Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 55, 14 January 1914 — Page 1

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K BY VOTE UNABLE TO ATTEND .MEETING FOR FIRST TIE JIN2 YEARS Samuel W. Gaar Elected Vice President and Will Seeker Becomes Cashier. OTHER BANKS NAME PRESENT OFFICIALS A. D. Gayle Heads First National, and G. L. Gates, Union National. For the first time in forty-two years John B. Dougan, president of the Sec-; ond National bank, yesterday failed to ; attend the annual meeting of that j financial institution. I Although sufficiently strong after a j lingering illness to go to the bank, up-' on the advice of friends, Mr. Dougan broke a record of which the head of any banking Institution might be proud. Mr. Dougan, ho was re-elected president of the bank yesterday, has been its head for fifteen years. Much of the success of the Institution is credited to his untiring zeal and energy. Business men today recalled that in former years Mr. Dougan was seen working at the bank at an hour in the morning when many persons were still asleep. Starts As Messenger. He began his banking career as a messenger boy In the First National bank in September 1866. He was with that institution for six years, being general bookkeeper when he resigned to accept the position of cashier of the Second National, continuing in that capacity until January 1, 1898, when he was elected rice president. In August 1901, he became president of the Second National, a position he has held since. Perhaps no person in Richmond is held in higher esteem. Respect for him is inspired by his affability and readiness to assist deserving friends, in need of moral and financial encouragement. Add Vice President. Through the dreation of another vice presidency at the Second National bank, changes were made yesterday at the annual meeting on the stockholders. Other banks elected the same officers and directors. Samuel W. Gaar has been cashier of the bank since 1898. Daniel G. Reid became vice president in 1896. Will Seeker, formerly assistant cashier, takes the position of Mr. Gaar. The elevation of Mr. Gaar to the (Continued on Page Two)

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Birds of Fine Feather Flock Together At Show

Aristocrats of Poultry Yards to Number of 750, Smooth Their Plumage in Anticipation of the Inspection by Judge, which Starts Today.

Aristocrats of the poultry yard to the number of 750 smoothed their plumage at the poultry show today and prepared to display their fine points to the judge who started on his rounds and the hundreds of visitors who called at the show room during the day and evening. H. A. Pickett, who judged at the local show last year, has been selected to do the judging again. Mr. Pickett is one of the best known poultry judges in the state. He began scoring the birds this morning and expects to award the first premiums tomorrow. The judging will take the rest of the week. The show will be open each afternoon and evening, closing Saturday night. Members of the local poultry association have arranged to give a pen of five fine fowls to the holder of the lucky coupon tomorrow night. Each person buying an admission ticket will be given a chance on the pen. Five more birds will be given away Saturday. An unusually large number of entries are from many of the neighboring towns, and include pens of birds that have won ribbons in other shows.

The following persons entered birds : J. Q. Frank, West Manchester; R. H. Ramsey, Lewisburg; W. O. Newton, New Castle; Carl D. Spencer, West Manchester; A. E. Fletcher, Lewisburg; W. A. Oler, Dublin; A. E. Haney, Gaston; John G. Otstot, Muncie; Albert Hawkins, Connersville; Meyer and Fritz, West Alexandria; D. K. Vickery, North Manchester; E. E. Cartwright; Raymond Vossmeier, Edward Vossmeier; Ross Osboru, King and Son, New Paris; Schnelle & Co., D. E. Roberts, Harry E. Fetzer, J. A. Beall, Modoc; Mrs. Carl Myers, Winchester; J. A. Cook, College Corner; H. V. Thermohler, Portland; T. C. Hough, Fountain City; R. B. Hough, B. L. McMahan, L. S. Gay, J.. A. Rickles, J. W. Rethemeyer, Walter Bohl--meyer, E. K. Wilson. A. M. Elliott, William Knawler, Mrs. Clarence Elson, Bradford; J. S. Fisher, Eaton, Alfeett Bison, Bradford;, J. W, Garrer,

