Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 95, 3 March 1915 — Page 1

AIXAIMTUM VOL. XL., NO. 95Palladium and Sun-Telegram Consolidated. HOT RICHMOND, IND.;WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1915. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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CHIEF DEFENDS MORAL STATUS OF RICHMOND Goodwin Makes Strenuous Efforts to Keep All Resorts Closed and Drive Out Their Inmates.

SUPERVISION IS CLOSE Believes Social Conditions Good and Denies Increase in Vice and Crime Under Regime. Chief of Police Goodwin is considerably nettled because, he says, certain men opposed to the administration are circulating reports for political purposes that immorality is on the increase in Richmond because of the lax methods employed by the police in enforcing the laws. Chief Goodwin said today that while conditions in Richmond were not ideal by any means, they were much better than would be expected in a city of more than .25,000 population. He also said that under his supervision of police affairs social conditions had improved over what they were when he assumed office, fourteen months ago. There have been a few resorts es tablished In the city during the win ter, Chief Goodwin said, and he de clared these were the natural result of the industrial depression. "We are doing our best to close up these places, but this is about the hardest work we are called upon to do. for it is extremely difficult to secure incriminating evidence in such cases," said the chief. "The few resorts do not harbor inmates, but are visited by men and women. There would be no difficulty in closing them if the women who frequented them lived in them as inmates." Women in Saloon. Chief Goodwin also said that he had been made the target of criticism because women frequented some saloons. ,,?There Is no law which gives us authority to order women out of saloons, providing they are 21 years of age, which fact Mr. Gormon made plain in an interview"!!" gave out shortly before leaving office," the chief said. "Nevertheless, 1 have done my best to keep women out of the saloons, and the greater number of saloonists have aided me In this work. When I went into office I found that a number of women frequented two or three saloons, but with the co-operation of the liquor men's organization I was successful in having the proprietors of these saloons refuse women admission to their places. "There are a few saloons now, however, who serve to women, but I think I will be successful in having them put a stop to this practice. One saloonlst, whose place has been frequented by quite a few women, has just assured me that he will no longer pep mit women to enter his place, and that he has ordered a few women living in a flat on his property to vacate." Chief Goodwin said that as long as he administered the affairs of the police department he would put forth every effort to make Richmond a city as free from undesirable social conditions as would be possible for him to do. WANT M'CONAHA TO FAVOR PENSION In answer to an appeal from Professor I N. Hines of Crawfordsville, chairman of the committee from the State Teachers' Association, which is pulling for the passage of the teachers' pension bill now before the state senate a number of letters were sent by local teachers to Senator Walter McConaha today asking him to support the bill.

Old Time Gardener Made City Lots Pay Lethia Parry, 80 Years Old, Grew Enough Vegetables on Pingree Lot to Escape Asking for Charity One-armed Man Raised 20 Bushels of Potatoes on One Lot.

Probably believing March 1 too early for garden work, owners of vacant lots have not come forward to offer their property as part of the Pingree garden system which will be operated by the Central Charity bureau this Mason. It Is hoped that plenty of lots will have been offered by March 13 in order that arrangements can be made to tne plowing. Some of the prospective gardeners are anxious to have their plots plowed so they can start to cultivate the ground with a hoe. Mrs. Candler who had charge of the city gardens for several years said that gardeners of fifteen years ago were materially benefited by their work as they kept their plots long enough to learn better gardening methods. Supported by Garden. One of the regular gardeners was Lethia Parry, who was then eighty years old. The old colored woman was the first In the spring to look after her garden, as it constituted her entire support. She had no other revenue, but when her garden was started, she purChased two hogs. During the summer

