed some light on the results of Tuesday's hwntbjword, "doubtful anpears miter stores onames on all pas books. In other words, there is a large "silent" vote and the way it goes Tuesday will tell the tale. There is only one ward in the city where -there is no dispute as to how it will vote Tuesday, the First ward, (Continued on Page Six) HOLD REHEARSALS FOR TMINSTREL Annual Show of Local Association to Be Given April 7th. Rehearsals are being held for the annual minstrel performance which will be given Tuesday, April 7, at the Gennett theatre, under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association. Thirty-three young men will take part in the show, and an orchestra of ten pieces has been obtained. Besides an olio, three acts will be given. The performance will begin at 8:30 and continue until 10:30. George Hodge, Joseph Wessel and Irvin Gausepohl will be among the ballad singers. Benton Barlow and Edward Rryan are coaching the east. These men have had charge of previous Y. M. C. A. minstrels and have made each a success. The end-men will be Barlow, Ryan. Ralph Nioodemus, Harold Myers, Paul Minor and Ralph Snavely. PARENTS AWARDED $3,500 DAMAGES NEW PARIS. March 21. The sum of $3,500 damages for the death of their son has been awarded Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller under the Illinois employers' libality act and the workman's compensation law. The young man lost his life through burns he received while working for a Chicago electrical firm about a month ago. The money will be paid in weekly or monthly installments. communicated with the Laporte official, promising his support to the convention. The first of the supply of records prescribed by the state board of accounts, were distributed to assistant superintendents to day by Mr. Jones. They are the time books for road laborers. Each time book is sufficient to keep time for about a year's work. Next week there will be about twenty-five men in the employ of the department, besides the nine district suprintendents. Although read work had been scheduled to start at the begin ning of this week, the freezing weath er prevented more than the overhaul ing of the anachiaery.

FIGHT ABOUT HAMS

PATIENTS AT JOHNS HOPKINS Hospital in Baltimore listened to a program of string music as part of a curative treatment for mental disorders. BECAUSE HER HUSBAND LEFT her four or five nights a week to go out and play pinochle in New York, Mrs. Abraham Bernstein asks a separation. A FOURTEEN-POUND BABY WAS sent from Clear Spring to its mother's home in Indian Springs, Ind. ten miles distant, by parcel post. The necessary stamps were stuck on its brow. CONEY ISLAND TAXPAYERS DO not want bathers to walk around in bathing suits, and ask that they wear coats when not in the water. A CIGAR TIED UP STREET CAR trac in Yonkers, N. Y., and made passengers wait twenty-five minutes while the motorman and Edward Wilson, a truckman, fought all over the street for the right of way. AN ARGUMENT OVER THE REspective epicurean attractiveness of ham and eggs against sausage as a breakfast dish, landed two men in jail at Pittsburg. A FOXHOUND WITH A SMALL snow shoe tied to each of his four feet, wandered seventy miles from Schenvus to Klrkwood, N. Y., and fell exhausted near the residence of E. F. Covert. STATE INSPECTOR GOESJVER BLOCK Says Tremont Building Is Unsafe May Be Con demned by Marshal. - One o tk-tnaats,rf lirrrenfoBt block, Eighth and Main streets, which Building Inspector Hodgin declares to be unsafe for occupancy and a very dangerous fire risk, has been informed by the inspector that fhe building has been examined by one of the deputies of the state fire marshal and that he will not be surprised if an order condemning the ancient pile to be razed is received within the next sixty days. The state fire marshal has almost arbitrary powers pertaining to the tearing down of buildings condemned as unsafe for use. and if an order to raze the Tremont block is issued, Inspector Hodgin will see that it is carried out without loss of time. The new city building code provides a penalty against a property owner for each day a condemned building is permitted to stand after the order for its razing has been issued. It was suggested to the inspector that possibly the state fire marshal, in the event he condemned the Tremont block, would only order the removal of the top stories. The inspector doubted if such action would be taken by the marshal because, he said the foundations of the building were in as bad condition as the walls and floors of the upper stories. He also expressed the opinion that the old structure could not be remodeled under the provisions of the building code. Inspector Hodgin's contention that the Tremont block should be razed because of its great fire risk appears to be borne out by the rating given the building by the state fire inspection bureau the highest rate in the city. One tenant, informed the inspector the rate given him was ?3S per $1,000, almost prohibitive. ATTACK ON TORREON STARTEDJY VILLA Rebel Leader Moves 13,000 Troops in Direction of the Federal Stronghold. JUAREZ, Mex., March 21. Villa's attack on Torreon has begun, according to advices received by Colonel Fidel A vila, commander of the Constitu- ; tionalist garrison in Juarez. The adj vance of Villa's 13,000 troops is said to have started at dawn today It is reported that the Federals retired from Bermajillo Mapi without great resistI ance and that both these towns were immediately occupied by the rebels, j These reports were confirmed by the i following announcement of the Con stitutionalist bureau of information: "Advices received from Yernio are to the effect that Constitutionalist forces are in possession of all points abandoned by the Federals. Kverything all right bo for." If Bermejillo has been captured with out fighting, it is believed, that the main battle will open at Gomez Palacio, which has been strongly fortified. Villa had great difficulty in encompassing the capture of that place, and heavy losses there would hamper the Constitutionalists in the attack on Torreon itself, where General Velaaco has

