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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
WEEGHMAN, TINKER
AND FEDS TO COME
Richmond Manager Arranges
Big Doings on Local Lot
for August.

"Weeghman Day" will be celebrated
at the local ball park, Sunday, August
9-Charles Weeghman formerly of
Richmond, and his clan of Windy City
Feds being the attraction that day.
The former Richmond man will make
a speech at this time Excursions from
all nearby points will be run over
steam and electric roads and the ban
ner crowd in the history of the club
is expected.
Weeghman, who is the son of
August Weeghman, for years a promi-
nent resident of this city, is one of
the leading hackers of the Federal
league and will bring his regular
Chicago team here-Joe Tinker and
all. His team at present occupies
fourth position in the Fed race, being
but one game behind the Indianapolis
combination.
Dick Kenney has promised that he
will line up a team for the game that
widd do credit to the home town. Dick
will import a real pitcher for the game
and will load up with stars that might
be obtainable at that occasion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
CITY Teachers Form
Protective Association

Plans are being perfected for the or
ganization Of teachers of the public
schools of Richmond, it was learned
today, the organization being for the
purpose of better protecting the in
terests of the teachers and to improve
the standing of the profession. A
delegate meeting, at which all the
schools of the city were represented,
was recently held and other meetings
planned.
1t was also learned today that re-
Gently delegation of teachers repre-
senting members of their craft work
ing under a certain class of license
waited upon the school board and Pc
titioned for an increase of salaries,
which increase would have benefited
local schools. The petition was not
acted up favorably, but the deleess
ton was informed that the board was
heartily in favor of a general increase
in salaries of the eaching staff Of the
public schools, especially the grade
school teachers, and as soon as funds
were available such action would be
taken. 1t is not probable, however,
that this increase will be effective for
the 1914-1915 school year.
Reduce Salaries.
There has been complaint on the
part of many teachers over the recent
action of reducing the salaries of the
nine primary grade principals, who
are teachers of the primary grades in
the nine grade schools. Each primary
principal, who besides being a teacher
in the primary grades is assistant
principal of the schools in which she is
teaching, had her salary reduced $50
a year. President M. F. Johnston Of
the school board said this action was
taken on the advice of Superintendent
Giles Of the public schools, who said
the primary grade teachers had no
more work to perform than the second
grade teachers and should be paid no
more than the teachers of the second
grades.
He was asked if it were not true
that the superintendent and the prin-
cipal of the high school were to each
have their salaries increased 5000 the
next school year, and he said such was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
DOOM OF MEDIATION SEEN
IN OFFICIAL WASHINGTON

Huerta's demand included a threat to
withdraw from the negotiations.
The mediators still are working on
a provisional government plan for
Mexico in the form of a commission,
but it is believed here that this will
fail because the Constitutionalists
will not accept it. This plan, which
provides for a commission to consist
Of two delegates from the Constitu-
ttonalists, two to be named by Huerta
and one to be chosen by the mediators
themselves will be submitted as a
resort to make peace in Mexico. This
scheme was first divulged at Ell Paso,
as announced exclusively by the In
ternational News Service, but the
official information has been with
held for some time
That 1t will serve merely to prolong
the mediation session, and in the end
fail, was the opinion of Washington
the rebels will balk at the two
Huertista commissioners, and second,
that Huerta never will agree to any
thing which provides for his own elm
tnatiOn by peaceful means.
- Torture U. s. Private.
TIE state department has been
assured that John r. Silliman, vice
consul and Deputy Cnsul at Natillo
viii be freed and sent out of Mexico,
but as yet there has been no definite
report Of his release. The report that
Private Samuel Parks of the Twenty
eighth infantry, at Vera Cruz, was
tortured before Mexican firing squad
executed him, has not been confirmed
officially but it is generally received
here as true.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
BALD JACK" ROSES
STORY GR|LLED BY
LAWYERS OF BECKER
TBY LEASED WIRE1

