Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 118, 28 March 1914 — Page 1

RICHMOND FiytXABIUM AND 8UN-TELEQRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 118 RICHMOND, IND SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS CALL TO ELECT DELEGATES FOR HINT SOCIETY GIRL TO LEAVE GARDENER BELL COMPANY TORREON IS SCENE OF AWRL BATTLE Rebels and Federals Fight Hand to Hand Conflict and Latter Driven to West Part of City.

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Democrats Must Nominate Lien Not Tainted With Taggartism for Legislative Offices or Get Ready for Trouble G.O.P. SERVICE HERE REPORT AVERS T BOTH ARE CONFIDENT

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County Chairman Bowman Sets Date of April 10 for Ward Meetings and April 11 for Townships.

WAYNE IS ENTITLED TO TWENTY-SIX MEN Time and Place for Holding of Congressional Convention Had Not Been Decided Upon As Yet. Monday County Auditor L. E. BowIrian, Republican county chairman, -will Issue n call for ward and township meetings for the purpose of electing delegates and alternates to the Republican state convention, to be held at Indianapolis, April 22 and 23. Ward meetings will be held in Richmond at 7:30 o'clock on the evening of April 10, and township meetings will be held the following afternoon at 2 o'clock. Wayne county will be entitled to twenty-six delegates at the state convention. "Delegates to the congressional convention will not be elected at these meetings, for I have not been notified regarding the time and place of holding this convention," said Mr. Bowman today. "Several of the townships, however, will nominate candidates for township assessor and township trustee at these meetings. I have instructed all township chairmen that such action can be taken if desired. Two townships, Dalton and Jackson, have already announced their intention to do 60." Go as Free Lances. Wayne county's delegates to the Republican state convention, will go as free lances, and in consequence their votes will be eagerly sought by the various candidates for places on the ticket. The most interest centers about the nomination of a United States senator, the leading candidates being Hugh Th. Miller and Fred Sims, former Republican state chairman. Mr. Bowman states he has heard no expression r4wmmt'ttsmkfs to these two candidates for the senatorial nomination. It is believed, however, that Miller will receive the support of the majority of the Wayne delegates. The Republican Sixth district congressional convention probably will be held some time the latter part of April, but no candidates for the congressional nomination have announced themselves. A few days ago the political ghost of James E. Watson, of Rushville, was seen by editors of a few district Republican newspapers, but it disappeared when Editor Elliott, of the Newcastle Courier, yelled "scat." Of course the Watson congressional candidacy would stand no chance in the face of such opposition. Mr. Elliott for years was one of Watson's most devoted followers. Watson Not "Come Back." The Courier this week retired WatFon from the active list of the Republican organization in an editorial which reads, in part: "The Courier loves and respects Mr. Watson for his achievements for the Republican party in the past. His services to the country as well as the party cannot be praised too highly, but the order has changed and the events of the past few years in the political history of the country preclude the possibility of few, if any, of those who were active in the passing of the events mentioned, 'coming back.' Their counsel and advice will be needed and sought, but the new Fituation and conditions in the party demand and will have new leaders and standard bearers. "It is. of course, painful to one who lias been so active and earnest in the work of the organization of the party he loves to have to come to a realization of the fact that he must 'take a back seat,' but there is born in every true Republican a spirit of sacrifice and a subservience that causes him to follow the banner no matter who carries it or wherever it goes. Tt is not blind partisanship, but a strict devotion to and a sincere belifif in the tenets and principles of the party." "Billy" Risk, of Newcastle. Republican congressional standard bearer in 1912. is understood to be a receptive candidate for re-nomination, and Wayne county Republicans will not be surprised if he is drafted into service again. No definite action has been taken by the Wayne county Republican orpnnizntion in regards to placing a county itcket in the field this year, but it is understood a ticket is to be nominated for the sake of maintaining party organization. The refusal of the Democrats to consider the fup'on ticket plan, suggested by certain Republican leaders, brought to an end all that talk. ARGUE ON MOTION A motion to rule out certain parts of depositions taken in West Virginia for use in the case of Forrest Nicholson serainst Walter Bullerdick to recover $70 under garnishee acts against the collection of accounts outside the utate, was argued in court today by attorneys. The case will be heard Monday. A professional collector from Wheeling. W. Va., whose local agent was Cecil Clark, collected a grocery bill against Nicholson for Bullerdick. The collection was made through a justice cf peace court in Wheeling. The amount of the bill assigned to the collector was $44

