Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 338, 11 December 1914 — Page 1

E RICHMOND FALLABIUM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 338. cZS-1' RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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SANTA CONSENTS TO ASSIST CITY DISPENSE GIFTS

Executive Committee on Municipal Tree Selects Corps of Assistants for Exercises Dec. 20. ENGAGES COLISEUM Two Trees Will Stand at Seventh and Main and on Coliseum Stage; Band to Flay. Santa Claus has been engaged by the city government to play an extra engagement in Richmond on Sunday evening. December 20, at the coliseum for the benefit of the poor little boys and girls of Richmond. At a meeting of the Municipal Christmas Tree committee, appointed by Mayor Hobbins, at the city building last night the patron saint of childhood sent in his contract to appear at the coliseum on the evening of Dec. 0, agreeing to have enough in his big pack to bring happiness to every poor Child in the city. This matter disposed of the coniTnittee, composed of Councilmen Weisliaupt, chairman, Ho wells, Carter and Waidele, and two newspaper men, Willard Jessup and V. It. Poundstone, proceeded to select the following subcommittees to assist old Santa: On Decorations. Harry Hodgin, chairman, Clarence Kleinknecht, Frank L. Funk, Joseph I Mil, Ed. Miller, Will Young and l)enias Coe. On Soliciting. TiOuis E. Bowman, chairman, Frank Jones, Mayor Uobbitis, Alfred Bavis, Charles Marlatt, Louis H. Weber, Will Heller, Walter Thornburg, John Howard, Marcus Hasty, Will Eversman, Ray Newman, Louis Iliff, Walker Land, Will Klein, Clifford Price, A. D. Gayle, Ira Swisher, Will Bartel, Clarence Jessup, B. A. Auman. G. S. Treglow, Councilmen Burdsall O'Neal, Russell, Steinbrink, Wilkins, White, Williams and Walterman. On Program. Charles W. Jordan, chairman, H. L. Monarch, Frank I. Braffett, D. D. Itamsey, Mrs. Will Romey and Mrs. Guorgo Chrlsman. On Gift Distribution. Mrs. H. L. Monarch, all members -Of. the city council and other persons Mrs. Monarch will select. The members of all these committees will meet next Sunday afternoon Ot 2 o'clock at the Commercial club rooms and make arrangements for the work they have in hand. After this organization meeting there will only be one week to do the work and hustle will be the watch word. The executive committee appointed by the mayor, of which Mr. Weishaupt Is chairman, selected Willard Jessup ns secretary and Frank liowells as the treasurer. Police Sergeant McNally "will be assistant treasurer and all collections, both money and gifts, will be pent to the city building, where he will receipt for them. Set Tree in Coliseum. It was decided to have the Christmas celebration indoors this year because the weather might be inclement, for outdoor exercises, and the coliseum was selected as the only building large enough to accommodate the large crowd which will attend. The coliseum could not be secured for Christmas day and it was not desired to have the celebration on nny of the four nights preceeding Christmas for the reason that it would interfere with the Christmas shopping, Po it was decided to have the celebration Sunday evening, Dec. 2. This will serve properly to usher in usher In Christmas week and will be an agency to arouse the Christmas spirit. The Central Christian church tabernacle was offered to the committee as B place to hold the municipal Christmas tree exercises but it was dec ided that the building was not large pnoiigh. The committee expressed its thanks for the kind offer. Uses Two Trees. The committee has in mind the placing of a large tree at the corner of Seventh and Main streets to advertise (he1 celebration and give a Christmas holiday aspect to the business district. A smaller tree will be placed on the staie ol" the coliseum find both trees will be beautifully decorated. The executive committee will also recommend to the program commine that it arrange with some -women's organization to have the stage fo arranged as to impart, the true Christinas spirit. It will be suggested that on the stage two rooms be shown, one rperesenting the living room of pome wealthy family's home, where Santa has been generous with bis gifts: the other the room wher a poor family resides, with empty stockings banging from the mantel of the cheerless fireplace. Of course Santa will be present and will personally superVise the gift distribution. The executive committee under stands that the Richmond City band intends to again extend its generous offer to furnish the music without charge for their servic es. Members of a women's club have offered to sack the candy, the offer being accepted. SUN VISITS RICHMOND Only his sudden and unheralded appearance prevented the sun from being welcomed by a reception committee of Richmond citizens. Although no formal ceremonies accompanied his arrival, people rejoiced to see their old friend who they though had gone south for the winter. This is the second time he has been seen iu the city in fhe last two weeks