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Field Marshal Lord Roberts Confers with King George and Consults with War Office. Will Take Command of Forces if War Breaks Out. Unionists Have 1 00,000 Men to Answer. Call to Arms. People of Ulster Await Command of Sir Edward Carson to Fight Against Home Rul Bill and Preserve Their Rights.

(BULLETIN.) LONDON, March 21. The war flame which is sweeping Ireland over the home rule question spread to London tonight. Sympathizers of Unionists threatened to attack cabinet ministers when they went to Buckingham Palace to hold a counsel of war with King George. Heavy guard of police and troops were thrown about the palace. Two companies of regulars stationed in the outskirts of Belfast are reported to have joined the anti-home rule army. All day long couriers of the Unionists rode through Ulster province summoning the Protestant volunteers to arms. Irish anti-nationalist leaders in Londonberry, tonight called off the proposed home rule demonstration set for tomorrow, fearing it would furnish the fatal clash which would precipitate war. Sir Edward Carson, chief of the anti-home rulers, Is in Belfast conferring with his lieutenants, and while he says he is trying to placate the radicals, he is preparing for hostilities. LONDON", March 21 The first bloodshed in the Irish crisis was reported this afternoon in a Central News dispatch from Dublin. This said that a sentry had shot a soldier while the latter was scaling the wall of Bewbridge barracks. '.'-. The same DuBiin" ' eleram announced the resignation cf all the officers of the Sixteenth Lancers. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, foremost soldier in the English army, today held a long conference with King George and then hurried to the war office and conferred with Colonel Seeley. These visits led to reports he could be put in supreme command of Ireland if war broke out. It was explained that the resignation of army officers in Ireland was due to an order sent out by the war office, by which every officer was compelled to state definitely within twelve hours whether or not he would retain his position in the event of hostilities. The government hns between 23,000 and 30,000 regular troops in Ireland. The Unionists would probably be able to rally a force of 110,000 men. ULSTER IN ARMS. BELFAST, March 21. Ulster expects war. Military preparations on a grand scale, both by the government and the volunteers unter the anti-home rule banner went on rapidly. Anxiety and alarm over the situation increased hourly, while the government rushed company after company of soldiers into the Ulster counties, and messengers of the organization led by Sir Edward Carson dashed from town to town calling upon the volunteer forces to prepare for immediate mobilization. Threatened invasion by a foreign foe would have produced a government compaign of preparation no more aggressive. By land and by sea its forces moved to awe the people of Ulster. Two torpedo boat destroyers, carrying l.r0 men. arrived in Belfast Lough from Dublin at daybreak and landed the soldiers at Carrick Fergus castle. The warships then anchored in the harbor with their guns trained on this city, which is the heart of the Ulster revolt. Fleet Mobilized. It was reported that the entire Irish sea division of the home fleet would be mobili7ed within the next twentyfour hours, and squadrons would be sent to strategic points along the north coast. The chief hope of Sir Edward Carson and other of the Protestant leaders has been that if hostilities break ant the British army will be split, and regulars join the Unionist forces at Ulster. Through the day heavy troop movements continued, soldiers being moved northward from all the southern garrisons in batches of one hundred to five hundred. All were equipped with carbines for active service in the field. The police were secretly instructed not to enforce the gun license act by which a special government license is necessary to allow one to bear arms. Officers Resign. Reports from Carragh, one of the largest garrisons in Ireland, that one hundred officers had resigned rather that serve against the Ulster men,-cre-ated intense joy among the Unionists. "This is only the beginning." said Sir Edward Carson, when Informed of the resignations. Sir Edward is staying at Cralgavon. the home of Captain James Craig. The Iondonberry garrison has been increased by three hundred men. The Dorsetshire regiment, which has been stationed in this city for the past year, has been transferred to Holy wood barracks, five miles away, to guard the suburbs. At Carragh. the Fourth Haisars and

