Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 16, 28 November 1913 — Page 1

RICHMOND PA. 4DIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM f OL. XXXIX. No. 16 RICHMOND, IND. FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. 28, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS What Fate Awaits Dictator Huerta?m GUILTY," SAYS DETECTED BURGLAR CLUB WOMEN FIGHT HONEYWELL REVIVAL PLANS OF PASTORS E BATTLESHIPS OFF FORJERA CRUZ Three Warships in Mediterranean Receive Sailing Orders Today. DR. CRAIG, ACCUSED SLAYING DR. KHABE CUTS BURTON CARR TO AVOID CAPTURE Oppose $5,000 Salary Paid to Evangelist For His Work. Attempt to Unravel Death Mystery of Prominent Woman Begun. Indianapolis Negro Gashes Young Man Across Temple With Knife. THREE COMING HOME

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Money Should Be Applied For Modern Health Department, They Say. Several Richmond women who are active leaders in several influential organizations have informed the Palladium that there is a strong sentiment among the membership of these clubs against the Honeywell revival meetings, which are scheduled to be held in this city for six weeks, beginning in January. "Several thousand dollars will be taken out of this city through the medium of these meetings, and I believe this money could be used to a much better advantage," was the opinion expressed by one prominent woman charitable worker when she called up the Palladium office to express her opposition to the proposed revival. "This winter, I believe, is going to be an exceptionally hard one on the poor of Richmond, and it is going to take a large sum of money to administer to the wants' of the destitute. Then there is a movement on foot to re-organize the health department." Oppose $5,C00 Salary. "It is extremely Important that this work be done and that the citizens get behind It. If the $5,000 I have been told the men who conduct the revival meetings probably will take out of the city could be devoted to the work of establishing a modern health department in Richmond, It would be the greatest benefit this town could receive. A survey of health conditions could be made Tor the purpose of providing a program for an intelligent re-organization of the health department, a laboratory could be established and visiting nurses for the poor provided." Another woman who telephoned to the Palladium office concerning the revival meeting said she appreciated that such a movement was calculated to improve the moral tone of the community, but added that she believed that at this time it was more necessary to spend all the money that could be secured In Improving the living conditions in Richmond. Benefits Not Lasting. She said: "I wish you would say that I and a number of women in my club believe the benefits derived from revivals are not lasting, judging by similar meetings that have been held here, but that the expenditure of 3,000 or $4,000 for the reorganization of our health department, which would reduce the death rate and make niehmond a better place to live in, and the raising of a generous sum to aid the poor during this winter, would be of most practical benefit. I do not want my name mentioned in any article you may write, for the sentiments I have expressed to you might be misinterpreted." Two other women telephoned to the Palladium office today, each an active worker in women's clubs, and expressed opposition to the proposed revival meetings, using practically the same arguments as advanced by the two women quoted, with the exception that each stated that she did not believe there was a popular demand for a revival. ST. JOHN'S CHURCH ELECTS OFFICERS The annual election of officers of the St. John's Lutheran church resulted in Frederick Hackman being chosen elder and the following officers selected: William Wickemeyer, trustee; Walter Dun ing and Howard Schneider, Deacons; John Niewoehner, school trustee. The official board and committees of the church did not make their reports at this meeting but will do so at the yearly meeting some weeks hence. SUIT FOR PARTITION A suit for partition of a 16r acre farm in this comity was entered in circuit court against Adelaide Houcke, by Sabina E. Johnston, who claims 1 that she is owner of two-thirds of the land. Mrs. Houcke is the widow of the man who killed himself several months ago in Centerville.

Historians of State Order Hoover Series

Sketches of Early Richmond, Printed by the Palladium, Preserved in Archives of State Indiana University Authorities Appreciate Enterprise of Eastern Indiana's Biggest and Best Newspaper. No series of articles printed recently by the Palladium has attracted such attention as those from the journal of Henry Hoover, a brother of the founder of Richmond. Their historical worth has appealed to many readers, and historians of the state are clipping them for future reference. The Palladium is in receipt of the following letter from Ernest V. Shockley, business manager of the Indiana Historical Survey, printd under the direction q the deuaxtmeat of history

English Indorsement of Monroe Doctrine Pleasing At Washington.

