Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 18, 1 December 1913 — Page 1

RICHMOND PAIXADIUM

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AND SUN-TELE(iRAM RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 1, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS Vol. xxxix. no. is UNIONS TO PETITION MAYOR TO APPOINT COMPETENT BUILDER HUERTA MULCTS RICH EPISCOPAL RECTOR OPPOSES HONEYWELL REVIVAUVIEETINGS The Rev. J. S. Lightbourn Holds Campaign Commercializes Church Activity, DEMOCRATIC CONTROL Officials Who Called to Order Sixty-Third Session of Congress TO RAISE WAR F IT AS NEW Admiral Fletcher Seeks to Prevent Rebel Attack on Tampico. Delegates At Labor Hall Meeting Discuss Probable Candidates. Party Rules Supreme For First Time in Many '' Years. HALE IS AT CAPITOL

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CLARK OPENS HOUSE MARSHALL SENATE

No Demonstration As Vice President Calls Upper Branch to Order. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. At the stroke of noon today gavel? sounded In senate and house, signalizing the opening of me second, or first regular session of the sixty-third congress. The familiar figure of SpeaKr Champ Clark was seen In the house chamber, the speaker's presence calling for a demonstration on the part of the Democrats over the opening of another session of congress with the Democratic party in control. In the senate, Vic President Marshall called the eenate to order, but there was no demonstration, that being contrary to J senatorial ideas of dignity. This '.vas the first regular session of congress In ropny years which was ushered in entirely under Democratic auspices with Democrats in control of the house and senate and a Democratic executive in the White House. As usual on such occasions, the galleries were filled, there being a brilliant display of millinery and winter fashions by women spectators. Thn diplomatic galleries in both houses were well filled, diplomats of South America and Central America predominating in the attendance. Routine in House. In the house, the blind chaplain of that body, the Rev. Henry N. Couden. delivered the opening invocation, after which a few new members were escorted to the speaker's desk to take the oath of office. This ceremony over, the house proceeded to uninteresting routine business. Routine business and parlimentary skirmishing over the currency bill occupied the attention of the senate. Many members who were detained here during the summer and autumn months, were slow in returning, many of them declaring they would remain away until after January 1, so as to be at home for the holiday season. They anticipated that little important business would be transacted until after the beginning of the new year. Although the program had not been definitely formulated, members looked forward to tackling one of the most ambitious legislative tasks that any congress in a long time has attempted. Legislative subjects. Here are some of the subjects of legislation that the new congress will take up: Final action on the currency bill. Anti-trust legislation. Rural credits. Navy program. Passage of a dozen appropriation bills. Train safety and safety on the ocean. Regulation of the shipping trust. Final action on the reports of lobby Investigating committees. The cost of living problem. Legislation to portect women workers. River and harbor budget. Legislation looking to the building of a government railroad In Alaska. (Continued on Page Six) T WEATHER FORECAST t FOR INDIANA Rain tonight; slightly colder west portion; Tuesday unsettled and probably colder; probably local rain. TEMPERATURE. Noon 55 YESTERDAY. Maximum 68 Minimum 54 RICHMOND, BY W. E. MOORE. Continued unsettled tonight and probably on Tuesday with conditions still favorable for more rain. Somewhat colder. SUMMARY. The continued spell of unsettled rainy weather is due to prevailing low barometer pressure east of the Rocky Mountains and unsettled conditions are expected to prevail for a while.

Medical Examination of Children Demanded

State Board Urges Compulsory Inspection of PupilsHolds Health Officers Should Devote Full Time to Work Ninety Per Cent of Scholars Have Defective Teeth. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. L Compulsory medioal inspection of school children throughout Indiana by regularly appointed health officers in the various counties Is recommended in the annual report just submitted by the state board of health to Governor Ralston. That the public health work would be greatly advanced if the health officers were pafd sufficiently large salaries to warrant them in giving all their time to such service to the entire exclusion of private practice, also Is set forth. Mortality and morbidity statistics furnished by the board indicate that the general health of Indiana's pppu-

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VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL.

Vice President Marshall, who presided at the opening of the Sixty-third session of congress today, has the honor of being the first Democrat to open a session that was ushered in under entirely Democratic auspices. Democrats control both the senate and the house, and a Democratic president sits in the white house. When Speaker Clark called the house to order the usual demonstration by representatives took place. Senatorial dignity precluded a noisy demonstration in the upper branch. Important legislative business confronts congress, and the present session is expected to be of momentous import to the American people.

