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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
MAY GET
TRIAL FOR KR0MA,
VICTIM OF PRISON
Keller Agrees Not to Push
Larceny Charge if Reform
atory Officials Willing to
Give Man Chance.

Herman Kroma, aged q years, who
has enjoyed only eleven months of
freedom the right to do and live as
other men, since he was sixteen years
old, will be "given a chance for his
white alley" as he has requested. pro-
viding the state refOrmatory parole Of
ficers give their approval of this plan
Prosecutor Keller has written to the
reformatory officials informing them
that kroma has violated his parole by
stealing a horse and rig, but several
Richmond men believe he is entitled
to another "chance to make good
and will assume responsibility for his
reformation providing he is not re-
turned to prison.
1t was at first decided to arraign
kroma on a charge OF grand larceny,
but later the prosecutor determined
to present the case to the reformatory
officials for their decision. If they
decide not to take him back to Jeffer
sonville to serve out the remainder
of his uneXpired term, the grand lar
ceny charge will not be pressed and
kroma sent to farmer who has been
interested in his case and who has
promised steady employment for him.
Believe Society Cause.
Kroma is what the authorities call
an habitual criminal, but three local
attorneys, Byram c. Robbins, Fred G.
White and Frank Strayer believe he
is merely the victim of circumstances
and, as they put it, "sinned against
more by society than he has sinned
against society,"
This assertion they make because
Kroma when a young boy, only six
teen years old, was, on his first Of
fense, sent to prison to be the asso-
ciate of hardened criminals.
Il believe there is chance for
Kroma to make good; the experiment
is worth while, at least" former Chief
of Police Gormon told kromas volun-
teer attorneys. Gormon arrested KrO
ma the first time and he has always
held the opinion that it was unjust to
punish the boy for his first offense as
the court did.
Attorney Robbins made an argu-
ment for kroma before the court yes
terday, at the conclusion of which
Prosecutor Keller said he would place
the case in the hands Of the prison au-
thorities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
PEACE SEEMS REMOTE.
Carranza Grows Defiant and Huerta
Strengthens Position.
TBY LEASED WIRE1

WASHINGTON, May 3O-The in
sistence by the White House that no
agreement had been reached at Nj
agara Falls as to the main preparation
necessary for the pacification of
Mexico, caused high officials in Wash
ington to attach grave significance to
the note Urquidi delivered to the
mediators after they had consented to
receive it under pressure from Wash
ington.
This note is said to be the final
word from the Constitutionalist gen
eral regarding the rights of his
party to participate in the proceed
ings at Niagara Falls. 1t showed that
Carranza intends to pacify Mexico in
his own way and was diplomatic
warning to outsiders to keep hands
off this country.
With Carranza assuming a defiant
mood and Huerta Strengthening his
position with the ESQ machine guns
and more 15,000,00O rounds of am
munition reported to have been land
ed within the past few days, success
full mediation remain a remote pos
sibility, according to the general view
here
The correspondence between Car
rama and the mediators showing his
replies to the invitations to join with
them. indicates that the rebel chief
never will agree to an armistice with
Huerta even If he should take part
In the mediation conferences.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
MAYOR DENIES HOPE
OF BIG CONSUMERS
FOR CHEAPER POWER
Robbins Declares Further
Reduction Impossible Now
and That Interests Actions
Savored of ''Bulldozing."

Mayor w. ]. Robbins today upset
the fond hopes of the large manufac-
turing interests Of the city to secure
q further reduction in the electric
power rates, as recently established
for both the city and the Light Heat
& Power plants, by flatly declaring
that such action was impossible for
the immediate future. Rates cannot
be reduced this year, and probably not
next year, he said, because Of the ex-
pense the municipal plant is to be put
to next fall in providing a new street
lighting system, and because of the
prospective expense of providing a
new unit at the plant to take care of
the steadily increasing business.
1T would be unwise at this time to
reduce the power rates, which are
held to be, by the majority Of consum-
ers, as fair and equitable, because the
city does not know whether it could
afford to make such reduction in
view Of the improvements which must
be made" Mayor Robbins said
Resembles "BuiI Doing"
Il want to give the large consumers
as low rates as possible. | want to give
as the city plant can afford to give
them, but l will not tolerate robbing
the plant to accomplish such a pur-
pose, and the state commission would
not permit us to do so if we desired
to-" he continued. Il was not favorably
impressed with the attitude assumed
by the large manufacturing interests
in their demands for further power
rate reductions. 1t savored too much
of bulldozing. This class of consumers,
as a whole, received special privileges
from our competing plant before the
creation of the state commission.
They received rates which we've
much lower than the printed schedule
of the Light, Heat and Power com
pany but when their contracts were
nullified their rates went up. The
rates they are enjoying now are lower
than the old schedule of rates, which
they were supposed to be receiving but
which in reality they were not, being
benefciaries of special rates. Now they
are making a demand for a reduction
equal to their former special privilege
rates"
Mayor Robbins gives the assurance
to small power consumers that their
demand for a reduction in the mini
mum rate and the double-throw charge
will be needed and the state commits
sion urged to authorize such reduc-
tiOns as soon as possible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
AVERAGES 81 MILES AN HOUR
Took Lead at 147th Lap, When Boi||ot
Was Forced to Retire. --Winner Gets
$4,000 and Speedway Honors.

