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J 7. BP ,ABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. CO. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1913. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. A 1 i , ASE SAT01 CAUSED TODAY DY HITCHCOCK Postmaster General Announ ces He Intends to Recom- mend Government Owner ship of the Telegraph. RECEIVES SUMMONS FROM AMAZED TAFT Surprise Expressed that the Cabinet Officer Should at This Time Express View on the Subject. (National News Association) . WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The great icat consternation in political circles hn many years resulted today over the Announcement by Postmaster General iHltchcock of his intended recom Imendatlon to congress of government 'ownership of telegraph lines. It ap ipears Hitchcock never consultedthe President on the matter. President Taft summoned Hitchcock to the White House at noon for explanations. Several senators and representatives ndeavored to reach Hitchcock with ' the view to bring pressure against the ' contemplated movement. Notwith standing this opposition government ownership is likely to receive serious . consideration. CAU8E8 A SURPRISE. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Political .developments of national Importance 'nay follow close upon the announce .inent made by Postmaster General Hitchcock that he will shortly recom mend that congress legislate for the acquisition and ownership by the gov ernment of all telegraph lines. He .'would have them operated by the post office department. That the postmaster general should have chosen this time to publish his Views on this Important subject before pommunlcatlnf them either to con- greos of -the president officially is- a . matter of general surprise. Senators T and representatives when they first learned today of the postmaster gen eral's new policy inquired If President Taft had embarked on a policy of gov ernment ownership. Chas D. Hilles. secretary to the president was called up and declared it was the first he had heard of any such proposal. Asks For Details. Later he asked for details as to how the statement was given out. It was evident the White House had not been advised. With few exceptions, the post master general's plan condemned by ' Senators and representatives some of - them insist It was not proposed in ood faith but merely to divert atten tion from parcels post and side track that promising measure. But most in teresting Is the consideration given here to the possible effect on Hitch ,cock's official and political future. He " has been under suspicion for some time of getting In readiness to get from undr the Taft administration possibly to east his fortunes with the Roosevelt movement. The question to day Is: "Is Hitchcock deliberately seeking to break with President Taft. If the postmaster general haa planned ,to ally himself with the revolt move . inent a very necessary preliminary would be to get out of the Taft cabi net. Tor a year the postmaster gener al, has been out of political tune with . his chief. The political estrangement .dates from the appointment of Chas. W. Hlles as secretary to the president. He and Mr. Hitchcock do not agree politically. Repeatedly they have clash ed in politics and each time Secretary Hilles has been upheld. The last en counter was at the meeting of the Re publican National committee when Hitchcock opposed the appointment of Harry New as chairman of the com mittee on arrangements and was turn ed down by the president. WAYNE GIVES AID TO POOR COUNTIES The Inequality and injustice of the system In vogue In distribution or the state school fund among the ninety. two comities on the basis of the school 'enumeration Is shown in the reports Jnst made by the state superintend "'end; of Instruction. For instance Wayne county pays in tax Into the Tuna 9ZI.353.79 and received m return but U.0ftl.48. The reason for this Is that the state school officials be lieve no more state revenue should be apent on children in rich communi ties In the state than in the poorer counties. The result Is that Wayne county, being one of the richest In the state helps pay for the education of children In other counties. - REPORT OF MERGER ' DENIED BY BANKS v 1 1 " . A report enrrent some few' days ago that the Cltisens' State bank and the First National bank of Hagerstown -ould be merged haa been authorita tively denied by officials of dhese In stitutions. It Is not knowv by them frow tk rumor originated. J Was Millionaire John Jay McDevitt, the Wilkestarrc man on his