Friends of Mrs. E. N. Breitung, wife of the Chicago banker, who is very prominent in New York society, are taking a deep interest in the matrimonial drama enacted by her daughter, Miss Juliet Breitung, and Max Frederick Kleist, a young gardener. It was at first denied that Miss Breitung had participated in such a ceremony, althoug her name and that of Kleist were registered on the marriage record of Grace church. Mr. Breitung, through his attorneys, has issued a statement in which the marriage has been admitted and an intimation given that his daughter repented the sudden marriage, and planned to 6ecure an annulment. CLUB SETS DATES FOR CLEANING CITY Richmond to Receive General Sweeping, Raking, and Trimming During the First Week in May. MAY OFFER PRIZES Work of Arranging for "Samlkrfiare, Ffeesdinthe Hands of Prof. Thompson and John Johnson. Richmond "will be swept, raked, scrubbed, scoured, trimmed and planted, and in fact, will receive its annual ablution this spring as in the past three years, during the first week In May. This was the decision of the civic improvement committee of the Commercial club last night. Complete arrangements- for the clean-up week will be made at a meeting to take place April 10, when representatives of the West and South Side Improvement associations and the Aftermath will participate as members of the cleaning week committee. It is probable the usual inducements will be offered and the clubs probably will have prizes for schools and school children. The city will be districted and committees of school children Bill be given charge of the various divisions. In the schools, essays on this I phase of civic betterment will be writ ten. The "sample . square" which the committee arranged, for some time ago. has been placed in the hands of Prof. John F. Thompson and John Johnson. The plan is to make the square from Main to North A street on Eleventh street, a model one for the city. The space between the sidewalk and. gutters will be graded, sodded and planted with trees. The idea will be continued after this year and the model square will be kept, in best condition. The shade trees which will be planted will be kept properly trimmed. PLAN RECOVERY OF A KIDNAPPED CHILD PHILADELPHIA. March 28. Detectives announced today that within 48 hours eight year old Warren McCarrick would be located and returned alive to his parents and that two arrests would be made in connection with his recovery. They declared the boy had been kidnapped by a man well known to the McCarrick family; that the kidnapping had not been for ransom, but for petty spite; and that the boy had been held prisoner in a downtown section of the city, with his captor probably as much frightened as the boy. "I don't know what to think about this," said Mrs. McCarrick this morning. BOYS PLAY POLO WITH DYNAMITE MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 28. The discovery of twelve small boys playing ' shinny" with twenty half-pound sticks of dynamite, enough to blow up the entire suburb of Bay View, started the police on an investigation of an attempt to blow up the home of Joseph Gargotto. The boys said they found the "shinny blocks" in a basket in the rear of Gargotto's home. Gargotto had recently received several threatening letters. '

Rumored That Home Company Will Take Over Long Distance Service of Old Corporation Next August.