TUBERCULOSIS BODY WAITS ON DRAWINGS Committee Expects to Act When State Submits Plans for Hospital. Members of the tuberculosis Investigating committee recently appointed by the county commissioners expect to receive plans within a few days for tuberculosis hospitals of various sizes. The plans were promised the committee by a state health board agent. When the plans are sent. Chairman Whallon will call a meeting to adopt recommendations to the county commissioners. The hold which tuberculosis has in Wayne county has been as thoroughly investigated as possible and from this information, the committee will be able to determine the most suitable plan for a hospital. It is probable that one of the smaller typos of houses will be recommended to start tho hospital work because of lack of funds. If possible the meeting will be held next week. This depends entirely on the arrival of the plans from the state health department.

CRUISER KARL STRIKES MINE IN BALTIC SEA Friederich Karl Sinks and Most of Crew of 577 Officers and Men Believed Drowned. PARIS, Dec. 11. The German arPARIS, Dec. 11. The German armored cruiser Friederich Karl is reported to have been sung in the Baltic sea by a mine and most of her crew drowned, according to an official statement issued at the French ministry of marines today. The Friederich Karl carried 577 offices and men. The sinking of the Friederich Karl is said to have occurred late in November. The cruiser was a sister ship of the Prinz Adelbert and was built in 1!)01. She carried four eight-inch guns, ten five-inch guns, twelve three-inch guns, four machine guns and torpedo tubes. The vessel was 390 feet long, 64 feet wide and registered 8,858 tons. DRESDEN IN PORT. MONTEVEDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 11. The German cruiser Dresden is reported to have taken refuge in the Argentine port of Santa Cruz in a badly damaged condition, according to a wireless message received here today. If true, the Dresdent probably wiil be interned there until the end of the w ar. PRINZ EITEL SUNK. VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec. 11. A dispatch from Coronel says that a merchant ship which arrived at Concepcion, Chile, last reports it intercepted a wireless message saying that the German transport Prinz Eitel Friederich had been sunk by a Japanese warship. The Prinz Eitel Friederich was last reported off Port Corral, Chile, when she sank the British steamer Charcas. She was a North German Lloyd liner before the war, and later was converted into a cruiser. Unofficial reports have stated that she had 1,500 German soldiers aboard. pe :al farm hands HOE FROM TENTS Trustee Seidel Says TwentyFour Prisoners Complete First Building. The first temporary building on the state penal farm will ready for occupancy by the workers by the first part of next week, George Seidel, of the board of trustees, said today. The work is progressing nicely as far as it has gone, Mr. Seidel said. The report, however, that the penal farm would be in readiness to receive county prisoners by January 1 is not based on authority, he said, and it will be from three to six months before the operation of the penal farm is started. "We have twenty-tour men from the Michigan City penitentiary at work there now," Mr. Seidel said. "They are a fine bunch of fellows, and we really don't have to guard them. There are two day guards and two night guards on the grounds. Most of the men are carpenters, although men of other trades required in the construction work have also been brought to the colony. "The men are living in tents now, but we expect them to moe into the first building in two or three days. We will not be ready to receive county prisoners at least until spring. That depends upon the progress made in the future." TO HELP CHARITY The first meeting of the West Rich-mond-Fairview charity council will be held Monday or Tuesday in the Baxter school, when the secretary of the Central charity bureau will advise members on the course of their work. The committee which started the work selected twelve West Richmond women and thirteen Fairview women to carry on the work. The women will organize and elect officers to direct them. The purpose of the council is to find information for the charity bureau, which can be secured only by friends and neighbors of needy citizens on the west side of the river.

