Palladium-Item from Richmond, Indiana • Page 1

HE MCHMON AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 190 RICHMOND, IND WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE IS, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS nn PAIIJDIUM To Value All Ihe Railroad Property in the United States CENTER. ILLE HOME ENTERED TUESDAY PRESIDENT WILSON QUITE ANGRY OVER STORY OF TROUBLE TWO BANDITS HELD UP, ROBBED TRAIN, CAPTURED A POSSE WILL FIGHT EVERY MOVE OF COMPANY ASKINGJFRANCHISE L.

H. P. Protests Againsl Granting Logan Company Contract. I i 'A -V 1 The new physical valuation committee of the Interstate Commerce Commission. These men have just been appointed by the Commission to ascertain the real value of the railroads.

They are all experts in this sort of work and will each have charge of the work in one district. More than $10,000,000 will be spent by Congress to get the facts in respect to railroad property and the work is estimated to take about ten years before it is completed. These men are now In Washington where they are conferring with the Commission. Left to right: Howard M. Jones, J.

S. Worley, Edwin F. Wendt, W. D. Pence and R.

A. Thompson. The last two named were secured by the Commission from the state valuation commissions of Wisconsin and California respectively. However, Thieves are Frightened Away From Mathews' Residence. (Palladium Special) CENTERVILLE, June IS.

The home of Howard Mathews, son of County Assessor Mathews, was entered last night though the would be thieves were frightened away. The men raised a window in the sleeping room of Mrs. Ladd, sister of Mrs. Mathews and gained entrance to the house. Mrs.

Ladd was awakened by the thieves and immediately raised an alarm. Though every effort has been made by Marshal Martindale to apprehend the thieves who have been working in this vicinity, he has been thwarted thus far. Several suspicious characters in Centervllle are suspected of being implicated in the burglaries though no evidence has been procured which would justify an arrest. COMMITTEEMEN IN FAVOR OF PRIMARY City Chairman Iliff Says Question Will Be Solved Mondav. The Republican Central committee will meet next Monday night at the City Hall and complete plans for nominating candidates for the city election in November.

It has not been decided, as yet. whether a convention or a primary election will be held for this purpose but Ed Iliff, city chairman, stated today that all the members of the committee are in a favor of a primary. The committee is composed of the eight members of the city committee and the eight members of the advisory board. Mr. Iliff stated today that In his opinion, all voters in the city should be permitted to vote at the primary elections.

"In case the ticket to which they are affiliated," he said, "should be defeated, they would have had nothing to say as to the other candidates. No matter-what ticket is elected, every voter should have the right to help choose from the other tickets, the men he feels would make the best man for the office. Every man who has an inclination to run for nomination for any office will be invited to do so." The meeting of the committee will not be an open one. PARTIAL SETTLEMENT Of Veregge Estate is Asked Today. A petition was filed this morning by John Henry Veregge, Ida Minner-man and Ida Gunderman asking that a partial settlement of the estate of Eliza Veregge, deceased, be distributed according to the provisions of the will.

In the suit the defendants are the Dickinson Trust company as executor of the last will and testament of Eliza Veregge, Olga Feltman, Mary Daub, Clara Juergens. Edna Veregge, Carl Minnerman, Paul Minnerman and Paul Gunderman. The last will of the decedent was set aside on the grounds that at the time it was made the testatrix was of unsound mind, and the Srst will was admitted to probate after a lengthy trial in the Wayne circuit court during the January term. According to the provisions of the will which was set aside the Dickinson Trust company was to keep the stock of Mrs. Veregge in Gaar.

Scott in trust and distribute to the heirs the dividends. It is contended that the company has the right to distribute the interest on the money obtained through the sale of the stock, though the will has not been construed as yet. i 4 PROMINENT COLORED MINISTER IS DEAD Rev. James Townsend Was at One Time County Representative. HARRISON APPOINTEE Had Traveled in European Countries as Methodist Missionary.

iThe Rev. James M. Townsend, 69 years old, one of the most prominent colored men in the middle west, died last evening at his home, 516 South Ninth streetfter an illness of several months. Service for Harrison. The Rev.

Mr. Townsend for forty years or more had been a conspicuous and able leader of his race, held many positions of eminence, and probably enjoyed as wide an acquaintance among prominent men of the nation as any colored man in the country, with the exception of Booker T. Washington. He served as recorder of the general land office at Washington, during the administration of President Harrison, having been appointed by the president in recognition of his ability, primarily, and because of the fact that he had rendered valuable service in the memorable campaign that finally brought success to the Indiana candidate for chief executive of the nation. In General Assembly.

