Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 152, 7 May 1914 — Page 1

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Ld AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 152 RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS REBEL AVIATOR DROPS 2 BOMBS ONTO MAZATLAN POST C DIVIDES AT PROSPECT OF BADGER" FIGHT President Theodore , 'Hill Files Protest Against Banquet Aftermath and Diversion. COMSTOCK ANSWERS RALSTOH'S WELCOME TO ARMUETERAliS Richmond Man, Retiring From High Office, Recalls Trials of War Times in Capital. NO REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR HIM, SAYS TEDDY Roosevelt Still Loves Progressive Party and Will Take Active Part in Campaign This Fall. STARVATION KILLS . THOUSANDS WITHIN MEXICO'S INTERIOR White House Bride Who Weds Member of Father s Cabinet Posed in Her Bridal Costume Rich Mexicans Say United States Must Come to Rescue to Prevent Unspeakable Horror. While Constitutionalists Win, U. S. Worries Over Fate of J. R. Stillman, Deputy Consul at Saltillo. " fer ft :

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Competent Post C Sport Authorities Declare Exhibition of Supreme Interest Only to Referee.

BULLETIN. INDIANAPOLIS, May 7. Governor Ralston today received a protest from several members of Post C, T. P. A., Richmond, over the proposed badger-bulldog fight, scheduled to be one of the features of the T. P. A. convention banquet at Richmond Friday night. The governor said he thought the city and county authorities would deal with the case in a proper manner, but if they did not he would take a hand in the case himself. The announcement made in The Palladium yesterday that a real, torsure badger fight was to be one of the principal features of the banquet of the state convention of the Travelers Protective association, at the Coliseum Friday night, has split Post C, the local branch of the organization, into two warring factions, one condemning the scheduled fight as an outrage, the other enthusiastically indorsing it. Theodore Hill, president of Post C, heads the opposition faction, and he says that if an attempt is made to stage the fight he will resign his office and withdraw from the association. "The plan to have a badger fight at the Coliseum tomorrow night is an insult to the association and to the decency of this community," Mr. Hill said today in making a protest to the members of Post C who are promoting the affair. Wires National Head. "I have wired to George Armstrong, president of the national organization, who is to attend the convention, at his home in New Jersey, expressing my most strenuous opposition to the fight and expressing the hope that Post C will be dealt with drastically if it takes place." At a meeting of Post C members last night there was a most lively discussion of the badger fight project. Members opposed to it expressed themselves bitterly, while the numerous faction . supporting the proposed contest referred to the storm of protests as a "tempest in a teapot." The discussion pro and con was punctuated by a number of telephone calls from wives of members, saying that if the badger fight was included (Continued on Page Six) RATE FOR POWERJVILL FALL Commercial Club Committee Points Out Injustice of Present Schedule to City Officials. The monthly minimum charge on let:tric current for power purposes will be reduced. This was the decision of the city officials at a meeting of the public service corporation committee of the Commercial club with the representatives of the city yesterday afternoon. At the time a monthly minimum rate of "5 cents per horse power for all electric motors was adopted by both the Municipal and the Light, Heat & Power company, there was a great deal of complaint from the small con sumers, as the price established made i it almost prohibitative lor the small 1 consumers. j The committee yesterday afternoon j puiuieu out 10 ine cuy oinciais now the rate already established was unfair and unjust to the small consumer. The committee was unaminous in the opinion that a small minimum rate should be established to protect the company against loss from having Kpecial transformer and meter placed, and the consumer not using any current. The city officials stated that they only wished to fix a rate which would protect the local plant and if the rate of 75 cents per horse power was unjust the rate would be lowered. They paid that there would be some change made and that it would at least be reduced to 50 cents per horse power and if a lower price could be fixed which would protect the plant they would lower the rate below the 50 cents. The meeting was attended by Mayor Itobbins, City Attorney Bond, Alfred Bavis of the board of works, Charles Marlatt, Clarence Kleinknecht, Charles Jordan, George Seidel, V. K. Bradbury and E. H. Harris. DISSOLVES INJUNCTION AGAINST TYPO. UNION BY LEASED WIRE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 7. In iflissolving the temporary injunction in the suit brought by Charles E. Hawkes tu New York, to prevent the officers of the International Typographical "Union from printing ballots for the annual election without containing his name, Judge Remster in circuit court said that he had never heard of the "chance to run for office in an unincorporated association as a property right;" that no fraud in the decision of the executive officers was alleged or. shown and that the evidence had not shown that Hawkes had qualified Jor the office of president for which fea sousbt