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The cruiser Leipsic, one of off the Falkland Islands. CLASS GRADES FA TO FORCAST FATE OF CHILD IN LIFE J. T. Giles Opposes Exploitation of Prodigies as Students Often Achieve Greatest Success in Life. The question of heredity and environment and of native ability, training and application was discussed today by Prof. J. T. Giles who believes school records are not reliable indications of the degree of success which will fe attained by pupils. Mr. Giles said he didnot believe in exploiting T;He mentarprodigies which every city has at some time. He bases his belief on the theory that it is not J native ability entirely which brings distinction. "We can usually judge the character of a man while he is in school," Mr. I Giles said. "We cannot tell what his success in life will be by his display ! of mental ability. Pupils who are j brilliant now, may not be able to earn i j a living later in life and the pupils ; ; who are ooscure in scnool, may achieve distinction later. Giles Instance. "Edward P. Cubberley, a Wayne county man who married a Richmond , girl, was practically unknown in col lege as far as his record as a student is concerned. Mr. Cubberley is head of the department of education at Leland Stanford university. "Whether a man who gains distinction in one environment would do equally well in another is also a question which has not been decided. New York papers recently took up the discussion of this question after the death of a lawyer in a small town near New York where the lawyer had been a big man. Some people declared that the man would have achieved equal distinction if he had settled in New York where the competition is greater and there are more men of ability to cope with, while others said he might have died in obscurity in the larger city. Works Tests Ability. "A few days ago, Mr. Handley took exception to what he calls 'fads' in the schools. It is a matter of understanding the system which we use to help school pupils find themselves. We do not want the boys in the manual training classes to become carpenters or the boys in the forging classes to become blacksmiths. These courses only help to ascertain whether a boy's native ability is in brain handwork or in abstract brain work. "Many school pupils are shot mentally. There are great numbers who have not the mental power to go beyond the third or fourth grade. Prevocational work in the schools, helps in a measure to find a pupil's capacity. It is all mental work although manual training is usually called hand work. Our purpose is to find out if possible what general kind of work each pupil is fitted for and to guide him right." The Weather FOR INDIANA Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Not much change in temperature. Temperatures. Noon 30 Yesterday. Maximum 2S Minimum 26 LOCAL CONDITIONS Slightly cloudy. Unsettled tonight and Saturday. GENERAL CONDITIONS The Canadian cold wave has spread southwest and now affects most of the United States east of the 110th meridian. Temperature slightly below zero in Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska. A severe storm covers the Pacific coast. A wind reaching a velocity of 41 miles an hour at Patosh Island, Washington. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster

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the three German warships that BIG BUSINESS I DEALJEPORTED New Bank May Get Romey Block, Romey Getting Jenkinson Block. It is rumored that the Romey Furniture company, owners of the building occupied at Ninth and Main streets is negotiating for the purchase of the Jenkinson property on Main street near Tenth. The building occupied bv the Romey company will be remodeled and leased to the banking company which is being organized by Richmond and Wayne county men, it is reported. Neither of the reports have been confirmed or denied. Will Romey, head of the furniture company, has opened negotiations for a thirty day option on the Jenkinson property, but whether the deal has gone further is not known. If the building is purchased it will be torn down and a modern store will be erected. The old building is one of the land marks of Richmond. It is said the banking company has postponed leasing the Romey block pending negotiations for the purchase of the Jenkinson building. Officials of the new bank will no delay beginning! operations pending the deal for the J Romey building, however, but will be! established in temporary quarters, promoters said today. If the furniture; company moves a remodeling of the block for a banking institution will follow and the upper floors will be i converted into office suits. j A resident of South Richmond was ! refused $23,000 worth of stock in the ; new banking company a few days ago, ; it is said. The promoters say they j are not worried over the sale of stock j and are having no difficulty in selling! the issue in small blocks. A. N. Chamness is handling the stock in the city of Richmond. FUNERAL OF PAYNE TO BE HELD 1.1 HOUSE CHAMBER High Tribute Paid Dead' Member When Congress Decides to Hold Service in Capital. BY LEASFD WIRE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The house today adopted a resolution to hold funeral services in the house chamber Sunday in honor of the late Representative Payne of New York. It is unusual to hold funeral for house members in the hall of that body, but an exception was made because of the long service of Mr. Payne. The last service held in the house was over the body of the late Representative Dingley. The house also adopted a resolution to name a committee to escort the body to Auburn, N. Y. The committee was directed to invite the senate to participate in the funeral service, and also to invite the president and his cabinet, the justices of the supreme court, the admiral of the navy, the chief of staff of the army and members of the diplomatic corps. The committee was given full authority to arrange all details. Immediately upon the adoption of this resolution, the house approved j another resolution of regret over the death of Representative Payne and adjourned for the day. GOVERNOR WANTS TROOPS IN STATE BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Governor Ammons of Colorado, today Bent word to the white house that the state government was not ready to assume control of the strike zone. The governor asked that the Federal troops be not withdrawn for some time. President Wilson. .has not yet acted on the request, but is expected to grant it.

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were sunk by an English squadron PENNY CLUB HELPS MANY UNFORTUNATE LIVE THROUGH COLD Society Calls Meeting to Name Committees for An nual Christmas Dinner at K. of P. Temple Dec. 30. One hundred and twenty-five dolls, dressed by members of the Penny club, tops of every description and three hundred pounds of candy will be distributed at the annual Christmas dinner and entertainment at the Pythian temple, December 30. Recognized as one of the most active charitable organizations in the city the clutThas been Unusually busy this year, receiving applications for help from many who have formerly been self-supporting. The club members started work this winter with $500 receipts from the Sunday afternoon benefit shows, and they expect to be able to alleviate much suffering as long as cold weather lasts. Many families thank the Penny club for necessary comforts which they have been compelled to do without. In one of the homes reached the father has tuberculosis and can no longer work. A 17-year-old son was taken sick early in the fall and could not work for several weeks. When he returned his job was gone. He has not had work since, except the odd jobs. When this case was brought to the notice of the Penny club, the society bought groceries, twelve suits of underwear, clothes iind shoes, and a good supply of coal, and will see the family through the w inter season. The stores have helped the club by donating shop marked cloth, which when washed have been as good as new and have proved acceptable gifts. Final arrangements for the Christmas entertainment will be made at a meeting of the club at the home of Mrs. C. K. Barnes. 104 Fort Wayne avenue, next Wednesday afternoon, at which time the committees will be named to carry out the details. r tit FOR LAW! RCADS Road Superintendents Oppose Operation of Three Mile Legislation. "What should constitute the three-mile-road law-?" An answer to this question is what the Indiana Highway Superintendents' association members are looking lor, according to W. O. Jones, who superintends the maintenance of Wayne county's roads. Mr. Jones said today that the highway superintendents are agreed that the three-mile-road law must go, and that the state highway commission members are of the same opinion. The highway superintendents have not been able to frame a group of ideas which are generally satisfactory, and each of them, including Mr. Jones, is working out a plan. It is probable that a district meeting will be called in January to discuss the law again. The state highway commission, which made investigations in every congressional district in the state recently, reported to Governor Ralston the results of the work. The state officials were informed of the sentiment against the three-mile-road law. Legislation against it was advised. SERVIANS LOSE BY LEASED WIRE. PARIS. Dec. 11. The correspondent of the Journal Telegraph that the Austrian loss in Servia are -at least 60,000 men and that the Servians are on the point of recapturing Belgrade, being only five miles from there.

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MONEY FROM EAST OPPOSES PURTELLE Capitalists May Construct Hamilton - C o n n e rsville Line at Once.

