Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 176, 4 June 1914 — Page 1

RICHM0NB PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM Vol. xxxix. no. 176 RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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fl RUM Women Cow ioari Worts To Clraiip nDanmmp GET RELIEF Rffl WEST SIDE Irate Women Threaten Suffrage! Methods Unless Board Orders Refuse Carted to Other Points

Six women, residents of Richmond avenue, between First and Second streets, went on a militant crusade against the Doran bridge dump nuisance this morning, and stormed the office of the board of public works. The engagement was brief, decisive and withal productive of desired results. When the women, Mrs. Emery Evans, Mrs. Reuben Rich, Mrs. Anson Coates, Mrs. Ora Little, Mrs. Walter Rossiter and Mrs. Willett, filed out of the room they carried victory with them and left the board members gasping for breath, which the people living near the dump have been doing ever since the gigantic trash heap caught afire over two weeks ago. Women Are Sure Victors. Who says the women of Richmond won't make things hum when they get the ballot? Not Messrs. Davis, McMinn and Marlatt of the board. "Gentleman, we live on Richmond avenue, adjacent to the west dump and we are sick and tired of swallowing Emoke from the burning trash and of enduring the vile odors arising from it." began Mrs. Rich. It was the signal for a general attack and each and every member of the delegation for the next half hour poured verbal volleys in to the board members, who occasionally were permitted to say something for themselves. At the conclusion of the hearing, without waste of time, the hoard announced that the driver of the West Richmond trash wagon had been discharged for hauling paper and other combustible material to the dump, in 'violation of orders, and passed a resolution that in the future only dirt be hauled to this dump. Trash will in the future be carted to the North Tenth street dump, which is more or less isolated. Leave Threat With Board. The delegation departed with the threat that if proper relief was not furnished at once legal action would be taken to have the obnoxious dump declared a nusiance and a detriment to the public health. Mrs. Rich informed the board that every kind of trash from waste paper to rotten potatoes and tin cans had been hauled to the dump, and that refuse was blown all over the neighborhood, causing house cleaning two or three times a week instead of twice a year, and she said that unless the nusiance was abated, there would be no taxes forthcoming from the affected property owners. The threat, however, which struck real terror into the hearts of the board members was that made by Mrs. Evans, who said that if prompt relief was not furnished each board meeting in the future would b fea

Three Winters Suspects Get Court Hearing on July 20

Palladium Special. NEW CASTLE, Ind., June 4 Dr. William A. Winters and wife, parents of the missing Catherine Winters, and Rosioe Cooppr, the one-armed telegraph operator, will be given a hearing on July 20, according to an announcement made in circuit court today. The charges result from the finding of garments said to have belonged to the little girl and which the slairns were blood stained. INDIANAPOLIS, June 4. Detective Robert H. Abel who brought sensational charges against Dr. and Mrs. Winters and Ross Cooper and caused their arrest at New Castle, arrived in Indianapolis today and explained REMOVE LIMITS WASHINGTON, June 4 The Cummins bill removing the liability limit of railroads on shipments injured or destroyed was passed by the senate today. Senator Cummins pointed out that many farmers, rather than pay the much higher rates which would be pharged unless they agreed to the very low valuation of the bill of lading, would under-value their horses and tattle in shipping them. WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Unsettled tonight and Friday. Probably thunder showers. Cooler tonight in north portion. Cooler Friday north and central portion. TEMPERATURE Noon 90 Yesterday Maximum 84