Walkers Refuse to Aid Salesman

Shoe Clerk Accidentally Reveals Reason for Organization of "I Walk" Society on East Main Street. The abrupt termination of activities of a young and growing "I Walk" society occurred yesterday, when the or ganizer accidentally let slip the cause of the organization. The society .was organized a few days ago by Clarence Turner, a wellknown shoe salesman, who suggested that the spring breezes were soothing to the nerves, and a walk was a tonic to the system. In the original organization were a newspaper man and two or three clerks. The growing delegation of eastbound hikers, building up their health and soothing their nerves, had only to pledge themselves to walk to and from work on days when the weather is suitable for walking, to become mem bers of the "I Walk" society. Last night a new member was en rolled while the members of the so cietv were performing their duties as members. He readily affiliated after the oreanizer explained some of the benefits! He added the following: "You also save about one dollar a week by walking. You see I organized th'is society because there are too manv of my customers riding street cars, and it has to be stopped." The organization disbanded at once NINE WARSHIPS BOMBARD FORTS AT DARDANELLES Salonika Reports 6 British and 3 French Men of War Shellintr Inner Circle of Fortifications. ACTION ON THE AEGIAN Austrian Fleet and 6 German Submarines Leave Base at Pola to Scour Aegean . Sea. LT- - BY LEASED WIRE. ATHENS, March 3 Six Brit ish and three French warships are bombarding the inner Turk ish forts on the Dardanelles, it is reported from Salonika. Troops landed from the , fleet at Kura Kale have driven off the Turkish garrison. The telegraph station on Besika Island has been burned. LULL IN DARDANELLES. LONDON, March 3. The conflict be tween the Turks and the Anglo French fleet for possession of the Dardanelles may develop into a three cornered fight, according to a report that an Austrian fleet, consisting of six Austro-German submarines, several torpedo boats and destroyers have left the Austrian naval base at Pola for the Aegean Sea. Ships in the Aegean Sea reported by wireless to Salonika that heavy gun fire could be heard and it is believed that the bombardment of the Turkish forts on the inner side of the Dardanelles has been renewed by the International fleet. Divide Attacking Fleet. ' The attacking fleet is reported to have been divided in three parts. One of these in operating in the Dardanelles; another is stationed in the Gulf of Saros, throwing shells across the Peninsula of Gallipoll and the third is standing off the entrance of the Dardanelles in the Aegean Sea. she f attended them on garbage and then fed them corn, from the garden until they were ready to sell at a good profit. Except when she was not well, she ! received practically no charity aid The champion potato grower of The champion potato grower of the lime was Thomas Painter, a one-armed man. One year he stored away twenty bushels of potatoes besides raising enough garden truck in the summer to keep his family supplied. Other Prize Winners. Polly Shoecraft, colored, worked early and late on her garden and realized substantially from her labors. Tom Devers was always one of the prize winners at the close of the season. Godfrey Williams, an old colored preacher, was an enthusiastic gardener and held a plot until be became too infirm to tend it. , Mrs. Chandler said the aged people and cripples had more success with their gardens than the more active gardeners as they were more patient with their work, spending their time to keep bugs and weeds away.

