Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 256, 4 September 1913 — Page 2

PAGE TWO TL'.E; RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, SEPT. 4, 1913

OPPOSED TO WORK; DRIVEN OUT OF CITY

John Huffman, Who Never Sat in Barber's Chair, Also Given Escort. 1 Wearing three pairs of trousers and four coats, and carrying two coats on bis arm, John Huffman, a tramp, who says he has never been inside a barber shop except to beg for old clothes, left the city building and started to Hike towards the corporation limits at i rate of speed which kept the patrol horse at a slow trot to follow him. Huffman is a large man, about fifty years old but says he never worked. "I was born a tramp," he said, "and I'll die a tramp. Nobody'll hire a man like rue and there aint no use working anyhow." Edward Hollarn, superintendent of parks, who arrested the anti-labor adrocate in Glen Miller park yesterday, learched through every one of his 29 pockets and could not find even a knife or a string. He is the first "bum" arrested here who has not had a collection of "junk" too great to place in the police envelopes. Huffman says he lives everywhere, never works, picks up what he can eat and whenever he can get it, and does not even get wet when it rains. When ais hair becomes so long that it interferes with his sight, he borrows a pair of slssors and hacks part of it off. Although he was charged with vagrancy, he was told to "beat it" if he found the jail doors open or suffer dire consequences of being stripped and having a cold stream of water from a Are hose turned on him for fifteen minutes, and then being forced to move several tons of coals in the cellar of the city hall. After the other prisoners had been taken from the cell, the door was purposely left open and Huffman took the opportunity to "fly." He inquired the nearest location of the city limits from a number of persons gathered outside the jail and started off to gain the west gate of the town. He was followed by the patrol wagon and the police saw that he got safely started on his way to Centerville. COUNTY TEACHERS IIT I ACT I I Lflul L Complete Change in Ranks of Rural Instructors Every Four Years. After compiling statistics of more than eighty years County Supt. C. O. Williams announced today that the length of time the average teacher r-ii taught in Wayne county during t period is four years. Every four years practically a complete change is made In the teaching staff of the county. True to this average twenty-sis out of the one hundred and five teachers in Wayne county outside of Richmond and the towns resigned their posiions or were discharged during the past year. Cupid provided happy . homes for nine of the twenty-six teachers who were in the service, last year. Eight teachers resigned to continue their education or to travel, three resigned because of ill health, six were discharged because of their inefficiency, while two resigned to take up new vocations in life, one to be a farmer and the other to engage in the insurance business. Eleven teachers in the township schools outside of the towns were promoted to higher positions where they will receive better salaries. The twenty-six new teachers who will be on the staff this year were addressed by the superintendent yester day afternoon in his office relative to plans to be followed out during the coming year. The new pedagogues were instructed as to how to organize their classes and systematize their daily recitaion and study periods. The teachers who have taught more ' than one year were instructed this afternoon by Mr. Williams. The mistakes made last year by the various instructors were reviewed by the superintendent and further instructions as to more efficient management of the schools was the theme of the official's talk. The institute tomorrow promises to be one of the most instructive as well as interesting ever held. Supt. Williams will make an address on the new vocational laws and how they are to be carried out in the various schools. County Truant officer George Bish op will address the teachers on the new truancy law which was enacted this year. Mr.- Bishop believes the vocational! law will he a very effective means of keeping children in school, The law provides for the teaching of vocations and practical instruction, which Mr. Bishop believes will appeal to children who have heretofore been compelled to attend school against their will. TRIED WHIP RETTIG ; BOTH GOT TRIMMED PINCHED AND FINED After becoming intoxicated on their day off duty. Howard Armstrong and Donald Nestor, employes of the Union Ice company, went to their place of employment at West Third street and the railroad, and challenged Otto Rettig to a fight. They entered the iee plant, but before they attacked their employer he kicked them out of the place and telephoned for the police. The men were arrested. Both werefined $1 and costs in police court this morning. They claimed they had no evil designs on Rettig, but that their condition emboldened them to make the attack-

