Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 292, 19 November 1915 — Page 1

RICHMOND. IND FRIDAY EVENING: NOVEMBER 19.-19f5.

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Ccancfl Ccrdsn Reducing Clem's Salary to :Permlt '; Weight fesctor Filling Dual Ct?sei$jF. sbiotibnt; :r: divided ifcrkiivfMS Services Brinj Floods cf Cocimendttion From Business Places -; vfe-,;';i;;";yv;;::A ": Question of, amending' certain ordinances with the end in view', speclflc- , ally' providing toe . duties of two city officers, th dairy Inspector and the inspector of , weights, and measures will arise at ui nest sssio-oi sen.-; . -- - - 'C Under an ordinance -passed- a good many years ago rone office' is created for the supervision of , markets, the inspection of weights, and measures and the Inspection of "foodstuffs. " In 1W0 'an - ordinance creating the office of dairy inspector was enacted. in which that ofHelsl was assigned the duty of inspecting dairies and dairy products establishments, Although so provided in this ordinance, the first dairy ' Inspector ' appointed ' under It Dr. Stewart, was assigned the duty of conducting ; Inspections of foodstuffs. His' successor, Charles Hook, also 'did this work, but the present incumbent. Dr. Clem, has failed to do so, and all of thla work has now been forced upon Inspector McKinley. in addition to his duties as weights and measures tester and marketmaster. v ..Amendment Favored. Several . 'councllmen, investigation has revealed, now favor an . amendment to the' 1909 ordinance to provide that the dairy Inspector shall also act as . the Inspector of rooasturrs, oeneving that he could combine these two duties without any, inconvenience. Other councllmen have expressed themselves ae favoring no change in the existing ordinances pertaining to the same offices and the retention of McKinley s.s , both ' marketmaster. weights and measures inspector and food inspector. (sersasmg his salary to at leaf t fMOO of fMOS a year sd providing Mm a conveyance so that he oouldgtt about the city without difficulty and make it possible for him to perform satisfactorily the. several dnties of his combination office. If such a pian is adopted these councllmen favor a reduction In the salary of the dairy inspector. They believe that tl.fioo a rear la entirely too much to pay a man merely to perform the duties or dairy inspector. Work Pleases Council. Councllmen are very well satisfied with McKlnley's work fend they desire to assist him aa much as possible. Several business men declared today that they ' were prepared : to call a protest meeting If any further action was taken to handicap McKinley in the excellent work' he has been engaged in as weights and measures tester, and marketmaster. They state that they would like to have him serve as food inspector if arrangements can.be made so that he can conveniently do this work without neglecting his other duties, and ' if he is given a salary such' as he would be entitled to under the circumstances. A OPEN MEETING TO CITIZENSHIP SAYS IIANDIEY Councilman L. A. Handley suggested that the joint meeting to' be held by the council and the Richmond board of education to permit, of a discussion of the 5 cent increase In the school tax rate and the teachers' pension system be made a citizens' meeting. "The Interview which Superintendent OUes gave yesterday and printed 1a The Palladium relative to the tax Increase, ' fully explained ' the matter. It Is the first explanation which I have seen," said Councilman Handley today. "I can readily see why the Increase became necessary I "The council has no authority to compel a meeting of the school board, land I would prefer to use the word 'Invite.' I would suggest that the meeting be one open to the public, and the achool board be represented by Super Intendent Oiles or another member who has the figures available." Weather Forecast United States Report Partly cloudy and. much colder tonight. Saturday fair. Temperature. Noon 37 Yesterday Maximum' Minimum 1 50 36 For Richmond Continued snow flurles this afternoon and tonight. Decidedly below f reeling tomorrow. Fair Friday and probably Sunday. General - Conditions The storm Which Is moving toward eastern states, la attended by general rain and snow. Fair weather is west of the Mississippi Knd is due to reach here tomorrow. -W. B5- Moore, Weather Forecaster.

