Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 41, 29 December 1913 — Page 1

PA ABIUM -4 AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 41 RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 29, 1913 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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IS NOW B RUSSELL BELIEVES Indications That Movement For Better City Government At Work Here. WORK FOR CITIZENS IS PLAN ADVANCED If Richmond Is to Be Modern Community All Must Assist in the Work. Editor's Note This is the first articles of a series, written by Professor Elbert Russell, of the Earlham college faculty, on civic affairs. Other articles will appear. PROF. ELBERT RUSSELL, Council ma n-at-Large. Two live tendencies that are felt all over the country are the revival of civic spirit in our cities and movements for social betterment. Both these tendencies are at work in our neighbor cities, and must be pushed here, if Richmond is not to fall behind. Happily, both these tendencies are working here. The recent election, the movement for a bureau of municipal research, and the demand for an efficient health department are evidences of a new civic interest. The other tendency has been bearing fruit longer. The Y. M. C. A. the Chautauqua, the art and musical associations, and the proposed guest house for young women, health league, and visiting nurse are a few of the signs of a live interest iu social reform. Don't Divorce Reforms. It is vitally important in dveloping these two lines of progress, to keep them united so that they will reinforce each other. We must not let our interest in social reforms get divorced from our civic spirit. Fundamental in the new idea of city government is the conception of it as tho instrument of its citizens' common and corporate interests, the agent of their united efforts for the general welfare. The older notion in this country was to keep a few traditional functions. To limit the powers of government and to do as much as possible by private enterprise was the Ideal. But now we are beginning to realize the folly and wastefulness, while the capabilities of corporate and efficient management afforded by our common government are undeveloped and unused. Under these conditions private management of enterprises or public interest and for the general good, becomes easily an obstacle to the development of the large civic spirit. When private individuals or organizations undertake to do things that are the duty of the city government or which may be legitimately performed by the city officials, it detracts so much from the citizens' interest in the government itself. I saw an example of this in Chicago about fifteen years ago, when the city government practically broke down, partly through political corruption and partly because the city had outgrown its governmental machinery. In the suburbs streets were filthy and full of holes; old plank sidewalks were out of repair and dangerous; vacant 'its were covered with weeds and rubbish; garbage was uncollected and police protection was Inadequate. What Hyde Park Did. To remedy these conditions in the district about the University of Chicago, the Hyde Park Improvement association was organized. It raised money by private subscription, and took upon itself the city's neglected work. This private association did the work effectively and made the Hyde Park district safe, healthful, clean and beautiful. But this enterprise detracted from rather than added to the civic spirit ef the residents of that district. The movement did not lead directly to any increased interest in the city affairs; it led to uo demand that the city hall be made honest and efficient. Their district was clean and well cared for. They did not have to worry If there was (Continued on Page Six)

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As proof of an almost unbelievable state of barbarity he found to exist in Mexico. Russell Hastings Milward, and English traveler, fellow of the Royal Geographic Society of London, has produced the photograph here shown. Parents of these children, Mr. Milward states, had killed by Federal soldiers. The children were driven into the water, forced to hold their hands above their heads, and . shot in the back. Note the terror iu the face of one child, who has turned to stare at her executioners.

