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F 500 ATTENDED South Side Improvement Association Given Credit For Bringing the Company To This City. SPEAKERS REVIEWED CITY'S INDUSTRIES iMayor Zimmerman Declares Workingmen Will Be Invited To Move Here Swayne and Freeman Talk. The Standard Veneer Door factory, the ninth factory to locate in this city as the result of inducements offered by the South Side Improvement association, was formally dedicated last night and as many as 500 people attended the dedication exercises. S. E. Swayne, president of the ComInercial club, Perry Freeman and Mayor Zimmerman were the speakers of the evening. The Richmond Mannerchor Bang several german songs and the program ended with the entire assembled crowd singing the National song, "America." Dancing and music concluded the evening's entertainment. Adolph Blickwedel, president of the association presided. President Swayne spoke on the var-! ious interesting subjects before the ! citizens of Richmond and gave a brief ; review of the manufacturing industries of this city. The recent flood was referred to by Mr. Swayne who stated that a quantity ! pi food and clothing valued at not j less than $14,000 was sent to the flood -sufferers of the ill-fated cities. The new Hawkins dam being constructed by the Richmond Lake and IPark association was also referred to 'by the speaker. "It is ridiculous to i 'assume that a dam could not be constructed to bank up the waters of the east fork of the Whitewater that would be in danger of breaking In time of high water," said Mr. Swayne, "I feel that it would be a calamity, if, for any reason this proposed park and ; lfcke should not be constructed." J "In speaking of the manufacturing j industries of Richmond, it occurred to me that it might be interesting to go j back to the time when Richmond was j incorporated as a town and find out j just what manufacturing industries were in existence at that time," said Mr. Swayne. Incorporated in 1818. j "Richmond was incorporated in j 1818. At the meeting where the matter was decided that Richmond should be incorporated as a town, there were present 24 persons. The population at that time was from 100 to 200. There were three Industries which may be classed as manufactories. Two of them were tanyards. One was located on South Second street and the other was located where the Robinson ! shop is now. The third industry was ; a brewery owned by Ezra Boswell. "From 182 to 1834 there was a paper published in Richmond which was known as the Public Ledger. By 1857 many new factories had been bulit. There were two plow manufac- , turers, one owned by Beard and Sinex and the other by S. Horney and company. There were two threshing machine companies, the plants of A. Gaar and company od the other Francis W. Robinson. Tty were the founders of the present threshing machine companies. There were three sash, blind and door manufacturers. There was one man, Charles L Graham, who was classed as a manufacturer of saddles and harness. Joseph Dickinson was manufacturing steam pumps. There were five or six carriage factories ; one of them Croker and company and the other S. R. Uppencutt There was also a job foundry and two candle ; factories. There were several saw j ttills In the vicinity. ! 135 Manufactories. "In 1913 or 56 years later, Richmond has 135 manufacturing establishments with a capital investment of approximately eight millions of dollars. The annual output of the factories of Rich-: imond exceed thirty millions; the factories here have six thousand employes and an annual pay roll of approximately four and one half million of dollars. Richmond excels in Its manufacture in many things. It has been ) frequently stated that there are more j pianos, seeding machines, lawnmowers 'and' burial caskets manufactured in ithis city than in any other city. We 'have a piano factory which turns out a. piano every fifteen minutes. In automobiles the city is rapidly becoming an important factor. We now have four factories turning out a large num- j jber of machines each year. j "Richmond has less labor trouble 'tthan any other city in the country of' j similar size with which I am familiar, j I believe this is due to several causes, ' one of which is that the manufacturers of Richmond are conservative to j quite a degree and keep their factories j going the year around. Credit to South Side. "The South Side Improvement astsoclation deserves a great deal of 'credit for the work the organization' jhas completed. It is composed of men (who have devoted their time and i (CoatlBusd on Page Seven)

