Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 27, 11 December 1913 — Page 1

&DITJM H A. AND SUN-TELEGRAM XXXIX. NO. 27 RICHMOND. IND., THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 11, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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CHARITIES SOCIETY URGENTLY PLEADS FOR MORE SUPPGR

Only $500 Received to Finance $2,000 Movement For Poor Relief. 5400 ALREADY SPENT TO AID SUFFERERS Other Charity Projects Curtail Response to Associated Charities Appeal. CHARITIES ISSUE AN APPEAL FOR AID To the Generous Public: We sent out over five hundred letters of appeal. Only approximately one hundred have responded. We have received a litte over five hundred dollars, all told. We assure the public that a thorough investigation is made of each case before aid is given. It is a great, work and needs your support. It deserves your liberal support. More money will be needed this winter than for several years. You all know the reason why. We ask, each member of the general public, to send your cash subscription to Mrs. Emma K. Mather, treasurer, 326 North Twelfth street, or leave at any bank to be forwarded to her. Give it your attention now, not next week. Last year we had over seventeen hundred dollars. Read this over agaiti and you will see how small an amount we have had this year. The undersigned guarantees that all monies will be wisely spent. Shall we hear from you immediately? Urgently and respectfully, FINANCE COMMITTEE, Benj. Johnson James A. Carr O. H. Knollenberg Arthur L. Smith Sam'l W. Gaar Dr. C. S. Bond Walter J. Doan N.C. Heironimus Jesse A. Bailey S. E. Swayne With summer weather running well into the winter months, Richmond persons seemingly have forgotten that -.winter ,im .still a reality. and. will bring with it the same scenes of suffering and distress that it always has before. In all cities, large or small, the first Ptage of cold weather, throwing people out. of employment, doubling fuel bills and bringing with it suffering and Fiekness means that society must care lor its weaker members who are uujible to cope with conditions unassisted. The Associated Charities in this city has for many years cared for those in distress. This organization has protected the people of Richmond from the importunities of the vagrant, the swindler .and the unworthy mendicant. Dimes placed with this society for careful use have done more for the mitigation of suffering manner by the individual donor could I have done. . Last year the Associated Charities had $2,000 to carrv on its work in Richmond. Most of this money went for actual relief work. This vcar conditions probablv will be worse than they were last year. Yet the organizntion's financial condition is not as good as in 1012. Five hundred dollars has elready been raised and 400 already has been spent. The organization now has $100 to do the work that It required $1,700 to do last year. A few hundred dollars invested now In the work of the Associated Charities may mean the saving of thousands of dollars to the city later on. Suffering breeds discontentment. It makes for crime, lowers the future standard of citizenship. It Is a matter of dollars and cents to the city to see that her citizens do not. suffer. FACTORY EMPLOYES TO BET GUESTS Special Program Is Arranged For Affair Saturday Evening. Seven hundred employes of the American Seeding Machine Company and their wives and families are invited to be guests of fhe company and Richmond Y. M. C. A. at the association building. Saturday evening. This is the first of a series of gatherings of shop men which is being planned by Secretary Kills Learner and members of the Religious Work committee. The social and athletic features of the V. M. C. A. will be granted exclusively to the shop men of the American Seeding Machine plant. Gymnasium, swimming, bowling, pool, billiard and other privileges will be at the disposal ot tne men. f iguratively 1 speaking the keys of the building will ; ne piaceu 111 cue nanus 01 me supenntendent t'urann. ot tne needing plant. nnd he in turn will rive them to the men. In addition to athletic events a program of music and speaking will be friven. The program is in the hands f Supt. Curatin. Several men of the factory will make short talks. Secre tary Learner will be one of the speakers. Miss Carolyn Hutton. violinist. Mis j Mildred Schalk and Frank Schalk. pianists, w ill assist in the musical progrnm. An orchestra will play in the ! lobbv of the building. Other musicians i ill appear on the program.

