Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 50, 8 January 1914 — Page 1

RICHMOM) PAIXABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 50 k RICHMOND, IND!, THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 8, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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EXACT STATEMENTS OF GAS BILLS ASKED

BY BOARD OF Manager of Light, Heat and Power Company Non Commital. AUTHORITIES FLAY WHARTON'S STAND City Attorney Denounces Billing System As "Infamous Form." Members of the new board of public 'orke had their first experience today With the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company. City Attorney Bond and the board members all united in declaring that the system employed by the company in preparing its December bills, now being collected, was most unfair and would not be tolerated. 3. B. Wharton, manager of the local company, and one of his attorneys, A. M. Gardner, after the discussion had become quite lively, appeared on the scene. Mr. Wharton, much to everyone's surprise, did not appear to defend his billing scheme informing the board members that he had come for a frank discussion of the question; that if the system was unjust he wanted to rectify it. Without waste of time he was Informed in chorus that it was unfair and would not be tolerated. Reams of paper were then employed for column after column of figures to show just where the billing system used by the Light, Heat & Power company was impractical. Unfair To Small Users. Apparently Mr. Wharton himself iad no very clear understanding of the system and he was an attentive listenpr to the statements of the city attorney. Mr. Gardner admitted that the system was unfair to the "small" consumer, those who use less than 2,000 feet of gas per month and who must pay the maximum rate of 50 centsper thousand feet. The whole dispute arose over the company's action of carrying over odd hundreds feet of gas to the next months "bill. That is, if a consumer used 1,300 feet of gas last month, he was charged for 1,000 feet, 50 cents, end the odd three hundred feet will be added to the total amount of gas consumed by him this month. Manager Wharton said he had plannpd to do this for only one month, so thpt when the January bills were made nut next, month each patron would have over l.OoO feet of gas charged against him. -lust, why the company i f ired to do this was not made very piain by Mr. Wharton. Wants Exact Statements. City Attorney Bond and the board members insisted that, the proper method for making out bills was to charge each patron for the exact .amount of gas used by him each month. For instance, if a man used l.?o0 feet of gas he should be charged B2 cents. Mr. Bond then said, in proof of the injustice of the company's hilling system, that if a patron used 1100 feet of t,as each month this year his total bill for tiie year, under the company's system of billing, would be $6.42, whereas lie should have obtained his gas at a cost of only $6.00. If he had used 1.200 feet per month ell year he would be charged with $6.76, whereas he should be charged with $6.u0; if he had used 1,300 feet his annual bill would be $7.14 instead of $6.25; if he had used 1400 feet he would be charged $7.52 instead of $6.72; if he had used 1,50 feet he would be charged $7.80 instead of $7.20; if he had used 1,600 feet he would be charged $8.18 instead of $7.68. Before Mr. Wharton and his attorney arrived City Attorney Bond informed the board that the company's billing system was "an infamous and detestible form of public service graft and should and will be stopped." There is every indication that in the future the Light, Heat & Power company will charge each patron for the exact amount of gas consumed by him. ABBOTT PREDIGTS GENERAL SHIFT OF U. S. TROOPS A general shift in the location of troops on the Mexican border is predicted by Recruiting Officer Abbott, who while in service, spent a year in that territory. He said he expected ihe regiments stationed in the southern part of Texts to remain there until spring, when they would be returned to their garrisons mid fresh troops from the northern barracks sent down. IT COST TEN CENTS TO MARRY THIS WAY MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 8. Couples desiring to evade the new eugenics law in Wisconsin and wed without the formality of a physical examination today were offered an opportunity to enter a common law marriage which is recognized by the state. Thr cost for marrying in this way is en cents. The register of deed- vho must record the contract ercsred into by a man and woman r'sclaring themselves husband arc' wife, announced that he woulc! make any wedding binding for the ten cent fee. The existence of the court decision recognizing the common law marriage in Wisconsin was not discovered until after the law was passed and signed by the governor. This condition will exist until tho next meeting of the legislature.

