Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 276, 1 November 1915 — Page 10

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HOLDS TRUSTEE DIG FACTOR IN CHARITY WORK G. M. Crane Claims Townghip Trustee Is Most Valuable Official But Is Poorly Paid. T . MANY AT ROUND TABLE Speaker Opposes . Compulsory Education and Fights 'Against Giving: Children Books Free. ' The township trustee was held to be the most' Important factor in the disposition' of charity by prominent speakers of the state during the city and township charities round table discussion in the East Main Street Friends church this morning in .conjunction with the annual state conference of charities and corrections. George , M. . Crane, secretary, of the state ' board of accounts of Indianapolis, said that the trustee was the most valuable public official in the state, but was poorly paid while his duties, were yearly increasing. He asked that the most able man In the community be selected for this office. Opposes Free Books. "I : am opposed to the compulsory school and educational relief plan," declared Mr. Carter of Muncie, who led the discussion which followed Mr. Crane's address. "Some methods should . be instituted - to supplant the present means which are - taken. I don't believe that free school books should be furnished the pupils." James F. Jackson, superintendent Associated Charities of Cleveland. O., endorsed the statements of Mr. Crane , relative to the importance of the trustee and said that that, official could do all that should be done. "Indiana laws afford excellent opportunity for you to do the whole outdoor relief job, thoroughly," he said. "Mothers' Pensions - will certainly come unless you all get together. You must win the trustee over." Education Needed. Rev. Edward G. Mason of M,uncie, presided at the round table which opened with an address by J. W. Putnam, Professor "of Sociology in Butler college, Irvlngton on "Local Social Welfare Conferences." Prof. Putnam eald the local conferences afford means of discussing purely local needs and "swapping" experiences In .one's own neighborhood. 1 "But the public itself needs to be reached and is the chief constituency to be affected by the local conferences," he said, "the main purpose of the conference Js to educate public .opinion." ' Mrs. Edna E. Hatfield Edmundson of Bloomington, Mrs. U. O. Cox of Terre Haute, and Miss Calla Kassebaum discussed phases of this subjact. ( Mrs. Ella B. Kehrer of Anderson, .Sirs. Walter C. Stephens of Muncie. 'and Mrs. A. T. Cox told of progress made in their respective cities in disease prevention. The need of cooperation in a matter of this kind was Emphasized by Mrs. Kehrer who point ed out reasons for the success which marked Anderson's celebration. Mrs. Stephens reviewed the various forms of education in disease prevent ion submitted to the children . in Muncie and Mrs. Cox pointed out difficulties which had to be overcome in East Chicago, because of the large foreign-born element there, before concrete results in disease prevention were achieved. Dr. Alfred Henry, president of the I Marion county tuberculosis association -at Indianapolis had as his subject, "The Prevention of Tuberculosis." Mrs. W. W. Pepple of Michigan City, led the discussion. The city and township round table discussion, was considered one of the most important of the sub-conferences held this morning. Innumerable suggestions were made all having as their purpose the most efficient management of the affairs pertaining to organized charity. Extemporaneous speeches were made. These included talks by Superintendent Fitzgibbon of the Columbus schools and John Melpolder of the Wayne County Central Charity Bureau and others. Mr. Melpolder discussed , the work of the local bureau and point out the necessity of similar organiza tions being founded in other counties. "The evil practice of unloading transients on other counties," said Mr. h Melpolder, "has practically .been stop ped. The bureau handles the trans ;ient cases, the township trustees take 'care of the incurable cases and both offices manage the protracted cases." At Movies Tonight LYRIC. ' "A Life at' Stake" jack Brandon, a wealthy rancher, lives on his spacious acres with his wife, Agnes, a city woman, to whom he is greatly attached. He is an honorable, upright man, believing in the code of the Golden Rule. Near Jack's ranch live Jud Martin, his wife and daughter, Cynthia. The family is in a precarious circumstances on account of Jud's failure to secure employment. Jack .learns of their trouble and also of the sicknes sot Jud's wife, and at once sends one of his men with foodstuffs and medicines. . He also sends a letter recommending Jud to one of his friends in town, which enables him to secure -work. Jack dos not consider this kindness as an act of charity, and so does not even mention it to his wife.