which contains $4,000 worth of sterl-
trophy offered Winning it three times
in succession, gives the driver perma-
nent possession Of it.
Thomas Takes Lead.
At the end of 425 miles Thomas had
maintained an average Of S2.31 miles
an hour. His time for the distance was
SOC: 9:4824. The order OF the leaders
was:
Thomas, in the Delage; Duray, Peu-
geot; Guyot, Delage; Goux, Peugeot;
Oldfield, Stutz, Christiaens, Excelsior.
On his 117th lap Disbrow withdrew
his Burman car on account of engine
trouble.
F'riedricks was forced to withdraw
his Gugatti at the end of the 113 lap
on account of a broken bearing.
Maintains Speed.
Thomas who was still leading at the
end Of AIS miles had done the distance
in 5:45:32.14, an average Of S2.48 miles
an hour. Duray, in a Peugeot, who was
second was three laps behind, the 9TH
er leaders in order were: Guyot, in a
DeldSe, IiOuh, E6uSSOt, oluuelO,
Stutz; Christiaens, excelsior; Grant,
Sunbeam.
All records standing for speedway
automobile races fell today before the
onslaught of the fastest field of cars
ever contesting in a motor classic.
Thomas driving a Delage. who was
leading at the end of $50 miles, half
of the entire distance circled the oval
track 100 times in 3 hours, 50 and
forty-five hundredths seconds, main
tanning a speed Of S2.S5 miles an hour.
The old record was made by TetZlaff
here in 1873 07:13.9 Boillot,
driving a Peugeot car, rival Of the
Delage on every foreign race course,
at the end of 25O miles had gradually
pulled up from the back field to
second place. Spencer Wishart, In a
Mercer, WAS in third place. Duray, in
a Peugeot was fourth and Bragg, in
a Mercer was fifth
Two Accidents Mar Race.
Up to this time but two accidents
had resulted from the gruelling pace
the cars were maintaining. Four men
were hurt in a collision between the
Marmon and Isotta car on the en-
trance to the back stretch
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
PROGRAM
OF Abe. PEACE
FOR CARRANzA
Prospects of Agreement on
Peace Protocol Grow Dim
as Plan Is Rewritten to
Suit Leader.
BY LAWRENCE TODD.
Staff Correspondent Of the Interna-
tjonal News Service

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, May 30
Prospects Of an agreement upon a
peace protocal are dim today as the
full significance of the message re.
ceived by the mediators from General
Carranza appears.
The Mexican Federal representa-,
tives, armed with General Huerta' S
formal acceptance of the terms pro,
posed to him on Wednesday are no
longer confident of getting away by
the middle Of next week. Neither are
the South American diplomats. Yes
terday they voted among themselves
that they would not hear the Carranza
statement. knowing it's purpose.
After an hours argument with the
American delegates they surrendered
CarranZa became a definite factor in
the proceedings. The program had to
be rewritten to meet his views The
outcome is counted a victry for the
Constitutionalists. Questions which
Mexican national pride declares to be
wholly internal-the form of govern
ment to be set up. now. and in the fu-
ture, and the land legislation to be
passed by that government-are to
be left to Mexico. On that under
standing the mediation conference will
go forward.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
For Speedway Race Results
Crowds Read Pal Bulletins