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FACTORIES IN NEED OF STORAGE SPACE Implements Now Line Several Streets Partly Caused By Floods. The output of many' big' factories ts becoming so extensive to require more storage space. Some industrial establishfents need room so badly that they are obliged to make forced shipments to decrease the enormous supply on hand. This condition is caused by the fact that a greater volume of business is being transacted this season than any previous year. Shipping conditions were materially affected by the recent floods. The first few months of every year is the season when the plants stock up their ware houses for future orders or fill orders that are not to be delivered until later in the year. To relieve the congested condition many factories make shipments to sections of the country where machinery is in constant use or send them to points in Europe where some time is consumed in the shipments. A great deal of stock is being sent to agencies' and stored there. The ware houses of the M. Rumely Company are so crowded that the company has placed implements on the streets. The Robinson Company has four ware houses full and has been , for some time placing implements on Second street. It has however, made large shipments which aid materially in decreasing the stock supply. - The company has also placed a number of hay bailers in the river .bottom, on account of inability to find storage room. , . CRANE REFUSES TO TAKE FOREIGN POST. (National New Association) WASHINGTON", April 18. It was learned at the white house today that Charles R. Crane of Chicago, to whom the president has tendered the ambassadorship to Russia, will not accept the offer. Mr. Crane declared on March 6 that he would not accept any post cutside of the United States. Later he conferred with the president but this did not change his decision. He Is now on his way back to Chicane

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DOWLER ENDS HIS LIFE BY HANGING Body of Eldorado Man Found In Barn By His Nephew. (Palladium Special) EATON, O., April 18. Dangling at the end of a rope, the body of Thomas Dowler, 45, was discovered Thursday by bis 'nephew, Charles McCoy, In a barn at the McCoy home in Eldorado, ten miles north of here. The body evidently had been hanging some time before its discovery. Dowler has been apparently in normal spirits and no cause is assigned that might prompt him to end his life. He was carried on the rural route from the Eldorado postoffice and had been regularly making the trip. In his pockets were found $40. At the investigation conducted by Coroner Charles B. Cokefalr it was found that he had a government bond in the sum of $1,000. Dowler was a bachelor and made his home with his sister, Mrs. George Mc Coy. . He was one of the town's prominent citizens, and the announcement of his death created a distinct shock in the village. He was an active member of the Preble County Letter Carriers' Association. No funeral arrangements have been announced. D. A. R. DELEGATES ARE VOTING TODAY. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, April 18. Mrs. Charles T., Bryan of Memphis, Tenn., the so-called harmony candidate for president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution withdrew her candidacy today. The nominations were formally closed this morning and the race is now between Mrs. William Story and Mrs. John Miller Hortou. The first ballot was begun shortly before 11 o'clock. The voting machines will be closed at 5 o'clock and the result is expected to be announced one hour later. DREW TARGET OVER HEART THEN FIRED. (National News Association) CHICAGO, April 18. With a piece of chalk Emil Meyer drew a series of rings on his vest directly over his heart, and fired a bullet into the center of the target, killing himself. Six ether persons committed suicide on the first real spring day Chicago has axDexienced this season.