Burglars Enter Homes Highwaymen Hold Up Crime Wave Covers

LARGE ATTENDANCE AT 1, 0.JU AFFAIR Members of Encampment Branch Hear Sharp and Hollywood. Nearly one hundred and fifty members of the Encampment Branch of Odd Fellowship in Wayne county, were in attendance at the county meeting held Saturday night in Odd Fellow's hall. S. O. Sharp, of Indianapolis, Grand Patriarch of the order, and : Richard Hollywood, also of Indianapo lis, editor of the Talisman, were guests t of honor and both made addresses. L. j A. Handler was master of ceremonies and there were short talks by various members from other towns in the ' county. j The plan to arouse new interest in ' this branch of Odd. Fellowship took definite form and a scial committee is to be appointed -lo'devise ways and means to increase the membership. One of the features will be a series of joint meetings during the present winter which will take in all of the towns in the county which have en campments. Following the program and the business session Saturday night, a banquet was enjoyed by the visitors. Members from all the lodges except that at Hagerstown were present. The following responded: Andrew Riegel, East Germantown; Caleb Harvey, Centerville; W. E. Floyd, Dublin; Will Judkins, Cambridge City; George Bishop, Richmond. lation has remained stationary during the past year, and shows improvement over the average by comparison with ten years" records. Ten other states surpassed Indiana in the matter of improving health conditions. Massachusetts, leading the movement in results accomplished. Point To Foreign Examples. Germany, Holland. Japan and England have had compulsory medical inspection of school children for over a decade, it is rvointoil mtt

Ninety percent of Indiana's school tofLether' . . , , children have defective teeth, fifteen I fruf !o"d' aKn lo of percent have defective eyesight. and:a poutl th street barber shop, was adenoids, enlarged tonsils, enlarged ' released today by the police, it being glands, skin diseases, etc., prevail to:Proved conclusively that he had nothan alarming extent, according to the - inS to do with the robbery of the Conk-

report, A gentle slap is administered to parents generally for negligence regarding the health of children In the report, which candidly admits that present health laws foster inefficiency by com pelling health officers to combine private practice with official duties in or-j der to make a living wage. i The "all-time" health officer system! would prove economical, the report ar- j gues. because fifty percent of the mon-; ey now spent for public health promotion is wasted under the present laws.

SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK.

Yeggs Attack Safe in Standard Oil Office Baby's Cry Frightens Robber in Geier Home Thieves Make Unsuccessful Raid at Sherman Residence Robert Hart Forced to Give Up Valuables to Stick Up Artists Attempt Made to Enter ElwOod McGuireV House. ROBBERIES REPORTED Conkey Drug Store; $22 taken. Barth Cigar Store; $2 taken. Stegall Barber Shop; $50 and 8 watches. Robert Hart, held up; $12 taken. Geier residence; $2 taken. Carr residence; burglar caught. Reynolds grocery; burglar caught ATTEMPTS MADE. Standard Oil Company office. Ackerman residence. Sherman residence. McGuire residence. tt-u .u . . With the increase in the number of robberies and burglaries in the city, Chief Gormon has requested the assistance and co-operation of all per; sons. Thieves operating in the city are growing bolder each night. Prob-( ably tiie most daring of a series of robberies during the last few nights was the hold-up of Robert Hart ty A. . two men at the alley between G and F streets on North Eighth about 8:30 last night. Hart was relieved of $12 and then told to move on, or "We'll blow your brains out." Edward Burts, colored, who was apprehended while burglarizing the James Carr residence on East Main street is now confined in the countyjail. Burts claims to have a wife residing in Chicago. A woman arrested last evening at the Union station, In-1 dianapolis. gave her name as Hattief i narris ana n is Deuevea ny me ponce 'that she is the sweetheart of Burts. When arrested she had a number of pieces of jewelry on her person. It is believed by Richmond police that the woman and Burts have been working ey drug store. Gormon's Explanation. In summing up recent robberies and burglaries Chief Gormon made the following statement: "We have obtained the arrests of two burglars, practically have our hands on two robbers, have sent two persons out of the city whom we had under surveillance, but upon vftom no evidence could be fixed and believe We will make another arrest on a .(Continued on Page Two.)

