Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 171, 17 July 1906 — Page 1
MOM) PA VOL. XXXI. NO. 171. Richmond, Indiana, Tuesday Morning, July 17, 19 6. Single Copies, One Cent. WILL USE OIL ON GLEN DRIVEWAYS A REPLY TO DEATH ROBBED THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair in southwest; showers in north and east 'portions S PROTEST OF SMALL t Tuesday; Wednesday fair; light. to fresh west winds, becoming vari able. Board of Works Reach Decision on Inspection Trip at Cincinnati Yesterday. OHIO Showers Tuesday and proba Good Roads Improvement Company Show How Oiled Streets are Advantage, Kansas City Man Dies While Holding Letter Containing the Good News. """ bly Wednesday; light to fresh southwest to west winds. CITY NOW NEEDS $10, MAY BE TRIED ELSEWHERE WILL HELP HOUSEKEEPER HE WAS HEIR TO $20,000
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OFFICIALS ARE PLEASED WITH USE OF OIL ON QUEEN CITY STREETS, BUT WANT TO TEST IT FIRST.
(By Domas R. Cne.) Cincinnati, June 16. The driveways In Glen Miller Park, probably will be the fist thoroughfares in Richmond to receive a treatment of crude oil, though it is also likely that one street in the city proper, perhaps National avenue, on the West Side, or North Ninth-street, will bo Riven the oil test at the same time. This was informally, though not officially agreed upon today by the Hoard of Public Works of Richmond, following an inspection of the oiled streets in suburbs of Cincinnati. In the inspection party that left Richmond this morning, were Joseph Zeller, J. F. Davenport and William Rosa, members of the Board of Works, Bert Englebert, councilman-at-large, E. C. McMahan, councilman from Seventh Ward, Fred Charles, city engineer, D. L. Mather, Elger G. Hibberd and representatives of the Richmond newspapers. Were Well Entertained. The Ootid Roads Improvement Company of Cincinnati, invited the Richmond officials to make the inspection and Arthur Stem, an officer of the company, personally piloted the party over the suburbs wMcJir have oiled treated streets. Tbifour was made in automobiles. ,xThe oiling of streets as a means of allaying dust is not a new thing, but it has only been within the past five years that cities like Cincinnati, have made general use of the method, and there is, comparatively ' speaking, but few streets even in the suburbs, which have thus far been treated. The Board members inspected these streets today in the suburbs of Hydo Tark, East Walnut Hills and Avondale." There seems to be no question as to the dust killing effectiveness of the treatment and according to the Good Roads Company, the crude oil needs be put on streets but once each year. The company contracts with a city to keep streets dust proof at a price approximately eight cents per square yard per year. This includes the oil, the machinery and labor necessary to apply it. Will Arrange for Test. The Richmond Visitors were not ready to say that oiled streets would be what Richmond needs as a substitute for sprinkling, but they were disposed to believe that it might be advantageous to make a practical test of the method as the Good Roads Company agrees to ySn this without pay, other than tho 'cost of oil and labor which will not bo heavy. No arrangements, "however, were' made for a test. But informally, the board members and councilmen discussed it. Council will consider the question and later the board probably will arrango for a test so that citizens in general may bo given opportunity to see whether they like the plan. MORE MONEY BEING MADE REPORT OF LIGHT PLANT The Receipts for June Exceeded Those for May by $1,708.65 There Is Now a Balance in the Treasury of Over 24,000. The report of the superintendent of the Municipal Electric Light Plant was read to Council last night and was as follows: Receipts for month of June, $1, 747.09. Operating expenses, $1,551.06. Building and equipment, $1,057.90. Total. $2,608.96. Excess of receipts over operating expenses, $3,196.9;!. uaiance in ucasuxv. jiay list, uuo, $23.oro.;?6. Amount paid in during the month, $4,317.61. Total. $27,367.97. Expenditures of month. $2,608.96. Balance in the City Treasury, June 30. ;9i6, $:,7r9.oi. The receipts and clearance for June exceeded those of May by $1,70S.65. PASS WIRE ORDINANCE Council Makes it Unlawful to Put a Barbed Wire Along any Improved Alley or Street An Mrdinance prohibiting tho placing or maintaining of barbed wire along or upon any improved street or sidewalk or In any alley, and with a penalty of a fine not to exceed $25.00 on conviction, was passed by council last night. It also provided that any barbed wire now strung must be removed
MONEY TO BE BORROWED Paying Off a Temporary Loan of $30,000, Left the City Short of Ready Change Report of the City Controller Read.
