Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 180, 15 June 1916 — Page 1

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The local natural gas corporation, the Light, Heat & Power company, had its dream of 70 cent gas rudely shattered today with. the announcement of the appraisement of the company's property by the engineers of the Indiana Public Utilities commission. This appraisement was made for the purpose of establishing a basis for the formulation of a schedule of rates. Establish Valuations. The (Gmission engineers established the present value of the Richmond gas company's holdings. Including a Continued On Page Twelve. presSt LL STAY fJ CAPITOL WASHINGTON, June . 15 The White House today stifled the hope of the Democratic national convention that President Wilson would appear there personally to accept the nomination for the presidency and make an address on the issues of the day. TWO SOLDIERS SHOT BY BAND IN EARLY RAID SAN ANTONIO. Tex., June 15. Two American soldiers were killed and seven wounded early today, when a band of 100 Mexican bandits attacked Troops I and M of the Fourteenth cavalry at St. Igno. The attack occurred at 2 o"clock in the morning. In the battle six Mexicans were killed. LEARNS OF DEATH OF SON MISSING FOR LAST 2 YEARS Fcr two years. Mrs. Margaret Tiernan, 806 North I street, has, with ach- . ing heart, awaited some word of her missing son, William Tiernan, a theatrical costumer. Today Chief of Police Goodwin, who has been assistir the family in the location of the missing man. was notified by the New York detective bureau that Tiernan had died in the Knickerbocker hospital ia New York on April 7. this year, having been admitted to the institution the previous day. The body was buried in the Citv cemetery of New York. VETERAN OF MANY HENRY WITTE, Hpnrv Wltfe. fjprnan war veteran I one of the last of the men who charged the Dueppler Schanzen in the Schleswig-Holstein campaign, is dead at his home in Greenwood Heights at. the age of 75 years. He was one of the most popular German residents of the south side, the oldest member of the Militaerverein, and prominently connected with the societies of St. Andrew's church. Death was due to Bright's disease and came Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at his home, 1309 Greenwood avenue. Born October 3, 1840, in Germany, he came to this country forty-nine years ago, and settled , in Richmond thirty-four years ago. He was employed at the Gaar-Scott plant for thirty-three years. Reaching military i Continued On Page Seven. j

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ON RAILROADS MAY STRIKE NEW YORK, June 15. Unless the railroad managers agree to grant this afternoon an eight hour day, with time and a half for overtime, a strike of 300,000 railroad workers will be an immediate prospect. ST. LOUIS, June 15. Nine hand-picked Demo cratic leaders today manned the roller which will carryPresident Wilson's personally conducted platf rom thru the Democratic convention. Confronted with several prospective fights for alterations in the platform, the admin istration forces withheld President Wilson's final platform, "suggestions" until they were submitted today., to a sub-committee of the contention resolutions committee made up of nine of the safest and sanest of the Democratic delegates. The "big nine" to whom Secretary of War Newton D. Baker today turned over his closely guarded presidential platform draft were: Senators Hollis, of New Hampshire; Pomerene, of Ohio ; Martin, of Virginia ; Walsh, of Montana, and Stone, of Missouri, the chairman of the committee; Representatives Fitzgerald, of New York, and Rainey; of Illinois, and A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, and Governor A. O. Stanley, of Kentucky. , COLONEL PASSES PEACEFUL NIGHT AFTER X-RAY NEW YORK. June 15. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt passed a comfortable night. b,ut no statement on his condition wilt be given out until the doctors report on their examination of their X-ray plate. TAKES SCHOOL POST Ruth Kelsey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mead A. Kelsey, has accepted the assistant principalship at Southland college, Arkansas, for the next school year. BLOODY BATTLES, AGE 75, IS DEAD LANSING CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT ON MEXICAN CASE Washington, June 15. Secretary of State Lansing today suddenly appeared at the White House and conferred tor fifteen minutes with President Wilson about Mexico. Secretary Lansing admitted that this was the "subject, but would say nothing concerning the details.

