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UTILITY COMMISSION'S ENGINEERS COMPLETE PLANT APPRAISEMENT Company Files Inventory Placing Value at $290,184.12 State's Experts Cut Down Valuation 50 Per CentValuation of Municipal Plant to Be Completed in Two Weeks. BELIEVE THE MUNICIPAL PLANT MORE VALUABLE Valuations of Two Plants to Determine Accurately Light and Power Schedules Light, Heat and Power Company Wants High Valuation Petition of City for Reduction of 'Joint Rates Causes Valuation. A valuation of $161,500 has been placed on the electrical plant of the Richmond Light, Heat & Power company by engineers of the Indiana Public Utilities commission, who recently completed making an appraisement of this plant. This information was received today by a member of the public service committee of the Richmond Commercial club.

He was also notified that the Light,'' Heat & Power company in the inventory of its electrical plant, submitted to the commission some time ago, placed its valuation at $290,184.12. The commission experts' valuation on this plant, therefore, is practicaly fifty per cent less than the company's own valuation estimate. Work on City Plant. The commission engineers will not be able to make a report on the valuation of the Richmond municipal plant for about two weeks, when the work of appraising that plant will have been completed. A member of the commission has informed the Commercial club representative, however, that the city plant is a much more valuable one than the electrical plant of the Light, i leat & Power company. The superintendent of the city plant has submitted i inventory claiming a valuation of , 300,000 for that plant. Valuations of the "two-local plants are being taken by the commission for the purpose of accurately determining lighting and power rate schedules for both of them. The decision of the commission to determine the valuations of these two plants resulted from a petition filed by the city for a reduction of the joint rates. This petition has been opposed by the competing plant, which was anxious for the commission to fix as high a valuation on its plant as possible. A few weeks ago the commission handed the Light, Heat & Power company another severe jolt when Chairman Duncan announced that to a great extent rates would be based on the best equipped and most efficient plant, which is generally agreed to be the municipal plant. Since that announcement the Light, Heat & Power company has made arrangements for extensive improvements of its electrical plant HOWARTH CRITICISES WORK OF ASSESSORS GETTING VALUATION The corps of personal property assessors working in Richmond was called on the carpet today by Township Assessor Howarth and were told that lax methods in fixing assessments would not be tolerated. It was found that in the two or three days the deputy assessors have worked, the asessnients have decreased. About half of the assessors failed to do their duty on making more nearly correct assessments. Assessor Howarth said that part of the assessors have worked conscientiously to secure higher personal property assessments and they have sue ceeded. But the poor work of the otn- ' ers has resulted in a net loss of ?1,600. tome Get Praise. Assessors in Wayne township out(SS of Richmond have been doing better work, and they were told so by the assessor. The assessments are showing up proportionately better than in Richmond. There are no returns from real estate assessors as yet. Howarth and his corps of office deputies are checking every assessment, and will call the deputies on the carpet for every poor showing, Mr. Howarth said today. The strict office rules inaugurated by the new assessor were a surprise to the old assessors and to some of the new ones, who expected to earn their money much more easily than they will be able to do under present conditions. GUTS GILMER'S FACE Arthur Managan, colored, pleaded guilty this morning to a charge of assault and battery on Everett Gilmer, colored, and was fined $5 and costs. Gilmer has a badly slit cheek where Managan worked on him wjth a penknife. The two men were at a South Twelfth street bicycle repair shop last night and got into a dispute. Mana- , gan says Gilmer attempted to assault him so he slashed him with a knife.