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rians; Whole City J-.-ac ; j i. J MASONS TO CONFER DEGREES ON CLASSES Meeting on December 11 Will Be Followed By Banquet. Exemplification of the royal, select ' and siinijr-ecellent masters' dpexee be given at the Masonic Temple Thursday evening, Dtcember 11. The degrees of royal and select masters will be conferred on a class, the initiatory work starting at 7 o'clock. At it o'clock the degree of super-excellent master will be conferred upon the above class and all other royal and select masters of Wayne council, No. 10. Following the work a banqet will ! j be given. The official roster in the degree of , super-excellent master is: Philip H. Worrall, Gedeliah; Luther ' E. Bruce, King Zedekiah; U. B. G. Ewing, First K. ot r.; Alired Anderson, Second K. of T.; Howard C. Hunt. Third K. of T.; Arthur P. Hodgin, Fris Herald: T. Mason Byer, Second Her aid; Walker E. Land, Third Herald; Frank Benn, Captain of Guard; Robert W. Phillips, Royal Guard; Herman C. Thomas, Royal Guard; Geo. R. Gause, Royal Guard; Ernest O. Ewan, Recorder.' H. R. Marlatt, Chorister; Albert W. Rees, Chorister: Clifford W. Caldwell, Trumpeter and Harry Porter, Sentinel. Oificers for 1913 are: Alfred Anderson, T. 111. Master; Albert W. Rees, R. 111. D. Master; Frank Benn. 111. P. C. of Work; J. E. Peltz, treasurer: Ernest O. Ewan, recorder; Geo. R. Gause 5 Captain of Guard; Rush A. I i conductor of council; R. R. Y Bowman, an Zant, Steward, and Harry Porter, Steward. FOX RECOVERS Judge Fox, who has been ill for the 1 last five days, will return to the bench tomorrow, he announced today. Dur - ius uis ausem-e. a. v.. uiuufiumu uas acted as special judge. Judge Fox has had a severe cold and grippe. WRAPPED PRESENT WITH X3IAS SEALS AMErNRip" GRO S sljl A big hearted purchaser of Red Cross Seals in a southern city recently complained because the seals did not come in sheets larger than 100. He had prepared a Christmas package for his daughter and had conceived the idea that he would wrap it entirely in Christmas Seals. As the present was bulky, the sheets of 100 were not sufficient. He solved his problem, however, by pasting several sheets of seals on a large piece of wrapping paner, in which he enclosed his daughter's gift.

WANT UNIFICATION OF MORE TRADES

Laundry Workers Organize, Following Address By T. H. Flvnn. Formation of dstailed plans for the unification of the building trades workers and adoption of a resolution to be presented to Mayor-elect Robbins, petitioning for the appointment of a competent builder for the office of

uuuuiiig uihyei iiu . umidLiciiiru mr . surface ana these he has been oorameeting of delegates at Labor Hall j penej to uljHze to an undue expense yesterday afternoon. ' sinr th. I'nited States establishd a

The plans took definite form today when employes of the Richmond Steam Laundry were organized.1 Pro prietors or tne estaonsnment consent-; ed to the closing down of the plant for ; a short time this mornmg when the ; laundry workers were addressed by . union organizers. Fifteen girls at the Richmond Steam Laundry were enthused over the union i idea and readily consented to organ-! ize. After a ten minute talk by Organizer Flynn, they elected Hester Mc Carthy, president and Belle Wilson, secretary. Advantages in Union. Mr. Flynn pointed out to them the

advantages or union laDor ana toia lining tne tuture of tne reDel cause, them that their charter can be secured That this government is keeping a at no cost. Other branches of the un- watchful eye on the situation at Tuxion offered to purchase the charter for pam is evident by movements of sev-

women workers and provide a place : for them to meet until thev become ! strong enough to provide quarters of ; their own. I The union of laundrv girls at the I Richmond Steam Laundry is the first j

step towards a general organization of jto Tolobanto. the women workers of city. Dr. William Bayard Hale, the enGarment workers will be talked to ' voy sent by President Wilson to Genas soon as the oruanizers have the ! eral Carranza. leader of the Mexlca time to devote to such an oragniza- j Constitutionalists, returned to Washtion. There are a larse number of I ington today. He at once notified the

