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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
(BY LEASED WIRE.)

MONTREAL, Que, May 29.-After
revising its passenger list today the
CanadianPacific Railway company
states officially that there were 1867
ON board the Empress of Ireland.
which was rammed by the collier Stor-
stad in the st. Lawrence river at 2:3O
o'clock this morning, and sank in the
stream.
With only 337 known to have been
rescued, twenty-five Of whom died lat
er, the list of missing at noon was
fixed at 1852. The liner was valued at
$2.O0O,000, and her cargo at s250.000.
Efforts to get a complete story of
the disaster were baffled by weather
conditions that interferred with the
wireless dispatches. G. w. Hender-
son, Montreal banker, who was res
cued when the Empress Of Ireland
sank. wired:
Three hundred and thirty-seven
saved; thirty-two drowned while at
tempting to swim ashore; twelve wom-
en- rescued; $50 passengers and 432
crew aboard"
Finds Seventeen Bodies. -.
Earlier in the day Henderson had
sent a dispatch saying 800 had been
rescued When his second message
was received hope that the number OF
survivors might be increased was prac-
tically abandoned.
A wireless from Rimouski says the
Lady Evelyn reported this afternoon
that she had picked up seventeen
bodies at the spot where the collision
took place.
Reports from Quebec states that
Pilot Santerre of the Steamer Alsa-
tian who arrived there at noon, said
the weather was clear at 10 o'clock last
night when his steamer and the En-
press passed in midstream. The EN-
press was in charge of Pilot Adelard
Bernier, who went ashore at Father
Point about an hour before the colli-
sion occurred.
1t was announced at the office of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
ASSURES utM0T0R
To PREVENT DEATH
IN MORTON WATERS
Jordan Declares City Will
Obtain Life Saving Device
by Popular Subscription if
b Budget Is Short.

There will be a pulmotor in Rich
mond"
Charles Jordan, secretary of the
Commercial club, was interested in
the device enough to make the state
ment. 1t is a question, however, of
who should buy it.
Il believe the city should purchase
one and keep it at the city hail." Mr..
Jordan said. They have the police au-
tomobile with which it could be rush
ed anywhere quickly. and the building
is open day and night. 1t seems as
though the hospital should have one,
too. If the city can not buy one from
its health department fund, perhaps we
can get one by popular subscription. ."
The pulmotor is a machine about
two feet long and half a foot wide,
consisting principally of two cylinders,
pumps. If man is fished out of the
river apparently dead from drawing,
and the pulmotor is used, the first
stroke of the piston puts the suction
pump Zone of the two cylinders) in
operation, and this draws from the
mans lungs any water there, as we'll
as the residue of vitaliZed air. The
next movement of the pump sends a
gust of fresh air into his lungs. Then
this is taken out by suction and an
other quantity of fresh air is pumped
in. The process is repeated until the
man is revived or until the failure of
reSuscitation gives proof of death.
With the pulmotor there may also
be used an oxygen generator, so that
1t is possible for the physician to give
either fresh air, oxygen, or a mixture
Of both. Since child would not need
as much air as an adult, the pulmotor
is equipped with series of notches
marking various ages, and the amount
of air pumped is made to fit the
needs of each case. For a big man
the full stroke of the piston is given.
For an average man there Is a lever
which cuts down the stroke, and for a
child the stroke is still further short
ened.
The claim Is, made that many lives
have already been saved by the use
of the pulmotor, many hospitals, fire
departments, as we'll as government
departments having been equipped
with the new device.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
[BY LEASED WIRE1

MONTREAL. Que, May 29.-When
the liner Empress of Ireland steamed
away from here yesterday she carried
165 members of the Salvation Army
from the United States and Canada
bound for the world convention in
London. To the accompaniment of
the army band they were singing God
Be With You Till We Meet Again"
This prelude to the accident in the
ST Lawrence made the disaster a near
parallel to the sinking of the Titanic,
whose passengers sang Nearer My
God to Thee" as the White Star liner
went down.
Among the members of the Saliva
tion Army on the Empress of Ireland
were: David Rees, Territorial COM
mander of the Salvation Army in Can
ada.
Col. Sidney Maidment and Mrs
Maidment.
Brigadier w. s. Potter. leader of the
brass band of sixty pieces. all of
whom were on board. The latter In
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
OF E, P, R. DEPLORES
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE IN ACCIDENT