HEAD OF CARABAO DINNER COMMITTEE

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Rear Admiral Thomas B. Howard, U. S. N., was the chairman of the dinner committee of the Carabao Society. With General James B. Aleshire, he has had to explain to the secretaries of war and navy that no criticism of the administration was intended by the shafts of satirical humor directed at its Philippine policy at the annual banquet of the Carabao society. The calls and explanations were made necessary by the action of President Wilson in ordering an investigation of the affair. HENRY U, JOHNSON BEINGJMED OF Democrats Think He Would Make Good Race For Congress Convention On. CONNERSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 29. At the Democratic district convention this afternoon Walter Chambers, editor of the New Castle Times, will be elected district chairman without opposition. Chambers is a Taggart lieutenant and has been acting as district chairman since the resignation of Charles Beck of Richmond a short time ago. There was a strong anti-Gray sentiment reflected by the majority of delegates from the various counties and the congressman was kept busy pouring oil on the troubled waters of party politics. The Wayne county delegation was apparently strongly opposed to the third term candidacy of Rep. Gray and were scheduled to lead the fight against Gray's candidate for permanent chairman of the convention, Simon Doendes of this city. More politics will probably be transacted after the convention than in it, and the formal launching of the congressional booms of Judge Blair of Shelby county and Lon Muhl of Rush county are anticipated. Talk of urging Henry U. Johnson of Richmond to announce his candidacy against Gray was also heard and was most favorably received. RED MEN PLAN RIG LODGE INSTALLATION A public installation of officers will be held by the lodges of the Improved Order of Red Men and their auxiliary branches at the Red Men's hall New Year's night at S o'clock. The officers in Hokendauqua and Osceola tribes and in the Pocahontas, Juanita and Maumee councils will be advanced at this time and officially seated in their new offices. Owing to the fact that it will be a joint meeting a large number of Red Men, their wives and friends are expected to attend the meeting. COUNCIL TO MEET A special meeting of the county council has been called for Saturday morning to make reappropriations of funds that will lapse at the close of the present year.

CALLS BULL MOOSE INTO ACONFERENCE County Recorder Just Sought Advice on New Appointive Jobs.

PARSONS IN CHARGE Mayor-Elect Sidesteps Meeting and Howard Brooks Arrives Late. Prominent Progressive leaders in Richmond and various parts of the county Saturday morning were summoned by telephone by County Recorder Ben Parsons to a conference in the afternoon at the court house. The impression was given out that Mr. Parsons was acting on a request made to him by Commissioners Anderson and Linderman and Commissionerelect Doddridge to discuss vitally important political questions. Twenty or thirty responded to Mr. Parsons' telephone calls and he gathered in an equal number in the, corridors of the court house and on the streets. All were personally welcomed by the recorder and then hustled into his private office. When the widely heralded conference began it was learned that the two commissioners and the commissioner-elect were as much in the dark as to the nature ;of the meeting as were the other par ty workers in attendance, and it remained for Mr. Parsons to explain that the conference had been called for the purpose of discussing the appointments of county health officer, county highway commissioner and county infirma superintendent. Sidestep the Issue. Then a diplomatic discussion of the virtues and shortcomings of the various candidates for the three jobs the commissioners have at their disposal was entered into. Four physicians devoted much time to the question of the appointment of a county health officer withou tone of them recommending any parti ilar applicant, although two, indicated that Dr. Hunt of this city was their choice, one that Dr. Krueger was the ideal selection and the other physician indirectly suggested that Dr. King was deserving of re-appointment. The laymen councilors maintained a discrete silence on this question, so if the commissioners are gifted with the ar of mind reading they probably were able to ascertain the candidate most popularly favored for this office. Boosts George Ball. One party leader in discussing the appointment of a county highway superintendent, came right out and stated his choice. He said he thought Ball was the man for the job for he was a competent railroad contractor. Other speakers advised the commissioners to appoint the best man available, preferably a good Progressive, which suggestions were of great benefit to the commissioners, for they previously had been entertaining the idea tbat this would be the best method for them to pursue. The infirmary superintendeney was handled gingerly, the commissioners only being advised to select an efficient farmer who was a loyal Progressive. Robbins Is Wary. There were several active party workers who sidestepped the conference, after ascertaining what it had been called for. Mayor-elect Robbins. who is still Progressive county chairman, was one of this number. He entertained the idea that the county board members should assume the entire responsibility for making the three appointments and that all they would have to do to satisfy the public would be to appoint competent, trustworthy men. County Secretary Howard Brook3 was an eleventh hour conference attendant but had no part in the discussion. There was much mystification today as to the reasons why the appointment of an infirmary superintendent should be a subject for discussion by a group of party workers, for prior to this conference the County Board of Charities had met with the commissioners in executive session and had recommended a candidate for this appointment. Their recommendation was based solely on his fitness to hold the office.