RE-ELECTED

OF DIRECTORS ATTORNEYS FIGHT BEFORUUDGE FOX Ray K. Shiveley and Byram Bobbins Strike Blows in Altercation. NEITHER IS INJURED Contempt of Court Proceedings Set for Saturday Morning. Accused of subornation, Ray K. Shively, junior member of the law firm of Shiveley and Shiveley, attacked Byram Robbins, head of the law firm of Robbins and Robbins, and a fist fight followed. Little dam age was done by the two men. Judge Fox will try them for contempt of court tomorrow. Robbins bitterly denounced Shiveley after the latter had filed an affidavit swearing that Judge Fox could not give a fair and impartial trial and that he was biased and prejudiced in the suits of Sarah Myers and others to break the will of the late Mose Myers. The Myers cases are among the most complex which have been before the court for several years. During the last year, five complaints have been filed by the Myers in the estate of Moses Myers.. Robbins and Shiveley have been lined up against each other in the cases since they were first filed. . Asks Different Judge Judge Fox recently handed down a decision sustaining a demurrer of the defense, for which Robbins was fight-1 ing. in Myers' suits contesting the Ellebarger will. Shortly after the decision, Shiveley brought into court an affidavit pre pared by him and signed by Sarah Myers to the effect that the judge could not ''fairly and impartially-- sit on the cases and that he was "biased and prejudiced" against the plaintiff It was for this that Robbins denounced Shiveley, charging that a col lusion existed between the plaintiff and Shiveley, by which the former was to swear that Judge Fox was prejudiced, should he hand down a con trary decision in the case of Lavina Myers against Jeremiah Myers and others in the Ellebarger will case. Robbins contended that as there was another legal question involved in the Sarah Myers cases, the judge would not be influenced by his decision in the previous case, and that his decision was fair and impartial and the result of much work and legal study. Asks For Indictment "Ray Shiveley should be indicted by the grand jury for subornation and (Continued on Last Page) Greenville; Mrs. S. P. Pike, Centerville; Mrs. Lenore Kiggins, Williamsburg; J. F. Parker, H. E. Noe, L. P. Zellar, Milton; Conrad Zwissler and sons, C. Crawford, J. Bunnell, Hagerstown; W. P. Krom, R. E. Lyst, Farmland; Ed. McGriff, Greenville; W. A. Pardonner, Ingomar; A. W. O'Brien, Greenville; A. T. Mather, Greenville; Mrs. Albert Radcliffe, New Castle; J. B. Low, New Castle; Dr. O. C. Kerlin, Greenville; Walter Hiatt, Winchester, O. O. Lemington, Winchester; A. F. Lindahl, New Castle; Cash Beall, W. L. Ginder, J. L. Jones, Alma and Dorothy Waidele, S. S. B'arquahr, Pleasant Ridge; George Harvey & Son, W. A. Hawley, New Paris; A. E. Schuh, Charles Schneler, J. W. Moore Cambridge City; John Von Pein, Cyrus Whiteley. Milton; William F. Miller, Jesse Meynck, Windhall; Carl E. Murphy. Greensfork; J." W. Zimmer, Bradford, W. Goldsmith. Bradford, Abdel Dunham. Bradford.

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Many Improvements At Reid Hospital In Past Year

John L. Rupe, Re-elected President" at Trustees Meeting Last Night, Will Make Report to City Council on Work Done and Money Expended.

"Last year was the most successful and satisfactory one for the Reid Memorial hospital in its history," said John L. Rupe, reelected president of the institution at the annual election of officers last evening and who today gave out a summary of the annual

report of the hospital, to be presented to council at its meeting

Monday night. "Several important improvements were made at the hospital last year," continued Mr. Rupe, "the most important being a large

boiler for the laundry, erected at vides a supplementary heating

with the $3,000 contributed by the city there was an excess of receipts over expenditures of nearly $900. Last year the hos

pital received $2,200 from the estate of the late Philip Brookms, which was used for improvements in the basement and in providing quarters for a lecture room for nurses."

Mr. Rupe attributed the success of the hospital last year to the efficient administration of its affairs by the superintendent, Miss

Frances Marsh, the new spirit of co-operation evidenced by the physicians, and the kindly attitude of the public toward the hospital.