FIGHTS FOR RETURN OF HER FORTUNE IN GOWNS AND JEWELS

V.P So deeply Incensed is William A. Dunlap, millionaire, whose father built the foundation for the family fortune by making hats, at the action of the United States government officials in seizing gowns and jewels ! brought over from Kurope by Mrs. DunlaD last month that he has vowed 'he will spend his last dollar in com-1 i Piling the government to return the j finery, valued at $100,000. On the arn-j j val of Mr- a,1(l MrS- Dunlap with their j j expensive baggage. Mr. Dunlap conj tended that he was immune from taxa- j tlon on the ground that he was a non-j ' resident. Government officials contend : j that this statement is untrue, and will ! endeavor toprove that Dunlap is a res- . Went ot the united states. MASTERS TO CONFER DEGREEJ CLASS Work Exemplified Only Once a Year by Wayne Council. Wayne Council Xo. 10, Royal and Select Masters will this evening confer these degrees in Masonry upon a class of tuo candidates. At the conclusion of the work in these degrees the degree of Super-Excelent Master will be conferred upon a class of j twenty-five or more, the members of j which reside in Richmond. Hagerstown, Cambridge City and other towns in the county. All Royal and Select ; i Masters upon whom this degrees has : not been conferred are requested to ; i present themselves at the meeting to-' i night. The degree is given but once j j annually. The meeting will begin at ! I 7 o'clock. Following the ritualistic j 1 ceremonies a banquet will be served, at which Alfred Anderson, Thrice Illustrious Master of Wayne Council, will preside. Toasts will be responded to by John L. Rupe, Charles Marlatt, Albert Rees. H. R. Marlatt. Philip H. Worrall and a number of others.. To Confer Degree. The following is the official roster Gf officers for the conferring of the Super-Excellent degree: Philip H. Worrall Gedeliah. Luther E. Bruce King Zedekiah V. B. G. Ewing First K. of T. Alfred Anderson Second K. of T. iiAn-.. a r 11.,.. THj xr f t 1 iv " ui Vi v. . 11 11 ill. ...... i ii 1 1 v 1 iv. yjL a.j Arthur P. Hodgin First Herald ! T. Mason Bver Second Herald Walker E Land Third Herald : Prank Rnn retain nf r.narri ! Robert W. Philips . Herman C. Thomas. George R. Gause... Ernest O. Ewan H. R. Marlatt Albert W. Rees .Royal Guard' .Royal Guard ! .Royal Guard i . Recorder ! ... .Chorister ! Chorister j Harry Porter .Sentinel I Clifford W. Caldwell Trumpeter