DEMOCRATS ELECT TWELVE CHAIRMEN TO HEAD DISTRICTS

Taggart Forces Boost Bernard Korbly For State Chairman. 'INSURGENTS" LOSE AGAINST "MACHINE' Reorganization of State Central Committee Scheduled For Jan. 8. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 1M. Twelve congressional districts of Indiana today each elected a Democratic district chairman and a district secretary who will come to this city on January 8 with power to take an active part in the reorganization of the Democratic state central committee. The seventh district convention on last Tuesday re-elected Bernard Korbly district chairman and it is believed to be a copper-riveted "cinch" that he will also be re-elected state chairman on January 8. In most of the districts the delegates to these conventions were elected by counties, December 26-27. It was certain, before the various district conventions met today, that a state committee pledged to the socalled Taggart wing of the Democratic party in Indiana would be elected. In many counties a spirited fight was put up by certain Democrats against control of the organization by what they call the Taggart machine. In somo counties this fight was successful, but it was believed today that in no instance had enough counties in a district shown "insurgent" tendencies to warrant the statement that an antiTaggart chairman would be elected. Second District Fights. There are several candidates in the Second district but it appeared probable that the present chairman, Fabius Gwin, of Shoals would be reelected. Others mentioned for the place were Dr. John Archer of Spencer; Dr. Young, of Worthington. and Gilbert Gamble, of Sullivan. The fight for control in the Second district is based on a fight to unseat Congressman W. (Continued on Page Seven.) MEMBERS AT CHURCH; THIEVES GET BUSY Families Lose Cash and Silverware While Away From Home. AMOUNT LOST $100 Working " hile thefarail:es were attending church last night, thieves entered the home of T. C. Taylor, 47 South Eleventh street, getting $15 worth of jewelry and the home of j Mrs. Rosie Blickwedel, 620 South j Ninth street, where jewelry, silver- ; ware and clothing amounting to about $80 were taken. The cash register of the H. G. Had- ! ley grocery, 1035 Main street, was t robbed of between $5 and $6. i Entering the front door of the Blick- ! wedel home by means cf skeleton key, the thief ransacked the entire house, opening all bureau and buffet drawers, j the contents of which he threw about I the rooms. Members of the family were at the night services at St. Paul's ; and St. Johns churches. The first in- ; dication that the house had been robbed was the open front door, which was discovered by the daughter, Ma rie, when the family returned home. Gets $10 in Money. In addition to the jewelry and clothing, the thief took $10 in money. Sus- ' picion of the police department and , members of the family points to some one familiar with the house, since the thief went to the pantry and took the money from a milk pitcher, which was partly hidden in a corner. Nothing else in the pantry was disturbed. Silverware, a watch, chain, rings, clothing and hosiery taken are valued at about $70 dollars. Neighbors saw no light or anything to arouse their suspicion. Police were notified and made an investigation. No arrests have been made. Takes Silverware. While T. C. Taylor and family were at the opening meeting of the Honeywell evangelistic services last night a robber walked into their house through the front door which had been left unfastened. The man made a thorough search of the room, emptying drawers on the floor in his search. Silverware was taken from the side- ! board and placed on the dining table. J but none of it was stolen. Jewelry valued at $13. which included a silver chain, two pairs of cuff links, and a small diamond stickpin were missed. The theft was discovered when the family returned from the tabernacle at 9:20 o'clock Using a round instrument with a sharp end, a burglar forced the two rear doors of the H. G. Hadley grocery, 1035 Main street, and robbed the cash drawer of between $5 and $6 in small change. Nothing else in the store wis disturbed or missed. ! Whether the entrance was made j Saturday night of Sunday night is not known, although Mr. Hadley be- ! lieves the theft occurred last night, i Lights in the store which are kept j burning, were noticed at 2 o'clock ! Sunday afternoon, but were out this j morning when the store was opened. The two rear doors which are kept j bolted, had been pried open. No armrests have been made.

