Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 189, 13 June 1912 — Page 1

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t; AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 189. KICII3IOXD, IXD., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1912. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

HOSPITAL IS NOT POPULAR SAY DOCTORS

(Management Has Failed to Hold the Good Will of the Public and Doctors, Reads Statement. HOSPITAL NOW WAY BEHIND THE TIMES Trustees' Attitude Toward Modern Medicine and Methods Called Thorn Side of Doctors. in The following statement to the pubHie was adopted at the last meeting of The Wayne County Medical Society, ifceld June 5th, 1912, aa expressing its 'ideas and was ordered published in I the evening papers of this city. ?Tc the Citizens of Richmond and Wayne County: In the discussion of affairs of Reid Memorial Hospital, there has been given to the public by the Committee of 'Investigation appointed by the City Council, the report of its conclusions, .based upon evidence obtained after long and pains-taking inquiry. The t Board of Trustees of the Hospital have -also issued a statement as to their jposition and views. The doctors have made no statement of their views of Ithe hospital matters, though they of I all classes in the community are most i interested and most concerned in its 'fruccess for the general good. Hospital's Influence. The influence of a hospital upon the practice of medicine in a community is profound. The hospital should be the fceart and center of the best medical tiid surgical work of the community. There doctors meet and co-operate in actual work. They and others make comparisons of their methods and results. The effect is to stimulate them to their best efforts, with resulting improvement in methods of practice and an elevation of the whole level of professional effort in the community. The hospital should be equipped with the fullest facilities for the scientific diagnosis and treatment of disease. There ehould be mutual understanding, harmony and co-operation among those concerned with the management, the nursing force and the doctors. ; As a hospital may exert a profound influence in a community for the advancement of scientific medicine, for the elevation of professional standards, and hence for the health of the people, so may it, on the other hand, ipfand as an actual obstacle to progress if it fails to exert the wholesome influence that may fairly be expected of it. . Of all the people in the community, the doctors from a philanthropic standpoint, are most concerned in the success of Reid Memorial Hospital. Harmony Is Lacking. That there have existed and do now exist differences between the trustees of the hospital and the doctors is generally known. The purpose of this communication is to bring clearly and briefly before the people of Richmond (end Wayne County, information and .conclusions that the doctors, because (of their training and experience, and 'because of their close contact with the liospltal in actual operation, are best qualified to offer. We address the pubrlic because it is declared that Reid '.Memorial Hospital belongs to the peoPl. ; The doctors, in spite of some differences of opinion with the trustees as .to policies and management, are loyal I to the Hospital and to its generous founder, are deeply desirous of its success and are ready to contribute.' as pthey have done in the past, of time, Sffort and money, if need be, to attain tils. 1 Anent an article that. appeared refcently in one of the local papers, to Hbe effect that the Wayne County Medical, Society had issued an "ultimatum" to the trustees of the hospital, i vp have this to say: No such action was1 taken by that body. The'only action in the matter was the adoption, without discussion, of a resolution indorsing the report of the investigating committee appointed by the City Council and pledging the Society's support to the institution under the proposition there-in made. "When requested by cbc of the doctors to make the correction, the reporter promised to do so. Jfowever, the correction, though prepared and made ready for insertion, nras inadvertently omitted. A Shot at Trustees. Knowing that like institutions elsewhere are crowded, at this time, with .patients, are prospering financially, (benefiting the communities in health, 'as well as in a material way, by bringing business and holding business that would otherwise go elsewhere and add.ing to the repute of their several munlA (Continued on Page Six) 99S8 ok o s9Jp p noriBDWA jnoi eaoqddiax noX aoijoj uini jnoX szi noX uaq