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.'CHICAGO, Not. 19. Nervous unrest was ' given aa the cause of August TVeeghtoah's suicide In the verdict of the Jury. -Mrs. Weeghman, the widow, was not present at the Inquest, which was held at the Weeghman home. She waa reported to be grief stricken at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harlan Gates Simmons. ' . .. '' A verdict Of death by suicide was returned today by a coroner's jury. - Before the jury Charles Weeghman testified that his father dropped from a hard working blacksmith to a life of ease and that the life of ease had led to , the tragedy. There had been a quarrel between his father and mother preceding his father's suicide. ' "Nerrous unrest alone was to blame for hla act," said the baseball magnate. "My father was a blacksmith for years. I finally persuaded him to give up active work and come here to live with me. He had nothing to occupy, his mind." and he frequently became despondent. ,-. "MARTYR" BABY HAD LIFE CHANCE SAYS CORONER CHICAGO, Nov. 19. That the Bollinger baby who was permitted to die because it was malformed, could have been remedied of several of its afflictions and that no one was capable of knowing whether the child would have been mentally defective was the personal statement today by County Coroner Peer Hoffman. "From our investigation," said the county coroner, "it seemed that nobody could have told whether the child would have developed into a mental defective. Our investigation yesterday showed that several of the baby's afflictions could have been remedied. "The neck could .have been fixed by a simple operation, another- minor operation would ' have relieved a minor defect. The fact that the child had but one kidney was not 'necessarily fatal,1 the deformed ear coul I- have been improved. The rest, of the body was practically normal." v. , i'v . Coroner Hoffman's . commission of six' physicians is not expected to report until ? o'clock, j V - COUNTY DETERMINES TO COLLECT TAXES . .Wayne county property owners who have allowed their taxes to go delinquent have been given a fair warning by County Treasurer Chamness to pay UP all their back taxes or action to collect is threatened. "Since the delinquent Met has increaaed to $87,000,' I feel that something ought to be done," said Mr. Chamness this morning. - "I have no definite plans at present but will probably have something to announce soon that will startle some of the property owners who have refused to pay their taxes for years back." Last week a man from Indianapolis, who is a specialist on tax collections, called on County Treasurer Chamnemi and it is understood that a proposition was presented to "clean up the slate" In . the county. The county treasurer refused to state this morning whether any arrangements waa entered into. STEAL HORSE HERE The police were today searching for two men, names unknown, who are charged with having stolen a horse and buggy owned by John Shurley, a liveryman.. The men rented the horse and rig yesterday afternoon, informing ' Shurley that they intended to make a canvass of the city. Up to a late hour .this afternoon they had not returned the outfit to the. livery barn. Shurley. does not know who the men are nor has he received any information as to the whereabouts of bis property. FIGHTING IN ALSACE. PARIS, Nov. 19. Fighting has been resumed in Alsace after a lull of several weeks.' This is set forth in today's war office statement.

DRAMA LEAGUE PLANS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Presentation of the most notable scenes in William Shakespeare's plays, given In chronological order, by the various classes of school children in Richmond, will be a feature of the program of the festival celebration in observance of - Shakespeare's centenary the latter part of next May, which is being planned by the Richmond Drama League and Earlham college and city school authorities. Reproduction of these scenes was one of the specific suggestions contained in an address by William C. Langdon, .a .prominent pageant director of New York, who spoke on the subject before a meeting of approximately forty persons ' directly Interested In the movement in the auditorium , of the high school building last night. Prof. Langdon emphasised the need

"He tried to find something to- do. He would get up. at 5 o'clock in the morning and take a long walk before breakfast, but all the day seemed to hang heavy upon him. ' The last time I saw him alive waa when he came to my office last Tuesday. He waa more cheerful at that time. He had everything he wished for." Local Frienda Qrieve. - " Local friends and relatives of August Weeghman, who, committed suicide in Chicago yesterday. Attribute hla act to despondency growing out ot his desire to return to Richmond. They say that In every conversation with him when he was In Chicago, and when he visited his former home, he expressed dissatisfaction with life in Chicago and a desire to return to hla friends and associated In this city. In November, 1914, Mr. Weeghman returned to Richmond alone and lived at a. boarding house at the corner of Continued On Page 8lx.