WASHINGTON', Nov. 28 The battleships Connecticut, Ohio and Kansas of the Atlantic fleet, now on a cruise in the Mediterranean, were today ordered to the east coast of Mexico to relieve the Louisiana, Michigan and New Hampshire now there. The fourth division will sail for Mexican waters on December 1. The battleships will stop at Guantanarno, Cuba, for coal and are scheduled to reach Vera Cruz on December 20. Secretary Daniels believes that American battleships will have to remain in Mexican waters indefinitely and decided it was only fair to the enlisted men now there to give them shore leave. Word reached the department that the battleship New Hampshire has left Tuxparn for Vera Cruz. Tuxpam was reported quiet. Captain Niblack has been ordered to relieve Captain Capehart of the battleship Michigan. Captain Niblack is now stationed at Newport and will leave for Vera Cruz next week. NO NEW POLICY NOW. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Later developments in Mexico require no change in the policy of President Wilson, officials said today. They declared Hureta's fall is certain. All received with satisfaction the indorsement of the Monroe Doctrine given by Viscount Haldane, lord high chancellor of Great Rritain, at the Thanksgiving Day dinner of the American society in London. This speech is interpreted as a full approval of President Wilson's attitude in the Mexican situation. Further evidence of this was given by Sidney Brooks, the English economist, who called at the White house. "There never has been any real clash of interests between the United States and Great Britain over Mexico," said Mr. Brooks. "Indeed there never has been any question but that all European nations would follow the lead of the United States there." BIG BATTLE RAGING. LAREDO, Tex., Nov. 28. One thousand rebels and 700 federals are engaged in a desperate battle a few miles south of Saltillo. The conflict has been raging since yesterday morning, but was not reported by couriers until today. The federals have mounted several big guns in an effort to prevent capture of the city which is the capital of Coahuila. FELLOW WJRKMEN GET INTO BATTLE James Ross and Ernest Hoffheins Argue and Fight. When the lady for whom they were unloading coal at 45 North Fifth street refused to pay for the fuel, Ernest Hoffheins and James Ross, colored, who were on the coal wagon, got into an argument to determine whether they should reload the coal or leave it in the basement. Ross is alleged to have called Hoffheins a "white slave," Hoffheins replying with profane epithets. This peeved Ross who struck his fellow workman with a shovel. Hoffheins fired back with a chunk of coal. After the fight Ross filed an affidavit charging Hoffheins with assault and battery. He was placed under arrest by Patrolman Vogelsong. CLASSES TO MEET The Cherokee, Mohawks and First and Second Spartans classes of the Y. M. C. A. Boys' Department will meet tonight in the association building. These classes were to have met last evening but owing to the fact that the classes were dismissed for the day no meeting was held. Secretary Pettiiohn has arranged a social hour for the boys. 'j; and political science of Indiana University : "Our attention has been called to a j valuable series of articles in your pa- ; per by Henry Hoover, and since they ' are of great historical value, w e are j anxious to secure copies of the pa- ! pers containing the articles in ques tion. "We feel that not only these articles but many others you may publish, will be of value to us. Very truly yours, ERNEST V. SHOCKLEY." Copies of the issues containing the sketches have been forwarded to Mr. Shockley. Prof. Harlow Lindley, head of the department of history at Earlham college, has evidenced great interest in I the Palladium's work of presenting in j a newsy form many interesting phases I of Wayne county's early-history. He has charge of the historical archives ' of the Indiana state library at Indij anapolis. Other features bearing on RichI mond's history will appear in the j Palladium when the Hoover series is completed.