arrival in New York City to gratify his ambition of boing "a millionaire for one day." Mc Devitt was wined and dined, spending money lavishly, and took in all the sights of the Great White Way. He is an entirely new and original character, and has gained world-wide notoriety over his ambition to know what "it feels like being a millionaire." COUNCIL MEETING WILLJOUSY ONE Session Tonight First Held Since the Second Mon day in December. Inasmuch as council has not met since the second Monday in Decem ber, the meeting his eve.n.lng prom ises to be a busy session. This is the second regular meeting night of this month, but as the first meeting night occurred on New Year's day, the sess ion was postponed. The water works and gas questions will probably be discussed, as the council decided some time ago to take up the water works matter the first of the year, and the mayor will ex plain in detail the meeting between the board of works and the Light, Heat and Power company's representatives, on the matter of a new franchise for that corporation. At this evening's meeting Mayor Zimmerman will either appoint anoth er member of council to the chairman ship of the contract and franchise committee or ask Councilman Waldele to remain at the head of the commit tee. He stated this morning that he has been studying over this matter since Mr. Waidele asked to be releas ed as a member of the committee, and that he would not decide what he would do until this evening. Mayor Zimmerman believes that in asmuch as this la one of the most im portant committees of council, ea-1 pecially so at this time, when the question of granting new franchises to public service corporations is being discussed, great care should be exer cised In making the appointment. A bill for an ordinance providing for the paving of West Main street, from First to Fifth street will be presented to council for first reading. This step is necessary as the board of , , . , ... , works is unable to push the improve - ment through. Inasmuch as more sig natures have been placed to the re monstrance against the improvement than wtre placed to the petition for it. Reports of all city officials for the past year will be submitted tonight. CAR SMASHES AUTO But Auto Driver, P. W. Smith Was Not Hurt. The automobile driven bv P. W. Smith and the belt line street car col- ment- and Director Petti john s pro lided at Nineteenth and N. E streets ! J of self-government for local Y. M. about 12:40 o'clock this afternoon. No i C. A. lads will be put into effect at one was injured, however the machine was damaged considerably and the street car slightly. Mr. Smith was driving north on Nineteenth and did not know of the approaching car as the view is hid - den by the grocery on the northeast corner. He was almost upon the car track when he discovered his danger, and It was then too late for either htm to stop his machine, or the motor man to stop his ear, or for Mr. Smith to turn west on K street. Mr. Smith remained In the machine but did not receive, a scratch. The front, step board on the car was broken, while the frame and axle of the automobile were twisted and the machine otherwise damaged.. For One Day PLAN CENSORSHIP OF THEJHEATERS Local Ministers Think that Uplift in the Moral Tone Is Needed. The moral tone as well as the quail-: ty of acting in the Richmond theaters need, revision according to the. (Jecis, ion reached by the ministerial associ ation at its meeting in the Y. M. C. A. this morning. A discussion of the nhnnq strntfri hrp snffiallv at thf .. -cp ,-, i .vv , vjviiiieii meaner, uvvuuicu a uikc share of the time at the gathering , ... . . day, ending with the unanimous ver - dict that something must be done to "clean up" the show houses. The mat ter was referred to the good citizen ship committee, which will investigate the theaters, and determine at once what position the pastors shall assume regarding the shows produced here. Rev. Haywood, the new Universalist pastor, opened the controversy by out lining the work done by the Dramatic League of America, and offering the opinion that the Gennett" was a fit place for censorship. This theory was enthusiastically received by hrs broth er pastors, as all agreed that Rich mond's morals need more attention. "As far a3 moral persuasion is con cerned, you might as well argue with a hitching post as with a theatrical man ager," asserted Rev. Haywood, in des cribing his proposition, "but if you can cut into his box office receipts, he will pay attention." Rev. Haywood recom mends that the matter be placed in the hands of women's