NEW YORK, May 13.-Counsel for
ex-Police Lieutenant Charles Becker,
on trial for the second time for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, attempt
ed to tear down the fabric of the story
told on the witness stand yesterday by
Bald Jack Rose, gambler and under
world character, whose testimony fur
nishes the cornerstone for the prose-
cution.
Rose faced a gruelling day when he
entered court for his cross-eXamina-
tion at the hands of Martin T. on of
the special district cross-examiners at
the New York bar
Mr.. Manton said that the defense
was more hopeful than at any time
since the trial started.
Ready to Grill Rose.
1--WE are in a position to show Rose
up, for the discrepancies in his story
yesterday are sufficient to give us
good grounds for an attack" said Man
ton, chief lawyer for Becker, just be-
force entering Justice Seabury's court
The contention of the defense, which
Becker's lawyers will try to strength
en- with the testimony of Rose, Sam
Schepps, Harry Vallon and Bridgie
Weber, is that the quartet of gamblers
then concocted the story told on the
witness stand at the first trial of
Becker.
Shows No Worry.
Rose looked as natty and as ratlike
as ever when he entered the court
room today. His hairless head and
outpointing ears gave him an eccen-
trio appearance as he took the wit
ness chair to face his ordeal.
Roses grilling by Attorney Manton
began with an attempt to prove him a
disreputable character. He tried to
show that Rose had been engaged in
white slavery, and that he was apetty
thief, and that he had tried to black
mail Tom Sharkey for 81 800.
In reply to questions Rose said he
was born in Russia and was brought
to this country when three years old.
He denied that he had accepted the
earnings of women Of the streets, and
was emphatic in his declarations that
he had never acted as a steerer for an
opium joint, formerly operated by
Bridgie Webber in Chinatown. Rose
craftily professed ignorance of num-
ber of terms common among gam
blears.
Denies Chicago Theft.
Manton then switched to Chicago.
weren't you driven out Of Chicago
by Mike White?" the lawyer asked
NO" replied Rose.
The witness denied that he had stol-
en- a diamond ring from White, who,
he said, had been an agent for player
pianos.
Rose said he first met Rosenthal
twenty years ago and later went into
the gambling business with him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13

About twenty-five machines. carry
Ing one hundred boosters, will form
the booster cavalcade which will leave
Ninth and North A streets tomorrow
morning at o'clock for a seventy
three-mile trip through fourteen towns
and cities south of Richmond.
The schedule of the towns where
stops will be made follows:
Leave Richmond 9 a. m, Boston 10.
College Corner II. Cottage Grove II: 40,
arrive Liberty IL noon, leave Liberty
2 p. m, leave Roseburg 2:10, leave
Dunlapsville 2:25, leave Alquina 2:40,
arrive Connersville 8, leave Corners
Vile 1926, leave Milton 4, leave Cam
bridge City APO, leave Dublin $50,
leave East Germantown 4:5O, leave
Centerville 5:25, arrive Richmond s AS.
Each machine will be decorated and
there will be several buglars who will
sound the signal of the approach Of
the booster tourists in each town. Only
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13

the case, but that the salaries of these
two officials were increased under
agreements entered into with them
when they were employed last year
President Johnston said that he knew
federation Of public school teachers
was now being formed, and he said
he had no objection to such action be-
ing taken, although he believed that it
really constituted the formation Of a
teachers union"
II believe the plan was formulated
following the action of the teachers
In bringing Chicago educator, Miss
Margaret Haley, to this city to speak
to them on the fight of the Chicago
teachers against the school board "
said DR.. Johnston. He said he did not
know whether any of the local teach
ers believed it to be necessary to
wage war against the school board
He thought 1t possible Miss Haley had
come to Richmond in the role of an
"agitator"
Act On Advice.
DR.. Johnston said that he thought it
unfortunate that the salaries of the
primary principals had to be reduced,
but that Superintendent Giles had been
employed by the board as it's educa-
tiOnal expert. The board acted in ac-
cordance with Professor Giles recon-
mendation.
He said he had always been an ad-
vocate of paying teachers as good sal
aries as the community could afford
and that during the past six years
there had been an almost horizontal
increase in the salaries of the local
teachers. He said that he intended to
make public as soon as the list could
be compiled the salaries of the teach
ers in this city. He said he thought
this list would show that the compen-
sation OF school teachers compared
favorably with the salaries in other
lines Of business, but that the board
still desired steadily to increase salar-
les to teachers. Il think the pursuit
of such policy is much preferable to
the pension system plan, especially
the existing pension system, which is
SO unfair to the taxpayers that the
local board has refused to adopt it for
this city," DR.. Johnston said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
HEAT TEST OF COAL
IMPRACTICAL IN CITY
Light Plant Engineer Ex-
plains That Bavis' Plan Is
Too Expensive Done on
Small Scale.