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News of the

COAL CARJVRECKEO On the Pennsylvania Near Cambridge City. Although three steel coal cars, each weighing fifty tons, jumped the track in front of the coffin factory at Cam-j bridge City, at 6 o'clock last night. traffic on it Ponnuvlrania railrnaH ' - . . . . . . was not delayed by the mishap. The i wreck crew from Richmond worked j all night to replace the cars. The cars with their loads of coal were too heavy to lift on the tracks by the crane. The wreck crew built a temporary track and succeeded in moving the cars over them to the j main track. The cause of the derailment is not known. ON RAILROAD ROW. Harry Thomas, extra freight conductor, was operated on for appendicitis at the Reid Memorial hospital and taken to his home in this city. He is recovering nicely. John Morgan, of Richmond, was laid off yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock on account of sickness. Mr. Stout, general agent at Cincinnati for the Great Northern, was in Richmond yesterday on business. Geo. Maxfield, the Wabash general agent, out of Indianapolis, was also in town. J. W. Williamson, a car repairman, is off duty because of an accident sus tained while at work Tuesdav. lie stepped on a nail in a board which had been left in the yards and cut his foot painfully. He will be confined to his home for two or three days yet. W. G. Hornung. yard brakeman, sprained his ankle while at work this! morning. ; Operator Frank Swavne left on his vacation yesterdav. Mr. Harry V. Dalbey and wife left for New York by way of Buffalo. Miss Alice Laning" leaves for New York tomorrow. Mr. Lou Emmons goes to Washing - ton Saturday. Fred Dennett will go to Albany to - night. PENNSY ESTIMATES DAMAGE BY FLOODS The Pennsylvania railroad com pany has completed compiling data of the damage done its lines by the disastrous flood of March last. Copies of this pamphlet, which consists of 71 pages interesting reading and many pictures of the flood, have been received at the local offices. The total property loss to the railroad is estimated at $3,600,000. The estimated cost, of repair to the road is $1,396,290, which does not include the damage to stations and buildings ($70,900) to equipment ($484,285) and to telegraph lines $107,505.) The booklet is exceedingly interesting. It was written by Lewis S. Bigelow. It covers the entire flood period, showing the extent of the disaster in every quarter where the Pennsylvania railroad lines extend. METHODISTS HOLD MEETING IN CITY The Missionary societies of the First Methodist church are holding a missionary conference this evening which is one of a series of meetings being held In the various Methodist churches In the county. In addition to the talks which will cover the whole field of missions, both home and foreign, a number of special musical numbers have ben arranged. Rev. B. E. Parker, pastor of the First church, will preside. The program follows: "Foreign Missions," Rev. Hollopeter, Cambridge City; "Evangelism," Rev. William Zerbe, Williamsburg, and "Christian Education," Rev. Billheimer, of the Fairview church. WILL SEND CHILD TO AN INSTITUTE Probation Officer Elizabeth Candler filed an affidavit in Juvenile court this afternoon against Elizabeth Hayr aged 9, which proceeding will result in the child being sent to Pratt's Institute near Wabash, Ind. The child's mother Is dead and her father has been unable to find a suitable boarding house for her. Her expenses at the institute will be defrayed by her parent. GROFF MUST SIGN BOND, KEEP PEACE William Groff, an Inmate of the county jail, will be brought before j -TnMrA nf Ppnrp Rflrrmpl ATnrcan tr i . . . 4. ,. ... sign a peace bond as the result of the threats he has made against his wife, Christina Groff. The threats are al- j leged to have been made against the woman previous to his incarceration j in the county jail. He must declare his Intentions to be a good citizen and treat his family with respect to escape prosecution, according to Sheriff Bayer. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. MORROW Chase E. Morrow, 19. died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Morrow, 1316 North H street, at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The funeral will be held Saurday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence, and will be private. The burial will be in Earlbam cemetery. Friends may call at any time.

Railroads

VETERANJSJETIRED R. B. Green Makes His lasi Run on P. R. R. Robert B. Green, a veteran Pennsyl vania Railroad engineer, retired from j 8ervice Sunday, Aug. 31, after forty vMr a,tiv ri r,n the Ppnn-!th i : i ; . . . ,. j ,.P;n i , u; Vi.. I

i(iini liiifo, auu will ma&t; uib numc with his hrrther-in-lw Alonzn Smv-iwere

8er, 410 North Fifteenth street. Green

who was 70 years of age August 15, : aay at me inquest oi uie rear e.iu iu,ha hopn driving the ao.cnmmoriation ! Hsion of the Bar Harbor express and

hetwen Bradford and LosanRoort for : ueiween crauiuru auu ijsaiinpoi i lu , ,l ) ... ,v,i th9t ",uc al,' 11 , I ne leir Hranrora s unuav nioriniit at i seven o'clock on No. 55 to make his last trip. A group of railroad men gathered at the Bradford Y. M. C. A. to see him

off and while bidding him a hearty eral government could examine the refarewell, they advised him to take the j mains of the three cars.

