Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 321, 23 December 1915 — Page 1

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- Levtag in the hands of Postmaster feaek the anonymous letter - received r;fcr tawbjch io;wa practically Createned ' with a scandal nnles the Nttred from- her social "service work iMk Uit. Florence Linton, head nurse of the social , service staff employed by the Domestic Science association, left today for Cincinnati, where she wil make her home. "I have been discharged without cause and t wouldn't work In ; Richmond - now under any circumstances," aid Mrs. Linton before her departure. Testerday afternoon Mrs. Linton tnet with, the board members and the nurses' committee members of the Msociatlon. "7"I asked tor an explanation of their VMipected ' action In terminating my services with the association, but received , no aatlstacUon." Mrs. Linton said today. ' -. Considers Place Unsafe. ' M lss Meta Ludolph. assisUnt to Mrs. 1 Linton, who tendered ' her resignation following the receipt of the letter addressed to Mrs. Linton giving her thirty days' , time to secure an other position, also attended the meeting yesterday. She : Informed the association officers. It; Is stated that she had no Intention of reconsidering her resignation. ' Miss Ludolph stated. It was reported today, that she regarded It unsafe for her to work In a place where social service workers were in the habit of receiving , threatening anonymous letters. . At. the. present there Is no visiting nurse i to , care for Richmond's sick poor.

PLAN MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH ALL TOWNSHIP ROADS Because the county Is annually losing 'a large.' amount of state tax because of her comparatively low per ant. of free turnpikes and for the that the present road repair has proven, a success, a movela en foot among farmers of the tttda'wtioh will Include every townkaip road to the county. The present yatem of taking over roads is a Ions jaud , tedious one. ,' For each ' separate road s petition must be presented to the) commissioners, the road examined Sd' approved before it is placed on county road list. Tho plan Is to circulate a petition Wtdch includes all the township roads tto eommlssioners could then appoint viewers and . take over, the roads as Put as they deemed it advisable and a fast as the road came up to reIfestrementa. l MN. , J V 0..J.. tosjBdent W. O. Jones has been comfcnjmnlnil to all parts of the county and thm fanners are practically unanimous ti favor of the county road system rkfch has been given a fair test. tTfcer are 740 miles of road in Wayne sjvnty, - Including all township and Monty loads.: Only 400 miles of this amber are free turnpikes and if the gdbar .roads were added, Wayne (Monty, would receive almost twice as state tax. which Is partially Continued On Page Ten. V1LLIAMS HONORED DY G. A. R. POST AT FUNERAL RITES The funeral of George O. Williams, Civil war veteran and highly respected eltisen of Richmond, who died at o'clock Wednesday morning at his home. 309 Lincoln street, after a lingering illness of paralysis at the age of 71 years, will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon from the residence Rev. C. Huber will officiate. Mem hers of Sol Meredith post, O. A. R. of which he wss a member, will hold services at 7 o'clock this evening. In terment Eartham cemetery. Mr. Williams has suffered for a number of years as a result of a stroke of paralysis. He Is survived by his .wife, Mrs. Ada Williams, two sons, Albert and Robert Williams and a daughter, Mrs . Will Thorman. He bad nved a long tune in RicnImpnd and became widely acquainted. Many friend have given expressions of condolence to the members of the family. I 1 . 11,1 , inr. vvuilAmB was ossiDsr 01 I Company E. Fifteenth Massachusetts regiment. He served during almost four years of the Civil war but prior to its outbreak was in the navy as a seaman. AUTO SUPS OFF ROAD George Culbertson, . rural free deI livery carrier had a bad scare this I morning when his automobile ran off the road near ThlBtlethwaite's pond id almost turned over. Culbertson cot dare attempt to get the maback alone so he telephoned for assistance and a repair gang . sent to his aid. The machine Jacked up and. pot on the road EgaKj . ana tao man mam onamtzfe.

