Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 194, 25 June 1914 — Page 1

MOOT) PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 194 nt3 RICHMOND, IND THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CE ART CfilTIC HERE TO PRESIDE OVER PHI DELT FEAST YOUNG BOY Muncie Woman to Flash Heels Before Gaze of Europe Soon ;e of rates NEW CASTLE G. 0.P,1 No Modest Crow Would Light IN FOUR FOOT HOLE OF SHALLOW RIVER ON RE-ASSESSMENT, WATERWORKS PLEA Company to Take One of Two Appeals to Commission If Reviewers Assess on $400,000. E P, LYNCH TRAITOR It retrained for a German farmer AS PARTY living on the Boston pike, a few miles south of Richmond, to solve the crow pest. Crows had been working great havoc with newly planted corn until he visit Paul Martin, of Indianapolis Star, Accepts Invitation to Act as Toastmaster at Banquet. Lies in Water Ten Minutes Before Body Is Recovered and Lungmotor Reaches Scene. Watson's Tool Helped Defeat G. O. P. Mayoralty Candi-j date and Supported Leh Watkins, Mooser.

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Marion Delegates Lose Fight to Raise Fraternity Age Limit to Eighteen Years From Sixteen.

I Word was received from Paul R. I Martin, well-known art critic and short ! story writer, that he will be present tonight to act as toastmaster at the banquet of the Phil Delta Kappa fraj ternity convention to be held in the ' Masonic temple, following a street paI rade of several hundred delegates. The announcement was one which j brought pleasure to the fraternity men. Mr. Martin is a member of Alpha ! chapter, an honorary chapter of Ma- ; rion, Ind., where the fraternity originated. He wrote most of the ritual as It now stands, and has been active in fraternity work for fifteen years. Mr. Martin is musical and art critic for the Indianapolis Star, and is known over the country because of his short stories and his press agent connections. He was the originator for the Bobbs-Merrill company, of the Riley birthday celebration idea, which is considered one of the cleverest press agent stunts of past years. He is also publicity agent for Carl Fisher, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway company. Appoint Committees. Delegates to the convention continued to arrive in force today. The registration is nnw more than 350, and will be greatly increased tomorrow when arrivals come to support candidates for national offices and to at(Continued on Page Three.) RICHMOND SINGERS REACH LOUISVILLE FOR SINGING FEST German Emperor S&nds Gold Medallion to President Schmidt, of the. Saengerbund. Palladium Special. LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 25. With the Richmond delegation to the thirtyfourth Srengerfest of the North American Ssrngerbund throwing their votes and influence to aid Evansville, Ind., in obtaining the next convention of the big German society, Indiana singers have taken a prominent lead in the business meetings. Louisville is decorated for the accasion, and wonder and amazement awaited its citizens when they heard the first concert of the German singers of the United States. Beginnings with the transfere of the Bundesfahne, or Secngerfest flag, from Milwaukee, where it has reposed for the last three years, to Louisville yesterday afternoon, and the grand reception concert by the Louisville festival chorus at the armory last evening, mingled with merriment and artistic satisfaction will mount hand in hand to a climax of happiness to find a suitable relaxation in the great volksfest at Fountaine Ferry park next Saturday. The Richmond delegation, as well as hundreds of other Mannerchor societies from all over the United States, was met at the station by the committees on reception, hotels and entertainments. The Richmond singers were, escorted to their hotel by a band. While the registration of singers and societies was going one, the officers and members of the national executive committee of the S;pgerbund met with the Louisville Hirngerfest association ami arranged the final transfer of the direction of the big singing contest between the two bodies. The national executive committee also took tip the matter of the election of officers for the coming term, and made the selection of the next convention city. Dr. Oskar Mezger, German consul at Cincinnati, the personal representative of Kmperor William1 of Germany, arrived in the afternoon. He witnessed the "Massing of the Flags," in which the 112 societies took part in five conceits. He then read the message of the German emperor, and also presented President Schmidt a gold medallion, struck by the emperor as a token of his regard for the members of the Sa-ngerlmnd. Director Khrgott, who visited in Richmond recently, is enthusiastic over the big convention. HEAT PROSTRATES TWO OK STREETS The police today reported two cases heat prostrations in this city. Wilson Hensley, a teamster employed on the paving job on Xorth Seventh .street, was overcome while at work and collapsed. He was removed to Jiis home, 51" North Eighteenth street. For a time his condition was critical, but he was reported much improved this afternoon. Dick Brannon, a steamfitter, residjng at 50 Laurel street, was overcome by the heat while walking on South Kighth street near B street. He fell to the pavement. He was taken to Jiis home in the city ambulance. His condition is not Ari.

