Racine Journal-News (Newspaper) - June 26, 1915, Racine, Wisconsin VOL. JUKE 26. 1915-TWELVE PRICE TWO CENTS DARIO RESTA IS VICTOR IN 500-MILE AUTO GOES DISTANCE IN Latest Photo of New Secretary of State Sets New World's Record for 200 Averaging 98 Miles an CAR TROUBLES CAUSE THREE TO WITHDRAW Cooper Drives 104 in One Which Excels Pre- vious Record for That June Crowds began gathering early today to witness the 500-milo automobile race participated in by twenty-one of the beat known drivers in the years ago a horseless carriage driven by Charles of plowed through snow and slush on roads between cago and Evanston won the first automobile race ever held in this His time for the 40-mile route laid out was at the rate of 7.5 miles an a generation the first creations of the engineers of three countries will meet at 10 o'clock to battle for in prize money and they expect to go twelve times as fast Duryea a drivers have two 500-mile marks shoot First comes the RECORDS SHATTERED June Resta won the 500-mile speedway race and incidentally tered several world's His time was or about 26 utes Vaster than the previous record held by Do He won more than prize money Eighty thousand people saw the was second under the wire and Rickenbacker average was 07.6 miles per Porporato averaged 96.5 and was but miles behind his fellow average was 95.8. He four miles behind BULLETIN June 26 leading by five miles broke the previous world's for four hundred miles by His time was or an average of 9S.03 miles per Porporato was Grant the latter but seven miles behind IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES MARK BIG EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF ASSOCIATION'S CROWD CHEERS AS STONE DROPS INTO PLACE STEAMER IS SUNK IN THE GULF OF En Route to Swedish Port Netherlands Vessel Hits a Crew LOCKOUT FORCED IN CHICAGO LABOR TROUBLES mark of 94.75 miles an hour made in 1913 by and who relieved each at intervals of a hour and the Indianapolis ord of miles an hour ed by Ralph De Palma who won the classic this Predictions wore common that the DePalma ord would be based on practice records over the board Enthusiasts declared that the winner would average 97 but the more conservative questioned whether the record would bo Withdraw from Race Hughes and Devore drew before tho start owing to dents to their cars in practice day and they reported to Fred Wag the starter this morning that they had been unable to make repairs over The start was made on the stroke of with Burman in the twenty one drivers A new competitive speedway ord for one hundred it was an- was made by E. Cooper at the rate of 104 miles an hour or en miles faster than the previous ord hold by Do At 140 miles the leaders were E. average was 1' miles an Hennin Beats De Record Resta made 160 miles In a His speed rate was miles per or ly 10 miles an hour faster than the previous record made by DePalma at men here predicted that the race would shatter every competitive speedway record in the Resta led at 200 miles followed by Van Chevrolet and An- derson in the order Resta Breaks Records It was announced that Resia has broken the world's records for 200 miles and for 320 miles at an average speed of 98 miles an Exact figures were not At 300 miles the first six drivers E. Time not time for the 320 miles was This compares with which De Palma required to make 300 miles at i Still in the Lend Standing at 04; Porporato miles per At 460 miles it appeared certain that barring j Porporato was only three minutes behind but had to stop ax the pit to change Ho was off in June general lockout of Chicago's building industry is It was ordered last night after an all-day meeting of every interest in the building terials and All material manufacturers will ceasa and close down their the financial interests of the city will back The principle guiding all interests ROBERT LANSING This is Robert Lansing on the last occasion in which he faced the before he became secretary of instead of merely acting secretary as he was for the first few days after Secretary The picture was taken on the campus ol Colgate June 22, just after he was given the degree of doctor of The next day the an- was made at the White House that the had pointed him secretary of Carranza's Army Sustains Defeat in Its March on Mexican Capital in the as expressed by is the necessity for adjusting differences between employer and employe by ar- They lay the burden of the tie-up upon the which is finishing a vote refusing to Settlement of the strike will not relieve the it is de- There are other strikes which must be settled of the sheet metal painters and structural iron SLATON ENDS TERM AS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA Juno Harris today was inaugurated nor of succeeding John M. who six days before he retired commuted the death sentence of Leo M. to life As Gov. Slaton in the hall of the house of representatives to make a short farewell address and hand over the state seal to his there was a hostile demonstration in the It was As he handed over the seal with the remark that my tion this seal has never been Gov. Slaton was cheered from the leries as well as from the HUDSON JUDGE WILL HOLD CIRCUIT COURT HERE D. Official advices today report a ing defeat Gonzales and the Carranza army advancing on Mexico by the Zapata Gen. ranza has ordered all available ing stock from Vera Cruz toward the capital to aid the retreat and in an effort to save Gonzales and his June State department advices today con- nothing bearing on the reported of Mexico City by ranza troops but announced Gen. garrison of protection for non- combatants in case of fighting The department summarized its ad- vices in this department Is in receipt of advices from Vera Cruz to the effect that Gen. Carranza has ances