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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
VISIT At COLUMBUS
Closed Today.-Taft Sure OF
Solid Ohio Delegation.
(National News Association

(National News Association)
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 31.-An ad-
dress before the Ohio constitutional
convention this morning and another
before the Republican editors of the
state brought the Taft visit to close
today. He left shortly after noon for
Akron where he will speak before the
chamber of commerce tonight. After
that ne will return direct to Wash.
ineton.
No specific advice was given by the
president before the convention today
as to constitution making. He said
he. hoped the delegates would take the
constitution Ct the United States as
a model and would give Ohio an or
ganic act that would fit conditions fol
another four years. Considerable ad
vice was given to the republican ed
itors, however. He said the iteration
and reiteraticn of party principles
was necessary to impress them on the
people. After greeting the republican
editors the president received dele
cation of Ohio pcstmasters who came
to Columbus to renew their pledges
OF support While here MI. Taft has
become convinced that he will have
the solid Ohio delegation back OF him
when the Chicago convention meets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
SQUARE DEAL CLUB
PLANNED FOR CITY
Chapter of National Organi-
cation to Be Organized
Here, Feb. 9TH.

A Richmond chapter of the Square
Deal club will be organized at the
Odd Fellows hall, l. o. O. F., on Feb.
ruary 7th, 1912. The hall, which is
at sth and Main streets, will be the
scene of two meetings, one in the
afternoon and one in the evening OF
the day named.
j. A. Karch, Of this city, assistant
station master of the Pennsylvalia
railroad is the local organizer for
the Square Deal club, a national or.
ganization whose growth is spreading
rapidly through the industries.
c. b. Bartlett, of Cleveland, will de-
liver addresses on industrial square
dealing at both meetings. Mr. Bart
lett travels extensively in the interest
of the industrial mediation. He is
also on the editorial staff of The
Mediator, a magazine of Industrial
economy. published in Cleveland.
The Square Deal club is something
unique in the Industrial history OF
the country. Its object is to bring
workmen and their employers into
more harmonious relations and tC
promote better understanding oi
each others problems and views.
Meetings of this club will be held
regularly after it's organization in
Richmond. and the square deal will
he discussed from all angles. Work
NOR, in all branches nf in6l1St rios are
invited by Mr.. Karch to attend this
meeting. Railroad men in particular
are urged to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
WV {. A. MOVEMENT
IS LAUNCHED HERE
President Swayne of Com
mercial Club Shows Need
of Institution.

"A Y w. c. A. for Richmond" is the
latest slogan of band of public spirit
ed local citizens. Agitation of this mat
ter was opened at the closing dinner
of the Y. NJ. C. A. financial campaign
last evening and the opinion Is being
expressed by many prominent resi-
dents that Richmond's first need now
is an institution for young women, and
that such q place will without doubt
be secured within q very few years.
S. e. Swaync, president of the Com.
mercial Club and chairman of the ex.
ecutive committee in charge of the big
campaign that gave $4,000 to the Y
NJ. c. A., while speaking of the success
of that campaign, at last nights dinner
said, Men, your work is not done. You
have put the Young Mems Christian
association OH a good financial basis,
so that it can continue its good work
unhindered, but it won't be long until
we have a Young Women's Christian
association"
Although no further comments were
made on the subject at the dinner
there were many other men present
who heartily favored the establishment
of Y. W. c. A. and asserted that they
are ready to take up the project any
time.
The need for Y. W. c. A. here, say
the supporters of the project, is self
evident, for the large number of WON
en- and girls employed in factories here
have no place where they can meet 30
cially. Advocates of thee Y. W.. G. A
maintain that there are hundreds o1
girls here who, either homeless or 10
Gated in uncongenial surroundings
who need such a place 70 spend theiI
idle hours under gbod moral influen
ces.
Quiet agitation of the subject Of Y
w. c. A. will be carried on continuous
ly now, but no attempt will be made
to start the institution here until thu
subscriptions in the past Y. NJ. C. A
campaign have been collected. +.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
HAbfRKERN HOUSE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Takes Firemen an Hour to
Check Blaze Started by
Overheated Furnace.

