Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 35, 20 December 1913 — Page 2

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fHE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEUKAM, SATURDAY, DEC. 20. 1913

NEIGHBORS DECLARE SHIFTLESS FATHER IS FAMILY CURSE

Bend Signed Statement Con- . cerning Head of Poverty Stricken Household MOiF DESERVING F AID, THEY SAY Makes Attempt to Drive Wolf From Roof Which Shelters Little Girls. That the North Thirteenth street family, whose destitute circumstances was called to the attention of charitable workers a few days ago, is cursed not only with poverty and tuberculosis, but a shiftless, good-for-nothing father and husband as well, was the charge preferred today by four neighbors in a signed statement to the Palladium. This statement sets forth the fact that the unfortunate mother of the family and her six daughters are deserving of the greatest consideration by the charitably inclined, but adds j that the eighth member of the fam ily, its head, deserves nothing but the severest condemnation. He is described as a man whose greatest ambition in life is to do as little work as possible. "The father of this family," the statement reads, "deserted them in the spring of 1913 without a mouthful to eat, and one of the signers of this gave the mother and children their breakfasts the following morning. All helped the mother and her family In their plight, but after six or eight weeks the father returned. By that time his family was in much better circumstances. This man has been known to refuse employment, and dodged work all through the summer. This situation has existed at this home on North Thirteenth Btreet for nearly a year. The authors of this could not have the heart or nerve to write such a letter and Blgn their names without what It charges being , founded on the truth Father Able Bodied. "We, the following, live on each side of the destitute family and earn our livings by the sweat of our brows. The father of this family Is an able bodied man and he will not work or attempt to support the family he has bad the pleasure and honor of bringing Into the world, but lays in hiding till charity comes to his door and leaves many necessities, which, when he returns, he uses and devours. Those who have signed this have the greatest sorrow for the mother and her family of girls, and would gladly do, and have done, all we can for them, but not for the shiftless father." Neighbors of this family, whose address is on ffle at the Palladium office, hope that the mother and daughters will be well remembered Christmas, but they hope that whatever charity they receive will be bestowd in such a way that the father will not bneflt In the slightest degree by it. Place your orders for Xmas Cut Flowers and Blooming Plants early, with Lemon's Flower Shop. 18 3t PROBATE MATTER Everett R. Lemon, representing the Dickingson Trust company as administrator of the estate of Catherine Hoerner, has filed his final report, showing that after selling various property and collecting rentals and paying all bills he divided the balance $4,342.46 in equal portions among the following. Dickinson Loan and Trust company, Flora Beall, Martha Sherman. Fred Jenkins, the heirs of Ixniise Bradway, and one-seventh to the clerk of the court to be held pending a settlement of claims against John J. Hoerner. $15.00 to

CLINGS TO CHAINS

WWLEJJAR BURNED Thrilling Ride Taken By An Express Messenger on New England Road. NEW LONDON, Conn., Dec. 20. Clinging to the chains of an express car moving 50 miles an hour with fire raging inside the car and no means of stopping the train or giving warning of the fire, express messenger Billings on the second section of the special Christmas mail and express train between New York and Boston reached here at 4 o'clock this morning more dead than alive. Inside the car was a big stock of Christmas express matter and the body of "David Lonergan of New York, which was being shipped to Boston. When the local fire department had extinguished the flames the outside box and casket, containing the body were found to be considerably scorched but the body was unharmed. LARGE AUDIENCES ATTEND REVIVAL Evangelistic work done by Rev. Edgar L. Williams and his singer, Frank O. Huston, throughout the county, has been far more successful than the com mittee in charge expected and In many cases, churches were too small to hold the audiences. A very successful meeting was held in Economy last night. The Rev. Mr. Williams, who is a member of the State Evangelistic Federation, returned, to his home today but will be in the county again next week. He expects to hold meetings in Fountain City, Williamsburg, Greens1 fork and Milton. College students who are affiliated with the evangelistic federation of Indiana may assist in holding services. Meetings starting December 26 and continuing for a week, will be held in Hagerstown by college students. Meetings were held last week in Dublin, Hagerstown and Cambridge city. The Honeywell revivals to start in Richmond Sunday, December 28, are hoifiv fiHvortlcpH anA it i a ovrrnr't or! tha, mnh itltPreSt will be created in the Richmond meetings through the county revivals. LAUNDRY WORKERS COMPLETE UNION Members of the laundry workers union have Increased to fortw-two, now Including every laundry worker in the city. The officers and directors not elected at the last meeting, were elected at the meeting last night in the Musicians hall, Colonial building. James Sharkett was elected president and George Cox was elected ser-geant-at-arms. The trustees are Estella Moon, Esther Koehring, Charles Muey and Harry Whales. The executive members of the union who were elected last night are George Cox, Charles Muey, Merle Kisling, Robert Sample, Everett Moore, Fred Mencke and Fred Harmeier. The union is entitled to three delegates to the Central Trades Council. They were elected last night. The delegation consists of Charles Muey, Harry Whales and George Cox. The next meeting of the union will be the second Friday in January. The Musicians hall will be used until permanent quarters can be obtained. CENTERVILLE WINS CENTERVILLE, Ind.. Dec. 20 In a fast exciting game the Centerville high school team last night defeated the high school quintette from Connersvllle by the score of 86 to 24. One fire in every four In New York is of incendiary origin. $200.00