At the meeting of the city council last night the report of the City Controller was read as follows. Receipts of general fund: Balance June, 1, $44,259.08. Receipts for June, $7,408.48. Total, $51,667.06. Balance July 1, $4,286.50. Disbursements of general fund: Pay roll, $9,229.71. Vouchers, $7,568.00. Bonds and interest, $30,58X35. Total, $17,381.06. Receipts of Special Fund: Balance June 1, $17,917.04; receipts for June, $443.75. Total, $18,360.77. Balance July 1, $16,295.75. Disbursements of Special Fund: Bond and interest, $2,065.02. The General Fund was considerably decreased during the month of June through the fact that $30,000 charged against the city as a temporary loan was paid. Owing to this fact it was suggested to the Council that it might be advisable to borrow $10,000 as a temporary loan. This privilege was given the Mayor and the Controller by an ordinance passed Feb. 19, 1906, which provided for the borrowing of $20,000, half of which was taken in at that time. It was not necessary that the matter be submitted to the council but. it was thought proper by the C troller that they should have some idea and intention of the Incurring of the debt. CHARLES J. BROWN . ARRIVES III CITY He Will Begin Work at Once on Campaign for a Y. M. C. A. Building Here. HE IS VERY OPTIMISTIC ONE OF FIRST STEPS TO BE TAKEN WILL BE THAT OF SECURING COMMITTEES FROM ALL STORES, SHOPS AND CHURCHES. Charles J. Brown, state Y. M. C. A. organizer for Ohio arrived here yesterday and Immediately established his headquarters in the Commercial Club rooms in the Masonic Temple corner North Ninth and A streets. Mr. Brown will begin work immediately on the organization of committees to carry on the Y. M. C. A. work in this city. The executive committee which is now composed of twelve of the representative citizens of the citiy will be enlarged to one hundred and many other committees will be appointed to work in conjunction with them nnd Mr. Brown. There will also be a number of smaller comittees appointed, composed of from ten to fifteen persons, from the Sunday schools, railroad shops and offices, , factories and stores. One member from each will be appointed captain and will supervise and direct the work done by his committee. It is the idea of Mr. Brown to have these committees carry on the work of soliciting funds for the new building. Every person In Richmond will have the chance to contribute something towards the movement. Mr. Brown is very hopeful for success. One of the great features being planned for the new building will be the dormitories which will occupy the third and fourth floors of the Association building. These will be turned over to the young men of the city who room at various places and for the accomodation of young men who come into and through the city at van ious times. This is done so as to surround them with all the advantages of the association. John Duke Got Contract. The contract for the fill at the Trotterford bridge near Fountain City was let yesterday to John Duke. The specifications call for .dirt and gravel in the fill, which are to be furnished at 35 cents per cubic yard and 65 cents per cubic yard respectively. Work will be begun immediately. Fined $10 for Assault. William Wambough, a police court "nuisance," was fined ten dollars and cost in the city court yesterday, for an attempted assault on Charles Nichols.
IT IS ASSERTED THAT OIL DOES NOT CLING TO FEET OF PERSONS THE YEAR ROUND, AS WOMAN FEARED.