Connersville residents have received reports they say are on good authority, that a Hamilton-Conners-ville traction line will be built soon by eastern capitalists. The name of Eugene B. Purtelle is not linked with the new project. The proposed line is to run through Oxford, College Corner and Liberty, practically the same route the Purtelle surveyors staked off. The report emanated from College Corner. The College Corner authority for the statement is unknown. According to the College Corner News, agents for the new traction promotors are going into the towns through which the proposed line would pass to arrange meetings with the cit-1 izens and ask their good will. The j College Corner paper says that no money will be demanded, but that the I new line will be built with eastern j capital entirely. Eugene Purtelle had established headquarters in Hamilton when last beard from. He said Hamilton was to become the center of his activities as building operations would begin there; within a short time. WAR FILM PUTS $263.55 IN FUND for cmrs poor 2,200 Citizens Aid Palladium's Xmas Cheer Work by Paying Admission to See Pictures of Belgium. There were over 2,200 people living in Richmond and vicinity who paid tol see the remarkable Chicago Tribune pictures of Belgian war scenes, pro-j dueed at the Murray theatre Wednes-j day and Thursday of this week under the auspices of The Palladium and as a result The Palladium now has a Christmas Cheer Fund for Richmond Poor Children amounting to $263.55. The gross receipts were $563.75, from which was deducted $300.20 for expenses. Included in the expenses was the Tribune's fee of $150, half of which amount the Tribune places in its relief fund for homeless Belgians. The Palladium greatly appreciates the liberal support of the public in making its undertaking such a complete success and the proceeds will be devoted exclusively to bringing happiness to a large number of poor children who might otherwise be overlooked by the very busy Santa Claus. Santa Needs Help. Some time ago the Palladium secured the assistance of one of the most active social workers in the city to secure a list of children who would have no Christmas cheer unless the public played Santa Claus to them. Arrangements were then made to produce the war pictures in Richmond and an appeal to the public for liberal patronage of these pictures to support a worth cause was made. How generous was the response to this appeal is eloquently told by the attendance figures. The social worker who has been assisting the Palladium in this undertaking has visited the homes of poor people in every section of the city and has a list now of over 400 little boys and girls who can be made happy by gifts purchased from the Palladium's fund. The little girl who never had a doll is going to get one. One can imagine how happy she is going f be; and the little boy who wants some stockings so badly "cause my legs get cold" will get two or three pairs and a toy, which lie wants so bad but didn't dare ask for because he needed the stockings most. Plan for Distribution. Arrangements for the distribution of gifts will be announced later. The success of raising such a large Christmas Cheer fund through the agency of the war pictures is due. to a great part, to various local labor unions, notably the Theatrical Mechanics and the Musicians union, not only giving the project their enthusiastic endorsement but assisting in the sale of tickets, providing doorkeepers, ushers, etc. Call Rradfield. picture operator at the Lyric theatre, operated the Tribune films and donated part of the money he received for his services to the Christmas Cheer fund, as did Harry Cannon who operated the stage lights. START EM WORSHIP Hutton Employes Hear W. O. Stovall. Rev. W. O. Stovall conducted the first noon shop meeting at the Hutton Casket factory today. The subject discussed was the same as that in the other meetings held this week: "HowIs Your Appetite Satisfied?" As in the other meetings the appetites of body, mind and spirit were discussed, and the point was emphasized that the appetite may be cultivated by the food offered, and that the right spiritual appetite can be developed by supplying it with the teachings of Christ. HUSTING TO SENATE fBY LEASED WIRE.! MADISON, Wis., Dec. 11. The state supreme court today decided that Paul O. Husting, Democrat had been elected to the United States Senate over Governor F. E. McGovern, Republican. McGovern had delayed the issuance of a certificate of election to Husting by a demand for recount in three counties.

LOWICZ FALLS INTO HANDS OF TEUTON FORCE Berlin Military Men Predict Attack of Warsaw From West and Northwestern Points.