For nearly an hour this morning fruitless efforts were made to save the life of twelve-year-old Willard Hewitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hewitt, North Third street, by the use of the police department's lungmotor, after the lad had been dragged from the Whitewater river a few yards north of the Doran bridge, where he had been submerged about ten minutes. Within six minutes after the limp body of the child had been placed on the east bank by Elmer Keller and Earl Moore, the lungmotor had arrived in the police automobile and was being operated on the unfortunate boy. Curious crowds lined both banks and the bridge watching the efforts of Fire Crief Miller, Patrolman Vogelsong and Drs. Hunt, Mendenhall and . Ross to resuscitate young Hewitt. The grief-stricken father was a spectator. The mother, who was spending the day with her baby at the home of friends on South Eleventh street, did not arrive on the scene until all hopes for' saving her son's life had been abandoned. Her grief was pitiful. River Shallow. Young Hewitt was subject to epileptic fits, and the, supposition is that while wading in the middle of the river he was either seized with one of his frequent attacks of this disease, or stepped into a deep pocket of mud and was sucked under. The river is about four and a half feet deep where

the body was found. "Willard, or 'Weenie,' as the boys called him, was playing with my young brother Linny this morning," "said Earl Moore, who is in the grocery business with his father, L. C. Moore, and who assisted in the recovery of the body. "On the bridge the boys saw a wild duck in the river, and Willard remarked that he thought he could catch it. My brother has a broken arm, so he did not accompany Willard down the steep bank. Reaches Body With Pole. "Linny stood on the bridge and watched Willard wade out toward the duck. The first I knew of the drowning was when Linny rushed in the store yelling that 'Weenie is drowning.' I rushed down to the river bank and waded out with Elmer Keller in search of the body. Finally, with a pole, Keller touched Willard's body ana'lie raised the hea'd up with the pole. Then with the help of Roy Edwards we pulled the body out of the mud and carried it to the bank. We gave the first aid for drowning while we waited for the lungmotor to arrive." The claim is made that resuscitation is possible with the lungmotor up to twenty-two minutes after the recovery of the body, and it probably was sixteen or eighteen minutes before the instrument was being operated on young Hewitt. One mistake was the failure of any person near the scene of the accident promptly to notify some physician. Chief Miller had been operating the machine on the boy two or three minutes before a physician arrived. Willard Hewitt was one of six children of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hewitt. The father has been emploved as a night fireman at the Hill Floral company. They have resided in Richmond three or four years.. HOWARD'S CONCERT PROGRAM COMPLETE The program for the Wesley Howard Benefit Concert has been completed. The selections will surely please. The orchestra will play three numbers, Miss Kauffman two numbers and Wesley Howard two. The following is the program complete: 1. Orchestra March No. 1 Militaire, by Shubert. 2. Miss Mary Ann Kaufman Aria, Ah Fors'e Lui, (The One of Whom I Dreamed) from La Traciata. ?. Wesley Howard Violin Concerto, K Minor No. S, by Rubens. 4. Orchestra, Pallet Music, from Faust by Gounod. 5. Miss Mary Ann Kaufman (a) The Lark Now Leaves Its Watery Nest, by Parker. (b) Spirit Flower, by Campbell Tipton. (c) A Little Gray Dove Saar. (d) Queen Mab (from Maryland Cycle) Morgan. 6. Wesley Howard African Dances No. 1 and 2. Coleridge Taylor. T. Orchestra Tanhauser March. DRY GOODS HOUSE FINANCIAL WRECK NEW YORK, June 25. Federal Judge Hand today appointed Joseph B. Martindale, president of the Chemical National bank, and Frederick A. Juilliard, receivers for the 11. B. Claflin company, one of the largest dry goods houses in the United States. The same receivers were named for the Defender Manufacturing company by Judge Hand today. The failure of the Claflin company is one of the greatest that has ever startled the commercial life of New York. It is reported in financial circler that the liabilities amount to fully 30,000,000. The company controls twenty-eight dry goods stores in the United States. It is estimated by those who are close to the company that the liabilities of the Cla in concern are $34,000.000 and the assets $44,000,000.