Although the capacity of the institution is only sixty patients the average daily number of patients cared for in 1913 was 35, a record for the institution. Fifty-eight children were born at the hospital last year and there were nearly 400 operations performed. At the meeting last night E. G. McMahan, city controller, was re-elected secretary, and Edgar F. Hiatt, treasurer. Adam H. Bartel, who has been actively identified with the hospital management since the institution was established, was elected vice-president in place of John H. Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson, however, will continue as a member of the board of trustees. George Eggemeyer, Charles Marlatt and John F. McCarthy were re-elected members of the board of trustees to fill the vacancy caused by the death of S. H. Jones. All the executive officers are also members of the board of trustees and the city council, if it so desires, can name a city official to this board. Treasurer's Report Read At the meeting last night reports by Treasurer Hiatt, Miss Marsh and Miss Sands, surgical nurses, were COUNTY KEEPS 148 Trustees Asks Advice of the Board in Distribution of Funds. With many men out of work, calls for aid at the office of Trustee Howarth threatea to exhaust the amount of funds allowed by law and the trustees called a special meeting of the commissioners Tuesday afternoon asking advice. The county is practically keeping 148 families and the conditions are worse than they have ever been, Mr. Howarth told the commissioner. However, they could not legally assist him and asked him to keep on in the distribution of funds in the same manner as previously. The law allows the county to give $12 aid to a family in a quarter. However, this was increased to $15 a quarter by special ruling of the commissioners. Trustee Howarth used for poor in the last quarter in 1913, $1,200, the largest amount ever distributed in Wayne county. PARSIPPANY, N. J., Jan. 14. Propped up in bed, Mrs. J. S. Wilson, 73, celebrated her fiftieth wedding anniversary. Her husband is 70. She is Lsufferina from a broken hip.

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DOUGAN. a cost of $1,200 and which pro system for the institution, but read and will be incorporated in the report to be made to council by President Rupe next Monday. President Rupe gave out this statement today: "The hospital trustees will at the next meeting of the council present a report to the city showing the work of the hospital for the past year. 'It will appear from the report that the hospita'l has during the year 1913 cared for 774 patients, that there were 381 operations and 60 obstetrical cases. "Number of days of treatment of private room patients, 4,960. "Number of days of ward pay patients, 2,780. "Total receipts of hospital in money from all sources last year, $27,003.09. "Total expenses, $26,104.16. "Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1914, $898.93. "The Ladies Aid society expended for linens, tableware and other necessities during the last year, $863.07 and distributed among citizens 1.300 fruit jars and jelly glasses to be filled for use at the hospital. "The amount expended in cash represents the cost of materials purchased by the ladies." - WOMEN MUST NOT LCIFER IN SALOONS Police Chief Goodwin Orders Patrolmen to Oust Females Who Loiter. Wine rooms and women are not the proper combination for a city like Richmond, according to Police Chief Goodwin. At roll call last night the chief instructed the patrolmen not to allow women to loiter in saloons. , Information to that effect was received at headquarters recently about revelries in some of the city's saloons, where wine, men and women are concerned. So the chief has set his foot down on the practice. He said women who loitered around the saloons would be arrested according to the law. ' If this failed to stop the practice, Goodwin said, he would resort to more drastic measures. What these wfuld be he had not fully decided and declined to give his plans. LONDON. Jan. 14. A large firm here has advertised for big fat men as traveling salesmen, asserting that fat men are more successful in obtaining orders,

AUDIEUCE APPLAUDS AS WAR VETERANS ENTER TABERNACLE

Preliminary Service of Music Last Night Pleases the Old Soldiers. FORTY GO FORWARD IN ANSWER TO PLEA Honeywell Says Great Work of Grace is Beginning in Richmond. With Old Glory fluttering from a shining standard in its van, a delegation of fifty old soldiers marched slowly into the tabernacle last night while 3.000 people cheered and applauded. They were followed by as many members of the Women's Relief Corps, and two large Bible classes from the Central Christian church. The prelimfhary service of music and song was devoted to such, as would be most pleasing to the old veterans, and Evangelist Honeywell expressed himself at some length of the sense he and his party had of the honor shown them by the visit of the del egation. "Your little brown button Is the only piece of jewelry In this world I have ever taken my hat off to," exclaimed Rev. Honeywell. Following that he launched Into his sermon with characteristic earnest ness. "The world s saaaesi cry was its subject. At the end of an hour he : was dripping witn perspiration ana forty or more converts were praying in the three front benches. "A great work of grace is beginning in this town." he cried as the penitents flocked to the front; "God is coming to Richmond with mighty power to save!" Hell Is Near. His text was taken from Psalms 142:4. "No man careth for my Soul." j "You people here have shown me I every courtesy and appreciation, 1 1 have not a word of criticism to find with your treatment of me. But I am impelled to appeal to you to rise from your indifference. Men and women are living over the craters of hell. They are sinking into eternal damnation all about you. And yet you church people eat your three meals a day, sleep your nine hours at night, and go your way without a thought. "If these unsaved husbands, wives, brothers and friends of yours were to die this night they would fall into the (Continued on Page Two.). Failure of Crops Adds to Japans Internal Trouble TOKIO, Jan. 14. With the devastation of the southern part of the Island of Kiushiu by volcanic eruption, tidal waves, earthquake and fire, following the crop failure in Northern Japan, where ten million people are starving, the imperial government is faced with the most appalling national prob lem of modern ages. While the foreign office estimates the loss of life in the eruption of the volcano Sagura-Jlma at three hundred, private telegrams from the south indicate that the final death list will run into the thousands. The Japanese government may be forced to appeal to the outside world for financial aid, as it is estimated that $25,000,00, at least, will be needed to succor all the victims of disaster in the north and south. CLUB TO 40 President Swayne Appoints Committee to Receive Delegatons. To entertain a delegation of forty members of the Marlon Commercial club, who will visit Richmond Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20, President Swayne, of the local club has ap pointed a reception committee with j J. T. Giles, superintendent of public schools, as chairman. In the evening a banquet will be given for the visitors alter wnicn the'-e will be a numoer of informal talks dealing with the work being done by the Richmond organization. The committee which will meet the visiting business men at the C. & O. station at 4 o'clock is composed of J. T. Giles, chairman, A. D. Gayle, W. D. Foulke, F. S. Dodd, E. H. Harris, W. J. Robbins, Alfred Davis, W. M. Bradbury, Rev, J. S.. Lightbourne and Charles Jordan. Banquet is Planned The visitors will be escorted to the Commercial club headquarters where tables will be spread for them and the officers and directors of the local club. Following the dinner a program of talks outlining the work of The Marion men will return at 7:60 o'clock over the C. & O. The committee will meet in a few days to complete arrangements and arrange the program of talks. WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana Cloudy and warmer tonight. Thursday generally fair. TEMPERATURE. Noon k 36 YESTERDAY. Minimum ., 8 24

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120 PEONS N CANADIAN WRECKED OFF VOLCANO ERUPTION CLAIMS THOUSANDS

Kagoshima Wrecked by Lava, Earthquakes and Tidal Waves. FORESTS ARE ON FIRE Clouds of Ashes Carried 300 Miles, Dropping Upon Ships at Osaka (BULLETIN.) TOKIO, Jan. 14. Government dispatches from the south state that all Americans in the earthquake and volcano zone have escaped. There were a number of other foreigners in this district, but no definite news has been received about them. NAGASAKI. Jan. 14. Accompanied by thunderous earthquake shocks the eruption of the volcano SakuraJima, which devastated the island of Sakura and overwhelmed the city of Kagoshima with tremendous loss of life continued today. Other volcanos in Southerrr Japan are snowing signs of activity and it is feared that the natural disturbances may spread over a wide area. The naval wireless station here was in constant communication today with the warships which were rushed to Kagoshima Bay, to help the refugees. The cruiser Tone reported that fifty dead bodies had been picked up within less than an hour off the Kagoshima harbor. Part of the city ot Kagoshima was washed away by the terrific tidal waves, which accompanied the earlier stages of the eruption and the most of the remainder was burned or shaken down by the earth tremors. Forest Fires Add Terror Forest fires are still raging north of the city, having been set by molten rocks and it is feared that hundreds of the fleeing refugees were trapped. So mighty was the force of the eruptions that clouds of ashes and smoke were carried 300 miles, droppjing upon ships in the harbor at Osaka. A dense pall of smoke punctuated with flashes of flame hangs over Sakura Island and the neighboring district for a distance of thirty miles while the thunder of the natural bombardment can be heard nearly to the mouth of Kagoshima bay. Many of the one hundred thousand homeless were injured in their flight and sailors are being landed from the warships to care for them. Nearly all the food in the neighborhood of Kagoshima was destroyed and famine is adding it sterrors to the widespread misery.

Bull Moosers Select Precinct Leaders For County Ward Meetings in Richmond and the Various Townships for ' the Choosing of Precinct Committeemen Are All Very Well Attended, Reports Say.

Ward meetings for the election of precinct committeemen were held by the Progressives in Richmond last night and in the various townships yesterday afternoon.. For the most part they were very well attended. These committeemen compose the new county central committee and will hold a meeting at the court house Saturday for the purpose of organization and the election of officers. No matters of importance were discussed at any of the meet7 ings held yesterday, although informal speeches were made at nearly all the meetings. These speakers discussed iarty affairs and declared that Progressive strength in the county was steadily gaining. Expressions of confidence in the election of the entire Progressive county ticket at next fall's election were numerous. Reports of meetings in several of the townships had not been received by County Chairman W. J. Robbins at noon, but those heard from reported satisfactory attendance, considering the weather, and much enthusiasm. The results of the elections in thei Eight Ward Harry Winkle, 34th eight wards of the city last night fol-1 precinct; S. A. MacDonald, 35th.

low: First Ward Edwin Green, 6th precinct; Oscar Mashmeyer, 7th; Louis Crome, 8th; R. J. Wigmore, 9th. Second Ward No meeting; committeemen to be named by the county committee. Third Ward S. Edgar Bond. 14th precinct; Patrick McKinley, 15th: Elmer Hall 16th; Howard Issen, 17th. Fourth Ward H. H. Hoover, 18th precinct; Clifford Price, 19th; T. C. Kepllnger, 20th; Cash Beall, 21st; Henry Siekman, 22d. Fifth Ward Earl Spangler, 23rd precinct; Isaac Gause, 24th; Fred McKinney, 25th; A. J. Ford, 26th; Bert Dillman, 27th. Sixth Ward R. E. McWhinney, 28th precinct; R. L. More, 29th; E. F. Warfel, 30th. Seventh Ward G. W. Guyer. 31st precinct; T. F. Swain, 32d; J. E. Healer, 33d precinct.

BELIEVED SAFE MAIL STEAMER TRINITY LEDGE

S, 0, S," FfflTLV HEARD BY STEAMSHIPS TODAY Stranded Vessel Was Reported Safe in Late Dispatches Today. OCEAN LINERS RUSH TO RESCUE OF SHIP Wreckage at Yarmouth Believed That of Ill-fated Steamer Cobequid. BULLETIN. ST. JOHNS, New Brunswick, Jan. 14. The Royal mall steamer, Cobequid was located this afternoon at 3 o'clock, off Trinity Ledge. When the fog arose It was found that the steamer was 100 miles from where it was believed ahe had struck. At this hour most of the bow was above water and it was thought that the entire 120 passengers and crew would be saved. ST. JOHN'S, N. B., Jan. 14. The Royal Mail steamer Cobequid, which was wrecked at the entrance of the bay of Fundy in a gale, according to message received at 10 o'clock by an agent of the line this morning, is still above water. . The steamer Royal George of the Canadian Northern company reported that he caught a faint "S. O. S." from the Cobequid at 9 o'clock this morning, but efforts to ascertain her exact position were unsuccessful, as the Cobequid evidently did not hear the Royal George's inquiryThe steamer Lady Laurier also reported picking up distress signals, which he thought were from the Cobequid. These reports would indicate that the (Continued on Last Page) Tflurnfthln fi.l.tt.M. New Garden William A. Brooks, 1st precinct; G. A. Dwlggans. 2d. Jefferson Thomas Murray, lstprecincit; P. S. Walker, second; L. M. Pierce, 3d. Wayne Levi M. Jones, 1st precinct; Theodore Martin. 2d; William Borton. 3rd; Levi Myers, 4th; Richard Davenport, 5th. Perry J. W. Jackson. 1st precinct. Greene Clarence Clements. 1st precinct; Ora Pitts. 2d. Jackson William Dili. 1st precinct; O. D. HalL 2d; A. K. Steele, 3d; Ed Copeland. 4th; W. D. Jadkins, 5th; Fred Dryer, 6 th. The Progressive district convention, to be held at Cambridge City next Tuesday afternoon will be attended by the precinct committeemen as delegates. The meeting will be held In the opera house. . ,

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