BIG GALE LASHES ATLANTIC COAST BOSTON, Nov. - 19. A , southeast storm struck the ..harbor today blowing from 40 to 60 miles an hour. A three masted schooner was reported off Hull in distress and tugs put out to her assistance. Everywhere craft were racing for shelter. Driving rain and a high sea comblbned with the wind to make conditions desperate. The Maine steamers decided to omit their regular sailing tonight. GALE TEARS THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA TOWN UNIONTOWN, Pa., Nov. 19 A sixty mile gale swept this district early today demolishing buildings, tearing down telephone and telegraph' lines and light wires and causing $100,000 damage. Reports from the . country districts are meagre but those , filtering into the county seat Indicate that the storm was more aevere in' the country .than in .Union town. Nobody was killed si, AUTOMOBILE PLANNED BY VHELAN At a dinner held at noon today at the Y. M. C. Ai by officers of the Wayne County Old Trails Road association a project' for holding' an automobile show in this city in the near future was launched. The plan waa proposed by Omer G. Whelan and was unanimously adopted by the other officers. A committee on preliminary arrangements was appointed, and is .composed of Albert. Chamness, O. G.v Whelan and W. N. Bailey. This committee will confer with local civic organizations at once for the purpose of interesting them in the promotion of the show. It was suggested by Mr. Whelan that the show could be held on North Tenth street, under canvas, and he expressed the opinion that the various Richmond automobile manufacturing concerns and local automobile, dealers could be depended upon to make the event a complete success. Another meeting of the officers of the Old Trails association will be held in the near future for the purpose of Completing plans for the holding of the show. The small deficit incurred by the Fourth of July celebration held this year under the auspices of the association was wiped out by the officers at the meeting today. FIXES INHERITANCE The inheritance tax on the Dan Dilling estate, valued at $21,489.12, was fixed this morning in circuit court by Judge Comstock. The two honAf fri aries, the. widow and daughter will pay $84.90 into the state treasury. SUBMARINE ACTIVITY. BERLIN, Nov. 19. It Is officially announced that a German submarln sank the British ship Cara off the north coast or. Africa on Nov. 5. of immediate preparation for the festival in the' schools and by the literary and civic organizations whose assistance will be expected In making the event a success. Arthur, Charles,- president of the Drama league, said that it is planned to give an' outdoor festival in Richmond. A grand stand and stage of sufficient capacity, to. hold the crowd Is expected to attend the celebration, will be erected. Processions of school children will be ' held "and "under the direction of Robert Nohr, Jr., supervisor of athletics ' in the ' schools, . it is ' hoped to have English, folk dances- included in the program Details of the arrange ments of the program are yet to be decided upon, Mr. Charles ' Said.

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Sudden disappearance of the ten cent musical comedy company which was booked to open here Monday and to remain all winter, aroused the ire of Milton Hoffman, who. was the "angel.' for the show.- - Hoffman left for Cambridge City this morning determined to get . revenge or know the reason why. Hoffman, a printer, has had hankerings for a stage career, having become tired of slinging type, and brought the company ..here and . made arrangements for the actors to appear here in musical - comedies, - giving- three . performances dally at ten per, and putting ,an two "different- productions each week. Apparently things were going along swimmingly and Hoffman had dreams GIVES ROOSEVELT CHANGE TO FIGHT WINNIPEG, Nov. 19 Sir Samuel Hughes, minister, of militia, today of fered Colonel Theodore Roosevelt the command r of a' Canadian division ' of the army. ...... f DECLNE8 THE OFFER. NEW YORK, Nov. 19-r-Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt is not going to Europe to fight-for -the Allies. ' His' secretary Issued the following statement relative to the report from Canada that the expresident has ' been offered .the com mand of "a Canadian contingent. "There is absolutely ho truth in-re ports that the Colonel .may leave ' this country to fight "for a foreign . power. The report Is absurd, ridiculous. ' Colonel '..Roosevelt will not . go .to -Europe to fight." . , HODGIN GIVES RULES FOR WINDOW DISPLAY City Building Inspector Hodgin this morning issued a ..warning .to merchants : not to decorate their display windows ' with - crepe . paper, or other combustible materials,' npr to place excelsior in windows. ' He also warned against placing " combustible materials about electric: lights -and wires. Inspections of all business .. establishments will - be .undertaken - by ; Hodgin in a short time, assisted by firemen. 'v , w. i.'a:' TO .MEET. ' Routine business' only Is scheduled to come before 1 the 'West . Richmond Improvement association at the monthly meeting: in the Baxter school building at 7: SO o'clock. tonight. , ;v - 1