President Arthur Stem has sent the following communication to the Palladium, which is self explanatory: Cincinnati, O., July 16th, 1906. Editor Richmond Palladum, Richmond, Ind.: Dear Sir: I have road in your issue of the 13th, the "protest of a Richmond woman against the treating of macadam roads with oil." I am sure that if she had ever seen one, she would frankly and cordially acknowledge her error. The oiled roads, instead of being a nuisance, are a blessing to every housekeeper. It is true that for twenty-four or forty-eight hours the oil will be picked up by the feet of those who walk on it or the wheels of vehicles, but after that time it forms a dry asphalt surface. It is much better -to keep off these streets for two days of the year than to have your house filled with dust or tracked with mud the entire year, injuring not only carpets, but hangings, furniture and everything else. Recently, after a violent rain storm, I layed my handkerchief on the roadway in the middle of the street and put my foot on it and picked it up without its being soiled in the slightest way. The health board of Lexington, as well as the health board of Ohio, who has investigated the matter, are very emphatic in their statements that a large number of contagious diseases, especally of the throat and lungs tiave been almost eliminated where oil has been used for keeping the streets dustless. The Mayor of Lexington told me that he has to begin the oiling in the pring earlier than is best for the roads, because the houskeepers will not begin their housecleaning until it is done, nor will any of them have their houses painted. In the point of economy, the coat is about equal to the cost of sprinkling the roads with water, but the sur face of the road is preserved from the effects of water, (the road's worst enemy,) so that tho 'cost of repairs is reduced fully seventy-five per cent. Where the people owning and enjoying good homes have tried oiled streets, they would not do without them for five times as much as they do cost and I have yet to hear a dis senting voice where they have had the experience. The oil does not ooze out of tho "oiled soaked streets," where an oil with an asphalt base is used, but the street becomes absolutely dry, the rain flows off of it and leaves it dry. If oil with a paraffine base is used, the road is damaged and made a nuisance, but the asphalt oil, with a base of 47 per cent, of asphalt, used here and in Lexngton, Ky., soon gives to the roadway a hard, smooth asphalt surface. Of course it is essential to use the proper oil and have it properly applied. Very respectfully submitted, THE GOOD ROADS IMP'M'T Co. ARTHUR STEM, Pres. Threshed Much Wheat. Milton. Ind., July 1G. (Spl.) Lewis Rayl, who runs a thresher outfit averaged 1,400 bushels per day fornix and one-half days last week. Smith Asked to Help. Yesterday Sheriff Smith received a request from Peru authorities asking him to join in the search for Charley Kurtz a fifteen year old boy of that city who disappeared a few days ago. It is thought that the boy is with a junk dealer who is traveling over the country. Gone to Saratoga. W. H. Kelly of Richmond, president of the Wayne county division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians left for Saratoga. N. Y. Sunday where he will attend the bi-ennial convention of that order. May Lose Rural Route. Owing to the fact that one of the township roads in the western part of Webster township is not up to the standard required by postal authorities and by law, the patrons of the rural route there may loose their privileges, unless they gravel he road at their own expense. The county commissioners cannot help as It Is a township road. As the township trustee is without resources the farmers will have to do this to hold their route. A. B. Clark Improved. A. B. Clark the violinist who has been seriously ill is much improved. Gone to Sand Lake. Carl Pierson. Roy Fry. Ed Wilson and Ray Mendenhall have gone to Sand Lake on a ten days fishinc tris.
From now on work on the canal A SECOND VISIT TO BUENOS AYRES V. K. Horn Is Going to Agentina Republic for Gaar's Next Month. PLEASED WITH COUNTRY HE HAS BEEN BUILDING A SPECIAL THRESHER FOR USE IN THAT COUNTRY IS VERY HEAVY MACHINE. V. K. Horn of this city, who returned last April from Argentine Republic, South America, where he has been looking after the interests of Gaar, Scott & Co., is preparing to make another trip to Buenos Ayres next month. Horn who is an expert on threshing senerators was sent to Argentina to look after the building of machines particularly adapted to the country and on' his return here immediately set to work on the designing of a machine that would fit the natural conditions of the country. Mr. Horn found that threshers in Argentina, which are of English and French makes are of much heavier pattern than those used in this country, weighing about one thousand pounds more and built more substantial in every way. The natural conditions of the country demand it as the country is rough and to a great extent undeveloped. The threshers yilone do not require this accordins to Mr. Horn but every farm implement used is of more substantial nnike and pattern,. Has a Large Machine. The machine which Mr. Horn has under construction is a large affair apd has a recleaner attached. All threshers have them in Agentina owing to the fact that there are no elevators and the wheat is nut on the market direct from the machine. The great difference in the engines used in that country and this is in the tread of the wheels they being thirty inches wide. In sneaking of the climatic conditions of the country Mr. Horn grew quite enthusiastic saying that in all his travels over theUnited States and Mexico in the interest of his firm, he had never met with a more Ideal climate. The fruit crop is very plentiful and the farm products raised are equal to those here with the possible exception of the corn. This he says ought to be remedied by proper planting and cultivation. On this trip, Mr. Horn will remain four months, or until the threshing, season there is over. Band Camped Out. Centeville. Ind., July 16. (Spl.) The Centerville band went in, a. big wagon on Saturday evening to Yankeetown. on the Whitewater river about three miles south of Abington and encampted until Sunday evening. The boys had a fine time fishing and enjoyed the brief camp life to the fullest extent. ' The Work Has Begun. Centerville, Ind., July" 16. (Spl.) The work of laying the pipe from the big spring to Dr. Wood's place, began this f ternoon.