Fire, started in the basement of the
William Haberkern home. 124 South
Ninth street, this morning about ele-
ven o'clock, from a defective or over
heated furnace, causing a damage To
the house of about $500 and a smaller
loss to the household goods. The fire
department did not leave the house
until after twelve o'clock, owing to the
difficult work in reaching the fire
which had communicated to the inter.
ior OF the walls.
The house is badly wrecked by the
fire and water, and the heating system
being destroyed will render it unin.
habitable for some time. Most of the
household goods. and valuable bric-a.
brac were saved. Several hundreds OF
dollars worth of jewelry belonging to
Mrs. Haberkern were also saved by
the fremen
Practically every article of wearing
apparel owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Hab
erkern was burned in the fire. AS
their wardrobes were large, the loss
will be quite heavy.
Thought It Checked.
Mrs. Haberkern while preparing din
ner noticed flames coming from the ra
diator in the parlor. She poured water
down the opening, and the flames sub
sided. She then called her husband al
his Office and informed him of the fire
but stated that she had extinguished it
/ Turning to pursue her work. she no
ticed smoke pouring from the floor
and called the fire departments. The
! fire which at first seemed to be only in
the basement about the furnace. While
| the firemen were working there, the
| fire, eating it's way along the hot all
pipes of the heating system, broke out
in the stairway and while the firemen
divided in two sections, were fightirs
the two fires, q third blaze broke out
in the attic, proving the most stubborn
or all to conquer.
! Neighbors and friends succeeded il
removing practically all the furnish
ings of the lower floor intact, the fire
and water not damaging these. The
furnishings OF the second and thirC
floors were badly damaged by fire ant
water.
! Mrs. Haberkern, after notifying the
fire department Of the fire, was almos
prostrated.
Insurance of s2,50O was carried OF
the house and large sum on the fur
Eishings. All losses will be fully pro
tected by the insurance.
Fire Chief Miller after an examina
tion stated that the cause of the fir,
was probably an overheated furnace
but Mrs. Haberkern stated that sh,
just succeeded in starting the furnac,
when the fire occurred, and that tn,
house had been very cold prior to tn,
fire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
LINUS MEREDITH IS CHOSEN
CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT
FAMILY OF THREE
IN NARROW ESCAPE
House Filled With Gas, Son
Aroused Just in Time
To Save Parents.

StOppage in the air chamber Of q
base burner was responsible for T. A.
Grcenstreet's house at 1O4 Randolph
street, becoming filled with gas early
yesterday morning. His family was
narrowly saved from asphy yxiation on
ly by the prompt efforts of Green
street and his neighbcr. Albert Jen,
kin in getting the fumes out Of the
house, and reviving Mrs. Greenstreet
and her son.
About three o'clock yesterday morn
ing the young son was awakened, feel
ing very Ill, and getting up, called his
father. who Is the local freight agent
Of the G. &. q. Creenstreet stumbled
over to his boy, and at once realized
that In some way gas fumes had fill
ed the entire house. Mrs. Greenstreet
was aroused by the faltering efforts
Of hel husband and son, but she had
hardly arisen before she fell over un
conscious.
Greenstreet, who was the least
overcome OF the three. was able tc
open the front door of his home, and
drag his wife and child out on to the
porch. Albert Jenkins, living in the
adjacent house. heard the commotion
and after sumoning a physician, help
ed the nearly suffocated family into
his home.
Members Of the family were in baC
condition when the physician arrived
but the man and boy are now recov
cred, and Mrs. Greenstreet will prob
ably be fully recovered in a day cl
two.
An examination of the home show
ed that the leak was in a base burner
The air chambers had been allowed tc
collect dirt, 80 that they were entire
ly stopped up, and the gaseous fumes
had no outlet but through the house
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
NO DAMAGES GIVEN
IN THE ROAD CASE
Jury Returns Verdict That
Proposed Highway Is a
Public Utility.