The Rev. Mr. Townsend also enjoyed the distinction of being one of the very few colored men who was ever elected to the general assembly of Indiana, serving one term in the lower branch as the representative of Wayne county. His were marked with loyalty to duty and in every sense was worthy of the honor that had been conferred upon him. He was born at Gallipolis, was educated at Oberlin college, and, following a theological course, he taught school for some time at Evansville, and then entered the ministry, becoming Identified with the Indiana cpn-ference.

African Methodist churchHe held pastorates In Indianapolis, Richmond, Terre Haute. Columbus, Chicago and other cities, jlie at one time served as missionary secretary of the African Methodist church and in such capacity went abroad several many countries of Europe, Member of G. A. R. He was regarded as a great organizer, and was a potent factor in the pipneer work of bringing about a betterment of conditions of the col ored race in both the north and the; south.

He served in the civil war, and I was a member of the Grand Army of I the Republic. In the last year or two he has been away from Richmond a i part of his time, and returned only a few weeks ago because of rapidly declining health. His death had b'en expected for several days. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home.

Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. CONDITION OF LUCAS IS STILL UNCHANGED The condition of Seth Lucas i3 Eti'I unchanged, and the examination made by Dr. Meisner yesterday afternoon brought no new developments. Dr. Davi3 did not visit the jail yesterday.

A report will be submitted to the court next week, at which time it will be determined by Judge Fox wnether or not Lucas has the ability to make a creditable defense. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair tonight and Thursday; warmer in north portion Thursday. Diamond Sppial on 111. Cent. Was Looittl Near Springfield; 111., Today.

OVER $500 SECURED Small Rescue Party Humiliated by Daring Crooks-Suspect Under Arrest. (National News Association! SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 18. Jesse Leslie, aged 16, was arrested by the police here this afternoon, suspected of being involved in the robbery of the Diamond special of the Illinois Central. The boy was found hiding on the tool box on the tender of the Diamond special's engine. He protested his innocence, saying he was beating his way from St.

Louis to Chicago and became so frightened when the shots were fired by the robbers that he hid in the tool box and stayed there. Police searching the neighborhood where the robbers abandoned the engine found a sack of dynamite, a number of express checks and some articles of small value. GRAPHIC STORIES TOLD. CHICAGO. June IS.

The Diamond special on the Illinois Central, which was held up near Springfield early this morning arrived in Chicago three hours late, bringing graphic stories of the holdup. Express Messenger Pugh, grey-haired from 25 years in the service, said: "The first I knew anything was wrong was when the train came to a top near Glen Arm. I heard someone ancoupling the baggage car. Outside saw two men wearing masks holding up Engineer Schell. Bullets Strike The Car.

"Bullets rained against our steel car. I said to Ed Hoepner, my assistant, well, Ed, it looks like we are going to have some trouble. Hoepner reached for his rifle. Then some one pounded on the door. We threatened to kill any one who came inside the car, ftut we could not shoot because the bandits were holding Schell in front of them.

Then the smaller robber crawled under the car, saying, 'if we can't get in we will blow you out with -lynamite. Schell called out to us that we had better come out or we would get killed. That sounded like real philosophy, so we opened the doors and Jumped out with our hands up. The larger robber ordered me back. 'Open that big safe he said, holding his revolver against my head.

I told him I did not have the combination. Then be told me to open the local safe. I opened it, then he ordered me out. They tried six times to blow the big afe but it held. The sheriffs posse tame near hitting us with their shooting.

The robbers took a revolver from cue policeman and jumped on the engine telling to go until they told him to Conductor Gave Alarm. Conductor McWilliams said he lumped off the trian and looked into Che muzzle of a revolver. He obeyed the command to get back onto the train. When the bandits went down the track with the express car McWilliams ran across a field to a farm house and telephoned the sheriff at Springfield. Miss Caroline Brown of Joplin, as disappointed.

"I was in the first car back of the baggage car," she said. "I heard the explosions but they were to far away I couldn't tell what they were doing. I wanted so much to see them work. I never saw a holdup. HEAVY REWARD OFFERED.