LASCIVIOUS DANCES CORRUPT MORALS OF RICHMOND'S GIRLS

Chief Gormon Condemns Tango. Bear Cat and Bunny Hug Whirls. SOCIAL EVIL MENACE TO CITY'S FUTURE Saloons Obey Law Holds Police Chief in Survey of Citv's Morals. Chief of Polic e I. A. Gormon. who i retires from office in less than a i month and brings to a dose a career j as a police officer extending over a ! period of thirty-five years, today dis-, cussed moral conditions in Richmond, J declaring them to be far above the average in cities of this size and in large cities of the state. j The social evil .is the most serious. I moral question which now confronts ! the people of Richmond, Mr. Gormon ' declared. j 'The liquor question in Richmond at present is far from being a serious I one," said Mr. Gormon. "The saloons, taken as a whole, are operated in a satisfactory manner, and the saloon men have co-operated actively in the enforcement of the laws. During my ; present administration as chief of the police department I have nad no trouble in respect to enforcing the Sunday closing and the 11 p. m. closing laws, and disorders in saloons have been most infrequent. I give the saloon men much credit for this condition of affairs." Wine Room Evil. There are a few saloons, well known to the police, winch operate so-called "wine rooms.' where loose women congregate, but these rooms have been operated within the provision of the law and the police have been unable to find any cases against the proprietors of these places. To the best of the knowledge of the police, only women who are of age are permitted to frequent these wine rooms, and the saloonists do not serve liquor to them directly, their escorts purchasing the liquor at the bar and taking it themselves to the women. Chief Gormon, however, would like to see these wine rooms closed. "Richmond has its social evil as well as every other city in the United States, and its regulation is a difficult and complex task," the chief remarked. "There are no recognized house? of ill fame now, nor have there been for some time, to fhe best of my knowledge. They are closed as fast as they become recognizee as being gucb dives. There are a few houses of ill repute, where men and women meet, and these I have also sought to i Continued on page seven 1 L FLETCHER HELPSJOREIGHERS Establishes Zone of Safety and Keeps Out Fighting Forces. I TAMPICO, Mex., Dec. 11. Effective ! steps to guard the safety of Americans j and other foreigners here during the flsrhting between the Federals and rebi els were taken today by Rear Admiral Fletcher, the commander of the Amer- ! ican squadron. A "zone of safety" for all foreigners was assigned under the ! guns of the American vessels and the j admiral notified the leaders on both : sides tnat tigtumg would not be al lowed near the neutral territory or near valuable property. "This order must be obeyed," was the mandate of the American commnder. Both forces complied during the fighting yesterday. The cruisers Chester and Tacoma took up positions in the river today with fifty marines aboard. They will be landed at the first sign of danger to foreigners. All Brit-! ish and German citizens have fled 'to boats in the harbor, except those compelled to remain ashore for business reasons. RUSH FEDERAL AID. VFKA PRI'Z. ripe 11 -Rpinfnrco. ments for the Tampico garrison left here today on a Federal transport. The government is sending ever available man to the city threatened by the rebels. Special Envoy Lind, who is on board the United States warship Michigan, was in wireless communication wilt Rear Admiral Fletcher at Tampico and requested that he be kept in touch with developments there. It is beli that if an order to land marines is gU'en it will pass through Envoy Lind. UNOERHILL PAID $250 FOR LAND The condemnation suit brought by the Richmond City Water Works com - Clirv Water Works company against property owned by Al- j fred L'nderhill has been withdrawn, tne aispute navmg Deen seiuea Dy i the company paying Lnaernm 5.' o ! and bearing all costs of the case. i Thp suit for damaces dnnp thf com-' - " pany's property by the explosion of dynamite on the Underbill land in too close proximity to the water main was withdrawn. Before tne proceedings were insti- i tuted the company offered l'nderhill! $200 for the right-of-way through his) property. Underbill declined the of- j fer and named a much larger sum. i Last week the attorneys of the two j I parties to the dispute succeeded in effecting a compromise,

ADM RA

BLAMES COUNTRY

FOR H. C, L Dr. I. S. Harold Says Bad Highways Keep Farmers Out. The bad roads which exist in all of the rural communitres are responsible for the hii;h cost of living, according to Dr. Isaac S. Harold, a former Richmond man. who lias lived in the northwest for some time and has made a studv of the conditions over the county. Ia addressing the students of Karlham college. Dr. Harold said: "The bad roads over which all the products of the farm have to be hauled cause a loss of balance between the producer and consumer, and thus serve to increase the cost of living. In the countries of Europe the cost of hauling over the country roads is eieht cents a mile, while in this county it amounts to twenty-five cents a mile. It is Ulir- t-iut.UL lllcit una uao c-iinr wri feet on the product when it is tmully brought to market." Dr. Harold also spoke concerning! the coast-to-coast highway that has ! been brought to the attc ' government, and said he believed it would be more satisfactory to follow the old National road from Pittsburg to St. Louis in stead of passing through Chicago, as has been proposed. According to Dr. Harold this project should be taken up by the federal i government, and after the road has j been built, the Tinted States should I operate it and keep it up. The h i torieal" value of suc h a road was point ed out by the speaker.

ROADS

. This photograph shows General Cancho Villa .designated by arrow) resting with his staff o"1" f rIJ a cessation of the advance from Juarez to rhihnahua. Knowing full well he danger of the position in MW affairs that he now occunics. Villa is very particular about the men he allows to enjoy his company hvery one of them has been tried and found true and an ' unwelcome intruder usually meets the Tate of all of his kind. shot or stabbed to death while sleeping.