tured by their presence until such relief was provided. The women also complained of the dust nuisance and it took Mr. Bavis some time to explain that this was not the fault of the board but due to the fact that no bids were submitted for the public oiling. He assured them, however, that on June 6 bids would be entered. Mrs. Evans declared that one of her neighbors had been fearful that sparks from the burning dump would set fire to her home but she head Chief Miller assure her that there was no danger. "Mr. Miller said there were rats in the dump that hadn't seen daylight for ten years and it would be a good thing to burn the whole dump," added Mrs. Evans. "He said if the trash was all burned up the place could be used ten years longer as a dumping place. That's a nice prospect for us, isn't it?" One woman testified that the odor from the dump was so terrible that nearly eveyone in the neighborhood was now living in the back part of their homes; another woman said a friend gargled coal oil every morning because of the stuff blown into her home, while still another said the dump had so injured the value of adjacent property that she doubted if she could get fifteen cents for her home. Dump is Completed. The dump is now almost completely filled and west side people want dirt dumped on it from this time on. The women who appeared before the board said there" were a number of people who would gladly help remove all the refuse on top of the dump If dirt was dumped on it because as soon as possible they wanted grass seed sown. "That dump could could be made one of the prettiest places in the city, "one woman said, "but it is an eyesore now. People may get a favorable impression of the city if they vi?it Morton park and Glen Miller but the town would get an awful knock if the same outsiders ever got a view of the west side dump." Near the dump is a boiler shop and rusty boilers and other junk is strewn about the property giving it a most unsightly appearance. The board assured the women that they would request the proprietor of this place to tidy up a little. People living near the dump have for some time been trying to get relief from the dump nuisance, which has been magnified tenfold since it caught afire, and, the protesting women said, they first appeared to Ctiy Health Officer Smelser to have the dump abandoned as a detriment to public health. They say he referred them to the mayor, and in turn were referred to the board.

why he dropped the case so abruptly. "I have been severely criticized," he said, "for discontinuing my investigation at a point so near an apparent solution of the Catherine Winters mystery, but the facts of the matter is that no more funds -have been supplied to continue the investigation. In addition, Prosecutor Myers, of New Castle, should have some cooperation. I want to work with him and I want others to do so. But there seems to be a good deal of politics involved that greatly handicapped him. I am ready and willing to go back and continue on the case any time that funds and co-operation are assured." MASONS GIVE WORK Local Lodgemen Attend Fountain City Meeting. Between fifty and sixty members of the Masonic fraternity of this cityleft late this afternoon in anutors for Fountain City, where a Masonic banquet will be held tonight. The Master's degree will be conferred upon a class of candidates. No formal program his been announced by Richmond visitors anticipate a typical Masonic time. The ritualistic work began early this afternoon. After the degree work has been completed this evening, wives of the lodgemen will serve a banquet at 9:30 o'clock. In addition to the delegation from this city, Masons from various other town are expected in Urge numbers.

Commander of Vessel Taken After Inquest

Left to right: Foreman of coroner's jury and Captain Kendall, commander of the Empress of Ireland, when she was rammed by the collier Storstad and sunk in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The photograph was made after Captain Kendall had testified at the coroner's inquest at Quebec. (Copyright by International News Service'. " - -

COBB'S RETENTION LIKELY TO BECOME POLITICAL TIMBER Backing Agent to a Man Better Farming Body Proposes to Sound Trustees Who Seek Re-election.

Mediation plans for the settlement of the controversy relative to the retention of A. D. Cobb as county agricultural agent, are progressing among one of two county officials, it was learned today. County Superintendent Williams is willing to appear before a board of disinterested men to sit as judges of his and the stand of the township trustee. The Cobb fight, in which Coob, the central figure, has not taken a hand, has taken another trend. Officers of the Better Farming association of Wayne county announce a meeting for Saturday, when Cobb's retention will be made one of the political issues involving the township trustees who are candidates for re-election. Every member of the Better Farming association is a strong Cobb man. The meeting Saturday will be for the board of directors, but will be open to other members. Petitions were gotten out today to be placed in every township by the directors of the association. These petitions are to the county board of education, and ask that a vote be taken on a resolution requesting Purdue officials to re-appoint Cobb. Commissioners Sign. One of the petitions was circulated by private individuals last week, and it now has two hundred names. Not only are there signatures of some of the influential farmers of the county on the petition, but two of the county commissioners have signed it. Every man who went on the alfalfa tour signed for Cobb's return, and according to some of the men behind it, no one approached has refused to sign. James Howarth, trustees of Wayne township, returned from Indianapolis today and stated that he has known nothing of the fight which has been going on in the organization of which he is a member. He was surprised to learn the situation. 'If there is a gag rule or caucus in the board, I was not in on it," Howarth declared. "I did not even know that petition were passed last October, November, December and January, condemning Cobb and his work, and asking that another man be secured. I have made a canvass of the farmers in Wayne township. In the northern part of the township they are for him to a man. In the southern part the attitude is different, and the farmers do not seem to be in sympathy with his work." Howarth Professes Ignorance. Howarth declared that he did not know that matters to be brought before the board were settled previously when the trustees get together in little iCoatlnued oa, Pace Three.)

