Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 9, 20 November 1912 — Page 1

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FINDS MORE NDICTMENTS Persons Living in Greensfork Said to Have Been Indicted for Arson or for Bootlegging. SENSATIONAL CASES ARE EXPECTED NOW tWills to Be Summoned Before Judge Fox for Contempt of Court for Not Answering a Subpoena. 4 More indictments have been returnlid by the October grand jury, which has been investigating cases daring the (last -weeks. Just how many indictments have; been returned and the names contained in the true bills cannot be published at this time, as arrests have not been made. The true bills, it is understood, are against men at Greensfork, who were connected ; with the Greensfork fire land the Greensfork bootlegging cases. i 't jThe Indictments were returned , yes- ? terday before the grand jury adjournled until next Monday. ! Warrants for the arrest-of those indicted have been issued, it is said, and as soon as possible arrests will be made in the case.- ... Sensational developments are expected within the next few days as it hs understood that prominent persons in and around Greensfork have been dndicted. , Will Not Located, j L.. A. Wills, the druggist in Greensfork, whose stock was destroyed in the fire, and who failed to appear before the grand jury when subpoenaed, has not yet been located. ( "The matter of Wills' failure to appear is now n the hands of the judge," said Prosecutor Allen today. ."Of course is it contempt of court to ' fall to appear before a grand jury - wfcen.. subpoenaed, , but if Wills is en- ' tlrely'out of our jurlsdlction arfdltt" place where we cannot get him then it is likely that the matter will be dropped.1 However, If he returns he may be brought into court for. contempt." It', is not known whether the druggist was to have testified in the fire investigation or in the bootlegging .'cases. According, to reports, from Greensfork, manyetnpty whiskey barrels and bottles are being shipped from the town by persons who fear they may be suspected of selling liquor. - A large number of Greensfork residents testified before the grand jury .and several were recalled for the sec- ' ond or third time. Last week the grand jury reported two indictments one against Mrs. Mae Fee 'Moore, ' the confessed .murderess now confined in the Home for " "Friendless Women, and the other against Harry Kelly, now in the counjty jail, Indicted on the charge of criminal assault.- - n COMMITTEE ALMOST ; READYjTQ DECIDE Indianapolis Is Only Competitor, Against Richmond V for Headquarters. t The general committee which has charge of selecting ,! the city in the Middle West . where the Friends Five Tear meeting-headquarters will be located, has made a favorable report to Secretary Jordan relative to the request of the Commercial club that Richmond be chosen. . The choice will be between this city and Indianapolis, according to Mr. Jordan. Alvin T. Coate, of Indianapolis, the member of the committee from that city, said he was not opposed to Richmond. Mr. Jordan said today that the action which the South Eighth Street Friends" church takes tomorrow night .relative to the proposition of merging !wlth the East Main street Friends' church, will be one of the deciding factors with the committee. The East Main Street Friends' church has agreed to the proposition and members of the South Eighth Street church are reported to be favorable to the consolidation. If headquarters are located in Richmond the proposed publishing house . will also be located here. The publications of the church are now made by . contract with a Philadelphia publishing house. Other inducements for the location of headquarters here are that this city is regarded one of the strongest Quaker cities in the Middle West, that Earlham college is here, and the Indiana Yearly Meeting is held in this city. . John H. Johnson, this city, a member of the committee, is striving to have this city chosen. Mr. Johnson reports that Indianapolis is the only competitor Richmond has to fear.