GERMAN PRESS

JACKS NOTE' TO UNITED STATES Reply . Indicates Desire , to Win Friendship and Gain Support of American Government. - PROTECTS SHIPPING Willing to Label Mines and Restrict Use of Under water Explosives in War Zone. BY FREDERICK WERNER, Staff Correspondent The International Newt service. BERLIN, Mar. 3 Germany's reply to the American note of Feb. 22, intimating that a suit able basis might be reached by which the naval policies of both England and Germany could be modified has received the entire aDDroval of the Berlin press. It is indicated that Germany nas undertaken a diplomatic policy by which she hopes to win the friendship, and to some extent the support of the United States government. The American note naa contamea suggestions as to mine laying for the protection of neutral shipping. On this point the German reply said: "The German government has sub mitted the American suggestions to at tentive examination and believes that it can recognize therein an effectively suitable basis for a practical solution of the question at issue. "Germany would be prepared to make the suggested declaration concerning the non-employment of drifting mines and the construction of anchored mines, and further agrees wit'J the suggestion to attach a government (Ontlnued on Page Three.) S.S. I. A. ASKS GOOD DRAINAGE FOR BEALLVIEW Believes Would Growth Adequate Sewer Care for Future Washing Machine Factory Comes. Sewers to carry off water brought into Beallview by an open drainage ditch were advocated at the meeting of the South Side Improvement Asso ciation and plans were made to Bush an investigation forward immediately as to prospects, cost and similar questions. Association members are willing to aid in payment for the sewer, they said last night. Many of the mem bers are Beallview residents, who would be directly effected by the pro posed drainage system. The drainage ditch wnlch runs through Beallview, was condemned as unhealthful and inadequate. It leaves part of the water collected in a pond not far from residences. It is the ditch which runs near the cemetery and back of the George Kjiollenberg farm. Ask Engineer's Estimate. The city engineer will be asked to figure on sewers of various sizes. If it is possible to secure enough county and city aid in the new drainage plan, the sewer would be made adequate for drainage of territory as far east as Reeveston nlace. This would takt care of future growth for many years, association members say. The association has a prospect for a. new factory, although it is only a possibility at this time. It was learned that a washing machine company of Indianapolis wants to change locations, and the association will send a list of the advantages of Richmond. The old veneer door factory is still unoccupied, although the former own ers are working on a reorganization of the company. There will be a report on the latter at the first May meeting. Nothing was heard of the auto truck manufacturing company the association has been corresponding with. Negotiations are at a standstill. The next meeting of the association will be held In the new building in Beallview park. The improvement is almost completed and will be ready for occupancy and spring activities by May 1. Weather Forecast FOR INDIANA Snow in north. Rain or snow in south portion tonight and . .Thursday. Local Condition Increasing cloudi ness tonight. Thursday snow or rain; brisk east and southeast winds. General Conditions The Canadian cold wave is now over the Great Lakes. Temnerature is below zero on Lake Superior and extreme northern states. Thirteen below zero at Winnipeg, Manitoba; eight below at Bismarck, N. D. The western storm now covers the entire southwestern section of the United States with rain and snow. As it moves eastward it win become cloudy with snow or rain throughout Indiana by Thursday os Thursday night. W. B. MOORE .Forecaster.

"Apple Chorus" Features Movie

Hungry Earlham Students Munch Fruit While Film Hero Courts the Fair Lady on Screen. ; They were hungry, to be sure, and with pangs in their stomachs, their actions may be condoned. The luncheon was not put up by a high class chef, but that did not minimize the zest with which It was downed. The food was not the kind usually munched at a theatre or a motion picture show, but that little offense against the conventionalities may be overlooked in the stress of an absorbing appetite. It was only a sack of apples that went the rounds in a motion picture house last night. Ten stalwart students residing in the Earlham college dormitory downed Its contents. They bit into the apples like Belgian refugees attacking American relief supplies. The smack of lip and tooth meeting the peeling was heard above the whir of the motion picture ap paratus. Patrons looked for the strange sound, saw its origin, smiled, settled back into their seats, watched the film unrolled to the accompaniment of the "Apple Chorus." WILSON WAITS FOR REPLY OF GREAT BRITAIN Asquith's Disregard of "Nice ties" of International Law Leaves Bad Impression on Administration. PRESS IN SUPPORT U. S. to Make no Further Re plies on Blockade Until England Transmits Answer to Note. WASHINGTON, March 3 . President Wilson will not reply in haste to the recent British proclamation virtually establish ingr a blopdOfirrnany, . It was' learned today that every legal angle of the case will be studied by this government be fore any move is made. The statement of Premier Asqultn of Great Britain, saying, in effect that England may have to violate some niceties" of international law, has created a bad impression in adminls tration circles. It is believed in Wash ington that a reaction in opposition to the English cause is almost certain to result as a consequence of this as sertion. Although it is regarded by officials practically certain that Qreat Britain will refuse, to compromise on the basis indicated in the German note, Germany has strengthened her case before the United States by her attitude and it Is hoped here that neutral pressure on Great Brltan might have a tangible effect in causing her to modify her recent drastic announcement. It is now understood in official and diplomatic quarters that the United States will not make any representations to Great Britain on the subject of the blockade until the latter replies to the recent American proposals. PRESS OPPOSES STAND. LONDON, March 3. English newspapers today expressed the opinion that Great Britain will not accept the suggestions made by the United States for modifying the "blockades" now in effect. The Evening Standard criticises the statement of the United States sharply. PREDICTS GOOD YEAR IN BUILDING CIRCLES City Building inspector Hodgin today predicted that Richmond would have an exceptionally good building season this year. Already permits are being issued for quite a few residences, work on which will start early in the spring. Building materials are cheaper now than they have been for several years, an opportunity enterprising Richmond people are not overlooking. Last month permits for eight new residences and one store were issued besides several permits for remodeling houses. The latest permits issued are: To "William T. Meyer, one story frame dwelling, 909 South Eighth street, S2,500: to C. S. Keever, two story frame dwelling, 401 National Ave., $1,600; to Mrs. Mary Landwehr, concrete garage, 48 South Eleventh street. CLUB RAISES MONEY TO BUILD NEW HOME At a meeting of the Richmond Country Club directors last evening a committee of six members was appointed for the purpose of devising ways and means for financing the purchase of a sixty acre farm on the National road, three and a half miles east of the city. The club has contracted with Otto Rettlg for the purchase of this pronertv. The finance committee this week will call, upon club members tc interest them in subscribing toward a purchase fund and will report to the directors at .another meeting to be held next Tuesday night