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CAPTURED BY U. S. TROOPER GENERAL FIELD QUARTERS, U. S. ARMY, NAMIQUIPA, Mex American troops yesterday captured Lujan, the Villista lieutenant, and one of the leaders in the Columbus raid. The Mexican was taken at Paphaunes, Hauienza, thirty-five miles southwest of Namiqipa, by Troop M of the Thirteenth cavalry under Captain F. G. Turner. ST. LOUIS, June 15. Dangling ninety-one electoral votes in twelve states that can be thrown the one way or the other by 6.7 per cent of the voting population, as the stake, three groups of suffrage women are making the prettiest fight in the long story of woman's struggle for the ballot before the platform i committee of tfteDemocratic party. On the one hand they offer a promise of leading the party to the pot of gold at the end of the political rainbow. On the other, they offer a threat of pulling down the temple of western states upon a recalcitrant Democracy, if, indeed, it shall so prove in the eyes of the women. u n a a IS FIRM OfJ RATE INDIANAPOLIS, June 15 Chairman Thomas Duncan of the public service commission after his conference with officials of the Chamber of Commerce of Richmond yesterday afternoon today failed to give any hope to the Richmond people who are seeking to prevent the commission from forcing the Richmond manufacturers to pay a sprinkler service charge. ADJUDGED BANKRUPT Michael Kelly, formerly pr6prietor of the Arlington restaurant, was adjudged a bankrupt in federal court at Indianapolis yesterday. His assets were listed at $268 and his liabilities at $1,144. Weather Forecast United States Report Probably showers tonight. Friday. partly cloudy. Yesterday. Xoon 74 Temperature. Maximum 81 Minimum 58 Local Forecast Showers and probably thunder storms will arrive before 6 o'clock. Unsettled tonight and Friday. General Conditions The slowly moving storm caused yesterday's rain will cause more rain this afternoon or tonight. Extremo warm weather in far southwest. One hundred at San Antonia, Texas; one hundred and eight at Phoenix. Arizona, and nne hnnrirorf and fourteen at Yuma, Arizona. W.E.MOORE, Weather Forecaster.

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CONVENTION HALU ST. LOUIS, June 15.-Wocd-row Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall will be placed in nomination for president and vice president respectively at a session of the Democratic national convention beginning at 9 o'clock tonight. This was decided on by the rules committee of the convention following a lengthy and stormy session prior to the opening of today's session of the convention. Decide on Program. The committee has decided that the original program was to be adhered to Continued On Page Twelve. HARMONY IS STRONG PASTY CONVENTION HALL, St. Loui, June 15. Gladdened by the news thatthe proceedings are to be shortened and the Democratic national convention business expedited in every way, the second day's session of that body presented a continuation of yesterday's love feast. The convention was delayed in getting together as a result of the big party leader, headed by Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, taking the initiative and forcing the committee on rules to permit the nomination of the candidates tonight, instead cf waiting until tomorrow. Eut when that was finally settled, things moved rapidly and at 11:50 o'clock Chairman Martin H. Glynn called the convention to order. The report of the committee on credentials was presented by its chairman, Hon. Joseph E. Eell of Indianapolis. UNDERHILL SUIT COSTS HIM S450; TO TAKE APPEAL A civil action filed by Wilmer A. Stamer, an aged Richmond man, against Alfred C. Underbill, also of this city, to cancel a deep to property alleged to have been transferred by Stamer to Underhill upon fraudulent representations by the latter, was compromised at New Castle yesterday just before the case was called for hearing in the Henry circuit court, where it had been taken on a change of venue. Following this action. Judge Gause dismissed a criminal charge against Underhill, resulting from the same transaction. The compromise was effected over Underbill's protest, it is said. It was announced today that Underbill's appeal of the recent decision of a Henry circuit court jury, fining him $250 and sentencing him to jail for three months, resulting from a conviction on a charge of drawing a deadly weapon on a Wayne township farmer, will be ready for filing in the supreme court within a week. The costs of this case now exceed "$450, it is said, and will probably total $1,500. SAVE 100 PEOPLE ON STEAMER BEAR SAN FRANCISCO, June 15. All of the one hundred passengers and crew of eighty-teen - on the , steamer Bear, which went ashore on ''Blount's Reef early today in a dense fog, are believed to have been saved. .'