MANAGER HUTTON ENTERS A DENIAL Will Continue in Service Until He Reaches Age of Compulsory Retirement, When He Will Be Pensioned. Report that the Bell Telephone company intends completely to abandon its local long distance service before the close of the year is again current, and this time there appears to be substantial basis for the report, although officers of bcth local telephone companies say no information substantiating it has been received. This report has it the local Bell service will be abandoned the latter part of next August, when Manager Noah Hutton reaches the age of 70 and ia placed on the retired list, or shortly thereafter. Mr. Hutton says, however, that he has heard of no such arrangement. Mr. Hutton, who has been in the service of the Bell Telephone company for thirty-five years as local manager, will be retired on his seventieth birthday with a pension of full pay, under the pensioning plan j recently established to reward old em ployes who have faithfully served the corporation. Shortly after the pension plan was established Mr. Hutton was notified that inasmuch as he had served the company the required twenty years and was over 60 years old, he could voluntarily retire on full pay pension If he 6o desired. This did not appeal to the veteran telephone man, however, and he requested that he be permitted to remain "In the harness" until he reached the age of compulsory retirement, 70 years. He is as active and enthusiastic in the performance of his duties today, as he was twenj years md, and fanwwr-fitrrea soi wryeTeii Ould become an industrial pensioner until he crossed the age limit tape. The company officials promptly complied with his request. What gives emphasis to the report that with the retirement of Mr. Hutton comes the abandonment of the local Bell service is the fact that recently it has partially dismantled its lines and has a satisfactory arrangement with the local Home Telephone conmpany for the handling of all long distance business. The Bell company has no local subscribers, and the bulk of its long distance business is done through the Home company telephones. The Bell company has also been following the policy for some time of either abandoning its service in towns where there is competition and where working agreeemnts have been made, or purchasing the competing companies. TOWNS THREATENED W1THJVASTATI0N Plants of Companies Flooded and Many Persons Driven From Homes. WARREN, Pa., March 28. This town and all villages in the Conowango Valley are threatened with devastation as a result of spring floods. The Conowango registered thirteen feet today and was steadily rising. The plants of the Gisholt Machine company and the Allegheny Foundry company were flooded this morning and had to close, throwing 300 men out of work. Scores of families have been driven from their homes. HP I Alton, 111., Structure Is Entirely Destroyed. ALTON, 111., March 28 Twenty young men, trapped by flames in the dormitory of the Y. M. C. A. building here early today, made their way out of the upper floors of the structure on fire escapes and ladders a few minutes before the entire building collapsed. It was feared that some of the occupants had perished, but when Secretary Spalding called the, roll in front of the blazing building every young man answered. The loss on the building and contents was estimated at $60,000. Many of the men lost all their possessions. The night watchman discovered the fire making rapid headway ia the private office or the Y. M. C. A. building. He awakened all the sleepers on the upper floors but the entire building was filled with smoke. None of the young men had time to don any clothing. While the firemen were fighting to prevent the spread of the Y. M. C. A. fire, a grocery store owned by A. F. Cousley, several blocks ago was discovered to be on fire. The cause of both fires is a mystery.

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Villa Fills Gaps With Fresh Troops and Government Rushed Three Trains to Velasco's Aid.

GOMEZ PALACIO, March 23. Scores of wounded rebels were brought from Torreon to Gomez Palacio today and sent to E! Verjel. From those who were able to talk some details of the thrilling battle in the Federal stronghold were learned. They said that General Villa's army was losing heavily, but that he was hurling fresh troops into the gaps and forcing General Velasco and the government soldiers into the western part of the city. Villa's troops went into battle today without having any food or water for twlmty-four hours. The Constitutionalists' commissary department has failed miserably to meet the demands upon it and Villa has threatened to hang all his quartermasters after he has captured Torreon. Villa must capture Torreon, as only the Federal supplies in that city can save his troops from starvation. Cholera has been raging in Torreon for several weeks. It is intensely hot and the Federal dead have been left lying where they fell. Villa has telegraphed to Chihuahua for carloads of quicklime. With this he will destroy the bodies of the dead. Torreon probably will fall before night. A desperate battle is being fought in the streets of the cltv. The j Federals are fighting bravely to thrust I hack VUln'c rchalo hut tha OnnaHtnHnnniinta ciir fn tvtr. into the heart of the town. Crossing the Nazas river at the head of his troops, Villa smashed the Federal's defenses to the north and penetrated the town. The battle raged ail night. Neither side was able to use its artillery in the darkness fo- fear of killing its own men, but the soldiers fought hand to band in the light cast by fires burn ing in buildings. When the first light showed today. Villa sent into the battle all the forces that he had held In reserve during the night. Most of these soldiers were the men who had been given an opportunity to rest after the battle that resulted In the capture of Gomes Palacfo." J -' ---a.:r RUSH FRESH TROOPS. Federals Send Reinforcements Torreon. to MEXICO CITY, March 23. Three special trains carrying troops and artillery were sent by the government today to help General Velasco at Torreon. War Minister Blanquet today denied the reports of rebel successes at Torreon, but admitted that he had received no message from Velasco for twenty-four hours. CARRANZA IS SAFE. No Truth in Report That He Wat Captured. JUAREZ, March 28 Anxiety among Constitutionalist officers caused by reports that Provisional President Carranza had been surrounded by Federals in the Chihuahua desert, were set at rest today by a message sent by Carranza saying he would arrive here late today or tomorrow. COMMITTEE OF 100 V CLOSES WORK SOON Next week the Committee of One Hundred, of which S. Edgar Nicholson 'is chairman, will close its work. The executive committee held a meeting Friday noon at the Y. M. C. A. and although no information would be divulged by any member, it is well understood that another meeting will be held some day next week, at which time the general work of the committee will close. Mr. Nicholson today refused to make any statements regarding the meetings of the executive body. The Citizens' committee organized early in December and had complete control of the revival services. At the conclusion of the revival early in February the committee became known as the Committee of One Hundred and took up the local option cam paign. REFUSED PAY Indignant election inspectors, clerks, Judges and sheriffs wliose pay checks were held up by Treasurer Chamness for delinquent taxes, swamped the treasurer today with appeals to refund the money in place of the tax receipts. The treasurer, however, referred the men to the law on collection of delinquent tax by those methods. The penalty for the failure of a treasurer to collect the money when it is available is a fine of $100. ! WEATHER FORECAST I For Indiana Rain tonight and Sunday. Slightly warmer in north portion tonight. TEMPERATURE. Noon 57 Yesterday. j Maximum 57! Minimum 4Z 1 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. FOR RICHMOND. Continued unsettled weather. Rain tonight and Sunday.