JAIL WANTED

FOR PERSONS WITH PLAGUE Dr. Dodds of Indianapolis Sums up Remarks of Local Persons Fighting Preaded Tuberculosis. WORK LACKS UNITY Leaders Feel Lack of Organ ized 'Effort and Definiteness of Purpose Workers Co-operate With Clubs. "What you really want is a jail where you can send chronic cases of tuberculosis and keep them from spreading the disease." In this blunt way, Dr. W. T. S. Dodds of Indianapolis, summed up the discussion of ways and means to combat the spread of the plague, which were considered last night at the Commer cial club rooms. After discussing the erection of a county tuberculosis hospital the meet ing gained a clearer Idea of what that hospital would be, and the class of patients it would care for, but failed to evolve ways of -obtaining the hos pital. Dr. W. T. S. Dodds of Indianapolis, expressed the entire . situation in his opening remarks when he said, You've got a nice job on your hands here, because you are not organized. Lack of organization was the most apparent feature of the meeting and as a consequence a great deal was said and little accomplished. Really Want Jail. . ' The ideas of what a local tubercu losis hospital would be, ran all the way from a tuberculosis jail to the Ideal of some of the more enthusiastic members of the local medical profession, who dream of a palace where the Continued on Page Three. TOWN THANKS CHIEF MILLER FOR SERVICES Centerville Board Expresses Appreciation of Richmond Department's Help During Recent Costly Fire. Chemical fire extinguishers were added to the equipment of the Center ville fire department last night after the town board had seen demonstra tions. Recent heavy losses from fire have caused residents to consider measures to prevent a repetition. Members of the town board are considering thre purchase of a small chemical truck. Demonstrators from two fire truck concerns will appear before the board this month and submit bids. Fire Chief Miller and his fire fighters were given a vote of thanks. The following resolution was adopted and sent to Chief Miller: To the Chief of the Richmond Fire Department, City Building, Richmond, Indiana. Dear Sir As members of the board of trustees and on behalf of the citizens of the town of Centerville, Indiana, we, the undersigned desire to express to you and your efficient "fire fighters" our most sincere thanks and kind feeling for the manner In which your department responded to our call for help at our recent fire, which was at the time of your arrival beyond our control and rapidly ravaging valuable property. Although the loss was heavy we know It would have been much greater had you not so quickly answered our call for help. You saved us from' a greater disaster for which the whole citizenship is duly grateful. We are, respectfully uors, JOHN D. NIXON, E. C. HOBBS, JOHN L. . KING, A. B. DUNBAR. TAYLOR M'CONAHA, Board of Trustees of the Town of Centerville, Indiana. Attest: W. A. BERTSCH, Town Clerk. ILLNESS SEIZES FOX Judge Takes Sick on Short Trip. After leaving on an early train for Winchester today to try several cases for which he was special judges Judge Fox became 111 and returned to Rich mond Immediately. He was able to return to his office in the court house with some assist ance and then was aided to his home in West Richmond. The nature of his illness has not been determined. The case is not a serious one and the judge says he will be able to perform his duties again In a day or two. Court probably will be suspended for the re mainder of the week. CAPITAL UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB INVITED The Luther League of St. John's church last evening voted to invite the Glee club of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, to give a concert at St. John's hall, shortly after Easter. There are several former students of the university In this city. St. John's and Trinity churches help support the Institution.