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REMAIN SECRET PENDING ARREST Grand Jury Makes Known Indictment Against Gaetano Camarco for. Murder of Young Lapenna. Gaetano Camarco and two others were indicted by the grand jury which turned in its report to "Judge Fox-today "after a two day session. Four cases were investigated. Three indictments resulted. Two of the indictments were kept secret and will not be announced until arrests are made. Carmarco, the Italian slayer of Antonio Lapenna, member of the Lapenna branch of Italians which their countrymen believe is subject to the "blood curse," was indicted for first degree murder. He is in the county jail and Is expected to plead guilty to second degree murder within the next week or two. Makes No Fire Profc iae centerviue tire was left untouched by the grand jury and the investigation will be continued by the deputy stata fire marshal. It is said the result of the secret investigation held in the court house by the prosecutor and the deputy state fire mar shal recently, was brought in and summarized to the jury members. Whether either of the two sealed indictments returned, is the result of the Centerville fire, is not known. It is understood that not enough information was secured on the "rhum" games investigated, to warrant the return of an affidavit although it is said a local pool room owner was frowned upon by members of the jury. The jury found that games have been in operation in which metal checks instead of chips, were used. Chicken stealing which has been going on especially south of Richmond was investigated. The grand jurors had nothing to say regarding this case. A number of colored persons, including two colored women were called to add to the information. The jury doe3 not anticipate another (Continued on Page Three.) GARDEN COMMITTEE USES PIN6REE PLAN Charity Bureau Places J. T. Giles at Head of New Activity. A committee on industry and thrift, a new part of the Central Charity bureau organisation, was appointed last night by the bureau executive to take in charga the summer gardening on the Pingree plan. The committee consists of J. T. Giles chairman, Fat.-.er Cronin, Alfred Bavis, Prof. Ramsey and Prof. John Thompson. The committee will start its work imm- -iiately. The Pingree gardens will be advertised through schools and newspapers. Schools will. play a prominent part in bringing together persons who want to tend gardens and those who wiU give vacant lots. Every effort will be made to let the most needy persons use the vacant lots. First choice will be given those who have received charitable aid during the winter. The committee will be a permanent one. Its duty will be to see that summer gardens and other similar means of employment are provided for poor as part of a general plan to prevent unworthy poverty and pauperism.

WIDOW APPOINTED

WOMAN RECEIVER TQUAX Mrs. Caroline Truax, widow of Supreme Court Justice Charles H. Truax, has been appointed by Justice Gavegan as receiver of apartment house property in Lenox avenue in litigation. This is believed to be the first case in this state where a woman has been appointed as receiver for property in which she was not interested. She is a graduate of a law school and has a legal degree. 150 FINE HORSES GO UNDER GAVEL AT LACKEY SALE Large Crowd of Buyers Pay Better Prices Than on the Opening Day Pachen Boy Brings $2,000. CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., March 10. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon over 150 horses had been sold at the Lackey sale, this being the second day. There were more buyers on hand than the opening day and the bidding was spirited. Quite good prices were brought. The high water mark price for the sale to date was brought by Lady Maude S., a black mare by The Patchen Boy, with a trotting record of 2:19 . She was bought by F. B. Crowe, Marion, O., from Mart Wilson, Indianapolis, for $2,000. Dorothy Cook, a pacing mare owned by George B. Dougan, Richmond, Ind., was sold to Taylor Brothers, Winnepeg, Canada, for $1,500. She has a record of 2:13 Elsie Bennett, pacer, trial 2:11, consigned by George B. Dougan, was sold to Frank Lindsey, Falmouth, Ind., for $275. Alta Patchen, pacer, 2:15, consigned by David Wagoner, Greensburg, Ind., was sold to J. Davis, Liberty, Ind., for $300. Minor Boy, pacer, 2:10, consigned by S. E. Held, Columbus, O., was sold to J. J. Simmons, Philadelphia, for $205. Martimus 42612, trotter, consigned by R. M. Wilson, Camden, O., was sold to Robert Dolan, Farmer City, 111., for $405. Rosa Red, trotter, trial 2:28, consigned by George B. Dougan, was sold to B. F. Connolly, Milton, Ind., for $285. Isabell Dagler, trotter, trial quarter in 37, consigned by George B. Dougan, sold to J. B. Chandler, Indianapolis, for $230. Katherine Ingraham, trotter, 2:23, consigned by Monte Fox, Danville, Ky., sold to J. J. ' Simmons, Philadelphia, for $260. Polly Ann, trotter, 2:11, consigned by Kyger Bros, and McVickery, Oxford, O., sold to W. H. Parrlsh, Grand Rapids, Mich., for $1,025. Stand Pat, trotter, 2:184, consigned by Kyger Bros, and McVickery, Oxford, O., sold to A. B. Chandler, Indianapolis, for $425. Rythmo, trotter, trial 2:16, consigned by Kyger Bros, and McVickery, sold to J. C. Plack, N. D., for $450. Weather Forecast FOR INDIANA Fair tonight and Thursday. Local Continued fair tonight and Thursday. General Conditions Fair weather continues over the United States east of the Mississippi river, also over the northeastern states. It is unsettled over the southwest with snow in Oklahoma and Texas as far south as Del Rio on the Rio Grande river. Freezing temperature at San Antonio. Zero weather continues over the Dakotas and western Nebraska. The temperature is also freezing as far south as Birmingham, Ala. General rains have set in on the Pacific coast. W. E. Moore, Forecaster.

