Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 August 1914 — Page 8

FIGHT TO FREE WOMAN WAGED BEFORE COURT

County Physician on Stand in Habeas Corpus Action Brought for Mrs. Eoetken.

Although Dr. Joseph Frisz, county physician, was a member of the commission that declared on June 30 that Mrs. Christina Roetken was insane, he testified on the stand in the Superior Court Saturday morning that from his observation of her during the present week, where she is confined, he believes her at the present time to be sane- His testimony was a part of that offered in the habeas corpus proceedings brought in behalf of Mrs. Roetken to prevent her from being sent to the insane hospital at Madison. The proceedings were brought in her name by Louis R. Yansky, a neighbor, who declares that the woman is sane, and should not be committed to the insane hospital, and has offered her a home with his family In the event that the court should set aside the insanity proceedings.

The affidavit as to her insanity was made by her daughter, Miss Martha Roetken, who is a stenographer in the office of Phil H. Penna, secretary -of the coal operators' association. DrFrisz in his testimony said that the woman was declared insane on the evidence offered at the inquest, and further in answer to a hypothetical question propounded by Prosecutor Frank Foley, who represents Sheriff Shea, against whom the habeas corpus proceedings are directed, setting out certain things it is alleged Mrs. Roetkin did, such as locking her daughter out of their home, threatening violence to the daughter and to the neighbors, and attempting suicide, said he would pronounce her insane-

A number of neighbors were examined regarding her condition and they all agreed that in their opinion she Is sane, although with but one or two exceptions none of them had had conversation or dealings with her except at rare intervals during the past year.

Among the neighbors examined were H. W. Lashbrook, Dr. O. L. Baldrige, who had examined her within the past two weeks and called her sane, Mr. and Mrs- Harvey Ritchey, Mrs. 1*. M. Baldridge, Mrs. Henry Matthews, Dr. F. M. Siner, William Booth and Mrs. Everett Wisely. All declared that in their belief Mrs. Roetkin is sane. At noon the court adjourned until 9 o'clock Monday morning when the examination will be continued.

Attorney J. Stuart Jordan appeared for the petitioner in the case, while Sheriff Shea was'represented by Prosecutor F. J. Foley and Miss Roetken was represented by Fred W. Beal. Mr. Penna sat at the table with Attorneys Foley and Beal.

ALLOWS RECEIVER'S PETITION.

-Court Allows Further Extension of Root Co. Building. On the petition of A. L. Miller, receiver for the Root Dry Goods Co.,

Judge Fortune in chambers Saturday morning made an order authorizing the receiver to purchase such merchandise as he deems right and proper to replenish the stock of the company to meet bysiness conditions, gave him the right to extend credit to customers as has been the custom of the store in the past, to purchase a horse for the delivery department, and to buy such ler equipment as he deemed necesiry to keep the business up to the ^andard heretofore maintained. The petition was presented by McNutt, Wallace & Sanders, as attorneys for the receiver and it was represented that the action petitioned for was necessary to continue the business In the manner it has heretofore been conducted, which met with the approval of the court.

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WILSON DENIES REPORT.

Repudiates Statement That War Would Bring Business Boom. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—The white house today gave out a telegram from Secretary Tumulty to Curtis Guild, former ambassador to Russia, statins' that a published report of an editorial in Mr. Guild's paper giving a "statement by the president that an European war would mean a big business boom in the United States" was unqualifledly false and asked for a tele-

graphic reply on the source of the report.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S DAY.

Sunday will be observed as young people's day in the Second Christian 'church and'Sunday school. Carmie E.

Roll, a young Normal student, will have charge of morning 'services. His subject will be "The Prince Among

You." '"•/The regular minister will be In charge at evening service, subject: "The Chariot of God." Special music at all services. Everybody invited. A 'jL,' treat will be given to all at Sunday "4 school.

SEEK TENNESSEE AN HERE.

The police are making efforts to locate Charles King, 20 years old, of Mosheim, Tenn. A communication was received Friday night from that place. He is descriljedfas the son of a wealthy land owner7 had brown eyes, ruddy complexion and weighs about 150 pounds. His father, E. S. King, offers a reward for information as to the whereabouts of thet-son.