that in the event of fighting in the city of Mexico the interests of whether natives or foreigners will be looked BRITAIN AWAITS NEXT MOVE IN WAR CIRCLES London Reports Little ing Along Any of Battle German Socialists Urge Judge Belden Announces Long List of Articles Filed Away to Be Preserved a s Long as Building Ceremonies Are S. C. JOHNSON WIELDS TROWEL AND DROPS ABOUT THE STONE THE FIRST MORTAR TO HOLD IT IN PLACE L. Wilbur Messer of Chicag General Secretary of the Delivers an Tells What It Means to Racine People Says They'll Never Regret Work They Have BULLETIN June a. says that the Netherlands steamer from Amsterdam for has sunk as a result of striking a mine near in the Gulf of The crew was department is in receipt of no definite report I tions of Gen. Carranza's out- p side of Mexico but It would A dispatch received from the meager reports holm ed. that Gen. Zapata is to offer some resistance with his Reports of continued unrest in Yu- catan have caused navy ment to instruct Rear Admiral ton with Washington call at on his way to Cape 'The will reach the Yucatan port tonight and after investigating the will ceed to Cape probably ing the latter port before next D. June 26. Gen. in a message dated at Aguas Calientes and ed at the Villa agency here June p. ister of War Millerand announced to that the observance of July 14, the French national holiday com- I memorating the of the I will not be marked by a review at of the troops of the Paris garrison which hitherto has been a feature annual This decision was reached in view of the exigencies of JITNEY LAW NEXT ATTENTION reported capture of Aguas by the is com- Our operations are progressing Philipp Kills the Stemper Won't Sign in Present Form Circuit court will convene on day morning at the city council Judge will try a case and on Tuesday Judge Belden will try a thus making a double This is for the pose of cleaning up the AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE EDITORS ELECT OFFICERS June professor of agricultural journalism at the state college of agriculture at was ed president of the American tion of Agricultural college editors at the closing session here Others elected F. A. North B. executive C. A. N. A. HEBBLETHWAITE IS JURY SAYS Late this afternoon George on trial municipal court a largely attended hearing day in executive when both sides presented arguments on the Stemper amending the Baker Philipp announced that he it is not amended to apply to Milwaukee The ernor made the following shall decline to sign the so-called Stemper in its present The upon which I it is that it shall be amended so as to apply only to the city of I am guided in this by the fact that the Baker law has become the settled policy of the state after eight and there is no so far as I for its repeal or general I would suggest to the friends of the that call it to the assembly the pose of would suggest that the be so amended that whenever the city wishes to close an undesirable saloon it may substitute one that operated under color of license in 1913. The provide that the chief of police shall be 'the Judge of. the character of the saloon as well the one to its suggest this change for two In the interest of better saloons to give to the people who sustained losses on account of advice of the attorney eral an reopen their believe it to be the of the people of Wisconsin that there should be fewer and better I heartily concur in this All through the hearing Gov. ipp showed a desire to be shown re- lG i fleeted mon council in Milwaukee cutting out June p. Russians are continuing successfully to hold their lines along the After a. day battle the have been defeated at Kozara and of At another attempt to gain a foothold on the Russian river the Grand Duke troops capturing forty officers and 700 June a the pause at the present undesirable saloons and the tion of others that were This was indicated in his questions to Mayor when the mayor spoke for the The mayor said that he would not have come out to speak for I it. were it not that it was likely to bring about better saloon He said he was informed that under the the council would have the power to weed out the undesirable Council Failed in Duty of weeding the council has that right said the To this Mayor Bading re- plied that the council had always lowed the report of the chief Gov. Philipp said he could not un- if the council had the power to weed out such why it was necessary to come assurance would I be ment on both battle fronts on the con- the British public is awaiting the next move on the European chess It is conceded that this move is Germany's and that it may be made t either Paris or Some German activity has been re- ported in the which may in- on Page 5) WILSON WORKS AND PLAYS ON HIS VACATION At o'clock this afternoon the cornerstone for the new Young Men's Christian at Fourth and Wisconsin streets was S. C. Johnson wielding the The big decorated with was swung into place by three masons selected for the As the stone dropped into the place where it will long as the building there was a cheer .by the assembled Following a dinner at the Young Men's Christian association building the captains and their assistants who solicited the funds for the new building marched to Fourth and Wisconsin headed by After the opening prayer by Rev. John pastor of Holy Communion Lutheran the audience sang Hail the er of Jesus' The singing was led by C. B. secretary i of the Y. M. C. A. Judge Belden then stepped for- ward announced the articles as he placed them in the box that was embedded in the corner Following is a list of the A list of members of the Council Committee to Meet Y. M. C. list of subscribers to TUT j T-I i the fund to erect the Monday Evening to copies Of daily papers of CUSS Proposed Racine giving