Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 7, 18 November 1913 — Page 1
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RICHMOND) PAJ AND SUN-TELEGRAM
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 7
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF CITY DENOUNCED BEFORE MEN'S CLUB Speakers Before Presbyterians Analyzed Evil, But No Action Results. CHURCH HELD AMISS Women Forced to Give Money to Drunken Husbands, Asserts Speaker. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH RICHMOND? Social conditions in Richmond are as bad as in any city its size in the United States. Some women in Richmond are forced to give pocket money to their drunken husbands. More men would go to church if the appeal were made, 'Society is degenerate. Help us regenerate it.' Schools are taking the lead in the correction of social wrongs. Social conditions in Richmond were analyzed and criticised by speakers at the monthly supper of the Men's club of the First Presbyterian church last night, but no definite program to alleviate the evil was agreed upon. J. T. Giles, superintendent of city schools, led the discussion, while H. S. Weed, formerly secretary of the Y. :M. C. A., E. G. Hill, J. B. Wharton, Principal Pickell of the Richmond !high school, Irvin Reed and Dr. C. S. 'Bond supplied the commentary. That citizens of Richmond are too apathetic toward the poor and helpless, who make up the slums of Richmond, was the stricture that Messrs. Giles and Weed passed on the well to do. Schools Lead Movement. "The schools are taking the lead in the correction of certain social wrongs," declared Mr. Giles. "Vocational training is one of the results of the great movement for social betterment. A few years ago, high schools and colleges trained only those who were preparing to enter a profession. Today educational institutions are training the boy for iha ahop.". - The speaker outlined the growth of the social movement, which he characterized as one to help humanity as a whole. The day of individualism, he held, was passing. The community, according to the argument of Mr. Giles, and not the individual is responsible for the deplorable conditions of the present. "The church is still too individual in its appeal," he went on to say. "More men would go to church if the appeal were made, 'Society is degenerate. Help us to regenerate it.' Housing Conditions Bad. "Richmond has a housing problem which Is as bad as that in any other city of the size in the United States. Many of us who have never given the question deep enough thought do not realize what conditions are In certain parts of the city. They should be investigated. A committee of business men should be appointed and find out just what is wrong. The results should be given publicity through the press, the pulpit and the forum. "Publicity or agitation is the first means of correction. The second is education. The third, which can follow only after the first two. is legislation and results cannot be obtained without it. Cite British Conditions. E. G. Hill and Irvin Reed, who recently returned from England, said all legislation in that country is towards a new. social order. Dr. Charles S. Bond spoke of some of the conditions which he has met as physician. He said in many instances women do from three to five washings every day, send large families of children to school and sometimes are forced to give 'pocket money to their drunken husbands. "NEW" PATROLMAN MAKES 2 ARRESTS The first arrest on the police records by Frank Schroeder. new night patrolman, was Delbert King, who entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of public intoxication in police court today. The case was set for hearing tomorrow morning. Later in "the evening Schroeder arrested Jim Ellis, who frightened persons in the neighborhood cf the Miller-Kemper plant, by loitering round for some time. Ellis was released today by Chief of Police Gormon, who pronounced him harmless and irresponsible after questioning him. T WEATHER FORECAST t : STATE Unsettled tonight. Wednesday probably local rain. Colder north portion. Colder Wednesday. TEMPERATURE. Noon 64 YESTERDAY. Maximum t 44 Minimum 32 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. V Continued unsettled weather is expected this afternoon, tonight and Wednesday with either heavy showers or thunderstorms and colder by Wednesday. SUMMARY. The present warm wet weather is due to high pressure over the Southern states and low pressure over the lakes. As these conditions shift eastward rain and colder weather may be expected daring the next 24 hours.