Left to right, top Francesco Madero, Victoriano Huerta and Porfirio Diaz. Below Pino Saurez, General Blanquet, Felix Diaz and General Venustiano Carranza. , An old Texan, possessed of a thorough Ttnowledge of the inside workings of National politics m Mexico once said that to rise to prominence in Mexican public life was the worst fate that could possibly befall a man. The truth of this remark is brought forcibly to mind by reviewing the lively doings that have transpired in Mexico during the last few years. . After ruling his countrv with an iron hand for many years, Porfirio Diaz, approaching the evening or his life, was deposed and compelled to exile himself in France, by Francesco Madero. Madero's short and stormy administration was brought to a sudden end when Feliz Diaz, a nephew of Porfirio launched a revolution that met with success when General Blanquet and Huerta, commanders of the Mexican federal army, secretly plotted with Diaz and then revealed their treachery by arresting Madero in the National Palace. Madero and his vice-president, Pino Guarez, were then made victims of the time worn "le fuga" charge. While being escorted to prison they were shot to death on the plea that friends had attempted to rescue them. Huerta was then placed in power as Provisional president. Blanquet was made chief of the army and Minister of war. Felix Diaz was dispatched on a special mission to Japan. Being warned that he had been sent to Japan so that he would not interfere with Huerta's plans at election time Diaz made a hurried trip around the world and returned to his country only to find Huerta in complete power and so hostile toward him that he fled to Havana. In Havana Diaz was stabbed by hired agents of his political enemies and is still suffering from his wounds. In Mexico Huerta is retaining his position under rather precarious conditions. General Venustiano Carranza, leader of the rebels, is almost in complete control of Northern Mexico, and General Blanquet, who has the support of the federal army is in a position to wrest ths reins of Government from the Hands of Huerta at any time.

FORMER RESIDENT OP RICHMOND DIES Benjamin Maule, Veteran, Succumbs At Sac City, Iowa. Benjamin Maule, formerly a well known resident of Richmond, was buried at Sac City, Iowa, under the auspices of the General William T. Sherman Post No. 284, Grand Army of the Republic, yesterday. Mr. Maule was known to most of the older residents of this county as a farmer, merchant and prominent G. A. R. member. He has a number of relatives here. i j Mr. Maule was iu his seventy-second year when he died in Sac county, Iowa of cancer. j He was born in Chester county. Pa., iJune 29, 1842. His grandfather, Ben jamin Maule, Sr., was a soldier under Washington in the Revolutionary war. The parents of Mr. Maule moved to Wayne county in 185Q, settling on a farm near Richmond' When the Civil war broke out, Mr. Maule enlisted with the fifty-seventh Ohio Volunteer infantry for three months' service. He was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry by eGneral "Stonewall" Jack-! i son and was later paroled. In 1863 he reenlisted in Company I. eightyfourth Indiana volunteer infantry, and was in the battle of Dalton, Georgia, in the Atlanta campaign and under General Thomas in the battle of Franklin. f He married Miss Virginia Stydham, daughter of a prominent Wayne county family. They resided in Ric'i? mond until 1S82, when they went to Sac county to make their home."' Mr. Maule is survived by his wife and the following children: Sarah ! Ann. wife. of. T. M. .Strain, of Water(town. South Dakota; Thomas t.. ; Maule. residing southeast of Lytton; ! George G. Maule, of Sherburn, Minne- j Isota: Eva May,,wife of Ora Greer, of, j Cedar township, and Forest G. Maule, j ; of south Douglas township. When Mr. 1 1 Maule came to Sac county he settled i on a farm in Cedar township which : ; continued to be his home until nine t ; years ago,, w hen he moved to Sac City, i HURRAH, THEY ARE j AT LAST ON TRIP; WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre. the latest i white house bridal couple, set out upi on their real wedding journey today. J They accompanied President Wilson. ' to New York and will sail on the liner ! George Washington. President Wili son will attend the army-navy football game in New York tomorrow-, return- : ing to Washington Sunday A BODY IS FOUND j GARY. Ind., Nov. 2S. The body of ' : a man was found hanging to the limb j of a tree in Aetna woods this morn- j jlng. It is thought to be that of El-! jlk.lt Plaska. 28. of Gary.