CAR MEN NOT

TOGO STRIKE NOW Get An Increase In Wages and All the Men Are Perfectly Satisfied With Treatment Received. DEMAND WAS MADE BY MEN YESTERDAY Superintendent Gordon Says That Increase Was Authorized By the Company Latter Part of March. A bulletin posted at the street car company offices announces an increase in the eliding scale of wages for car men. First year men will receive a cent more per hour, while an increase of two cents per hour is provided for second, third and fourth year men and men who have worked for the company five years or more. The old scale was 17 cents an hour for first year men, 18 cents for second years men, 19 cents for third year men and 20 cents for men who had served four years or more. The work day is nine and one-half hours. Under the new scale, which becomes effective May 1, the car men will receive 18 cents the first year, 19 cents the second year, 20 cents the third year, 21 cents the fourth year and 22 cents on and after the fifth year. Street car employes state thia. order raising wages has averted a strike. Superintendent Alex Gordon states that the men made no formal demand for an increase in wages but petitioned the company to take action. He also stated that at the time the delegation of car men waited on him he had an order from the main offices at Indianapolis, issued last March, providing for the increase in wages and that following the conference with the men this order was made public. He says the men are perfectly satisfied with the increase given them and he believes they receivd more than they expected. - ' 'C.:.- :- . - Street car . men stated today that they were satisfied with the treatment they have received from the company but frankly stated that if the increase had not been provided they would have gone out on a strike, and that a notice to that effect was given to Superintendent Gordon at the meeting yesterday. Sixty men will be affected by the wage increase and the payroll of the company will be Increased $7,000 a year, it is stated. Working the first year, 96 hours per day, seven days a week, a car man can now earn $11.65 per week. Men who have worked five years or more can earn $14.63. GIRLS OF KANSAS HAVE BEST LUNGS. (National News Association) LAWRENCE. Kas., April 18. Girl students of Kansas college have the greatest lung power of all girl students in the United States, according to tests by Dr. Margaret Johnson of the Kansas department of physical education, the result of which was announced today. The average Kansas girl is about inch taller than the girla of Wellesley. The girls of the Eastern school average 116 pounds; those of Kansas average 117. The average lung capacity of a German girl is 147 inches. Girls of Oberlin college te?t3 showed, have a capacity of 141.2 inches and Wellesley girls can inhale 150 cubic inches. Kansas girl students average 165 cubic inches. EIGHT MACHINES ARE HIDDEN BY BOYS Automobiles Left in Front of Theater Missing After Performance. Trouble was created last night by a crowd-of boys who "hid automobiles standing near the Gennett theater last night during the performance of the local talent play. "Miss Bob-White." A number of persons came to the theater in automobiles which they left on North Eighth street. During the last act, a number of boys pushed the machines to nearby alleys. Eight automobiles were disposed of in this manner before the close of the performance. The owners of the machines, seeing that the automobiles had disappeared, believed them stolen. Immediately a search was started by a number of men. It was fifteen minutes before any of the missing automobiles were found. It was nearly midnight before all the machines were recovered. The police are searching for the boys who hid the machines. As yet. no one has been able to furnish any Information on the matter.

STOCK ISSUE

T AFFECT WATER RATES Rates Will Be Determined by Commission Only on Actual Physical Valuation of Plant. ' A STATEMENT MADE BY CITY ATTORNEY Commercial Club Committee Holds Meeting and Ap proves of Action Taken by Water Works Company. At a meeting of the public service corporation committee of the Rich mond Commercial club yesterday af ternoon. It was unanimously decided that the action on the part of the Richmond City Water Works company stockholders, in authorizing the issue of $400,000 worth of additional preferred stock to finance the improvements proposed for the plant and to retire the bond issue, was proper and in no way could it affect the interests of the public. The stockholders of the company have provided that if there is stock remaining after the stockholders have purchased what they want it Bhall be offered for sale to the citizens of this community. The preferred stock will declare a dividend of six per cent. The Commercial Club committee' is of the opinion that in no way will the stock issue affect the action of the Public Utility Commission, which will establish water rates on the actual-physical valuation of the plant, not on the amount of stock issued by the company. Chairman Henry Gennett of the Commercial club committee and President Swayne believe every effort should be made by the committee to help the comporation in the proposed improvements. The new main has been promised to this city for a long time and the club officials believe the action on the part of the company in providing it Is a commendable one. Statement By Bond. When Interviewed today City Attorney Bond gave out the following statement: "The city has no power to prevent the water works company from issuing preferred stock, and I am unable to see how its action in any manner injuriously affects the city or any user of water. The Public Service Commis sion, under the law, In fixing water rates, will first find the value of all property of the water works company actually used and useful in rendering its service. The amount of stock, common or preferred, or the amount of outstanding bonds, should not be the criterion by which this value is meas ured : "A public utility is not entitled to a net earning based upon the amount of its stock issue, but only upon the actual value of its plant, and if the stock issued exceeds this value, the rates fixed by the commission will not be sufficient to pay dividends on such excessive stock. "It seems plain to me that the value of the plant is the basis upon which the rates and changes should be fixed and therefore its stock and bonds are not necessarily to be considered, and probably would not be considered unless there is some close relation between the stock and bonds issued and the honest value of the property of the public utility actually used in serving the public. SOCIALISTS BOAST SUFFRAGEVlCTORY They Claim That Business in Belgium Will Be Tied Up Tight in Week. (XationaJ News Association) BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 18. With more than 400.000 men idle in the national manhood suffrage strike socialist leaders boasted today that they would tie Belgium up tight befor the first of next week. The strike to date has cost approximately $25,000,000. It is estimated that the workmen are losing from $800,000 to $1,000,000 in wages dally. The government now admits that at least 400,000 workmen are out but claims that all of these did not strike voluntarily. Many workmen, members of the nonsocialists union which did not favor the walkout were forced out of employment by the shutting down of the factories by the shortage of fuelParalysis of shipping at Antwerp is threatened. Orders are being refused by the great iron works at Seraing. Members of the typographical union have postponed their walkout until tomorrow. Violence was reported from many places. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Saturday. Cooler Saturday in north and central portions tonight.