The plan considered by the Rich
mond school board and the board of
public works of the city government of
purchasing all coal used by both the
school city and the civil city under
the heat unit system has been practi-
cally abandoned as unsatisfactory.
Both Boards held a joint meeting
yesterday afternoon to consider this
question President Bavis of the board
of public works is not thoroughly con-
vinced that this plan is impractical,
but the other officials are inclined to
believe that the old system of purchas-
ing coal supplies on the lowest bids
is the best one.
The J. NJ. Hutton Casket company
and the Richmond City Water Works
company, it was ascertained at the
meeting had tried the plan of purchas-
ing coal on the heat unit test system
with unsatisfactory results, having had
trouble with the companies they con-
tracted with and being forced to go in
to the market to replenish their sup
plies when the market was high.
Howard Gluys, chief engineer of the
municipal plant, probably the most ex-
perienced coal expert in the city, did
not favor the heat unit system. He
explained that if it was adopted it
probably would result in a very few
bids being presented, and he said that
it probably would cost the city alone
$1,000 to have tests made of the 12,-
900 tons of coal it uses annually
Gluys explained that the federal
government could purchase coal on
the heat unit system, because it had
an accurate test record of all mines.
The city and the school city can
not combine in contracting for coal
supplies next September, it was ascer-
tanned, because each uses a different
grade
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
PEOPLE OBSERVE
FLY ORDINANCE

Sanitary Officer Oscar Mashmeyer
today reported to Mayor Robbins that
south end people were observing the
new ordinance requiring the covering
of manure boxes, to keep out the flies
and rain, in a most satisfactory man
ner He said he had made a thorough
inspection of the territory south of
Main street, east of Eleventh street,
and south of Main street, west of Sew
enth street and had found only eight
boxes not conforming with the ordi-
nance. Five of these are being re.
constructed and sixth is soon to be
rebuilt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
HUERTA'S DELEGATES
DESPAIR SUCCESS
OF PEACE MISSION
By HARRY r. DUNN,
Special Staff Correspondent of the In
ternationaI News Service.


VERA CRUZ, May 13.-Doubt as to
the success of the mediation efforts
of the Latin-American ENJOYS is in
creasing here daily. 1t was learned
today that the three delegates appoint
ed by President Huerta were in an an
cry mood when they sailed from Vera
Cruz, because the Mexican government
had failed to send them instructions
that they had been informed would
be transmitted to them here.
According to their friends, the dele
gates. Senors Rabasa, Elguero and
Rodriguez, declared their intention of
resigning if the instructions they had
expected were not waiting for them at
Havana. They told their friends be-
fore they left that they had been ad-
vised that they would be instructed as
to whether they should demand recog-
milton of the Huerta government be-
fore entering the negotiations.
Worries About Correspondent.
United State Consul Canada today
redoubled his efforts to secure a trace
Of Edward Depew Dostsr, Mexico City
correspondent Of the International
News Service, following the receipt
Pof dispatch from Senior Olivier, Bra
lillian minister at the capital, saying
he could not locate Doster.
The happiest man in Vera Cruz to-
day was Archbishop Jose Mora, head
of the Catholic church in Mexico, who
arrived last night on his way to Rome.
The archbishop had been condemned
to death by the rebels, General Villa
having threatened to cruelty him if
he was captured in Mexico City,
The prelate was intensely interested
in the workings of the government
established by General Funston here,
and asked many questions of Catholic
chaplains of the army and navy forces.
who called at the Swedish consulate to
pay their respects.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
Morton Park Project
Realized BY Promoters
Forty-Acre Body of Water affords
Aquatic Sports, While 12O Acres
of Woods and Meadows Invite to
All Pleasures of Camping Season