GIRL BUYS FINERY WITH FUNDS STOLEN FROM GRANDFATHER

Nellie Milton, Arrested by Police, Purchases Traveling Outfit and New Clothes With Part of $109. Nellie Milton, aged 17, colored, charged with burglary and grand larceny, and her companion, Mamie Porter, aged 17, charged with suspicion, are being held today at the women's jail. The Porter girl probably will be released. The Milton girl stole $109 and a gold watch from her grandfather, William Milton, 1410 North F street. Six months ago she stole $120 from him, committing the crime after becoming intoxicated on liquor given her by Delia Webster Slater. This money was recovered and no charges were preferred against the girl, but the Slater woman was given a long jail sentence. When the girl was arrested yesterday afternoon at the home of a Mr. PZmery, 719 North Seventeenth street, where she was with Mrs. Emery, apparently ready to leave the city. She had just come to the Emery home from the home of her companion, Mamie Porter, 722 North Seventeenth street. Buys New Finery. The girl denied having committed the theft, but when a new handbag she carried was searched $55 was found in it. The girl had spent about $25 for clothing and finery, which she had packed in the new suitcase. Where the rest of the money is, is not known, but the police hope to recover it. Nellie entered her grandfather's home in the most approved burglar fashion. She pried open a rear window and crawled into the kitchen. Then she went to the room where her grandparents slept, and without awakening them extracted from his trousers posket a key which opened the bookcase, where the money and watch were kept in a tin box. Taking the w atch and all the money, Nellie crept back to the bedroom and replaced the kel in her grandfather's pocket. Then she crawled out of the window and returned home. Lawler Makes Search. When the police got a report of the case yesterday they were at first not inclined to suspect Nellie, because her parentB had stated she had returned home the previous night before 11 o'clock and had not left the house until about 7 o'clock the following morning. However, later in the day Patrolman Lawler became convinced that Nellie had taken the money when he was informed that she had purchased a raincoat fro ma north end dealer. He then began a search for the girl. Finally he was told that she had been with Mamie Porter nearly all morning, so he went to the Porter home. There he was told that she had Continued oa Page Three.),

Do You Know That Scores of readers are denouncing Warren in their orltlcisms of Married Life. Read tonight's offering and also begin perusing the gripping serial. "What's the Matter Pop" is one of The Palladium's features. Have a look. Militant west side women obtain relief from the Doran dump nuisance by storming the board of works today. The full program of the Morton park dedication appears today. Wesley Howard Is working here this summer to obtain enough money to complete his musical education. A $100,000 tractor concern seeks location in Richmond. Vacationists are planning their summer's outing. High school seniors gave an artistic play last night. Cambridge City high school alumni held their annual banquet last night. Ablngton's water supply was poisoned; Prosecutor Reller conducts investigation. Grand-daughter rifles aged relative's savings. Cobb's appointment stirs farmers and trustees.