WILLIAMS TO URGE

DIVISION OF WORK County Superintnedent Believes County Agent's Field Too Big. TALKS TO TEACHERS Says Cobb Must Visit 5,000 Farmers Besides Schools. Recommendation that the work of the county agent be entirely separated from the public schools of the state and be confined exclusively to assisting the farmers themselves will be made by County Superintendent Williams at the state teachers institute to be held in Indianapolis, Dec. 21-24. Mr. Williams is on the program for Monday afternoon when he will read a paper on "The Relation of the County Agent to the School." In the paper he has prepared he urges that the county agent be permitted to give all his time to the farmers and that provision be made for an assistant county superintendent who shall supervise vocational training In the public schools. At the present, Agent Cobb cannot give over a third of his time to school work. Many of the teachers of the county know little about agricultural subjects. Mr. Williams believes it will be absolutely necessary to have an expert for this work alone. Law Is Valuable. In the paper he will read, Mr. Williams says the vocational training law is a good one, but that it will not help the farmers of the present day. It can only help the future citizens it reaches through the schools. The county agent Is supposed to be an officer created for the special benefit of the farmers. There are forty district schools In the county and ten centralized schools. The county agent is supposed to visit each of the county's 5,000 farmers once a year. This would mean that he would have to call on 16 each day of the year In order to make the rounds. How then will he find time to cover these 50 schools and supervise their work? "The county agent is not a pedagogue," said Superintendent Williams. "He has not had training in the profession of teaching and besides his work lays elsewhere." Fifty Will Attend. Wayne county will be represented by more than fifty teachers at the state institute. Cambridge City will send its entire delegation of thirteen teachers. Only about thirty went from Wayne county to the institute last year. TWO PROFESSIONAL MARKSMEN ENTER Veitmeyer and Holliday Will Give Exhibitions At Gun Shoot. Two professional marksmen, W. H. Veitmeyer and Mr. Holliday, of Indianapolis, will give exhibitions of shooting at the Gun club's turkey shoot Tuesday afternoon. Among the local men who have exnressed their intention to shoot for birds are O. V. Por ter, s. h. l;ook, utt Jtiems, u. w. Jessup, Burley Pyle, Bert McDivitt, Sam Dunlap, George B. Dougan, and William Clark, of New Paris. Members of Gun clubs in neighboring towns are expected to enter the match in large numbers. Singapore now has a population of 303,322. 21 ti p fUl

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REV, TRAUM'S WORK! Review of Accomplishments oi iteunng 1'asior nigniy , Complimentary. A highly complimentary review of the work of the Rev. Samuel W. Traum, of the First Christian church, whose resignation is effective January 1, is contained in a year took which is being issued. Closing a historical sketch of the church, it is said of Mr. Traum that during his pastorate the church has flourished better than ever before. It is said he remained as pastor of the church more than twice as long as any other preacher since the congregation was organized in 1859. He accepted the pastorate January 1, 1907. "Mr. Traum's work with this congregation will close at the end of the year, but its influence undoubtedly will long remain," the sketch reads. While Rev. Traum has not accepted a called, he has several places under consideration. The board of trustees and the deacons of the church are considering the Rev. W. S. Round, of Areola, 111., a former class mate of Rev. Traum, as the successor of the retiring pastor. AMERICAN OFFICERS BRAVE, SAYS KELLY President Wilson and Secretary Bryan Praised for Stand on Doctrine. The criticism of the attitude of President Wilson and Secretary Bryan by newspapers and diplomats of Europe is caused, according to President Kelly, of Earlham college, by a failure to realize the bravery aitd highmindedness of these executives, judging them instead on the lower scale of European diplomacy. "We can not Imagine," said President Kelly, "how William Jennings Bryan could pose on a ecale with the European diplomats. He Is too frank, too honest and too magnanimous. Europeans who have become accustomed to the tricks and artilces of their diplomats, fall to realize the bravery and worth of these American men in taking such a decided stand on the question of recognizing Mexico." With all Europe and South America against the United States because of her selfish adhesion .to the Monroe doctrine, President Kelly believes It would be a mark of both policy and magnanimity for the United States to recognize the advance of Chill, Brazil and Argentina in the western hemisphere, and to grant them the privilege of sharing the duty of supervision in their continent. Small growing Evergreen Trees in Pots, 50c and 75c, at Lemon's Flower Shop. 18-31 ! REAL XMAS SPREAD AT COUNTY JAIL County institutions will furnish their inmates with real Christmas dinners next Thursday. Elaborate preparationstions are being made at the jail and the county infirmary for big spreads on that day. There will be turkey with oyster dressing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, salads and all kinds of trimmings next Thursday.