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INDIANAPOLIS, May 7. An eloquent address was delivered at the Tomlinson hall campfire, one of the interesting features of the Indiana G. A. R. encampment, now being held in this city, by Judge D. V. Comstock, of Richmond, the retiring commander of the department of Indiana. In response to an address of welcome to the veterans, Judge Comstock said: "Most of the volunteer regiments of Indiana took their first lessons in camp life and Avere mustered into the service at Indianapolis. On their way from the camp to the trains they were

escorted to the station by troops of , citizens, with music and with waving banners, and with blessings of the people were borne away. In months and years as the time of enlistments of certain of these commands expired, they re-enlisted and were brought here and given thirty days' furlough in which to visit their homes. Governor Morton saw that each regiment was (Continued on Page Ten.) ELEANOR RANDOLPH WILSON. BY LEASED WIRE " WASHINGTON, May 7. For the second time in six months the white house will again be the scene of nuptials in the family of President and Mr3. Woodrow Wilson, when their daughter, Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, and Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo are married in the blue room at 6 o'clock this afternoon. This will be the fourteenth,marriage solemnized in the white house, and this is the first that will unite one of

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SECRETARY LANE TO HEAD MEDIATORS; CHARGE O'SHAUGHNESSY FOCUSES ISSUE

BY W. N. TAFT. WASHINGTON, May 7. Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, almost certainly will lead the American mediators when the board meets at Niagara Falls on May 18. President Wilson has practically decided upon Lan's appointment, it was learned at the fhite house today. The other two Amej'can representatives probably will be Chief Justice White and Justice Hughes of the supreme court of the United States. Chief Justice White's aDpointment is certain, and tat of Hughes practically certain, although Justice Lamar and Richard Olney of Boston, are both mentioned for the place. The personnel of the board will be announced within a few days, after the president has received assurances from each of the appointees that they will serve. Olney's declinations of the posts of ambassador to Great Britain and the governorship of the federal reserve bank have cause the president not to anticipate the acceptance of appointments before the men have accepted the offers. Problem is Simplified. The arrival of Nelson OShaughnessy. American charge d' affaires at Mexico City, and the man who is credited with knowing more about the Mexican situation than any one else in the country here today, brought the actual handling of the Mexican p.blem to a head. O'Shaughnessy spent the greater part of the day in conference with Secretary of State Bryan, but did not see the president, as the chief executive preferred to spend the entire day with his family, except for a short conference with Secretary Bryan. .O'Shaughnessy will see the president tomorrow, "and the future policy of the administration will be mapped out at the meeting. It is not likely that O'Shaughnessy

fis"&S,T r-' the president's family to a member of his cabinet. Miss Wilson steps out of the white house into the home of a cabinet member, and will preside at future dinners as hostess to her father. Ceremony Quiet. In accordance with the wishes of both Miss Wilson and Mr. McAdoo the ceremony will be quiet, less than one hundred guests having ten invited. The Rev. Slyvanus Beach, pastor of the Princeton Presbyterian church, will officiate, aud there will be only two attendants. Miss Margaret Wilson will act as maid of honor to her will return to Mexico, and it is possible that he may retire from the diplomatic corps, as did his chief, Henry Lane Wilson, shortly after reaching Washington. O'Shaughnessy declined to discuss any phase of the Mexican situation today, but indicated that he would have something interesting to say before long. Rebel Veterans Tire of Insults To U. S. Banner JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 7. The United Confederate Veterans in convention here with the support of Forest's famous cavalry corps adopted a resolution today, expressing indignation at the "repeated insults offered to American citizens and the flag by Mexicans," and pledged President Wilson, if called upon, a company of 100 men to be selected from the corps, "every man to be fully adopted to perform the duties and hardships required of the regular soldiery." The resolution of some length concludes as follows: "We hereby guarantee to be among the first to plant the American flag on the battlements of the city of Mexico or any other fortress within her bounds." AMERICANS IMPRISONED. WASHINGTON, May 7. Minister Levalle at Gautemalla today reported to the state department that a family named Smith numbering ten are in prison at To.nala and in danger of their lives for jdlling three Mexicans.