Boy on Rollers Runs Into "Cop

Woof! And Then Patrolman Orders Speeder to Dismount and Walk While on ' Main ' Street. - - WOOf.-, This noise emanated from some where inside the great blue bulk of one of Richmond's patrolmen. The small boy, head bent low, who had speeded into the personification of ity ordinances as it turned the corner of , Ninth and Main streets. ' was bounced away like a rubber ball after a collision with a stone wall. - The boy on his rollers had been exceeding the speed limit up Main street "Say, what do you think this town is, a skating rink?" demanded the patrolman. "Take them skates off. son, you ain't allowed on Main street. The rate you was speeding along you might have run over some woman or baby and hurt 'em." The violator' of ordinance sat down in the middle of the walk without a word, and removed the skates. The patrolman sauntered down the street testing a vast area of his anatomy for bruises. 1,500 RUSSIANS TAKEN IN FIGHT ON BOBR RIVER Germans Repulse Czar's Troops Trying to Cross Stream in Region East of Augustowo. BRITISH ARE REPULSED Official French Statement Claims Slight Advance in Champagne and Artillery Duel in the Argonne. BY FREDERICK WERNER, Staff Correspondent The International News Service. BERLIN, March 3 Gains for the Germans in both the eastern and western theatres of war, the repwse ox jsrmsn auacics in West Flanders, and the capture of 1,500. Russians on the Bobr river were announced in an offi cial statement this afternoon. "Near St. Elol, south of Ypres, in West Flanders, the attack of two Eng lish companies, were repulsed after violent hand-to-hand fighting. Near Perronne (about 25 miles south of Ar ras) a French aircraft landed on ac count of motor trouble. The occupants were made prisoners. "French attacks in the Champagne were without the slightest success, the attacking forces being repulsed at heavy loss. "wear uroano tne situation is un changed. East of Augustowo the Rus sians tried to cross the Bobr river but were repulsed, suffering heavy losses Fifteen hundred Russians were taken prisoners." FRENCH STATEMENT. PARIS, March 3. The official communique issued by the war office this afternoon was brief and made mention of but two spheres. The French have made a slight ad vance in Champagne, it is said, and an artillery dujl is in progress In the Ar gonne. RUSSIAN STATEMENT. PETROGRAD. March 3. Counter attacks of the Turks in the TransChorak district of Trans-Caucasus have been repulsed with heavy losses, according to an official report issued by the Russian staff headquarters at Tiflis A formidable bombardment of the Polish city of Osowiec has been commenced by Field Marshal von Hindenberg's army lying on the Bobr river.