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4 of a Broadway production after he had made 'a fortune here, but alas these dreams were rudely ' shattered when his partner, a man named Macura, disappeared last night and took all the song birds along, not even leaving one of the merry, merry chicks behind. All that was left was a note stating that the company had gone to Cambridge City and that If Hoffman wanted to produce a show he would have to get another company. Now the sad part of the tale is that Hoffman 'spent about $70 to bring the organization here. ' He went' to Cambridge City to -attach. the. box office. receipts, if .any attempt. is made to give a' performance. HEAD OF LEAGUERS : RESIGNS HER POST AJBS HENRX e. CA&A WAY. I Mrs. Henry R- Caraway, former vicepresident - and member of the execu tive, committee of the National Housewives league, 'who has resigned be cause' "affairs are handled in a manner calculated- - to arouse - suspicion." Mrs. Julian Heath;, president of the organisation ' has denied the 'charges made recently and says everything will be explained. . ; ;-' '' ' -

POVEnS III EI1TEI1TE OUTLHIE POLICIES

LONDON, ' Nov. 1S.A complete agreement between England and France on ail military and diplomatle matters ' waa established, at the Joint meeting '. of ' the Anglo-French war boards in Paris. , At a full meeting' of the British cabinet today Premier Asqulth made a report upon the conference and told his ' colleagues of the progress made towards absolute unification In carryJng on the war. . .. " ALLIES' FORCE ULTIMATUM ON GREEK'S KING Demands Kept Secret But Demobilization Demanded With Threat to Seize Hellenic Islands. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 19. German newspapers state that the allies have sent an ultimatum to Greece. The foregoing dispatch was passed by the British censor at London. More light upon the coercive measures planned against Greece by the aUies Is contained in the following Rome dis patch : "Information has been received to the effect that the allies have demanded that Greece demobilize. Permiss ion to divulge the coercive measures to be adopted in case Greece refuses to comply are withheld, but it ia known that one of the steps that will be taken will be Italian occupation of the most important Hellenic islands. It is said that all the demands that are now made upon Greece are signed by representatives of England, France, Russia and Italy. The report from Berlin that a Graeco-Bulgarlan agreement la only a matter of time has Increased the anxiety already felt here. TELEGRAPH WIRES LAID IN CONDUITS THROUGH n!S!!"S"D Negotiations have practioauy bean completed, Jb - tbt . Home , Telephone company and the Western Union Telegraph company to arrange for the plac ing or fibre ducts of conduits of all overhead wires of the Telegraph company in Richmond. They will be placed underground at the place ot their entrance at. Washington avenue near Eighth street, north of the Pennsylvania railroad, and run to the office on North Ninth street, near Main. The work will last between thirty and forty-five days. The Postal Telegraph company's wires are underground from a point on South A street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets to the office, and have been so arranged for several years. The Telephone company is now cutting down the overhead wires in Elm Place and giving underground service to the Arlington hotel, Adam H. Battel company, Jones Hardware company and the Pennsylvania depot, and la giving Bimilar service to the following Fort Wayne avenue firms: International Harvester company, Miller Bros. I. R. Howard and the Great Central Tea company. Manager Bailey, of the telephone company. Is advocating the extension of underground service to all private residences wherever the- arrangement Is deemed feasible. BUYS CAPTURED SHIP. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. The German steamer Walkure, captured by the French fleet, shortly after the outbreak of the war and renamed the Republic has been purchased from the French government by John H. Cooper of San Francisco and will be admitted to American registry. Acting Secretary of Commerce Sweet today announced the sale.-

FIRING SQUAD SENDS HILLSTROM TO DOOM DESPITE WILSON'S PLEA

SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 19 A mockery of the once arrogant Joseph Hillstrom. self-styled "martyr to the courts and customs of the country," died at 7:42 o'clock thla morning In the executioner's chair at the Utah state prison. Five men armed with rifles fired at a given signal. Four bullets pierced a target placed over the condemned man's heart. Thirty-three witnesses, peace 'officers and newspaper men had gathered to see Hillstrom meet bis fate. At 7 o'clock the sheriff and his deputies went to Hlllstrom's cell. Asked If he was ready, Hillstrom almost collapsed. Asked If he cared to see a minister of the gospel, he clenched his teeth and cried out: . "No. - Get away from me. All of you get away or I'll kill you." The warden opened th cell door and the sheriff called to Hillstrom t come out. The doomed man retreated to a corder and sank down on his cot. The sheriff saw only the figure of the man in front of him. Hillstrom swung a piece of broomstick. . It struck the