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LOCAL PHYSICIAN " APPROVES THE STEP Believes that Only Registered Surgeons Be Permitted to Operate. , Resolutions which if made effective through legislation will require that every physician in the United States, shall have been recognized and regis! tered as a competent surgeon before! he is allowed to perform surgical ope-1 rations, adopted by the Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America, held in New York City last week, are of utmost importance, according to a local physician and surgeon who attended the congress. The resolutions propose that colleges and other appropriate authorities shall be vested with the power to award supplementary degrees to physicians qualif led . f or surgical work and that the standard shall be, set by national legislation. ' ThismatterWcou come up before the regular surgical congress to establish the standard and then work will begin to secure the passage of state' and national laws meeting the requirements specified in the resolution," said the local doctor today. "It is a great thing and the 3,000 surgeans at the congress were unanimous, in. passing it." -To Protect Public. The object of the plan la to protect the .public against, incompetent surgeons by having a supplementary degree to that of M. D., before men are legally entitled to practise . surgery. The college, it was suggested, will take the same form as the Royal College of Surgeons in London. . - "Dr. Franklin H. Martin, general secretary of the Clinical congress, I think, is right in the statement made at the meeting that this congress should assume the responsibility and authority for standardizing surgery. I also believe with Dr. A. B. Kanavel, treasurer, that the standardizing of hospital equipment and hospitals to the end that the institutions having the highest standards may have proper recognition among the profession, and that those of inferior equipment be stimulated to raise the standards ef their work." - ... . ' GUNMEN ARE TO BEV SENTENCED TUESDAY (National Nw Association) ' ' .NEW YORK, tNov. 20. The -four gunmen, "Gyp the Blood," "Lefty Louie." "Whitey -i Lewis" -and '-'Dago Frank," " convicted t yesterday . for murdering' Herman Rosenthal, will .be sentenced . next N Tufr day. ' Justice ' Goff ; held a brief session of court 1 today, and -announced this date for the final act in the trial of the four young slayers. They will be sentenced to death. The indictfment against William Shapiro, the driver of the . "murder car" in which the'assassins escaped, has been quashed because of the aid given by him to the prosecution. IS SUCCESS More than 700 Are Served by Penny Club " Today." - ' More than 700 persons dined at the K. of P. temple at noon today and fully 300 were turned away. The attraction was the annual dinner of. the "Penny club given to secure funds to dine 300 poor children next Christmas. Mrs. Anthony Stever, who had charge of the committee which arranged the affair, was unable to tell what the club realised from the dinner,: The crowd was the largest that ever attended a dinner gives by the club. The following list of food stuffs used for the dinner is Illuminating: Four bushels of potatoes, 390 pounds of chicken, 100, loaves of bread, ninety pies, five gallons of slaw, and ten gallions of cranberries. 1

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INSPECTION MADE BY CHARITY BOARD , It Criticises the Inadequate Water Supply at County Infirmary. A sub-committee of the Wayne county board of charities investigated conditions at the Reid Memorial hos

pital, paying especial attention to the wards where charity patients are kept. The committee reported that the pa tients were receiving the same treatment as the patients who pay their hospital bills. - The conditions at the county infirmary are satisfactory to the board, excepting that the water supply is inadequate. Whfea the P.,C, C. & St. L. railroad improvements were made just south of the Institution, the reservoir which is the source of the water supply was cut off. The culinary arrangements of the . institution were criticised and the board will recommend that a new range be purchased by the" county commissioners., The same suggestion, was made to the commissioner last yete'There .arefortyfive patients at the institution at this time. ' ; ). The pipes which supply heat 4n the women's cells at the Home for Friendless Women,' are placed too high, according to that committee which investigated that institution. ' The lower parts of the cells are not heated properly, causing the patient to be uncomfortable at times. .? . , Both the city af).d county jail were inspected by B. F, Wissler,- of Cambridge City. He reported them to be in a sanitary condition, -and found no fault with the management. The reports of the sub-committees were incorporated r into a, document, copies of which will be submitted to the board of county commissioners and with the state board of charities.. The Wayne county board of charities has no jurisdiction over the institutions, but its suggestions as to improvements and changes are usually acted upon favorably by the authorities in charge of the charitable, penal . and correctional institutions. CAMPAIGN EXPENSE ACCOUNTS FILED Treasurers of the Democratic committees in Washington and Jefferson townships today reported the amount of expenses incurred in the recent campaign. In Washington township thej total amount spent was $21.50, leaving a balance of $15.63. In Jefferson township $16.75 collected, and . there is now a balance of -$5.50. John F. Clifford, Progressive candidate for joint representative, spent $59.65. Aaron 'Worth, candidate for joint representative gave the state central committee. $10. IDEHTIFY ; ft VICTIM Of a Hotel Murder in City of ,' : ; Chicago. " f National Nw Association) CINCINNATI,-Nov. 21. The woman who was murdered In the Saratoga hotel, Chicago, last Thursday night, was' Mrs." Emma Kraft, of 1052 1 Marshall ave., Cincinnati, who formerly conducted a grocery in this city. The Identification .was made today by a neice of the woman, Mrs. Anna Kloker, and her daughter, Florence Kloker. . Clothing .found 'in .the room- in the hotel in which the woman met her death furnished the means of Identification. The shoes, coat as4 clothes of the woman bore the mark of Cincinnati dealers and two umbrellas found In the room also were stamped with the name of a Cincinnati firm. They were forwarded hr tromcbicago. Mrs. Kloker and her daughter both fainted when they looked at the blood stained clothing. When Mrs. Kraft left- here she was supposed to have taken $2,000 with her. The police are seeking a Cincinnati man with whom Mrs.. Kraft is said t5 have been infatuated. He disappeared at the same time as Mrs. Kraft, """"