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Mrs. 'Linton stated that members of the ' nurses committee informed her at the meeting yesterday that she was given thirty days' : notice of her release : from contract because . the committee ' members were under the Impression that she Intended to quit her work in Richmond next, month. Mrs. Linton: then' Informed the association, officer,' she asserts., that, on Nov. 6, she was asked by Mrs. A. W. Roach, president of the association, to continue her work here until next May and had agreed: to do so. Committee members then said that , they knew nothing of this agreement until last Friday, when they held a meeting and decided to give Mrs. Linton her "notice." They said Mrs. Roach attended this meeting and notified them of Mrs. Linton's willingness to remain here until May. Leaves City for Good. "I was then informed." Mrs. Linton cald today, "that It was decided that it would be best for them to dispense with my services at the present time, even though. I had agreed to remain here until May. so that a new nurse could be secured and 'broken in" to take my place. I was also told that the committee objected because I bad twice left the city without leave, since last September. I replied that both times I was called from Richmond on urgent business. "Mrs. Addlngton asked me at the meeting yesterday if I would consent to remain here if the association elected a new list of officers. I told her that I was through with Richmond. "The anonymous letter I received is now In the hands of the postmaster. I have nothing more to do with it."

ROOT'S WITHDRAWAL BRINGS OUT TEDDY MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 23. Ellhu Root, in a letter to the Republican state central committee, received today, said: "I am not a candidate for the presidency. If my name is put on the ballot, I shall be compelled to Insist upon its being withdrawn." It was said at the committee rooms that the name of Theodore Roosevelt probably ably wU now go on the bal lot..'. r--:'T,.. T" "T 1 SOCIETY AIDS FAMILIES OF MEN IN JAIL Offering financial aid to families of prisoners in the county jail, a letter was received today by Sheriff Steen from an organization in Huntington, W. V., known as the Prisoners' Relief society. The organization was formed by a man who had served a sentence in West Virginia for manslaughter and since his release has been a prosperous business man, who experienced the hardships of prison life and Is desirous to helping this class of people. Sheriff Steen said that he will furnish the society with names of several families who are in desperate circumstances because of the fact that the bead of the family is in prison serving sentence. He said that he believes the movement worthy of support and it is probable that a similar organization will be formed in Indiana. The following letter was received by the sheriff: My Dear Sir: This society was organized for the purpose of aiding the families of prisoners as the first object. We will thank you if you would give us the names of any families of men serving sentence that you may know of or if you have any men confined In your jail who may have dependent ones at home. We will be glad to have them communicate with us. "We hope that you will make an effort to aid us in this matter, as you no doubt know something of the hardships endured by families of prisoners. "Yours very truly, "Prisoners' Relief Society." PROPOSE CAMPAIGN TO FINANCE WORK OF COUNTY NURSE "Campaign will be inaugurated the first of the year for subscriptions toward the salary of a county visiting nurse," said John Melpolder, secretary of the Wayne County Anti-Tuberculosis society. . . Money derived from the sale of the Red Cross seals in the county will be placed In the fund but it is probable that this will not amount to more than IJ50. The sale of the stamps, however, is being pushed in all parts of the county. At a recent meeting of the executive board of the anti-tuberculosis society, : ft was decided to solicit funds for the visiting ' nurse who will have charge of all the work outside of the city of Richmond. Her work will be largely educative and she will work in co-operation with the county schools. NAVAL RESERVE DOUBLED. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 23. The state naval reserve has been doubled. Before : Harrison H. Byrd of Liberty enlisted for service the reserve force consisted of but one man.

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fJ0lAJ COnftlOHTS CITY The city is now facing 70rcent gas. Thie new rate asked for by the L., H. and P. Co: in its; petition '.at Indianapolis follows: v First 2,000 feet, 70 centsper 1,000 cubic feet, net. Next 3,000 feet, 50 cents ! per r,0000. cubic feet, net. Next 5,000 feet, 35 cents; per 1,000 cubic feet, net. All over 10,000 feet, 30 cents, per '1,000 cubic feet. The company claims following 'obligations if Bonds and Notes . . I . X $637,500.00 Preferred Stock . . 63,750.00. . Common Stock .......... . 225,000i00 Demand Notes Y 69,000.00