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ACCUSE A P AS POULTRY THIEF Charles Milton, Tracked This City by Rural Detectives, Is Arrested. to Trailed by two farmers, who had missed poultry at various times, Charles Milton, a farmer living northwest of the city, on the Chester pike, was., arrested this morning on the charge of chicken stealing by Officer Vogelsong. He had just disposed of 135 pounds of choice chickens to A Mitchell, 803 North Tenth street, for ten ceiits a pound. Milton will be slated v.'ith grand larceny. A rubber tire on his phaeton, torn and worn out in places, lead to his arrest. It is alleged Milton stole chickens at the farm of George Rothermel, eight miles north of the city on the Chester pike this morning and then stole some more at the farm of Sam Smith, on the Arba pike. The tracks of the torn rubber tires in the road were followed by Harvey Galbraitb ard S. C. Alexander, farmers 'living Kearby, who had previously lost chickens and suspected Milton. The men followed the tracks into this city and notified the police of i their suspicions. The police had reasons to suspect Milton of chicken thievery and Officer Vogelsong arrested the man at Third and Main streets at 8:30. His horse and outfit could not be found at the time, but were later secured. In the buggy were found several sacks of chickens. Milton will be arraigned on the charge of grand larceny in police court Friday, morning and bound over to circuit court on this charge, it is probable. The police have long had Milton under surveillance. He is suspected of robbing several chicken pens in the last year. He did not admit his guilt. He did not raise chickens, but has sold many hundred in this city in the last few years, and the police have v.atched him carefully. He stands a very good show of being sent "over the road," the police say. The police state his scheme is to invade chicken roosts and strike sulphur matches, then hold the match near the heads of the chickens. The fumes from the sulphur causes the chickens to relapse into sound slumber, then tbey are easily transported to the waiting wagon. The man is said to operate alone. Police Chief Gormon made a trip to i the Milton farm, and there he says he found further evidence of chicken stealing. He said this noon that two men positively identified chickens found at the Milton farm, as being property stolen from them. Hundreds of chickens were found at the Milton farm, although Milton does not raise them. JUDGMENT GIVEN Judgment by default was rendered by Judge Fox today in the case of the Second National Bank versus Clarence C. Doddridge, complaint on note to foreclose chattel mortgage. The demand in the case was $250.

ARMER

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FRANK METZGER III MOTORCYCLE WRECK Machine Skids, Throwing Him on His Head. Unconscious 12 Hours. . Frank Metzger, son of Joseph Metzger, living on the National Road, east of this city, met with a very painful and serious accident last evening shortly before 9 o'clock while riding a motorcycle on the road leading from New Paris to Westville. (The machine, upon which Metzger and a friend, Howard Hawekotte, were riding, skidded, going down an embankment. Metzger's skull was injured, causing concussion.) Metzger was unconscious until . 9 o'clock this morning. Hawekotte was" injured but slightly. Metzger and Hawekotte left this city about 7:30 o'clock last evening. The machine was running at a moderate rate of speed on the road to New Paris, when it struck a bad place in the road, Metzger losing control of it and . the . motorcycle dashing down a twenty-foot embankment. Metzger was thrown over the handles of the machine, falling on his head and shoulder. Hawekotte, . upon , astertaining his friend's condition ran to a nearby farm house and telephoned to a physician at New Paris. The physician removed Metzger to the latter's home in the former's automobile. ' , -' Metzger's condition " is slightly improved this afternoon and it is believed he will recover. In August, 1910 he was injured at the Murray theater building. Metzger was working on the front of the building when a number ' of bricks from the top of the structure fell, he being covered by the debris. He is well ' and "favorably known. BLOODY BATTLE IS IN PROGRESS TODAY (National News Association) HAVANA, June 13. One of the bloodiest fights since the negro revolution broke out is going on near Palma Rito in Santiago province -between a force of insurgents and 200 federals under Lieutenant Ortiz. The fighting began . yesterday and the rebels were compelled to retreat after twenty-five of their number had been killed, including their two leaders, and a number had been taken prisoners. The rebels are In retreat and are being pursued by the federals and a running battle is being fought today south of the Cuban railroad line. NEW TRIAL MOTION OVERRULED TODAY A motion made for a new trial in the case of Ray H. Fraunberg, applicant for a liquor license in Jackson, township, an appeal from the commissioners' court to the circuit Court, was overruled by Judge Fox this morning. Ninety days was given in which to', file a bill of exceptions.

