Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 44, 1 January 1914 — Page 1

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-IVOL. XXXIX, NO. 44 RICHMOND, IND THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 1, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS ' n niir unmn nriTcn OMAN SLATED FOR. 1913 MOST HOTABLE YEAR; III HISTORY OF MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Fritzi Scheffs Is Now ? Her ThirdLatest Husband FACTORIES -TO 0PH mm ULMU DLIIIO MAYOR'S CABINET WITH BIG; WORKflir FORCES NEXT WEEK pay, is hoiieywell's advice to Dealers AGED GROCERYMAII Beats Benton Wicks, 70, Almost to Insensibility With -Sharp Instrument , Manager 1 Motor Car Companies Report Urges Church Members to Institution Self -Supporting For Three Months in the ' Year Just Closed. "Clear Up Their Slates" With Merchants. Heavy Orders For Sea-. - " son's Output. TAKES $4 IN CHANGE

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NOT VERY FRIENDLY , vcrelist Says He Will X Varm Up to Sermons As Revival Progresses. PRAYER MEETINGS The following, places for the Friday morning prayer meetings were reported' in time for the press announcement: " ; Mrs. W.H. Sndhotf, 22S S. 4th St. Dr. Ewtng, 72 South 12th St.' r J. W. Ferguson,' 121 South 15th' St.r Dr. D. W.. Stevenson, 408 S15th St.; Benjamin Johnson, 201-N. 11th St. Mrs. G. C. Trump, 2024 - N. F.St; Harry Fie. 826 North 10th St. Mrs. Sarah Haywortb, 725 S. W. A: Mrs. Harriet Kinert, 428 W. Main. Will Mount, 423 Richmond Ave. O. M. Rhodes, 128 S. 10th St. Richmond .does not go out of her way to greet the stranger .within her gates, according to Evangelist Honeywell, "i "1 have ;, been in ? your city three days, he said last night, "and in that time just seventeen men aud eight women have spoken to me." , He also brought out the way ir which; he hopes to reach the mei chants of the city.? He believes i he can reach the "slow pay artists an dead beats" of the city, the merchant, will rally to his support. ' "If I were a gambler," he said, would not be afraid to, wager that - could go up to your business men or Main street and find on their books debts contracted by church members that they would sell for ten cents on the dollar. "Clean Up Your Debts." "I tell you, God . Almighty is a tnighty good bookkeeper. You will clean up your slate pr you will give an account at the' bar of God. Some of you are ; not giving the business run a charge account ; with him as ioug b you can, ana in en sena your , cash to a mail order house.1 "I know there are -some men m debt that are unable to pay out.-. They have'; been forced into poverty.' by sickness, death , and large . families. They? are not - to be severely con demned. But we can find fault with t the man who Is living at the rate of $75 a month on a 60 salary. "I know what is is to be poor. I have preached the gospel - from the pulpit when my shoes were ' almost worn through, and I had no money to buy more. It is no crime to be poor. Doesn't Want Friction. "I know-nothing about your private life or mode of living. You are all strangers to me, and 1 haven't become acquainted with "any good gossiping sisters here yet, but if there is any friction existing between professing Christians on this ground or between members of churches interested in this revival' campaign, and you are not willing to make wrongs right and effect a reconciliation, we might as well shut up shop, for heaven's blessing will not fall - "You may have wronged somebody's good name. If so, tnat wrong must be repaired as best you can. It is a L . J 1 I a ... x a x i -Tl" ie" is much easier' to say that we have been mistaken, but God wants a frank statement. The truth and nothing but the truth satisfies His demand U Go and make that confession- or -God will shut you out from his power. - "Peter nrpftf-hed one RPrmon atirt i thr f thm,nJ i ,i w ' tnree thousand souls were converter. , jr u th,,,,,. ,X, - ' v -1 . v-a v luuuoauu 3 1.11 Vl i c to convert one little, dried-up nubbtn of a Christian. Who is to blam4? Wherein is the fault? Is it not in tie glorious gospel? ' "Preach your sermons if you will pn higher criticism, sociology, astronomy and the present topics of the day, Wit I am not ashamed of this" old gospAl, for it. is still the power of God unto salvation. . ' Must Be in God's House. , "You can have no revival in Riefimon unless it begins in the bou4e of God. The man of the street natis to be rounded up by some worldly old! backslidden official of Godless hyppcrite in the church. The moit successful preachers against Christianity are the inconsistent professors of religio..." The speaker took for Ms text, Acte ix:6, "Lord Jesus, what wilt Thou ha vie me to do?" Owing to the fact that It was Nef Year's eve, and aU-manner of divef' sions elsewherejthe attendance at the service wagTttae lowest since th revival starteq Sunday night. A cori servative estimate would place th4 attendance At one thousand. f Wartti No Weeping. AH sermons Qf the evangelist foli low a Spell-mapped plan, which is va-. ried nly when conditions compel. He aid last night from the. pulpits thay he will recount no harrowing. dVRth-bed scenes in order to reach bisii narers. No handkerchiefs ..will bea nfeeded for weeping purposes during iin revival. "I expect to base my appeals to; you, ne Baia on your sense oi nonor toriBciple and manhood. In no other way do I expect to reach you.". . I Mr Honeywell will not depend xclusively on hell fire to bring hlfe, iA.aiers to a sense ,of their presen condition. On the contrary, this elet, 'ment-will be kept fairly well in thq, background. Four-fifths of 4is tima - Iwill be devoted to the supreme love (Of tne r ainer, anu me lemamuer iou ' '. J iV. 1J ..il the place of damnation. . , nuoiense nut urge. While people from this city are not (Continued on Page Sis)