! women garment workers in the city. ! Make Special Effort. Following up the suggestion made at Sunday's meeting, organizers are making a special effort to form unions among teamsters, plumbers, lathers, electricians and pattern workers. Charters will be issued Saturday to the carpenters, hod carriers, painters, plasterers and sheet metal workers and the building trades council will be officially dedicated as a part of the union forces of the city. Although the meeting yesterday was small because of the inclement weather, delegates attending were enthusiastic over the grip which the union is securing in the city. Reports from various trades and labor organizations indicated that the new unions will thrive. Ed. Meyers, a carpenter, was selected temporary chairman of the meeting in the absence of Chairman Cox. Mr. Meyers. William Fahlsing, president of the Central Labor council, Charles Graham, vice president of the bartenders union, and William Reiser, business manager of the Bartenders union, presided at the gathering. Delegates to Come. The men were eager to hear from state officers, who have been attending the convention on the Pacific coast. A number will be in Richmond on their return to this state. The matter of the appointment of the building inspector, who will take office January 1 was discussed. Harry Hodgin and Otto Loucke were named by delegates as the most promI (Continued on Page Six) j FORGER DETECTED BY BANK TELLER Alton Hale Assists Police in Quickly Capturing James Borden. An hour after the detection of a check to which James Borden, had signed the name of A. Harsh, by Alton Hale, paying teller at the First National bank, Borden was under arrest at Dayton, Ohio. He was returned to Richmond by Police Chief Gormon, who went to Dayton for him yesteraay. The forgery was detected by Hf'e when the check which had been cash ed at. the H. E. Beale saloon, ooo i Main street, was brought to the bank 1 for pavment. Hale said that it was not , u Harsh's check and notified oolice headquarters. Patrolman Vogelsong went to the Harsh coal yards, where Borden .has been employed as a laborer, but he was not there. At the Stilwell Hotel. 14-16 North Sixth, Vogelsong learned j that Borden had left the house shortly after 1- o clock and that he sometimes went to Dayton. Further investigation showed that he had gone east on Main street between 12:30 and 1 o'clock. Officers at Dayton were notified to watch for him and arrested him as he got off the car at that city. CONSTABLE ORDERS TRAMP TO LEAVE Canvassing a number of houses on North West Third street yesterday aft - ' emoon a tramp was ordered to leave the street by Al Brown, elevator opera- . tor at the court house. The tramp be- ! lieved Brown was a constable and I started to leave when he turned and demanded to know if Brown were a policeman. When he found Brown was not. he cursed him. Brown threatened to call the patro! when Ben Crump, constable ap- : peared on the scene. The tramp Ced A towards the city limits.

Refuses to Discuss Result of Conference With Rebel Leader.

WASHINGTON. Deo. 1. Reports reaching Washington for the past month that President Huerta is levying taxes on the money classes are confirmed by dispatches today. Iresident Wilson has long been tiware of J the fact that the provisional president; in the event or a snortage ot Tunas would do anything short of robbing the banks of Mexico City to recoupe himf!f H has rnanv Rnurres of revenue which do not appear on the financial blockade against him. The gravity of the situation at Tampito continues unabated. Rear Admirai Kletcher is making everv effort to COmpel the rebels to desist from a general attack which would endanger thp rlph on interests of that citv. The constitutionalist advices in the rst two weeks indicate the general strengthening of the Carranza cause with the neon le of the interior. Rebels Approach Capital. They will soon be knocking at the door of Mexico Citv if their present i aggressiveness continues. The opera- j tions in the vicinity of Tampico will ; 'have a great deal to do with determseis in .Mexican waters. 1 ne rsew Jersey today replaced the Louisiana I at Tuxpam, the latter vessel arriving at Vera Cruz. On the west coast the; California has moved from Mazatlan to i Mancinillo. The Annapolis has gone presiaent that he was prepared to make a complete report to him of his negotiations vith Carranza at any! time desired. Dr. Hale refused to discuss his mis-j sion in aavance or nis conference wun i the president. WIFE OF MINISTER PREACHESJERMONS Mrs. S. W. Traum Declares Life Is Greatest Thing in World. In the absence of the Rev. S. W. Traum from the city. Mrs. Traum yesterday occupied his pulpit at the First Christian church. She took for the subject of her morning talk. "The Greatest Thing in the World." which is also the subject of an essay by Prof. Drummond. Prof. Drummond makes "love" the greatest thing in the world, but Mrs. Traum makes "life" the most important. She said the coming of Jesus Christ produced a marked affect on all departments of life. For man's physical being and creature comforts. Christian civilization has furnished the conveniences of the modern home, schools and highly organized political states. On the Intellectual side, this civilization has given a new vision of the meaning and opportunities of this existence that were unknown and unappreciated before the coming of Christ. From the moral viewpoint Christian civilization has brought about a higher life as is shown by the many things which are now frowned upon, which were tolerated by nonChrietian people. BOARD TO ACT Action on the request of the advertising committee that $175 be appropriated for corn growing prizes next year will be taken by the board of directors of th Commercial club at Its meeting j this evening j

this evening. j be killed. Expert Sanitarian For ; City, Plan of Hurty

Secretary of State Board of Health Seeks Physician to Serve As Health Officer Without Pay Deputy With $1,500 Salary to Be An Expert Sanitarian.