VILLA LANDS IN U. S. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 23. Mrs. Francisco Villa, who arrived early today, said that General Villa will reach New Orleans at noon today. The Mexican revolutionist will confer with state department officials here, his wife said. BOMBARD SCUTARI. BUCHAREST, Dec. 23. Austrian aeroplanes bombarded the . town of Scutari Tuesday. SCHOOLS TO OFFER $ 45,000 OF BONDS 10 BUY NEW LOTS f jKVa-bODd-issrts will be Id'qn Jan. 20 by the Richmond board 6f education in accordance with a decision made yesterday afternoon by the members in a called session in the office of J. T. Giles, superintendent of the schools. . . , : r This amount will cover the cost of the purchase of four lots north of Garfield school. South A and Twelfth streets, which is 130,000 and will pay off an indebtedness of $15,000. After the houses are razed on the lots a $100,000 addition to Garfield school will he made. This bond issue for this will be made later. The bonds of the issue decided upon are for $500 each with 4 per cent and non taxable. They will begin to mature in 1920. Since offers to purchase them have already been made, the school board anticipates no difficulty in selling the bonds. Advertisement will be made and the sale held on Jan. 20-.

GERMAN WAR VETERAN NARRATES HORROR OF EUROPE'S BATTLEFIELDS

The first German veteran of the great European war was in Richmond today. He is H. Meyer-Rithlow. feldwebel of the Seventy-fifth Landwehr Reserve regiment, organized in Bremen in August, 1914. On his body - he bears the scars inflicted by a British bayonet at Termonde on the west front, and by Russian shrapnel in Kurland. On his breast was pinned the coveted Iron Cross won for daring bravery in the battle at Lyck on the eastern front. Meyer-Rithlow is as modest as his military career has been crowded with action. Asked to narrate how he won the Iron Cross, the soldier .remarked: "Fellows that are not in the ranks like to talk more than the men who do the fighting in the trenches." The battle-scarred veteran is lecturing in the metropolitan cities to raise money for relief work among the German widows and orphans. In New York, the newspapers devoted whole columns to the stirring stories he told of the horrors of the battlefield. He passed through Richmond on his way from Cincinnati to New York. "For God's sake, tell the Americans that we German soldiers do not hate; the British and French prisoners. They are fighting for their fatherland just as we are. When they become captives, we realize that they are valiant . men, : and we treat them as such." After Meyer-Rithlow. was incapacitated for further military service by a shrapnel wound, he came to the United States by ' way - of : Denmark. The German military authorities permitted his departure on the plea that he would devote his whole time here to raising funds for the unfortunate dependent ones. ' After his enlistment as a volunteer, he was sent to Belgium and saw action In the storming of Maubeuge. : At Termonde a British private : bayoneted him in the abdomen.' As soon as he left the hospital he waa transferred to i

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REPORT ; REACH ES ; JAPAN. TOKIO, Dec. 23. Great, excitement was caused here, today, when news was received of the sinking of the Yaska Maru. The Yaska Mara Is said to have been attacked olf Port . Said, sinking in 45 minutes. Representatives of the 'owners vof the liner said the strip bad! been attacked without warning. .. MARTIAL LAW IMMINENT ROME. Dec. . 23. Martial- law will be decreed in Greece tomorrow, according to an Athens dispatch to the Trlbuna. MORE GASH NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL TREE Previously acknowledged .$167.65 Entre ffoua , , '., . ... . v . .'f,t . . -JlQ-00 John Maaa .. . .. . " 4.60 F: a. Bates :. . i- a .v.t S.op Cash ... . ... J.50 $17.25 Slowly funds for -the expenses whieb will be -. incurred - in connection with the taunicipal Christmas . tree are' being contributed.- With "the atr full of the Christmas spirit several more substantial contributions which are badly needed are expected befoTe the exercises which will be held at Ninth and North A streets at 5. o'clock Christmas afternoon. OLD PARTNER8 FALL OUT. GARY, Ind., Dec. 23. Louts A. Bryan, Gary millionaire, -and Col. A. C. Mayo, came to Gary twenty years .ago and decided the spot was suited for a city. For years they worked , together in the development of real estate. Now they no longer, are business .associates Mayo is suing Bryan for $25,000 in realty commissions. ' ; ' . . H. MEYER-RITHLOW.. ......... the Russian front, serving under, Mar shal von Hindenburg in Lithunia. He took part in the battles a. Insterburg, Tannenberg and Tauroggen: In an attack in Kurland he ' received - the shrapnel wounds that ended his military career. . i He is a native of Hamburg where he was employed - on s the Hamburger Fremdenblatt, one of the largest newspapers In .Germany-. .; , "Of the horror - of twao -1 twill say little," he commented. "War. is hell, but every patriotic man '- loves hit fatherland and will sacrifice everything to prevent its destruction." The soldier speaks' English with difficulty. He learned , enough- at school, however, to enable him' to get along ' in : this country ' without ' much trouble. . While here? he called on Hans Koll : and several' other , prominent Germans. " " ' " ' ;