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4 . Z , M. .f , .1,4, !' MRS. KATHERINE B. DAVIS. It has been accepted as a fact: by off ice-seekeis that Mayor-elect John Purroy Mitchell of New York has chosen Dr. Katherine B. Davis to occupy the office of Commissioner of Charities in his official cabinet. It will be the first time in the. history of New Vrtrtr that a wnmtn hos fwrnmiftfi an mi: Dr.!Davia Isone of the most tnote - d. . penologists in the country, and for thirteen years has been head of the Beford Reformatory for Girls. As head of this institution Dr. Davis has made a big reputation by the marvelous results she has achieved in reforming girls. In her new .office she will hava virtual control of the city prisons and all institutions housing children. NEW YEAR-RECEIVED ; WITH NOISY ACCLAIM Sweet Cliimes of Church Silence Raucous Uproar of Whistles. ? CROWD VERY ORDERLY Just as the hands of countless numS0 fl ad ,me ,fnn oun edJ?, f-f,,18 1ea,1'Jons live lQe king' 7 SrZ Z L' LI; dTt 1, S broke ulet of the midnight hour .Richmond. But above their raucoas n-: ii v.i i uproar Reid Memorial chimes blended sweetly with the soft-toned church bells, the . good, old-fashioned kind, which improve with age. - Then after this welcome to the inhfant 1914 and farewell to 1913, there came the racket of cowbells, tin horns and smsmnHI rrarlrlinc rf iro.

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arms;, the enthusiasUc and strong-! the year 387 applications for dithroated celebrators, some of whom ' vorce were filed. Approximately twohad partaken too much of the flowine thirds of the suits for divorce were