JORDAN ISSUES OPENING PROGRAM OF MORTON LAKE List of Scheduled Events Promise Entertainment Every Minute of First Day, Thursday, June 11. Carnival of Lighted Canoes in Evening Will Be Most Elaborate Spectacle of Many Contests. Something doing every minute of the time from 1:15 o'clock until after the canoe carnival at night is promised in the program for the opening day at Morton lake, June 11, issued by Charles Jordan, secretary of the Commercial club. Rules and prizes governing all events are made public for the first time. Opening with a band concert shortly after noon, the activities at the park will resemble a three ring circus. Below the Gaar bridge, canoes, row boats and motor launches will race for the four silver cups that have been offered by S. E. Swayne, Geortfe Seidel, H. It. Robinson and the Palladium. Above the bridge at the bath house swimmers will give exhibitions of 1 fancy strokes, high diving, speed and endurance tests. Prizes are offered for mn, women and boy and girl swimmers. In addition to the schedule events, there will be amusement stands, the merry-go-round and picnics to entertain and amuse the thousands who are expected to attend the first grand opening of the largest inland lake and park In Eastern Indiana. The afternoon program will conclude with a balloon ascension at 5:10 o'clock. In the evening canoes and boats lighted with Japanese lanterns will hold the first water carnival ever staged in Richmond or neighboring towns. The official program follows: No entry fee charged. All entries close at 12:00 noon, Thnrsday, June 11, 1914. Entries to be filed with the secretary at Commercial club rooms, or with the person in charge of the department at the park. Band concert by Richmond Concert (Continued on Last Page) TRACTOR PROMOTERS ASK LOCALCAPITAL Baker Brothers Submit Plans for Company and Plant to Committee. Baker brothers appeared before the Commercial club committee on new industries last night and presented their proposition for locating the Detroit Tractor company in Richmond. As far as their investigation has gone, members are favorably inclined toward the factory. Baker brothers propose to capitalize their company at $100,000 of which $50,000 will be local capital. For the reason that the company expects local capital to be invested, the investigation will be most complete. They told the cost of manufacture, the profit, the market for their tractor engine, and explained the mechanism of the machine. The committee is investigating the standing of the men and will look into the practical us of their engine and its wearing powers. In a few weeks, the report will have been finished and if it is favorable, Baker brothers will at once turn their proposition over to Richmond capitalists. They claim that stock In their company will be an excellent investment and with money to start, they can have a good paying business in a reasonable length of time. The one man tractor is driven by lines as a horse and takes the place of horses before a hay wagon, a drill, plow or any other implement. In controlling it, the driver sits on the same seat as in driving horses, guides his tractor in the same manner, with two leather lines, and controls it with lines instead, of tbrotles.

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RESIDENTS

Delay Notifying Prosecutor 48 Hours But Reller Obtains Important Glue And Hopes to Arrest Perpetrator Soon

To revenge himself upon Butler Rodenberg, a resident of Abington, Wayne county, an enemy, as yet unknown to the authorities, yesterday poisoned the water supply of the little village and also polluted a stream which ran through a farm owned by Rodenberg, but occupied by William Meerkamp. Blue vitriol was used and in quantities sufficient, it is believed, to hare caused the death of any one who drank the contaminated water. Prosecutor Reller and Sheriff Bayer, with Dr. Lou Clem, dairy inspector, made an investigation today, obtaining sufficient evidence to lead them to believe that they will arrest the perpetrator. Fortunately it was discovered both in Abington and at the Meerkamp farm that the water had been poisoned before any person had drank of it. This discovery was made about sunrise yesterday morning and the alarm at once spread throughout the community. The water fountain at Abington was dismantled. Place Poison in Spring. It is believed the vitriol was placed in the spring, the source of Abington's water supply, and located on a hill about 100 yards from the oenter of the village, early Wednesday morning. By a o'clock the water began to turn blue. Just before this discoloration was noticed a horse drank at the toontain trough but was not affected. It is believed that after the spring had been poisoned the culprit went to the Meerkamp farm, about a mile from the spring, and placed vitriol In the stream which runs through the farm at the place where the horses are watered. Meerkamp, however, discovered that the water was contaminated before any of the horses were watered. "We do not know positively who is guilty of poisoning the water at Abington, but we suspect a man of the crime and an arrest will probably be made soon," said Prosecutor Reller, this afternoon, after be returned to Richmond with Sheriff Bayer and Dairy Inspector Lou Clem, who identified the blue crystal flakes found near the spring as vitriol. Leaves Threatening Note. Rodenberg, the prosecutor says, was able to furnish the only clue discovered by the authorities. It was a paper bag placed on the pump at the Rodenberg home about a month ago, on which was written a threat to "place a spider In your- cup." This bag was placed on the pump after the handle had been wrenched off and thrown away. Rodenberg told the prosecutor that so far as he knew he did not hare an enemy and it would be impossible for him to suggest who might have poisonMEDIATION DEPENDS ON REBEL ACTION Huerta and American Delegates to Conference Admit That Carranza Controls Situation at Niagara. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., June 4 Mediation in Mexico waited on the pleasure of Gen. Carranza today. That the success of the conferences here depends upon the will of the Constitutionalists as expressed through Carranza, was admitted by the mediators, the Huerta delegates and the American representatives. While they do not concede that Gen. Carranza is a necessary factor in reaching an agreement, they do point eut that his refusal to grant an armistice and to submit to the advice of the conference will leave the Huerta government unable to carry out its pledge of pacification. There is no disposition here to deny that the failure to get Carranza's consent to every item in the program of the settlement will mean either that the United States will be obliged to conquer Mexico In a conflict with the Constitutionalists, or that Huerta and Carranza must fight out their battles to the death. Means Dissolution. In that case, the success of the constitutionalist chief will remove the cause for mediation and the conference will be dissolved. The state department is busy with the proposal to Carranza that he grant at least a brief armistice. The Constitutionalists, however, it is understood, can practically dictate their own terms for the settlement to be reached, if they only come in. It has become known here that at no time have the American or Mexican delegates discussed with the mediators the future of the foreign investments in the republic