With fifteen trunks full of diamond", rubies, p 4 Is and Indiana ball gowns, Mrs. Charles H. Anthony, of Muncie, Ind., arrived In New York. She sailed on the i.nperator to dim the prestige of Paris and other European towns as style centers, and to make the trademark "Muncie" replace "Paris" as the tag on fashionable gowns. She Is the same Mrs. Anthony who made Washington sit up and take notice two years ago when she appeared wearing her diamond-incrusted heels on her dancing slippers. Her son Harvey M. Anthony who recently graduated from Harvard, with honors, will accompany her. She still has the slippers, which her husband told the tax assessor could be bought for $5 a quart.

CITY RECEIVES $90,768.26 AS APPORTIONMENT SHARE

The city of Richmond today received credit for $90,708.26, which is its share of the $2S7,t!76.ti0 apportioned to the towns and townships of the county by the county auditor. The city already has been advanced $15,000 of its share of the semi-annual apportionment. The city receives practically the same amount as it received in the semi-annual apportionment of a year ago. The rate was the same as last year. The general fund receives $S4,a?2.55, while the bond sinking fund receives $5,7!5.SS. The sum credited to the school city of Richmond is practically the same as last year. This fund receives $75,825.29 in three funds. The tutition fund, for the payment of salaries, gets $37,551. 17; the special school fund, for other expenses, receives $25,02t). 39, and the school house bond fund receives $13,274.73. Others Follow Laer. The apportionment of common school revenue, congressional revenue, liquor license revenue and surplus dog tax funds will be made the second Monday in July. C ERCIAL CLUB FAVORS NEW LIGHTS Improvement Committee Satisfied With Test of Luminous Arc System. The public improvement committee of the Commercial club will encourage members of the board of works to purchase the luminous arc lights of the type which have been on trial at Fifth and Main street. The committee members are pleased with the lamps, especially since the frosted globes have been placed on them, softening the intensity of the light. The lamps are also considered ornamental to some extent, fastened as they are to trolley wire poles and requiring no additional poles on Main street. The three lights have been on trial for about a week, and this is sufficient test to convince the committee that they are the most satisfactory yet tried. The board will be asked to make an immediate purchase and carry out the idea of Mr. Bavis to give Richmond a great white way. The board plans to light Main street from first to Twelfth.

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MRS. CHARLES H. ANTHONY. According to law, $1,009.54 was deducted from the corporation fund and $1C6.G6 from the special school fund for examinations previously made by the state board of accounts. The total distribution made today follows: Abington township, $2,784.89; Boston, $4,189.29; Center. $8,039.5G; Clay, $5,975.32; Dalton, $2,921.79; Franklin, $G,292.S5; Greene, $6.3S4.47; Harrison, $2,716.10; Jackson, $5,567.55; Jefferson, $7,711.36: New Garden, $6,901. IS; Perry, $3,919.68; Washington, $6,418.34; Wayne, $21,727.11; Webster, $3,693.X9 Boston corporation, $263.89; Cambridge City. $7,424.84; Centerville, $1,764.75:- Dublin, $1,158.57; East Germantown, $252.62; Fountain City, $567.37; Greensfork, $580.90; Hagerstown. $2,629.87; Milton, $629.66; Mount Auburn, $293.32; Richmond, $90,768.26; Spring Grove. $620.49; Whitewater, 8; Cambridge City school. $4,316.62; Centerville school, j $1,663.72; Dublin school, $1,634.11 Hagerstown school. $1,864.89; Richmond school, $75,825.29; Spring Grove school, $102.70. Total, $2S7,676.60. TO NAME SECRETARY OF 191USSEMBLY Chautauqua Committee Considers Ed Shera, Who Seeks Place Again. A Chautauqua secretary to have charge of the 1914 session, will be chosen by the chautauqua committee tonight at a meeting in the Commercial club rooms. Ed K. Shera, who was secretary the past two years, will be a candidate for re-election. The committee will hear C. R. Richardson, Dr. W. W. Anderson, Rev. F. M. Ovelton and others who desire to add to the Chautauqua program a day to be known as "anti-slave" day and which would commemorate the acts of Wayne county people in freeing escaped slaves and in agitating the slave question. This will be referred to the program committee, members of which are not entirely unfavorable, even though the program may require alterations. It is thought the day can be added on at least a small scale this year and if it is successful, can be carried on more extensively later. The men back of the movement, are prepared to present part of Wayne county's extensive slave days history J which is interesting throughout