WHAT RED CROSS SEALS WILL DO

Every Red Cross Christmas Seal that is sold is a real bullet in the fight against tuberculosis. These seals last year helped to support thousands of needy tuberculosis patients and to give them a chance for life. They provided for many visiting nurses, whose hundreds of thousands of visits brought instruction and cheer to numerous patients. They helpel maintain dispensaries in scores of cities' from the Atlantic to the Pacific, where thousands of consumptive patients receive free treatment, aid and advice. They provided the means to purchase millions of copies of circulars, pamphlets and other literature with which the public has been educated about tuberculosis. They have established and helped to maintain more than ISO open-air schools for children who needed openair treatment. These are just a few of the ways in which the $400,000 received last year was expended. This year $1,000,000 is needed. Surely every one can help by buying at least ten seals. TO ELECT DIRECTORS!; South Side Association Meet December 2. to The annual election of directors of the South Side Improvement association will be held Tuesday evening, December 2. No other business will come before the meeting. After the board has been elected a meeting will be called at; which the officers will be j chosen by members of the board. COTTAGE PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT Places where cottage prayer meetings will be held tonight: Rev, S. W. Traum, 51 , South Ninth. Dr. D. W. Stevenson, 40 S South Sixteenth. Mr. A. L. Reid. 2231 East Main. Mr. Arthur L. Smith, 47 South Fifteenth. Mr. George L. Irwin, 411 North Seventeenth. Miss Vincent, 250 North Nineteenth. Mr. W. S. Henderson, 2015 North E. Mr. George Bmening. 115 Libertv Ave. Mr. William Silberman. 339 Richmond Ave. Mr. George Worley. 242 Pearl. Mrs. Margaret Dick, 402 North Eleventh. Mr. John Coate. 1315 North A. District overseers report places to Rev. C- Raymond Isley, 211 Northwest Third street- Phone 4S26.

MAY ASK DECISION ON "DEPOSIT" RULE

City Officials Contemplate Carrying Matter to Utilities Commission. "There are no new developments in the natural gas 'deposit' rule situation." said City Attorney Bond today. Asked what the next move on the part of the city government would be in its fight against this rule, which has aroused so much opposition among non-property owning patrons of the Light, Heat and Pawer company, he said that it was quite probable the question would be carried before the state public utilities commission for a definite ruling. No petition for such action has been filed w ith the board of public works up to noon today, notwithstanding the fact that it had been reported such action was contemplated by a number of dissatisfied citizens. Complain to Bescher. "Many complaints have come into my office said City Clerk Bescher today, "and there seems to be a general demand that if the company is to have a deposit or a guarantee rule that no exceptions be made of the patrons of the company: that the deposit rule be made applicable to both property owning and non-property owning citi zens. Clerk Bescher said the rule as inerpreted by the gas company would never be acceptable to the city officials. but that they had no authority to comnel the comnanv to reverse it.

Bescher is also very optimistic over j door had not been forced, it is believthe prospect of the state commission ; ed that the perpetrator escaped requiring the gas company to be less j through a rear exit into the alley after drastic in its inforcement of the rule, j passing through the main hallway. Many Sign Contracts. ! The janitor testified to having heard

At the offices of the Light. Heat & Power company this morning it was stated that people were still signing their contracts under the deposit and guarantee rul and that the company anticipated that practically all of its artificial gas patrons would sign up for natural gas service under existing requirements. Camplaints against the new gas service still continue to pour Into the office, but none of them are of a serious nature, officials, of the company state, beina confined principally to trouble with the adjustment of burners. ! WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Continued unset-! tied weather tonight and Saturday,' with occasional rain. j TEMPERATURE. Noon 54 YESTERDAY. Maximum 47 Minimum 45 BY W. E. MOORE. j Continued unsetteled weather to- I

night and probably Saturday with rain ! INDIANAPOLI3, Nor. 28. On acat intervals. No immediate prospect count o- the misunderstanding attend'

of cold weather. 'ing the recent announcement by thejed and that theological discussions Cummary. j state board of education of a scheme are tabooed in the public school work. High pressure continues over east-'of Bible study In the public schools of: The announcement of the plan wat era United States, and it is Etill low Indiana, it is considered necessary to-(decided upon in order to give the reover the northwest. These conditions : day to emphasize that the date of in-, llgious circles In Indiana opportunity are the cause of the continued inclem-, auguratlng such a course Is Tery in-to discuss It and make suggestions ! ent weather. definite and that the Bible will not to the board,

EXPECT LONG TRIAL

Indianapolis Murder Case Is Staged in Circuit Court of Shelby County. SHELBYYILLE. Ind. Nov 28 Dr William B. Craig, head of the Indianapolis Veterinary college, under indictment charged with the murder of I)r Helene Knabe. who was found dead in her apartments in Indianapolis. October 24. 1511. entered a formal plea of not guilty when arraigned In the Shel- j by county court at 9:30 o'clock this ! morning. Dr. Craig, who w a accom-1 panted by his 15-year-old daughter. apparently was cool and unconcerned During the half hour delav before! court opened he chatted freely with his friends and counsel. A motion i filed by his attorneys to quash the in dictment was immediately overruled and members of the regular panel of j veniremen were called Into court. General interest in the trial at the opening did not come up to expcctation, and th crowd in the court room did not reach great proportions. A heavy rain to some extent accounted for the meagre attendance, and an air oi deep gloom prevailed. Po For Photographers.

Dr. Craig and his party cheerfully in R. E. MeWhinney's yard. As Carr posed for newspaper photographers ; jumped on him. the negro struck him bere court opened. ; w ith the knife. On the ground they That the state expects a long trial ; struggled hard. Burts lighting to eswas Indicated by questions put to pros- i cape. Carr succeeded in holding him pective jurors as to their physical ! until Willard Carr and the chauffeur

ability to sit through a long case. Oliie Harrell. 37. farmer of Hen-

dricks township, was temporarily pass-j patrolmen from police headquarters ed by the state after he had denied j arrived and placed Burts under arrest, having any opinion in the case. Burts. who made a statement to "Never read any Indianapolis news- Police Chief Gormon, confessed to enpapers, and have no prejudice against tering the house. He said he had not he trial of a person on circumstantial been inside more than Ave or ten minevidence," said Harrell. utes and had just started to work.

ine second Juror temporarily passed; by the state was E. D. Willard, 41, farmer of Van Buren township, the father of six children. The state exercised its first Deremntory challenge by dismissing Edgar woney, ou, wno statea mat ne was a veterinary and farmer, had attended colJ,ege under Dr. Craig, and had a very kindly regard for him. Dr. Helen Elsie Hermine Knabe, former state pathologist and perhaps the most widely known woman physician in Indiana, was found dead on her bed in her apartments In the Delaware Flats, corner of North Delaware and Michigan streets, with her throat cut in such a clever manner that it probably caused almost instant I aeatn witnout tne severance of an artery. This caused the blood to flow steadily instead of spurting. The ghastly discovery was made about 8 o'clock on the morning of October 4, 1911, by Miss Katherine McPherson, office assih.ant to the physician, when she reported for j duty. Mi6S McPherson immediately summoned Miss Augustus Knabe, a ! cousin of the victim, who lived some i distance away, and the latter called in several physicians before the po1 lice finally were notified. ! No Weapon Found. I The death wound was between i three and four inches long and extend- : ed through to th spinal column, the i cartilage of which was slightly marked by the sharp blade. No weapon I was ever found and the only unusual ! conditions presented in the room were the displacement of a rug and the absence of Miss Knabe's slippers from I their accustomed place at her bedside. : An electric light bulb bore what was j declared to be a blood stain. The rlc- ; tim's body w as lying with the head to i th foot of the bed. The breaxt and blood which had also dripped from the soaked nightgown to the hardwood floor. The right hand rested under the chin while the left arm was outstretched. Two telephones, one on a stand and the other upright on the floor, were within easy reach of anyone lying on the bed. The murder. If murder it was, is i thought to have occurred about one o clock in the morning, and as the i (Continued on Last Page)