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AUNT BETTY ARRIVES AND A LITTLE PLOT IS HATCHED AT THE INSTANCE OF MOTHER.

arrival of Aunt Betty for a visit of a week or so has carried Peggy Into the seventh circle of Joy. To say that Peggy is fond of Aunt Betty would be

^to express it 'n most inadeauate terms. Peggy worships her. Aunt Betty is father's youngest sister. She is so much younger than lather or mother as to seem to Peggy more of a chum than an aunt. And yet Peggy cannot think back far enough to recall a time when Aunt Betty did not seem to her to embody all of the loveliest of the feminine charms and graces. At the age of seven Peggy felt sure that nothing in life could be much more worth while than to be able to grow up and wear one's hair as did Aunt Betty. And so it has always been.

In this Peggy has never been discouraged. Mother, realizing quite well, you may be sure, the example that Betty provided, very eagerly abetted Peggy In her determination to emulate her aunt. The reasons for which are as many as they are excellent.

Aunt Betty Is what might be termed a superior person. Not content with being merely inviting to the gaze and charming 'n her manner, she has cultivated every attainment that adorns

STRIKE OF BUILDING TRADES IN CAPITAL

Indianapolis Contractors Threaten Lockout Unless Men Return to Work Monday Morning.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1.—A general building trades strike or lockout threatens here next Monday unless the members of the building trades oouncil, employed on the new Fletcher bank building, return to work Monday morning. The general contractors' association issued what amounts to an ultimatum to the council today, when it was declared that It would take general action against all organizations in the building trades council, if the men were not at work Monday morning. The building trades council will take action in the matter at the regular meeting tonight.

The trouble is said to be due to the dispute between the bricklayers union which Is not affiliated with the^rades council and the inside marble sitters' union, a member of the council, over which shall have jurisdiction over the setting of the Inside marble.

NEW WIRELESS TELEPHONE GOES 160 MILES IN FRANCE

Naval Offioers Succeed in Perfecting Invention Tried Five Years Ago.

PARIS, Aug. 1.—'By mean* of a wireless telephone apparatus Invented by two naval officers, Commander Victor Colin and Lieutenant Maurice Jalne, conversations were carried on over a distance of 160 miles. The worda came with greater distinctness, it is said, than is customary even over a telephone connected by wire, the speaker's voice being clearly recognizable.

The inventors of the new apparatus succeeded in transmitting speech by wireless five years a^o. Their instruments were installed in the French battleships Verite and Justice, but they could not be depended upon, chiefly owing to the variable quality of the oscillations of the Hertzian waves.

By experiment the inventor finally succeeded In overcoming the difficulties by means of an attachment which filters the waves. They declare that any number of posts can exchange conversations a the same time, without interfering with each other, by slightly varying the respective wave lengths.

While antennas measuring 150 feet are necessary for long distance transmissions, conversations can be received on the small apparatus which is used by many persons to catch the Eiffel tower time signals.

Successful tests of an extensive character were carried out between Paris and a receiving station Installed in a country house at Mattray, near Tours.

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her sex. The same deftness and skill that marks the fit of her attire is Been in her baking of pies. The genius she displays in devising the many little articles of dress is equaled t»T ner cleverness at salads.

Today, as mother and Peggy and Aunt Betty are engaged in that spirited discussln of a million and one things that attends the first moments of long awaited visits, there seems to be discernible the faint outlines of some sort of an understanding between mother and Aunt Betty. They have said nothing of course that would suggest this.

Peggy is far beyond the age where innuendo and veiled inferences can be employed with success. But Just the same Aunt Betty seems to be slowly made sensible of a situation and mother sees that Aunt Betty sees too. Whereupon there is noticeable an even more animated tone in mother's conversation.

If Peggy detects any semblance to the budding of an intrigue, nothing In her speech or manner would show it. She Is blissfully unaware of any scheme or proposal that is being evolved.

One is being evolved Just the same and an impartial observer, if there is any present, with a bit of the betting instinct, would do well to put hla wager on mother and Aunt Betty. (Continued.)

BANKING COMMITTEE HALTED BY SHORTAGE

Forced to Delay Action on Treasury Bill Because Quorum is Lacking.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.—Lack of a quorum in the house banking and cur rency committee today delayed consideration of the treasury bill removing restrictions on the issue of $500, 000,000 emergency currency and making it promptly available for any criBis Chairman Glass called the committee together to hasten a report on the bill which passed the senate yesterday. But nine members were present and eleven were necessary to do business.