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sister, and Mr. McAdoo will have Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U. S. N., physician to the president, as his best man. The flower girls will be Miss Nancy Lane, daughter of the secretary of the interior, and Miss Sallie McAdoo, the twelve-year-old daughter of the bridegroom, who is a widower. The bride and bridegroom will enter the blue room to the strains of the wedding march of Lohengrin played by the United States Marine band. Wedding Gown of Satin. The wedding gown of Miss Wilson is a beautiful creation of ivory-tinted satin, with a train and finished in duchess lace. The veil which Miss Wilson will wejar" was worn by her sister, Mrs. Francis Bowes Say re, when she was married in November, and is (Continued From Page Eighty MARINES ON SHORE TO HELP Fl U. S. Battleships at Vera Cruz' Full Dress in Honor of King George's Accession BY LEASED WIRE WASHOINGTON, May 7. A company of marines from the battleship Connecticut under Captain Beumont, landed at Vera Cruz this morning to reinforce General Funston's troops, according to Rear Admiral Badger's report to the navy department. Admiral Badger stated the men had come from Tampico on the Lebanon. His dispatch read: 'Report arrival of the Lebanon from Tampico with draft men, also a company of marines under Captain Beumont from the Connecticut, who will joint the first brigade ashore. The steamer City of Tampico arrived Wednesday and will leave Friday for Yucatan ports to collect refugees. The Vulcan sailed Wednesday for Lobos Island and Tampico. "Conforming with the British cruiser Essex our ships full dressed ship at noon in honor of the anniversary of the accession of King George. Admiral Cradock called on me Wednesday afternoon to extend his thanks for the participation of the United States ships in celebrating the event. The remains of Harshberger and Pulliam are being sent north on the Solace." WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Showers this afternoon. Cloudy tonight. Friday fair. TEMPERATURE. Noon 67 Yesterday Maximum 67 Minimum i.. ........ 46

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Offers to Deliver Lecture on Duvida River Trip Before Royal Geographical Society in London.

. BY LEASED WIRE PARA, Brazil, May 7. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will not run for president on a Republican ticket in 1916. He made this clear today when he declared that although he had not yet considered being a candidate in that year if he did decide to run it would be on the Progressive ticket. "I cannot swallow the Republican bosses," he said. Colonel Roosevelt intends to take an active part in the coming fall campaign, but he will not run for any office in New York state. His activity in politics will be resumed after the wedding of Kermit Roosevelt in Spain. In the meantime the Colonel will recuperate from ihe effects of his journey of exploration in Brazil. Colonel Still Weak. The Colonel was still weak when he embarked on the Andan for New York today, but said he was hopeful that the sea voyage would restore him to health. "The trip along the Duvida river nearly cost my life," said the Colonel, "but I am glad I made it, even though I was ill and at times we were on the verge of starvation. "The trip along the Duvida was a great feat. I have offered to deliver a lecture on the trip before the Royal Geographical Society in London." Kermit Roosevelt will accompany his father on the return trip as far as Barbados, but from there he will proceed to Spain. COUNTY POOR FARM . ill GOOy 0I1DITI0N State Charity Board Reports on Inspection to Auditor Bowman. Amos W. Butler, secretary of the state board of charities, returned favorable reports on investigations of the Wayne county poor fam, county jail and women's jail in a letter received today by County Auditor Bowman. He also offered his personal assistance in any problems of charities or correstions which might be encountered in this county. The poor farm with its forty-nine inmates, received the best report in many years. The only recommendation were that parts of walls be paintstalled. "The inmates have plenty of clothes, the discipline is good, the place is well kept and clean, and the inmates are clean. There are twenty-eeven head of cattle on the farm, nine of which are milk cows; there are four horses, twelve mules and eighty-two swine," the report read in part. Special attention was called in the jail report of the cleanliness of the building and prisoners. Althought the building is not well arranged for classification of prisoners, the report says, this is not considered a serious fault because of' the few prisoners and the small range of crime and misdemeanor. The women's jail also met the approval of tje critical inspection board and was given a good report.

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Battered measures, tampered scales, short weight boxes, used by dishonest merchants, have cost Richmond housewives thousands of dollars and added materially to the high cost of living. Inspector McKinley has vigorously enforced the law since his appointment as city sealer of weights.

This photograph is not. a cut from the. section of a dump. It is a few of the measures and scales which George McKinley, city sealer of weights and measures, has confiscated and which have been in use in the city for years, in epite of . the- rigid

BY HARRY H. DUNN. Special Staff Correspondent of the International News Service. VERA CRUZ, May 7. Famine conditions prevail in the interior of Mexico and thousands of families are starving to death. Refugees, many' of them well-to-do Mexicans, who reached here