The vessel settled down in fourteen
minutes The accident occurred at a
time when the passengers were in bed.
and the interval before the steamship
went down was not sufficient to enable
the officers to rouse the passengers
and get them into the boats, of which
there were sufficient to accommodate
very much larger number OF people
than those on board. including tha
passengers and crew.
That such an accident should be
possible in the ST. Lawrence to a yes
sci of the class of the Empress of Ire
land, and with every possible precau-
ton taken by the owners TO assure
safety for the passengers and the ves-
sci. is deplorable. The hardest fea-
ture of the disaster is, of course. the
great loss of life and the heartfelt
sympathy of everybody connected
with the company goes out to the rela-
tives and friends of those who met
death in the Inflated steamship"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
EUREKA GOES TO RESCUE
Government Boats answers rs O s."
Calls Of Empress.

QUEBEC, May 29.-One thousand
Canadian-Pacific liner Empress of Ire
land was rammed and sunk in the st.
Lawrenuce river early today by the
collier Storstad during a thick fog.
Three hundred and fifty persons
were saved. mostly women and chill
dren.
The following description of the dis
aster was received here from the wire
less operator where the survivors dere
landed:
Empress of Ireland was rammed
this mornin8-%ahout AS o'clock by
Storstad, twenty miles from Father
Point. The Empress of Ireland sank
in about ten minutes.
The S o. s. signals sent out by
the sinking ship were received at Fa-
ther Point and the government steam
sistance of the sinking vessel. The
Lady Evelyn left Immediately after
ward for the scene of the collision.
The Empress of Ireland was RAM
med in the side and listed so badly
that all her lifeboats could not be got
into action Captain Kendall of the
Empress was saved. being picked up
from a piece Of wreckage to which he
was clinging.
Both wireless operators. the assist
ant purser, the chief engineer and the
chief steward were all saved. The
chief officer and the purser are re-
ported missing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
WASHINGTON SEES
MEDIATION VICTORY
Officials Believe A. B. G.. En-
voys Will Succeed in Set
tling Mexican Dispute.

WASHINGTON, May 29.-Even
greater optimism than heretofore was
expressed at the white house today
that the Mexican mediation negOtia-
tions will be successful. The reason
for this confidence rests in the dis
patches that President Wilson has re-
ceived from Niagara Falls, although it
was definitely stated that the proceed
ings there are in tentative stage and
that nothing in the way of an agree
ment is expected before next week.
The complications over the alleged
landing Of arms and ammunition from
German vessels, the Ypiranga and Ba-
varia, at Puerto Mexico are held in
allegiance pending an investigation in
to the facts. To settle all doubt as to
whether the munitions of war carried
by the German steamers were landed
at Puerto Mexico, the army and navy
departments today sent instructions
to Admiral Badger and General F'uns-
ton to make a definite report on the
matteS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
TBY LEASED WiRE1

LONDON, May 29.-Runors that
the Empress of Ireland had met with
disaster were current here for several
hours before definite news arrived to
allay grave fears. Men and women
stormed the office of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, seeking information
as to the number lost and saved and
news as to whether their relatives and
friends among the passengers had
been rescued.
The officials of the line with tears
in their eyes, had to respond that they
were unable to give any definite infor-
nation.
Agitation was intense on the Lon
don Stock Exchange because Of the
fear that many Canadian magnates
had perished in the accident.
At marine agencies 1t was stated
that the loss of the ship itself would
probably be covered by insurance.
The first report of an accident to
the liner said that the vessel had col
lided with an iceberg The next re-
port had the Empress of Ireland in
collision with the liner Hanover. This
report stated that both ships had
sunk.
Correct News Late.
1t was not until four hours after the
first report of the disaster was re-
ceived that it was definitely learned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
Elaborate Historical
Pageant Replaces
Festival