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TURKS ARE ACTIVE Kitchener Forces Back left Center But Saltan's Forces Sink British Mcsitcr in Tiger RiVer. BERLIN (vto Amsterdam), Nor. lm, Conquest of old Sorbin by the Ana-tro-German and Bulgarian troop la complete. It waa announced here today. Th Serb government I said to bar fled to Prisrend, near th Albanian border. Austrian aviators Itavak naJ u. other successful attack upon Veal and me iiauan rorta at San Nicole and Albion!. It waa officially anammaad here today that hydroplane from th Aoriauc naa aroppea bombs upon th arsenal, aerdrome. gas tanks and every station and barracks. The Venice barracks were atrnck ferv aavanl ImmiIm before the hydroplanes retired under nesvy nre. au returned safely, it is stated. SINK BRITISH MONITOR. CONSTINOPLE, Nov. 19. Th Turkish war office announced today that a British monitor had been sunk In the Tiger river with all Its crew, and that Arabian volunteers had destroyed enemy telegraph lines in the Tiger region beside taking rich booty. - On th Irak front a hostile aeroplane waa shot I down and its oecupanta taken prisoners. Fierce attacks by allied troop on Galllpoll peninsula following a bombardment by th Anglo-French land I and sea guns forced back the left cen-: ter of the Turkish defenders, th war i office admitted today. It is understood here that Lord Kitchener Is now with i the allied troops at th Dardanellea, and that the assault resulting In their -making gains waa executed under Ms direction. ADMITS SERBIAN DEFEAT . LONDON, NotWW',, "f-yJe. vnlopments In the Balkan equation today these stood out:: r l. Reported captur .f Jtaska, Serbia, by Austro-Germaa troops,x thus . complettnjt'the total occupation of old Serbia by the Teutons. : -' - - ' 2. Fall of Monastir Into th hands of the Bulgarians aa unofficially reported from Salonika. 3. Fresh threat to Greece by allies, and demands by entente powers that Greee demobilize. ' 4. Claims made In Berlin that a Graeclan-Bulgarlan pact is being negotiated.. The report of the fall of Raahka waa published In German newspapers and telegraphed to London by Way ot Berne, Switzerland. The dispatch added that the Serbs were falling back upon Prlsrent and , that the Germans were marching upon ' Novlbazar, whoae forts command the j roads leading Into Montenegro. WAR BULLETINS BERLIN, Nov. 19. The German war. office In an official report today announced the capture of 5,000 1 more Serbians. Artillery duels were report ed from th Argonn district and Ca Vosges in the western theatre of war. A German air raid was . made against British cantonments near Poperlnghe. Belgium. ITALIANS ADVANCE. ROME, Nov. 19. The importance of the successful Italian operations northwest of Gorlzla is emphaalzed in late official dispatches. The great bat-, tie in which the Italians are trying to capture the city and break the Austrian 'front on the Isonso river 'continues with great fierceness. , , sheriff across the face, stunning him. Several deputies sprang to his assistance but Hillstrom. swinging the stick with the fury of a mad man. beat them back. Finally one of the deputies Jumped and caught the wrist which swung the weapon and pinioned Hillstrom to the bed. The condemned man waa dragged Into the grey dawn of the corridor and handcuffed. Hillstrom was led Into the prison yard. Hla teeth were clenched. The chair was reached In a minute. Then he was seated, his arms and legs strapped down, and hla shoulders strapped back. This held him erect. His eyes were blindfolded. T die with a clear conscious. - I die fighting, not Ilk a coward." said Hillstrom. "But mark my words, th day of my vindication is coming." - .-. - "Aim," rang out th command of th sheriff. . '.-. v- r i Hillstrom. screamed:" '. "Yes, aim: let her ft fire!" - ' . "Fire!" commanded th abertff. and five shots rang- out on. - HfUstrosn waa dead. - ''" "... .. v