Here in Interest of Labor Unions
Photo by Dalbey T. H. FLYNN. Thomas H. Flynn, general organizer of the American Federation of Labor, with headquarters at Pittsburg, is in this city in the attempt to effect an organization of every trade in Richmond. PROSPECT GLOOMY FOR POSTAL HEADS Democrats Plan to Fill 6 of Eight Fourth Class Offices. MANY MAY COMPETE ' Department at Washington Issues Order For May Examinations, This was a gloomy day for the majority of fourth class postmasters in Wayne county. All the men who fill these offices in Wayne county are either Progressives or Republicans, and the news was j broken to them today that they very probably would be separated from the federal payroll next summer to make room for faithful and patriotic Democrats. Yesterday an announcement was made at the po6t office department in Washington that all Indiana fourthclass postoffices paying more than !" Jf" TUld. b..tnrown ?Peto competitive examination next May, Although the Progressive and Republican incumbents nominally will have the privilege of taking the examinations, the department has reserved the right of selecting any one of the three eligibles for each office, and it is a foregone conclusion that if a Democrat is on the eligible list he will draw the prize. Offices Affected. Six of the eight fourth class post offices in Wayne county are affected by this order, namely: Milton, Dublin, East Germantown, Economy, Greensfork and Fountain City. Miss Woolley, postmistress at Williamsburg, and Frank Jenkinson, a Progressive, postmaster at Boston, will not be affected by the order for 1 they recently received their appointments after taking the competitive examination. Those on the list whose jobs appear to be in grave danger of falling into the hands of Democratic office hunters are: Charles Calloway, postmaster of Milton for over fifteen years and appointed as a Republican; Miss Custer, postmistress of Dublin; Frank Gipe, postmaster of East Germantown, and a Progressive; Mrs. Albertson, postmistress of Economy; William Roller, postmaster of Greensfork for a number of years and a Progressive, although appointed as a Republican, and Lafe Harrison, postmaster of Fountain City, appointed as a Republican. He has held the office several years. 16 TO REPRESENT Y, M. C J Secretary and Members of Directors Board to Go to Fort Wayne. Sixteen men to represent the Richmond Y. M. C. A. at the forty-fourth ! annual convention of the Indiana State j association was the decision reached jby the board of directors at their aninual meeting last evening. Secretary j Learner, in addition to fifteen memI bers of the board will make the trip to Fort Wayne December 5, 6 and 7. Should occasion demand that any memJber of the directorate will not be able , 'to attend, the board decided to send a' jman in his place t J Dr. D. S. Wood, of Indianapolis, who ! was the Citizen"s mayoralty candidate,' 'addressed the board, telling of the s plans of the convention. J i "As Fort Wayne has no association, ; ithe meeting of the Y. M. C. A. work-j j ers will be of great importance to the ! I establishment of one in that city said ;Dr. Wood. j Various phases of Y. M. C. A. work j will be discussed by the workers, in- i eluding three hundred and fifty officers j and directors in addition to the repre- j sentatlves. The list of speakers In-1 eludes Dr. John M. Coulter, President E. A. Hanley of Franklin college. Wil-: liam H. Ball of the International asso-: j ciution. A. W. Johnson, general man-; i ager of the New York Central lines. ! ! and the Rev. E. B. Allen, D.D., of To-: jledo, a X
RICHMOND
PASSES RESOLUTION
TO TAKE OFF $1, FROM WATER BILL Majority in Council Believes Company Has Overcharged the City. MUST REMOVE POLES Ordinance Put Through Providing for Underground Conduits For Wires. With two dissenting votes council last night ordered City Controller Mrj Mahan to deduct overcharges amountjins to $1,588 from the last bill submitted by the Water Works company and pay the balance. The bill as pre sented calls for $7,959.21. In a report to council two weeks ago City Attor- ! ney Bond pointed out alleged overcharges in the bill alone of $98, and ! overcharges of $1,490 for the last ! twenty years. ; Council's action will leave the decision as to the legality of hydrant rentals and the method for making and paying for main extensions to the public utilities commission. The company claims that it is entitled to hydrant rental amounting to $49 a year on each 500 feet of main laid whether a hydrant has been set or not. Attorney Bond says the city should pay for only hydrants that are set. Two Dissenting Votes. Councilmen Yon Pein and Williams voted against adopting the resolution. They objected to the refusal of the city to pay for the hydrant outside the corporation at Seventh and South N streets, which they said was ordered by the board of works to provide fire l)rotection for factories in the neighUUl uuuu. An ordinance ordering the removal of poles and wires on East Main street from Twentieth street to the corpora tion line, and providing that wires be i placed in underground conduits, was i introduced by Councilman Jones and passed to third reading. It is an amendment to the ordinance now in effect regulating the placing Oi poles and wires from Second to Twentieth street. The measure calls for :teel, iron and concrete poles for the wiring of trolly lines and electric current for street lighting. City Clerk Besher was instructed to notify companies placing poles in the street effected by the ordinance that council was taking action to stop it. Councilman Von Pein, who during a leave of absence last summer mad a trip to his birthplace in Germany", gave council his impressions of the continent last night. He was impressed, he said, by two things, that the public utilities were practically all towns had no alleys. Richmond, he said, has more flies than any city he visited, due largely to alleys. In Germany each property Jwner provides for the disposal af garbage, making alleys unnecessary. Controller's Report. The following report for October was submitted by City Controller McMahan: Receipts $26,770.36 Disbursements 12,553.71 Sinking fund receipts 9,748.61 Balance in special fund 13.289.99 Street improvement fund. . . . 