run slow and come in a few minutes ; ! late, rather than take any risks. Green answered that he had never been late j when he could avoid it and brought his train into Loeansnort two minutes Hu,aA Gf time. Although Mr. Green is , hoct retire from activ e life and 'spend the ; rest of his davs in leisurp. LEAVE FOR DETROIT TO INSPECT ROADS No board of works meeting was held this morning, two members of the jbor - rd having left the city. Fred iChailes. citv oncinoer. and B. A. Kenncj chl, president of the hotrd, with ' the members of the board of county commissioners, Wilfred .Tessup and the county surveyor left last night fcr Detroit, where they w ill examine cement end concrete roads which are being built on the highways leading ; out of that city. Th's was the day for receiving bids i n the Reeveston improvement, which will amount to $15,000 or more, and : another small improvement. Hearings I on several improvement resolutions .afl a'so ,!non nXf,fl 'or todiy. j purpose of the Detroit visit is to determine the practicability or cement roadways in highways. The county commissioners plan to introduce this paving into Richmond and vicinity should it be deemed preferable to j brick, which has always been consid ered ine nesi ana oneapesi paving obtainable, considering the durability and convenience. The same men recently visited Connersville, but were not much impressed with the cement roadways there. ARMY FLYER LOSES LIFE IN EXPERIMENTI ' (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. Lieutenant Ross L. iove of the Army Aviation corps, was killed today by a fall from his machine while experimenting at San Diego, Cal., according to a report to the war department. Love was a native of Virginia. No particulars have been received. WEEKS WANTS NEW CURRENCY LAWS (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. Senator Weeks of Massachusetts offered today a resolution directing the senate committee on banking and currency, to prepare a currency bill and report it to the senate, December 2. The resolution also directs the chairman of the committee to ask that the bill then be made the unfinished business of the senate. It Is expected that the issue as to whether currency legislation shall be euacted at the present session will be squarely met In the consideration of Senator Weeks' resolution. AMERICAN RESIDENTS STAY IN OLD MEXICO MEXICO CITY. Sept. 4. Many American residents here resent the advice of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan to leave Mexico, and it was not until today that some of them understood fully why this advice had been given. The newspapers published a dispatch from Washington saying that President Wilson and Secretary Bryan had been inspired by fears that American residents would be killed in anti-foreign demonstrations If they remained. Charge de Affairs Nelson 0Shaughnessy denied today that he and Special Envoy John Lind are again in negotiations with President Huerta. Word from Vera Cruz states that Americans who hurried there on Mr. Bryan's order to get out of Mexico, in the belief that the United States expected to intervene, have approached Mr. Lind seeking aid to get first I , , iS , . I class accommodations to the United States. There are a number of Mormons and missionaries at Vera Cruz. SCHOOLS FEARFUL As a result of the action of George Schools, colored, in standing trial on the charge of murder in the first degree for the killing of his wife, Lydia Schools, he may receive the death penalty, according to Prosecutor Reller. School said he would not plead guilty to the charge, although Judge Fox said if he did the death penalty would not be imposed but that he would be sentenced to prison for life. That there was no premeditated malice in the murder will be brought out by the defense in an attempt to secure a verdict of acquittal. Attorney Richardson, retained to defend Schools, said he is hopeful of securing a verdict of acquittal or at least one more favorable than is anticipated by the pros

ecutor,

NEW HAVEN CARS

HAD ROTTEN TIMBER Officials Burn Debris Before Authorities Can Make Investigation. (Xatlonal News Association) NEW HAVEN, Sept. 4. Death cars of the New York, New Haven and "ar"ora ral,roaa nltI1 crBMlw oul live of twenty-one persons near North Haven, Conn., on Tuesday 'were so old that the woodwork was j K0 old 'rotten according to the testimony tothe White Mountain express. 1 ; This fpstfmnnv was Elven before ,7 V n- r-t.L-. ui uun j i

vto visit the scene of the wreck. The debris was burned before any official representing the county, state or fed-,are