S. AIH1A KEITDRillK ' DIES EARLY SOAY Mrs. Anna Mary Heitbrink, aged 73 years, a lifelong member of St. Paul's Lutheran church and one of the best known German residents in Richmond, died at 12 : 30 o'clock Sunday at . her residence, 848 South Fifth street, after an Illness of dropsy. She was the wife of Fred Heitbrink. . Mrs. Heitbrink was born in Germany in 1842 bat has lived in Richmond for the last forty years, where she acquired a large circle of friends and acquaintances. -... She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. -. Ed Deitemeyer of Kinsey street, and Miss; Katherine Heitbrink, living at home. .- .' --... The funeral services will be held at 2 O'clock Wednesday afternoon at St. Paul's Lutheran church. Rev. Conrad Huber, pastor, will officiate, irlends may call at any time. Burial in Lutheranla cemetery. It js requested that flowers be omitted. BLIND TIGER , Continued From Page One) Mashmeyer and Prosecutor Reller, armed with a search warrant issued in the 'Richmond city court, raided the saloon where ,. the crime was committed. ' Three, men were standing at the bar drinking beer at the time. A quantity of ' beer was confiscated and Alvord placed under arrest and bound over to the circuit court on bond of $300. Alvord is a blind man. Arch Knapp, . who , is a nephew of John Knapp, now serving a life term in the . Michigan City, prison for the murder of Lon Geisler, several years ago, when Geisler was town marshal of Hagerstown, made no effort to escape. He was found seated in the rear of his home by his brother Raymond a short time after Williams was shot. Knapp . was taken to Richmond by a deputy town marshal and by his brother before, Deputy Sheriff Mashmeyer and Prosecutor Reller arrived, about midnight. Saturday. The shooting occurred about 10:30 that evening. Williams was cared for by Dr. Ramsey of Hagerstown until about ' 3 o'elock Sunday morning, when he was removed to his father's home. Wound Mortal One. "In my judgment William is mortally wounded," Dr. Ramsey stated. "The ball entered his chest at the middle, went downward, striking a rib on his right side, which deflected it into the bowels." , Williams ami his employer, Ed Johnson, who operates a farm north of Hagerstown, came to town Saturday evening to watch - the Halloween celebration. ' Finally they went into "Blind Dick's" booze joint, where they found Knapp, - Ed , Stephens, Mandrun Howard,. Elvord. Ora Johnson and Verdith Coombs. Knapp and Williams soon became intoxicated. Prosecutor Reller says: The group of men discussed various, subjects without any .ill feeling, and finally Ed Johnson invited all of them to his farm to hunt racoons. "I'll .come and shoot every 'coon on your place, you -," remarked Knapp, grinning.' ' As Johnson and Williams started to leave the place, WilUams, with a smile, turned toward Knapp, saying: "When you come, 'you , don't come barefooted, but have something on your hip," a slangy way of telling Knapp to bring booze with him when he visited the Johnson farm. Shoot Down Williams. Without displaying much feeling, the proescutor was informed, Knapp remarked, "You ," at the time pulling a revolver and firing point blank at Williams. - The colored man placed his hands over his chest, stag gered to the door and fell upon the sidewalk, his blood staining its cover ing, of confetti, thrown by the happy Halloween maskers. Suddenly, from, where he sat, Knapp watched his victim lunge through the doorway. The silence of the stunned witnesses was finally broken when some one exclaimed, "Why, Arch " Before he had finished,. Knapp arose briskly and remarked, "How do you get in on this?" Then he strode out of the place. When he reached his home his wife and two children were peacefully sleeping. He did not arouse them, going to the rear of the house and seating himself on the stoop, where his brother found him. Knapp, according to Prosecutor Rel ler, stated Sunday that he regretted his rash act, and said that booze was to blame for it. "I would not have shot him if I had been sober," he Is reported to have informed the prose cutor. Glad Joint Is Closed. Deploring the tragedy, the better class of Hagerstown people are overJoyed that the crime was the medium of closing up a drinking resort, operated for some time, they say, in bold defiance of the law. Hagerstown has been "dry" territory for several years.. Prominently displayed ' in Alvord's "blind tiger" was a sign setting forth the fact that "Tonlca. the temperance drink," was sold therein. The interior of the place is arranged the same as the regulation bar room. The prosecutor and the deputy sheriff found four barrels of beer in the place Sun'day, also a considerable number of pint bottles of beer on ice in two chests back of the bar.- There were also found a large number of empty whiskey and beer bottles. The "temperance drink" had evidently not met with high favor of the patrons of the place. Not much of it was found. "What are you selling here. Alvord?" the prosecutor remarked. "I suppose I am selling Tonica,' he replied, amiling. Knapp, pending the result of his attack upon Williams, is being held on a charge of. assault and battery with intent to kill. In the event of Williams' death the charge will be changed to murder. His bond has not yet been fixed. EXHIBIT BIG CHEE8E J. M. Eggemeyer & Sons are exhibiting in their store window on East Main streeta cheese that - weighs - 1,165 pounds. This is said to be the largest cheese ever seen in Richmond.