TO BE ENDED BY THE U. S. Raids Made by Federal Officers in Milwaukee and Chicago for Violating the Postal Laws. ILLEGAL PRACTICE RECEIVES SETBACK Action of the Government Follows Prepara t i o n of Plans "Made During the Past Few Months. fKatlonal News JLasecttMon) INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 20. Five ar rests were made here today by depu ties of U. S. Marshal Schmidt for causing non-mailable matter to be put into the mails. The arrests were baa ed on a letter sent by the Duplex com pany of Indianapolis to P. R. Ingersoil at Logansport Those under arrest are S. B. Clark, secretary of 'the com pany, Nellie B. Whelaa, steaographer for the company. Dr. 8.' P. Stoddard, with ofljees in the NewtonClaypool building, Charles A. Henry, alias Dr. Alexander 'Henry, with offices at Indiana ave., and Ohio street, and Louis Mdrri son, trunk dealer. East Washington street. ' " . Drugs and mechanical devices of a nature that might be used illegally are said to have been sold by the defendants, and reading matter, regarding their use in an improper manner is said to have' been circulated through the malls. A MILWAUKEE RAID. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 20. A nationwide war on doctors and midwives who . practice illegal operations resulted in live federal arrests here today. It is understood that similar arrests will be made in a number of cities during the day. The crusade is a result of efforts on the part of the government to end the use of the mails hr-;-coteeeUeirr (,rtedica practice, ut, i . k. sours, ur. .uugene Traverse and three women were ar rested here.. The government has been preparing for the raid for several months. The investigation was begun at the personal direction of Attorney General Wlckersham. A GENERAL CRUSADE. v WASHINGTON, Nor. 20. Simulta neous arrests in seventy-two cities in twenty-two states were made today by post office inspectors by direction of Postmaster. General Hitchcock. One and seventy-five firms and Individuals are effected, and all are alleged to have used the mails to promote the sale of medical preparations and In struments injurious to the health. The cases will be vigorously prosecuted and probably will result in the issuance 'of fraud orders depriving the venders of the articles from the use of the mails. Mr. Hitchcock has Inspectors inves tigating this matter for ; several (Continued on Page Six) OLD BAPTIST BIBLE STILLJSED HERE New Revision by Baptist Publishing-Hotise Meets With LittleApproyal.- ; "The Bible that -now rests on my pulpit is likely to remain there for some time,", said a prominent Baptist minister of the city -frhen asked about the new Baptist Bible, which has just been issued by the Baptist Publication society. The new Baptist Bible attempts as far as consistent with the strict inter pretation of the 'thought to eliminate obsolete Elizabethan words, and to re place them with those in modern use It seeks to improve in the translation from the Hebrew and the Greek, and even attempts to put a more logical light on the story of Jonah and the whale. : ?. . ,1 "I am not fully acquainted with All the- features of the new Bible," said the local minister, "but, from what! I know of it, I am of the opinion that the Bible in Its present form will cca tinue to be acceptable to us. I believe that the Bible as we are familiar with it, is pretty generally understood."; ' In the story of Jonah aad the whale. the new version has the ' word "great fish," which is said to be zaore aoc rate than "whale." The story is theri, however, and Baptists accept it a It part of the Bible. The fact that f je publishing house has issued a K,w Bible dooa not necessarily mean that Baptists will accept It in all tfcefccharcsea. , THE VTEAfUnR I; STATE AND LOCAtJalr and co-'-tin?J warm.- '

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Crown Princess Cecile, of Germany, whose , manifestations pathy with the "new" woman are worrying the Kaiser.