the plans met the approval Of govern
ment experts. Even this did not salts
fy some manufacturers. and Professor
Sackett, of Purdue, former Earlham
man. was called on He replied in q
lengthy opinion, that the dam was
much stronger than necessary, and
that the company was going to need
less expense in making certain
changes. However, TO mako sure of
its safety, reinforcements were made
in every part possible.
Owing to the character OF the land
forming the upper part OF the lake. It
was necessary to work over about
half acre for a swimming beach. This
was completed last week, and several
hundred big stones were taken from
the river bottom. making high diving
perfectly safe.
Erect Canoe House.
East of the Gaar road a canoe house
with a capacity of twenty-four canoes.
has just been completed, and eight
of the bins will be filled Thursday or
Friday with new canoes. 1t Is believed
every bin in the canoe house will be
taken before the middle of the sum-
made to have the size increased then.
From time to time there will be canoe
races, and probably several will have
sails with which they will be able to
conduct interesting races.
Rowboat, motorboat and canoe races
will be featured on the opening day.
as rowboat and canoe races have never
been held in Richmond, and motorboat
races were never thought of as a pos
sibility. There is only one motorboat
on the lake now. but several under
private ownership will be placed on
the body of water before opening
day.
John Zwissler, of the Lake and Park
company, will have charge of the fun
making on opening day. Several freak
races, both on land and water, have
been planned. There will also be a
balloon ascension, although balloon
ascensions in Richmond are difficult
to hold.
Something has been planned to be in
operation every foot of the way from
dam to the bathing beach at the upper
end on opening day. The picnic
grounds. which lie just east Of the
bathing beach, 10 = three or four-acre
piece OF ground, not too heavily wood
ed, but with plenty Of big trees and
small ahrubbery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
IBY LEASED WiREl

WASHINGTON, May 13-Former
President Charles S. Mellen, of the
New Haven Railroad system was ex-
amined privately by Chief Counsel
Folk of the interstate commerce COM
mission which is probing the New
Haven system, at a hearing at the
Shoreham hotel last night from mid
night until nearly daylight today.
Governor Folk declined to announce
the results of the examination, saying
that he expects Mr. Mellen will take
the stand at public hearing later in
the week
News of the secret hearing given to
Mr.. Mellen caused intense surprise.
Attorney General McReynolds is said
to have objected to Mellen and his
associates being called in as witnesses
by the interstate commerce commits
sion lest they set claim of having
received an immunity bath" in case
criminal proceedings are brought.
1T is not a question Of immunity
but of whether the truth shall be sup
pressed" declared Mr.. Folk today In
a statement concerning the attitude
of Attorney General McReynolds.
Seeks Whole Truth.
"Mellen as witness telling the
truth would be a thousand times more
valuable to the public than Mellen
could possibly be as defendant.
"The situation Is now as it has been
from the beginning. shall insist that
all witnesses having knowledge of the
matters under investigation be placed
on the stand and they will be question
ed without limitation.
THE great question before the
American people today is to secure
honesty in the management Of the
railway systems of the country. The
revelations already brought to light in
this investigation and the further dis
closure that Mr.. Mellen and other wit
nesses can make should be of i'm
mense value and result in legislation
that will cause it to be just as grave
crime to plunder the public through
a corporation as 1t is now to personal
ly rob an individual"
Several senators who were among
the strongest supporters of the senate
resolution demanding the New Haven
investigation, called upon Commission
er McChord today. The commission
er would not state who they were nor
what representations they made to
him regarding Mr.. McReynolds, attor
ney general. action. Governor Folk
also stated that he understands that
number of senators are interested in
pressing the appearance of Mr.. Mel
len.
Governor Folk opened the New Hav-
en- hearing but the action was only for
the purpose of holding over until TO-
morrow such witnesses as were sub
poenaed for today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
PEGG DRAWS FINE
FOR CHOKING WIFE
AND FIRING HOUSE
Mechanic Gets Sharp Repri-
mand for Smoking in Court
When Arraigned for Do
meStic Trouble.