Convention

FINANCIAL TANGLE BEINGIRAVELED At the Cost of Only Few Public Improvements for the Coming Year. Street improvements next year will be very few in number and only such as are absolutely necessary. The city next year will pay 24,000 from the general fund to the special street improvement fund, created solely to pay off street improvement bonds. This sum has been taken from the special street fund in the last twelve years. The loose system of keeping these two funds has brought about the existing condition. The board of works this morning directed City Attorney Gardner to draw up an ordinance to provide for payinsr hack this sum next vear. The imi.mn.nt work in th citv will suffer in consequence, for Mayor Zimmer man says the "city will borrow no money." The special examiners will examine the books of the former treasurers of the city soon and find out where the $24)00 went to. No charges of graft are made, but the board desires to know just how this money was spent. A report from the special accountants will not be made for several weeks yet. They have nearly finished their work on the untangling of the street improvement and genesal funds, and the additional work of ascertaining how the money in the special fund was used will take them several weeks additional, it is believed. Up until the beginning of the present administration it had been the practice of the treasurer to place all funds paid into the special street improvement fund into the general fund and to pay out these sjims for any purpose desired. Bonds for the improvements were sold, and the city thus secured large amounts of money. Street improvements were recklessly made, it was asserted this morning, the council at that period having sole control over street improvements. Each councilman, anxious to secure improvements for his ward, soon ran the city deeply into debt. What has become of this money is now the question. $1,100 is annually being spent by the city for interest on the bonds issued. Next June, the city will call in all these bonds, pay for them, and start out again with a clean slate. REV. EARLE PARKER TO HEA01EAGUERS Local Pastor Chosen President of Richmond Dist. Epworth League. The Rev. B. Earle Parker, pastor of the First M. E. church of this city was chosen president of the Richmond District Epworth League at the twenty-third convention which closed yesterday afternoon at Greenfield. The other officers elected were W. Foss Littler, of Dunkirk, first vice president; Miss Pearl Hall, of Straughn, second vice president; Miss Adda Lewis, of Middletown, third rice president; Arthur Bell of Redkey, fourth vice president; Miss Hazel Craig of Richmond, secretary; Miss Mildred Walker of Greenfield, treasurer; and Mrs. James Richardson, of Fountain ', City, junior superintendent. By a vote of 29 fo 21 It was decided hld. "f"? CODTtntlon at aiHiuiciuwn msieaa or i.ynn inese for the places of holding the 1913 convention. Richmond was well represented at the convention. Delegates from this city were the Rev. B. Earle Parker, the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Cates, Eliza beth Phelps. Hazel Gregg, Eva Brooks, Stella Barber, H. E. Farias and W.B.J FreelaBd.

HULS ADMITS HE ATTACKED YOUNG GIRLS

Although Denying Guilt Even When Entering Court Room He Plead Guilty When Arraigned. ENTICED CHILDREN WITH CANDY OFFER When Two Little Girls, Both 7 Years, Entered the Home of His Brother, Huls Attacked Them. Although he had stoutly denied his guilt from the time of his arrest, Saturday afternoon until he stepped into the circuit court room this morning. Dell Huls, aged 50, 217 North Sixth tireet, pleaded guilty to the charge of rape when arraigned before Judge Fox end was sentenced to a term of from two to fourteen years in the state penitentiary at Michigan City. He was al so disfranchised for a short period and t'ned $10. Huls was arrested on a warrant sworn out Saturday afternoon, charging him with raping two little girls, one the daughter of Jesse Evans, 22 North Sixth street, second ward councilman, and the other the daughter of Milton Washam, 39 North Fifth street. The fathers of the two girls, who are but seven or eight years old, are greatly enraged over the affair and friends of the two families are said to lave made threats against the life of Huls. One of the fathers declared that if he had found Huls before he was arrested he would "have filled him full of holes." Was Closely Guarded. When Sheriff Steen and Deputy Sheriff Mote arrested Huls in a North Eighth St. saloon shortly afternoon last Saturday they feared trouble and rustled the man to the county jail. Steen ordered Mote to walk ahead vith Huls while he (Steen) walked bend them in order to better guard the take him. While being taken to the county pail Huls denied that he had committed the offense with which he was charged. He professed to know nothing whatever abcut it and attempted to break away from the officers. It is said that Huls, about ten days ago enticed the two girls into the Lome of his brother, when no member of the family was at home. The girls attend Warner school, Seventh and North C streets, and were on their way from school when Huls, it is said, offered them some candy if they would go into the house with him. It was there that he committed his cowardly acts. The parents of the girls did not loarn of the affair until last Saturday morning when one of the girls complained of being ill. The mother took her to a physician and when questioned the child informed the physician and her mother of what had taken rlace. The warrant for Huls' arrest was immediately sworn out. TWO CHIEFS CONFER Over Robberies at Indianapolis and Richmond. The thiefs who nearly succeeded in robbing the interurban station in this city of about $1,000 last Sunday night, are believed to be the same ones who on May 7, broke into the Wolf-Suss-man pawnshop at Indianapolis, 251 West Washington street, and got away with about $12,000 worth of gold and .diamonds. The same tactics used in the Indianapolis robbery were employed here, and would have been equally as successful had it not been for the timely arrival of Officer Hebble, who stopped the men's work and put them to flight when they were within ten minutes of their goal. The men U3ed drills, tappers and a cam drill in the Indianapolis robbery. These tools were found in the store after the robbery, together with a number of other tools, including a new brace and some bits. The brace &nd bits used here and captured by the police were new, showing that the lien secured an identical outfit after he Indianapolis burglary. Police Chief Gormon of this city spnt yesterday with Supt- Hyland of Indianapolis, and both agreed, after a careful scrutiny of the facts incidental to both robberies, that one and the same gang "turned both tricks. Addi tional corroboration ia given the story j by the fact that three men did the In dianapolis job. Three men were surprised at work here. The gang is beIteved by both police chiefs to operate !out 0f Chicago THE WEATHER STATE Showers tonight or Friday. Slightly warmer in extreme south portion. LOCAL Showers tonight or Friday.

