Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 94, 28 February 1914 — Page 1

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EASIER OVER LESSENING OE fvllla Promises Permission of Joint Commission to Probe Death of W. S. Benton in Chihuahua City. BRYAN TO REFUSE INVASION PERMIT Texas Governor Wants to Send Rangers to Avenge Deaths of American Men and Women. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The Wilton administration felt easier today over the developments of the last twenty-four hours in Mexican affairs. The following has been conducive of & lessening of the tension which has been felt here over the situation on the border. The promise of General Villa to allow a joint commission representing the United States and British governments to examine the body of William S. Benton. The offer of Carranza, provisional president of the Mexican Constitutionalists to make reparation for the death of Benton. President Huerta's inquiry, given before Secretary Bryan's demand was made, into the killing of Clement Vergara, United States citizen, who was put to death by Mexican federals near Hildalgo. Assurances that the constitutionalist movement has not been split by a breach between Gen. Villa and Carranza, but that both are working in harmony. Personnel of Investigators. Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British ambassador announced that a special agent would go to Chihuahua City from El Paso, accompanied by another representative of the English government, two United States Army surgeons and two representatives of the United States government. , -The second request of Governor, fjoiquitt or Texas to ne auowea. to end troops into "Mexico to capture, and punish lawless Mexicans who are killing Americans and stealing cattle and horses from American ranches, lias been turned over to John Bassett Moore, legal representative for the State department. It is already accepted as final however that Secretary Bryan upon councillor Moore's advice will inform the Texas executive that intrusion into Mexico is not a matter of state government. SEEKS TO PREVENT VISITSJTO WOMAN Guardian Asks Injunction to Prevent Lennards From Seeing Elizabeth Gaar. Injunction to prevent Bessie Lennard, John Lennard and Isabel Lennard from visiting Elizabeth Gaar, an aged woman who is at times feeble minded, was issued by Judge Fox today on complaint of the Dickinson Trust company, guaiMians. As guardians of Mrs. Gaar, the bank officials entered suit against the Lennards, charging that they have used undue influence to prejudice her against her surroundings and caretaker in' order it is said to ultimately obtain the guardianship from the Dickinson Trust company. It was also charged that the Lennards, during their visits to Mrs. Gaar excited her into frenzy and endangered her son who is in charge of her. The Lennards are to have no communication with Mrs. Gaar, according to the terms of the injunction. SPEAKS AT CHURCH Miss Maude Kelsay, general secretary of the Students' Volunteer Movement, will speak at St. Paul's Episcopal church tomorrow morning at 9:15 o'clock. SPEEDING 'EM UP TO MARRIAGE ALTAR WINCHESTER, Ind., Feb. 28. Roscoe L. Regar, son of Mr. and Mrs. We R. Regar, and Miss Hazel Grace Wright, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Win. Wright, were "going some" when they were married. The Rev. N. H. Thornburg performed the ceremony in the presence of seventy-five people who Vere passengers on an interurban car near Farmland. ON THE BRIDGE LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 2S. "On the bridge at midnight," was where Benjamin Help and Miss Mamie Richards of Louisville were married by Magistrate Keigwin of Jeffersonville, Ind. The elopers . insisted on having the Big Four railroud bridge over the Ohio river as their marriage altar. The marriage was announced this morning.

