Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 267, 17 September 1913 — Page 1

TPAJL3LABIUM I I AND SUN-TELEGRAM 1 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS! VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 267 RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 17, 1913

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GOVERNOR SULZER Executive's Counsel Refuse Divide Plans of Defense. TRIAfi STAGE IS SET Greatest Legal Struggle in History of New York is Expected. ALBANY, Sept. 17. Everything is in readiness today for the trial of Governor William Sulzer before the seven Judges of the State Court of Appeals and the State Senate sitting as a High Court of Impeachment. Tomorrow the curtain will rise on what probably is to be the greatest legal struggle New York State has ever seen. For the first time in the history of New York and for only the eighth time in the history of the United States, a governor will be placed on trial for "high crimes and misdemeanors." No statement of any kind could be obtained from Governor Sulzer today, or from any of his counsel, except expressions of confidence as to the outcome. Governor Sulzer appears to feel that the presence of the judges of the Court of Appeals and the close attention of the general public will force a fair trial. Ready For Evidence. The Assembly Board of Managers, of which Aaron J. Levy, majority leader of the assembly, is chairman, is fully prepared to proceed with the presentation of the evidence, to be made by special counsel. One of the first things the Court of Impeachment will do is to formulate the rules for the conduct of the business in hand. Chief Judge Edgar M. Cullen of the Court of Appeals is to preside and the court crier, Fred Harris, of Birmingham, will open and close the court with the familiar "Hear ye, Hear ye." The clerk of the court of appeals however, will not act as such in the Court of Impeachment. The clerk of the Senate, Patrick E. McCabe, of Albany, will be the clerk of the Court of Impeachment. It is believed that many technical matters will have to be fought out before the court gets under way. First of all the defendant William Sulzer 'will, through his attorneys, file his answer. The attorneys will doubtless ask that the charges be dismissed as they were not found by the Assembly when It was in regular session, but at an extraordinary session.' This matter -will be argued and determined. OUTLINES REAL LIFE Giles Lets Pupils Draw Own Conclusion. The first Ohapel of the year at Garfield School was addressed by Superintendent Giles this morning. To give the students a philosophy of life and to emphasize the necessity of settng up rules' by which to govern "their actions was the purpose of the talk. Superintendent Giles explained the philosophies that have been formulated from time to tine and left the students draw their conclusions as to -which was the best attitude to adopt toward life. To enjoy life was the substance of the Epicurean philosophy, the stories took everything just as it came, never, worrying; Plato taught to choose hthflngs on a high plane, as truth and beauty. Aristotle's philosophy was more practical, although he advised his followers to choose for themselves the best. Christ taught that one of the best things in life was social service. MAIL CARRIERS WANT PENSIONS EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept 17 A plan to pension rural carriers was the most important matter before the National Rural Mail Carriers' association in convention here today. D. E. DeGraw, fourth assistant postmaster general under President Taft, is here advocating a plan which he says congress will approve. More than 1,500 delegates are in attendance.

Inman Family Gets Every Help Possible

Touched by the story recounted in the Palladium of yesterday, of the struggles of Mrs. Ida Inman to provide food and clothing for her family and keep her children from being separated or sent to an orphans' home, huge baskets of food with offers of assistance were sent to the little four -room cottage on South Sixth street today. Persons who had not heard of the family before were as liberal as some who lived close by. The landlord, who has a rent bill of seven months against Mrs. Inman. says that he will not press her for a settlement of the back rent but would be satisfied if the mother merely pays the rent as it comes due from month to month in the future. Ensign Vandeville, of the Salvation Army, and the deputy township trustee, called at the home this mornins and found that while the family -was not actually suffering from lack bf food, clothing was badly needed. The truant officer will be instructed to provide shoes and other necessary articles for the children, so that they xnay attend school. The "visitors suggested to the moth - ja- the advisability of staying with her