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STRUCK. BY TRACTION CAR SUFFERS A BROKEN LEG Ben Lashley Hit uy . ...rurban Car at Reidston Yesterday Wagon Which He Drove Was Demolished Did Not Hear Car. Ben Lashley, residing at Reidston Farm, and employed there, received a broken leg as the result of a collision of his wagon and an interurban freight car yesterday morning about eight o'clock. Mr. Lashley was driving in from Centerville and was just turning into the driveway of the farm when the car struck him, throwing him from the wagon and demolishing the vehicle. Owing to the noise made by the wagon, Lashley did not hear the approach of the car, which he says, failed to blow its whistle in warning. WILL APPEAR ON MAY 1 Committee Appointed to Prepare Centennial History, Announce a Sufficient Guarantee. The committee appointed to prepare the Centennial History, wish to announce to the citizens of Rchmond, upon whose patronage and good will the ultimate success of the history will depend, that owing to the postponement of the centenial celebration till next June or at least until next summer, it has been decided that the most opportune time for the publicaton and appearance of the history, will be about May 1, next. That this may be accomplished, all writers are earnestly requested to complete their manuscripts by November 15. The committee takes pleasure in announcing that the citizens of Richmond have generously provded a guarantee fund of over S1.10O thus assuring and making possible the publication of a thousand copies of the history. For the committee: WALTER S. DAVIS. Rev. Dickerson Dead. Indianapdlis, Ind., July 16, (Spl.) The Rev. Henry L. Dickerson. D. D. long a resident of Indianapolis, but who has for some time been ill at Louisville, Ky., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. S. M. Cutler. 119 East Kenttucky street, died this morning. The funeral and burial will be at White Lick church, Hendricks county, Indiana, at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday. Hearing Is Deferred. The Board of County Commissioners deferred hearing the application of Frank J. Egly for a liquor license yesterday. Egly desires a license to sell liquor in the third ward and will make another application at the August term of the Board. Owing to a mistake in the original advertisement a remonstrance was filed. Picnic at Jackson Park. The annual picnic of the members of theFirst English Lutheran Church will be held at Jackson Park Wednesday. Arrangements have been made whereby special cars will carry the crowd over. They will leave the Interurban station at 1:30 o'clock.
DELAY IN NORTH F
ST. IMPROVEMENT Councilman Bartel Asks that Complaint of Property Owners be Considered. PAN HANDLE COMPLAINS RAILROAD WILL BE ASSESSED TO HELP PAY FOR THE STREET IMPROVEMENT ACTION TWO WEEKS. ' IN In Council last night the ordinance providing for the construction of North "F" street from North 16th to 19th streets was read and attempted to be pushed through by Councilman Bartel arose and offered the objection that the property owners affected were opposed to the Improvement and that their rights, ought to be con sidered. Councilman Leftwlck arose and offered the sttaement that some fifteen years ago the property owners had wanted the improvement and as soon as action had been taken they had gotten up a remonstrance. Councilman Von Pein offered the opinion that they would probably ob ject for the next several years and as the road was In need of some attendence the improvement should go through. Owing to the objection raised the ordinance providing for the improvement was laid on the tab le for two weeks. In this same connection a remon strance written by John L. Rupe.: in behalf of the P. C. C. & St. L. R. R. was read, as a part "of the proposed improvement laps the right of way of that railroad. ILLNESS PROVED FATAL Albert Diehl Died From Sickness He Contracted While Working Over Poisonous Chemicals. The illness of Albert Diehl contract ed by working with poisonous chemicals for Dalbey & Son photographers proved fatal. Mr. Diehl's de?th was unexepcted. He is fifts'-six years old and is survived by a wife. The funeral services will be held at the home on North 15th street at 8:30 this morning after which the body will be. taken to Covington. O., for burial. CORNELIUS W00DARD DEAD One of the Oldest Residents of New Garden Township Passes Away His Funeral Wednesday. Cornelius J. Wcodard. one of the oldest pioneer residents of New Garden township. Is dead at hi home in Fountain City. He was a life long member of the Friends' church at New Garden, and the funeral will take place there at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning. A more extended notice of his life will be given later.
