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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
DR.. Zimmerman Admitted To-
day that Resolution Passed,
Defeating Doctors, Work
of Trustees.
DOCTORS WILL NOT
CONTINUE CONTEST
Majority of Them Angry for
the Lack of Consideration
Shown Them by Members
of City Council.

1t became known today that the res
olution passed by council last Monday
night, which placed that body on rec
ord as being opposed to the appoint
ment of physicians to the board of
trustees of the Reid Memorial hospital,
was drafted by the members of the
board of trustees at the same time
they drew up the statement presented
to council Monday night, in which
statement they vigorously objected to
having the physicians represented on
the board.
Mayor Zimmerman this morning ad-
mitted this fact He said Monday af-
ternoon a member of the board of
trustees handed him the resolution
to get it before the attention of coun-
Gil" The mayor said he readily acqui-
esed and placed the resolution in his
pocket without reading it, and offered
it to council without saying anything
for or against it.
The majority of the physicians of
the city, judging from their replies on
being questioned as to their views on
councils action Monday night, are
highly displeased over the setback to
their plan for representation on the
board. They believe the introduction OF
the proposal and the resolution at the
same time without the doctors beine
notified such an action was to be
brought up was unjust.
A prominent member of the board
of trustees Of the Reid Memorial hos
pital yesterday stated, it is learned
from an authoritative source, that. the
board of trustees had intended tC
grant the request made by the hospita
investigating committee that two ply
sicians be appointed to the board, un
til the publication in the Palladium o
a news story concerning a resolution
passed by the Wayne County Medica
Society, which resolution stated tina
the physicians would support the hos
pital in every way possible when th'
terms of the hospital committees re
port were complied with" The infer
ence was drawn in the Palladium's ar
ticle that such support would not b'
accorded if the board did not accep
the report and place it's provisions in
to effect.
The physicians, it is understood will
not make another organized attempt t.
secure representation on the board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
METHODISTS HAVE
RACE PROBLEM UP
Question of Appointing Ne
gro Bishops Is Causing
Great Stir.
National News Asseeia,ronl

MINNEAPOLIS. May e-Compro-
mise with the colored faction OF the
demanding the appointment OF one or
more colored bishops, is proposed in
the report submitted today by COM
mission appointed four years ago by
the general conference TO consider
the problems in the South and the
demands of the colored people for an
episcopacy. The commission declares
that two or more bishops should be
chosen from the colored people, but
they should rank as missionary bis
hops and not full bishops. and have
jurisdiction over the territory TO which
they are assigned. The report is made
an order of business for Friday morn
ing and q fight is expected. OF the S1s
delegates to the conference 90 are col
ored. They have been campaigning for
support and it is expected that some
of the Northern white delegates will
declare for a colored bishop with all
the power of a regular bishop. One of
the arguments used with great ef-
feet against the selection of a colored
bishop is the assertion that union
with the Methodist Episcopal church
of the South would never be possible
if colored bishop were chosen. who
might, in his duty, be called upon to
preside over white church members.
The adoption yesterday of resolu-
ton barring those who use tobacco as
officers of the church has caused in.
tense feeling among the delegates. and
it was asserted today that the resolu.
ton was aimed at four of the publish
ing agents of the Methodist book con.
Germ, and at Robert Forbes, secretary
of the board of home missions and a
prominent figure in the church. The
three agents of the book concern. who
are said to use tobacco are Homer
Eaton. II. c. Jennings and E. r. Ora
ham. Eaton and Jennings are ordained
ministers. It is said there is a move.
ment on foot to have the conference
reverse its action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
VOTE TO ABOLISH
COMMERCE COURT
Progressive Republicans Give
Their Support to the
House Democrats.
National News Association)