WEATHER FORECAST

STATE AND LOCAL Richmond, ifld. Sept 17, 1913. Generally fair to-; night and Thursday cooler. TEMPERATURE. Noon Yesterday.' M 52? 59 Minimum ov A POLICY NOW BEING OPPOSED BY MANY County Board's Plan is Sure to Cause a Protest from the Taxpayers. WILL INCREASE TAXES Plan for the Proper Maintenance of Gravel Roads is Now Being Urged. As a result of the inspection of a number of permanently improved highways in the vicinity of Ft. Wayne and about Detroit, Mich., the board of Wayne county commissioners has practically decided on a policy of permanently improving the principal highways in Wayne county. The plan of the board members at present is to permanently improve such roads with concrete, a width of sixteen feet The rest of the roadway, which on the average pike would be about the same width would be of gravel. Under the law property owners have the right to select the kind of paving, but the commissioners advocate concrete because it Is much less expensive than the brick paving. Not a Popular Move. There are a large number of taxpayers in the county, however, who are out of sympathy with the commissioners' plan for the permanent improvement of a number. of the principal roads. This opposition is especially noticeable in Wayne township, whose taxpayers have borne by far the greatest part of the expense of the macadam roads so far built under the three mile road law. This sentiment has been ignored by the commissioners, however, and they are about to authorize the concreting of a three mile stretch on the M id diek nv nmit. t,k boro pike, from the city limits north, at a cost of $48,000, which means another increase in taxes for Wayne township taxpayers. Plans for concreting a section of the National road from the city limits to the driving park are also being considered. "I think that the county - board is embarking too hastily on this policy (Continued on Page Three.) HDIANAPOLIS DOCTOR HELD FOR MURDER Dr. Clayton Shoots Man . K s is Found Kissing Wife in His Home. INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 17. With the death of Joe Stout, at the St. Vincent's hospital today, Capt Crane ordered the rearrest of Dr. Charles M. Clayton and the charge of murder placed against him. Mrs. Stout, when she heard the news of her husband's death collapsed When Dr. Clayton returned to his home about a half hour early Monday noon he declared that he found his wife in the embrace and being kissed by Joe Stout, an employe of the National Refining Company. When Stout saw Clayton he ran. Dr. Clayton pulled an automatic revolver from his pocket and fired at Stout, as the latter darted around the corner of the house. But one bullet was fired, as a safety device became turned up and prevented the physician from firing a second time. family and letting the oldest girl work in the factory in her stead, but the mother objected on the ground that she could earn more money than her daughter and the family needed all the money that it could get. Mrs. Margaret Warfel. of the Penny club, haB been informed by a friend who knew the Inman family when they lived in Winchester, that the mother is industrious and deserving and should be given every assistance pos sible. Mrs. Inman applied to the Penny club when the family frst came to Kicnmona, ana tnis organization as sisted her in finding a home. It was stated by officials of the Associated Charities today that that body would make an Investigation of the case at the earliest possible moment The Inman family is not the only one in the city in need of assistance. says Ensign Vandeville. He says there are a number of other homes in the city where even more desperate conditions prevail. The Salvation Army is the only organlzatlon so far act known In the rifv tbat has kept in touch with the Inmans. A few weeks aeo the armv ex - 1 tended some much needed assistance to the family. . - - -

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INSPECT FLUES IS MILLER'S WARNING