FIRES SARCASM AT ATTORNEYJ, JESSUP G. O. P. Chairman Iliff Calls Party Deserter a "Temporary Democrat." -

NOW ON CRANK LIST Iliff Defends the Record of His Party on Progressive Legislation. "The Republican party has had cranks to fight in its own ranks," remarked Edgar Iliff, Republican city chairman, today in commenting on the action of Attorney Wilfred Jessup in appearing before a Democratic meeting and announcing that he was now a Wilson Democrat. "We have had a thousand heresies to combat," continued Mr. Iliff. "We have had greenbackers. fiat-money-ites. farmers' alliances, populists, prohibitionists, liberal republicans, antiimperialists, stalwarts, loco-focos bushwhackers, copperheads, butternuts, readjusters, mugwamps, antirenters, barn-burn ers, bull moosers, and now, last of all, temporary Democrats. "Mr. Wilfred Jessup's announcement that he has left the Republican party and will henceforth be a "temporary Democrat' reminds me of the darkey who went into a hardware store to buy a razor and after testing the keeness of its blade said, "Dats de stuff! I wants it merely fer social purposes!" Denies Jessup's Charges. "Mr. Jessup says in defense of his 'balance all' and 'change your partners,' that the past nine months of Democratic administration has passed more progressive legislation than the Republican party ever did in any like period in the last twenty-five years. "I want to say to Mr. JesBup that in the first nine months of the McKinley administration, succeeding the Democratic reign of terror more progressive legislation was passed than in all the years of Democratic rule from Thomas Jefferson down to this hour and minute of President Wilson's administration. And Mr. Jessup wants to be a 'temporary Democrat!' "President Wilson's legislation has to be tested. In the last campaign we were confronted with the sneers of John "Wr 'Kern- end Thomas R. Marshall about 'Republican 20 cent bacon.' Bacon is 28 cents a pound now. Where is your glorious reduction in the high cost of living so bravely premised? The proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof. Let us hope that Mr. Wilson's honest efforts to promote the general welfare may bring much fruit, and when it does, then let us applaud and all become 'temporary Democrats." RECEIVES $1,500 The damage suit brought by Flossie Railsback against the T. H., I and E Traction company for injuries received last February when a city car and interurban car collided has been settled by the payment of $1,500. Damages in the sum of $5,000 were asked in the suit. LIGHTS STILL BURN Following the example of New York, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, Mayor Zimmerman today ordered that lights ' on the municipal Christmas tree be kept burning until Friday, when the tree will be taken down. WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Probably snow extreme south portion. Tuesday fair. ! TEMPERATURE. ! Noon 29 i i YESTERDAY. Maximum 29 i Minimum 20 G. O. P.'s

The leaders of the Aepublican National Committee who cut down the delegates of the South to 164 In the next national convention. Their changes must be ratified by two thirds of the states before they become effective. The committee adopted a role recognizing the State primary laws In selecting convention delegates and vacated the power it had of passing on the credentials of delegates. This picture shows a meeting of the leaders of the national committee. Left to right are: Senator Reed Smoot of Utah; William Barnes, Jr.. of Albany. X. Y.; former Senator Newell Sanders of Tennessee; Senator Clark of Wyoming; H. L. Remmel, of Arkansas; Senator Borah of Idaho; F. W. Estabrook of New Hampshire; and R. B. Howell of Nebraska. In the foreground at tie right is Charles B. Warren of Michigan.