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The house
this afternoon voted to abolish the
United States Commerce court The
vote was 120 to 49. About forty pro-
gressive Republicans voted with the
Democrats to abolish the court.
The house in committee of the whole
today struck out of the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
the provision making government
clerks over IS years old ineligible for
reappointment. The abandonment of
this feature of the bill was agreed to
without debate
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
Mobs of Men. Women and
Boys Parade the Streets,
Threatening Men Work
ing in Collieries.
STATE TROOPS ARE
HELD IN READINESS
Presence of Constabulary in
Towns Where Conditions
Are Quiet Has Made the
Miners Restless.
(National News Associa tion)

WILKESBARE, Pa. May "a mob
of one thousand men. women and
boys. all armed with clubs and stones,
gathered at the Payne colliery today
and threatened the pumpmen, fremen
and repair men if they did not quit
work. although they are allowed to ne
main by the union regulations. The
mob seized John Haddock. a fireman
who refused to quit work. and he was
badly beaten before he was rescued A
hurried call was sent for state troop
ers. but before they arrived the mob
had dispersed. Before doing so, how
ever, the leaders told all the men at
work that they must NOT return to the
mines tomorrow
State troops are today scattered ov-
er the entire anthracite field. They are
all heavily armed. Their presence is
not expected to keep the miners order
ly, however. and their appearance in
towns where conditions are quiet serv-
ed to make the miners restive. The
miners declare the operators are back
of all the riots, and they state the
companies are determined to get the
state militia into service, purpoeely
to get the protection they want to op-
crate collieries with non union men.
Mine leaders are today sending their
organizers into the riot districts to
urge the men to keep the peace.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
GERMAN SQUADRON
CNational News Association,

WASHINGTON, D. c., MAG s.-Navy
department officials and officers of the
navy in this vicinity are awaiting with
much interest the coming visit of the
German naval squadron. According to
the latest dispatches from Berlin the
squadron will sail tomorrow and will
reach Hampton Roads. their first OBJ
iective point, the last week of this
month While the vessels are znchor-
ed in the Roads the officers and men
viii visit Washington. Mt !ernon and
Annapolis. After leaving Hampton
Roads the officers ane men win visit
New York, Newport and possibly Bos-
ton and the New England coast. The
squadron is to be composed of the
armored cruiser Moltke. the protected
cruiser Bremen and one of the modern
turbine cruisers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
STEEL TRUST CAN
BURN ITS PAPERS
u. S. Court Denies Govern
ment Suit to Enjoin Ev-
idence Destruction.
tNational New. Association,

TRENTON, n. J.. May 9-Judge
Gray, Burlington and Mcpherson in the
United States district court here today
denied an Injunction. except as to the
American Steel & Wire company, to
restrain the United States Steel cor
poration and its subsidiary corpora
tons from destroying books and pa
pers needed as evidence, in the suit
of the government to dissolve the steel
trust. The opinion says no proof was
shown of the intention OF the defend
ant TO destroy books or papers. The
court mentioned the destruction by Of
ficers of the steel and Wire company
of papers used in evidence in the suit
against that company after the papers
had been used and returned. but says
there was no evil intent in the act
The government is given permission TO
renew the appeal for the injunction II
deemed necessary or desirable.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
CHARGES or MOVES
ARE INVESTIGATED
House Committee to Learn if
Meat Inspection Law Is
Not Enforced.
National News Association

WASHINGTON, May 9.-With DR..
Harvey w. Wiley and Solicitor Nc
Cabe in attendance the house commit
tee on expenditures in the department
of agriculture today resumed it's inves-
tigation into the sensational allega-
tions of Rep. Noyes of Wisconsin, that
the officials of the agriculture depart
ment have wantonly disregarded the
strict enforcement of the meat inspec-
ton law. Mrs. Caroline B. Crane again
took the stand, charging the packing
companies with having frequently ig-
nored the law. At the opening of her
testimony Mrs. Crane read from vari-
Gus addresses of Solicitor McCabe, in
which he is quoted as protesting
against the law meat inspection exist
ing at the present time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
EMPLOY CONV|CTS
TO CHECK FLOODS
Drastic Action Taken by
Louisiana-Half of Sugar
Crop Is Now Lost.