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CAREOrPOOR in ran aries - Sanitary buildings of fireproof . eonstruction are' badly needed by county infirmaries to allow the 'practice of cleanliness. ; -. . ...... . -., .,. Discussion at the round table of the county institutions at the State Con ference of Charities and Correction this morning pointed -to a new 'era in care of the poor.' No longer are they to be considered as outcasts to - be treated without consideration, for their physical comfort or their mental wel fare. They are not to be crowded Into foul, illy-kept buildings over-ridden with vermin and made to subsist as long as they , can on . poorly-prepared ana inaigestabie rood. Speakers at the session-over which A. R. Charman of Terre Haute, princi pal of the Normal school presided told of their efforts, to obtain better venti lation, wholesome , food, kind - treatment, sanitary surroundings and reg ularity of habits for the unfortunate persoas thrown as dependents on the county. .' V,:-;, . r I j-i .v ' Dr. ' MacCoy 8peaka , -. Dr. George T. MacCoy 'of Columbus told results of inspections which he had made and recommended especially fire proof construction. - ., . Mrs. Louis Pfeiffer of South Bend told of methods used there. - She asked that the inmates be provided -with facilities for bathing- regularly - and keeping their bodies in good condition. She laid emphasis strongly on the new movement- for- sanitary , conditions - in county institutions. Mrs. Henry Judy of Winchester de scribed the system of getting the in mates to work. She told - how the food was - prepared for: the winter months and how inmates were taught to be orderly, in their habits -and to care for their quarters. ' r How the State Farm is helping to reclaim men whose bodies are saturated with alcohol and whose minds are corrupted with vice was described by Dr. Jerome King of Greencastle. During the first few months of the farms operations the Inmates lived in temporary quarters but .with : wholesome food and plenty of fresh air and exer cise. They . are losing their bloated and hunted expression and are gaining in : strength- They - are Instilled with confidence in themselves and their ability to ' mend their ways because the officials of the farm have apparent confidence in them. Discussion : was led by Hev. B. M. Nyce of Muncie. ' Press Lends Help. : Even the. newspaper has a . part in the campaign for better quarters in the county farms. . Howard Roosa, editor of the Evansville Courier, advised the superintendents of infirmaries not to burden the editors with dry reports of figures that no one would read. He said: ' "If . you have dangerous conditions at the Jnfirmary which may cause the death of 200 inmates from tuberculosis tell us about It and we will print the news. We will take up your case and fight your battle on the first page of our paper. We will arouse pul lie opinion and thus bring pressure to bear on officials so remedial measures will be inaugurated." PUBLIC IIEAITH AFFECTS WHOLE SOCIAL STATE "The social conceptioii of public health is a modern . idea," said Dr. Edward T. Devine, in his address 'before the state 'conference, of Charities and Correction Sunday . afternoon, speaking on "The Economic and Social Foundations of Public Health." "The older, view of. health was to look upon it as a personal affair. Conditions have become more complex and public health has taken on a great economic value." Dr. Devine was director of the relief work at Dayton, O., during the flood of 1913. He also had charge of the relief work in San Francisco after, the earthquake. For many years he was editor of the "Survey." ' He discussed bis subject from the standpoints of degenerate hereditary, communicability of disease, education and industry. v , ' "Physical ' or ; mental defectives should not have children," he said! "Sane segregation of the feeble-minded should be resorted to." COUNTY SCHOOL ' Continued. From Pane One v' ' t lng considered is to have a county superintendent with supervisors, or deputy, superintendents in the townships, eliminating the supervision now in the hands of the trustees. Local Conditions.' "In .Wayne county the superintendent has 800 square .miles to cover," said the superintendent. "There are 148 schools. These have to be