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NO BABIES BY 2014, WAIL OF EUGENISTS

Men Lose Teeth, Hair and Health Before Allotted Time. A REMEDY IS SOUGHT Famous Physicians and Social Workers Attend First Congress of Kind. BATTLE CREEK, Dec. 8. Hundreds of delegates from all over the United States and foreign lands met here today in the greatest meeting eugenists ever held in any city in the country. Among the delegates are 200 famous physicians, writers, scientists, educators, surgeons and health and social service workers and more arrive on every train to attend the first conference on race betterment ever held in the history of the world. Dr. Seaton Smith, 91 years old, hale and hearty, president of the conference, was in the chair at the opening session. Scientists say that the birth rate is decreasing at such a rate that by 2014 no babies will be born. Men are losing their teeth, hair and health long be fore the allotted time. To findj what the causes are and to offer remedies, is the object of the conference. NORSE TO SUPERVISE WORK HER OWN Miss Florence Benner to Arrive in City on January 20. Richmond's visiting nurse, Miss Florence Benner, will arrive from Cincinnati Jan. 20, and will make her headquarters at the Commercial club rooms where she will receive all calls for aid. The Commercial club will also provide room for storing supplies which she will need. Mrs. A. H. Roach, chairman of visiting nurse committee of the Dometsie Science association, said the nurse would be all ived to plan her own work, making reports to the association. In this way the association believes she will not be hampered by dictation of inexperienced persons. Red cross seals sold by the association brought $382.41, half of which will be placed at the association's disposal to help pay the expenses of the nurse, the rest being turned over to the AntiTuberculosis society. Small contributions on the day of the sale amounted to $14.23. POSTQFHCE SHOWS CITY PAHIC PROOF Haas Reports Big Increase in Business Handled in 1913. One indication of a panic-proof city is the postoffice department and to this end Richmond is gaining each year in receipts for Uncle Sam's mail service. Postmaster E. M. Haas recently completed the statements for the month of December, which show the total receipts aggregated $9,785. Of this amount a surplus of $3,703.17 was forwarded to the postal depository at Indianapolis .. Although the railway mail , clerks are not connected with the local" office they receive their salaries through the Richmond department. The salaries of the clerks totaled $2,142.30. The remainder of the receipts were used in the payment of local expenses. Increases by $2,000. December's receipts were about 414, mio over the corresponding month in 1913. This increase is looked upon as indicative to the general prosperity of the city. A large part of the 1913 increase came through the parcel post department. Applications for United States government bonds for the January issue are more than treble the applications for the two issues Inst year. The postal savings department of the postoffice experienced the greatest increase in December, since its establishment. December's business was an increase of more than $5(10 The yearly increase in the department reached the total of $3,000. I WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Unsettled tonight and Friday. Probably rain south portfbn. Rain or snow north portion. TEMPERATURE. Noon 45 YESTERDAY. Maximum 37

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Clear Deck For Action Orders Skipper Bavis New Board of Works Tackles System of Buying Coal by Heat Unit, Increases Authority of Department Chiefs, Discusses New Street Lighting System.

That the board of public works of the Bobbins administration does not believe in loafing on its job was plainly indicated at the board meeting this morning. With Mayor Robbins standing by in an advisory capacity, the board, figuratively speaking, cleared for action under the command of President Bavis and tackled these questions : A sewer system for Morton park and contiguous territory. Purchasing of coal by the standard of heat units. Increasing the authority of all department chiefs. Insurance for public buildings. New street lighting system. Daily reports by employes of the street department and the garbage collectors. A fair billing system by the Light, Heat & Power company. Basis for making what changes regarded necessary in the fire department by calling for the resignations and applications for appointments of members of the fire department, except the chief and assistant chief. Program Comprehensive. This program with which the board started its year's work was

more comprehensive than any

works under the Zimmerman administration.