4,502.09 Because of the installation of new equipment and the construction of an addition to the plant the disbursements for the city light plant as reported by Superintendent Johnson for October were $31,933.49, divided as follows : Operating expenses S 3,316.71 Building and equipment.... 27.956.78 Singing fund 660.00 Amount on hand in the municipal fund 17,066.23 Amount on hand in the sinking fund 5,889.65 IT COST HIM $10 Sam Pierson Wanted to Cure Lonesomeness. For asking Mrs. Edna LaFuze and Mrs. Hilda Feeselman if they were lonesome and offering to drive away their lonesomeness, Sam Pierson paid $10 and costs in police court today, and is nursing two black eyes and a bruised face, which Fred Miller, a cousin of one of the women, pleaded guilty of inflicting. The case against Miller was dismissed. Pierson and another young man approached the two women at Sixth and Main street last night, and made overtures to them, but were repulsed. They went to a saloon at Fifth and Main, and were followed by Fred Miller and Mr. Lafuze, who had been told of the alleged insult. Miller told Pierson he would get him for insulting the women. After the fight in which Pierson was badly battered, the men went to police headquarters to have their trouble settled. LOOK IT UP You can never tell who will be the lucky dne to obtain tickets to the Murray tonight. It might be you. The name and address published in tonight's paper was taken promiscuously from the city directory. Watch the Want Ads. If not tonight, probably It will be you tomorrow night- It means money to those who read these ads. as there are hundreds of bargains offered every night. Get the habit and read them. If you have furnished rooms to rent, a household article to sell, or a house to sell, the Want Ad column is the market place that will bring you a buyer. Read the Want Ads it pays.
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RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY EVENING, NOV.
Men Who Control U. S. Fleet in Mexican Waters
Left to Right: Rear Admiral Fletcher. Secretary of Navy Daniels, and Admiral George Dewey, and below: the U. S. Dreadnaught Michigan, one of the great battleships of the United States Navy now in Mexican waters. Rear Admiral Fletcher is in commapd of the squadron assigned to guard American and foreign interests in Mexico and would be in direct command should the United States decide to establish a blockade Mexican ports as a means of -smoking out Huerta." In this work Fletcher would be working under orders of Secretary of the Navy Daniels and Admiral George Dewey, the latter acting in an advisory capacity.
KILLED WHEN JUMPS FROM CRASHING CARS J. G. Bracken, of Indianapolis, Buried Under Wreckare of Derailed Car. FLYNN NOT INJURED Runaway Cars Crash Into Construction Train At Cambridge City. CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., Nov. 18. j. (r. BracKen, or lnaianapons, fenn-
sylvania railroad fireman was instant- j William Bavard Hale, who has been ly killed under a falling box car late 1 conferring with General Gonzola. the yesterday afternoon in the west yards. ieader Df the Constitutionalists In SeBracken was a fireman on a construe- nora show that tne northern rebeU tion train, and was standing between j nave a str0ng organization and are the engine tender and a car loaded ; thoroughlv equipped, with stone, when two runaway cars j Althoug'h President Wilaon is keepcrashed into the standing section. See- inK strong control of troops along the
, .7 "isiuu eviueuL, ue cars, running wild, struck the train
the force of the impact derailed a box ; intervention on the southern republic, car, which toppled over and buried j acrording to the present policy. Bracken in the wreckage. President Wilson is said to be in reThe smashup occurred on a steep ;ceipt of confidential information that grade near a thickly populated section Huerta can not hold out much longer of the town. .Had the wrecked caragalnst the pressure from within and rolled down the steep embankment a without loss of property and probably more j ' live would have resulted, as a number! Rl ANOI.'T oppn;tf; huerta of homes are located just at the bot- BLANQUET OPPOSSES HUERTA
torn of the steep grade. The runaway cars were being switched at the top of the grade when ; they became separated from the re-! mainder of the cut and crashed into the waiting construction section. Brakeman Flynn, of Richmond, escaped, being injured when he jumped from the cars just before the collision. He sustained a badly sprained ankle. FARMERS TO MEET T Columbian Association Hold Session At Middleboro Pike School. to The Columbian Farmers' association will hold a meeting in No. 6 school house on the Middleboro pike tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. An in1 teresting program has been arranged. j Mr. Alexander Cobb, wife of County ; jAsent Cobb, will talk on "Domestic ! Science and the Farm." Perry Breese : will lecture on "Corn Cultivation." ! I Other numbers on the program arej a reading by Miss Kenworthy and a; ! duet by Mrs. D. N. Hoover and Charles ; . Miles. t Following the program an informal. ; round-table discussion will be held at ! which all are urged to participate. Talks pertaining to farm life will be j , made at that time. ! MEET WEDNESDAY j B. S. Brown, of the finance commit- ! tee of the Committee of One Hunj dred, having charge of the Honeywell i evangelistic campaign ha3 called a special meeting of the finance committee, to be held November 19 zt the Y. M. C. A. The meeting will : open at 7:30. Business of importance will be up for consideration and every member is urged to be present.