Fifteen minutes after it had receiv.
ed its instructions from Judge Fox
the jury in the road case which has
required seven days for trial, in the
Wayne circuit court, returned a verdict
yesterday afternoon finding that the
proposed highway would be of public
utility. No damages We're awarded
by the jury. The verdict presented
by William l.. Thornburg, foreman,
was AS follows: I'VE, the jury, find
that the proposed public highway de-
scribcd in tho petition, when estab-
lished, will be of public utility and
that none of the demonstrators will
be damaged by its location"
The case was All appeal from the
commissioners court to the circuit
court. The proposed highway under
discussion would run east and west
through Harrison township. the west
end Of the proposed road running OF.
the boundary line OF Harrison and JEFF
ferscn township. 1t will be necessary
to construct a mile and a half of road.
The main petitioner Fred Worl, was
represented in court by attorneys
Henry U. johnson and d. F.. Mason,
who were assisted by John Robbins,
county attorney. The demonstrators
Elias and Alonzo Worl ard Philip Mil
ler were represented by Shiveley and
Shiveley. The case opened Tuesday
morning of last week. Immediately af-
ter the jury had returned verdic;
in the Adam Howard road case. The
closing arguments of the attorneys
were made yesterday.
The most important question upon
which the jury was to decide whether
the proposed highway would be OF pub
lie utility. The attorneys for the re
monstratcrs\ contended that the road
would only benefit Fred Worl and
Mrs. zimmerman, whose homes are
along the route of the proposed road
They declared that the construction
Of the road would cost from $1O,OOt
to $4,000 owing to the numerous fills
and excavations which. they alleged
would be necessary.
Two boards of viewers were appoint
ed by the board of county commits
sioners to estimate the damage to the
property owners along the route oi
the improvement. Small amounts Oi
damages were awarded but the jury
In the appear case believed that nc
one would be damaged by the CON
struction Of the road. 4. g..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
AN ANNUAL MEETING
OfY. M. G.. A. Members Will
Be Held on Friday.

The annual meeting of members OF
the Y. NJ c. A. will be held at the
association Friday Of this week, ac-
cording to announcement made by
Secretary II. S. Weed today. Five di-
rectors to succeed II. A. DILL A. l..
Smith. L. X Shera, A. l.. Bramkamp,
and Guy ID. Miller. will be chosen at
this time, and two trustees will be
selected because of the expiration Of
the terms of Henry Gennett and Adam
II. Bartel. No directors will be re-
elected. but It il probable the two trus-
tees will be chosen to serve another
term in their present offices.
Reports of the success Of the past
year will be given by the president
and executive officers
Secretary Weed announces today
that Miles CaIkins. Of Pontiac, Ill,
will come to Richmond the middle d
February to become assistant physi.
cal director OF the Y. III. G. A-, and
director Of Garfield school, IN the
place recently vacated by A. r. =
winjum. Mr.. Calkins has made m nd.
vanced study Of physical training. and
will come here with quite = reputa.
tion AZ gymnastic Instructor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
M'NAMARA DEFENSE
CORPS TO TESTIFY
Against Darrow, When He
Faces the Charge of
Bribery.
(National News Association

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.-Burt H.
Franklin, former chief OF detectives
for the Mcnamara defense is one of
the many attaches of the defense corps
who will act as witness against Attor-
ney Clarence Darrow, when he is
brought to trail in bribery indict-
ment, according to statements made
today by assistant district attorney JO-
seph Ford. Every man or woman who
was employed in the Offices of the de-
fense attorneys will perform an i'm
portant part in the Darrow trial. A
new, and it is believed, an entirely
original procedure in securing indict-
ments was disclosed by Ford today. A
dictophone was installed in FOrds pri-
vate Office For the last two weeks
Ford has been questioning former Nc
Namara defense employees in this Of
flee. What they said was transmitted
by the dictophone to another office
where a stenographer took down all
the conversations. The evidence thus
secured was shown the grand jurors,
and, it is said, these, as much as the
statements taken in the grand jury
room convinced the jurors indict'
ments were returnable against Dar-
row. BY his scheme Ford thus re-
tains much of his evidence which 9th
erwise would have to be given to the
defense in the transcript testimony.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
~ DeMAs S. coE.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Jan. 81
GAnus p. Meredith. of Richmond. was
SAis afternoon elected a member of the
INDIANA Republican committee to rep
resent the sixth Congressional district.
NAsrs was no opposition to the former
Wayne county sheriff and his election
WAS BY the unanimous vote OF the del.
eOatss from the eight, counties compos.
oAs the district.
Considering the fact that politics In
the Sixth district has been In q chao.
,t1c state for the last two years. with
fractional feeling in evidence In all of
ltAe counties, II was considered re-
0arkable that the district should get
down 70 . harmony basis at the very
ioatset Of the campaign and select u
rlsader without = struggle.
Meredith was practically AN un-
lkAown quantity In district politics un.
hil . short time ago. He had dis.
played ability ~ an organizer in
Wayne county and because Of his great
popularity among the voters of his
home county. the largest in the dis.
&riot. he was Immediately warmed up
to-, when leaders in other districts
learned that he considered getting in.
70 broader fields Of political activity.
1t might be said that Meredith won
the district chairmAnship without an
organization, even In his home coun.
~. He did his own campaigning in
each Of the eight counties. made no
promises, excepting that he would
make the attempt to bring together
the two factions Of the party in the
district and he came out winner
with absolutely no entangling allianc'
- that can serve TO embarrass him
during the progress OF the campaign
oaesett In Chair.
when the convention opened this
aftsrnoon ut the opera house. Elmer
n Hasestt. Of Shslbyville. the retiring
district chairman. presided. In a
short address he stated that he waa
certain the next ELECTORAL vote Of In
diana would be cast for the Republi.
con presidential candidate. whether
he b TAFT. Roosevelt or any one else,
James =. Watson, Of Rushville, for.
mer congressman from the Sixth dis.
trict. was then elected permanent
chairman and Edward Warfel OF Rich.
mond vas elected permanent secre.
tary. .s-s
yollowing this WIN Housh of Green.
field, chairman Of the resolutions com.
saittes. presented his report. which
was unaninously adopted. Elmer Eg.
Esneyer Of Richmond then nominated
Linus r. Meredith Of Richmond for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
ACCUSED OF MURDER
Eight-year-old Boy Kills
Half Brother with a
Shot Gun.
tNational News Association,