Many residents of Richmond and purely honorary capacity, and perWayne county would like to have the ! mlt his salary, which could be inoffice of county and city health com-1 creased from S00 to 1100. to be missioners administered by expert f applied as the salary of a deputy sanitarians, not by physicians engag- j health officer. This deputy could be ed in the practice of medicine, and j an expert sanitarian and the office the big majority of physicians are i could be created bv ordinance.

1 also in favor of this step. A few days ago a Richmond phy sician wrote to Dr. J. N. Hurty. sec retary of the state board of health, inquiring of him If it would be possible to combine the offices of city and county nealtn commissioners and ' place a sanitarian in charge of this i work, his salary being paid by both city and county, and the salary made large enough to obtain a thoroughly j competent man. i Dr. Hurty today, in- a conversation J

LUTHERAN MINISTER DENOUNCES PROJECT

First M. E. Church Pastor Believes Revival Big Step Toward Reform. The Rev. J. 8. Lightbourn. rectof of St. Paul's Episcopal church, at th sundar mornine services announced to the congregation that he had no part in the arrangements for holding the Honeywell revival meetings in Richmond, beginning the latter prt of this month, and that he had taken no action binding the congregation to' lend its financial assistance to tbV movement, for he had no authority todo so. He concluded with the state-' ment that he would be willing to la-' form any member of the church at any j time of his personal views on the subject, f The Rev. Albert J. Feeger. pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, one ot themond. showed his opposition to the revival campaign at the service Sunday morning when he advised the members of his congregation not to attend the cottage prayer meetings: which are being held in advance of the revival. These meetings the ReT. Mr. Fee-. ger referred to as "forerunners of the big show." He advised his. churchmembers to follow the injunction of the Bible and conduct their household prayers privately. Parker Praises Revival. The Rev. B. Earl Parker, pastor of the First Methodist church, gave unqualified indorsement of the revival movement from his pulpit yesterday. I could not take part In this rerival movement, eive mv annroval of Ut nor bind mv congregation to Klvo financial assistance to it" said the. Rev. Lightbourn today, "because It Is merely commercializing -what to m i8 a very sacred thing. I also have very little conidence in Buch movements, and the results obtained are not commensurate with the expenditures nor the efforts put forth, and they are not permanent." The Methodists are quite active in this movement, but I wonder what John Wesley would say of it?" Points to Parallel. The Rev. Lightbourn also said the action of the ministers In bringing Mr. Honeywell to Richmond to revive interest in church work through his revival meetings was the same as if the physicians of Richmond would quit their practice for six weeks and let their work be attend--ed to by other people who were not physicians. "Thla revival for which we am now, planning Is in keeping with the great movement of the age toward co-op-; erauon. vt nemer wo uae ii or not, combination Is upon as; we cannot avoid tt, neither in industry nor in religion." said the Rer. Parker. Thla thine of the fifteen or sixteen, strongest churches in the city laylnc aside all sectarian differences, all their petty warfares, and forgetting n that divide them la the biggest UrJssTj that has happened In this city for: twenty-nvw years. i "Let us all get under It. let a all' put our shoulder to the whel and get it across. I am sorry to say the' cottage prayer meetings haire been) poorly attended but believe the peo-j pie win awake to tbir Importance be-! fore very lon&. Richmond needs thla revival. It win be one of the truly j great things in the history of thei city." DOG HAD RABIES ' ' An examination of the dog's beadt sent to the state labratory by County i Health Officer King, showed that It' had rabies. The dog belonged to Frank Fox. Greenwood avenue. Health' Officer King has ordered that dogs j w hich were bitten by the rabid animal ever the long distance telephone, sa!d he had replied to this inquiry that the plan, while a most admirable one, and one he had advocated for a number of years, was impossible becau the state law prohibited such' action In a county of more than 30,000 population. Offer New Plan. "What I would like to see Richmond do." continued Dr. Hurty. "would be to secure a public spirited physician to serve as city health officer in a "Probably a man best Qualified to - 1 perform the duties of health officer could not be secured for J 1.500. but council could provide In the ordinance creating the office of deputy a salary of $500. which with the increased salary 0f the health commissioner, to be paid over to the deputy, would give the latter official a total compensation of $2,000 a year. "If council believed that after it had (Continued on Last Psge,