For assaulting his wife and carrying
out a threat to burn down their home.
1114 South B street. by setting fire to
a bunch Of newspapers. AIRY Pegg. .
mechanic. drew a fine Of IS and COSTS
from Mayor Robbins and . sharp
reprimand from Prosecutor Keller for
smoking cigarette in city court. He
would have received q heavier fine
except for the fact that 1t would have
worked q hardship on his wife and two
children. Mrs. Pegg filed the affi-
davit against her husband because.
she said, she could stand his abuses
NO longer.
Pegg denied the charges of his wife
guilty, but after arrangements for his
release on bond had been completed
he decided to change his plea to
guilty. In the meantime his wife had
left the court and was not present to
give her version of the affair. Instead,
Prosecutor Keller informed the court
of the charges the woman had made.
Sets Paper on Fire.
Mrs. Pegg, the prosecutor said she
had told him, alleged that last night
after her husband had gone to bed
while she was preparing to retire ac-
cused her of indecency, which charge
she hotly resented. She said Pegg
jumped out of bed and began TO choke
her. threatening to black her eyes"
In the melee her shirtwaist was torn
off. He also threatened to burn down
the house and ignited several old
papers.
She ran from the house and sum-
moned the police. She said they for
merly lived at Columbus, Ind, and she
left him there because OF his treat
ment He induced her to return to
him, however. and they came to Rich
mond. She said he had been drinking
heavily of late and had been drinking
when he attacked her last night. She
said she was now working to support
herself and children, although her
husband made good wages
Pegg said that he had always treat
ed his wife and children we'll and
had never struck q woman In his life.
He said he ignited waste paper last
night "just to scare her" He also
asserted that he had given his wife
i money every week until this week.
when she threatend to leave him. go"
he continued. she started to work In
a restaurant two days ago" Pegg has
promised the mayor to turn over
new leaf" and behave himself In the
future ~ !
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
ISAAC KLINE DIES
Former Resident Hears Call
at Chicago Home.

Word was received today by ]. H.
Gilchrist, of this city. of the death of
Isaac Kline. of Chicago, resident of
this city until ten years ago when he
became connected with the Rock
Island railroad. Mr.. Kline is remem-
bered among the older residents as
one of Wayne county's pioneer journ-
alists. He founded a weekly publica-
ton called the Evening Item" April
7, 1877, which he edited and publish
ed for some time.
Mr.. Kline is survived by wife,
three sons and a daughter, all of
Chicago. Whether the body will be
brought to Richmond for burial is not
known
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
FEDERAL SOLDIERS
BEG FOR SUPPLIES
IRY LEASED WIREl

VERA CRUZ, May 13.-Ten desert
ers from the army Of General Mas
came into the American lines today
and asked for food. They reported
that seven of their comrades, includ-
ing Sergeants Acevedo and Vega,
were lined up and shot to death
week ago because they protested that
they were not being given enough
food on which to live.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
MILITANT SENTENCED
TBY LEASED WIRE1

LONDON, May BINARY Ansell,
the militant suffragette who wrecked
the Duke Of Wellington's picture at
the Royal academy yesterday, was
sentenced to six months Imprisonment
today. She interrupted court proceed
ings several times by her protests
against the treatment being accorded
to women.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
HEAD OF new HAVEN.
SECRETLY EXAMINED
BY COUNSEL FOLK
Bulletin.

oOII6 ! TN.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-At-
torney General McReynolds and
Governor Folk, chief counsel Of
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, have finally broken on
tho matter Of the New Haven in
vestigation. The conference today
between the two, Commissioner
McChord and Senators Norris and
Kern, ended in disagreement,
following which Governor Folk
and Mr.. McChord were asked to
withdraw from the conference.
Governor Folk will no longer
accept suggestions from the attor-
ney general, it is said, and has an
nounced that he positively will
place Charles S. Mellen on the
stand in the New Haven inquiry
tomorrow morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-13
WOUNDS HER FRIEND
TBY LEASED WIRE1

PADUCAH, KY, May 13.-Brooding
over a wrong she claimed had been
done her, Ethel Tanner, II, shot and
wounded Henry Gum, of Villa Ridge,
ILL.,, today. Gums death is momen-
tarily expected. The girl surrendered
to the authorities. She claims Gum
refused to marry her,