Fire Chief Says Users of Soft Coal Should Clean House Flues. CAUSE OF MANY FIRES Soot Collects and Blaze May Spread to Roofs of Buildings. "Users of soft coal must inspect the flues in their house and see that they are clean and in first class order beiore Kinaung me nrsi winter s nre. This is the order issued by Fire Chief Miller today as a precaution I against flue fires. He urges not only ! the soft coal users to attend to the ! flues but savs that in everv house. , flues should be inspected annually to see that they are clean and in good condition. MoRt of thP firp in th pitv nro caused by dirty and defective flues. Of i the class of fires known as "flue" fires, 1 dirty flues are the cause of most of them. Little trouble is caused from defective flues although there are numbers of fires from this cause. The soot collects in the flues and when the heating stoves and furnaces are burning briskly, the soot catches fire, spreading to the roofs in many cases. The chief will proclamation for probably issue a Fir Prevention" day, which will be observed October 9 by a general hauling away and destroying of all inflammable materials and objects and the inspection of the flues. ORATORICAL CONTEST COMES TOjICHMOND Interstate Meet of Middle West to Bring College Orators. The Interstate Oratorical contest. comprising the winners of the state contests in eleven commonwealths of the middle west, will be held in Rich-! L7 VS. J mond early next spring, according to an announcement made today by Prof. E. F. Trueblood, head of the public speaking department of Earlham college. The contest will bring to this city r to " ' 1 X" i t4? to compete for-the honor of V a V.c , carrying off the ilstinction of being tne premier orator of this section of the United States. Among prominent men who have the Interstate Oratorical contest are Albert J. Beveridge, former senator from Indiana, and William Jennings Bryan, secretary of state. Earlham authorities are already perfecting plans to bring to Richmond large delegations from Indiana colleges to root for the Hoosier representative. A bond of $500 to cover expenses connected with the contest has been arranged. Contest in City. The big speaking battle will be held either at the Coliseum or one of the theatres. This is the first time the contest has been held in Indiana for ten years. When it was held in this state at a previous occasion a Richmond student at Earlham college won the right to represent the state at the meeting. In connection with the Interstate contest, it was announced today that efforts are on foot to bring Indiana high school orators to Richmond to determine the best speaker in this class. The various high school oratorical leagues will be asked to send their winners to this city to select the state winner. Earlham College this year will debate Albion, Cincinnati University and probably Butler.

Station Agent Shoots C.&O. Section Foreman

Following a wordy altercation, Howard Starr, a section foreman on the C. and O. railroad, was shot three inches above the heart by Richard Brown, station agent at Webster, while standing in front of the station house at noon today. Starr may die. The two men have had trouble beforu It was during the noon hour wh the section men had stopped work for lunch that the conversation began which later resulted in a. violent quarrel terminated by the shooting of Starr. Fires One Shot According to the story told by residents of Webster who did not see the affair, the lie was passed back and forth and Brown dared Starr to come back to where he was standing. As Starr started to retrace his steps Brown stepped into the office, seized a 38 caliber revolver and coming out fired one shot the bullet taking effect in Starr's left shoulder. Call Two Physicians. Dr. Griffis, of Williamsburg and Dr. C. S. Marvel of this city, were immediately called. Starr was not removed to his home at once, but was kept In the home of G. W. Milton awaiting the arrival of physicians. He was taken home at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. Starr is 26 years old. married, and has one child. He Is the son of Ed Starr, a stock buyer at Williamsburg. Brown is a man of about the same age and Is married. He has been in charge of the station at Webster for i l8t seven years. 1 Immediately following the shooting efforts were made by residents of the 1 village to notify Sheriff Bayer, but for

PURDUE LECTURERS CANCEL SPEECHES IN WAM COUNTY Agent Cobb May be Recalled Unless County Board Acts Favorably.