With its International News Service leased wire leading
directly from the box the Speedway oval The Pal
adum today the only comprehensive and complete bue
service the progress of the classic automobile 500 mile
grind.
Bulletin will be continued after The Palladium
goes this afternoon and patrons informed that
be obtained the places where Palladium
bulletins shown and at all the motion picture houses
of the city, and by calling the Palladium office.
Never the history of the city has such interest
sport been evidenced shown today. Crowds
focked about the windows where Palladium bulletins
flashing the story of the big grind Intense interest mani
tested the dispatches that told of accidents to drivers the
breaking of records incidents and sideghts of the
Besides it's regular leased wire service The Palladium
by writer's the pits where drivers made
tire changes and repnshed oil and gasoline the other in the
press box to watch the
For the latest read The Palladium. 4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30

MOTOR SPEEDWAY, indianapolis
Rene Thomas, in a DeIage, French
car, won the 500 mile automobile race
here this afternoon. Averaging more
than 81 miles an hour. BY finishing
first Thomas won $4,000.
Thomas took the lead in the 147th
lap when BoiIot in Puegeot was
forced to retire because of broken
frame.
Time Of winner 6:o3:45.e9.
Duray in the French Peugeot was
nearly three laps behind the winner
His time was 6:1O:2429.
Guyot third in DeIase. Time
6:14:O1.76.
Goux fourth. Time 6:17:24.
OIdfIeId comes in fifth.
OIdfied Is Back
At the end of 1877 laps, Oldfeld re-
sumed his seat at the wheel of the
Stutz and was roundly cheered.
Duray in his Puegeot made his Sec
Ond stop at the end of 1852 laps. He
was in second place at this time. The
other cars were running in the follow
Ing order: Guyotta, Delage; Goux,
Peugeot; Christiaens, Excelsior; Old
field, Stutz; Grant, Sunbeam; keene,
Beaver. Bullet and Knipper, who had
resumed his seat in a keeton.
At this point in the race Oldfield
was driving a sensational race. Every
time he appeared on the stretch in
front of the main stands, was the sig
nal for loud applause. 1t appeared the
American race fans were pinning their
faith to him to capture the honors for
which the foreigners were making the
battle of their lives.
Thomas Wins Trophy.
With 100 miles more to go, Thomas
was in the lead having covered 400
miles in 4 so 0210, an average speed
of S2.19 miles an hour.
The other leaders were running as
follows:
Duray, Peugeot; Guyot, DELICATE !;
Goux, Peugeot; Oldield, Stutz; Chris
tiaens, Excelsior; Grant, Sunbeam +,
keene, Beaver Bullet; knipper, kee-
ton and Rickenbacker in a Duesen-
berge.
Thomas won the Schebler trophy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
TO MARTIAL MUSIC
G. A. R, VETERANS
MARCH TO SERVICES
Hundreds Participate on Gal
liant RevieW-Observance
of Memorial Day Was Gen.
eral Throughout the Entire
City.

Led by $50 school children, parade
Of more than 500 persons with about
100 members of the Grand Army Of
the Republic marching in the rear. left
the corner of Fourth and Main streets
at 1870 o'clock this afternoon and
marched up Main street.
Martial music played by the band
accompanying the parade, fired the
patriotism of every American citizen
of Richmond who witnessed the files
of men, now comparatively few in
number, who saved the union in the
early SOS when they left Wayne
county to the same strains Of music.
The observance of Memorial day to-
day was SO general in the city that
even committee members were sur
prised as many had predicted Memoir
ial day plans could not be carried out
on Saturday Stores were closed all
over the city and business was at a
standstill in respect of the day.
Hundreds flocked to Earlham ceme-
terry and other cemeteries in the
vicinity of Richmond received their
share. Laden with flowers, they paid
homage to the dead, not only to the
veterans of the Civil War but to those
who have passed away since that time.
Fire Three Guns.
Out of Difference to the men who
sacrificed life or health for the flag,
a salute of three vOlleys was fired in
Earlham cemetery this morning, over
the graves of the G. A. R. members
buried there. Eight Spanish-Ameri-
can war veterans with the muskets
~, ~,
full uniform of the army then, fired
the salute. This was the only formal
demonstration at the cemetery.
Patriotic organizations carried wag-
on loads of flowers to the cemeteries
and even graves Of men who have no
relatives in this state, were not for
gotten in the decorating. The hill
sides of the burial grounds presented
a beautiful scene of color and many
Continued on Page Three)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
DETAILS OF SPEEDWAY 5OO-M|LE RACE
TOLD AS DEMONS RUSH ROUND The OVAL