AN ORDER BARRING GIRL OPERAtives from using paint, and powder was posted in a New York town: It reads: "Wash your facet or lose your jobs." THE CARNEGIE COMPANY, OF Youngstown, O., hat issued an order barring from promotion all workers who indulge in intoxicating drinks. CHARGING THAT HER HUSBAND endangered her life by bringing tick relativet to her home In New York, Mrs.Frances Paterno, hat tued for divorce. JOHN E. BENSON, OF CHICAGO, compelled his wife to work and pay the household expenses and hit own personal debts for ten years and then ordered her out of the house, is alleged In a divorce suit filed by Mrs. Benson. JAMES C Ray, A STANFORD UNIverslty student, caused the arrest of five fellow students because they "forcibly and with malicious intent did mutilate with a razor a growing beard on the face of the aaid Ray." LORAIN WILLIAMS WAS ARRESTed in Chicago for carrying a revolver. Judge Hopklnt asked her why she was armed. "I was going to a suffrage meeting," she replied, "and you never know what might happen."

PIERCE EXONERATES CRAEGER OF BLAME Coroner Says Twelve-Year-Old Lad Did Not Intend to Kill Playmate, Samuel McDonald. "I thought the cartridge would not come under the hammer until I had pulled the trigger three times," was the explanation .Robert Craeirer HUT to Yhe Tragedy In Whicn his" yearold chum, Samuel Ernest MacDonald, to the tragedy in which his 12-year-March 8. Coroner Peirce returned a verdict of death by accidental shooting In the case of the Macdonald boy. He secured the full testimony of young Craeger in his verdict. "We were playing carrom and got tired of that," the boy said. "Then we started to play hold-up. 1 got the revolver and put two cartridges in. Then I told Sam to give me his marbles and pointed the revolver at him. He gave me one marble. Then I told him to stand over by the carrom board and he did. I was pointing the revolver at him, and I thought the cartridge would not fall under the hammer until I had pulled the trigger three times. The gun flashed and Sam ran out of the room. I found him lying on the ground near the back porch and got his father to carry him in the house." The boy was almost prostrated when he realized the boy had died. Testimony from a brother of the Macdonald boy bore out the testimony of Craeger, that the shooting was accidental, and there had been no quarrel or ill-feeling between the boys. The bullet passed through the upper portion of the heart, penetrated the left lung and lodged near the skin in Macdonald's back. He did within a short time. SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TALKS TO PARENTS N. C. Heironimus Urges Patrons to Take Chosen Interests in Students Work. About 75 persons, patrons of the school and members of the faculty met at Garfield school last night for the purpose of discussing questions relative to the betterment of the work of the school. The affair was of an informal nature largely intended for the parents of the students to get better acquainted with the instructors. Principal Heironimus, of the school made a brief talk. Mr. Heironimus spoke of the work being done at the school, particularly of the vocational phase, asking the parents of the students what they thought of that line of instruction. The speaker emphasized the need for an all round training in this day. The principal's idea of the school 13 that the work done there is at the people's command. The principal feels that the parents of the students should take a closer interest in the work of their children. SOCIALIST SPEAKER SUNDAY AFTERNOON Socialists of Richmond will gather at a meeting place In the council chamber of the city hall tomorrow to hear AVilliam H. Henry, state secreta'ry of the party. Charles Sehl will preside. The meeting has been called for -2 o'clock. Mr. Henry will speak on the public utilities commission, and during his speech will Introduce phases of city government There will be no other sneakers,