TRUSTEES GIVE STAND Education Board and State Accountants Clash Over Expense Account. . Lecturers will not be sent here to . . ... . . on BCuuuiai uul" Wayne county board of education comes to the terms of the officials of "uraue university. i This announcement was made today by County Agent Cobb, who cancelled i the lectures which were scheduled for a Purdue representative on seed selection and scoring of corn, SeptemDer ai uctooer l. The Wayne county board of educaj tion at its last meeting declared the ' expense account of Morris Douglas, , lecturer from Flat Rock, sent here by i furdue University officials, would not be indorsed by the board. The board J held there was no fund from which j the money could be taken. That the township trustees in Wayne county are almost unanimously dissatisfied with their offices and are merely holding the positions because the legislature extended their time two year,s at the 1911 session, was declared by a prominent Wayne county official. The attitude of the board toward the expense accounts of the lecturers Is the outcome of alleged controversies between the state board of accountants and the trustees. The latter were compelledVto pay back to the county .the $8 received because they sat on the election board. The accountants said the trustees could not receive a salary from two sources, if they held a township or county office. The law makes the trustees members of the election board. Remit Payments. Several of the trustees had paid the township teachers in full, though there were several days that the schools were not in session. Unaware that - . . -m V. tbe teacenj were to De paid per oiem tne irusiees paia mem money wuitu they had to return to the township, according to the ruling of the state board officials who examined their books a few months ago. It has been customary in many of the townships for the trustees to sell grammars and spellers to the school cbildreivrbek. book -, were,?, secured from local book agents and the trustees were granted a ten per cent reduction by the agents for the books. The ten per cent profit was illegal. the state officials contend. After estimating the profits made by the trustees for handling the books, the trustees were ordered to pay back the ten per cent profit into the township funds. The trustees had sold the books because of the convenience rather than (Continued on Page Three) TYPHOID APPEARS Health Officer Says Disease is Due to Use of Well Water. Four cases of typhoid fever have developed in this city since Monday. This statement was made by Dr. T. H. Davis, health officer, today. Several days ago Dr. Davis predicted that typhoid would be present in this city soon. Well water was used by those who are now afflicted. Persons who are using well water are warned to boil it before using. over an hour they were unable to reach him by telephone. Both Well Known. Both men are very well known In the neighborhood about Webster and though they are known to be high tempered, neither has been in trouble before. The cause of the shooting is said to be the result of trouble which Starr had with James Brown, father of Richard Brown. Starr formerly resided, in a house in Webster owned by the elder Brown. Starr, according to witnesses, called Brown a liar, while the men were standing near the tool shed owned by the company. Starr followed Brown out of the tool shanty, but before they arrived at the station Brown shot at him, the bullet taking effect above the heart, and coming out through his shoulder blade. Dr. Griffis was unable to ascertain the extent of the wound. LOS ANGELES RATED EARLHAM CENTER "More than seventy-five graduates of Earlham college and hosts of former undergraduates reside in and near Los Angeles," commented Prof. E. P. Trueblood today. He and Mrs. Trueblood have just returned from an extended tour in the West "I was agreeably surprised, he continued, "to. see how Earlham graduates and undergraduates have flocked to this state of the Union. Los Angeles is a large Earlham center.

Renew Marriage Vow After Fifty Years

v ,? -vs"" & - .tMR. AND MRS. Commemorative of fifty years of wedded life, Mr. and Mrs. David Feltman celebrated their golden wedding at their home, 233 South Eighth street this afternoon. Descendants and intimate friends of the aged German couple participated in a reception given at the family home. After the Rev. A. J. Feeger, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, of which the couple has been members for many years, had read the golden wedding ceremonial rite, two greatgrandchildren, Carl and Alma Feltman, children of Walter Feltman of Indianapolis, were baptized. The christening ceremony was a distinct surprise to the aged couple and many of their children as. its administration had been secretly arranged. The Feltman home had been decorated with a color scheme of yellow and white. More than a hundred guests were entertained at the reception which began at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Serve Old Menu. The wedding dinner, served at 5 o'clock, followed as closely as possible the menu served fifty years ago when the couple was married in this city. Richmond has been their home all these years. Their children occupy enviable positions in the business world of this city and Indianapolis. Constant members of St. John's Lutheran church, all their children were baptized and confirmed in the old St John's church on South Fourth street and all of them attended the parochial school connected with it Honored Germans. Mr. and Mrs. Feltman are rated amams ie substantial - and thrifty GORMON OPPOSES F Police Chief Says Richmond Presents Good Field for Charity Work. FAVORS PLAYGROUNDS "Richmond presents a good field for charity work among children," declared Chief of Police Gormoa this morning. Mr. Gormon says that the children of Richmond need attention and declares against "foreign missions. "There are hundreds of cases In the city where the children are not getting the proper care and training," said the chief. "In many cases, it is the fault of the parents. I have found after years of study and contact with the problem that many children who are inclined to do right sre actually led wrong by the parents. "If the citizens of Richmond went to other cities and found conditions existing which exist here, they would gladly lend not only financial assistance but personal aid. There are many cases here of where drunken fathers are arrested and brought here. By law we are forced to send them to Jail. If we do that, the family suffers. They are robbed of what little the father did contribute towards their support - "On the other hand, it' we release these men, they are not as apt to stop drinking as if we had sent them to Jail." The chief declared he has .unearthed cases' of where women actually lead their children to wrong. He cited one arrest where a woman had. given her . daughter liquor until . the child was intoxicated. The girl was fourteen years old. Chief Gormon says there is much j opportunity for charity among desert ed wives and families here. There are many cases which are on record at police headquarters of where husbands left their families without support. I The chief is an advocate of the play- ! grounds plan for children and would i have a public ground in the center of the city where the children could collect at night He declared that almost every girl who has gone wrong In Richmond did so because she was allowed to walk the streets at night Chief Gormon declares that "foreign missions" should not be given the attention they are, but that the citizens to do worthy acts, should attend to the conditions in their home town ; first. He says that much charity is misplaced and should not consist only of ; money donations. BRANDS WIFE AS AN HABITUAL DRINKER i Charging that his wife is an habit- ! ual drunkard, George Morris today ! filed suit for divorce in the Wayne 1 circuit court ,