clubs of the city, who can study the various shows and report on them prior to their local ap pearance. When informed by a representative of the "Palladium" of the action taken k tha r n r.... , by the ministers, O. G. Murray, mana- ' . - - mtmtmA ti.n ; e,, v& unci oia,u mat uimiir I ters are welcome to come and pass ' judgment on my shows if they pay the . price of admission." He admitted, how ever, that he would give no private re hearsals for them. BOY TOWN CITIZENS TO HOLD ELECTION Interest among boy members of the Y. M. C. A. is now centering on the election of municipal officials for the new boys' city. A mayor and five commissioners, who will virtually gov ern the conduct of their playmates for the next year, will be chosen tomor- ,row afternoon in the boys' depart- once. Owing to the undivided interest which the establishment of their city is claiming among the youths, the regular Bible class supper tomorrow 1 has ' been dispensed with, bat the ! classes will'meet for Bible study later in the evening. A hard fight for basketball suprem acy Is 'being maintained among the Bible class teams of the association. In the Junior league, the Delphian de feated the Black Hawks, 8 to 5. Satur day,' and pulled up Into a tie for pre mier honors with the H. B.-E. aggre gation, each baving lost one game out of eight. The F. O. W. squad has practically clinched the. championship Jjln the intermediate league, I), S, FISHING FLEET HELD BY ICE JAMS HEAR MAINE COAST Two Government Revenue Cutters Today Sent to the Rescue of the Crews and Valuable Cargoes. INDIANA WOMAN IS CRAZED BY HUNGER Hammond Mother Attempts to Slay Her Children Two Kentucky Towns Nearly Gutted by Blazes. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. The reve nue cutters Gresham and Roscoggin have been ordered to proceed at full speed to the Bay of Islands on the Maine coats to the rescue of thirty American fishing vessels icebound there. Senator Lodge of Massachu setts called on Secretary of Treasury MacVeigh today after receiving a pri vate message from Gloucester asking that he take some action for their immediate relief. Lodge told the secre tary that hundreds of Massachusetts fishermen were in peril aboard the Cherthols to rush as many cutters as could be spared to the Maine coast. ; The cargo of the fishing fleet is valued I at $500,000. CRAZED BY HUNGER HAMMOND, Ind., Jan. 15 The murder of five starving children by their mother, Mrs. Andrew Szymanski of Whiting, was prevented last night by the providential visit of a relative to the homo, who found the mother armed with a butcher knife, a raving maniac, about to stab her six months ! old baby. A desperate encounter fol lowed in which the woman was disarm ed. The family had neither fuel, cloth ing nor food for three days: Szymanski the husband was found drunk in a sa loon. Doctors examined the woman and declared she had gone mad from starvation. She is now at a hospital. The' husband is under arrest. In a partly sane moment the woman said she intended killing all her starving hndren tQ end tfaeir stlfering. -JS1X DlEFflO&l .QpLP . OTTAWA, Ont., Jan. 15. Six more people have been frozen to death in the Canadian northwest during the se- i vere weather. G. Isbester, a settler : ,intin At alum luiiiucguui, a, uiio , iiim. v r, . Di.v owiu vuneui. oaoMitucnou, mioin to-(Gardner and Thomas Robinson, were I found frozen to death. The same fate 1 . known man at Calgary. 27 SKATERS DROWN. EM DEN, Germany, Jan. 15 Twen ty-seven men and women were drown-! ed when ice in ' the Ems river, on which they were skating, broke today. Several others are missing. IN BIG ICE JAM. HASTINGS-On-The-Hudson, Jan. 15. Rescuers battled today to reach two tugB and four large barges, owned by the Knickerbocker Ice company, which with fifty persons aboard them were marooned on the ice in the middle of the Hudson river. The crews and passengers include two women and four children. Experienced river men said there was grave fear of the crafts being sunk by the grinding of ice. The barges were in tow of the tugs Mao Gee and Bismark, and were bound from Rockland lake to this city, laden with ice, when caught in a jam. The barges became separated from the tugs and were powerless. There is very little food on the barges. KENTUCKY SUFFERS. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 15. James Compton, a farmer nearv Henderson, was frozen to death neaj his home while returning after delivering' tobac co.' This makes the tenth, life lost in Kentucky during the cold spell. Fires in two Kentucky towns did great dam age because the water supply was frozen. At Pembroke fire swept the business section with a loss of $40,000. At Blandville the business portion of the town was destroyed with a loss of $30,000. An ice gorge ita the Ohio river is feared. GUARD YOUR HEALTH SAYS LOCAL EXPERT Extreme cold weather is not such a great benefit to general health after alL Dr. J. E. King, county health commissioner, this morning stated that, although cold weather tempor arily "puts germs out of business" and is in itself healthy, it also has many dangerous after-effects. - People should be careful not to congregate in large crowds too frequently during the cold, says the health expert, for con tagion is easily spread la this way. The really critical moment will be when the cold wave passes and the large masses of snow melt. Dr. King asserts that people ' can walk through the slush with impunity if they do not stop moving. The barm from wetting onels feet, according to the health of ficial; is not in the mere : act of get ting them wet. If one keeps moving, or -warms and dries hia feet, as soon ss he comes in out of the slush, be is safe frora bronchial trouble and con tagion, "but otherwise beware of the slush. ; ' STORM KIUG HURLS TIMID WARM WAVE INTO THE0ISCAR0 Brief Respite from the Vig ors of Extreme Cold Spell Not Long Enough for One to Thaw Out. SATURDAY WAS NOT COLDEST RECORDED Its Minimum Temperature of 25 Below Exceeded by the Minimum of February 13, 1899, of 31 Below. True to predictions the Warm wave arrived Saturday night and remained in "our midst" only a few hours, as the accurate weather man had pre viously informed us it would. About 1:30 Monday morning King Winter re turned from a short vacation at Medi- cine Hat. seized Warm Wave by the i scruff of the neck and cast him into i ing on the ground. I troops, during which one man w as the discard. At seven o'clock this Remonstrance was filed against the J probably fatally bayonetted and many morning the mercury at the govern-1 proposed improvement of National j Th rrest(i m4d N ment weather bureau, at the water j avenue from Southwest Third tojnU"' nrty asts were made.. Near works pumping station, registered two ! Southwest Fifth by constructing side- , a11 those arrested were armed with KS 11 ero. It was still cold this af-; 1iemaln cold for some time to come, j eeryuuuy is useu 10 n uuw. i aaiuraay nigni me government i irom west Finn to west rjtgmn oy thermometer at the pumping station J constructing cement sidewalks, registered seven below between eight The board received an invitation and nine o'clock. Then the mercury from the Kanawha Chemical Fire En began to ascend gradually until it I gine company to witness the exhibi reached 25 above zero at 2 o'clock ! tion of chemical fire engines at De Sunday afternoon. At sunset Sunday catur, Indiana, January 19. The board afternoon the mercury registered 23 will receive bids for a combination above. Later in the evening it began ' chemical and hose automobile next to snow, which continued until 1:30 Thursday. Monday morning. Then King Winter . The report of the City Light plant got back on the job again. I for the month of December was Bub- Record of Past Week. J mitted to the board this morning. The A record of maximum and minimum j receipts were $10,531.35; operating ex temperatures for the past week fur-jpenses, $2,505.84; building and equip nished by Weather Man Vossler, at i ment, $423.34; paid into sinking fund, the pumping station, follows: Day Max. Sunday 5 Monday 26 Tuesday 17 Wednesday 16 Thursday 12 Friday 8 Saturday 8 Min. 151 0 : 2 ' 2, r2li 25 There has been some dispute as to whether the minimum record of last Saturday was the lowest ever record- ed officially in this section of the j state, to settle aii disputes waiter i rr m ,. .. . , . , u . R&tliff, former government weather observer for Wayne county, announc ed torlnv after iwriisnl nf hl nlri rft. ty.t t.