TURKS SMASH RUSS Capture of Poland's Capital Removes Danger of Russians Making Blow at Thorn and District. BERLIN. Dec. 11. (By wireless) Headquarters reports that the Germans have made progress in Flanders, but to the east and the west of the Argonne forests, the enemy's artillery positions have been attacked with good results. The official reports continued: "Two French attacks in the forest of I,e Pretre and west of Pont-A-Mous-son were repulsed. There is no change In the situation east of tho Mazurian lakes (east Prussia.) "Our attacks In northern Poland are progressing. "There is no news from southern Poland." Fight in Streets. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting has been in progress in the strets of Lowict for fourteen hours and the Germans are In complete control of tht? outskirts of this important town, says a dispatch received from Breslau. This news, together with the German successes north of the Vistula led Berlin military authorities io predict that Warsaw will now be attacked from two sides, the west and northwest. They say that in this eventuality the Russians probably will evacuate Warsaw. The fall of Warsaw would open the waj- for the investment and capture of Novo Georglevsk, which would leave the Germans master of western and northwestern Poland and remove all possibility of the Russians making any blow at Thorn. The lull in the fighting east of the Mazurian lakes indicates that the Russians there have been weakened in order to reinforce the forces in western Poland. Austrians Active. "Up to the present we have taken 10,000 Russian prisoners in western Galicia." says an official report from the Austrian general staff. "Stubborn fighting with large forces engaged on both sides. "In Poland, the Anstro-German armies are steadily gaining the advantage over the enemy, who at some points has been driven back twentyfive miles." The following official statmie was issued today by the Turkish war office at Constantinople: "The Russians attempted to land a force at Gonia, south of Batoum (on the Black Sea) under protection of gunfire from their warships, but they were beaten off. Ottoman troops captured two guns at Vilajetwan. where Russian attacks were repulsed. A Rotterdam dispatch says British troops have captured the town c.f Staden 14 miles north of Ypres on the railroad between Thourout and Ypres according to a report from Sluis. DEATH ANGEL CALLS NEW CASTLE EDITOR W. H. Elliott Dies in Chicago Hospital After a Short Illness. NEW CASTLE, Ind.. Dec. 11. William Henry Elliott. 70 years old. of this city, former commissioner of the interior of Porto Rico and one of the , oldest active newspaper men in Indiana, died yesterday afternoon in ; the Lakeview hospita in Chicago, fol- . lowing an illness of several weeks. AIS though his health had been failing for j several months his condition did not become alarming until early this week. ; Death is believed to have been due to pneumonia, which developed a few days ago after he had undergone an j operation on his throat, i Mr. Elliott was born in New Castle ' July 4. 1844. He was the son of John T. Elliott, former judge of the Supreme court of Indiana. His preparatory education was received in the New . Castle schools. He later attended the I'nited States Naval Academy and was graduated in 1&C5. A year later he was an ensign in the navy and in 1869 was made a lieutenant. He received his discharge in 1S70. He studied and practiced law in NewCastle until 1S77 whpn h nhtinerf shares in the New Castle Courier as a fee in some law- suits. Served in Last War. In 1S9S. during the Spanish Ameri can war. he volunteered his services and w as commissioned as a lieutenant. He served second in command of the Leonidas, a vessel known as the fireship" because of a fire in the coal j stored in the forehold. The fire was extinguished after thirty days of hard 'fighting and the consumption of 73C i tons of coal. j Mr. Elliott was a member of the original G. A. R. committee that planned and obtained the erection of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Indianapolis. President McKinley appointed Mr. Elliott commissioner of the interior ol Porto Rico in 1S99. While holding that position Mr. Elliott organized the postal system of Porto Rieo. In 194 he resigned and resumed the manage ment of the Courier here. George A. M Elliott, his only son, has been associated with him in the management of j the paper since his return. Mr. Eli liott is survived by the widow, the son and three daughters, Mrs. J. V. Richi roan of Indianapolis, and Jean and 1 Ruth Elliott of this city. '

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