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DAVID FELTM AN. German families which have made ' Richmond a conservative, home-own-ing municipality. Nine children were born of this nn- ; ion. three daughters and six sons. All i are living and married excepting one son. who died at the age of twentyjone. The children are: Charles Felttman. of Indianapolis; John L. Felt'man. of Indianapolis; Mrs. George j Schneider, of this city; Louis B. Feltman. of this city; Mrs. William OoelkI taaus. of this city; Edward A. Feltman. i of this city; Mrs. Lon E. Jones, of this city; George Feltpian. of Hamil- ! ton. Ohio. i Twenty-six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren are living. This family is remarkable in longevity, for In fifty years only four grandchildren and one son died. Another striking Incident of the family is the fact that the oldest son celebrated his silver wedding a year i ago, and the oldest daughter her silDavid Feltman was born August 17, 1842, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Feltman, of Faden. Hanover, Germany, who left their fatherland in ! the early forties and came to America. His parents died when he was only six years old, after they had moved to the city of Richmond. Mrs. David Feltman was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Drifmeyer. of Ostnabruck. Hanover, Germany, who also came to this country in the early forties and settled in Richmond. David Feltman has been a machinist in the employ of the Gaar, Scott company, now the M. Rumely company, for the last fifty-three years, and although he is now seventy-one years old. claims to have the youth of a for-ty-year-oldr -. - . , ASKS ASSOCIATION TO BUILD ADDITION Glove Company Says Factory Owned by S. S. I. A. is Too Small. BUSINESS INCREASES Consideration will be given by the directors of the South Side Improvement association, to the request of the Indianapolis Glove company for an addition to its present factory at South Seventh and H streets. The building is owned by the association. At the meeting of the Improvement association last night, Charles Zwtck. president of the company. B. Elsey the general manager, both of Indianapolis snd II. C. Lawson the resident manager made short talks showing how it would be profitable to both the association and the company to enlarge the present factory. The officials of the company would like to have the capacity of the plant doubled by the erection of an addition two stories high, 40 by 155 feet, the size of the present plant They pointed out that if this addition were made the working force could be Increased from 135 to 200 girls. The glove company has enjoyed a fine business since its location here. During the first three, months of the present year, -the entire 1913 output was sold. - A special meeting of the organization has been called for September 26 to bear the report of the directors m ho will consider the matter In the Immediate future.