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ed the water in aa effort to revenge) himself on Rodenberg. However, the prosecutor by making further laqulriea obtained enough information to fasten suspicion on a man living in the neighborhood. What the real or fancied grievance of this man might be the prosecutor declined to reveal at this time. Rodenberg was unable to find the bag on which the threat against him bad been written, but said his wife could locate it when she returned home. He said that when he get possession of it he would send it to the prosecutor. Rodenberg does not recall everything that wee written en the bag, but remembers that one threat was to pot a spider In his cup. Family Threatened. The spring which furnishes Abtng ton with its water supply is located on the property of Mr. Rodenberg oa the outskirts of the Tillage. Roden berg never uses this spring-for his own water supply, depending upon two wells just above the spring, the water" from which flows into the spring. Had the poisoner placed the vltrol In. one of these wells every member oC the family probably would hare been poisoned. The water from the spring is piped, rate AMngton and flows Into a large trough. The spring is entirely covered by a cement box but there is a hole in one side of this box large enough for a man to place his arm through, and which was used to place polsen in the spring. In getting the vitriol Into the spring a considerable quantity, pro ably a half pint, was spilled on the ground. Nearly all of this has been collected for fear children will take some of it. It is believed two or three pounds of vitriol was placed in the spring. Delay Notification. The authorities are much annoyed over the delay in notifying them of the crime, fortyeight hours after the discovery ef the water polutton. but believe even this will not prevent the apprehension of the guilty person. Great excitement was caused in Abington by the discovery of the poisoned wster, which might have resulted in the death ef every person in the community bad it not been detected in time, and work in the village has practically been suspended since Testerday, villagers devoting their entire: time to discussing the mysUiio) case. Threats of violence to the pen petrator of this crime if he was spare hended were being freely xuade toi day. The first information oencerntng rh poison plot received by the Richmond authorities was this raormng when ad Abington township farmer drove te! this city and notified Mayor Rebblnaf who promptly informed the prosel eutor. TAMPICO BLOCKADE WORRIESJFFICIALS Federal Threat Means United States Gunboats Will Fire on Mexican Vessels At tempting the Move. WASHINGTON', June 4 Reports o the threatened blockade by the Fedi erals of the port of Tampico caused great concern among officials her todya. It was stated that should thi two Federal gunboats proceed to the mouth of Panuco river to prevent the landing of the arms and ammunition: from American ports for the use of th Constitutionalists, they will jrecipi tate events that will make mediation impossible. Tampica has been declared an opes port by the United States and th navy department has instructed Ad miral Badger to keep it open eves should he have to resort to force u repel the Federal gunboats. Diplomats here see in thia situatioi the probable end of the peace plans for it is argued should the two Federal gunboats attempt to close the port ol Tampica it will be up to Admiral Bad ger to use the guns of his fleet t keep it open, or the United Statei must bark down from its declaration Would Violate Armistice. The firm? on the gunboats by tin Americans would be an open iolattioi of the armistice which paved the waj for mediation and will cause the inevit able break which has been threatening the proceedings at Niagara Falls fn several days, according to the offl clal view here. Two Federal gunboats left Puerto Mexico Tuesday after taking on largi quantities of ammunition and coal They headed for Tampico and are not only a few hours from that port. The development of the next twenty four hours are awaited by official! here with keen interest, and anxiet is felt on all sides.