ed Richmond and got an idea from the fashions for women displayed in show windows, and worn by some of the gentle sex. He went back and made a transformation of a male scarecrow with which the crows had become so familiar that they perched on its straw head. The upper part of the new female scarecrow he dressed with a lownecked garment, and the lower part with a slit skirt. He fashioned the ! hair low over the forehead, hiding '

the ears, and upon the head he set a j single waving plume stolen from the adornment of a live rooster. Soon after a flock of crows came hovering over the field.. They were just preparing to alight when they beheld such a figure as had never before met their gaze. With a mighty caw they flew away. the BUY TWO SUITS FOR McKEE BOY Five-year-old Walter Mckee, who before this time has completed his long trip to Los Angeles made many friends as shown by the last card received from the porter of his car. The card follows: "Flagstaff, Ariz., Sunday 9. a. m. Walter gettjng on splendidly, speaks often of his mother and grandfather. He seems a little lonelv at night so some one sleeps with 'him every night. People on board train contributed toward two new suits and underclothes." ARREST RICHMOND GIRLS AT DAYTON Madaline Wood, who lives with her father, William Wood. 715 South Sixth street, and Mildred Fish, who lives with her mother. South Seventh and M streets, both sixteen years old, are under arrest, at Dayton. A man giving Vlu n -mi ii a u I lo.it-cro & nHorsnn ani hls residenre "near Richmond," 'after first asserting that his home wns in Chicago, is also under arrest at Dayton on a charge of larceny. 1 lie io girls say Anderson induced them to accompany him to Dayton and that he took them to a house at 133 South Wilkinson street, that city. Anderson was arrested yesterday after stealing four bicycles and pawning them. The two girls were arrested early this morning for loitering in a Dayton park. When Anderson left the girls he sad he was only going to be gone a short time, but the girls tired waiting for him and left the house last night and wandered about the city until arrested. Anderson gave a very poor account of himself after being arrested. He said he had been married about six weeks ago but flatly refused to divulge the name of his wife or her place of residence. He also refused to definitely locate his place of residence. William Wood when seen at his home this afternoon admitted that his (laughter had disappeared. Wood's wife died some time ago and his daughter had been acting as his housekeeper ever since. He said she had left no word where she was going. Wrood also said he had never Jieard of a man by the name of George Anderson. He said his daughter and the Fish girl had been chums for some time; and when his daughter was last seen in the neighborhood where they live she was with Mildred Fish. He said that he had heard the Fish girl had been married before, but had never lived with her husband. He said he did not know whether this story was correct. Transporting women from one state to another is a serious offense, if they are taken for immoral purposes, and it is probable' that the charge against Anderson may be changed from larceny to a violation of the Mann aot.