Slightly warmer.

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MISSOURI WERE GIVEN TO COLONEL ROOSEVELT TODAY

ANOTHER OIL MAN GETS AJONTR ACT C. E. Davis Authorized to Oil Streets of the City with Black Oil. C. E. Davis, '"black oil" man. who oil ed the streets of the city last year appeared before the board of works this morning and asked for a contract to apply black oil where it is desired by the property owners. The board acted as he requested, alleging the white oil was a failure. His charges will be a cents per lineal foot fronting on each side of the street. Davis will haul the dirt away, clean the streets, apply the oil, and guarantee to oil one intersection to each square free of charge. William Lancaster, holder of the contract for the applying of white oil to the streets of the city, will continue to oil the streets which he has already oiled, at the contract rate of 2'i cents per lineal running foot for the second application, all other applications necessary to keep the dust down to be without charge after two applications. He will not be allowed to put down white oil on any other streets than the ones now oiled. Lancaster is also given permission to oil the streets with black oil. The white oil proving very unsatisfactory has caused the board of works to take this step. The oil men state many people have asked to be allowed to put down black oil. Davis ordered two car loads of black oil today, will send his oiling machinery here Saturday and will start work next week. PROPOSE TO BUILD LINE TO RICHMOND Announcement Made by I. N. C. & E. Traction Co. in Filing Its Mortgage. . Richmond is to be accessible by a eritable network of interurban lines iu case present plans materialize. With the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and EasteVn and the Ohio and Electric lines running into the city from the ; vest and east respectively; the proposed building of the Richmond and Eastern traction line, and the Indianapolis. New Castle and Eastern Traction lines, Richmond will be in need of a terminal station of no small size. The last named company yesterday was given a mortgage to the extent of $1,500,000, which was filed in the office of the county recorder of Henry County. In the mortgage it is stated that the company is to operate interurbans in and between the cities of Indiana-I-olis, Shirley, Kennard, New Castle. H&gerstown, Richmond. Lynn. Winchester and Muncie. The mortgage is to be sent to Muncie for record in Delaware county, then to Winchester to be recorded and then to Richmond to be put on the records of Wayne county. The formal transfer of the Indianapolis and New Castle and Toledo traction to the Indianapolis, New Castle end Eastern Traction company, the corporation which purchased the Honey Bee route from the firm of J. T. Elliott and Sons, bankers, who bought the road from D. M. Parry and W. E. Stephenson, was made a few days ago. The deed for the tarnsfer of the property was filed Monday in Indianapolis with a consideration of $1 named. CASE WAS SETTLED OUT OF THE COURT The suit of the Fred Miller Brewing company versus William Bayfield. Alice Bayfield and the Union National bank filed the first part of this week in the Wayne circuit court, the plaintiff receiving the amount asked, $4.253.77. In the complaint the plaintiff alleged that Bayfield had refused to pay a bill and had trans fer ed $4,000 to his wife, which had been placed in the Union National BankPIPE LINE RULING IS ENTERED TODAY National Xws Association) WASHINGTON, June 13. Pipe lines transporting oil in interstate commerce were held to be common carriers by the Interstate Commerce Co miss ion today, subject to the interstate commerce act even though the lines be on private rights of way and carry their owners oil only. The commission ruled the business is not devested of its interstate character by placing ownership of the lines in a different corporation in each state through which the transportation is made.