The movement for holding an elab.
crate historical pageant, illustrative of
the history Of Richmond and Wayne
county, to be the most elaborate spec
tacle Of it's kind ever attempted in
Indiana was launched yesterday after
noon when the executive committee OF
the Richmond Art association voted to
attempt such project.
The school board has also assured
the Art association committee that it
will lend its support to this movement
because of it's educational features
and will enlist the support of school
children who are to play an active part
IN the pageant.
The Commercial club, the Central
Labor Union, the Federation of Won
ems clubs, the county authorities and
other civic bodies are also to be asked
to lend their support.
Detailed plans for the pageant have
not been prepared, but the tentative
plans call for it to be staged ON Roose-
welt field Glen Miller park, which
forms natural amphitheatre. The cost
of producing the spectacle will be
heavy--several thousand dollars-but
as an admission Is to be charged and
1t is to take the place of the annual
May Music festival. it is believed it
can be financed without much diff
Guilty.
This spectacle, the first of its kind
ever attempted in Indiana, will attract
thousand of people to the city, which
fact will make a strong appeal for
the support Of local business interests
Several Richmond people are to
write the liberetto for the pageant.
The spectacle will, in chronological
order set fort hthe historical incl
dents in the founding and growth of
Richmond and Wayne county. Fa-
NOUS men an dwomen -who nxed In
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
Carranza Files Letter With
Mediators Opposing Set
ting Up of Provisional
Rule in Republic.
Rebels Willing to JoflsMedia-
ton Conference if United
States Extends Invitation
to Them.
BY LAWRENCE TOD,
Special Staff Correspondent Of the In
ternationaI News Service.


NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, May %
General Carranza will refuse to agree
to the formation of any provisional
government in Mexico, except such as
his own forces may create after he
has taken the capital. He is willing,
however. to join in the mediation con-
ference for settlement of issues be-
tween the Mexican people and the
United States, if he Is invited to do so.
This was the message brought to
the Latin-American mediators today
by Juan Urquidi, an agent of the con.
stitutiOnalist government. Urqpili is
a brother of the late president Made
ro's minister of communications. He
was sent here to act for the Constitu-
tionalists.
Urquidi bore a formal letter from
General Carranza setting forth the Con-
stitutionalist chief views on the inter
national aspects of the situation. This
letter made it clear that General Car
rama will positively decline to admit
the discussion of the land question or
Continued on Page Tenn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
POWER RATE
CUT PROMISE.
SURPRISE TO.
CITY OFFICERS
Deny knowledge of Alleged
Promise of Kleinknecht to
Reduce Price to Big Users
of Power.
Superintendent Denies Offer
to LOntZ for New Price If
Big Concerns Take Service
of City Plant.

The demand made yesterday by the
large manufacturing interests of the
city for a further reduction Of power
rates, and the charge that they had
been promised such a reduction by
Superintendent Clarence Kleinknecht
of the Municipal plant, came as a sur
prise to Mayor Robbins, City Attorney
Bond and members of the board OF
public works, and to the large number
Of small power consumers.
These business men, retailers, job
bers and small manufacturers, and the
city officials had attended the meet
Ing held in the Commercial club rooms
with the expectation that the question
TO be discussed was the proposed re-
duction of the minimum power rate of
the joint schedule, from rs cents per
horse power per month, to 25 cents.
and the reduction of the montbly
double throw charge of $3.50 per
month by one-third or one-half.
Small Users Satisfied.
The small power users as whole
are quite we'll satisfied with the re,
Gently established power rates, which
are rivaled only by the Anderson
rates, in which city the municipal en-
joyas monopoly.
" tAC oui Piioo VI c'ciJ oue, icpio e
sentatives Of three Of the largest fac
tories In the city, J. NJ. Lontz, Charles
Mcclure and Petts A. Reid. led an
assault on the new power rate sched-
ule, asserted they had been promised
a reduction and threatened that un-
less one was provided they would in
stall their own electrical plants.
City officials made no comment to-
day on the charges made nv Mr.
Lontz that he contracted with the
municipal plant and was instrumental
in having the Ollie, Mcclure Lawn
mower company and the Elliott, Reid
ICon tirI1ad pa rhraal \
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
APPEALS TO JURY