Announcement wb made today that

the Richmond City- Waler Works com pany will resort -to either of two re courses in case -the board of review passes finally oo an assessment of more than $400,000. These are: To appeal to the state board of tax ation and ask that the rate of assess ment be reconsidered and taken on a basis of an estimate made regardless of the valuation mado by the state public utilities commission, in the same manner that stores and other corporations are assessed. To appeal to the public utilities commission tor an incraaae in rates on the ground that the present revised rate scale was reached after the amount of taxes had been taken into consideration. Nothing official will be done, however, until next; week. The board of review will not' come to a final decision on the water works question until tomorrow or later. Adjourned for Funeral. The members assembled this morning at 10 o'clock but adjourned to attend the funeral of Charles Petro. assessor of Jefferson otwnship, who died Tuesday. No business was done. The Light. Heat aad Power company appealed yesterday afternoon for a rehearing on its assessment, which also was increased after the board of review had gone oven the statements of the company to the public service commission. It is prebaWe that both companies will be strenuous in their efforts to evade higher taxation, and representatives of both corporations feel that a new rate should be made on the i strength of the higher taxation. i Although the beard of review took I both cases under advisement until : Friday. Auditor Bowman stated today j

that this does not necessarily mean a j mandecrease in the assessments, and that most

the board probably will not move from its present stand. SWEEPS OVER CITY COOLING WARM AIR Lightning Strikes But Did Little Damage-Flash Over Wire Calls Fire Companies to Scholls. Rain that swept the streets cooled the city shortly after noon today. Preceded by a play of lightning, the the storm of thunder, UgUUling ana and j rain struck almost without warning. ine aasning rain ueiore noon aid utile damage. The downpour drove men and ma chines from the streets in a few mmines. i lie sweeping ram iiueu gutters ; taster man severs couiu carry uie wat- , , . , er away auu uac-Kea into tne Btreets. T n m a n v nla roa tv a t v a-nc inat hafn. ... . JU. ning to run into basements when the rain stopped. During the hardest part of the storm, when the drenching storm cut off clear vision, the fire companies were called to the John Scholl meat market, 421 Main street. Lightning running in over the wires set fire to the decorations. Little damage was done. Answer Fire Call. On the way to the fire. Company No. 3 from North A street nearly up-

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set at .Nintn ana .orin . streets. answer : The front wheels of the truck struck: -pat Lynch. Pert Evans. Tom MIMithe curbing In front of the postoffice, kan, John Millikan, George Barnard almost throwing the lead horse. and Paul Brown." Following thunder crashes, lightning Rert Evans was prosecuting attorstruck the chimney of Thomas J. Ben-; Dey until the first of the vear and wis

nett's house, 210 Richmond avenue, knocking off several tiere of brick. A few bricks were knocked loose on the V. H. Romey warehouse. In many places dead branches were strewn over the sidewalks. At the Palladium office the wind blew out a plate glass in an overhead window, the shower of broken glass narrowly missing persons working in the news department. Crops Damaged. Little damage was done to crops, according to Joe Ratliff. In a few places, however, where corn was high enough it was laid flat, but being young and tender it will right itself. The wheat crop suffered most, being tangled and matted by the twisting wind and driving rain. Water flooded the baseemnt of the Brooks grocery. 42H North Nineteenth street, and a number of basements in the lower part of the city. Children in bathing suits splashed about in water almost knee deep at Tenth and South A streets, where rain fell faster than the storm sewers could carry it away. It was some time before the water drained off. In the meantime the children splashed and played as if at a bathing beach. The home of John Holliday, Pearl street, and of Harry Gennett, South A and Twenty-first streets.were struck by lightning, but the damage did not amount to anything. j Telephone service betwen Rich ! mond and Centerville was broken by the storm today. A barn near Centerville was struc kand burned by lightning. A number of telephones in the city were put out of commission. j WEATHER FORECAST 4 FOR INDIANA Thundershowers this afternoon or tonight; Friday unsettled; continued warm. TEMPERATURE. Noon 75

Henry County Machine Accuses District Chairman ot Aiding and Abetting Theit Political Enemies.