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Fighting Washington Township Democrat Admits He Will Not Be Renominated for Joint Representative Because He Stands for "House Cleaning" of the State Government. He Attacks Homer Cook Without Gloves, and Pays Respects to Governor Ralston.

"I am not a politcian. I am not anxious to serve again in the legislature; in fact, 1 have no ambition to hold any public office, but as a citizen I am thoroughly interested in having the state of Indiana rescued from the corrupt political machine which now controls it, and in having a sane, economical and honest government established. I will do my humble part in bringing about this reformation and if it is necessary to make a fight I will be ready to enter into one." ThiB was the statement, or rather declaration of war, made today by Earl T. Crawford, who served in the last legislature as joint representative from Wayne and Fayette counties, and who at that time was in constant revolt against the Taggart Democratic machine, which he says is a disgrace to the state and responsible for Indiana's reputation as being one of the most backward of all commonwealths in the Union. Will Make the Fur Fly. Mr. Crawford again expressed the opinion today that he would not be re-nominated for joint representative, because such action would be highly objectionable to the Taggart crowd. He also repeated his assertion that he would make no effort to secure the nomination, but added, with pronounced emphasis, that if "the right kind of men" were not nominated by the Democrats for the legislative offices there would be a man's sized fight staged in Wayne, Fayette and Union counties and that he would have some statements to make which would cause the voters to promptly sit up and take notice. Mr. Crawford had an interview with L. T. Bertsch, of Cambridge City, regarding his candidacy for Joint representative on -the Democratic ticket. s&t by say Mr. Bert seh informed -hita he consented to having his candidacy announced when told that Crawford would not stand for re-nomination. He Has Praise for Bertsch. "I told Mr. Bertsch, who is one of my best friends, that I had never made such an announcement," said Mr. Crawford, "and he then told me he would not lift a finger to secure a place on the ticket: that if he was nominated it would be without any effort on his part. Mr. Bertsch would make a very desirable candidate: he stands for the same things I do and if he is sent to the legislature he will come back with the same record I made, an enemy of machine government and a champion of progressive legislation." Mr. Bertsch has been an active temperance worker in Cambridge City and four years ago was nominated for joint representative after a stiff fieht hnd been waged against him by "wet" Democrats. They succeeded in defeating him at the election, however. Mr. Crawford is waiting with interest the selections of the Democrats of candidates Tor representative and Joint senator from Wayne and Union counties. If they are Taggart men he frankly admits his intention of going on the warpath. Wayne and Fayette Progressives are hopeful Mr. Crawford will accept the Progressive nomination for joint representative, but he is noncommittal on this subject. "If the Democrats do not nominate the rieht kind of men for the legislative offices I may decide to make the

Canal Tolls Debate Continues in House Representatives Harrison and Knowland Vigorously Oppose Administration's Attempt to Repeal Exemption Clause No Vote Expected Before Late Next Tuesday.