accounts of the new I building copy of the I special Tabernacle sociation the trade journal of the Y. M. C. map of tures of activities of the Racine j including a picture of I breaking ground for the new IN THE SEASON and a picture of President The cornerstone WHS laid at the I northwest corner of the i Speaks City Attorney Has Copy of i Louis briefly ing of the good work the Young Men's Milwaukee Drastic I Christian association is nnd issuing a general invitation to join in Its But It i general May Not be Adopted j FEWER JITS NOW THAN EARLIER Spends Time in and Dictates Letters When Not Otherwise Enged White N. June dent taking a brief vacation at the White spent he this would be j this morning walking the The mayor did not answer this woods of his place with members as the governor insisted on At this governor made his on Page Five OVERLAND COMPANY IS BUILDING NEW FACTORY is erected in. .At a meeting of the board of public works this ing the Overland Shoe company was granted a permit to erect a two-story brick building on Union Louis Schneider was granted a mit to remodel the front of the ing at 511 Sixth on a charge of was found j L. j. Elliott to re- Sentence will be imposed on model the third floor of the building him WEATHER FORECAST June 26. Partly cloudy with possibly showers tonight or rising ture tonight and in east portion SO Haupt Race whose retirement was an- I Sixteen cars j Yesterday's Temperature wore running at 360 I Maximum Minimum at North Beach at 415 Main Peter G. Pedersen was granted a Telephone Have us send over a dozen of. Pritchard's Made 15c per adv. Range BUTTER June 27 CANADIAN TOWN IS WRECKED BY A TORNADO June 26 rough estimate of the damage wrought in Redcliffe by the nado of last night fixed the total today at No lives were Twelve persons were The storm seemed to strike the town from all ings were roofs telephone poles blown over and when the storm had subsided the was almost a total Almost large building was damaged and several private houses were A a planing a cigar a ment a a warehouse and an ornamental iron works factory were among tures unroofed of otherwise his family and working in his study on correspondence with Charles his He planned to take a long automobile ride In the He received no word from A cold night which made blankets necessary allowed the president to get a good Baby his young grandson cried several times during the night but Mr. Wilson was not dis- His usual routine of playing golf in the morning was not followed Monday night the judiciary com- of the city council will City Burgess and Mayor Thiesen will be The so-called jitney ordinance will be en consideration and it is expected the legal representative of the Jitney sociation will be present to look after their client's The city attorney has received a copy of the Milwaukee ordinance as submitted by Chief of of that It is said to be a very drastic much stronger than desired in It been said js that the the street company due the inroads of jitney have been running on several systems as high as twenty per cent on the former gross There is a wide difference of opinion as to jitneys can be operated at a profit under the most favorable but the immediate concern of electric rail especially here in is the loss while the jitney promoters are it Many of the jitney drivers admit LONE JITNEY TIES UP cm: CAR LINES I jitney about tied up the entire car system for more than 20 minutes this teen twelve locals and two were stalled directly in front of the Hotel The Thompson jitney with ence Snyder and Charles Draeger as was pulling across the car tracks in front of the tel when front wheel off and rolled to the east and struck the Of course the big car came down on caused the that they are barely paying expenses and the railway people claim that the jitney craze has been due to the fact that receipts have been greatly earnings in general having been reported as being or per and in some Instances to a j Comprehensive reports have been compiled by the street railway people and others to show that these claims are not May Lessen Cars Naturally the introduction of the jitney means the street companies take the vice and lay off As yet the local I commercialized vice is its endeavor to Frank E. general secretary of the state; d a former secretary in oke bring the greetings Brotherhood of the Young Christian association to Wilbur general secretary of who makes vhis headquarters in ulate you on being a splendid building as the one in which we are about to lay cor- I. know it means much to taut I am that the ple of city will never regret ing made the elements of power resented in this of Men's Christian an adequate modern a we dedicate today gives this idea of manence and favored but In the cities of Britain and on the continent of Eu- rope and even in the far Ings of this type are ing available for the activities of the Association element of power in this brotherhood is noted by the general recognition of the nerds of the tives and activities which are ed in such a building as the one we are now These Young Men's Christian associations do not exist because of the world's the international committee or the state have issued an edict commanding that the tion in such a city as Racine shall be- organized and In due time dedicate such a building as They exist because they are recognized in various communities as meeting an We more and appreciate the necessity of training youth of the future for the of the the state other constructive We realize on Page Ladies of Plymouth church will dinner from 6 until Tuesday June 29th. Price in seeking the overthrow of and boys at the very threshold of cause of citizenship has itself an Institution to supplement the the the school as Dancing at North Beach preventive with j on Pace