bowl or frothinsr schooner Then-kry-riding autos -flitted recklessly about the streets with merry parties aboard Crowds are Orderly. There was a touch of the sane celebration idea v in Richmond's observance of the birth of, the , new year, for the crowds were " better behaved than usual. There were less drunken men on the streets for the officers to shoo home. . .. . ' i The various places of amusement were well patronized, and down-town places were crowded all evening." There were many dances, and hun dreds? of happy young people tangoed into the new year to the, tune of ragtime melodies. It is; estimated that the usual num ber, of people today look the timehonored New Year's oath to lead model lives until called to their final reward, and If the saloon keeper was a pessimist he would be terrified by the sight of so many star patrons climbing aboard the water wagon to day. But he is not a pessimist. , -- - H Clubs Celebrate.- - Open house was observed in several of the- local clubs today, the Eagles, Druids and Moose, and last evening the Elks observed open house for members and their friends. T6tiight the Entre Nouis club will hold its annual banquet for members and a few invited guests. These clubs, last night, and today, were the Mecca's for hundreds of their members, and many mersy parties watched the new year in within their' portals. KEEPS "HERSELF HAPPY. PORTLAND Me., Jan. . 1. Mrs. Eliza W. MerrflJ, who celebrated her 103rd birthday tijday says she is still alive because "I have always kept myself happy, . .

Police Work on Clews and Hold, Two Men Pending Investigation. :

: : Beaten ahnaet.te Insensibility by blows on "his . head ; with . a sharp instrument, Benton : Wicks, ,70, . was found on the. floor of his grocery, store on West Second street shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Although painful and ugly, Mr. Wick's wdunds are not thought to be seriouB. He is reported better today. The man who entered the store went through the owner's pockets getting about $4 in change. , ; 1 That the robbery and assault was committed by. local thugs is the opin ion of Police Chief Gormbn. After in vestigating thei case Gormon said he was convinced that persons who knew , that Mr.: Wicks was old and feeble and i likely to be caught at the store alone J were responsible t ,'for the theft. ,f Al though working on well grounded, suspicions no; arrests! nave been made. Two men," however,- .who . are thought to know something of the ease are being held at the city building pending an investigation. Alone in Stor. " ' While Mr. Wicks swas alone in ;the store about S o'clock yesterday after

noon," a white man' with a large mass of cotton almost completely, covering the side of his. face entered and asked for cornstarch; ''. Mr. Wicks handed . him the package from behind the couni ter. . "' . ' ' ;'S . j . The man then asked Mr. Wicks to came from behind " the counter and - - give him five cents worth of some , , cakes which were on display. When ir. Wicks stooped to place the cakes In a sack the intruder struck him.

' Driven back against , the door, the aged store keeper pleaded with the robber to take his money and not injure him. Paying no attention to the j petition for 4 mercy, ; the thief struck TYTIVa uni'a.ol 1i1r An FhajFtoa1 knocking him to the floor almost un(conscious. - .. Although persons were passing on the street at the time . of the attack no one saw the man do the work. He was seen to leave the store and hurry to the tracks of the G. R. & I. railroad. Here he joined another man who nad been - waiting Jox . bin ; and they nurriea easiwara. GOVERNOR ACCEPTS INVITATION TO SPEAK i Will Deliver Address At Golden Jubilee of Knights of Pythias. Governor Ralston has assepted the invitation extended to him to be one of the speakers at the golden Jubilee of the Knights of Pythias lodges of this city,; which will be observed on February 19. The committee from the local lodges which went to Indianapolis yesterday, composed of Frank C. Roberts and John Bayer, extended the invitation. The governor" will speak on "Fraternalism." CLERK ISSUES 401 LICENSES TO WED Out of 387 Divorce Petitions Two-thirds Were Granted. During last year 401 licenses to wed were issued by the county clerk. Durgranted. Permission to carry a shofe gun during the hunting season was granted to 1,839 nlmrods. CHOOSE JEV, DAVIS Second Presbyterian Church Elect Pastor. ml.. Vl TH TO T"". I II 1 T1 1 was the unanimous choice of the mem- j bers of the Second Presbyterian church for pastor at a congregational meeting last night. However, the call will not be extended to him by the trustees of the church, it. was said, until the members pledge their support to the Rev. Mr. Davis. The names of the four preachers were announced .to the congregation and their recommendations read. However," there was not a .vote cast until the name of. Rev. Davis, was ' announced. The cause of the 'action of the trustees in not extending a call to the,Rev."Mr.,Davis"is"sald to be the salary -which he demands.. . s . a Following the congregational meeting, -a cantata, was presented" by the members of the Sunday school. . Forty took part in the playlet, "Around the World with Santa Claus." WORK HORSES TOO HARD. " CHICAGO. Jan. 1. Legislation compelling a maximum working day of 12 hours for horses is to be sought by Hugo Krause of the Chicago anti