SPRINGFIELD, 111., June IS. One thousand dollars reward for the arrest and conviction of each of the two masked bandits who held up the Diamond special, St. Louis to Chicago, on the Illinois Central early today, was jointly offered by the railroad company and officials of the American Express company after an investigation of the robbery. The officials admitted that the robbers obtained $500 in currency from the smaller of the two safes, but declared that although badly wrecked the larger safe containing over $30,000 Jn cash and negotiable money orders successfully withstood several blasts of dynamite. In addition to holding the train's crew of four men.

including the engineer, fireman and two baggagemen, under complete control at the point of revolvers the bandits succeeded in subduing a small posse which had been attracted to the scene by the "heavy blasts. Tied Up a Reporter. They were compelled to lay down their guns and it was later discovered that one policeman and a newspaper reporter were tied beside the express car with the messenger and gome curious passengers who had left the coaches to ascertain the cause pf the unscheduled stop. Officers arrived on the scene on a special train. They scattered out and approached the engine and baggage car.

Officer Maurice OLeary was far (Continued on Page Six) No Disagreement Concerning Framing of the Currency Bill, He States. HE EXPLAINS DELAY Vants G. O. P. Leaders to Inspect Measure A Summary of Currency Bill.

(National News Association) WASHINGTON, June 18. "There is absolutely no disagreement among any of the men concerned in the framing of the currency bill. The report that Secretary Bryan has interferred in the currency reform measure Is without a shred of truth." This emphatic statement was made by President Wilson today in answer to a query concerning rumors of disagreement among the men who have drafted the currency bill to be introduced within a few days. Desiring to spike the report of disagreement the president left his office today and spoke to a number of newspaper men in Secretary Tumulty's office. The president seemed much wrought up and said he did not see how the report could have gained circulation since there was not the slightest foundation for it.

The president added that currency matters have been entirely completed and that the only hitch in the program is a delay of a few days to permit the Republican members of the house currency committee to study the bill and digest its details. The president hopes to read his message to congress on Monday, but this date will not be decided definitely until after a conference with Representative Oscar Underwood. Summary of Provisions. Summarized, the bill Is as follows: The secretary of the treasury, the attorney general, and the controller of the currency are formed into an organization committee for the purpose of dividing the United States into not less than twelve districts, each district to contain a federal reserve city. In each federal reserve city the organization committee will organize a federal reserve bank.

Every national bank within a reserve district must subscribe 20 per cent of its unimpaired capital to the capital stock of the federal reserve bank of that district, the capital stock to be not less than $5,000,000. Limit on Branch Houses. Each federal reserve banK may establish branch offices, the number of which must not exceed one for each $500,000 of the capital stock of such federal reserve bank. Every federal reserve bank shall be controlled by a board of nine directors holding office for three years, three of whom shall be chosen by the stockholding banks, three representing the general public interests of the reserve district, and three designated by the federal reserve board. Shareholders in a federal reserve ban shall be entitled to an annual dividend of 5 per cent on the paid up capital.

Raising of Surplus Fund. One-half of the net earnings shall be paid into the surplus fund until that fund amounts to 20 per cent of the capital, and the remaining half shall be paid to the United States. When the suro'us fund amounts to 20 per cent of the capital and the shareholders have received their 5 per cc nt dividends, all excess earnings shall be paid to the United States. Any state bank, banking association or trust company may subscribe to the stock of a federal reserve bank. A federal reserve board is created consisting of nine mem'bers, the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of agriculture, and the comptroller of the currency, three members chosen by the president of the United States by ant; with the advice and consent of the senate, for a team of six years, one of whom is to be the governor, another the vice governor, and the third the secretary; and three members chosen by the electors of the federal reserve banks.

grades. How well the barns are painted and whitewashed is also taken into consideration. The state law requires that dairy barns be whitewashed at least once a year and Mr. Bruner stated that dairymen in this vicinity comply with this law better than those in other parts of the state. At present there is a large supply of milk everywhere.

Several gallons of milk are being sold daily in this city alone and farmers have more milk than they can dispose of. The demand will exceed the supply, however, in the latter part of July and in August, Shortage in the milk supply which comes at that time each year is due largely to the extreme heat and the flies which bother the cattle. The best cows examined by Inspector Bruner were those at Easthaven. Some of these cows furnish more than 50 pounds of milk or more than six gallons daily. There are cows in the herd and the average dally supply of milk there is 9S4 pounds or 4.4 gallons per cow a day.