inspected in 160 days, allowing not longer than an hour and a half a year for inspection by the superintendent. "One of the advantages of the district plan is that' the superintendent can- be appointed from , outside the county." said Mr. Williams. "He can be an expert, the same as city superintendents.' - The committee of which Mr. Williams is chairman, is composed of John Hayne - of Noblesvllle, A. E. Weaver of Elkhart, Prof. W. W. Black of Indiana university, Prof. George Roberts, Purdue and Lewis Richter, State Normal. When the plan is formulated it will be presented to the state legislature to be made into a law. A Pacific coast packing company finished the' season June 19. with a pack of over a million cans.

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Continued' Prom Fade One r , t .-. tr . tanks, : or that the cans of bll in the tore room would burst and the flamins liquid carrying the flanfes to the tanks. "xl 7 ''4'."c They knew that if the fire got to the gasolfne tank an explosion would result, with the danger of many peor pie in .the . neighborhood '-being killed or injured 'and the flooding fluids carrying the fire all over- the north - central section of thie cityi ' ' 1 ' Streams of water played upon the roof of the burning building preventing the sparks fronK flying, while the quick removal, df the boxes containing cans of oil obviated the dancer from that source. Practically all of the inter ior or the ornce building waa destroyed but the loss will not greatly exceed $150. - - ; ' , . ; Ptoole Are Alarmed. People living in the neighborhood of tne standard Oil plant were greatly alarmed and there was a general exodus of residents from their homes because - of their fears that ' the tanks would, explode. "The Standard. Oil company should notJe permitted to maintain its plant inside the city limits." Assistant Fire Chief Carter' said today. "If any of those tanks ever 'go up' the explosion will - probably kill a large number of people and the fire be spread all over the neighborhood.' . It Is believed that some stock -wrapped, in paper and placed near the stove became ignited from' the heat: MISS DENTLAGE Continued From Pafle One ' to , 1914 . and pointed out to the Jury the -exact - dates on which Miss Bentlage received her weekly salary. No Dividends in 1914. . In his cross-examination this morning, Mr. Schlautterbach . said that : on August 11. 1914, the data of the death of MisSjBentlage; the dividend account of H. w Hasemeier, . president of the company had: been overdrawn ' $147.83 and -the dividend account of John Hasemeler was overdrawn $1$74.71. No' dividends - were ( declared : in' this year, . according to the original testimony of the accountant. 'The cash book was the only book used - by Miss Bentlage in - which a record is kept of all cash coming into the company's business through -sales and otherwise," said the witness in answer ' to Mr. ' Shiveley's question - regarding "entries which might 'be made in other books. - . How Balance Was Made. . -,, ' , "When you computed what you called - a true, balance,', yhere did y6u check the entries?" - tie . witness was asked." ; . . .-l:xrJ "Soma of them .were recorded in the desk memorandum book, but most of them were original entries in the cash book," he replied. ' ' , - "The total of $3,204, which you testified was placed on the cash book as 'money deposited in bank,' was not a fictitious figure, was it?" Mr. Shiveley asked.' -. "No; It was the. sum of a large number of deposits made in the following month brought forward by the bookkeeper in -order to balance her books for the previous year," he replied. "It is merely a misplaced item, is it not ?. asked the attorney. . "Yes," replied the witness. GIVE BACKWARD ' Continued From Page One. clinics be established in connection with each school' building. . Wants Dental Clinic. Superintendent Giles discussing the same topic. "Medical Inspection in the Schools," pleaded guilty to the charge of teaching to the masses, but said superintendents were trying to overcome this flaw in the educational system. Prof. Giles said he hoped in view of a survey which had been made here to have a dental clinic in the Richmond schools before long. Fifty per cent of the students below the high school age In this city are suffering