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200 PATIENTS MORE THAN 1912 RECORD

Charity Cases Cost $6,000 " While, City Appropriates Only"$3,000. Reports which "will be made at the annual meeting of the board of directors' of the Reid Memorial hospital, next Tuesday evening, will show that the last year was the most successful one in the history of the institution. ?" Like most hospitals the local insti tution is not self sustaining and'orobably never wHl be. but the financial condition of the " institution af the opening of the new year is much better than ever before.rMiss Kate Van Dusen, bookkeeper at the hospital, announced today that last year 200 more patients, were admitted for treatment than In previous year and that the institution had been filled practically throughout the year. It is Also believed that the report of the treasurer, . Edgar F, Hiatt, , will show that for two or three months the last' year the hospital was on a. selfsustaining basis and that, during the remainder of the year It was almost on a self-sustaining basis. . Many Charity Cases. Last year the hospital received $3000 . from, the city of Richmond to meet .the expenses of the charity cases Jrom this city, but physicians say, the cost oi caring ior sucn cases was almost double the amount appropriated and they regret the fact that the city has only appropriated the same amount for this year. s . - September and October were the banner months of the year just closed for ihe hospital. During those months many patients had to be refused for lack of accommodations. It la also predicted that if the hospital's business continues to grow as rapidly as it did last year it will goon be necessary to build an addition to it. - Training School Crowded. In the nurses training school, which has become one of the best known institutions of - its kind in the Middle HesX. under . the, effective administration of the superintendent of rne . hospital, Miss Marsh, there have been from -fourteen to eighteen students, really more than could be properly accommodated at the nurses'-home adjoining the hospital building. In administering hospital affairs, Miss Marsh has made herself popular with both public and physicians by the business-like methods 6he has pursued and as a result Richmond people are now taking a most kindly interest in the institution. ROY PECK TO LEAD BANQUET COMEDIANS , ... .-. Will Spring Surprise At Annual Entre Nous Affair Tonight. After rehearsing for several weeks, Roy Peck and a company of twentyfive comedians have prepared a surprise for the .members of the Entre Nous club, which will be sprung at the annual banquet tonight. The nature of the stunt is a terrible secret which Peck and the twenty-five refuse to divulge. , With Mayor Zimmerman acting as toastmaster J!0 will take their places at the tables at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon. Those who will respond to toasts have not been selected. The Weisbrod orchestra will furnish music. . , .. ' r ' CHURCHES OBSERVE " ADVENT OF 1914 I The Catholic and Lutheran Churches Celebrate Com-: ing of New Year. Practical cessation of business, activities, divine services at Catholic and Lutheran churches, family gatherings and social affairs, epitomizes Richmond's beginning of the year 1914.' Large attendances marked the early mass services at St.. Mary's and St Andrew's Catholic churches, where the new year was welcomed at 5:30, 7 and 9 o'clock. At St. Paul's, St John s and Trinity Lutheran churches members assembled at 10 o'clock to listen to services appropriate to the day. - - - " i - - Two services were held at ; St. John's church last night, a German service at 7:30 and an English one at 11 o'clock. Both attracted large congregations. .The Rev. A. J. Feeger, in- his addresses called attention to the abiding presence of Christ in the s new year, and spoke on the proper preparation of. a Christian for death.

JOHN D. AGAINST "CIGS" DENVER, Col., Jan. 1. An" order signed by John D. Rockefeller, cbjef owner of the Colorado . Fuel & Iron Co., has been posted in the company's plants prohibiting the smoking of cigarettes I by employes whether on duty. or not. .... . . . 1 : c . ,

I y.L.y VvML-i ' i i if " '-; FRITZI SCHEFF.