CITY IS SATISFIED WITH BUT L. H. & P. CO. WILL AM. mm nuufjs says noo johhsou The public service commission of Indiana today placed a value of $1 74,155 on the electric property of the Richmond light, Heat & Power company as of June 1, 1915. To this will be added the amount of supplies and equipment which has been purchased by the private plant since that date. This amount is estimated at $25,000 which will make the total purchase: price of the property at $200,000. Mayor Robbins, Alfred Bavis and William A. Bond, who represented the city at Indianapolis today, all said that they were highly pleased with the valuation and that the city would proceed to arrange its financial plans to pay over the money within 90 days which time is allowed by the commission to complete the transfer. The commission allowed a value of $ 1 2,000 for going concern which amount is included in the figure of $ 1 74, 1 55. As the company has been contending for a valuation of $225,000 and the city for a value of $ 1 50,000, the city officials feel that it is a victory for the city. nieL.H.&P . company will appeal from the decision, according to a statement of Nimrod Johnson, superintendent of the local plant.

COLISEUM BOARD PLANS TO ERECT 2 ST0RE R Hfat .for .'enlargini . the Coliseum. Richmond's largest public . building, so arranging It to . meet every public requirement, are. being considered by the directors of the Richmond Athletic association. It has practically been decided to start " Improvements to tbe building by remodeling its front. It la planned to put in at least two store rooms, one on each side of the main entrance. Tbe directors say this can ' be done without reducing the seating capacity or encroaching upon the floor space used for skating purposes. These changes probably will be made next spring. The lot and property, north of the Coliseum Is owned by the Richmond Athletic association and, it Is stated, tbe directors bave been considering using this lot - on which to build an addition to the Coliseum. The front part of the contemplated annex would be used for store rooms, it is stated. In the rear of these rooms would be a banquet room, shower.batbs, kitchen, smoking room, etc. Directors of the company realize that the proposed conveniences are necessary if the building is to provide for all public requirements. Many more dances could be held at the Coliseum if there were provisions for serving and preparing meals. Public banquets could be better served at the building, also, if these requirements were provided. Shower baths for athletes who participate in the sports held in the , building are also necessary," one of the company officers said today. SHOEMAKER BOY GIVEN CHANCE AT GREENFIELD When his parents refused to send for him and no arrangements made to dispose of bis case, the authorities at Greenfield, found a home for Roy Shoemaker, 13, a Richmond colored boy, who was taken off a Pennsylvania train several days ago. Shoemaker will ' live with a farmer named Ed Pauley, northeast of Greenfield. When bis mother. Mrs. William Burden. 554 North Thirteenth street, was notified that her boy was under arrest at Greenfield, she made no efforts to get him out of trouble. She told Sheriff Steen that if tbe boy is brought back to Richmond, he should be sent to the, reformatory. He bad been living with relatives at . Fountain City. He left there several- months ago saying tbat he was going to return to Richmond. Instead of coming to Richmond, he went to .Chicago. He finally came home but ran away from home the . next day: and was arrested at Greenfield. ' : --- t .The Greenfield farmer took a liking to the boy and offered him a home. The boy was well pleased ' with the prospect - of abandoning hie - plan . to "see the, world"; and decided to settle down-to work,