today to seek protection under the United States flag, declared that conditions were unparalleled and that the United States probably would have to come to the rescue of the country to prevent a situation of unspeakable horror. That General Victoriano Huerta is preparing to "flee to Central America by way of Salina Cruz, was the report j Drought here from the capital by A. A. j Weimer, of the National Bank cf Mexi ico. According to Mr. Weimer, the I dictator already has sent his family j out of Mexico City. j "Huerta has been unable to get money to pay his troops and attaches of the government and they are turning against him." said Weimer. "With Americans blockading Vera Cruz, the chief port of the republic, the Constitutionalists in control of the north and much of the south held by bandit gangs, the interior of Mexico has been isolated. The Federals, stationed in the inland and garrisons, iiave set themselves up as the supreme law and have been carrying on operations with a high hand, throwing families in jail for ransom, plundering private property and laying waste the country. All the available food has been seized by the Federals." Funston Moves Outposts. Pursuant to the authority given him by the war department to use his own discretion in extending his lines. Brigadier General Frederick Funston, the military governor, is pushing his outposts closer to the lines of General Gustavo Maas. the Federal commander-in-chief. The posts guarding the Tejar water works, which supplies this city, have been extended so as to prevent Mexicans from cannonading the pumping station and perhaps destroying the machinery. Dr. G. M. Guiteras, surgeon of the port under American occupation, and Charles Jenkinson, of the Red Cross, have started a war against the house fly for the purpose of preventing typhoid fever outbreak. The water supply, except in one small quarter of the city, has ben scientifically tested and found to be good. On account of yellow fever along the east coast. Vera Cruz is now quarantined against all ports from Frontera to Merida. Americans Leave. The congested conditions caused by the continual influx of refugees are being slightly relieved by the departure of Americans and orders from the military authorities that Mexicans who can show no good cause for seeking an asylum here must leave. The work of paying off the soldiers, sailors and marines went on today, accomplished but slowly, because of the large number of men and their scat- : tered locations on shore. I .In addition to the $250,000 in gold j paid out to the army and navy, about $200,000 in gold has been brought here J for postal expenses. The shops are ! uuiiik i mining uiimhcts, uui iuc au- ,' thorities are keeping close watch to i see that prices are not boosted too I high. , 1 Mexicans Favor Occupation. J Newspaper correspondents here, j whose source of news has been curtailj ed by inactivity of the armed forces, i are spending their time taking polls on ! questions affecting the future of Mex- ; ico. Of 200 Mexicans driven into this j city by starvation, 10 favored immej diate occupation of all Mexico by the : Americans. J The first Mexican prisoner who will : be tried by the military commission I when it convenes next week, will prob(Continued on Page Ten.) laws and rules sent out by the state, and by II. E. Barnard, state commissioner of weights and measures. The scales bear the sign. "This scale has been tested and found to have been correcL" The measures are also supposed to hare been test

Diplomats Believe: Villa Will Bottle Up Mexico City Before A. B; C. Mediators Get Down to Work.

(BULLETIN.) WASHINGTON. May 7. An aeroplane belonging to the Constitutionalists today dropped two bombs in the city of Mazatlan, j killing three persons and wounding eight, according to a report i from Admiral Howard to the navy department today. Admiral Howard immediately drew up a joint letter from himself and a German captain to the Constitutionalist general, informing him of the occurrence and requested that a neutral zone for non-combatants be established. An answer to this request is expected today. BY W. N. TAFT. Staff Correspondent of the Interna tional News Service at the White House. WASHINGTON, May 7. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, recently American charge d affaires at Mexico City, arrived in Washington early today, accompanied by his wife and child. Tired and worn with his long trip, O'Shaughnessy refused to be interviewed, and went at once to bed. He is expected to report to President Wilson later in the day. The New Richmond hotel, where th O'Shaughnessys registered, immediately became the center of interest for newspaper reporters and the movin? picture camera men. After a rest of a few hours O'Shaughnessy proceeded to the state department, where he was cordially greeted by Secretary Bryan, who invited the diplomat into his office. A few minutes later the secretary of state came out of bis office hurriedly to go to the White House. It was said he desired to confer with the president before he engaged in a long conversation with O'Shaughnessy. Will Threaten Huerta. Another ultimatum may be sent to Provisional President Huerta. Grave Continued on Page Six. SUNDAY SET APART FOR REBEL ASSAULT OH SALTILLO CITY BY LEASED WIRE HIPOLITO. State of Coahuila, via Torreon, Mex., May 7. Sunday is the day set for a general assault upon Saltillo by Constitutionalists, it was said here today, by rebel generals. The entire Constitutionalist army of the north, except the garrisons left at Torreon, is on its way against Saltillo. The troops are marching overland or travelling in wagon trains. General Pablo Gonzales is reported to have captured a federal outpost at Saltillo and has established one section of bis army in the suburbs. Constitutionalists also have capj tured Cerrilos on the San Luis Potosi- , Tampico railroad. SEIZE U. S. BARK. VERA CRUZ. May ".An unconfirmed report was received here today by way of Mexico City that the American bark Geneve had been seized at Manzanillo by the Mexican federals on the charge that she had attempted to land arms and munitions of war for the Constitutionalists. ed. But Richmond buyers have been cheated by grocerymen, fish, dealers.. nucKsters, ice men, coal men, vegetable sellers at market and numerous other selling agencies using weight (Continued, on Page Eight)