tNat1OnaI news ASsociat1on1
SALEM, N. j., jan 31.-The young
est prisoner ever accused OF murder in
this state is Richard Simpson, who is
held in the county Jail here charged
with shooting his half brother, Clar.
ence G. Wright, years old. to death
with shotgun a Woodstown. Sunday
afternoon. According to the authorities
Simpson confessed that he killed his
which they had been in to and which
Simpson was alone punished. The
prisoner is calm and apparently does
not realize the enormity of his offense
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
A MINER KILLS SELF
Over Failure to Locate a
Gold Mine After Forty
Years Search.
National News Assoclation)

VIRGINIA CITY, Mcnt., Jan. 81
Discouraged after fcrty years OF fruit
less search for rich gold mine viii.
liam Kaiser, an old time prospector OF
Madison county, placed his head on a
stick of dynamite. lighted fuse from
his pipe and was blown to eternity
The mans head was complete OBJ
liberated, and fellow miners who dis.
covered the grewsome suicide today
also found Kaisers cabin entirely
wrecked.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
After 1t Was Found That
There Was an Excess to
the Desired Sum, D. G.
Reid Was Sent a Wire.
PUTS INSTITUTION
ON SOLID FOOTING
George H. Knollenberg Re-
ceived Great Praise for the
Excellent Work He Did for
the Y. M. c.. A.

The gigantic task of raising In one
week $4,000 for the Richmond Y. NJ.
G. A, among the citizens OF Richmond.
was completed last night on scheduled
time. with nearly $1,000 in excess Of
that sum pledged, This money. conn
bined with the $4,000 ID. G. Reid. of
New York. promised on condition that
Richmond people donated . like sum.
will be used for the purpose of. pay.
ing off all the debts of tho institution
and providing it with an endowment
fund. The total of $5s.950 10 now 1t
the disposal of the institution.
Reports showing $3.50 for the last
days work, caused great excitement
when announced at the dinner. Most
Of the teams turned in big subscrip-
tions, and the total came within 4 few
hundred dollars of the brilliant first
days record. BY coming out ahead
in the closing conflict yesterday, Chas.
Jordan's army Of business msn gained
their seventh consecutive victory
over the rival side. caDtained BY =.
NJ. Haas. John Hasemsier's team. d.
vision 5, made the hast reccEd Tor tho
day, having 1854 70 its crsllit
Unuoual Dcnatiosso.
Many unusual donations featured the
final reports. Charles WeeShman,
former resident. who has lived In CHI
cago for 1S years, teiegraphed Mr.
L f4s .
subscription OF $780," Father Roeli.
Hasemeier hopes for success and =
small subscription, at the same time
expressing enthusiasm and good Will
toward the association. The over
whelming infldk Of eleventh hour sub
scriptions was described by Sharon =.
Jones. who, when reporting gifts Of
$1OO each from the United Presby-
terian Sunday school and the Light,
Heat and Power company. said that
when We get near the goal, every
body wants to come in"
A donation OF $3.50 from the women's
auxiliary Of the association was kTest-
ed with prolonged cheers when It was
found that the women had taken
every cent in their treasury to keep
the campaign from failing at the criti-
cal moment.
Among the corporations which sub
| scribed last night were the r. H.. ]. q
!; E. railway, which gave $50. and the
| Westcott hotel, which, through its
| manager. William bayfield,, donated
the expense OF board and room for the
campaign manager during his stay
here.
| Many young men and boys Of the -
sociation added sum of over thou
sand dollars to the big total. The high
| school and Garfield school also coz
tributed.
| knolIsnbsra Praissd.
| George III. Knollenberg, whose team
led all its opponents with . grand to
tai Of $3,166, was unanimously named
the prime factor In the success Of the
venture. In addition to its own 10.
markabIe record. Company /. compoe'
ed Of Captain G.. H. Knollenberx. DR..
| Charles Bond, Edwin Gates. and Wal.
ter !. Hutton, was largely responsible
for many big subscriptions credited n
other teams
George o. BalliDger. although hope.
lessly outdistanced In funds. By
"Dilrs Pickles." had the distinction ol
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
TWO CHARGED. WITH
MuR'O!tga)E,:;;M| 4! WOMAN !; '
Held Without Bail-Places
Partial Quietus to the
Rioting.
National News Association