One of the most advanced steps in carrying out the administration's efficiency program was the board's action today in approving of the daily reporting system for street department employes and garbage collectors. This reporting system was prepared by President Bavis. One report form, to be used by street, department employes engaged in making street repairs, provides space for the name of the employe, the date on which the work was done, nature of repairs, where made, square yards repaired and material used. The second report, to be used by all other street department workers and garbage collectors, provides space for name and date, nature of work, "from street to street," time taken, number of loads hauled. Seeks Unit of Cost. "By this form of daily reports," explained President Bavis, "we will be able to reduce to exact figures the units of time, labor and cost so it can be accurately determined just what the city is paying for its street and garbage hauling services." A brief discussion of the street lighting question also featured the board meeting. President Bavis declared that the city must provide better arc light3 throughout the city or install the cluster light system for Main street. Mr. Bavis said that he was confident GIVE YOUR SHARE, !! DEMANDSJELE SAM Income Tax Law Hits Its First Hoosier Victims, March 1. INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. S "Likely prospects" to the number of several ; thousand throughout Indiana will rei ceive blank forms this week and will 1 be expected to "come across" with an equitable divvy of their wages and incomes before March 1, as required by the conditions of the new federal income tax law. The Indianapolis internal revenue districts is figuring on about eighteen thousand individuals and corporations becoming legitimate victims, and the Terre Haute district will be satisfied with between 6,000 and 7,000 remitters. Unmarried persons have an exemption of $3,000 per annum, while married persons are immune if their net incomes do not exceed $-1,000. Returns must be made not later than March 1, or Uncle Sam will impose a penalty of not more than $1,000. DEFEiSJIS DRINK Secretary BryanJicks By uraDe; Juice lheory. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Secretary of State Bryan reached here today to speak at the banquet of the Chicago Real Estate board tonight. All efforts to get. an interview from Secretary Bryan failed until the subject of grape juice was mentioned by the reporter. "I understand that Congressman Barthold said in Washington the other day that grape juice contained more alcohol than beer," said the Commoner. "He said that grape juice contained 6 or 7 per cent alcohol and was more intoxicating than beer. "This statement is false. Any one knows that Barthold would, prefer grape juice to beer if that were true." DOCTOR SUES FOR OPERATION FEE Suit to recover $125 for an operation, consultations and subsequent treatments, was filed in circuit court today by Dr. Roy D. Morrow, deputy coroner and township physician against lone Lankert. The operation was performed at the Reid Memorial hospital January HO, 1913. The operation fee was $84.50. An anesthetic at $5 is included in the itemized bill accompanying the complaint while the consultation proceeding the operation

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a substantial reduction in the rates of the municipal plant could be made In the near future and that an improved lighting system could be provided at the same time. The board decided to take this question under further consideration. Wants New System. Manager Kleinknecht of the light plant advocated a new luminous arc lighting system for the entire city in preference to cluster lights for Main street. He said that the present street lights had been in use for from ten to twelve years which was beyond the life guaranteed for them. The board authorized the advertis ing for bids on 500 feet of hose for the fire department. To assure the city of getting the best quality of hose it was advised that specifications on all stand ard grades be secured from the Cincinnati testing bureau. Incidentally the board adopted a motion calling for the resignation of all firemen together with their applications for reappointment. What men Fire Chief Miller desires retained will have the greatest influence with the board, Mayor Robbins declared. No radical changes are anticipated, although there may be a few transfers. C. W. Jordan, rapimimHiig i M"rton Park and Lake company, present(Continuti on Last Page) WESTCOTT EMPLOYS SKILLEDJVORKMEN Motor Car Company Augments Efficiency of Its Plant. To increase the efficiency of the local plant the Westcott Motor Car i company has added about twenty skill- ' ed automobile workmen to its force, j These men come from plants in oth er automobile centers. They, are distributed throughout the plant, botli as foremen and workmen.