UP SWINDLER IS CAUGHT III THE EAST Dr. Frank Dunham, This City Was a Victim of His Tex- ? as Land Deal;. (Palladium Special.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Nov. ; 20. Marshall E. Mlkles, a real estate promoter, alias William C Reynolds, and C. E. Allen, waa arrested, here by County ' Detective John Cherry ' of Camden and City Detective Boyer. He is charged with fraudulent" use of the toails and a charge of forgery is also pending against him. About' two years ago he sold Frank H. Dunham . of Richmond, Ind.," several hundred acres of ground in Texas. After an investigation, by Dunham it was learned that not only, was the ground worthless but Mikles had also sold the land to six other persons. Dunham : reported the matter to the postal authorities and after a search covering the ' entire country Mikles was finally '- landed here. ' J The. Dunham referred -, to is Dr. Frank H. Dunham, 41 North Sixth street. Two years ago, according to Dr. Dunham, Mikles was convicted of a fraudulent use of the mails - in the Philadelphia courts, and sent to the penitentiary for two years. Dr. Dunham was one of the persons who' furnished evidence to 'convict. Mikles. .2 Dr. Dunham said he knew nothing of the new . charges and. that be has heard nothing of the case since Mikles' conviction. He said that the postal authorities had not informed him of the new charges against Mikles. ' STATE BOARD III FAVOR OF FARM Supports ' Plan of Commercial Club for Establish ment of Penal Farm. fx The agitation of the Richmond Com mercial club for the establishment of a state penal farm for short-term prisoners met with the . approval of the state board of charities, which -In a meeting, yesterday at Indianapolis decided to recommend the establishment of such a farm to the 1913 general assembly. Governor Marshall announced some time ago that he was in favor of the establishing of a state farm, where prisoners receiving Jail sentences may work, and it is expected that he will urge the passage of a state penal farm in his message to legislature. The state hoard of charities also will recommend that the farm idea ep on which the insane be placed be extended to one more . Insane aaylum. The last legislature appropriated,. $75,000 for' the establishment of a colony at the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane. The land for the farm was recently acquired. " "

of sym13 CEIITS A1UALLY FOR PUBLIC: HEALTH This Is the Per. Capita Appropriationfor Health Preservation. "The conservation . of human : life constitutes the grandest movement of the twentieth century." - " This is the proud boast of the leading medical authorities of the world, and practicing physicians in Richmond concur in the assertion. , Never in the history of the world, say local physicians, has so much money been spent by, cities and individuals in the prevention of disease as in this decade. ' Startling ' facts and figures secured today show that (Richmond . annually spends only .12 .cents Jper inhabitant for health preservation. .J The health board - of the city of Richmond does not obtain enough money to carry on a successful fight with disease -and death,' despite the fact that the city has eminent physicians to assist and counsel the board in the warfare, . declare persons who are interested 1n the' preservation of public, health. , The sum of $3,180 represents the annual outlay of the city . to safeguard the health of the cityThis sum is distributed as follows: Meat inspector $840; dairy inspector' $1,000; marketmi$er $720; health officer $500; members of health board $120.' f Contrasted with the relatively small appropriation . for. . the - protection of health is the amount expended annually for the prevention of fire. The city spends $41,760 annually on the fire department. Divided among the inhabitants of Richmond, this sum approximates $1.81. per capita... .. Figures Contrasted. Richmond spends for fire prevention $1.81 per capita, for disease prevention 13 cents. ' -. V Dr. Wiley in a lecture here In October said statistics -show-that persons die In Richmond sixteen years before they reach their maximum usefulness, and that' the average life of a person residing here is -forty-four years. -Physicians -say-that this could be increased If proper attenUon were given to preservation of health. One physician J said today.-"The war against prevention of diseases' is a struggle between death -and Ihe dollar." Attention, is called to the ease with which sanitary laws 'may be violater here. Under. the new. meat ordinance the one inspector must see that meats are not. transported through the city In 'dirty wagons,' and that sanitary measures are enforced in the packing plant. " ' One dairy inspector is responsible for the clean condition of all the dairies supplying milk to Richmond, that the cows are free of disease, that bottle are clean and that the standard of. purity is maintained In the milk npply- - - It is incumbent upon the market master to see that no decayed vegetables and fruits are offered for sale. It, is held that "a rigid Inspection of places where foodstuffs are offered for sale la Impossible under these conditions. " " - " " " '