AsSUCldtfOHJ
LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 31-The
arraignment of Joseph Ettor. leader of
textile strikers, and Arturo Cioyanniti,
editor of a Socialist paper of New
York, charged. with accessory to muir
der of Annie Lapise, woman striker
who was killed in a riot. served as a
partial quietus on the rioting today.
The prisoners were held without bail
until February 9.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
DEMOCRACY RAPED;
WASTE is CHARGED
sOur Jim" Watson Chosen
Permanent Chairman and
Ed Warfel Secretary of the
Convention.
Tho following resolutions were
adopted by tho Sixth District Re.
publican convention today:


"The delegates In convention as
sembled In tho Sixth congressional
district hereby endorse the admin
istration of William Howard Taft,
% wise, able. conscientious and pa.
triotic. and in which he has at all
times had the best Interests Of the
country at heart. and in which he
has made an honest effort to en-
force the Sherman antitrust law as
against corporations employing un.
lawful methods in their operation.
His policy has been to carry out
the principles adopted at the ma
tional convention In 1868 without
fear or favor.
I'VE deplore the extravagant pol
Icy Of the present state Democratic
administration, requiring large
expenditure OF the peoples money,
and which has resulted In TO mater
ial good. We denounce the effort of
making q new constitution In one
might. ~ an act In which the peo.
pies authority rights. powers and
viii. have been GROSSLY r,istrcated.
neglected and abused -
I'VE favor revision of the tar
IN In accordance with the findings
Of the present tariff commission as
the only scientific way Of handling
the question. , , -.
I'VE believe the time has come
when both the state and the district
should be reclaimed from Demo
cratic misrule and put back In the
Republican column. We feel that on
issues beyond these It should be
the sense Of the district that We
await the platforms OF state and
national conventions"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
TWO INJURED IN
NTERURBAN WRECK
(National News Association, ,

NEW CASTLE. Jan. 31.-Conductor
GAwdy and Motornan Berry were se-
verely injured this morning when two
freights on the Honey Bee" trolley
fine crashed together. delaying trahic
iive hours. Heavy los OF merchandise
was sustained.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
DECAPTTATE MONKS
TO SECURE REVENGE
National News Associa.ionl

= lNatiOnaI NEWS ASSocf1ston5
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. 31.-A Turk
ish mob using battering rams forced
an entrance to the Bulgarian Monas-
terry hear Uskaba, today and decapi-
tated nine monks. who were engaged
In prayer. The outrage was In re-
venge for the blowing up Of the Turk
ish mosque month ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $50,00O FOR Y. NJ. C.. A. !.
IN WEEK CROWNED W|THCOMPLET SUCCESS
SUMMARY OF THE '. NJ c. A. CAMPAIGN
Grand total collected in Y. NJ. c. A.

Grand total collected in Y. NJ. c. A.
seven-day campaign to raise 1000
$52,95O Total number of subscriptions
in campaign-12o9. Best team in cam
paign-Company /. George Fl. knollen-
berg, captain, SS.166. Division No. l,
reported last evening in final gather.
ing of workers-$5,829
Standing Of the teams as reported
at the workers dinner last evening,
showing the results of yesterday S
work. and the final position of each
team:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31
EIGHT FOREIGNERS
ARE BADLY HURT
tNationai News Associ.tion)

tNatf0nai NeWS As1ocietfon1
DANvILLE, Ill, Jan 31.-A cage
containing eight miners dropped two
hundred feet to the bottom of the shaft
ut the Electric Mine. near here today
All suffered broken limbs and crushed
bodies Four men may die The injur.
ed mem are fore44nerA.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-01-31

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