WASHINGTON. March 28. With slightly diminished interest after the spectacular skirmish of yesterday, the house today settled down to a long debate on the administration canal tools repeal bill. Seventeen hours of discussion yet remains. A vote upon the bill is not expected before Tuesday afternoon, as no night session will be held. The debate on the repeal of the exemption clause was postponed until Monday, except for a brief colloquy following the reading by Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, of the conclusions of Prof. Emory R. Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania, against free tolls. The house galleries were packed with an expectant throng in anticipation of a repetition of yesterday's oratorical display. It is improbable, however that the fireworks will materialize until Speaker Champ Clark takes the floor on Tuesday to oppose the administration bill. The debate today was opened with Representative Harrisop of Mississippi making the initial attack on the repeat bill. He was followed by Representative Stephens, of Minnesota, representative member of the interstate commerce committee, who upheld the contention that the free, tolls clause is a violation of treaty obligations, j

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race for joint representative. T expeot the bulk of my support would com from the Progressives," was the only statement Mr. Crawford would make. The fighting Washington township Democrat was an interested observer of affairs at the recent Democratic state convention and today he declared the nomination of Homer Cook, former speaker of the house, as secretary of state, was a disgrace to the party. He also referred sarcastically to Governor Ralston's address In which he sounded the praises of the last Democratic legislature, generally regarded as the most reactionary ever assembled in Indiana. "Governor Ralston, in his address to the legislature last year, said if a satisfactory primary bill was not passed, the Democratic party's pledge to the people would be violated and the party disgraced. No such bill waa passed and a joke was made of the constitutional convention measure, but last week we witnessed the spectacle of the same governor praising the work of the legislature. It would be amusing if not so serious," Mr. Crawford remarked. Makes An Attack on Cook. "As to placing Homer Cook at the head of the ticket I will merely say It is an undeserved honor for an unfit man. That man was the pliant tool of Taggart; the man who as speaker of the house signed vouchers for the pay of 127 employes of the house, paying out your money and mine for double the number of necessary employes; the man who defied the rights of the people for fair representation by declaring no constitutional convention measure would ever get by him but finally relenting when a bill containing a joker which practically invalidates It was , passed; jk man .who defeated the only real primary bill Introduced, the Jones measure, by pushing the joke bill, now a law, ahead of it and refusing to permit the introduction of amendments on second reading, in defiance of the rules of the house." Mr. Crawford expresses the hope that the Democratic voters of Wayne county will require each of their legislative candidates this year to place himself on record as to his position on a comprehensive direct primary law, the calling of a constitutional convention, the revision of the rules of the house of representatives and "Taggartism." He Wants a New System. He admits there is but little chaace to obtain a desirable form of government for the state under the present system, but. he says, if the voters are careful in sending the right kind of men to the legislature, cumbersome as that body is. some really necessary progressive legislation ran be obtained. He is an advocate of the new system of lawmaking for states, which provides for only one house with representation of not more than four, preferably two. from each congressional district. He says a one house legislature with a small membership will cut the red tape, bring quick response to the public will and provide a higher type of lawmakers, because the state could afford to pay attractive salaries to its legislators under such. a system. This method of lawmaking, he says, should be supplemented by the initiative, referendum and recall. Representative Knowland. of California, vigorously opposed the repeal. . Representative Harrison in protesting against the toots repeal, askel: "Are we now to bow rn humble Ira- : mility to Great Britain?- Are we to bow simply because Great Britain as a powerful nation; thinks that we, now situated at fe are; confronted by in- 4 ternational complicat ions. - would sur- ; render honor to an unjust and tra- -reasonable contention for the sordid ' , consideration of assisting us to settle a question, that-although it is close' to us, yet is. after all. in the interest of humanity? "Be not deceived, sirs, those who would vote for this repeal act will some day have that act rise to plague you. 1 1 am cirnnrlv convinced that as as . .x. .lis-t- it in hpal that our C-VIIUIU IV fV. " - coastwise vessels going through the Panama canal should be exempt from payment of tolls." Representative Stephens, of Minnesota, the next speaker, appealed to the house to uphold the president's posl- , tlo on the issue. : "If the United .States discriminates ' against Great Britain at Panama." Mr. . . . . , Stephens assenea, man an equai discrimination against American reaeela using Canadian canals alonjr our be '

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