SALE OF RED CROSS SEALS BRINGS $500 individual Solicitors Sell As High As $40 Worth of Xmas Stamps. Fully $500 was realized in yester - day's house to house canvas by worn - en selling the Red Cross Christmas seals. This is the report of those who close touch with the work of ire in tfce stamp distributors. ' M than nundre(, women of tne : j cit-v conducted an extensive house j reaching campaign with the result that j almost every house in Richmond was visited by the Red Cross workers. Many homes in the far outskirts of the city were not reached. Some of the canvassers sold as high as $40 worth of stamps while all sold more than their allotted 300. With the report of every canvasser, except 3. ! few in the eastern part of the city, on hand, the Wayne County branch sociJ etv js (n possession of information of i tne health conditions of the streets covere(j bv the women as w ell as the numDer 0f stamps sold, por tne remainder of the Christmas uptown stores. Nearly every store has I a supply of the pasters bearing the j emblem of the society. WEATHER FORECAST j 1 1 F FOR INDIANA Fair tomgtit and OR INDIANAFriday. TEMPERATURE. Noon 39 YESTERDAY. so j 07 ; Minimum ' w .,Dcr RICHMOND, BY w. t. MOOHt. 1 Continued fair weather expected tonigut. ana i-Tiaay. SUMMARY. High pressure still controls weather conditions over practically all the United States and is expected to cause ' fair weather to continue from C6 to 4S hours.

Rebel Leader Villa Advances to Battle

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MARRIED LIFE THE THIRD YEAR With this installment of "Married , Life the Second Year," the trials or j Helen and Warren in the first twentyI four months of their matrimonial jouri ney come to an end. But they are i ! setting out on their third year, and the Palladium will let its readers judge who is responsible for the aches that throb in Helen's heart over 1 grievances, fancied cr real, j Married Life the Third year will ; begin in the Palladium on January 1. arifj urUjj then renders may try tto imagine what the future has In store. it may not be amiss to say that the coming installment of Helen' and Warren is fully as captivating as j its predecessor. i WALKER TO PREACH AT CHURCH SUNDAY N. R. Walker, of Cincinnati, O., a candidate for the ministry of the P r e s b v t erian denomination, will preach at the Second Presbyterian j rhurch both morning and evening. Sunday. PRAYER MEETINGS FRIDAY EVENING Harry Hilbert. N. W. Cor. 3rd South C. .Mrs L. H. Wood. 26 South 7th St. Mrs. Chas. Holcomb. 2S South 10th St. E. M Haas. 110 South 14th St. E. G. Crawford. 107 South 21 St. John Evans. 51 South 16th St. Fred Heit brink. 700 South Sth St. Wm. Cooper, 414 South 11th SL Mrs. Porter. 405 South 12th St. A. N Mrs. 6th St. Mrs. St. Mrs. Kellar, 617 South 13th St. Laura Cannan. 116 North Clara Graves. 307 North 7th Kelsey, 24 North 12th St. George Cole. 219 North 13th St. Mrs. Gans. 3CKi East Main St. Mrs. Bond. 829 North 10th St P. T. McLellan. 401 West Main. Harry Scott. 319 Kinsey St. Mrs. Jahnke. 405 Richmond Ave. Albert Bond, 112 North 16th St.

RESENTS IMITATION OF SALVATION ARMY

Captain Stanford Threatens Legal Action Against Rescue Workers.

Notice was served today ny 1 apiam j f p.rtor in refusing to rectify the Stanford of the Salvation Army upon j school will mean that the pupils irradthe American Rescue workers that un-; uatlng from it next spring will be un-

j less that organization ceases its jm. personations of Salvation Army work - erp the matter will be carried into the courts. The two organizations are at swords points all over the country owing to their similarity of uniforms and memt nf work The . band worn in the head dress of the women Rescue Workers is placed so high and far back that it is impossible for the casual observer to determine to which organization she belongs, assert the Salvation Army workers Impersonate Officers. At some places in the city Captain

Stanford alleges members of the rival, aB to tn escnoois at vnne- ! ,. ... .. I water. Fountain City, Greensfork and : organization go about soliciting money , WeJ)Bter hich were found to in j for "the army." The local officials of j flrgt cias8 condition. , 'the Salvation Army intend to take! Recommendation was made for re ' drastic measures, thev sav, if the prac- j arrangements of the basement of the ) . I school building at Williamsburg and ; tice is kept up. ... ithe installation of a room for cookinr: f The Salvation Army kettles wh.cn , at -B .are placeo onf..tetT!tarBeeab I and the introduction of mnual training prior to the Christmas season have clrricuIum.