Salient Points on Ulster Crisis

The Irish home rule bill has passed the houseof commons twice and has been rejected twice by the House of Lords. If the commons passes the bill a third time it becomes a law under the parliament act. Ulster has opposed the passage of the bill consistently. The province fears that it will be taxsd more than its proportion. Premier Asquith decided te make concessions to the Ulster feeling. The amendment, he has suggested is that Ulster be exempt from the provisions of the home rule bill, that Ulster aend representatives to the British parliament as before and that the Irish parliament have no power over Ulster province. Ulster has prepared for war. Ever since the first passage of the bill two years ago the Orangemen have been organizing volunteers. Belfast probably would turn out 30,000 armed men if Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Orangemen, gave the signal. The province can turn out 100,000 men. the Sixteenth Lancers have been arm- ' ed with carbines instead of sword and lances. p SWEAR IN MAofotAYES. DUBLIN. March 21. Special magistrates for Ulster, to deal with cases of disorderly conduct in that district, were sworn in today. This action indicated that the government believes that widespread disorder is near. GOVERNMENT ASKS ORDER. HUDDESFIELD. March 21. "The government is determined to meet defiance of popular liberties resolutely and unwaveringly, whatever the hazard may be." This striking statement was made by Chancellor Lloyd George in a speech here today. The speech is believed to have been inspired to represent the attitude of Premier Asquith and the cabinet as to revolt In Ulster. MOBILIZE RESERVISTS DUBLIN. March 21 Mobolization of the RiFh Irish reservists was begun by war office today, this being the latest movement in the government campaign to hurl a great army into Ulster province. Throughout the south the reserve troops were equipped and ordered held in readiness for transportation to the north of Ireland. It was reported that more than two hundred have telegraphed their resignation to the war office within the last twenty-four hours. KILLS BANK ROBBER Posse Corners Man Who Puts Up Game Fight. SHAWNEE. Okla.. March 21.--Joli Patterson, a 22-year-old bank robber, is dead today, and Superintendent of l'ole Charles Howk and Deputy Sheriff Frank Timmons are Buffering from serious gunshot wounds as the result of a three-hours fight between Patterson and a popse near here. Patterson was cornered in a thicket and fought gamely until a rifle bullet pierced his heart. Patterson entered the Newell bank late yesterday, and was warmly greeted by the cashier, a boyhood chum. In response the desperado drew a revol ver and forced the cashier into the vault. Then Patterson walked out. taking 11.200 with him and sauntered i through town greeting friends. Twa ; hours laer the cashier was released and the search for Patterson was be- f . Bun. FEDERALS REVOLT VERA CRUZ. March 21. Gen. Aguilar and his ",00 federals at .Tuxton j have revolted and joined the rebels. i nis win compel me government u abandon its plan to recapture Victoria for the present. OUTFIT SHIPPED A telegram was received by The Palladium today from the Perry Pony company, at Frankfort, Indiana, saying that the vehicle to be given away in the Perry Pony contest was shipped yesterday and that the pony will be sent Monday.

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