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METERS TO MEASURE WATER CONSUMPTION UNDER STATE RULING

City Attorney Believes Utilities Board Will Issue New Rule in Less Than One Year. RENTAL FOR METERS TO BE PROHIBITED Minimum Service Charge of $1.50 for Six Months, Departure Board of Works Expects. That the state public utilities commission will require the Richmond City Water Works company to sell all its water by meter and that such an order will be in effect in less than a year, was the opinion expressed by City Attorney W. A. Bond today, In discussing the local water works case with President Bavis of the board of public works. At present only about three-fifths of the water supplied Richmond is sold by meter, the remainder at flat rates. By requiring all water to be sold by meter, Mr. Bond stated, an exact record can be kept of the amount of water supplied to all classes of patrons per annum and the actual cost of service determined. Through the keeping of such records equitable rates can be more easily determined, the city attorney contends. No Meter Rents. Mr. Bond also feels confident the state commission will prohibit the company from charging meter rentals. The loss of revenue from this source probably will be taken into consideration, he thinks, in formulating the new schedule of rates but not to any appreciable extent. The local water works company has never provided for a minimum charge for its service, but Mr. Bond also expressed the opinion that such a charge will be ordered by the commission, for in other cases it has upheld the right of public service corporations establishing such charges. "I think a minimum water charge of $1.50 for six months service would be fair to the company and consumers," Mr. Bond said. "I also think the company is entitled to a minimum charge particularly for its pumpage expense and readiness to serve." The city attorney is now at work on a tentative schedule of water rates which he will submit to the commission and "-which-are- based on what he considers s f air'-'present, valuation" of the plant. "BEON" DECKER JAILS FAR TRAVELED HOBO E' Cosmopolite, 15 Years Old, Knows Country from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Cape Town, Africa. Bill "Beon" Decker, who occasionally faces stern justice in the city court with a "good morning, judge," enjoyed the unique experience yesterday afternoon of playing the part of a police officer. He arrested, in most approved style, Frank E. Payne, aged 15, then turned his youthful captive over to Officer Vogelsong a few minutes later. At police headquarters it was learned that Payne was a runaway. According to the boy's story about the only place on the globe he has not visited in his six years of wandering, is the north pole. He hails from Richmond, Mo. Payne "bummed" something to eat from a kindly disposed housewife but the morsals did not tickle his pampered palate so he cast them upon the sidewalk. Decker Gets Action. This aroused the indignation of Mr. Decker, who promptly decided to "pinch" the impertinent youth, which he carried through with much eclat and solimnity. Headquarters was notified, and when Officer Vogelsong arrived, pinchee was handed over to him by the pincher. Payne informed Chief Goodwin that when he was a little over five years old his mother and father died and he was placed in an orphanage at his home in Richmond, Mo. A few months later he was adopted by J. O. Rose,- a farmer living near the town. Four years later Payne ran away and he graphically related a recent trip to Washington by way of Honolulu. In the opinion of the police he is either an accomplished hobo or a confirmed liar. Today the lad sent a telegram to Mr. Rose informing him he was in Richmond, Ind., and would "probably remain here several days." Payne is being held at the Home for the Friendless and is very highly incensed because he is deprived of his chewing tobacco, of which, he says, he masticates about twenty cents worth a day. G. A. R. MEETING Comrades of Sol Meredith, Post are requested to assemble at the Westcott hotel on Sunday at 1:45 p. m. to at tend the funeral of the late Jonathan W. Newman, pursuant to an order of John Deets, Commander and John A. Markley. Adjt.

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Jeffs Loyalty Stops

"Mutt and Cartoon Character Actor Refuses to Appear at Gennett When Informed that Stage Mechanics Union Has Declared a Strike. Bud Fisher's correspondence tomor row probably will be composed for the most part of lurid descriptions of the actions of that quaint little cartoon character, Jeff, when he arrived in Richmond last night with his equally famous pal. Mutt, and some thirty or forty show girls for a performance of the musical comedy, "Mutt and Jeff in Panama." "Jeff" is a red hot union man. He carries a card almost as large as himself, showing that he is a member in good standing of the "White Rats," which is a union composed of theatrical performers. As the diminutive comedian stepped off the train at the Pennsylvania staMutt "Let me Jeff "My card tlon he was confronted by a delegation of members of the local stage mechanics union, which has placed the local Murray theatres, the Gennett, Murray and Murrette, on its "unfair" list because Mr. Murray lias refused to. .recognize tne- union. r-t --A .11. I Do you inean to tell me the Gennett Is a 'scab house?" Jeff exclaimed. "Yep," replied the spokesman of the stage mechanics delegation. "Then there won't be no show . tonight." emphatically declared Jeff and the stage mechanics departed in high glee. . And there was no show., Every effort was made to have Jeff call off his strike, but there was nothing doing. Mutt held aloof from the squabble; If Jeff wanted to strike it was all right with Mutt, for his policy is to humor the little fellow occasionally. While the strikebreakers were working on Jeff, a big crowd of admirers of Bud Fisher's celebrated proteges, who have for over a year kept in touch with their adventures through INSPECTOR WANTS W1RESREARRAKGED Hbdgin Says Wire Companies Must Comply With the Rules of Office. Building Inspector Hodgin's recent edict requiring the rearrangement of all overhead wires within the fire district is already being observed by the Richmond-Home Telephone, company and he hopes the other wire companies, particularly the Light, Heat & Power company and the municipal plant, will not delay this work any longer than necessary. In the rear of a Main street dry goods store yesterday Hodgin discovered two five hundred volt wires trailing along the railing of a fire escape into a transformer. Most of the alleys close to Main street business houses are hung close together and indiscriminately, providing a great handicap to the firemen in, placing ladders in the event of fire and also exposing them to the danger of coming into contact with high voltage wires. " The building inspector has interpreted a clause in the revised building code providing for water pipe connections in public halls of 500 capacity, and in corridors leading to them, to include lodge rooms. Under this provision there must be one connection in the hall and one connection in the corridor with hose for both. There must also be a three gallon chemical extinguisher for each connection. Through an oversight this provision cannot be applied to theatres or moving picture houses. J WATER ASSOCIATION ELECTS H. A. DILL Howard A. Dill, superintendent of the Richmond City Water Works company, was elected president of the Indiana Sanitary and Water Supply Association which closed yesterday at Indianapolis. Dr. Herman G. Morgan, Indianapolis city sanitarian, said that in the typhoid fever epidemic in that city last summer It was found that out of every 100 cases, 86 of those afflicted j used well water, . . , .