The average herd furnishes 2.5 to 3 gallons of milk per head a day. DRAFT rS PRESENTED Several Objectionable Fca tures in Draft Found by Committee. To f.jeht every move of the Ailoph ny (las Company and ligan Has ami Fuf-I company and to keen them itvnj securing a liauchUe for natural gas In KUhuiond is the present pi.m ot Um Richmond Lisht, Heat and Power Company. As oa'aned in the Palladium on Moo day the position of the L. It.

I. company at this time is anything but rosyhued. From the time it was announced that the I an Gas and Fuel company, through Its Indiana corporation th Allegheny Gas company, would pro-Bent a draft of a franchioM to the board of public works, the of the H. and 1. company nav been exerting every effort to locate the center of action and ascertain the plans both the Ixgan company and the city, H.

and P. Men Present. The position of the U. 11. and P.

com pany was made public yesterday when five representatives of the company presented themselves at a meeting of the public service corporation committee of the Commercial Club and remained until aked by the rommitto to withdraw, Gus Condo, attorney, and K. C. Krick, engineer, for the Iuan Ga and Fuel company arrived in Rich mond yesterday morning and proceeded to draft a franchise that would satisfactory to their company. The draft was completed and at 2 o'clock a meeting of the public service corporation committee of the Commercial Club was called to hear the proposition. As the members of the committee assembled for the meeting they found five representatives of the R.

I. H. and company already In- the room waiting to hear the proposition of the Logan company. The representatives of the local company were G. If.

Olney, vice-president of the United Gas and Electric company, the parent company of the L. II. and P. company. J.

U. Wharton, manager, Robert Ashe, a subsidiary representative and Wilfred Jessup and Fred White, attorneys for tho company. At first, the members of the committee were somewhat embarrasHed by the bold position taken by the representatives of the R. L. II.

p. company. The difficulty was solved, however, by first reading the proposition of the Iogan Gas and Fuel company and then asking the representative of the other company to state their rea sons for being present. No Dividends Declared. Wilfred Jcpsup explained to the com- mittee that they had attended as members of the club to hear the pro- position of the other company and to enter a protest against granting a franchise to the competing company.

Mr. Jesstip paid that for 8 years the company he represented had not declared a dollar in dividends and that all profits bad been used in the betterment of the plant, and they were trying to give the citizens of Richmond the best nerrice poHsible. Was "Double-Cross" Given. He said that as early as April lt the L. H.

and P. company had started (Continued on Last Page) The Art of Dressing. There is nothing that bolsters up fc-lf-rei-j and creates like the feeling of being well dressed. Certain of correct personal appearance, most men will approach any person or situation with assurance, Conscious of an ill cut coat or a gaping collar, they will often quail btfore the observant stare of a street urchin. To dress well and obtain this feelins of confidence is an art.

to accomplish it on a limited income requires unceasing vigilance. Carefulness in expenditure obtains jr. finitely better results than recklessness. "Look before you buy" should be the motto of every thrifty man a.vl woman. The kind of looking that helps the most in the shortest time is the cartful reading of advertisement In the beter class of newspapers.

They will answer for you these vital questions: What? Where? When? How much? Circulation More Than 7,900 CHARGE IS REFUTED BY BOARD'S REPORT Williams Roundly Denounced for Statement About Finances. Superintendent of County Schools Charles O. Williams stirred up the proverbial hornets' nest by his insinuations against Dr. Johnston and the school board at council meeting Monday night. Furthermore, like hornet stings, the facts are coming to light to refute his insinuations in a way that must be extremely painful to so zealous a public servant.

What was his only open charge, namely that the school board last year had to draw $25,000 on this year's funds to meet a deficiency in the teachers pay fund, is refuted by the financial statement of the board for last year. School Board Statement. The receipts and teachers salaries for the Richmond school city for the year ending July 31, 1912, were as follows January Local tuition State tuition 10.4S4.07 $40,507.27 July Local tuition 46,066.11 State tuition 11,925.29 67,991.40 Total tuition fund Teachers' salaries 92,913.95 Surplus 5,584.72 Roundly Denounced. Denunciation of Williams' activity in the local school board election i3 heard on all sides. One citizen more vehement than wise in his indignation, said this morning that the man who would conspire to disrupt the splendid local school organization ought to be lynched.

Williams thi3 morning refused to i jake any statement. TO CONFER TOMORROW Relative to Agricultural Expert in County. Bankers, farmers and members of the county board of education will meet here with the officials of Purdue university and the state tomorrow to discuss the matter of maintaining the office of an agricultural expert in Wayne county. Prof. Coleman, of Rushville, will have charge of all agents in the state and he will determine what kind of an agent should be maintained here after tomorrow's meeting.