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GERMAN CRUISER WANTS REPAIRS IN U. S. HARBOR Prinz Eitel Friederich Puts Into Newport News and Asks Government for Permission to Refit.

OFFICIALS CONSULT Secretary Daniels Says Character of Vessel Will Determine Whether U. S. Will Grant Request. BY LEASED WIRE WASHINGTON, March 10. Secretary of the Navy Daniels today announced that permission .has been requested to allow urgent repair to be made to the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friederich in the Newport News shipyards. Secretary Daniels would not say whether the request came from the captain of the vessel or the German embassy. , The neutrality board of the navy headed by Rear Admiral Fisk, Captain Winterhalter and Captain James B. Scott, immediately called a meeting for the purpose of determining the points of movement to be taken. Investigates Record. Secretary Daniels also stated that he had asked the bureau of naval intelligence for a complete report of the movements and conduct of the Eitel Friederich, so as to guide the neutrality board in arriving at its decision. "The character of the vessel will determine the question as to whether it will be possible to allow her to make repairs at Newport News," said Secretary Daniels. "Ordinarily it would be permissible to allow a belligerent to do so. - However, we understood that there are a number of prisoners aboard the vessel, and this may change her status entirely. "W prbbalfly will reach a decision late today." The Newport News Shipbuilding company has received a request for f urgent repairs on the Eitel Friederich. The company immediately referred the matter to Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who in turn submitted the question to the neutrality board. The opinion was unofficially given by state department oficials today that the Eitel Friederich might turn over to the German consul in Newport News the custody of her prisoners. REACHES NEWPORT NEWS. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 10. The German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friederich, about which there has been bo much mystery, arrived off this port this morning. The bow appears from this distance to be damaged, and she is thought to be in need of coal. The Eitel Friederich may be interned here. It is reported but not confirmed that she has on board Russian and French prisoners to the number of three hundred. The second officer of the Prinz Eitel Friederich later came ashore and got into communication with the German embassy in Washington. Under international law the warship may remain for twenty-four hours in a United States port. RUSSIAN FLEET SINKS 5 SHIPS IN BLACK SEA Squadron Attacks Four Turkish Coaling Ports on South Shore, Inflicting Heavy Damage to Property. BY LEASED WIRE. CONSTANTINOPLE, Via Berlin and Amsterdam, March 10. Bombarding four Turkish coaling ports on the south shore of the Black Sea, a Russian fleet on Sunday sank five steamers, damaged three other ships and set fire to the town of Koslu, according to an official statement issued here today. Among the vessels sunk were an Italian and Persian steamer. The official statement follows: "A Russian fleet composed of five battleships, three cruisers, three torpedo boats and a large number of steamers arrived Sunday morning before the coaling ports in the Eregll district on the south coast of the Black Sea. "It bombarded the ports of Sanguldak, Koslu, Eregli and Alabu. More than 1,000 shells were fired at Sanguldk. One steamer was sunk and some houses set afire in Koslu. At Eregli, where 500 shots were fired, four steamers, including one Italian and one Persian vessel were sunk. A sailing ship and two steamers were also damaged." BROTHERHOOD MEETS. The Men's Brotherhood of Grace M. E. church will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening in the church parlors.