from defective teeth. - - Since Superfntendent Giles came to Richmond he made the following tabulation of medical inspection results during the last school year. Of the total budget of approximately $30 which the school system expends on each student during the year, only 20 cents is for medical' inspection. The two physicians ' made 1.126 school visits. They conducted 3,271 special examinations and 2,951 regular, examinations. Every child was 1 examined at least once during the year." Treatment was recommended in the cases of 1,361. -Result of Burvey. . School teachers made a survey with the following results, which show the number , of defectives ' In certain .respects, and the number of defective who received treatment: Eyes, 4 per cent defective, 46 per cent treated; ear, 2 per cent defective; throat, 3 per. cent defective, 3 per 'cent treated ; teeth, 50 per sent defective, 23 per cent treated. Miss Carrie Paddock of Indianapolis, superintendent of school nurses in that city, explained the system in operation there, and showed how essential it is for the nurse to follow up the physician and .carry -his work and recommendations in to the homes. It Is hard to teach .parents new things, but if the student ander the influence of the nurse keeps insisting on better valuation and better selected food, results will be obtained.. - - Eugene- M.; Crouch, superintendent of the Edinburg schools, outlined his plan of segregating backward students. He said they were placed under special instructors and an attempt made to develop them along the - lines in which they showed the most promise, and return them whenever possible to the regular classes. He said many defects were due to preventable sickness 'and that school systems were wasting at. least 10 per cent of the money expended for educational purposes on students who were absent, due to preventable diseases.

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conference ' exeartrre-' cotissittae. .attacked the plan of seeragytton. aaytnc that the child ehnM be left wtth his superiors, who could thus net an example by which -ho eooM -nweClt. Prof. jnugiDDona questioned ta wieoom or placing a defective among other detec tives. . ' n; ' He' pleaded for the development of each student along the tJaee in which he showed the most ability. : In case of segregation he orged tha. exercise of tact to prevent the child being stamped with the stigma of being a dullard la school. t-'-i1-.- . Superintendent' DnShane 1 aroefo the defense of humanity' and-- declared that the percentage of-defecthrea was overemphasised.' - He sakl because a student could not 4evalo as rapidly 1n mathematics as 'in other branches ha should not be regarded as defective. , Discussion brought oat tha necessity of proper nourishment. "You can-not expect children - who go to school morning after morning .with nothing FARMER'S WE TOO IliTOIJORK A Weak, Ncttoui Sufferer Restored to Heahh byLydia E. PmUwmVya . . vCtatMo CoBxpomssL ' . v :' . 4-. . Kasota, Minn- "I am giad to say that Lydia E. Plnkham's - Vegetable Compound naa oone more . f or boo tiian anything else; and I bad the bast physician here. I was so weak and. nervoua that I. could not do my. work and suffered withpaina low down -in' my right side, for a jrear or more. I took Lydia E. Plnkham's Vege table Compound, and now I feel like a different ' person. . I . believe there ia nothing like Lydia E. Ptnkham's Vegetable Compound for weak woman and young girls,' and I would be glad if I could influence anyone to try the medicine, for I know It will do all and much more than it is claimed to do." Mrs. CukRA Franks R.F. D. No.' 1,' Maplecrest Farm, Kasota, Minn. - - Women who. suffer -from -those distressing ills peculiar to their aex should be convinced of the ability of Lydia EL Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health' by the many genuine and truthful testimonials we are constantly publishing in the newspapers. - If yon hare the slightest doubt that Lydia, E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound will help yon, write to Lydia, E.PinlclamSfedlclneCkK (oonifldential) Lynn, Maaa for ad- : vice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by ar woman, and held In strict confidence.

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