BUNKIE, La, May 9.-Fifteen hun
dred convicts are fighting in various
parts of this state today. One hundred
men left here before men today for
Evergreen plantation, while $50 more
were sent to Iberville. The town of
Placeville is in the path of the tor
rent sweeping from the Torras break
in the levee and is threatened with
destruction. Residents of the town
built a protection levee about the
town during the night and hope to
save a portion of it at least. Practical
ly all the crops in Avoyelles Parish
have been destroyed by the flood
which is rushing through the broken
and abandoned levees between Long
Bridge and Moneauville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
FIVE LARGE BREAKS.

NEW ORLEANS, La, May 9.-With
five breaks in the levees along the
Mississippi river and it's tributaries
today was more serious than 1t has
been at any time since the waters be-
gan rising.
Fourteen hundred feet Of levee has
been swept out in the last "a hours
at Torras, widening the crevasse to
5000 feet This will inundate West
Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes
and add greatly to the flood damage
in Point Coupee.
Two breaks occurred at Moreau.
vile and one near Long Bridge in
Bayou Des Glasses 1evees. These crew
asses will flood the most populous sec.
tion of Avoyellues and portions of St
Landry parishes. Half of Moreauville
is already under water and the Chou.
pique and Bayou Jacques regions will
soon be flood swept. Then the waters
will work down into other parts of st
Landry and as the swamps and small
water courses are already full to over
flowing, the flood will form a junction
with the water from the crevasses in
the west bank of the Atchafalaya and
drive back water into Melville.
The sections of Avoyelles affected
are so thickly populated that the coun
try looks like a continuous string OF
villages. Heavy loss of life is feared
throughout this region as all flood
warnings have been ignored.
Fifty per cent of the sugar crop will
be lost
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
PAUL HARRIS CASE
TRIED ON MAY 70
Rushville Youth Is Charged
With Having Murdered
His Mother.
palladium Specially

RUSHVILLE, Ind, May 9.-Paul
Harris probably will be tried for the
murder of his mother, of which he
was accused in a grand jury indict-
ment Tuesday, the last week of this
term of court, which begins May 20
Counsel for the defendant will in
clude Watson, Ellsworth & Green and
B. F. Miller, of this city, and Rueben
Conner, of Connersville.
According to the coroner and the
prosecutor the motive for the crime
was the desire of young Harris to gain
possession of his mothers property.
Timothy White, the father of Mrs Min
ME Harris, never forgave L. B. Harris
for eloping with his daughter and
when he made his will he placed Mrs.
Harris share of his large estate in
trust to descend to her blood heirs
only. so her husband could come into
no part of it. The will provides that
in case Mrs. Harris died without blood
heirs the property should revert to his
other two children or their heirs, Paul
Harris is her son. and he is the legal
heir to the property. .-..--
The Indictment.
The indictment against Paul Harris
is in three counts. The first count char
ges that he killed his mother with a
revolver. The second is that he muir
dered her with weapon which is un-
known to the grand jury. The third is
that he set 6re to the house and her
body. and that she met her death In
that manner.
Paul Harris has always been promi-
nent here socially. He lived in Rush
Vile until he was sixteen years old.
and has large number of friends who
refuse to believe he killed his mother,
no matter how strong the evidence
against him may be. Ashland farm,
where Mrs. Harris's body was burned,
was popular place for house parties
a few years ago. Mrs Harris pampered
her son and frequently gave weekend
parties at the beautiful country home
for her sons friends
Paul Harris was married a year ago
last August TO Miss Regina Mettel,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mettel,
of Connersville and moved to a farm
six miles east of here. They have one
child FIVE months old,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
SON OF PROMINENT
FAMILY A RUNAWAY

Donald Armstrong. aged Is. well
dressed, and the son of prominent pa
per manufacturer of Hamilton, Ohio.
does not like to go to school. He left
home Sunday and has since that time
boarded with family named Frazier.
on the west side Last night they told
him he had better return TO his home.
but he went down town and was
picked up by Officer Reddinghaus at
Third and North ID streets at 1:s9 this
morning He is being held until his
parents are heard from In regard to his
disposition
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
RIOTS BREAK OUT.