At the Movies Use Glasses of Yellow

Eye Specialist Advises Richmond Movie Goers to Buy Delicately Tinted Yellow Lenses to Save Eyes Jumping and

Flickering Pictures Injure "Don't blame the picture shows for optic nerve disturbances," said Dr. E. B. Grosvenor today. "It is the highpowered automobile searchlights, the street lights of excessive brilliancy, the interurban head lights and the new tungsten lights that cause so much of the optic nerve trouble." Dr. Grosvenor said it has been In the past five or. 6lx years, since picture shows came to be generally attended, that there has been so much eye trouble. But he holds it has not been the fault of the picture shows. More brilliant lighting effects are responsible. "It is not disease as much as the ul tra-violet rays from the excessive brilliancy of lighting that is causing eye troubles. AH light contains ultra-violet rays of different intensity. How To Save Eyes. "In five years every regular atendant of picture shows will carry along In his pocket a pair of delicately tinted, yellow glasses and put them on

CLUBS QUESTION SLIELSER'S VIEW OF PLAGUE WAR Women Wonder if Hesitation in Getting Speaker De notes Opposition to Plans

for New Hospital. MRS. FOULKE TALKS Complains of Health Offi cer's Tardy Action in Initiating Steps to Bring Expert to Meeting. Leaders of the Richmond Fed eration of Women's Clubs arc prepared to bring to this city one of the greatest experts on tuberculosis in the United States, an officer attached to the United States Marine hospital at Washington, but they complain that Dr. S. G. Smelser, city neaitn oiiicer, nas Deen aeiayinj, setting the necessary official machinery in operation to secure the detail of this government ex pert to Richmond. At a meeting last night of Richmond men and women interested in promot lng a crusade against the white plagw. In Richmond. Mrs. William Dudle.. Foulke asserted that Dr. Smelser could not be Induced to act promptly on th request of a Federation committee that he make application for a lec ture by this tuberculosis authority. Makes Short Reply. "I Intend to act In this matter very shortly," was the only statement Dr. Smelser made today when questioner! as to the cause of his delay. He did not state his reason for not making prompt application for the de tail of the marine hospital expert, and the Federation members are wondering if Dr. Smelser Is in reality op posed to the project. Before the government expert can be detailed to Richmond it is neces sary for the city health officer to takeup the matter wib the secretary of the state board of health, who in turn must make formal application with the naval authorities. Federation tnti-tu berculosis crusaders have been assur ed that the government will willingly detail the officer for a lecture In Rich mond if his services are requested through the recognlxed channels. herefore they are somewhat vexed that the city health officer has seen fit to delay Initiating the necessary proceed ings. Federation leaders also declare that Dr. Smelser has never expressed himself to them as being In favor or or in opposition to the plan to secure the advice of one of the greatest authorities on tuberculosis as to the proper method to pursue in combating the disease in Richmond. WAGE SECOND WAR ON STREET PAVING Property Owners Appear Before Works Board to Make Remonstrance. The second battle over the permanent street Improvement program will be staged tomorrow at the city building when the board of public works has a bearing on resolutions for the paving of Fifth street from South A to North A, the paving of Fort Wayne avenue from North A to North and the paving of Sixth street from South A to North D. Remonstrances have been filed for the paving of each street. Whether the board will order these recolutions to be referred to council, as In the case of thp North A street resolution, or will rescind them In part or In their entirety cannot be predicted. It is believed, however, that the resolutions will be ordered to council as it Is understood the remonstrances against them contain the signatures of a sufficient number of resident property owners to remove the resolutions from the jurisdiction or the board. Ciliary Muscle. when the light Is thrown on the screen. You cannot stop the ultra-violet rays and the pictures cannot be shown without them, but with the proper yellow lenses, the violet rays can be cut out entirely in looking at the pictures. The yellow kills the violet. "This irritating ray of light causes not a diseased condition but a functional trouble. The brilliancy of any of the kind of light I mentioned causes this trouble, so don't blame It on the picture shows. . It is not Incurable and it can be prevented, so "if the people will take proper precaution, there is nothing serious about it. Injures Muscle. " "There Is one functional trouble cf the eye that picture shows are entirely to blame for. This is the effect of jumping flickering pictures on the clliarv muscle. Ererv time there la . inwgle In the machine or a flicker oa th (Continued on Page Three.).