HONEYWELL ASKS ASSISTANCE

BIG EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN

TASK OF MINISTER IS DIFFICULT ONE PARKER ANNOUNCES First M. E. Pastor's Sermon Based on Criticism of Richmond Laymen. FEW WELL INFORMED ON MODERN SUBJECT Minister Must Work Hard Today to Keep in Touch With Modern Thought. The Rev. B. B. Parker, pastor of the First Methodist church, delivered the first of a series of interesting and timely sermons on church conditions in Richmond from his pulpit at the services Sunday morning. "The Message of the Pew to the Pulpit" was the subject of his sermon and he emphasized the fact that steadily increasing standard of education of those who occupy the pews makes the task of a minister in keeping abreast of the time and continuing as a real force in shaping the thoughts of the age increasingly difficult. The Rev. Mr. Parker's sermon was based on the replies he received from to a list of questions he recently distributed to citisens In every walk of life. In part, he said: Duties of Minister. "In examining the great pile of papers that came to my desk I was not unprepared to discover that a great many of your suggestions had to do with the preacher's sins of omission in the pulpit. This, I say, was expected. The Protestant minister to succeed must be an executive, a financier, a priest, a shepherd; but first of all. he must be a preacher. The Protestant ministry is essentially a preaching ministry. As one eminent writer has recently said, there is no one thing the people will be so flow to forgive as an inability to preach. "Our first btutineas is to declare the gospel of the Son of God and Interpret and apply it to the particular needs of the age in which we live. There is a real demand that we do this and that, and do it well. We are living in an age in which the printing press is a great factor. The newspaper, the magazine, the public library, and books at a price to make a wellselected library possible in every home are to be coped with as forces in the formation of ideals and moral Instruction. But they can never take the place of public speech. The library is an aid. but not a substitute for the forum or pulpit. Forum Coming to Its Own. "A sentimental maiden may sit In her room and read in our popular novels some very ardent declarations of love, but the time will come when she would prefer to sit In the front parlor and hear such words, though they are not so elegantly declared. The printed page is no substitute for the spoken word and it never will be. The preacher is here to stay, but his task becomes more exacting every year. The wide dissemination of popular learning. The flood of low-priced literature is constantly bringing up the standard of education in the pews, and the man who would keep ahead of the pews and be a real force in shaping the thoughts of the age has. as I say, an increasingly difficult task before him. "Demands are made upon the twentieth century pulpit that were unthought of in the last century. The age may be demanding more preaching but it is undeniably demanding better preaching. It is evident from your replies to my questions hat this is (Continued on Page Eight.)

Who Reduced Delegates

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CESSATION OF CLUB AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Will Return Home, "So Help Me God " If Support . Is Denied. PLAIN LANGUAGE ALSO NEEDED HERE Evangelist Places Responsibility of Presence Here . on Ministers. Calling upon Christian men anS women of Richmond to lay aside their amusements and bend their united efforts toward the good of the serTics, Evangelist I. E. Honeywell formally jvpvnea ma muTnacie campaign last night Th male church workers were requested to give up card playing, dancing, clubs, theater going and similar frivolities while the women were adjured to stop all meetings of missionary organizations, clubs. W. C- T. U. societies and all other work tbat might tend to detract from Interest in the. campaign. "This Is not my campaign." a!d the evangelist. -If the Christian men and women of this city cannot promin to do their dead level best In helping make these meetings a success, I will pack my trunk and take the next train to Chicago. I will, so help me God. Asks Personal Attention. "A revival carried on by the unaided efforts of an evangelist would be as futile as an assault on Gibraltar with green peas. The people are just as responsive to religious influence as they ever were, but they are so absorbed In the mad rush for money and other things that distract their attention that they must be given personal attention if they are to be brought to (these meetings. methods, your Ministerial Association asked me to come to your city to conduct these services. You cannot leave me to fight it out alone witbout being false to your pastor, your church and your God. You have asked me here. i The door is closed to criticism. Now it is yours but to do or die. Criticizes Fault Finders. "There will be those, of course, who will take the opportunity of finding fault. You can tell an unsound horse by the way he flinches when a curry comb is run over his sore spots. At this point the evangelist paused a moment to pay bis respects to those who have asked why the money spent in building the tabernacle in alleviating the condition of the poor in Richmond by reminding them of those who objected to the annotntment of Christ by Mary, and stood about wondering. "Why wasn't this ointment sold and the money given to the poor?" "Some of your cherished conventions may be broken during the progress of these meetings." be continued. "The small critic and the superficial observer may howl, but if yon are observant you will be able to see that it follows a definite plan. Sharp Language Needed. "To reach the loafer in the saloon, the cigar store, the garage and the livery stable we must meet him on his own ground. The vocabulary of tola man is only about 500 words. One third are profane, one third plain smut and the remainder the vernacular, or the language of the street. This is the language that must be used to reach him. "I am here to give everybody a square deal, but if I don't get a square (Continued on Page Seven.)