-v, .,.. to tcoo ed th minimum renrrf rf ' Jannarv 13, 1912, by six degrees. On that chill February day, thirteen years ago, the mercury dropped to 31 degrees below rem. This i lowest tmnrt..r on record for Eastern Indiana in 83 years. The week preceding February 13, 1899, was probably the coldest on record. The minimum temperatures for that week follow: February 7 zero; Feb. 8 8 below; Feb. 9 24 be low; feb 1017 below; Feb 11 13 be low; Feb 1215 below; Feb. 13 31 be low. ADVICE TOJEACHERS By President of State .. Sun day School Assoc'n. Advice as to how Sunday school teachers can secure satisfactory re sults from their work was given by Will C. Hall, president of the State Sunday School association, at the an nual meeting of - St. Paul's Lutheral Sunday school yesterday morning. Mr. Hall outlined a coarse for teachers to pursue in securing the interest of their pupils, and gave several hints on improving methods of Biblical instruc tion. At the annual election . of officers subsequent to the address by the state president, Ed Hasemeier was re-elected superintendent of the Lutheran school. Other officers chosen were Will Kinker, assistant superintendent; Will Klute, vice superintendent; Jesse Weichman, treasurer; Ed Sweet, sec retary; and Anna M. Schultz, superin tendent of primary department. In reports on the work of the past year, it was stated the St Paul's Sun day school had an average attend ance of 363 for the year 1911, the largest in the city, and had made a wonderful record of progress. THE WEATHER .HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Fair and colder tonight. Fair with sliwly rising temperature tomorrow. Highest temperature in-last "24 hours, 20, at 3 p. m. Sunday. Lowest temper ature in last 24 boors, 3 below at 8 a. m. Monday. Temperature at 12:30 p. m. today,. 3 above.. Barometer 30.2 and rising. Direction and velocity, of wind West, miles an hour. STATE Fair .and colder tonight. Tuesday fair; net much change in temperature. LOCAL Fair: and cold - tonight and Tuesday. Tuesday fair, slowly rising temperature C, & 0, OFFICIALS WILL MEET BOARD To Consider Local Improve ments Tuesday Other Matters Up Today. In order to discuss the question of stationing watchmen at all railroad crossings of the C. & O., widening the north end of North Third street, con structing a switch leading to the light j plant, and the probability of construct-1 ing an undergrade crossing on North Third street, J. W. Fox, superintend ent of the C. & O. Railroad of Indiana, and other officials of the road, were to have met with the board of public works this morning. But they were unable to come to this city today. They will come tomorrow. At the meeting of the board this morning a petition was presented, ask ing the board tto order the alley running from South Fifth to South Sixth street, between B and C streets vacated. The petition, which was taken under advisement was signed by Francis Silas Chatard, bishop of In dianapolis; Frank A. Roell, rector of the St. Andrews church, and several others. St. Andrew's parish is desir ous of having the alley closed in order tnat jt may erect a new school build-! walks on the north side of the ave-! with the board against the proposed 1 improvement 01 me raiionni ruau $660, making the total disbursements $3,589.18. The total in the municipal fund of the plant is $19,666.45; In the sinking fund, $9,391.73. The excess of receipts over operating expenses was $8,024.52. . - . FEAR COLD WEATHER w . . waterworks Company on the Anxious Seat. I Officials of the Richmond Water ! Works company will consider the com Pa,n very tunate if the present cold Pa89ef wlthout ,tne ". betnf greatly nconvenienced by frozen main8' entailing the possibility of them bursting. A sudden warm spell will be looked upon with ' as much apprehension by the company as a continuation of extreme cold weather. The frost is perhaps deeper in the ground now than in several years, and steadily going deeper as the . cold spell continues. The mains of the company , are on an average about four and a half feet under, the sur face of the street, but In some places only three feet. The depth of the frost depends on the character of the ground in which the mams , axe laid and the kind of street surfacing. In event it should turn warmer the frost will be driven deeper into the ground, as it- is a peculiar fact that, as the atmosphere , moderates the frost goes down. The more rapid the rise of the temperature, the deeper the frost will go. In order to thaw out frozen mains, the company does not have to dig up the street, unless the pipe has burated and has to be repaired. The method pursued in thawing out the pipes is to attach high voltage wires - to fire plugs between-whtcb the 'frozen place in the main is located. In event there is a break, which is located by a sounding instrument, the workmen must of necessity dig down to the main in order to repair the broken part. NEW MOTTO ADOPTED FOR AMERICAN ARMY The United States Army has adopt ed a new "Motto." Louis Motto, a Richmond youngster of eighteen, liv ing at 413 North Sixteenth street ha: passed the examination for enlistment in the cavalry at the local recruiting! station and has departed for -Columbus. O., where he will take his