Coroner Defies Public. Coroner Mix defied public opinion by making his investigation secret, as officials of the New Haven road desired, but most of the witnesses were so enraged at the star chamber proceedinS that they revealed their testimony to correspondents when they left the inquest room. Despite the secrecy drawn over the 'investigation, it has been learned positively from one who was present at i the star chamber inquiry, that the fact was established beyond question that Engineer Augustus Miller of the White Mountain express, who is nowlocked up without, bail, had a clear right-of-way on the morning of the wreck From a statement of an official, it is apparent that Engineer Miller, owing to the fog, should have proceeded more carefully. Another prominent ; railroad man said Miller was clearly jin the right as there were ha'.f a dozen or more trains proceeding over this division in the same direction and ; each was supposed to tiavel at a - speed that would keep it out of the way of trains In the rear as well as keeping watch for trains ahead, , MOORE SCHOOL NOW Until It is Ready for Use the Children Will Attend Baxter School. S,nCe th Completion of the Joseph MYioore coiony scnotu ai auuiu vvesi J Second and E streets, is not expected before Uctober lo, tne scnooi Doara has made arrangements to use two rooms in the Baxter school for the accommodation of the children who are to attend the new school. J All pupils residing south of West Main street, belonging to the first, second, third and fourth grades, will attend the new school, and all other West Richmond pupils south of the Pennsylvania railroad will attend the Baxter school. Although there will be a kindergarten class in the new Joseph Moore school, this class cannot I organize until the completion of the building. The board first contemplated rentj ing rooms for the accommodation of the Moore school children, but as no satisfactory location could be secured, lt was found necessary to have all the West Richmond pupils attend the Baxter school until the completion of the Joseph Moore school. The first and second grade children will be placed in one room and the tnird and fourth grades will be placed In another room at the Baxter school. This plan will temporarily crowd the school and will make the teaching of the Joseph Moore school pupils especially difficult because there will be two grades in each of the two rooms set aside for these pupils. Only the center or administration building of the Moore colony school is being built at present. As the school grows the school board will construct other buildings along the lines of the colony plan, each room having one grade and being in a separate building, the sub-buildings to be grouped around the administration building. WAIT FOR JENKINS TO COMPLETE PUNS For the "Made-in Richmond" Exhibition, to be Held First of October. Completion of plans for the "Made : in Richmond" exhibition of the Fall . Festival will be rushed with the re- j turn of Atwood Jenkins, chairman of the special committee in charge of the , exhibition. Mr. Jenkins will return to i Richmond tomorrow after a two weeks ! absence. ; A special meeting of the committee j will at once be called to decide upon ! prizes to be awarded to winners, and to make arrangements for personal canvass of the manufacturers of the ; city to enlist their interest in the ex- j hibition and secure entries of their products. T rtw 1. ; i i done in the way of securing entries for j the exhibition. While a number of the j largest firms of the city have signified their intentions of placing their pro-1 ducts on display, no systematic effort has been made to line up the manufacturers, and it is not yet known how many of them are intending to take part In the exhibition.