SHE WORKS HARD FOR SUFFRAGE CAUSE

Ida Rauh, wife of Professor Max Eastman of Columbia university, but who carries on her suffrage work under her maiden name, Is one of the boosters of .the "Made. In U.. S. A." movement, which will center In an exposition, of. domestie .manufactured goods, in New York. TURKS CLAIM ALLIES' FLEET DRIVEN BACK Not a Single Ship of International Squadron Has Reached the Mine Fields of Turks. ENGLAND IN DENIAL BULLETIN. - . BERLIN, March 10. (By Wireless) The British battleship Queen Eliza beth has been badly damaged by the Turkish batteries In the Dardenelles, according to a dispatch from Constantinople. BY LEASED WIRE. BERLIN, Via Wireless) March 10. Troops landed by the Allies to attack the Dardanelles forts have been driven back to their ships by the Turks, after suffering heavy losses, according to Constantinople dispatches received by the official German news agency today. The German press asserts that the British admiralty's announcement of the success in the Dardanelles operations are untrue and are designed to influence the Balkan countries in favor of the allies. This view is borne out by a Constantinople dispatch, which says: "As an actual fact not a single snip has reached the Turkish mine fields. No mines have been removed. Attempts to make an effective landing have completely failed. "Public spirit in Constantinople is full of confidence and business is normal." FLEET MAKES PROGRESS. LONDON, March 10. Although another spell of bad weather has hindered the operations of the international fleet of British and French warship -which are trying to force a passage through the Dardanelles, the attack continues with slow but sure success. (Continued on Page Three) CARDINAL GIBBONS ASKS FOR PEACE IN MEXICO NEW ORLEANS, March 10. The Roman Catholic church, through Cardinal Gibbons, has formally requested President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan to take steps to "restore peace and order in Mexico." This statement was given out by Cardinal Gibbons today after a conference until late last night with Jose Maria Y Del Rio, head of the church in Mexico. "I do not hope for the restoration of peace under the present revolutionary leaders," said the cardinal after he had made the announcement.

HURTY DOUBTS IF GOVERNMENT WILL SEND LECTURER ON TUBERCULOSIS TO RICHMOND

Work of Three Details in State, Hurty Believes, May Prevent Sending of Fourth to Help War on "White Plague." Anent the request made of Dr. Horty, secretary of the state board of health, that a representative of the United States be sent her to lecture on tuberculosis, it was learned today at Indianapolis that Dr. Hurty Is not confident that the - request . will be ar anted by the government. .

MURDERER FOUND DEAD AFTER WOUNDING GULLY FROM REFUGE IN BARM Entire Police Force Rashes to Fugitive's Hiding Place in West Richmond After Nathan Hflfing Sends Bullet Throngl Wife's Brain and Terrorizes Neighborhood with Attempt to Slay Lee Saunders, His Son-in-Law. PATROLMAN SHOT TWICE WHILE SEARCHING STABLE Fire Chiefs Searchlight Used to Reveal Hiding Place, but Fails to Draw Fire from Slayer Sergeant McNally and Officers Charge Up Stairs and Find Dead Man Behind Sheet-iron Door Erected for Defense. ' w DEAD Mrs. Jennie Hilling, 40, shot through the head. Nathan Hilling, 45, suicide, shot through the head. WOUNDED Officer John Cully, 40, shot in right wrist and right leg.

Early in November, 1912, Nathan Hilling, 45, an employe ot the Hutton Casket company, living at 34 Laurel street, wrote a letter to his son, William, informing him that he intended to kill Mrs. Hilling as she had been untrue to him. He mentioned a welJ known man as Mrs. Hilling's paramour and made a disposition ol his belongings. Then Hilling took a revolver, pointed it at his wife

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time. A daughter then Hung herself upon Hilling, wrested the weapon from him and threw it into a cistern. On November 7, 1912, Hilling was found guilty on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill and was sentenced to 290 days in the county jail, but through the efforts of Mrs. Hilling he was pardoned by Governor Marshall, December 12, 1912.