WAS A SWITCHMAN AND .HAD WORKED WHILE SUFFERING FROM PAINFUL DISEASE PATHETIC AND UNUSUAL CASE
tPuMtshers Press Kansas City, Mo., July ,16. W, R.' Johnson, a Santa Fe switchman dropped dead today while in the act of opening a letter from his sister. , Mrs. W. J. Hammer, of Greensburg. Pa., which contained the Information that he had fallen heir to $20,000. Johnson has been suffering: from' aortic aneurism for several years. After returning from a vislt-to his doctor this morntoff.Jahnson remarked to his boarding house mistress that ho would die lfho didn't get some sleep. "Here is a letter from your sister," said the woman. "Read it and' see it it won't quiet you so you scan sleep.' Johnson lay down and was tearing; open the envelope containing the good news when the walls of the artery gave way. He died in a few moments holding tho letter in his hand. WOULD NOT-INCREASE -TAX The Mayor Explains Why he was-Re luctant About Signing Reld Memorial Appropriation Bill. B Mayor Zimmerman explained to council- last night his hesitancy in signing the ordinance which approplated $3,000 to the Reld Memorial Hospital and which was passed soma time ago, by the fact that he had promised the people that during his administration the taxes should not be raised, and that ho thought that contributions of snch sums would lead to imposing a higher rate of tax upon the city. Officers' Bonds Fixed. Under the .new law, the city council fixes the bonds of the municipal officers. At last night's meeting of; council bonds were fixed as follows: City Controller, $5,000; City Civi Engineer, $1,000; Department of Public Health and Charities, $1,000 each; City Treasurer, $100,000; City Clerk, $2,000; Inspector of live stock and market master, $1,000 each; Superintendent of the Municipal Light and Power Plant, $5,000. WILL TAKE BACK Am. WM. OLCOTT Mother of Thaw Decides-that He Needs Services of the f Famous Lawyer, HOLD CONFERENCE TODAY THAW'S RELATIVES HAVE REA-. CHED THE DECISION THAT HE IS NOT CAPABLE OF MANAGING HIS OWN AFFAIRS. Publishers' Press New York, July 16. Mrs, William Thaw, mother of Harry Thaw, who isin the Tombs prison awaiting trial for the murder of Stanford White, the noted architect, lost no time after her, visit to her son today in sending for Lewis A.'Delafield. a fortner friend of her son's and a noted lawyer, to have him use his good offices to have former Judge William M. K. Olcott again take up the defense of young Thaw. At her apartments in the Hotel Lorraine this afternoon she said that Judge Olcott will defend Harry and that a conference is to be held in Sir. Delafleld's office at 60 Wall street Tuesday afternon at which time Mr. Olcott will be present. It is certain now tht the defense ?.f Thaw will be taken out of his oi'ii hands. His attitude since his incarceration has swung from the gay to the despondent, and In many instances the guards have found it hard to decide how too take him. It would not be a very difficult task for a clever attorney to show by the evidence of guards in the Tombs alone , who are on duty in "murderers Row" that Thaw has not maintained the degree of mental poise that is characteristic of a man In the full possession of all of his faculties. Dr. Yencer to Move" Here. Dr. M. W. Yencer of Boston has purchased the property of William Thornburg on North Fourteenth street and will move his family here next month.