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IS SHOT BY POSSE. ! (National Newa Association) SHELTON. Wn.. April 18 John Tornow, the outlaw mho killed his twin nephew and four deputy sheriffs who attempted to capture him. was shot to death by Deputy Sheriff Quimby according to a posae reaching here today. .Tornow had defied the authorities for nearly a year. The message telling of the death of Tornow said he was fatally wounded in a battle in which Charles Lathrop and Louis Blair were killed. Deputy Quimby fired seven shots at the outlaw and a. few hours later found him dying. The body of the outlaw resembled that of a wild beast more than a human being, according to members of the posse. In the year that he has been hiding in the wild regions his clothing had been supplanted by a gunny sack. His face was covered with a long, shaggy black beard and his hair was long and unkempt. There were no provisions in his cabin and it is believed he had lived for several months on frogs captured in a nearby pond and squirrels, which he caught in a trap. The man evidently had saved his ammunition to shoot at the posses who were pursuing him. He had only one cartridge when he was killed. The country where Tornow was captured was so wild that a new trail had to be cut before the body could be brought out of the forest. BURNS REFUSES TO WIMO SEARCH J. W. Martin May Not Have Been Kidnapped His Business is Investigated. (National News Association) LONDOX. April 18. Detective William J. Burns today withdrew from the search for Joseph W. Martin, the missing Memphis, Tenn., millionaire, who disappeared on the night of April 3. Some mystery attended the withdrawal of the famous detective from the case. The offer of a reward for Mr. Martin previously issued by J. L. Anderson, the English friend of the missing American, also has been withdrawn. . Private detectives worklne on the case who intimate they have inside information declare that Martin is still alive and that he was not forcibly kidnapped. The latest Information received at police headquarters is that Martin was well known in fashionable west side gambling resorts and had lost a large sum of money before he disappeared. The affairs of the Mar - tin Cotton Brokerage house and of the Arkansas Land company, which the missing American came here to pro - mote, are under investigation. YOUTH WHO KILLED SISTERKiWII HERE James Gordon, Now in Mar ion County Jail, Was Born In this City.

James Gordon, a former Richmond the accident happened. At the foot of young man who struck down his sister, ' ,on hm OB mUe north of Webster.j at Indianapolis, April 6. Is being held ' and a mrter of a mile from any farm in the Marion county jail, pending trial ; hou8e u ia believed that Miss Dean for murder. The sister, Gertrude. ageibecame "ud or lost control of the sixteen, died Sunday as the results cf j machine, which skidded and turned the blows received at the hands of her ': OTerbrother Walter McConaha who was among James Gordon is the son of John Mjtne nr8t of local P" to reach tbj Gordon, who was employed here as!?10 "J1 that th accident might a machinist The brother and sister ihav " ff1 were born in this city. The family mob11 ,drlTer- ' "AHhouf h Miss Dean formerly lived on North Fourteenth.0" only recently learned to operate; Btreet machine," he said. I believe that'