The committee adjourned until later in the day and arrangements were made to secure attendance of enougn members to do business. A quorum of the committee Is in the city.

Shortly after the house met at noon a point of no quorum was made and two roll calls failed to secure the attendance of enough members to do business. Adjournment was forced and all possibility of the house passing the treasury bill before Monday was dissipated.

PLANS TO STUDY FADS OF SIMIAN SOCIETY IN FAR EAST

In Them, Professor Yerkes Thinks, We Might Find the Origin of .Human Instinct3.

CAMBRIDGE), Mbss., Aug. 1.—Professor Robert Yerkes, of Harvard, is endeavoring to have a station established in Borneo or Java to study the ape in an effort to determine the origin of man's general behavior and his social and other instincts. "There," says Dr. Terkes, "under favorable conditions, certain of the apes might be bred, reared and observed. Year after year systematic experiments with these animals and observations of their behavior in theiij semi-wild state could be made. "We know very little today concerning our Instincts—for example, the so-called parental Instinct and what relation It may bear to others. An exhaustive study of the anthropoids would aid us particularly in understanding the activities of the child, especially of the backward or defective child."

TWO HOUSES ENTERED.

Mike MangenneB, 2604 North Fifteenth and One-half street, reported to the police Saturday morning that some one entered his house Friday night shortly before midnight, but was frightened away before anything could be stolen. The man was frightened when Mangennes, having heard him, got out of bed and began a search. E. Foster, 2532 North Fifteenth and Onehalf

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said some one also entered

his house. He obtained a good look before the robber escaped and the police were notified. Nothing -eported missing f*

TERRE HAUTE TRIBUNE

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The man who will want an extra suit or two will find that this Half Price Sale of Men's Clothing now going on, presents ample opportunities for gratifying his desires. In brief, this sale comprises exceptional assortments of clothing from the SteinBloch, High Art, Sampeck and other well-known manufacturers, at Half Price.

Men's Suits Half-Price

$10 Suits now 5.00 $12 Suits now $ 6.00 $15 Suits now $ 7.50 $18 Suits now .'....$ 9.00 $20 Suits now $10.00 $22 Suits now $11.00 $25 Suits now ..... $12.50 $30 Suits now $15.00

Boys' Suits Half-Price

$ 5.00 Suits now ...$2.50 $ 6.00 Suits now ...$3.00 $ 7.00 Suits now ...$3.50 $ 8.00 Suits now .. .$4.00 $10.00 Suits now ...$5.00 $12.00 Suits now ...$6.00 $15.00 Suits now ...$7.50

A sale on extra Palm Beach Trousers today at $2.50.

A special sale on Bathing Suits today $1.00. Boys' Bathing Suits 45c.

Open Till 10:30 Tonight

FOR HER CHILD'S BOARD

Strange Suit is Brought in Which Twenty Dollars for Christmas Toys is Itemized.

DENVER, Aug. 1.—For entertaining her own daughter, Ethel, age eight years, Mrs. Mary Kruschka has begun a suit in the county court against L. E. Frey, the grandfather of the child and the father by adoption.

Ethel Kruschka Frey visited her mother from October 1, 1913, until April 27, 1914, for which she asks Mr. Frey to pay her a total of $195.25. Mrs. Kruschka says In her complaint that she took Ethel to her home at the request of the foster parents. Her itemized bill contains among other things the charge of $20 for Christmas toys and tree. .The bill, which is attached to the complain in the suit, is as follows: Expense of trip to Colorado springs for Ethel $ 10.00 Books for schooling 16.00 Three months' board at $20 per month 60.00 Clothing 80.75 Hair cut .50 Doctor and medicine 4.00 Fruit and attendance at hospital 1.00 Christmas toys and tree 20.00

Total $195.25 The mother of Ethel was divorced from the child's father and the father's parents then legally adopted her. Last September Mrs. Frey, the mother of Ethel by adoption, became ill and she asked Mrs. Kruschka if she would not take care of the little girl until she recovered from her illness. Mrs. Kruschka consented-

Mrs. Kruschka at first refused to turn her daughter over to her foster parents when Mr. Frey came after her, but the matter was taken up in Judge Lindsey's court and upon the recommendation of Deputy District Attorney Kane, Ethel was sent to her foster parents, who live in Colorado Springs.