That George Anderson; who secretly became the r third , husband of Fritzi Scheff, the piquant star of light opera and vaudeville a few days ! ago, won the love and admiration of his bride by the masterly manner in which he regulated her affairs as leading man and manager of her company, is the story that is now going the rounds on Broadway.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE CREATES JEW OFFICE Bill, if Passed,- Will Also Raise Salary of Assistant Commissioner. ' Another office with .which to . reward political service is provided in the ordinance creating the position of assistant . street . commissioner- at a salary of $840 a year. The ordinance was Introduced before counojl at the last session i byrf Councilman Waidele. It was framed by City Attorney Bond. ' .The reason given, for the measure was the hastening of the codification of the city ordinances. It creates the offices of street, commissioner, and assistant street commissioner, both to be appointed by the board of public works. Heretofore the assistant has uuuwa w w.v.w . v..

missloner and responsible to him. Tne;ed. This, .in turn, according to the proposed ordinance would make . him statements of . the paper, produces

responsible directly to the board of works. ,' t, '5 v - ' -..Under present regulations the. assistant receives , pay at the rate of $2.50 a day, or about $720 a year. If council passes the ordinance his . salary will be increased $120. " Placing the - assistant - on a salary basis would require an appropriation to cover the salary and the expenses j of his office. No such appropriation is provided in the budget for 1914. His wages now are taken from the street department pay roll as is the pay of all connected with the. department with , the exception of the . commissioner. ' : The ordinance makes no change so far as the head of the department Is concerned. fv" ; ' Mayor Zimmerman . referred 1 the measure to the committee on officers. It "will come before the new council for "action at its first or second session. : . '.'' " " :.:."--. '." '';'', - ' GRAFTING SAVES LIFE, i PLAINFIELD. N. 'J,' Jan."l--In an effort to save" the life of his 8-year-old sister. ' who had "been badly burned Moses Parella. 11, SMbmitted to a skin grafting operation in which 100 pieces of skia-were cut from hJsbodjv .

LABOR UNIONS ' PRINT NEW YEAR'S PAPER ''Spend Your Money in Rich- ( mond," Boost Edition Urges.

"Let -us spend our money where we earn it." This is the message and the mission of the "Boost" . edition, the four page paper of New Year's greet ing issued by the Central Labor Coun cil of the city. The. paper was edited by W. C. DeMlller, formerly connectr ed ; with the editorial department of the Indianapolis Sun. Every printed line in each of the four pages has- for its purpose tho same end. The burden of each is .that money sent away from Richmond to mail order-houses is harmful to the city. . Money spent with local merchants LJ?Z 1 circulation and demands that the out - i UUL Ul liitj U1BUID auu uiiiia UC lUUCAr work for men and wages for their fam ilies. Avoid Mail Order Houses. Mail order houses are shown to be prospering, while just as good values and, better in the majority of instances, can be purchased tf local merchants. The establishments of dealers In all kinds of merchandise are mentioned" and recommended as good places for ' members of the - Labor Council and trades union to do their shopping. - ... , A story of the panic created in small towns, shows the effects of the mail order business, and how the large concern ' prospers at the expense of the home industries. ..-- , Mr, DeMlller writes that the much discussed panic is not an impending reality.- Tariff and currency legislation by the new administration has brought promises of prosperity, he continues. He concludes that men who were most certain in their prophecies of a panic are now ardent supporters of the administration. " ... - - FIELDER LOSES COAT. JERSEY CITY, N. J., Jan. 1 While Gov.-elect Fielder was eating in a local restaurant a thief exchanged the executive's overcoat for a threadbare garment."..