SCRANTON. Pa. May s.-Rioting
among the striking coal miners broke
out anew today in the northern part OF
this city when a mob of 5000 men.
women and boys attacked two firemen
on their way to work In the Legget's
Creek mine. The men were knocked
down and beaten with clubs and stones
by the mob. When rescued they were
in serious condition. At the Van vor-
is mine a crowd dragged a teamster
from a coal wagon He was hit In the
head with a stone. Police who were
rushed to the scene made ten arrests
and disbursed the mob.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
BOGGS CALLED HOME

Richard Boggs, expert accountant at
work at the city building received
telegram this morning announcing the
serious illness of his mother at his
home at Terre Haute. He left at once
for his home Mrs Boggs has been in
a precarious condition for some time
and her death is expected at any mo
menL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
TAKING PREcAUTIoN.

SHAMOKIN. Pa. May 9.-As a pre-
caution against violence the PhiIadel-
phia & Reading railroad today laid on
two hundred repair men who were en-
ployed in their colleries near here. Al
though the men were allowed to re-
main at work under union rules the
presence of fremen and repairmen In
other parts of the anthracite field has
so infuriated the foreign miners that
violence followed. The railroad COM
pany desired to take no such chance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09

9-Wha of
to
John Jr will thus possession least 2oooooo the
his children
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
MEXICO CITY EXPECTS QUAKE
<Natfonal News Association

of
shocks
quake in with in twelve hours
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-09
THE WEATHER
STATE-Fair tonight; warmer In
north and central portions. FRI
day, unsettled and warmer.
locAL-Fair and warmer tonight.
Friday unsettled and warmer.
HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY.

HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY.
Forecast for Richmond and vicinity:
Fair and warmer tonight and Friday.
Maximum temperature. "a at p. m.,
yesterday. Minimum temperature, As
at 5 a. m. today. Temperature at IL so.
go. Barometer, 1895. Rainfall since
yesterday, o.12 inch. Direction and We
aocitY of wind. miles an hour.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
Will Be Arrested for Staying
Harper as He Leaves the
Grady Hospital.
SELF DEFENSE TO BE
ACCUSED MANS PLEA
Has Recovered Sufficiently to
Quit Doctors Care Plans
Fight for Bail.

Kell Potts. of 81 East Fifth street,
who killed c. Richard Harper in a knife
duel in Manhattan avenue last Thurs
day, will be released from Grady hos
pital this afternoon. A warrant charg-
ing him with murder will be served on
him as he leaves the ward and he will
be held at the county Jail, unless bond
is granted.
Chief Beavers, of the Atlanta police,
was notified today that Potts had re-
covered from his wounds sufficiently to
permit his discharge from the hospital.
The chief instructed Chief Lanford, of
the detective department. to go before
Justice R. B. Ridley and swear out d
warrant charging Potts with murder.
Potts has asserted that Harper at
tackled him first, and he will enter a
plea of self defense. Under the cir
cumstances it is possible that Justice
Ridley will permit him to be released
on bond
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
THOMASTON SOON TO HAVE
WATER AND SEWER SERVICE

THOMASTON, GA. April s.-Despite
the fact that the continued rainy
weather for the past four months has
delayed work on the $4,000 water and
sewer system here, it is rapidly near
ing completion. c. w Murray & Co..
who have the contract have had a
large ditching machine in use and have
practically completed the water and
sewer mains.
The 100000 gallon tank which will
be more than 100 feet high. will be
erected by the r. D. Cole Company.
of Newman The settling basin and
pumping stations are being rapidly
pushed. The city has contracted with
the Pittsburg Meter Company for me-
ters. Plumbers are now busy install
ing equipment, and it is expected that
more than fifty families will have wa
ter and sewer connections the day the
systems are completed.
The city council has fixed the water
rate at 81 per month for 1000 gallons.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
TAG DAY GIRLS
CATCH EN- ALL