The applicants for the position must be graduates of a college and experienced farmers. Each bank of Richmond donated at! least $10 toward the $500 raised by subscription in Wayne county. The First National bank of Cambridge City subscribed $17.85 toward the fund. WAS GIVEN FINE. Maggie Sheridan, a domestic, was arrested last night for public intoxication and fined $1 and costs in police court this morning.

Mrs. Sheridan has been arrested on the charge several times, before. JUNE 18. Just a year ago today Senator Root by a vote of 53S to 502 was elected temporary chairman of the Republican convention at Chicago, and the death knell of Republican reactionarism sounded. Senator Root was the candidate of the Taft reactionaries and his unsuccessful opponent was Governor McGovern of Wisconsin, the candidate of the Roosevelt progressives.

The reactionaries triumph that day was but the preliminary burial service for their greatest defeat the following November, when by 4.000,000 to 3.000,000 votes the Progressives completely obliterated the party that had ruled this country for fifty years. PICKELL SELECTED AS PRINCIPAL HERE Evansville Instructor Takes Position Vacated by Prof. Thompson. WELL RECOMMENDED Is Acquainted With Prof. Giles, Newly Appointed Superintendent.

After considering a large number of applications for the position of principal of the high ectiooI, Prank G. Pickell, 28, assistant principal of the Evansville high school, was selected by the local hoard of education yesterday afternoon. Mr, Pickell will succeed Prof. John P. Thompson, who resigned the position and will act as assistant principal and head of the agricultural department of the public schools.

Was Assisstant Principal. Prof. Pickell has been affiliated with the schools of Evansville for the past four years. Ernest P. Wiles, principal of the high school of Evansville, a prominent educator of Indiana, recommended Mr.

Pickell for the position here. The freshmen and sophomores attend one of the high schools of Evansville and the juniors and seniors attend the other. The school Mr. Pickell had charge of is attended by the older class. 800 in number.

He was reappointed for another year, but resigned to accept the position offered him here. Mr. Pickell will not come to Richmond until late in the summer. He will soon leave Evansville for New York, where he will attend Columbia university. He is a graduate of Vin-cennes university and Indiana university.

He graduated from the classi cal course in the former school. Last year he was chairman of the executive committee of the South western Indiana Teachers association and is now vice president of that organization. Mr. Pickell was a member of the Workers' conference which raised $150,000 for the new Y. M.

C. A. at Evansville. He is a lecturer of note on educational matters. Mr.

Pickell is married and has one child. He is well known to Prof. Giles, Richmond's newly appointed superintendent. Both men have been affiliated in the work of various educational institutes. The salary of the new principal will be $2,000 per year.

Formerly the sal-arv connected with the office was $2,200. CLARENCE FUNK TO BE IN CITY SOON Clarence Funk, president of the M. Rumely company, is expected in Richmond the latter part or the week. Mr. Funk has never visited the Gaar-Scott branch of the Rumely concern since he assumed the executive con trol of the company about a month ago.

Local officials believe his in-! spection of the plant here will be fol- lowed by a policy settling for one and all time the question of its future as a producing unit for the company. ASSOCIATION LADE $50 FROM 2 PLAYS Mrs. M. F. Johnston, president of the Art association, announced that the association's share from the Ben Greet performances given at the High School Auditorium Monday afternoon and evening, amounted to $30.

DELEGATES HAVING A HOT CONVENTION EVANSVILLE. Jane IS. Many delegates and visitors to the State Sunday school convention were compelled to sleep on porches and lawns owing to the oppressive heat which prevailed throughout the night. DAIRIES FURNISHING MILK 70 RICHMOND GIVING GOOD GRADES A. W.

Bruner, State Inspector, Completed Examina-tion-Easthaven Cows Better Than Average. A. W. Bruner, state drug and food inspector, completed the annual examination of the dairies furnishing milk to this city. No milk tests were made but the barns, cattle and the grounds on which the dairies are located were carefully graded and compared with the grades of last year.

Mr. Bruner stated that the average grades were higher this year than last year and that the dairies are making a decided improvement. He left this city to attend the National Dairymen's convention at Montgomery, Alabama. In grading the dairies, each section of the barns is graded separately. The cleanliness of the cattle, their health and a test for tuberculosis are factors which count largely in awarding the.