Gray Firmly Believes He Will be Nominated

Congressman Realizes He Will Have Fight of His Political Career in Seeking Third Term in Lower House Mull and Blair Probable Candidates.

Congressman Finly Gray, who is seeking a third term in the lower house, realizes that to accomplish his ambition he will have the fight of his political career, but at the same time he expresses the utmost confidence in his ability to secure the Democratic nomination at the district convention next spring.

The report tnat judge tfiair 01 aneioyvnie win oe a candidate for the Democratic nomination against me is denied by the judge himself," Mr. Gray is reported to have said. "He has told his friends that he intends to be a candidate for renomination as judge i-L ol 11- j- 4. 4. Ot the bhelby district. Mr. Gray believes that most of the opposition against his re-

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that Wayne county has the largest delegation in convention.

Notwithstanding the assurance Judge Blair gave Mr. Gray that he wou l not oppose him in the congressional race, Democrats in the western end of the district believe that Judge Blair can be prevailed upon to enter the contest. Wedding Gift Episode In speaking of the wedding gift episode for which the congressman received notoriety throughout the country, he said that his stand on that question was merely one of principle. Mr. Gray expressed deep satisfaction in the election of W. S. Chambers as chairman of the Sixth district. "Chambers has always been my friend, and he supported me in my previous campaigns. He is an excellent man for the position, as he has great organizing ability," said Mr. Gray. Pleased With Legislation. In speaking of the legislation that had been passed since the Democrats bave been Is control at Washington,

BOARD TO APPOINT ROAD SUPERVISORS Understood That Commissioner Will Name Assistants to Sieweke.

CONFERENCE IS HELD Bond of $5,000, Required By Law, Filed By Appointee. Appointments of nine assistant road supervisors to work under Highway Superintendent Sieweke, will be announced Saturday, it was learned yesterday after the county commissioners had held a secret session -with Superintendent Sieweke. Although he has the legal right to make the appointments, Sieweke has an understanding with the board of commissioners by which their choice of appointments for the jobs shall be final. Sieweke said after the conference with the commissioners yesterday that he and the commissioners will meet Saturday morning when the final arrangements to announce the appointment will be made. However, he is not compelled to make any appointments until sixty days after the commissioners appoint him. The law provides that there shall not be more than four assistant high wav sunerintendents for every 100 S .Ul OC.J. xv,miles of free gravel and macadam road in the county and that the roads be divided for supervision according are subjected to. Pay of Assistants. Assistant superintendents receive twenty-five cents an hour and fifteen cents additional if they have a team and wagon in use on the roads. It is generally understood that while Sieweke can make aDDointments. he , will be entirely governed by the wishI es of the commissioners. The new highway superintendent filed his bond as required by state law, in the sum of $5,000. The road supervisor has very little jurisdiction over the expenditure of money, however, as he cannot make repairs exceeding $50 in cost. Huerta Wilson Meet in Hell" Rejoins Dictator NEW YORK, Jan. 8 The New York World today published the following dispatch from Mexico City: "Hell will hold both Woodrow Wilson and myself before I resign," said Dictator Huerta today to an American visitor who called at the national palace. "The time has gone past when I will give the slightest consideration tn anv oronosition that I leave the Once I mieht have resiirn - presidency d nt the biddine of almost anyone. but now. No. It is not a question of pride, ambition or pomp with me, but a duty, nothing else. "What does Woodrow Wilson know of Mexico or of what kind of government its people need? Nothing. He does not know that Mexico is like a snake, with its life in its head. 1 11 -11 -11 1 1 T A 1 Wayne county, but he also knows j the district:. Mr. Gray said that there was more progressive legislation passed in the j last six months than had been passed : by the Republicans in the last six-; teen years. j "The tariff bill and the currency ; bill are the most progressive ineas- j ures ever passed by Congress," said . Mr. Gray. "The income tax also is a ' progressive measure that required Democratic control to make into law." j He said the next legislation to re-1 ceive the attention of Congress will j be an anti-trust measure. This will be taken up immediately, according 1 to Mr. Gray. , j Lon Mull a Candidate. I In an interview, Lon Mull, of Ma-1 nilla, a big grain and stock dealer, j and prominent in Democratic circles having twice represented Rush county in the state legislature, admitted that he is a "receptive" candidate It 1 seemed to be clearly understood among the Rush county delegation Jthat Mull Is & candidate,