BY W. R POUNDSTONE. NEW CASTLE. Ind.. Juna 25 JB fair exchange is no robbery, the or ganization Republicans of Henrj county argue, and, in their future dealJ ings with Patrick Joseph Lynch oC New Castle, the Watsou-dictated Republican candidate for congressman from the Sixth district, they frankly admitted today they intended to fcola closely to this old adage. , In other words the organisation Republicans of Henry county are now oui after the scalp ef Mr. Lynch. The are too staunch and loyal party meni to openly fight a candidate on theirt ticket, no matter if he was placed on the ticket through the agency of an in' famous "double cross" and with tha assistance of Jim Watson. But they1, assert that Lynch cannot look to them for their support, which he will standi badly in need of, and there are any, number of them who have publicly an nounced that they will not vote fot turn. Will Support Russell. "I cannot vote for Lynch because h is not the type of a man I would have as a congressman. It is impossible for. me to vote for a Democrat, especially such a Democrat as Finly Gray, so it! looks as if I must can my ballot for" the Progressive candidate, Elbert Rus-j sell, as much as I will despise myselC for delng so. He belongs to the bolt ers, but at least he stands right on the tariff and he is a clean-cut young' woefully remarked one of the prominent New Castle Republic-1 ans. He reflected the sentiment of the, big majority of New Castle Repub-j Means, who are sick and disgusted' with the continued dominance of the. Old bosses, who balk every effort aimed to effect a reorganization anda party "house-cleauing." But Pat Lyncn is not in bad with the organization Republicans of his county solely because of his disorganization of the party in Vayae county. In a fair way of being reconstructed until Lynch defeated Judge Comstock for the congressional nomination after having promised to withdraw in the Richmond man's favor. While they denounce him for thia grave offense they charge him with a, more serious political crime. His Gravest Mistake. Pat Lynch has been accused and" found guilty by the Henry county organisation Republicans of aiding, and to a considerable extent abetting ia' knifing his party during the city election campaign at New Castle last fall. I The Republican city ticket wasi elected last fall with the exception of KoQ one 'of Kew Ckw bt VnAVn mnar nrnminont xitl.on. ;Arrot.irv rvf ffoo Bnllrifnrr T tm n a .inc. ' lation and an attorney. Koone was de feated by Leb Watkins. running on an luuniriiwiu ui.ik.ei anu di iuai num. . ,,k.. ..r .h rr - ,iu , a ,.. , . wl uivu hjs v v-or r ij, iu " t r , a uavrutiu after enterlng lhe office. gotnr to . R,n-h1ien nartr whieh hart rhroil t. ..... ' 1 TiBle8 denied mm tne nomination aw j nrosPOUf ,nc arf0rnev once the nomttion as representative and once the nomination as sheriff. Blame Lynch for Deftai. Organization Republicans in New. Castle lact fall were anxious for their! party to make a clean sweep, and were.. expecting the same, for the moral ef-1 feet they desired it to have in Henry county and throughout the state. Ak these men what prevented a oomplete Republican victory in New Castle last November, and this will be the last fall a candidate for the Republican nomination as circuit judge: MtUikan is oashier of the Citizens State bank and has been Republican boss of Henry county; John Millikan is the son of the banker-boss; George Barnard formerly was mayor of New Castle and the son of former Congressman Barnard, and Paul Brown is young Barnard's law partner. Fouqht G. O. P. Man. You ask for proof that this group of! politicians, all loyal Watson men. fought Martin Kooos and supported Leb Watkins with Bert Evans as his campaign manager. ;ind you are told that Koons made this charge against them before and afier the election, and that Evans never made any secret of his activity in behalf of the Pro gressive who was running for mayor ! as an independent. , You will also be told that this sam j Evans, after putting a Progressive in the mayoralty chair at New Castle showed his political versatility on the sixteenth of this month by heading j the Henry delegation to the Repub- . lican district convention at Cambride City and by making the speech nominating Lynch. You will also be informed by reliable organization, anti-Watson Re- ' publicans, how a few days before the , Henry township convention to nominate delegates to the district convention .Mayor watKins went to a prominent New Castle business man, who i is also a loyal republican, and asked I him for his support to secure the election of Watkins as one of the six dele- ' gates from Henry township. "Watkins told this man." they tell you, "that he wanted to go to Cam- I bridge City and vote for Pat Lynch to t return a political debt because ha j owed Lynch much for the support he gave him during the city campaign." Surprises New Castle. This was important news, in the first place because it was the first (Continued on Pag Two)