: maae meir uppvaiAuup m r.isuiu uiu i Main streets. Those in charge say the j ! contributions have been rather generY. f.At thot fhriot. UUB VAJllDl'JCl luvr l f v l mat vuti..- . J mas is yet two weeks off. TEXAS FLOODS CLAIM BIG DEATH TOLL GALVESTON. Tex.. Dec. 11 With 230 nersons listed as dead in the great I

flood which covered 40.000 miles of I A meeting for fathers and mothers S territory in Central and Southern Tex- j will be held at the Fourteenth Street i as. state officials today estimated the Mission tonight. Mrs. James Judson damage at $25,000,000. SIrty-three j will have charge of the program ' cities, towns and villages have suffer- j which has been arranged. The meeted and 5,000 persone are homeless. ! ing will be open to the public. ReWithin the past 24 hours more than j freshments will be served and an ofj 100 bodies have been recovered. Jferlng taken to defray expensaa.

BOARD VOTES $8,935 TO PAY ON DEFICIT

IN CITY Tl Sum Completes Payment of $28,433.20 Found By the State Accountants. RELIEVES ROKBINS OF FINANCIAL TROUBLES Zimmerman Wants W. II. Middleton Named New Building Inspector. Mayor Zimmerman's purree in demanding a statement of the probable condition of the city treasury at the close of his administration became evident today when the board of public works, on a motion by him. voted to recommend that council appropriate $S.935. 20 to finish paying off a debt of 20. which has been owed by the city to the special street improvement fund since before 19tH S'ear before last $14,500 was appropriated out of the general fun to be applied to this debt. The 1914 budget contains an appropriation of $.".(H0 a a payment on this debt, which with the $8.35.20 to be taken out of th surplus in the city treasury at the close of this year will complete the paying off of the big deficit, discoered by the state accountants in the summer of 1912. This deficiY was incurred under a former Zimmerman administration. Sees Advantage. "It Is n good thing to have this debt to the special street improvement fund paid off before the Robbins administration comes into office, and it will not be embarrasing to the new administration," satd City Controller McMahan today. "The board is to do now exactly what I urged it to do last summer. At that time I ad ised the issuance of short time bonds to take care of this debt." The bonds which were called in last year and irregularly purchased with the sinking funds of the city light plant and the city sinking fund, and which it now has been discovered, are non-interest bearing, were issued on improvements during the period when the big deficit In the special street improvement fund mas Incurred. Who -will be the first municipal building Inspector? This became a live question today when the board. Ignoring the fact that Mayor-elect Robbins has recommended Harry Hodgin for the position, decided to go before the next seesloo of council and ask the approval of it appointment of V. H. Middleton. The appointment was made by the votes of Mayor Z Immerman and B. A. Kennepohl, president of the board. City Engineer Charles dissenting. No Exact Statement. Before the board took action recommending the appropriation of $S.(Continued on Page Seven.) NEAL CONDEMNS State High School Inspector Upholds County Health Officer. ! Approval of the action of Br. Hurty and Health Officer King In condemning the high school building at Economy, has been Riven by A. G. Neal. etate high school inspector, who refused to certify it again until some steps hav - - been taken toward the alleviation of present conditions there. He found the building is overcrowded, pupils are seated In the hall and that the ventilating and heating equipment is faultv. The action of th In. .wr coiiege or appiy rr a ,havicR (akcn a preliminary examinaiciier h examination wimout nrsi tion. An agreement was reached, however, that should definite steps be takn tcv ward erecting an addition to the buildlnjt and remedyinK objectionable conditions are taken before May 1. 1914. ' he will certify the school so that next years graduates will have the same status as other high school graduates in the county. Visit Ten Schools. Accompanied by County Superintendent Williams, Inspector Neal Tislted ten of the high schools of the county in two days. The high school at Hagerstown was not visited, but will b j inspected later. High commendation PARENTS WILL MEET Fathers and Mothers lo Hold Session At Mission.

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