A jury will hear the case of Cum.
Minis against the state of Indiana Mon
day in circuit court. on an appeal from
a Cambridge City justice of peace
court Cummins, who lives in Con-
nersville. was convicted some time ago
for assault and battery on Frank Oh
nit, a grocer. whom he claims was the
real agressor. He will attempt to have
his own punishment removed and have
Ohmit prosecuted. The fight occurred
in Ohmit's grocery several months
ago. ------ So
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
PICKS SCHOOL SITE

A site for the location of the new
Boston township high school was Sc
lected at Boston today by County Su-
perintendent Williams and County
Health Officer Kruger. The new
school will be rushed to completion
by November I. 1t will be model
of sanitary appliances and modern
building facilities.
The new school will accommodate
eighty pupils, more than twice as
many as it will have at the start. 1t
will be located on a we'll drained two
acre patch of ground which will cost
$1,000. In order to get the best plans
for the school, County Superintend-
ent Williams spent several days in
other counties investigating the new
est plan Of schools.
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the county will be represented. John
Smith and his little band of pioneers,
correctly costumed, will open the page
ant, and every other incident of not
will be featured. AS Wayne county
is rich in its history. the spectacle
will be of compelling interest.
Early struggles OF the pioneers with
the Indians will be shown. Henry
Clay's historic visit to Richmond when
he made a speech which cost him the
presidency, will be featured. also in
cidents connected with the famous 'un-
derground railway" of the ante-bellum
days, are to be depicted. The stirring
days at the outbreak Of the Civil war
are to be shown. through which
scenes the stately, courageous figure
Of O'iver y N1~~+o> &C "~~+~~.-ille war
governor of Indiana, will stalk.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
BOYS SHOOT COLT
Youngsters Kill Well-Bred
Animal on Farm.

Richmond boys securing the woods
with a revolver yesterday afternoon
shot and killed a valuable colt be-
longing to Perry from on the Moffit
farm west of the city. Mr. from
heard the shot and found the young
colt with its leg badly torn and the
bones entirely splintered by the ball.
The colt lived only a short time
The identity of the boys has not
been learned, but an investigation is
being made The colt was a high bred
one which was being given constant
attention by its owner and which
promised to develop into fine horse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
1853 MEMBERS OF SALVATION ARMY
ON |LL-FATED EMPRESS Of IRELAND

cluded Kenneth Mcintyre. Of New
York
Col, Timothy Gaskin, field secre-
tary.
Major Wilfred Creighton. in charge
OF the property department in the do
minion.
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Rees and
Mrs. ReeS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
LONDON HORROR STRICKEN
WHEN FIRST REPORTS ARRIVE

that it had been caused by a collision
between the liner and the collier Stor-
Stad.
By noon the street in front Of the
Canadian Pacific office was jammed
with white faced. weeping ( crowds.
Scenes following the Titanic tragedy
were re-enacted. The crowd became
SO large finally that street traffic was
suspended in the vicinity.
John Burns, president of the board
of trade, arrived at the office this
afternoon and asked for the, latest
news. The whole city seemed horror
stricken by the first reports. which
was detailed in extra editions of the
newspapers.
The management of the Globe the
atre made anxious inquiries for Law
renee Irving and his COMPANY. 1t had
been reported that the actor was on
board the Empress of Ireland, though
he had previously planned to sail on
the Teutonic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
OFFICIALS ADMIT WRECK
President Of c. P. R. Dep|ores Death
Of More Than 800 Passengers
UnaCCounted For in Meager Reports

CanadianPacific Railway company
that the surviving passengers of the
Empress of Ireland would be trans
ferred to one of the Allan lines and
taken to their original destination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
VIBRATION OF CAR
FORCES De PALMA
FROM ENTRY LIST
Pilot of Fleet Mercedes With
draws and Leaves for Eu-
rope on Eve of Worlds
Speedway Classic.
TBY LEASED WlRE1

