Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 17, 29 November 1913 — Page 3

PAGE THREE DR. DENNIS FIGHTS MUNICIPAL BUREAU Principals in Mexico's History Since Anarchy Defiled Its Name

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, NOV. 29. 1913

BETTER HIGHWAYS POSSIBLE-FOSTER Contractor Says Commissioners Should Pay Iess For Construction.

MAJ. GEN. L. WOOL ESTABLISHES CAMPS

YOUTHFUL DERELICT TELLS UFTS STORY Human Wreckage, Sallow Faced. Begs Money to Buy Drug.

Earlham Professor Believes Mayor-Elect Robbins Is Efficient.

OPPOSES NEW PLANS Urges Opponents Not to Hamper New Executive Head of City. Dr. David V. Dennis, member of the: Earlham college faculty and one of the city's most public spirited citizens, issued a statement today urging that the new city administration not be hampered in the governmental reforms it has promised. He expresses the opinion that Mayor-elect Robbins is competent to perform the tasks Imposed upon him and will be able to ""make good." Dr. Dennis' statement is apparently in opposition to a plan for the creation of a municipal bureau in charge of an expert, which project is being seriously considered by a number of the city's most influential citizens, and which has received the indorsement of Mayor-elect Robbins after he personally Inspected the work of the Dayton municipal bureau. Ruch bureaus do not conflict with the work of city officials but merely eerve to render expert, advice and services to them, consequently making them valuable agencies in placing the administration of city affairs on an efficiency basis. This fact was what appealed to Mr. Robbins and City Attorney Bond and led to their advocacy of the plan. Statement of Dennis. Dr. Dennis' statement follows: "We are having much talk now about the efficiency commission, but this commission would do just exactly what the new mayor said he would do if we elected him. We elected him; Md if Mr. Robbins had been at the Commercial Club banquet he would have certainly found out, if he didn't know.it before, that we did not elect him because he was a Progressive, but because he promised us an honest, competent, business administration of the city's affairs. He has said that he is going to appoint the best men he can find to every place under him. He probably meant by "best men" the ones who could do and would do the work they were appointed to do well and economically. Asks Explanation. "Is not this what the commission would do if we hired one for $7,000 or any other sum? "And what evidence, until after he was tried, would we have that a chairman of a commission would do this better than the mayor would? The mayor says he is going to give his entire time to the business of the city; that he is going to see that the men who haul or garbage work ten hours a day for ten hours' pay. Maybe he will do this. We would not want the chairman of our commission to do more thant this. Give Him Good Chance. "Mr. Robbins has gone over in detail all along the line and promised that very efficiency and economy which we want. We have but to give him the chance to do it. "It was one competent, honest man that built the Panama canal for millions of dollars less than the esti- . . i . -. . . : . I : ...... . . P .... f . UlilLtUl lUai, ,1 lllffl 1)1 1 (ILL j in it. A commission of seven men j was tried and they could not do it. It j rms rpiliii((I to three, nnd ttipv could!

not. When Roosevelt wanted to stop ; perienced the leaks in the public service hejural Kas-

appointed commission after commission to look into every department of tell government, and find out where savings would be effected. These commissions consisted of his own subordinates, and they acted without pay. Patriotic men they were, who did it for the good of their country. If the mayor's subordinates ;ire the kind of men I think they will be. they will assist him in every way to make the city government the best ever.' If he needs experts, as he probably will, he can find them, if he wants to, cheaper than we can. Kvery groat business is run by one man. chosen for the purpose by its directors, who make him responsible. We have one mayor to have charge of our business who has made us fair promises, all we could ask; now lefs give him a chance: stand by him, help him all we can. and make him chieflv responsible for refmlts." FIREMEN TO GET HEARING MONDAY Henring in the case of Firemen James Hahn and William Kinney, who were suspended by Fire Chief Miller because of trouble between them at Station No. 3. will come before the board of works at the regular meeting Monday morning NEWS NUGGETS COOKS AT 1C0. NEWARK. N. .1.. Nov. 29. Mrs. Margare Kidney celebrated her 100th birthday by preparing and cooking a Thanksgiving day dinner for a number of relatives and friends at her home. PECULIAR DEATHS. TOWANDA. Pa.. Nov. 29 Thirtyfive years ago John Puroell. a farmer. died of a fractured skull suffered in a fall. At the same time. hour, and actly thirty-five years atterward HIS wife died in the same manner. Both lived nine days after being hurt. WHERE'S CAPTAIN KIDD? ; MIDDLETOWN. N. J.. Nov. 29. While digging post holes on his farm J Edward Hildebrandt uncovered an iron j box containing several old fashioned j cm lil rinps nnd mrinv "Rritih .nine dated 1714. " " BALTIMORE. Nov. 29.-Byron W. Hutchinson, IS, was accidentally shot and killed by another hunter yesterday. Thanksgiving day three years ago. Hutchinson's older brother was killed by a train. NOSE BLOWN OFF. NEW YORK, Nov. 29. Morris Mark - ovltch is minus a large part of his nose as a result of pounding a cartridge with a hammer.

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Upper row, left to right: Lord Cowdray of the British oil interests, believed to be responsible fo much of the trouble; General Venustiano Carranza, leader of the rebels in the north, and most formidable opponent of Huerta; Felix Diaz, nephew of ex-President Porfirio Diaz, who was compelled to flee Mexico to save his lite. He was formally an ally of Huerta, and aided the latter in overthrowing the Madero regime. Below, left to right, President Huerta, who is the storm center of Mexican affairs; Francisco I. Madero, assassinated president of Mexico, whom Huerta deposed and then caused to be slain, and Sir Lionel Garden, British ambassador to Mexico, who is believed to be very much opposed to the W'son policy in Mexico.

FEW POST GUARANTEES Gas Patrons Give Personal Security. Out of the 3,000 people who have applied for gas thus far, only 67 have posted money to guarantee the payment of their bills, the remainder of those not owning property preferring to gie personal security, according to an official of the Logan Natural Gas company. Complaints are still coming in where persons have changed from the artificial to the natural gas, but these are being attended to as rapidly as i i possible. At the present twenty-five' workmen are attending to the adjust-i ment of burners. This force will be doubled at the beginning of next week by other workmen who are exin the installation of natDentists are having their troubles since the change has been made. They have found that the burners used- with artificial gas will not serve their purpose with natural gas, as the air which is forced into the burner blows the flame from the gas. CANDY FIRM SUES W. E. EIKENBERRY ; Suit against William E. Eikenberry, j proprietor of the Citv Bowling allevs and Walter Runge. from whom Eikenberry purchased the place, was enterd ' Candy company today. The demand is $1 1 !'..!. The plaintiff company alleges that j Eikenberry gave Runge a promissory , note for eight months at six per cent j for $150. Runge settled an account i with the candy company with the note. ! Demand has been made on Eiken- j berry for the amount called for on the I note but payment was refused, the ' plaintiff alleges. Demand was also j made on Runge. who refused to make I the note good. The accruing interest and attorneys fees amount to $22.75. MURDER RECALLED BY WOMAN'S DEATH I 2 ! HAGERSTOWN. Ind.. Nov. 29 The death of Mrs. Susan Smith, which occurred Thursday night, at the home of her son, marks the close of one of the most interesting criminal cases ever placed on the Wayne county court docket. Mrs. Smith and her two sons ! were accused of killing the husband ; and father of the family, who was a I cripple, and concealing the body in a well. They were arrested and con-! fesed the crime to I. A. Gormon. They i stood trial, however, and the case was! (taken to Randolph county on a change of venue. Mrs. bmith and son. Danj iel were found guilty and sentenced tn life i m iirirn men Rnth sinhse.

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sm, wmc never nhir-eH rm tri.il After they were released from prison, the , mother an son returned to Hagers- j town, near where they have resided j on a farm since. RUSSELL TO SPEAK 'The New Prisoner" will be the sub?f a tal b" lJof- E1rt Resell I to the members of the Brotherhood of First English Lutheran church to morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock. FILE STATEMENTS j Defeat at the polls in the recent city I election cost Charles C. McPherson. I candidate for council from the Fist 1 ward, $S.50, and C. C. Schaefer. candidate for council-man-at-large. $5, according to statements which they filed with the city clerk today.

TABERNACLE COST

AMOUNTS TO $1,470 Contract Awarded to Richmond Lumber Company At Meeting Today. The contract for furnishing lumber for the erection of the Honeywell tabernacle was awarded this afternoon to the Richmond Lumber company for 1,470. This bid was four dollars lower than that submitted by Miller and Kemper. The bids were submitted for 85.0OO feet. On the bids submitted for removing the lumber the Richmond Lumber company offered to do the work for $:J.50 per thousand providing it was awarded the contract. Miller and Kemper asked $5 per thousand. George Mansfield will have charge of the construction work, E. C. Louek will clear the grounds, and M. C. Henley will attend to the wiring. Richard Sedgwick will care for the heating iand other miscellaneous preparations. Ministers and volunteer workers

j will meet Wednesday morning at 8:00; the substance of a statement made by o'clock at the East Main Street ' Hurts to Patrolman Vogelsong ye6terl Friends church to remove the sheds. ' day as he took the confessed robber to j The committee has decided to drop, the county Jail.

the idea of having a gala day and; erecting the tabernacle in a short time ."" ''ee ol onu ueei la,,0r,s- ,s ProoaDie tnat tne worn wlU be done b-v hire(1 IaoorROLIN, CON VICT, RECOUPS FORTUNE NEW YORK, Nov. 29. Joseph Rob-j in the "skyrocket financier." sentenc- j ed to serve one year on Blackwell's island, was today released from prison with his sentence satisfied, without j ever having served a single day of ac- j tual prison life for the larceny of $27,000 from the Washington Savings ! bank. This remarkable procedure came to light today when it developed , that during all the five months that Robin was supposed to have ben a j prisoner on the island he had been ' Permitted to leave the prison In time to catch the 9 o'clock boat, remain in the city transacting business until the 4 o'clock boat and then return to the penitentiary for the night. While nominally a convict Robin is said to have) made between $500,000 and $1,000,000 i during his daily trips to New York in tne enort to recoup nis lortune. MODERN WOODMEN rp ornrrDO lO ELLLl UrMLLKb Election of officers will take nlace , at the regular meeting of the Modern Woodman Mondav evening. The work of the order will be given to a nurn-i ber of candidates. Members of the order from Centerville will be guests of the evening. RACE COST $9.50 Making the race for councilman-at-large. Edward Stein. Republican candidate, spent $9.50. Of this amount $5 j w as a contribution to the party fund, the remainder being for campaign i cards. HAS NOVEL BILL WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Rep. McKellar. of Tennessee introduced a newcold storage bill :n the house i xlay. This provides that eggs may not be kept in cold storage for more than three months and sets limits of time for meat and other food products. Dealers who violate the law will be subject to fines and imprisonment.

ROBBERSJET $15,000

i Thieves Ransack the United States Mails. SOUTH BEND. Nov. 29 Iu one of the most daring mail robberies in this vicinity $15,000 was stolen some time last night from the I'nited States mails between here and Dowagiac, Mich. The first notice of the robbery" was when the local postoffice authorities today found a suit case with brokenlocks in an alley. Detectives later found letters directed to various banks in Michigan, the postmarks indicating ti,e,t fi,a l.norc cr- iioH I'riHo,. night. SAYS HE STOLE MONEY TO PAY FOR EDUCATION That the money taken from James Carr's residence by Edward D. Burts, colored, Thursday evening would have gone to help pay the school expenses of his 17-year-old daughter, who is in school at Jefferson Citv. Missouri, was Burton Carr. son of James Carr, who received a cut above the left temple wtnie struggling with Burts to pre vent his escape, is recovering rapidly from the effects of, the wound. Burts is charged with burglary. The date for hearing has not been set. CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. Henry Miller. 20. machinist, city, and Susan Herman, 26. factory worker, city. Silas E. Brown. 25. chauffeur, city, and Hazel Clark, city. Albert Hindman. 25. s.tock buyer, Hagerstown. and Vera Fleming, 20, violinist, Economy. Births. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Christopher Wettig, 43S South Eleventh street, a; ; bay. j j Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thornton Pryor, ! 207 South Ninth street, a boy. ! ! Building Permits. i O. C. Krome. 221 South Sixteenth new boulder house, $3,500. STILL ON THE JOB NKWPORT. Eng.. Nov. 29 Militant suffragmes today tried to burn the 'Vew ('srlcnn TrflitiTntr nllc, -ViivVi ' j cost $200,000, but the blaze was exj had been SBturatd with oi, and the .;. j CONS" TAKE NICKELS CHICAGO. Nov. 29 Existence of a svttem of graft anion.: ti:'!i!cit.is tae Ch-cago and Jc'l.-i electric life h-i- Ks-uHed in the arrest and eomess;cn of twenty employee.?. HORSE ENTERS SALOON Ci 'It AGO, Nov. ?S.--Deeeti .i snlcon settling the matter "orn overcoat, were snddealv Tupted by the entrance of a ri; es it. of a iutr:T' , Sevvrril person were injured and the saloon was demolished. What will te the largest reinforced concrete arch bridge in the world is now being built at Langweiz, on the Chur Arosa railroad. It will have a 160-foot rise and 330 feet between abutments.

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ty ea; houid secure thr e times the mil-j - the rave ir. the past, for the i i.n.run: of money they expend on th ; riaiis." ua.- 'he statement of H C Foster of ;he Foster Construction I company. iio is a builder of concrete i : and water l-.-ur.d ma-aditu roails. Mr. j : Foster's iu estimation of the concrete) reads in W:r.e county, Michigan, re- ' iea!'(l son.. st Hrtnng lacis mcu ; were overlooked ty the Wayne counj ty, Indiana, officials at a recent visit ' there. Mr Foster does not believe this ' county is receiving its money's worth i for the sums spent on roads liich have cost al.eu' 11.mu a mile for i macadam. He is certain that the action of the commissioners in letting i contrai ts for concrete roads, will be ; the cause of rare! later i Investigates Roads, j "I went o er the roads of Michigan j two weeks after the commissioners I from here and the county attorneys 1 and other officials were taken over ; them." said Mr. Foster. "I found hun-'-. dreds and hundreds of patches which were overlooked by the others. They j were cleverly coucealed for the occa- ! sion. "The abrasions in the road had been filled with hot asphalt and had been covered over with sand. I took my pocket knife and with little pressure I stuck it into the road bed tile lull length of the blade. This was done on some of th model concrete roads of Wayne county. Michigan. "These roads are built at a cost of $16,000 a mile for an eighteen foot concrete roadway. The roads here cost more because thy are w ider in places. When those concrete roads are worn ! out, everything put in them is lost. It costs as much to break up and haul ' away the pieces as it does to put it I down in the first place

, VOt ale Oi CUILv l I lc iujup iiiilh ur iuumt the Investigation around Detroit. of the conditions LATE MARKET NEWS CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, Nov. 29 Hogs: Receipts 13,000, market higher; top price $7.90. bulk of sales $7. 6511 7.75. Cattle: Receipts 1.200, market conditions steady; beeves $t.75ra 9.50; calves$9.25(i 11. Sheep: Receipts 6,000; natives and w esterns $3.75' 5.10, lambs $5.50 7.70. PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK' PITTSBURG. Nov. 29 Cattle: Suppi v 200, market steady; veal calves $11.25. Shep and lambs: Receipts 1.000; market steady; prime sheep $4.85, lambs $7.65. Hogs: Receipts 2.00; market higher; prime heavies $8.25; pigs $7.25. INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 29 HogsReceipts 9.000; market steady; tops $7. S0?i 8, bulk of sales $ 07.95. Cattle Receipts 400 choice steers i a i-i c -i. j . m r t n oinei granes Sheep and lambs Receipts 100, martlet sieany. i-nnie sneep i jj -t j, Lambs $5 7. INDIANAPOLIS GRAIN INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 29. Cash grain: Wheat 9"jc, oats 41c, corn 67aic. TOLEDO GRAIN TOLEDO. O.. Nov. 29 Cash grain: Wheat 96ic, corn 411c, corn 711c, clover seed $8.82. RICHMOND MARKET LIVE STOCK Corrected dally by Anton Stolle. phone 1316). Choice veal calves, per lb... 9 to 9Vc HOGS. Primes (average U0 lbs) per 100 lbs $7.o0 i Heavy mixed, per 100 lbs. $7 00 Rough, per 100 lbs $7.00 CATTLE. Choice steers, per lb 7 He Butcher steers, per lb 7c Cows, per ID 2Vfc to 5c Bulls, per lb 5c to 6c Veal calves : $9.00 Light Yorkers $6.50 to7.00 GRAIN MARKET (Corrected dai!y by Richmond Roller Milis, phone 2019). Wheat, per bu 8Sc Oats, per bu 37c New Corn, per bu 55c Rye, per bu 58c Bran, per ton $25.00 Middlings, per ton $23.00 PRODUCE (Corrected dally by Ed. Cooper, phone 2577.) Old hens, per ib 12c j Old hens (dressed) pe.- lb 15 to 18c j j Turkeys 'dressed) per lb 25c i Young Chickens, dressed, per lb... 20c ! Young chickens, dressed, per lb.. 22c ; Eggs, per dozen 3c Countrv butter, per lb 23c to 25c WAGON MARKET (Corrected dally by Omer Whelan. phone 1679). Oats, per bu 3Sc New Corn, per bu 60c Timothy hay, per ton $18.00 Clover hay 14.00 Rye straw $6.00 Oats or wheat straw $5.00 Bran, per Middlings. ton $26.00 per ton $2voJ India annually exports about one , rai!liin pounds of fish maws and shark fins for edible purposes, mainly to . China. Sianv Japan and other oriental j countries. i DR. A. O. MARTIN DENTIST Colonial Building Suite 212-213

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5 To give to patriotic young Americans the opportunity for a short course in military training. Major General Leonard Wood, commanding the army, has issued orders for the establishment of students' military training cainps. BOYS QUESTIONED CONCERNING BLAZE A number of boys who were in the neighborhood of West Fifth and Kinsey streets Thursday evening were questioned tday b Police Chief Gormon and Fire Chief Miller relative to the origin of a fire which destroyed the roof of the barn belonging to Mrs. Caleb King, at ! o'clock, entailt ll iiuvill ? 1 .iv. lilt- ll.'l r1 . .. i .... . 0 i r i 'T- V, 1. . . .... . saved. Fire Chief Miller believes the barn was fired bv boys plaving in or near it. When a match was used to locate a leilr tit tho paq nlnas s.r fhe hrwne at J J. Hay ward. 9 West Main street. yesterday morning the fire department was called to put out the blaze that resulted. No damage is reported. REPUBLICANS MEET TUESDAY EVENING A special meeting of the Republican city committee has been called for next Tuesday evening by Edgar lliff, city chairman. The committee will is sue a formal declaration or tne inten-j tion of the party in the future in the j citv and county and discuss means of i strengthening the organization. The Progressive and Democratic city committees are expected to meet within a short time to organization matters relative to the campaign next fall. CLERKS ELECT Offieers for the ensuing year were elected by the Richmond postal clerks as follows: Clarence Foreman, president; Sarah Moorman, vice president and John Ixtt, secretary and treasurer. CONSCIENCE HURTS EAST ORANGE. N. J.. Nov. 29. "Please return this watch to your daughter; my son has found his own conscience," says a note accompanying a time piece lost three years ago bv Mrs. Ackerman. DOG IS KILLED After biting several dogs and snapping at persons, a dog belonging to Frank Fox. Greenwood avenue, was killed this morning, and the head brought to County Health Officer King, who sent it to Indianapolis this afternoon for examination at the state , laboratory. j Put Yourself To Sleep ! Put yourself to sleep nights repeating my Phone number, 2441. Then if your grocer will not supply you with my "quality potatoes," call me. L. D. HAWLEY

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EOT O RR A Y-Keith Vaudeville Week Starting MONDAY, Dec. 1st. MATINEES DAILY; EVENINGS 8:15 P. M.

Mon. Tues, and Wed. Adair and Adair Comedy Bar Artists Porter and Girlie Exponents of Late Society Dances Charles and Madeline Dunbar Original Novelty "Animal Phrenology Marshall and Tribble Black Face Comedians Gallerine Four European Novelty Musical Act

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S8.00 per Ton No. 1 Chestnut mixed with one-third No. 2 Chestnut, while it lasts. Order now. RICHMOND COAL COMPANY Telephone 3165. Yard and Office W. 2nd L Penn. Ry.

pard. Can t you look lik a ftood ou slip me two bits to Honest. 1 nwd it the help me out. ! wot t kind. T'.;e dereliet who thus approached a ' Palladium reporter jesterday near th Union Station was a piece of human wreckage, with shallow face and pinpoint eye pupils. To even th? most casual observer his appearance shouted aloud the fact that he s I drug I fiend What do you want to buy with it. at. or coke" h Needs the Dope. to liae something tc got to have the other, me out?" "But you can't buy the stuff here, can you?" "1 don't know. 1 just got here. I never yet have seen the place I couldn't get it. and 1 can Ret it here, it 1 can raie the price." "Well." said the reporter. "If you will tell tr.e how ou came to get th habit. I ll hand over the price." His Story. And this is tiie story he told: Six year ago. he was just starting to high school in a little town in Pennsylvania. One night he went with another boy to a mesaenjeer office where he was promised a rare treat. He swallowed a morphine tablet. A little later having no idea what j lie was getting into lie went racK i.t : the office. A boy let him sniff om j cocaine. Now at the age of 22 when h should be through high s.cluol and in ' some college his time is spent in I scheming to get the drugs. Ills dally i portion he said yesterday was fifteen I grains of each. Breaks Into Store. Four weeks ago he was arrested in Ohio on a larceny charge. He broke Into a drug store one night when h found it impossible to secure money to buy the drugs. "They gave me the ati hour cure at the hospital." he said, "but It didn't itake n,v Air fof the u"I was there a week, but it would have taken me three or four months to regain my will power and pet rid of th craving. The first thing that 1 did after taking that cure at the hospital was to go right out and get some more of the drugs." "What am 1 going to do? I'm past doing for myself long ago. I know what I want to do though. I want to get rid of this stuff and be a man. I am a disgrace to my family and worse than worthless to myself. I have ot a brother that's married and got a good job. And my mother Say won't you let me have that two bits. now." Deaths in England and Wales due to phthisis have decreased in number In the last half century by considerably more than 50 per cent. DONT WORRY about his Xmas Present simply get him a t'onklin Self Filling Fountain Pen or a Sengbusch Self Closing Ink Stand. Come in and See our IliR Stock. BARTEL & ROUE 921 Main Street SNOW WHITE All Clothes when we get through with them. Collars, Shirts FAMILY WASHINGS Work called for and delivered Richmond Sanitary Laundry J. Smyser & G. Fry 43 Richmond Ave. Phone 3076 Drs. Hinshaw and Johnson, Dentists GENNETT THEATRE FLATS 1st Door West of Post Office Phone 25S. Thurs. Fri. and Sat. Georgalis Bros. Champion Greek Rifle and Pistol Shots Patricola and Meyers Singing, Talking and Eccentric Oancing Great Howard Scotch Ventriliquist "A Day at the Dentist'sEd Gray The Tall Tale Teller Logan and Geneva Texas Tommy on the Wira

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