LARGE

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ACTION TAKEN WAS DECIDED SURPRISE TO ROOSEVELT MEN However, Governor Hadley So Conclusively Proved Taft Men Had No Case It Had to Be Done. HENEY IS ATTACKED IN THE COMMITTEE But He Balks an Effort to Take His Proxy from Him, Telling Taft Men They Fear to Oust Him. (National News AMaclatloc) CHICAGO. June 13. The Roosevelt rtelegates-at-large from Missouri were Mated by the national committee this slternoon. This victory for Roosevelt, the aecend since the committee began its sessions, gives the Colonel a total of five teated by the committee. The Roosevelt men were given their seats on a motion of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, national committeeman at the head of the Taft steam roller brigade. His motion provided that four of the eight delegates elected with half of a vote each be seated, each with a full vote. The Roosevelt victory came after Governor Hadley of Missouri appeared before the committee to argue the cases of the Roosevelt men and btd shown conclusively that the conMtAlon had been regular. Charges that the Roosevelt men had agreed to split the delegation-at-large to the Chicago convention. . giving Taft. and Roosevelt equal representaUon without instructions were the basis of the contests filed by the Taft men. A Complete Surprise. Governor Hadley asserted that no such agreement had been made. Pentose's action came as a complete sur-1-rlce to the Roosevelt men. It had been decided at a hasty .conference of the Taft men of the commmittee that he should make the motion seating the Koosevelt delegates. . Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota, Roosevelt champion, was on his feet ready to offer a similar motion when Chairman Rosewater recognized Penrose. : . The Penrose motion was carried on a vive voca vote. Representative Bartholt, who held a proxy, moved to make Essen, one of the contesting Taft delegates, a delegate, and Mclndoe au alternate, but his motion was lost. Roosevelt men were jubilant over their victory and for ten minutes after the vote on the delegates-at-large tliu committeemen chatted with each other before work was resumed. An effort was made to compromise the first Missouri district, but it failed Illinois' 56 Roosevelt delegates will meet Monday morning at the Congress hotel to determine what acUon to take in regard to the unseating of Roosevelt delegates from other states by the Taft steam roller.. HENEY HOLDS SEAT. CHICAGO. June 13. The Taft steam roller crushed onward today and seated twelve more delegates from Mississippi, giving the president a total of 153 victoriee to Roosevelt's one. The only time the engineers of the roller hesitated was when a sensational attempt was made to unseat Francis J. Heney, a fiery California Roosevelt leader. The motion was tabled ad Heney was allowed to continue his opposition to the Taft operations. Then the factional fight in the committee was ' brought to a crisis when the Missouri cases, involving four delegates-at-large and ten district delegates, and regarded as the pivotal contest of the two factions, were brought up. There were rumors that only enough of the Taft men would be seated to give the president a majority of the state's 36 delegates. While debate over the Mississippi delegates was proceeding National Committeeman St urges moved that the proxy of Francis J. Heney of San Francisco be revoked. Heney has been sitting' at the committee's sessions, holding the proxy of Sidney Bieber of the District of Columbia. His charges of fraud against the committee had stirred angry protest against him retaining his seaL Had Lively Mlxup. The attack on Heney was a sensation. Committeeman Stnrgis arose and asked, Ts this the Republican national (Continued on Pag Eight) HOW TO SELL. WHERE TO SELL, WHEN TO SELL This is the important question, but you can find a certain answer by testing the Want As.