Or EED " Az lSl)1ANAIOLlo, May
29.-Ralph De Palma was obliged to
withdraw his Mercedes from the race
this morning as the car vibrated SO
much under speed that he was unable
TO keep the fuel tank on securely. He
will leave today for Europe, and will
not stay to see the race tomorrow.
Pullen in a Mercer will have first
choice to qualify in De Palma's place,
aud in the event he fails to make good,
GilhOoly in the Isotta will have the
opportunity to qualify.
FANS SWARM CITY.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 29.-Thous-
ands of strangers poured into this
city today in anticipation of tomor-
rows 50Omile automobile race at the
motor speedway. In the city all down
town streets were thrOnged early to-
day. and every train brought more out
Of-tOwn race fans. By tomorrow it is
estimated 100000 visitors will be here.
Every hotel has reserved all its
rooms for tonight and tomorrow night
Thousands of private home have been
opened to visitors Pullman cars have
been parked in every railroad yard,
and out-oftown folk who could not get
into hotels have arranged berths for
tonight.
In the betting on the result of to-
morrows race, GouX and BOillot, the
French dMvers Of the Peugeot cars
are faEorites. Joe Dawson, in a Mar
mon entry, owned by Charles Eber-
stein, the Chicago criminal lawyer, is
considered to have the best chance Of
all the American driv0's.
HUNDREDS PASS THROUGH CITY.
Tagged out, begrimed, covered with
dust until they are beyond recogni-
tion Indianapolis bound automobile
fiends passed through Richmond at
Nhe rate of one machine a minute all
morning. In one count of two hours
today, George Staubach, traffic patrol
man, counted 175 automobiles or
three every two minutes.
BY tonight 1000 machines carrying
5000 tourists will have passed through
the city and 200 or more will stay
here by previous arrangement with
probably twice that number stopping
for the night. Garage owners believe
the total number Of machines leaving
Richmond in the past week until to-
morrow morning will be between 1890
and 1000, carrying enough passengers
to people a small town.
In one group last night OF five auto
Continued on Page Sixl
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LIVERPOOL HORROR STRICKEN.
LIVERPOOL, May % Pathetic
scenes were enacted at the office of
the Canadian Pacific Railway in this
city today. Crowds Of weeping men
and women begged for news of the
officers and crew Of the Empress Of
Ireland, the majority of whom were
gathered here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29

NEW YORK, May 29.--The liner
Germania of the Fabre line reported
by wireless to the office of it's owner
today that it is afire at sea. The fire
is in the hold The steamer which has
more than two hundred passengers
aboard. is headed for Azores.
Officials of the Fabre line stated to-
day that they believed the Germania
will make the Azores safey though the
forward hold is stored with hlbricating
cotton and general merchandise.
Among the passengers on board are
J. w White of the American consular
service, Mrs T. NJ. Riekie and Miss
A j. Thompson of Washington, and
Miss Anna LamsOn and Marion Boalt
of Mansfield, O.
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s, s, CERMAN|A
REPORTS fire
Fabre Liner Afire at Sea. But
Expected to Make Port
With 200 Aboard.
BY LEASED WIRE1
fRiIi

The general agents of the Fabre line
were notified this afternoon that the
steamer Germania had arrived safely
at HOrta, Azores. today with the fire
in her hold eXtinguished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29
WEATHER FORECAST

FOR INDlANA-PartIy cloudy tonight
and Saturday; probably thunder
showers; cooler.
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Continued on Page Three.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-29

TEWPERATURE
Yesterday
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-11-24
POTTERY PAPER
CARRIES WRITE-UP
DESCRIPTIVE STORY OF THIS RE.
SORT, Is READ BY ABOUT
5000 PEOPLE.
Moody Hotel and Billy Borman Are
Enthusiasts in the Matter of Get.
ting This Advertising Carried.

a splendid little trade journal en-.
Titled Sanitary Pottery" which goes
before about 5000 readers. distribut
cd all over the United States. in its
current issue carries one of the best
write-ups that has been given Hot
Springs IN many months The Moody
Hotel and Billy Boman together with
the Crane Company Of Chicaeo. are
responsible for the interest taken in
this resort by the publication
The writeup consists Of a splendid
general story Of Hot Springs as a re.
sort, tells of the climate and the sur.
rouadings, of the relation between
government and resort, describes the
HOT springs and the treatments given
i'm the hot waters and then as an in
cidental pictures the new Moody He
tel, which had just been finished and
the sanitary departments of which
were exploited as ideal
Also the publication reproduced the
pamphlet generally distributed here.
which is entitled Distilled Facts" and
which gives some very interesting
points for each of the letters contain.
ed in the words Hot Springs. Arkan.
sas."