WEDNESDAY
NIGH
18, 1913
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U. S. Disclaims Interest in Future Fate of Mexico
"Let Huerta Hang Himself," Keynote of Present Policy Blanquet Forms Coalition Against Dictator, Who Flees to Fortress. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. is. "Let Huerta hang himself." This 1b the keynote of the present administration's policy toward the Mexican dictator. It was learned today that even ! if the Mexican congress granted valu- . able concessions, the United States tnUo nn action RMorts frnm i border and is maintaining a powerful j war fleet in Mexican waters, only a ! Minister of War Heads Political Coali tion Against Dictator. PARIS, Nov. 18 A roup d' etate by which General Huerta will forcibly be deposed from power in Mexico is expected within a short time, according to the Mexico City correspondent of the Paris Herald. In a 'dispatch todav from Mexico City he said that political war has broken out between;
Huerta and his most trusted lieuten- to the National palace. This regiment ant. General Bianquet, miinister of ! took part in the battle of Mexica City war. It i3 expected, the dispatch goes I when Madero was overthrown and the on, that a pronounciamento will be is-1 men. through long years of close assued immediately ordering Huerta's j sociatlon have been deeply attached to arrest. The army is said to be solid (their leader.
behind Blanquet. PLOT TO OUST DICTATOR j Discredited Executive Surrounds Htmself With Soldiers. MEXICO CITY, Nov. IS International complications were overshadowed today by the discovery of a plot among Heurta's former folowers to out him from the presidency. In this connection there were four startling CHARGE AGAINST RYLE Man Bound Over to Circuit n OUTC. Charges of asault and battery with criminal intent were filed in circuit court against Carlos Rvle. who is al leged to have attacked Mrs. Ida Jones,
colored. last Thursday night. ' crossing at Third and North D streets Ryle was arraigned in police court I last night, preventing a number of yesterday and he was bound over tocItl2en, from passmK aild holding up circuit court. i ,, . Mrs. Ida Jones, who is a widow, Ur- P0" tTl which was answering alone, claims that Ryle entered 1 lag a call to the west side. McCoinas her home on North Fourteenth street I said a breakdown was responsible for
and assaulted her. Ryle was arrestoH arH urrtAn n c !r 02 tn ia trti ?1 rv
; innocence, replied that he would an- j ,ffldlT,t has ben filed asst swer when he is arraigned in circuit hin in police court and he will be givi court. en a heariiis Wednesday morning.
developments during the night and early today: 1. General Huerta took up his residence in the old fortress of Chaputepec on the outskirts of the city. 2. From the presidential quarters in the fortress the dictator ordered the arest of many of his political foes. 3. General Blanquet, minister of war. took practical possession of the national palace. Blanquet's own men were detailed there as guards, replacing those selected by Huerta -when he
' took office. j 4. Officers and soldiers of the rea- ; eral garrison threatened to mutiny be cause they nave not oeen paia. Huerta Still Defiant. Despite the pressure brought upon 1 him through European and South American diDlomats. General Huerta is maintaining his policy of defiance to the United States. He summoned Dr. Urrutia. former minister of the in terior, to Chapultepec today and offer! ed him his old post, which was made vacant by the resignation of Manuel Grazo Aldape. Urrutia is expected to accept. No important development in the situation involving the -American and Mexican governments Is now expected before Thursday. On that day congress is scheduled to complete its permanent organization. There is no indication that the plan for this will be modified in any way as a result of the demands made by Washington. General Huerta is keeping close watch over all the congressional leaders. This was shown today when he detailed an officer of his military household to act as bodyguard for General Francisco Pronces, chairman of the Senate. This officer is. In reality a spy and all of Pronces movements are immediately reported to the dictator. Troops are Moved. Significance is attached to troop movements which took place during the night. Part of General Blanquet's old Twenty-ninth reglmnt was sent When Huerta went to Chapultepec the preparations indicated that he expected to be held there under siege. Rifles, machine guns and great quantities of provisions and ammunition were stores in the old castle during the night. Every cabinet minister is being wxtched. The city swarms with secret police. Secret political meetings are held nightly. Political Intrigue is undermining what little strength the administration of the dictator had. TRAIN BLOCKS TRAFFIC Affidavit Filed Against C. & O. Conductor. For twenty-two minutes last night 1 the freight train of which W. H. McComas was conductor blocked the i the delay.