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TURKS CEASE BITTER WAR Bulgaria and Her Allies Hear the Sultan's Plea for an Armistice to Discuss Peace Terms. ANOTHER EUROPEAN CRISIS IS REACHED Austria Is Ready to Throw Herself at the Throat of Servia in a Quarrel Over a Few Ports. (Xatlona! News Asportation) SOFIA, Nov. 19. Official announcement was made -here today that the Bulgarian attack apoa the CbataUa forts had ceased. The attack upon the Constantinople defense was abandoned. It was expect ed. in .compliance with Turkey's request for an armistice. FACING NEW CRISIS. LONDON. Nov. t9 Although peacw between the Balkan allies and Turkey is near, the -Austrian-Servian situation which threatens to involve those two nations as well as Italy. Germany and Russia in war. is causing alarm in diplomatic circles. England, which has no vital Inter est at stake in the Adriatic Is attempt-

ing to act as peacemaker. Disquieting reports came from several centers. St, Petersburg reported that the Russian government was making heavy purchases of artillery; Vienna telegrams said the Austrian government was . considering a summary note to Servia and was secretly mobilising three army corps while dispatches from the Balkans stated that Servia was defiantly moving her troops to the Adriatic litteral and had so far taken no step to comply with Austria's demands. DENY MOBILIZATION. A private dispatch from Budapest said that Austria, is trying to conceal " her warlike preparations and the

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that mobilization orders have been Issued, ;' : . "t " '' Great Britain and France are acting in accord In the attempt to stem the war wave in Europe and prevent a clash between Austria and Servia. Germany is also credited with peaoe efforts. In trying to hold back her ally. Austria, In addition to outside influences the diplomatic situation in the dual monarchy gives a new argument . to the conservaUvea. There Is a possl- " J bility that the strong Slav feeling la Hungary toward fellow Slavs In the Balkans may prove a strong factor in determining the ultimate course of Austria, : ,

TURKS WANT PEACE. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 20.-7Na-slm Pacha, commander-in-chief of' the Turkish army and Turkish minister ot; war. was today appointed the Ottoman delegate to discuss the terms of proposed armistice with the BulgarW . ans. It is thought certain that unless the armistice and proposals fail. Cxar r Ferdinand will 'not attetnut to force . an entry into Constantinople.-1 - f As both sides have appelated plenW . potent iaries actual negotiations, it is believed, will begin immediately.- Bulgarian demands have ; been modified , and Turkey faces the prospect of surrendering AdrlanOpIe, Schuatl. Janina and the Chatalja forts. Although the 8 hour truce entered Into yesterday at" noon to allow a burial of dead, had expired, there was no sound of firing on the north today. This indicated that even If fighting was going on it was not from the front. . ...1 ; ; . . . Cholera Plague. Spreada Pestilance has laid a heavy hind c Turkey and is still claiming a toll of thousands but the scourge has proved an effectual factor in stopping the war. Disease, rather than Bulgarian bullets has crushed out Turkish defensive forces around this city and has determined Czar Ferdinand against throwing his army to the disease ridden environs of the capital. There was a long and clamorous meeting of the cabinet - council last night which did not break up until ear-

(Continued on Page Six) TO OUR READERS The Palladium has complied fully with the United States postal regulations by filing its sworn statement regarding its ownership, its management and its circulation, publishing the same on October 2. The Palladium believes that not only the United States government but also everyone of Its readers has a right to know . what its circulation is and- its circulation records are always open to the inspection of the public. . "", v THE PALLADIUM'S CIRCULATION . FOR NOVEMBER 19TH WAS 7,361

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