Bible Study Program For Public Schools

Editor's Note Bible teaching or study will not be inside of public schools proper; only examinations on outside Bible study will be given in the public schools Date of beginning this system of Bible study is not set and is indefinite. In examination the literary and historical values, not the theological value of the Bible, will be emphasized. No stated text of the Bible will be used and conflict w-ith different churches will be avoided by public school authorities.

HE GETS LITTLE BOOTY

Negro Chauffeur Sees Lights in Dark Residence and Raises Alarm. . Overtaking Edward IV Burt, colored, who was discovered in Jam' Carr's houw. Fourteenth and Min streets, at 6:15 yesterday evening, and who jumped trom a second story window in his attempt to escape. Burton Carr grappled with him. and held him until nartolinen arrived. Before ("arr threw the scnmne robber to th ground. Burt struck him w ith a heavy knife, cutting a gash three inches long bove Carr' a left temple. The knlft closed and did not Inflict a deep oul11While the Carr family was dintn Willard Carr. Clarence King, the chauffeur, crossing the street in irom of the house, saw someone lighting matches in an upstairs room. He reported to Mr. Carr. Burton Carr. Wtl lard Carr and the chauffeur rushed into the house and upstairs toward j Mrs. Carr's room where the lights had ! been seen Jumps To Ground. - Hearing them coining. Uurts raised a window and Jumped to the porch roof and then to the ground. He ran west, but was caught by Burton Carr came to his assistance. Bv that time a detachment of four when he heard the men coming from below. Booty Not Large. He had $11 in bills, and a silver purse, containing nneen cents wnicn ,ne he took from the dressing tai,u in ir Carr's room. Arriving In Richmond from Indianapolis at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Burts said, in his statement, that he walked south a block from Eighth and the railroad, then turned and went east to Fifteenth. On Fifteenth he went south to Main. The Carr home was dark, so he walked across the street and In a sidedoor, which had been left unlocked. Although carrying a bunch of keys. with a skeleton key and keys, which Police Chief Gormon said would ena ble him to enter almost any house, and unlock dressing table drawers. Burts said this morning, this was his first Job. Only once before has he been ia jail, according to his story. Works Single Handed. In his statement and confession, Burts. who gives his age as 38 and his btrthplace as Hanley, Texas, said he was alone at the time of the robbery, hsd not been posted before hand and had spoken to no one from the time he got off the train until arrested. He said he had a wife living in Chicago where he lived at 3109 Stat street before going to Indianapolis a few days ago. whre he stopped at 405 Indiana avenue. For the lawt ten years he said he had earned a livelihood by card writing. (Continued on Page Three.) WOULD BE KILLED SAYS THAT ZELAYA UPON HIS ARRIVAL! WASHINGTON. Nov. 28 "He wl!I be killed within 24 hours after he arrives at Managua," said Corry Stadden, consul for ex-president Zelaya ol Nicaragua today, at the hearing before Solicitor Folk of the state department on Nicaragua's demand for j j ; . f mlts his client's extradition, would become an accessory to Zelaya's mur der. Zelaya. ho is held by the U. S. Immigration Service. Is charged by Nicaragua with responsibility In connection with the assassination in 1901 of two natives of Nicaragua. factually be taught In the public j schools. j The state board is drawing up ao outline for use by teachers In pursuing Bible study, but only examinations ' w i!l be given in the Echool room on I study done by the pupils outside of i school hours and under their own parj ents or their ministers. Sunday school j teachers or other interested friends ol , the boys and girls. j This recommendation by the boarc' of education is a concession granted : to the various church federations and ; religious organizations w hich long 1 have been pleading for Bible 6tudy ' in the public schools. However, the state board of education distinctly ! stated that no particular text or Inter pretation of the Bible is to be follow.