Ii 13 Mrs. Kruschka's contention that if Mr. and Mrs. Frey are the legal parents of her daughter, they aro in duty bound to pay for her board and entertainment when away from home.

CIGAR BUSINESS TRANSFERRED.

Company Takes Over Stand at Terre Haute House. The Terre Haute Cigar Sales company Saturday took charge of the cigar stand in the Terre Haute house, it being under the personal direction of Charles H. Filbeck, who has heretofore had charge of the Filbeck house cigar stand. The incorporators of the company in addition to Mr. Filbeck are George A. Gagg and Arthur A. Fuller, and the company will also have charge of the cigar stand in the Hotel Deming. Robert Rice, formerly manager of the Terre Haute house stand, has taken a position as travelling man with a wholesale/:-' company of In dlanapoi'-,

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Grace Jfeal, assistant secretary

of the Chamber of Commerce, will leave Wednesday for a month's vacation, which she will spend on a northern trip. Miss Neal will visit friends In Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Dur ing her absence her position at the Chamber of Commerce will be taken by Miss Mabel Kimes.

Jnpiter G. "Vrjdash, architect, has sued Mrs. Lunette R. vrydagh for divorce, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment, although no specific charges are made. They were married in 1898 and separated last month. Frank Carmack is attorney for petitioner.

Mrs. Mary Davis has filed a petition In the Probate Court asking that a guardian be appointed for Mrs. Mary Ferguson, who Is represented to be 95 years of age, End on that account incapable of managing her own affairs.

NOTES OF LABOR WORLD.

LABOR MEETINGS TODAY, •tairvla lodge Wo. 8, Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.

Washington hall. Interactional Association of Steam Engineers, local No, 3843. 624Ya Wabash avenue. United National Association of l'ostofflce Clerks. Third floor of postofflce building.

ESSEX LACEMAKDTG REVIVES.

Industry at Coggeshall, England, was Long on the Wane. LONDON, Aug. 1.—Essex lace, of which Queen Alexandria has just bought a scarf, is one of the many material blessings we owe indirectly to the French revolution. It is tambour lace, made on a frame by cottagers In and around Coggeshall, where a Frenoh emigre, whose name is locally pronounced Drago, settled with hie little daughter at the beginning of the last century. Some Coggeshall women carried the new industry across to Ireland, with the untoward result that Limerich lace at one time ousted ihe original Essex article from the market.

Of late, the tambour lace Industry in the vicinity of Coggeshall has decldely revived, but some prejudice against the employment seems to exist among glri« of the rising: generation.

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Will Be Ready for Business Monday Morning at Nine 0'Clock

When in the Market

For Wire Fencing of any kind, Field Fence, Combination Stock and Poultry Fence, Poultry Netting, Barb Wire or Plain Wire, any kind of Hardware and Tools, Paints and Glass, all kinds of Building Lumber, Rubber Roofing, Cement and Lime, do not fail to call for prices.

AUGUST FROMME

Place of Business. Plaoe of Business. Paris Avenue, West Terr* Hsuts.7th and Hulman 8ts., Terra Haut* Both Phones. Phone 475.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The police and detective departments are looking for the thieveB who Friday stole a number of tools from the Dorsey Contracting oompany, whioh has the sewer contraots for Spruoe street from Seventh to Thirteenth streets. The tools were token In daylight while the employes were not looking.

Firemen w«e called Friday to the home of "William Laffoon, 1528 Wabash avenue to extinguish a blase In the barn. A strong odor of coal oil was noticeable and a bottle of the fluid was found, which causes the chief to believe the blaze to be of Incendiary origin.

In a flebt Friday nlgfit at the Denning saloon, First street and Wabash avenue, James Beard was wounded slightly in the head when struck from behind. He was taken to police head quarters, where Police Surgeon Garri gus dressed the wound. It Is said Charles Moore struck the blow, but the man co.uld not be found.

Asalatant Pontmanter W. B. Hlce resumed his duties Saturday after a week's^outing at Lake Maxinkuckee He reported a fine time at the lake, but had no fish stories to tell.

STATE NORMAL NOTES.