pre liminary training prior to going West for regular service. Although Motto is designated by Corporal William Hern aa the brightest recruit he has had In some time, he had to change the date of his birth twice In order to be old enough for enlistment. He was also too light for admission, but the corporal said he could "drink a lot of water and eat heartily,' and get the required weight. The cold weather is rapidly bringing men around to Uncle Sam's headquar ters. Several men have applied for admission, saying that they .were out of work and bad no protection against the remarkable long cold spell. Only two nave been accepted by the re cruiting officer this month, but he ex pects to have a' rush -of business if the cold continues until the lint of ipexi weejt. . -. z . STRIKERS ARE REPULSED BY THE SOLDIERS Maddened Mill , Workers, Whose Wages Were Re duced, Storm Mills and Several Persons Injured. BAYONETS USED BY THE STATE TROOPS While Firemen Train Hose on the Attackers, Who Re--treat Lawrence, Mass., Is Under Martial Law. (National News Association) LAWRENCE, Mass., Jan. 15 -Mar-' tial law was practically enforced to day following the charging of a mob ot striking mill workers by state revolvers or stillettos. The situation is critical. Additional troous have been 8uramoned from Haverhill and Lowell. Boston responded with police reserves. The firo department did effective work" with cold water. Twenty thousand stri kers against a reduction in wages are pitted against a thousand soldiers and police. Oominico Lecasser, a striker, . had a bayonet thrust almost through hi,8 body. Following the light today several ambulances were summoned and the wounded were hurried to the hospital. Before the calling of the militia sever-. al attempts had been made by strikers, to rush several bridges leading to the mills. At the lower Pacific min the mob found a garrison of policemen guard ing the bridge. An attempt was made to rush it. Among the defenders were a number of state police under Capt. Foster. These charged . Into the rao'1'5 and forced it back. Then came a fl" attack on the striken .from f our 1 of hose. v It . was at Ihla place fnatj shots were fired into the crowd.! shots were ired ; into ' the air, it' ll lieved. . -'- Mob Driven Back. - i Finally after a , bitter struggle, which . many were , Injured, I the -' it was driven back. It headed up the nal, toward -other mills. ' The militia was called out by the. mayor at 9 o'clock as the result of an attack of the strikers on the Wolff mills. The militia charged' the mob of 3,000 women and men, with bayonets. Many were hurt and 'taken to the hos pital. " The soldiers charged the mob in - front of the Atlantic mills. The riot ers made several attempts to gat at other mills but were held back by the police. ' "'". At the Atlantic 'mills there - was - sharp clash. Hoses jwere trained, in to the crowd and many were mowed down with Ice cold water, ' Company F, of the 8th regiment was summoned to reinforce' the three com panies previously engaged. Intense excitement followed the ap pearance of the soldiers and the mob was driven into a frenzy: '" One company carried hickory clubs instead of, guns'; and ' bayonets, ' al- " though they were' armed with revolv- , ers. ' ' Soldiers charged, right at the mob, driving the4 crowd along , Canal street, , . In the crowd were a number. of agita tors from New 'York who urged the ;', men to resist but , the sight of the -guns served to quell their warlike apir- it. TODD IS PRESIDEHT Succeeds McGowan as T. H., I. & E. Executive. - i Katlenal News Association) - INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. IS. Robert J. Todd of Indianapolis was today el ected president of ' the Indianapolis Terminal V Traction company and the Indianapolis, Terre Haute and East ern traction company, to succeed the late Hugh McGowan. Harry New was elected to the board of directors, v ' LITTLE BETHEL TO HAVE MANY GUESTS With the - expectation of loads of possum, chicken, and similar delights, men alt over this section of the coun ty are planning for a big time at the nmtb . annual "possum supper to be given at Bethel -on the twentieth of this month, . The 'Sons of' Veterans will be In charge of the. event this, year and win devote all the proceeds to a memorial, day aerrlce.: Tbij ' function, whfch is one of the largest gatherings of the year, will attract a crowd of Richmond men in addition to prominent citizens from other pafts of the state. The FoanUin City- or chestra, has been - secured to heZs V . itorsaia the visitors; i 4 i - .... v XL