Youne Gordon was slated at the central police station at Indianapolis on a charge of murder. Dectectives who have investigated the case since the arrest of the young man say they believe the statement made by Gordon, following his arrest, telling of his assault on the girl. Gordon admitted he slapped his sister, then raised a chair and struck he,r a terrific blow over the head. He asserts he was under the influence of liquor at the time. "Booze did it," he said. "I never would have thought of striking her any other time." That he is remorseful and was anxious all week while his sister lay unconscious at the hospital, from the date of the assault until ber death was evident. When told of her death an expression of hopelessness and despair came over the youth's face. There were several persons in the Gordon home at the time of the assault and tbey declare that Gordan was Intoxicated. He says he thought be heard his sister say something spiteful about cim, not working since the flood visited their home and about his drinking too heavily. He Jumped from his chair in a drunken rage and attacked the girl, dealing her a ter rite blowbefore others could interfere. GRADUATION 31AY 3. MILTON. Ind April 18. The township and common school commencement has been postponed. It will be held at the Odd Fellows hall in Milton the evening of May 3. Prof. Flbert Russell of Earlham, will deliver the class address. The place of holding commencement was changed from Doddridge chapel to the hall hero.

GIRL KILLED

A Miss Lillian Dean Met Horrible Death, Being Thrown Under Automobile Mrs L. Commons Injured. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE PINNED BENEATH CAR Girl Was Driving Neck Was Broken Exact Explanation of How Accident Happened Not Secured. The skidding of an automobile be-, ing driven to this city, one mile north of Webster yesterday afternoon at about 3 o'clock, resulted in the lnstan-' taneous death of Lillian Bliss Dean. 19. 110 Kinsey street, and the injury of Mrs. Lawrence Commons of Cn tervllle when the automobile turned completely over, pinning the two occupants beneath. The neck of Miss Dean was broken, no marks or bruises being on ber body. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomaa II. Dean. 110 Kinsey street. It is believed that Mrs. Commons waa not seriously injured. As yet. no eye witnesses have been found but those arriving son after tb.4 accident happened state that Mrs. Commons succeeded in crawling from under the wrecked machine soon after the accident occurred. She went to a nearby farm house for assistance but could obtain no one who could help her in turning over the automobile to release Miss Dean, whose fate waa not known at that time. Death Waa Instantaneous. A C. and O. train crew passing near the place noticed the overturned car and "topped the train. They pulled the j car from the body of the girL Coroner R. J. Pierce of this city was crJled to the scene at once and upon arriving there pronounced the death of Miss Detn Instantaneous.' There was r.o i blood about the place and the girl's 'body was bruised only In one place . and that Is thought to have resulted ; from a flying piece of wreckage, i The father of the girl stated that he knew nothing of the accident until 4:25 o'clock when he heard of It in a' round about way. He was unable to' reach the place at once and It was 5:30 before he arrived there. Mr. Dean stated that he did not understand how ' the accident happened although ho was making investigations as to the exact manner in which his daughter was killed. Had Been at Williamsburg. Mrs. Commons and Miss Dean had; gone to Wllllamaburg yesterday in the' J automobile, Miss Dean driving the ma-' chine. They were returning to Richmond on the Williamsburg pike when I 0. " " " . the accident was almost unavoidable. From the marks in the roadway. I have come to the belief that the car was running' a little off the roadway and as the road at that point is very narrow. Miss Dean attempted to turn directly into the part of the roadway which Is commonly used. 8 be prob ably turned too sharply for the sped at wmcn tney were running. TM rear wheels skidded which can be plainly seen from the marks in the road. "It Is hard to tell what caused the machine to turn over, but. from an appearances one of the rear wheels caught on something, stopping the J skidding motion suddenly. The mo mentum of the car after coming down 1 the long hill is probably the cause of It turning over." Mrs. Commons, when questioned about the accident stated that she did not know how it happened. "It all happened so suddenly." she said, "that the frst I knew of it was when the car had turned over." Mrs. Commons was able to free herself from under the automobile. .Miss Dean Driving. The automobile, which was a twopassenger run-about was the property of Mrs. Lawrence Commons. Miss. Dean had run the car but a few times. Miss Dean received her education In the local schools snd Earlham college.. She graduated from the high school in 1810, later attending Earlham college where she continued her studies until recently. She was born In this city and lived here during her entire life with the exception of one year. She was well known In the city. She is survived by the father and, mother and two brother.

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