STUDENTS GIVE SCHOOL YELLS AND SING HONEYWELL SONGS; REVIVALIST TALKS ON SOCCESS

Evangelistic Pointers Real success consists, not in what one gets out of life, but in what one can put into life. Character is success and there is no other. One of the worst faults of our day is the worshiping of gold and thinking that if a man has succeeded in piling it up by any method he has succeeded. You can buy gold too dear, if you give your self-respect, your character, your soul for it, you make a poor bargain. The first requisite of real success is nobility of character. The hearts of men far more than the heads or hands of men shape history. Multitudes of young men make a failure of , . "ic "ui uecaust: me cnances ior success do not exist but because the elements of success, a within them.

To succeed go with people evemnlarger than yourself larger in Last night's service was thought, larger in ambition, "School Night" and for the chrScte1rinflUenCe youths of Richmond, Evangelist j Honeywell delivered a sermon You are large or small a3 to teeming with advice to the Where you are. The Where j youthful seekers of success, counts for mucin j Emphasizing the fact that When vou choose vour occu-jsuccess came onl' through pupation, "Get on the Right Slstent concentrated work and Track." not because of genius or a stroke v , 1 4.v !f luck- tne evangelist gave the You may know that you have 4v.11, . , ifound your right place if your i ?JOUngJks many hmts as to hl3 work is a pleasure, if you longildea of the waT to success. for the time to quit, you are on The pent up- yotftaM1 enthusiasm the wronp- ioh- if vnn o-n tn vmir'dld not cea8P untn tbe visitine vanine rongjOD, 11 ou go to our : Kelist had been gjven many rounds f work With no more delight than cheers? The boys and girls of the lityou left it, the job belongs tOitle "Boosters Club" sang their song Some other man. praising the work of the revivalist and 1 (asserting that they would be constant

Success is too often looked upon 1 as the result of genius or luck, but ! persistent, concentrated hard work is , the nriee of sneress A Eenius for hard work ie th h genius. J j Be like Napoleon's drummer hnv 'w no 101a tne great general. "I was ! never tausht to beat a retreat but if1 1 -ou wm lel m oe&i onarge I will j stlr the d,ia(1 into the march." President Wilson. Vice. President Marshall. Secretary of State Bryan, all members of the cabinet and of the Supreme Court are earnest Christians and in fact all of the leaders of the nation are glad to pay a visit to the shrine of Jesus Christ. You can't win success without taking Jesus Christ into your life. Garfield school's yell for Honeywell. One. two. three, four. five, six, seven. All this class will go to heaven: When we get there we will yell Where is Mr. Honeywell? FIGHT SEXJ.ECTURE Chicago School Board Members Abolish Course. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Lectures on sex

hygiene and personal purity which j they may be presumed to have poshave been part of the school course in sessed. I would like to acquire milChicago for four months, were banish-!,ions' but . if the Pros is going to