INDIANAPOLIS, May 3O.-Led by
Carl G.. Fisher. president of the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway, thirty
monster racing cars crossed the start
ing line at three minutes Of 10 o'clock
this morning on the preliminary lap
of the five hundred mile race.
A madly yelling crowd of nearly one
hundred thousand greeted the cars as
they came around for a flying start on
the long journey. Fisher was driving
at the rate Of IS miles an hour when
he crossed the starting line. Howard
Wilcox in Gray Fox, Tetzlaff in a
Maxwell and Chassagne in Sunbeam
were even with him, closely followed
by the other entrants, IN closely
punched formation.
Christians Takes Lead.
At the end of the first lap, Starter
Tom Hayes from his suspension bridge
above the track, gave the red flag.
the signal for clear course, first to
Wilcox. The Gray Fox was about
twenty feet ahead Of Christiaens in an
Excelsior and Chassagne in Sunbeam.
In the third lap Christiaens had a lead
of 200 yards on the other contestants.
Christiaens still led by a small mar
gin on the third lap. Jules GouX, the
French winer Of last years race, in a
Peugeot, had forged into second place
and was pushing the Belgian hard.
The first lap was made by Chris
tiaens at an average OF 1913 miles an
hour
Goux Drops Out
GOux was leading at the end &C the
fifth lap. At the end Of the sixth lap
Goux was forced out OF the lead by a
flat tire His French pitmen made a
lightning change and he was quickly
back in the race right behind the
leader.
Brock, in a Ray car. was forced to
make the first stop after three laps
on account of a bad spark plug.
Friedrich, in the German Bugatto.
limped into the pit Immediately be
hind him with right front tire miss
ing
Tetzlaff, in the Maxwell, who had
ben riding among the leaders. was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30

The sixteen members of the Rich
mond Maennerchor who are to sing in
the gigantic chorus at the meeting of
the National Saengerfest association
at Louisville, June "a were rehearsed
last night by Louis Ehrgott. of Gin
ctnnati, who is to be conductor Of the
chorus.
Mr.. Ehrgott declared himself to be
exceptionally well pleased with the
voices he heard last night and pre-
dicted the Saengerfest would be the
most successful one ever held.
There will be over 5000 voices in
the chorus at the Saengerfest." said
Mr.. Ehrgott, for several weeks | have
been visiting the various cities which
will be represented in this chorus to
rehearse the people who are to partici-
pate in it, 1t is seldom | visit a place
which has less than twenty singers.
but l knew that Richmond was large
enough to have much bigger chorus
and | came here for the purpose of
encouraging your Maennerchor,
Directs 5000 Voices.
'In the chorus | will direct at Lou
isville towns and cities in a territory
extending from New Orleans to De
troit, and from Kansas City to Pitts
burg, will be represented. The chorus
will be accompanied by the famous
Thomas orchestra, of Chicago, which
has sixty pieces"
The local society. under the leader
ship of Will Duning, has been work
ing on the numbers to be given be-
fore the Saengerbund for several
months and hopes to make a good
oh SinO
ers repress snting 800 societies, will
take part in the festival.
A reception for friends and members
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
355 Survivors With Stories
of Horror and Despair Es-
cape From Empress of Ire
land.
Authorities Ask Probe of
Tragedy-250 Bodies Are
Taken to Morgues in Que
bee by Company.
TBY LEASED WIRE1

QUEBEC. May 30-One thousand
and thirty-two women and children
lost their lives in the sinking of the
Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ire
land after she was rammed by the
Collier Storstad in the ST. Lawrence
river, according to a revised list Of the
fatalities made up here today by the
lines officials
Three hundred and flfty-five persons
were saved. most of the survivors be-
ing in this city, cared for by the muni-
the Canadian Pacific line.
The collier Storstad arrived today
under her own steam, but her smashed
bows gave terrific and tragic evidence
of the part played in the greatest ma
rine disaster ST. Lawrence shipping
has ever known.
Investigation of the disaster 10 ex-
pected to be made by the dominion
government, not only to place the res
possibility but to lay the ground work
for legislation to provide further safe
guards for life at sea.
No Panic On Board.
All the stories told here by survivors
emphasize one big fact: That the vic
Tins faced death bravely in the fog
and darkness of early morning. and
that there was no panic. AS the Stor-
stad drew back the water rushed into
the gap made by her sharp steel prov
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30