Big Saving to City in KennepohVs Plan

Utilization of the open water courses in slightly . populated districts of the city for the construction of sewers, will be advocated by B.-A. Kennepohl, president of the board of works. Mr. Kennepohl believes . the entire south and southeastern section of the city can be drained by a new system which -can be installed at a low cost A valley runs from Reeveston place, across the south side of the city and joins the Whitewater river on the Liberty pike, south of the city. The center of the valley was formerly used for drainage, there having been an open water course through it flowing into the river. Part of this water course has been destroyed but part of it is still used. Mr. Kennepohl would lay a six or ten foot pipe through this ditch at only the cost ? tic pipe and construction. Tiie largest part of the cost of the laying of a sewer, the excavating, would not be necessary. -

OFFICIALS AWAITING LIGHT RATE PROBE OF MUNICIPAL PLANT' State Commission May In

vestigate Alleged Unfair Discrimination. TO TAKE UPVALUATION Johnson Refuses to Accept Valuation if Purdue Men Make It. City officials have received no word recently from the state public utilities commission rerarding its plans for taking a physical appraisement of the Kith mond municipal lighting and power plant. This is to b undertaken as a result of the city's application to reduce the municipal plant's rates twenty-live per cent. The application has bn informally approved by the commission and the city is prepared to place the newschedule of rates in effect the first of next year. However, the fact that this rate reduction has been indorsed by the commission, does not mean that a physical valuation of the plant will not be taken to satisfy the commission that such a reduction is warranted. Charge Discrimination. In appraising the local plant, it was learned today, the commission will investigate the reports that certain 1-rge users of municipal current have benefited from an unfair discrimination against other patrons of the plant The commission, it is stated, hss been informed that a few manufacturers have received the same rate for the current used at their homes ss at their factories. These charges have been emphatically denied by Superintendent Johnson, but the commission believes it is warranted in Investigating them. Superintendent Johnson states that he will insist that the appraisement of the municipal plant be made by com petent electrical engineers. He has said if such work is undertaken by Purdue students, the commission hss been employing In some other cases, their findings would" not be accepted by him as authoritative and he would be inclined to take an appeal to the courts. Bond Not Worrying. City Attorney Bond is not worrying over what action the Light. Heat and Power company may take in regards to the reduction of the municipal rates below the rates of the L. H. and P. "According to the U H. and P. company's own figures the cost of making their electricity Is almost double the coBt to the city, so If that company establishes a schedule of rates the same as the schedule of rates the city plant will establish the first of the year, we will have no complaint to offer, for it would be a most unprovable venture on the part of our com--petitor." said Mr. Bond. "On the other band, if the L. II. and P. attempts to cut its rates under our new rates we will appeal to the commission to make the L. II. and P. prove that It can do this and still make the required six per cent profit on their service, which I know that company cannot do. "We have put it np to the Light. Heat and Power company and we are now waiting to see what It will do." WEST RICHMOND NAMESiOMIIIEES Elect Officers of Improvement Association at Meeting Friday. Nominations for the election of West Richmond Improvement Association's officers were made at the meeting of the nominating committee last evening. The meeting Friday will be held at Baxter school. Nominations were made for president secretarytreasurer and four vice presidents, who will be headS of the main committees of the organization. The committee consists of E. G. McMahan. Thomas Elleman and Frank Waldele, The nominations are as follows: President EL B. Grosvenor. Chas. II. Moore; first vice president Hsrry Glbbs. Murray Ken worthy; second vice president Frank C. Roberts, W. N. Johnson; third vice president A. M. Gardner. Carl Baker; fourth vice president B. A. Bescher. Chas. O. Williams; secretary. Will J. Bobbins. N. C. Helronlmus; treasurer. Levi C Peacock. Tbos. Hubbard. The president of the board says that this w'ajld not only relieve the condition A the South C' street sewer but would provide drainage for Beallvlew which ultimately will come Into Richmond as -a part of the city. . Mr. Kennepohl says that if the rest of the board is in harmony with the plan, action should be taken at once as the part of that city Is rapidly growing and as houses are being built parts of the water coarse are being filled. He will , broach the matter at an early board meeting. He claims that It would mot be necessary to fill over the sewer as the residents of the section at present have.no place to dump earth in excavating and this could be used as a dump. He says that a sewage system for, this portion of the . city In ten years . will cost more than ten times what it will cost IX Installed at osce. ;

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