N.-B. Bonham, superintendent of the French Lick schools, was here Friday and Saturday in search of some teach ers for his schools.

Wendell W. Wright has been selected by Trustee Puckett as assistant principal of the Coalmont high school for next year. Mr. Wright will teaoh science.

The Normal training school ended its first summer session Friday and, according to Professor A. R. Oharman, director of the school, the session has been all that had been expected. The classes were well filled and good attehdance was one of the features. The regular fall term In the Normal training school will begin September 8.

The members of the sophomore class of the Normal entertained the members of the other classes in a most pleasant manner Friday evening. A well appointed program had been planned and a light luncheon was served at the conclusion of the entertainment. Professor Floyd Miner and Miss Am'.a Cox were chaperones for the party.

Next Friday will end the second spring term, when abcut one thousand of the approximate 1,800 students now in school will leave for their homes in various parts of the state. The second spring term this year has been one of the most successful in every way that Normal has ever experienced. While the classes In this term's work aro arranged primarily for first and second term students, never«n*£ss many of the older students find It convenient to enter school at this time of the year.

The members of the Omega sorority were most delightfully entertained at the homo of the Misses Malda and Frieda Glavecke, 2000 North Eighth street, Friday evening. The following pledgeB were initiated into the sorority: Misses StrausBa Pruitt, Leonora Harris, Gladys Beclter, Frieda Aldlnger, Jessie Payne and Marguerite Stultz. Miss Elizabeth Freuaenrich was selected as president of the sorority for next year. Besides the newly elected members, the following members of the sorority were among the guests Misses Ivah Cox, Elisabeth Freudenrich, Clara Shanks, Mary Richards, Helen Davis, Catherine Flaherty, Emma Dommershausen, Rose SchmitJt, Nola Williams, Carrie Mack, Ellen Davis, Mary Donovan, Grace Miller, Lillian Johnson, Mona Halloran, Ada Dennelsbeck, Gwendolyn Volkers. Mary Flaherty, Lena Hanly, Mildred Flaherty and Mrs. N. G. Wann.

Normal team No. 5, under the captaincy of Andy Mercker, defeated Professor Schockel's No. 10 yesterday afternoon on Parsons field by a score of fi to 5. The Normal varsity team is scheduled for a game with the WalkOvers today and a hot contest is anticipated. Yesterday's score: No. 10 5 6- 6 No. 5 6 6 5

Batteries—Huffman and Schockel Huff and Richards.

POLICE COURT DOCKET.

Charles Gordon, colored, was fined $1 and costs In City Court Saturday'morning when Patrolman Mitchell testified the man was frigtening residents In the vicinity of Second and Hulman streets Friday afternoon.

Louis Engle said it was the first time he had ever begged anybody and if released he would go right back to Paris, Til. He was allowed to go.

Constable Walker, of Taylorville, testified that Eller Hayes was pestering the citizens of the hamlet across the river with requests for food. Hayes was fined $5 and costs.

Nelson McKinley, charged with cutting up a quantity of fire hose, was

fined $1 and costs.

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STATISTICAL BECOKD.

SIARRIAGE LICENSES.

James L. Shorem, 61, farmer, Farm? ersburg, Ind., to Creacy Bailey, 44, Sullivan, Ind.

Grover Smith, 21, coal miner, Terre Haute, to Essie Dillman, 24, waitress, Terre Haute.

Carthana Bray, 24, bartender, Terre Haute, to Oma Howett, 24, Terre Haute.'

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Solomon Barnett et ux to Benjamin F. Palmer, lot 70, Fort Harrison add $150.

Lucy Ughtener and hus to the Union Savings association, pt

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13, 8 *2,021. Raymond L. Bevis et ux to Anna G. Leonard, trustee, lot 489, Highland place $1.

Anna G. Leonard, trustee, to Raymond L. Bevis et ux, lot 489, Highland place $1.00.

William H. Smith to Charles B. Smith et ux. lot 68, Swafford, Roberts and Gerstmeyei'f sub $1. "William "W. Parsons et ux to Joshua Jump, trustee, pt lot 15, A. White's sub $10.

Joshua Jump, trustee, to William W. Parsons, pt lot 16, A. White's sub $10. Alvlra Kunz and hus to Nora Kincade, lot 12, Cruft Farm sub $1,860.

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