forced to stop for tire at the end of
seven laps
Breaks Speed Record.
Christiaens, at the end of ten miles,
mad made new speed record, nego-
tlatlng the distance in 6:55, an aver
age Of 81 miles an hour
During the first ten laps around the
course there were numerous BRUSH es
down the straight-away in front Of the
main stand. The spectators, who
came to watch the pitmen work, had
plenty of excitement during the early
part of the race on account of the tire
changes.
Boillot, in a Peugeot, had made
twelve laps before he was forced for
a tire change. The prediction Of the
race followers who forecasted that the
Frenchmen would lose time on ac-
count of their tires. apparently was
coming true. The first withdrawal
was the Ray car driven by Brock. who
was forced at the end of the ten miles
with a broken shaft
The work Of the pitmen in making
tire changes was extremely fast
Ralph milford, stopped his Mercedes
at the pit, replaced a bursted tire and
was back in the race in 3S seconds.
Loses Four Laps.
Bob Burman lost four laps on ac-
count of engine trouble after his
twelfth lap.
Goux was forced to stop at the end
of the seventeenth lap for tires.
At the twenty-fifth mile. Christiaens
was stil in the lead. He was driving
consistently and had not been forced
10 stop at the pits. Thomas. in a
Delage was second
Boilot had finished twenty laps
when he was forced to stop for tires.
At the end of fifty miles Thomas, of
the Delage car, was first having COW
cred the twenty laps in "a &c seconds,
He was followed by Christiaens In an
Excelsior, Bragg, Mercer, Guyot, De
lage and Dawson in Marmon.
Chassagne drove his Sunbeam car
off the track on the turn leading to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
TBY LEASED WIRE1

NEWCASTLE, Ind, May 30.-That
the little red sweater found in the
basement of the Winters home here
early today belonged to a nephew of
DR.. w. B. Winters and not to the miss
ing Catherine Winters was the only
statement made by DR.. Winters and
his wife upon their arrest here today
on a charge of felony. When asked
about the red hair ribbons which De-
tective Henderson found in the base
ment wall, DR.. Winters replied it was
the trimmings off an old hat.
Further than this DR.. and Mrs. Win
ters had nothing to say. They are held
pending furnishing of $4,000 bond.
Joe Lynch and Frank B. Winters have
agreed to furnish the bond which will
be posted late this afternoon, unless
the Judge should determine to raise
it to $4,000
Cooper Still Held.
William r. Cooper. the telegraph op-
orator. who had lived at the Winters
home and who because of his actions
had aroused the suspicious OF investi-
gators, is still held. So far he has been
unable to raise the $4,000 bond which
is asked for his release
Although no definite date for the
preliminary hearing has been set, next
Wednesday morning has been tenta-
lively set as the time for arranging
DR.. and Mrs. Winters
Returning from Terre Haute this
morning where they have been pre-
senting the moving pictures depicting
the scenes and early life of the miss
ing child in the search for whom the
entire country has been enlisted, the
parents were arrested here and not at
Terre Haute as first reported.
William r. Cooper. a telegraph oper-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-30
DENY SLEUTA'S THE
Chicago Detective Unearths Clothes
Believed to be Those Of Catherine,
Who Disappeared a Year Ago

ator. who roomed in the Winters home.
is also being held under $4,000 bail In
the past twenty-four hours sensation
has followed sensation in the case. II
was while DR.. Winters and his wife
were giving moving picture perform
ance in Terre Haute depicting scenes
In the life OF their nine year old child,
that Edward Henderson. a Chicago de-
tective, broke into the basement OF
their home hereand began a search.
The crumbling of a rotted recess in
cement wall in the basement disclosed
first child's little red plush under
skirt, Near by lay several strips of fad
ed blue hair ribbons. which were later
identified as having been worn by the
child. Then came a child's red sweater,
torn in places and covered with dirt.
Finds Blood Spots.
Spots on the underskirt were found
to be blood after detective Henderson
had secured the Identification of il as
belonging to Catherine.
Large crowds gathered near the Win
ters home when news of the finding OF
the garments spread and police were
forced to stand guard to prevent inter-
ference with the diggers.
The sweater and hair ribbon were
identified by persons who knew the
little girl. Henderson makes the posi-
tive statement that other arrests will
be made within twenty four hours.
Catherine Winters has been Kissing
one year and ten days. She has been
reported as having been found many
times. the last two being in Arkansas
and Ohio. but DR.. Winters after max
ing Journeys to numerous places found
that the person held was not his daugh-
ter. Catherine is DR.. Winters child by
his first wife. He was married a sec
Oni time