BUSINESS PROSPECTS

EXCEED EXPECTATION Factory -Workers Assured Plenty of Employment in -Forthcoming Year. - ' New Year's day will bring happi ness to hundreds of Richmond's fac tory workers, for It was announced today, that all the big plants, with the exception of the Gaar-Scott branch of the M. Rumlcy company, would begin the new year with: large working forces, and that the business prospect for 1914 were excellent. The Starr Piano company, which, has' been closed a few days for the ' talcing or an inventory, win re-open Monday with a working force of 760 men. ' - MW h a va h a rl r a varv iuw4ctfnl . year," said Henry GennetV president of the company' "This year the arospects are very good, and we will start out with our full working force." Lawn Mower Factories. The two big lawn mower factories, the F. & N. and the Dille-McGoire. each of which employs between three hundred and four hundred and fifty men, ill begin the new year with large orders to fill, and the prospects of a most successful twelve months. Full working forces will be required. Those who looked forward to a dull season in the automobile business have . been agreeably surprised. The Westcott Motor Car company now has 100 men! on its pay roll and is steadily increasing its staff as new orders come in. The Davis Motor Car company, it was reported today, has its full working force on the pay roll and has practically disposed of its 1914 output oC. machines. . . The Pilot Motor Car company be-, gins the new year with an exceptionally large numSe of orders, and will require its normal working force to handle the business. - .At the Wayne Works there are 425 men on . the pay roll.- and within a short time 100 more men will be employed. 1 ' ' ' " " ' Robinson Company Prosperous. Robinson & Co. reports a very satisfactory -1913 f business ; and ' bright prospects for the , new - year. That company Is anticipating" regular employment the greater part of the year for its normal workinK force.At the Elliott-Reed Fence company there are now 125 men employed and within a short time there will be 140 men on the pay roll. . , The Gaar-Scott plant has re-opened with a very small working force, after being closed for several weeks, and it is difficult to obtain information as to the plana of the Rumely company for its local plant this year, but there are prospects that within a few weeks operations on a large scale -will begin "with the ' employment of a fairsized working force. It is understood in business circles that the Rumely company has been receiving numerous demands from its traCe. especially the foreign trade, for Garr-Scott ma. chines, which have won a world-wide reputation. . Demand for Caskets. The casket companies ' In' this city all had a very , good year, and arei assured of a very satisfactory - business for, this year. ."-.- At the Hoosler Branch of the American Seeding-Machine company, on of . Richmond's most substantial indue tries, begins the new year with a fae tory force of 700 and good trade prompeets for 1914.. . , ..The, smaller local " manufacturing concerns have had a very good year and are looking forward to good bust ness this year. ST, JOHN'S RAISES MORE THAU WOO Annual . Report Submitted to Congregation Today By ' Pastor.' More than 17.500 was raised by memoera 01 . 01. jonn a . uuinera church for the , support of the - con flryto,attAi ' KniiarAlnnt miiftvasa mwttt . synodlcal affairs in 1913 according to the annual, report of the Rev. A. J. Feeger, presented to the members to day. ...----- ... . . For the running expenses of the congregation $4,013.18 was raised. Other receipts were distributed - as follows: Building fund, $625; Young People's society, $173; Luther League. $141; Woman's society, $126.80; Sunciety, 536.83; Men's : Benevolent society, $1,408; Woman's Benevolent society. $337; sy nodical contributions,' Pastoral activities contributed the following ' data: Baptisms. 30; confirmed, 17; marriages, 13; funeral. IS; communed, 1,327; sermons, 133; addresses; 31 ; catechetical instructions. 81 two-hour "periods; sick visits, 577; pastoral visits, 203. , RED MEN TO ELECT At the meeting of the Hokendauqua tribe of Red Men this evening the of-, fleers for the coming six. months will be elected and publicly installed. The meeting will be open to the public. The retiring officers are Earl C Martin. - Sachem; C. M. Ha worth, chief or records; Charles Phelps, seaion sagamore; Carl T. Sherer, jtmlar sagamore; i James Howarth, collector wampum; and Edward Ireton, Bruce Kenny and Alfred Bavla, .truates.

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