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HAS "TOUGH ROW"; go gavs Newton Brumfieid.j pnt Suoerintendent of Infirmary. The man who receives the appointment as superintendent of the county poor farm will not be getting a snap. according to Newton BrumfleM. present head of the institution. Mr. Rrumfteld has been superintendent of the county infirmary for three and onehalf years. He says that if he had known as much about the job when it was tendered him as he does now, he would not have taken It. "The superintendent of the institution has a hard bunch to deal with. " said Mr. Brumfteld. "It is impossible to make the inmates work unless you put two men to each person. They won't even care for their own personal belongings. None of them will clean their own cuapidores, unless they are compelled to do so. Want Peeled Potatoes. "If they are given potatoes with the jackets on for dinner, will they eat tbfem? No much. If some one will skin them they 'will eat them heartily. You would think that all the superintendent has to do is to look after their needs. He has to be on the eternal lookout to keep them from wandering away, listen to their lam entations, bear stories and complaints all for $700 a year with his house rent and provisions thrown in. And when tne year is over he will find that he is no better off than if he had been working at day's wages." NSANE PATIENTS WILL GET TREAT Superintendent S m i th Arranges Program For Annual Festivities. Christmas celebration at the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at Easthaven begins on the evening of Deo. 24th and lasted until January 1, 1914. The complete program has been arranged by Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent. On Christmas eve at 7:30 o'clock, a comedy, "Billy's Bungalo," will be given, and on Christmas morning presents will be distributed. Besides the large number of remembrances sent by relatives and friends of patients, the Institution remembers each one with a gift of some kind. The employes will hold their annual dance at 8 o'clock Christmas night The next night at 7:30 o'clock the annual Christmas dance for all will be given. Dr. S. R. Lyons will conduct religious services at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, which will be followed in the evening with a moving picture exhibition. Monday evening the patients will gather for a social. The next evening the night nurses will entertain. The celebration New Year'a eve will open with moving pictures early in the evening, followed at 9 o'clock by the employes' watch party. New Year's day wards A. B.'C. D. and One and Two will hold open house. Employes will dance again in the evening. The patients' dance Friday evening will conclude the week's festivities. WAGON WILL CALL 11

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MEXICAN PLOTTERS TAKEN IN CUSTODY

MKX1CO CITY, Dec S The arrest of many prominent Mexicans was ordered today by the government on i ho charge that tfcy were plotting with the rebels to betroy the capital. Among those seixd former Mex ican Consul at Richmond. Yn According to the government clfcia'.s the conspirators had plotted to have r&rt of the garrison revolt on Christmas day.

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APPOINTMENT OF F. DAILEY IS PROBED

WASHINGTON. Ue. 20. The ate committee on judiciary today referred to a sub committee the nomination of Frank C lnt!ey of Hloffton. , Ind. to be United Slates attorney lor the district of Indiana. Th'.s re.- ; ence as made because certain ?t-i.f-! tors wanted to le.irn whether the pr.ent incumbent had resigned or a beii.vg displaced. j Canada exported 2-V941.0X pound! of cheese during October. Let Us Solve This Make her happy with a McDougall Kitchen Cabinet. It is the one gift that is everlasting, and one that she will appreciate. Join our McDougall Club $1.00 will start you. Stop in this evening while you are down town and let us demonstrate this cabinet. The cabinet with the disappearing doors. Victrola Experts

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