ed from the schools today. This action was construed as a slap at Mrs. Ella . Fiagg Young, re-elected head of the city schools after a bitter fight. The , "xMhrs9 Youn'Theoar'dreduca. , t'n after vct'rjj against this policy j which Mrs. Young had advocated rej elected to the presidency of the board i Peter Reinberg, -the stauncnest supPRAYER MEETINGS FRIDAY MORNING The .following are the places reported for tomorrow's cottage prayer meetings at 10 o"clock: Mrs. W. II. Sudhoff, 238 Somh 4th. Dr. A. L. Bramcamp, 17 South Stu. Mrs. C. O. Wagner, 121 Soath 10th. Mrs. K. O Coleman. 125 S. 14th. Mrs. Rowe. 49 South 16th. Paul Benfeldt. 73S South 8th. Mrs. Emma Sperling, 317 S. 9th. Mrs. Jennie Laughman. 310 S. loth. Mrs. Abbie Wilcox. 422 S." 13th Mrs. Starr, 822 South 8th. Dr. S. R. Lyons. 200 North 8th. E. R. Coleman. 212 North 12th. .Irs. D. D. Ramsey, 206 North 13th. Mrs. S. C. Wiltrout, 319 N. 12th. Miss Maggie Davis. 125 N. ISth. Mrs. Will Henderson. 2016 N. K Mrs. Lizzie Nuss. 1023 North 1. E. E. Cartright. 325 S. W. 3rd. E. E. Jenks, 100 Ktnsey. Mrs R. Sedgwick, 470 N. W. 5th.

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EVANGELIST STATES CHARACTER MEANS NATION'S STRENGTH

Declares Outward Success Without Inward Success Is Failure. GIVES MUCH ADVICE TO YOUNG HEARERS Great Mistake to Bend Design Where Genius Does Not Incline. Shouting 'school yells, singing school songs and chattering Honeywell campaign verses fully six hundred students of Richmond high school. Junior high, Garfield school and Earlham college greeted Evangelist Honeywell at the tabernacle last boosters during the series of meetings. Evangelist Honeywell then began his sermon "Secret of Success," in which he declared "Some things God j gives us often. the seasons return ' again, but youth comen twice to none. While we have it w-i think little of it. but we never cease i" Koh. lonujy uacK 10 11 w nen n :a : PneYouth is Happy. "Poets always paint the gods young and half our heaven Is the thought of youth returned. Everything young is happy. The years of young manhood are the most important, eventful and useful in man's earthly career. Therefore the whole future of your life ycur success or failure depends upon what you do and what you are now? "I take it for granted that there is not one of you but who desires to win in this life but what is Success? 'You may win in one way and lose in another and if the loss be the greater, the balance after all is on the wrons side. You can buy old too dax. If you give your self-respect, health airl happiness for it. you make a poor bargain. If you sell your faculties for it. and think nothing but gaining It. yow give pearls for a bubble. "One of our worst faults today Is the worshiping of O-old and thinking that if a man has succeeded in piling it up by any method that he has succeeded. Denounces Wealth. ''If you knew some of the millionaires as I know them, said David R. Forgan. head of a great Chicago hank vnn urAuM anr Ufih mm tkat ; they nad ,06t their ve8tage of the .ou!s know who are millionaires. I do not ! want the money." This strong Ian- ; guage is not from a ranting Socialist ' but from a great banker who knows thoroughly what mere money success ! often does for men. ! "There is no success where you do i not succeed inside yourself. Outward success without inward success it guilded failure. It is possible to mak I a fortune and still be a failure. I Charles T. Yerkes. in spite of his ac- ! cumulated millions, was a gigantic failure anil decent men today think of him 'only with disgust and loathing. W must avoid sacrificing higher success to the lower. You cannot tell whether J you have won siu-oess by consulting . your ledger. A man is wealthy or he is I poverty stricken not according to , what he has. but to what he is. ! "No true man fails who has lived a j life that has accomplished Its pnr- ; pose. Real success consists, not in ' what one gets out of life, but what ono 1 puts into life. The world does not de- ' mand that you shall be a famous lawyear, a skilled physician, a noted divine, but it does demand that with a noble purpose, a high endeavor and a useful end in view you shall make yourself a master in your line. Character Counts. "First of all you must be pure and nctie and upright in life and character. Nobility of character has ever been the bulwark of individual and national stength. Th world today as never before is seeking for men with strength and force of character. A mistake too often made by many young .(Continued From Page EtgHt).

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