COMPLETION

COUNCIL MUST ACT

This Month on Matter of Salarv Increase. City Attorney Bond is anxious to ; have council meet as soon as possible to decide upon salary items and other i matters in connection with the 1914 budget, which was passed at a special t n fii tint lact nmnfli Althnmyh nnnrrkpriations were made for a general increase all around in the salaries of the officials, the increase cannot become effective except by ordinance. Increases in salaries for next year amounted to almost $6,000. as fixed by the appropriation ordinance. I nless council takes action at a meteing this month on this matter and others, the ' 0 flalc u h c e , i rv rt .k t Vi .1 (S t day of the new year will not be bene- " . tnlert b-v tee proposed increases. ; jness before the council at the meeting j e Hfteenth of this month, as no ! meetillg was neld on the first TXn re ago many gmuU eft-over matters : and council will undoubtedly hold a ; special session soon to c!-ir up its business and get ready for the usual iau rusu. 11 MEETING PLACE FOR HOME COMERS Xinth and Main Streets to be Headquarters of Former Richmondites. The Home Coming committee of the Fall Festival has reserved space at the coiner of Ninth and Main streets to be used as headquarters during the Festival. Several men will stay there all the time to care for and locate the visitors, and to funiisn information. While in Mishawaka yesterday, Charles Jordan, Will Romey and Fred Bartel, completed arrangements with the Frank Hatch carnival shows to appear on the streets of the city during the Festival. The McGrail companv, with which the committee had a i provisional contract, found it impossible to bring all their shows here at that time, so the Hatch company, which Mr. Jordan says is superior in many ways, was obtained. The chairmen of the Fall Festival committees will report to the executive committee at 4:30 o'clook in the Commercial club rooms tomorrow afternoon. The reports will consist of a detailed review of the material covered in the premium list which was published recently. RECEPTION PLANNED FOR NEW DIRECTOR Paul Pearse, the new physical director of the Y. M. C. A., who comes to this city from the Peoples' Palace, of Jersey City, N. J., is expected to arrive tomorrow evening to take up his duties here. Secretary Weed will give a reception in honor of Mr. Pearse between 8 and 9 o'clock tomorrow evening, to which he is inviting all the members of the association. Mr. Pearse for eight years was the physical director of the Peoples' Palace, a club house for the citizens of Jersey City, with a membership of about 1,500. PLUNGES IN RIVER (National News Association) ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Sept. 4. Lawrence Blakeman, 19, and Lucy Beach, 20, were killed today when hey rode through an open draw bridge in an automobile and plunged thirty feet into the St. Joseph river. Their bodies were recovered. Applied With a Sponge. "VERY POPULAR." Opera Cream is now used by Ac tresses and Society Women in all the j cities, when making up for the street or fancy occasions, when desirable to look nice and still not have powder showing on the face. OPERA CREAM A LIQUID BEAUTIFIER For the complexion, when properly used, imparts a velvety loveliness and softness to the skin that Is unobtainable with any other preparation. It never roughens or irritates. TRY IT. For sale by all druggists, or by mail direct from manufacturers on receipt of price, 25c. Manufactured by Dayton Drug Co., Dayton, Ohio. (Advertisement) SAVE THE PRICE of that new fall suit. t us eradicate the signs of wear on your old one by our modern FRENCH BENZOLE DRY CLEANING The only process that never fails to give satisfaction. THE CHAUNCEY CLEANING CO. tfon 2501 1030 Main Auto Delivery i n W. A. RICH LIVERY AND FEED STABLE. I take gTeat pleasure to notify my many friends and patrons that I have moved my Livery and Feed Stable from 264 Fort Wayne avenue to the Taube Sale Barn, 126 North Sixth street. LIVERY AND FEED, Phone 1884. 13

WHITEWATER HOW

IS MERELY CREEK Continued Drought is Becom ins Sericus Matter to Utility Plants. The Whitewater mer is at its lowest stage of the season at present anr three streams uniting northeast of the city have almost disappeared and with the continued drought, they are expccled to become a series of stagnant pools. The present condition of the streams about the city, afford the best possible condition for mosquito bied in, physicians say, and is liable to 1 . ; . . 1 . . . ...1 ..... ........in - 1 irt. ni 1 relieves cona tions. i.m ieurrr n nun n. i.b. The east branch, which flows past as low as it can be and contiuue to flow. W. YossU r. eminent weather t,DSt.rVer savs lt , as teon Vtars tince th urnKVav, been so low The low stage of the streams threatens lmMic utility plants in the rher bottom, where a large amount of a - ter is required daily. The plants are gmuuau; mawm me.i .,o.nu- ...... ii.. i . . : i wells, in which the water is run from jthe river before being used In the maj chinery, and even if the stage ot the 'river does not become lower, they will have to find another method of securing water for the plants. The lack of rain is disappointing the i directors of Morton park, who expected to have the new lake partly filled by this time. The dam has been comj plete.il for several weeks and the men below of water, have not been able to collect one drop in the bed of the lake, and the entire supply of the river is being run through the sluiceways. Physicians state that mosquitos are breeding rapidly in this weather. They are able to find pools of water in hollows where the river has gone down. The sun keeps these little pools of water warm and the mosquitos lay their eggs there. Th Natur of the Creature. "Your cook" "Oh. she is so careless that I don't believe she conld drop a remark without breaking her word." Smart Set. Be not simply good; be good for something. Thorea u. IN GIRLHOOD

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GUARDIAN iS NAMED

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