DESTROYER RAMS SUBMARINE BUT RESCUES CREW Ariel of British Navy Sinks German Underwater Boat and Crew Surrenders to Foe. BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON, March 10. A German submarine was rammed and sunk today by the British torpedo boat destroyer Ariel. The crew of the submarine surrendered.' , Oficial announcement of the sinking of the submarine was issued by the official press bureau at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. It says: "The admiralty announces that a German submarine was rammed today by the Ariel. The submarine sank. Its crew surrendered." This is the second German submarine sent to the bottom by a British destroyer within a M eek. The U-8 was sunk in the English channel on March 4. The crew of the U-8, twenty-nine officers and men, were taken prisoners and are now held in Dover castle. The government has announced that the crews of German submarines will not be treated as ordinary prisoners of war, because they sing merchant ships without warning, but has taken no action on the demands that such prisoners be tried as pirates. The Ariel is a vessel of 763 tons, under command of Lieutenant Commander James V. Creagh. She has been attached for several months to the royal navy squadron. The submarine sunk was the U-20. This was a vessel of the class built in 1912-1913, and was one of the most powerful underwater craft in existence. She had a displacement of 850 tons, was of 1,800 horse power and capable of making seventeen knots an hour on the surface and twelve knots while submerged. G. A. R. LEADER DEAD GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 10. Dr. Joseph B. Griswold, aged 73, senior vice commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died today of illness brought on by his advanced age. It was learned at Indianapolis last week that a request for a government lecturer had been made by club women of Richmond, and that Dr. Hurty had forwarded the petition to Washington. Dr. Hurty said Indiana had been visited three times by representatives of the government to make health surveys and help clean up districts infected with contagious diseases. For that reason he doubted very much whether the government would see fit to send another representative to Indiana this year. Dr. Hurty, hew. ever, added that he had not received definite word from Washington, and that a man might, after all, be sent.

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About 6 o'clock last evening Hillinf in a jealous frenzy made a successful attempt upon his wife's life, killing hei instantly with a bullet through the brain as she reposed on a sofa at the home of Joseph Bales, a son-in-law, and W. A. Temple, a brother-in-law, 300 Richmond avenue. " ' Patrolman Wounded. An hour after the murder John Cullj had been shot in the right wrist and rifht leg by Hilling and the desperate man had killed himself by blowing ofl the back of his head. The wounding of Cully and the suicide of Hilling occurred in a barn in the rear of the home of Eales and Temple, where Hilling had barricaded himself in the loft. Hilling's body was found in a pool oi blood when a squad of officers undei the command of Sergeant McNallj stormed the stairway leading to the loft with the intention of taking him dead or alive. After murdering his wife Hilling ran from the house and went directly to the home of another son-in-law, Lee Saunders, Laurel street, and made an effort to shoot him but his daughter, Mrs. Saunders, who had once saved her mother's life, fearlessly attacked her father and took the revolver from him, then fled. He pur sued her into the house and after s scuffle succeeded in again securing possession of the weapon. He then rnshed from the house without making another attempt to murder Saunders, with whom he had been having trouble. Saunders, unaware of the murder, telephoned the police demanding his father-in-law's arrest. Hides in Barn. By a circuitous route Hilling return ed to the barn in the rear of the house where he had shot his wife, entered the loft and prepared for battle. He placed a section of sheetiron at the head of the stairs and took his position behind it. In the meantime all of the night force of officers and one or two ol the day force men were scouring the neighborhood in search of the desperate murderer. Officer Cully was informed by boys that they had seen a man enter a barn in the rear of 30C Richmond avenue, so he decided to make an investigation. He was follow, ed Into the barn by Russell Highley, 19, living at Third and Lincoln streets, and Horace Burns, 14, living at 460 West Fifth street. With boyish curiosity Burns started up the loft stairs followed by Cully and Burns struck a match. There was a flash of flame and a report from the top of the stairs, followed instantly by ' another shot, which went over the shoulder of young Burns, glanced ofl the wrist bone of the policeman and lodged in his right leg. close to the groin. Cully staggered but his twe youthful companions gamely stood by him, assisting him out of the barn. As they got onto the street a third pistol shot was heard. It was the shot that ended Hilling's life, but that fact was not known for several minutes. Police Surround Stable. Cully walked a half block, then collapsed and had to be carried into a house where he received first aid treatment before being removed to hie home. 235 South Eighth street. A few minutes after the shooting o Cully the barn, was surrounded by about fifteen officers. Automobile lamps played upon it and at a safe distance several hundred excited men. women and - children stod In groupf expectantly awaiting the storming oi the desperado's place ot refuge. Into the bouse where the murder oo cured went Chief Miller of the fire de partment and Sergeant - McNally, From a rear second story window tfeei .(Continued on Pag Three.)

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