George Ware, of Ware & Harper,
stepped off car at Auburn avenue and
Peachtree street early today Half way
to the sidewalk he was met by two
girls. both breathless and both impor-
tuning that he bay something.
What is IL? What is it?" asked Mr.,
Ware, and he looked as abashed as any
man under the circumstances could
look
oh buy tag! Please buy one of
our tags,"
A broad smile Illuminated his face
and he slipped his hand into his pocket.
willing to help out the Sheltering Arms
and then forgetting all about the cause
Of the charity in the bright faces that
importuned him Miss Willie Cum
mings daughter of Fire Chief Cum
mings and. her sister-in- law, Mrs H
b Cummings. were stationed at the
corner selling tags to the thousands Of
persons who pass there daily.
Mr. Wares hand came out of his
pocket A bin was in IT, He dug down
into another pocket. but instead of any
coin. all he could find was another bill
Wait just a minute" he said, and
away he dashed to the nearest soda
fountain. The clerk handed out change
for a FIVE. and dropping half dollar
into the little bucket held out to him.
Mr. Ware started to cross the street He
had bought a tag and was secure. But
on the next corner the same process
was repeated. This time he contented
himself with smaller coin and adorn-
ed with tag on either lapel Of his
coat, he went on unmolested.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
SECOND FUNERAL
SHIP IN HALF AK

HALIFAX, May 6.-With her flags at
half-mast as indicative of her mournful
mission, the cable ship Nina, which
succeeded the Mackay Bennett in the
search for bodies of the Titanic disas-
ter victims off the Newfoundland
Grand Banks, arrived in port to day with
fifteen corpses on board. Seventeen
bodies in all had been picked up by @he
Nina. but of these two were buried at
sea.
Among the bodies on board the ship
was that of Charles NJ. Hays, late pres
ident of the Grand Trunk railway.
The Nina landed at the same gov
eminent pier as had been used by the
Mackay Bennett when she brought her
burden of 100 corpses into port. The
coming of the Nina. which had been
announced in advance by wireless, oc-
casioned little excitement and only a
handful of persons were at the dock to
welcome her.
Half dozen hearses and ambulances
were drawn up in line at the pier when
the ship was warped in and no time
was lost in getting the bodies off the
vessel and on their way TO the n1orgue
in Mayf1ower curling rink. There was
heavy police guard about the pier
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
LONDON
is CRIPPLED WHILE
ITS TAILORS STRIKE

LONDON. May s.--Tile strike Of the
London tailors spread rapidly today
and at noon it was estimated that go
600 men and women we're out The
leaders declared that they would make
the strike one Of national scope. tying
up business in every city in the
United Kingdom, if they could.
Fashionable West End firms are
crippled to the extent that they have
had to cancel thousands of dollars
worth of orders today. Rich American
tourists who are here for spring and
summer clothing will have to make
their purchases either in New York or
somewhere on the continent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-06
DALTON FOR CHATTANOOGA
AS REUNION CITY IN 1918

DALTON, GA, May e.-Miss Euge-
MIA Biting has been chosen sponsor
and Miss VIII D. Wales maid by the
Frank Jackson camp No. 671, United
Sons OF Confederate Veterans The
camp also chose the following repre-
sentatives for the Macon reunion this
week:
Delegates. W. NJ. Graves. ]. P Nc
Knight and ]. E. Russell; .alternates,
c. D. McCutchen, F. r. Reynolds and
NJ c. Tarver.
The camp completed its organization
by electing the following officers:
NJ G.. Tarver, second lieutenant COM
mander; j. c. F1ncher, treasurer; Rev.
j. e Russell, chaplain; W NJ. Sapp,
historian, and H. L. Erwin, color guard.
The camp will send a good delegation
to the reunion and will vote for Chat
tanooga as the reunion city for 1918.