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COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION UNFAIR JORDAN DECLARES Club Secretary Obtains Appropriation for Work of County Agent. FESTIVAL NETS $714 Money Given Treasurer of Organization to Be Used in Boosting Richmond OTer the pretests of County Super intendent Williams, who was subsequently charged by Charles W. Jordan as being out of sympathy with th work of the county agricultural ajtent. the advertising committee of the Commercial Club last night voted to recommend that the club appropriate out of the surplus from the Fall Festival fund to be used as prtie money for the best five acres of corn to be crown in Wayne county next year. The action came after the members of the committee listened to r ports ot members for more tnan two hours and every one was preparing for adjournment. Then some on arose and asked: "What shall we do with tike xaantj." Club Must Aaaiat. At this juncture Mr. Jordan arose and stated that Alexander Cobb, the county agricultural agent, for whose coming to Wayne county, the Commercial club is direcUy responsible, la not meeting with the success that was expected. He said the farmers of the county have so far expressed little Inclination to take up with a "book farmer" and that save in few parts of the county, Mr. Cobb has made but little headway. "Unless we come to hia rescue, hia work will be a failure," said Mr. Jordan. "We are responsible for his com ing here and we ought to stand behind him now." Mr. Jordan made a motion that the committee recommended that the club appropriate $175 to be used as prizes in corn growing to stimulate interest among the farmers in the work of Agent Cobb. Joseph Helms and several others spoke of the work that has been done by Mr. Cobb. Arising to his feet Mr. Williams said Mr. Cobb at the present has more money at his disposal than he can possibly spend, and intimated that it would be rather poor business for the Commercial Club to make an appropriation to assist Jiimr' Charges Unfairness. "The time has come when it is necessary to be perfectly frank," answered Mr. Jordan." While there la plenty of money appropriate for Mr. Cobb's use it is not so that he can obtain it. If he gets any help for work of this kind it must come from -some place else than the board of education." Mr. Williams did not challenge the statement and the matter was then roundly threshed out by the committee members. County Auditor Bowman was in favor of asking the county council to assist in rasing the fund, or calling upon the other organizations of the county to contribute. It was at last decided that the Commercial Club here should take the lead. Following a dinner at the West 00 U, last evening, attended by the chairmen of the various committees, having charge of the Fall Festival, reports were read, which showed that the sum of $714.10 was cleared. The money will be turned over to th treasurer of the club to be used in boosting Richmond. The committee voted to send each contributor to the Fall Festival ftmd an itemized statement of the expenditures with a receipt for hia contribution. CHECKS INVENTORY OF WATER COMPANY Crew of Engineers Work on Valuation of Public Utility. STAFF VISITS SPRINGS Checking the inventory of property submitted to the public utilities commission by the water works, BL O. Garman, chief of the corps of engineers employed by the commission, and six assistants. Engineers Warsham. Deery, Walling. Kreutringer, Taylor and Trook, are in the city. Yesterday the staff visited the springs from which the supply is obtained, inspected the reservoir and pumping station. The engineers will be in the city about two v?eeks going over the distribution system, the transmission system, and all the company's property. A valuation will be placed on the plant by the crew. The information collected by the engineers will be placed before the commission in the oa-e of the c'J.y against the water works company for alleged overcharges on hydrant rentals. Mr. Garman said by means of this survey the commission hoped to bo able to say how much the water sunplied by the company was worth, and determine what a legitimate profit to the company on the investment would be. In going over the property, nothing is left out, although Garman said the engineers concerned themaelvea primarily with the tangible values, such u pumps, boilers and pia.