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mfm A.f. i "4" Jeff9 Show "I'LL GIT OUT ME CARD" the Palladium, steadily streamed into the theater. By the time the curtain was ready to go up the house was packed., Just at that time Jeff issued his sfinal ultimatum that there "wouldn't be no show" and reluctantly Francis Sayles, star of the Sayles stock company, stepped in front of the explain why." tells me why." curtain and announced the performance had been called off. Mr. Sayles Informed the big audience that there had been unforseen obstacles which would prevent the per--old not .understand ae causeof the A Jl 4.1 A 1 J A trouble, and that he wished to ex press the management's regret. Then there was a scramble for the box office. It is quite probable the management of the "Mutt and Jeff in Panama" company will make bookings in the future which will not conflict with Jeff's pronounced sympathies for the cause of union labor. "It would be a "boneheaded play to force Jeff out on another strike," philosophically remarked Mutt today. Omar Murray, manager of the Gennett, filed a suit for $200 damages against the company, and obtained an attachment on its property. He charged breach of contract. The company filed a bond of $250 and obtained a release of the property. COMMENDS WORK OF L0CALC0LLEGE Dr. K. C. Babcock Says Earlham Advances in Standards of Efficiency. A distinct recognition is given Earlham college .in the published proceed ings of thj, educational congress, held in Chicago jn November in which appears an address by Dr. Kendrick C. Babcock, recently specialist in education with the U. S. bureau of education, now dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois. At the request of the association of deans of the American University Graduate schools, Dr. Babcock spent two years in making a classification of American colleges from the standpoint of their general efficiency. He made an intensive study of methods, equipment and the general problems of financial and educational efficiency of American colleges. With the vast fund of information hus acquired, he addressed the congress upon the subject, "Necessity of Increased Efficiency in Denominational Colleges." In the course of his address, in illustrating the rising standards of efficiency in , American denominational institutions, he said: "One may count with admiration' the steps upward which have been made by such colleges as Hiram, Ohio Wesleyan, Colorado, Oberlin and Karlham." ROELL TO ASSUME DUTIES IN MARCH Father Frank Roell, of St. Andrew's church, will assume duties next month as one of the three councillors to the bishop of the Indianapolis diocese. He was appointed a few weeks ago. His duties with the bishop are similar to those of a member of an advisory board which meets with the bishop to consider church problems. Meetings of the council will be held in Indianapolis at stated intervals. , : , ; ; BABY WEIGHS 16 POUNDS RIVERHEAD, N. Y., Feb. 38,Mrs. Joseph Golaski gave birth to a sixteen pound baby boy. The youngster is two feet high and . perfectly .developed

SPEAKER EXPLAINS REASON RICHMOND SHOULOjOTE DRY Emerson E. Ballard Holds Saloon Question Most Important Topic Now Before American Public. DENIES TAXES WILL BE INCREASED HERE Crawfordsville Attorney Asks Crowd to Follow Dictates of Heart in Casting Dry Vote. "Use your heads, cast your ballot to follow the dictates of your mind and heart and do not follow prejudices," was the sentiment expressed by Emerson E. Ballard, of Crawfordsville to an audience estimated at about four hundred persons, last night at the tabernacle. "Voters will cry out that if some big problem were to be discussed then they would attend in larger numbers. But there is no problem larger and of great moment than the question 'What shall we do King Alcohol?' "Richmond must write her verdict as to what she will do with this problem and how are you going to pronounce the verdict, continue the open saloon or close it thereby reduce the poverty, lower the expenses for the upkeep of the public institutions. The time has come when neither you nor I want a drunken physician, an inebriate lawyer, yet we tolerate an institution which permits such a thing to occur. Times Change. "There was a time when even the minister drank a glass of whiskey with his parishoners and they called it Kentucky hospitality but even in those days whiskey was not made for profit it was not a commercialized evil. "The railroads, big corporations, business and professional men have decried against the use of alcohol. The Masons, K. of P.'s and Red Men (Continued on Page Five) Ostrich Egg For Breakfast Dish ST. LOUIS. Mo., Feb. 28. A scrambled ostrich egg was the appetizing breakfast dish set before Mayor Kiel today. The egg was about the size of a cocoanut-and the entire Kiel family was supplied. The mother of the egg Is a monster ostrich of the colony at the Forest Park zoo. WOMAN ON TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGE LITTLE VALLEY, N. Y.. Feb. 28. "If you take a human life on the strength of this alleged confession, rotten with falsehood, you are committing an act that strikes straight at the very vitals of justice," said Patrick F. Collins, in summing up today for Mrs. Cynthia Busson on trial for the charge of poisoning her husband. "We concede poison was administered but we say if it was given internally Willis Busson himself was the one who gave it and not this woman who sits here today asking for justice. Collins talked for two hours. "The history of the world does not show a case where a man has taken his own life by the slow administration of poison" said Special Prosecutor Pola, in his address.

Earlham Co-ed Orator Receives Third Place

With her oration "The Problem of Democracy," Miss Alma Madden, representing Earlham college in the state oratorical contest held at Indianapolis last evening, won 3rd place. Lawrence Bridge, representing Butler obtained firsf place and Emmet G.Lenihan, of Notre Dame second. Other colleges finished as follows: Depauw. fourth; Franklin, fifth; Hanover, sixth and Wabash, seventh.' The contest last night was one of the few in which a girl student has taken part. Miss Madden was given 21 points, receiving fourth, fifth and second on manuscript and two thirds and a fourth on delivery. Democracy, Miss Madden said in her oration, is the creed of civilized nations. Miss Madden observed "that, unfortunately, the unscrupulous- politician has become a part of this nation's democracy, and the people, having no X-ray with which to penetrate his operations, are unable to learn the cause of the apparent failure ' of democracy. The direct election of United States senators, commission form of government for cities, direct primaries, the initiative, referendum and recall, all indicate, she said, a tendency toward the democracy originally intended by the f miners of the constitution. .. Miss Madden recalled also, that someone had remarked that "we have been suffering from the' bad citizenship of good citizens." Edwin H. Friedrick, represented Depauw University and spoke on "The Essential Element In Social Progress. Hugh E. Vandivier,.of Franklin, took

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Guest House Auxiliary Will Launch Whirlwind Campaign to Get $35,000 Fund at 1 O'clock Monday Afternoon

Gift Stipulation Modified By Mrs. Foulke In a letter addresses to Miss Margaret Starr, president of the Guest House Auxiliary, Mrs. William Dudley Foulke, who offered to contribute $10,000 to the institution under certain considerations, consents to revise one of the provisions of her offer pertaining to the disposition of the institution in the event it ceases to be successfully administered. Mrs. Foulke originally provided that in such a contingency the property should revert to her or her heirs, to be devoted .to such benevolent purposes as determined by herself or her heirs. This provision is modified in the following self-explanatory letter Mrs. Foulke Addressed to Miss Starr: "Richmond; Ind., Feb. 28. 1914. "My Dear Miss Starr You say it has been remarked that if the guest house should ever revert to me or my heirs, we ought not to be the only persons to determine to what other benevolent uses it should be applied if other persons also contributed. This is quite true, and you may therefore add to my proposition the following proviso: " 'Provided, however, that if any of the other persons who contribute to the establishment of this guest house shall so request at the time when the property shall thus revert, they may also have a voice with me or my heirs proportionate to the respective amounts subscribed and paid by each in determining to what other benevolent uses the property shall be devoted.' "It is to be hoped, however, that the successful management of the institution on the lines indicated in the proposition already made may render this proviso quite unimportant. "Very sincerely. "MARY T. R. FOULKE." UNWORTHY FAMILY .RECEIVES JHJOTj IIOCWITIOII Organizations Giving Aid to Poor Are Indignant Over Advantage Taken by Beneficiaries. ' Although no court action is expected by the charity associations of the city in the case of the North Twelfth street family, which with three men working and receiving revenue from a roomer and at the same time receiving a large amount of aid from the organizations it is said that the people who have been aiding the family are highly incited over the advantage taken by the family. According to Prosecutor Reller their seems no way to prosecute the family but In the next resort the charity Institutions will cease sending contributions to the family. m Teachers in the Whitewater school told the representatives of the Associated Charities, Penny club and other organizations that while there were some unusual conditions that there was "grafting" being done by some of those receiving aid. for his subject, "Satan's Masterpiece." Albert E. Watts. Hanover, spoke on "The Scholar and World Peace." Lester B. Harper, Wabash, delivered his oration on "Our National Consciousness." MJSS . ALMA. .MADDEN.

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WILL CALL ON 1, Captain of Each Team Which Is Composed of Ten Women, Will Receive Final Instructions Monday. CAMPAIGN TO END FRIDAY EVENING President of Organization Says Every-Day Business , Methods Must Be Used in Soliciting for Cause. Confident of success in the whirlwind campaign to be launched Monday afternoon for the purpose of raising $20,000 for the guest house project, members of the Guest House Auxiliary arranged final plans at a meeting late yesterday afternoon. Eleven teams, each composed of 'ten women, will meet at the Commercial club room at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon where they will receive final Instructions. They will start Immediately on the work of soliciting donations or subscriptions. - Names of fifteen hundred prominent men and women have been obtained, and each team will be given 125 or 150 names to be seen. The teams will meet at the club rooms each afternoon during the week for the purpose of making reports and discussing the progress of the fund raising campaign Captains of the teams are: No. 1 Mrs. Robert Study. No. 2 Mrs. Ray Holton. No. 3 Mrs. Wilbur Hibberd. No. Mrs. W. H. Keisker. No. 5 Mrs. J. F. Hornaday. No. 6 Miss Clara Sweitzer. No. 7 Mrs. Harry Dalbey. No. 8 Miss Ruth Rohe. No. 9 Mrs. Charles S. Bond. No. 10 Mrs. Clarence Mayhew. . No. 11 Mrs. Lida Roser. Speaking of the campaign yesterday afternoon. Miss Margaret Starr, president of the auxiliary, emphasized the fact that it would take conscientious i effort on the part of the workers to make the campaign a success. She. spoke of the $10,000 donation of Mary , T. R. Foulke and of the $3,000 which has already been subscribed by others) interested in the establishment of th proposed institution. 400 Girls Need Place. "Donations are not obtained througk hypnotism or flattery, but by common sense, every-day business methods, with the proper amount of perseverance," said Miss Starr. "I know that when you start out on your canvassing you will be met by the same time-Worn story of the good that the expected donor has already done for the Institutions of the city." said the speaker. "This, however, is the lot of us all to a certaki extent, and we 'must Impress on the person that nothing has heretofore been done for the good of the women of the city, as In the case of the T. M. C. A. for the men. "I feel that when we show just wkat the aim of the guest house is the liberal people of the city will mora than respond to the call.' Miss. Starr said there were some four hundred working girls In the city that have no other means of recreation after a days work than to walk the streets of the city. With the guest house this would be different, as the girls would make the place the center of their social activities and thus have a place that would be homelike. , WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Fair tonight and colder Sunday. TEMPERATURE. Yesterday. Noon 44 Maximum 40 Minimum 13 FORECAST FOR RICHMOND

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By W. E. Moore. ; Continued fair weather is expected ' to prevail tonight and Sunday. SUMMARY The Oklahoma storm disappeared r .last night. High barometer pressure and fair-weather now prevails over most of the United States but au istense storm an Beared yesterday over

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