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Ninety Days to Pay. Tha city of Richmond will have ninety days In which to pay over to the Richmond Light, Heat A Power company the amount of the purchase price established by the Indiana Public Service Commission for Ua electric plant.. . , ... iti .. , - President Bavis of the board of publje work stated today, that after tbe - first of January tfce 'Rtetunoad Municipal Eleetrkr plant win have $120,000- Available In cash to' apply toward the purchase o: the competing plant. It It planned to secure tha remainder by negotiating a temporary loan at 4 per cent interest. From the profits of the municipally owned , electrlo service monopoly It will be possible to retire this temporary loan within less than two years, the board president states. He states the city officials prefer to negotiate a temporary loan rather than to Issue bonds because a bond Issue cannot be floated, under the state law, for a period less than five years. Mr. Bavis estimates that as a result of the merger the municipal plant's net earnings will be Increased $40,000 a year. On the other hand Supt. Kleinknecht of the municipal plant estimates that the city plant's earnings will be Increased $60,000. Satisfied With Deal. All city officials are more than satisfied with the purchase price established by the commission. They admit that they would have considered a purchase price of $200,000 a fair one and would have been satisfied with it, notwithstanding the fact that City Attorney Bond in the brief be filed with tbe commission in the con-

: demnation case just ruled upon held out for the establishment of a purchase price not to exceed $150,000. In the brief filed by the Light. Heat & Power company it valued its electric property for selling purposes at $225,165. of which amount $43,000 represented going value. It Is believed that the company will accept the price established by the commission without protest, although no comment has h-?en made on the ruling by company officials. There is every reason to believe that tbe company is well satisfied to rid itself of its local electric service business and that It would not object to dispose of its gas service business on equally satisfactory terms. Of the $120,000 the city plant would have available tbe first of the year to apply to the purchase of the competing plant. $65,000 would be in the plant's general fund and 555,000 in the sinking fund established to retire the $139,000 bond issue, due in 1927, issued for the purpose of constructing the plant. Of course the

INCREASE IH GAS RATES ASKED BY L. H. & P. CO.

Immediately following the placing of a value on the electric property of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company, a petition was filed by the officers of that company asking the Public Service Commission for a readjustment o? the gas rates, which will mean that, if the commission grants the request of the petitioners, the people of Richmond must pay an increased price for gas. The company contends that since the electric business of the company has been' taken over by the city the company will necessarily have to operate its plant at a great loss under the present rate and that such action would ' be unfair and unjust to the holders of its securities.

money borrowed from the qlng fund would have to be repaid, but this would be cared for by the amortization fund to bo created to pay oft the debt Incurred by the purchase of the privately owned plane Buy New Turblaa. A new unit. , a $.000 kilowatt torbine, la also to be porch by the dty next year at aa approximate cost of $30,000. Mr. Bavis states that this Indebtedness can also bo provided for next year through tbe Increased earnings of the enlarged municipal plant. He also estimates that tbe city can realize at least $30,000 by the sale of equipment at tha L E ft P. plant for which the city will have no use. "The commission last June In estimating the present value of the privately owned plant to be $166,084. figured that forty per cent of that valuation could bo salvaged," Mr. Bavis said. Recently Mr. Bavis, before be knew what purchase price tbe commission would establish, figured that $200,000 would be the maximum sum the city would nave to pay over to the Light, Heat A Power people, and using that estimated amount as a basis he figured out that if the city took possession of the competing plant April 1. 1916. the amortization fund which would be established, plus a normal surplus, would make it possible to pay off the purchase Indebtedness within a year's time. The combined revenue of tbe two local electric plants in 1914 amounted to $181,622.16. of which $126,035.94 Continued On Page Eight.

Weather Forecast United States Report Fair tonight and Friday. Colder tonight. Temperature Noon 40 Yesterday Maximum Minimum 4."i 31 For Richmond Generally fair tonight and Friday. Colder tonight with temperature below freezingGeneral Conditions The Canadian storm which was central Tuesday over the far northwest has moved soif heast and was central over tbe great lakes last night. It is now moving rapidly east. It will be somewhat colder during the next 36 hours, but there are no present indications of any very cold weather. W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster.