Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 64, 25 January 1916 — Page 1

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J5T90V OLD SLAVE GALLED BY ANGEL OF DEATH AT RIPE OLD AGE "Uncle" Preston Foster, Wayne county's only centenarian and a well known colored man, died yesterday at the county Infirmary.- Although over 100 -years of age, his' exact age was not known. "Uncle" Preston was a former slave. He suffered much pain from a fractured skull, caused by a blow from a club wielded by a brutal master, prior to the Civil War. Several years ago a silver plate was inserted in the aged man's skull. "Uncle" Preston and his wife moved to Richmond years ago, coming from Florida where they had lived most of their lives. They resided in a small house In Happy Hollow. About two years ago this house burned to the ground. "Aunty" Preston was very badly burned in her efforts to rescue her bed-ridden hnsband. The old man escaped, but his wife had to be taken to the hospital. She recovered, but later these injuries indirectly caused her death. The centenarian was heartbroken by the death of his mate. He was sent to the infirmary shortly after her death. Foster will be buried at the Centerville cemetery tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. ORDERS SAUERKRAUT; THIEF STEALS $25. FROM GROCERY STORE Lester Sliver was arrested at Dayton, Ohio, today on a charge of having stolen money and jewelry in Richmond. He confessed to the crime. Lester was arrested by Dayton detectives after a description of the man who had committed the thefts here had been sent out by the local police department. The grocery store of Richard Williams, a former police officer, 222 South Eleventh street, was robbed yesterday afetrnoon and between 6 and 6:30 o'clock last evening the home of Edwin Cook, 333 South Thirteenth Continued On Page Eight.

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VISITING HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED TO TEACH ECONOMY IN HOMES

Local missionary work will be taken up by the Federation of Women's Missionary Societies, which held its first meeting at the First English Lutheran church. John Melpolder. secretary of the social service bureau, was asked to tell what line of local missionary work It would be advisable for the federation to take up. A visiting housekeeper, working much on the order of a visiting nurse, was suggested by Mr. Melpolder as one phase of the local situation that might be taken up. "Much of the unhealthy condition in the homes of Richmond Is due to shiftlesBness of housewives." said Mr. Melpolder. "Of course, this condition Is not ' general, but at the same time there are many homes in Richmond where the housekeeper should be given instruction on home management" The plan suggested by secretary Melpolder will be considered by the federation, and a report will, be made (within the next month or two.

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What is the difference between "tonica" and beer? That iSvthe chief question thejury win, have to decide in the Knapp manslaughter? case.? t Lorenzo Anderson, Hagerstown, who was in Dick Elvord's "blind tiger" on Oct. 30 when Knapp fired the shot that killed William Williams, testified in court this morning that the "tonica" that was served over the bar on that night tasted to him "just like beer." Johnson's Effort. 1 1

Henry U. Johnson attempted to prove in the cross-examination of Anderson this morning that Knapp was so drunk at the time he fired at Williams that he did not know what he was doing. In direct examination, however, Anderson testified that Knapp said "My God. I didn't shoot that man, did I?" This statement was taken by the defense to prove that the shot was accidental and that Knapp had not intended to kill Williams. Anderson testified further that Knapp had been drinking "tonica." Williams was also drinking the so-called "tonica" shortly before he was shot. "How did the 't'ohica' taste?" asked H. U. Johnson. "Not very good." was the prompt reply of Anderson. "What did it taste like?" Mr. Johnson asked. "Why, It tasted to me like creek water," replied Anderson. Argue About Tonica. Prosecutor Reller and Attorney Johnson then had a dispute whether or not the "tonica" was the same as beer and whether Knapp could really get drunk on the "tonica" that Anderson had testified that Knapp drank. Anderson also testified relative to the conversation that Knapp had with Williams. He said that Williams told Knapp that If he (Knapp) came out to the farm, he should be sure and bring something "on his hip. As soon as the shot was fired, Anderson and his brother left the room through the rear door and consequentContinued On Page Ten. That home missions should be made "home missions" in the literal sense of the word is the plan of the federation. The leaders in the movement state that the plan has been used in other cities successfully, and that more money will be spent in remedying conditions in Richmond. The meeting of the federation yesterday was the first meeting of the new organlatlon. The following officers have been elected: President Mrs. Edwin Morrisson. ' Vice President Mrs. W. E. Wilson. Secretary Mrs. Charles Miller. Treasurer Mrs. Lee B. Nusbaum. The executive committee is composed of the officers and two representatives from, each missionary- society that is a member of the federation. No definite action was taken on the questions discussed yesterday but they were referred to the executive committee and definite action .will be taken at the meeting the latter part of February.

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((LINGER LOOKS FOR TROUBLE; HIS QUEST IS AMPLY REWARDED

Having partaken of a few drinks of fighting whiskey John Klinger, South Fifth and N streets, a brick mason, precalled a grudge harbored by him against a neighbor, James James, South Third and O streets, so Klinger set forth yesterday afternoon, armed with a shotgun, to effect a settlement with James. That Klinger was repulsed' with heavy losses was plainly evident when he put in an appearance at police headquarters today. Both eyes were blackened and closed, his face swollen twice its normal size and the complexion an angry lobster scarlet He was in a very chastened mood. He admitted that he had taken the fight to James and that James had returned it to him with interest. Also Klinger informed Chief Goodwin that he had no desire to prosecute James and that he would never again touch a drop of booze. Elmer Klinger, a son, reached the James home about the time his father arrived there and wrested the shotgun from him. James did the rest, being supported by his son, who stood in the doorway with a shotgun ready to use it in the event Elmer Klinger decided to open a bombardment with the shotgun of Klinger. senior. Elmer Klinger, however, had no desire to participate in the hostilities. He was too busy preventing Mrs. James from ) Weather Forecast United States Report Cloudy and colder tonight and Wednesday. Probably rain or snow north portion. Temperature. Noon 65 Yesterday. Maximum 54 Minimum 31 , For Richmond Unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Probably rain or snow. General Conditions The Alaskan cold wave has reached the north western part of the United States with a temperature in Montana of 34 degrees below zero and snow in Oregon which is unusual. The western storm is slowly moving and is delaying the cold weather which Is inevitable in a short time. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster.

Brandt C. Downey, president of the Commercial National bank of Indianapolis, spoke today to members of the 12-6 club at its noon luncheon at the Y. M. C. A. on the question of the duty of the individual to the community. He said that there seemed to be an awakening in many cities which would bring about better city, county and state government. He said that individual effort in the community must result in better living conditions. He appealed to members to look at the other man's view point and appreciate the fact that every man, no matter what position in life, had certain rights which must be respected and that all business is now drifting toward that view point. Predicts Prosperity. Mr. Downey predicted great pros

perity for this country in the next twenty-five years because he said we must furnish all Europe with most of Continued On Page Eight. FINAL APPRAISAL OF LIGHT PLANT WILL BE FIXED INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 25. It was announced today by the public service commission that engineers would go to Richmond the last of this week or first of next week to make the final appraisal of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company plant which the municipal plant will buy. The last appraisal was made June 10, 1915, but since that time several additions have been made. It was also previously announced by the commission that certain office fixtures had not been included in the valuation. However the engineers will make an appraisal of these, too. AWAITING RULING ON PRIMARY LAW . As soon as County Chairman Bowman of the Republican committee receives the latest rulings of the state attorney relative to the new primary law he will call a meeting of the county central committee at which time the organization for the county primary will be effected. Mr. Bowman believes that he will be able to call the meeting by the middle of next week at the latest. assisting her husband in the chastisement of James, senior. Jim James says he met Klinger in the yard in front of the house and struck him in the face. "As he was falling I hit him two more licks before he reached the sod, then I got on him to finish the job," James explained to the chief today. . Some time ago Roy Klinger, a younger son, was sent to the reform school after he had stolen some articles from the James home. John Klinger has nursed a grievance against the James family ever since. No arrest will be made. The police say Klinger got exactly what was coming to him. The revival services at the East Main street Friends church this evening will include an address by the Rev. W. J. Sayers, two selections by the T. M.'C. A. double quartet, and a cornet solo by Bert Russell. Last night the evangelist spoke on "He Took My Feet Out of an Horrible Pit. Some of the observations follow: UNMUZZLED DOGS WILL BE KILLED Beginning tomorrow, all unmuzzled dogs in Wayne county will be killed at the instance of Dr. F. W. Krueger, county health officer. Newspaper notice has been served to warn owners of dogs of the intended plan. Dr. Krueger's order is the result of an outbreak of rabies north of Richmond. A puppy dog, presumably suffering hydrophobia, bit Clarence, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hatner, Ella Marie, 8 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Van Etten and Florence, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haisley. All live near College hill school house on Chester pike. The dog was killed and its head sent to the bacteriological department of the state laboratory in Indianapolis. The children were taken to Indianapolis for treatment None of the children were severely injured.

RESCUED FROM THE HORRIBLE PIT

There are two young Italians living in Richmond who are as similar in appearance as two peas In a pod and each is named Louis Vash. They are cousins and it is an every day occurrence for one to be mistaken for the other. An affidavit charging "drawing a deadly weapon, towit, a revolver" was filed today aa a result of Louis Vash the junior being mistaken for Louis Vash, the senior, by William Neal, at the Reliance Foun.dry yesterday. Neal and the Vash cousins are employed at this foundry. It appears that Neal and Vash, the senior, enjoy kidding each other, so when Vash arrived at the factory yesterday he met a man he thought was Vash, senior. It happened to be Vash junior, however, and thereby hangs the tale. "Hello, you wop," said Neal, good naturedly. "Don't call me a wop," screamed the other man. "Excuse me, I guess I have made a mistake. I thought I was talking to Louis Vash," apologized Neal. "You are talking to Louis Vash and I won't let you call me a wop," replied

Vash, junior, thoroughly infuriated, and, Neal asserts, the young Italian immediately pulled a revolver. After much persuasion Vash, junior was placated, Neal says. This morning Vash, junior appeared in city court and entered a plea of not guilty. He said he never had a re volver in his life and Intimated that the police had arrested the wrong Vash. The hearinz of the case was ! postponed pending a further investiga-1 tion. J LONDON, . Jan. 25. Dunkirk, - in northern. France,, has beearsheUeA by German aeroplanes, it was officially announced today by the admiralty. Two enormous aeroplanes of the Fokker type were In the squadron that attacked the city. The French base hospitals are at Dunkirk. The attack was made shortly after dawn this morning. The statement of the admiralty says: "Two aeroplanes bombarded Dunkirk today. The attack was made about 6 o'clock." In addition to the military hospitals at Dunkirk the French and British have used it since the early days of the war as a distributing point and concentration place for troops. Dunkirk has frequently been attacked by German airmen, and once ILLINOIS FEARS HEAVY FLOODS PEORIA, 111., Jan. 25. With the Illinois river rising at the rate of one inch an hour, the flood situation here today was more serious than yesterday, and a disastrous flood was predicted tomorrow when the river is expected to reach a stage of twenty-six feet, the highest mark on record by two feet. Unsettled weathor and rain is forecasted for the next twenty-four bourse. More than 400,000 acres are under water. The arms of Jesus are long enough to reach to the depths of the deepest pit and lift us to the very gates of Heaven. Lifts us out of the sinking sand and puts our feet on the solid rock. He lifts us from the depths into the heights. No man has power within himself to save himself. The only power that can save us from our sins is Jesus Christ. Sin grips and holds fast and we go down. No sin stain is so deep that Jesus can not remove it. The power of Jesus can lift you out of the pit, put your feet on the solid rock, establish your goings, keep you day by day, and put a new song of deliverance in your mouth. CASCADES BLOCKED BY HEAVY SNOWS SEATTLE, Jan. 25. With heavy snow falling transcontinental, railroads in the Cascade mountains were experiencing the worst condition since the heavy fall of 1910. No trains were moved today on the Canadian Pacific and Northern Pacific, north of the International boundary and on the American side the Great Northern line was tied up by the avalanches which have buried the tracks under tons of snow.

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BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Jan. 25. ' Practically all of Montenegro is now overrun by Austro-Hungarian troops, and four separate Invasions of Albania are under way. Part of the archives of the Servian government were captured by the Austro-Hungarion troops that occupied Scutari. King Nicholas of Montenegro, who has gone to France, has abandoned the fight for his native land. Military experts predict that In a fortnight every inch of Albanian soil as well as all of Montenegro and Servia will be in the hands of the German allies. The conquest of the Balkans by the Teutonic and Bulgarian forces has been so successful that anxiety over the future policy of Roumanla and Greece has been reduced to a mintmum In Germany and Austria-Hungary. Antlvari and Dulcigno are in Austrian hands, giving the Austro-Hungarian forces absolute control of all of

FINDS RING IN HEN. PRINCETON, Ind., Jan. 25. Miss Bertha Tichenor killed a hen she found eating eggs. In the glziard of the hen was a diamond ring and a niece of gold chain wrapped about It Who the owner of the jewelry Is has not been ascertained. It was shelled by the. Germans who used a-gun with, a, twenty-two-mile range. ' - -- , -

PROBRESSIVES MEET TO DECIDE ON PLACING COUNTY TICKET IN RACE

Members of the Wayne County Progressive Central committee met this afternoon at the court house for the purpose of determining definitely whether a Progressive county ticket should be placed in the field this year. County Chairman Clifford Price called the meeting to order at 2 o'clock. There was not a much larger attendance of committeemen than the meeting held two weeks ago, when eighteen of the sixty-four committee members met and decided to nominate a county ticket, acting upon the advice of State Chairman Edwin Lee, and not in accordance with the views of County Chairman Price. Price Presides.

Chairman Price called the meeting for the purpose of reconsidering the question of nominating a county ticket. I He was not inclined to accept the action of less than a third of the members of the party organization, taken two weeks ago. as authoritative or representative of the desires of the majority of the Progressive -voters of the county. Among the early arrivals at the committee meeting today were precinct committeemen from Center, Perry and Washington townships. All of them vigorously asserted that the Progressives in those townships desired a county ticket. They said that in their opinion a party organization in Wayne county would be ineffective without a county ticket. Indications pointed to a reaffirmation of the decesion reached by the committee two weeks ago to naminate a full county ticket, candidates to be drafted at a nominating convention and then certified by petitions to the Progressive county ticket. SCHOOL FUND MONEY. DISTRIBUTED TODAY Although Richmond has five-sixths of the saloons of the county, the taxpayers of Richmond profit by only onehalf of the revenue derived from saloon licenses, according to the figures of County Auditor Bowman. The January apportionment ' of Bchool funds was made this week by the state, and it is shown that the saloons of Wayne county, through licenses, added $5,400 to the school revenue. Of this amount only 52374 is used In Richmond. According to the January apportionment the state fund Is distributed at the rate of $2.62 per capita pupils.

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The seizure of the Adriatic coast has been a bitter blow to Italy, and there Is good ground for believing that the relations between Roma and the allied capitals are not so cordial aa they were six weeks ago. DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT EXCISE TAX WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. The difficulties confronting the administration In securing from congress legislation for increased revenue were communicated to President Wilson today by Representative Kitchin of North Carolina, majority leader of the house. The president was Informed that the Democratic majority In the house will not adopt any of the special excise taxes suggested by the admlnls-r t ration, and that the house Democrats are determined that the Income tax must bear the burden of additional expenditures for preparedness. The president was Informed that taxes on gasoline, automobiles and bank checks can not be Included In any legislation that will pass the house. These taxes were proposed by the president in his annual address. Representative Kitchin endeavored to avoid all reference to preparedness legislation in his conference with the president, since he has actively entered into the congressional fight against the Increase in defense expenditures. OPEN BROKERAGE. Correll and Thompson, stock brokers, have re-opened offices in the Odd Fellow's building. Eighth and Main streets. Full wire report of New York and Eastern stocks and markets -will I be received dally. The shop had been I closed for several months. RUMELY BUILDING PROPOSED AS PLACE FOR AUTO EXHIBIT The committee In charge of the proposed automobile show has opened negotiations with the M. Rumely company relative to the use of one of the Gaar-Scott buildings as a place for holding the show. Tbe committee has decided that it would be impractical to hold an auto show under tent this spring because of the uncertainty of the weather. It is believed that the east building of the Gaar-Scott plant, which is the newest building, will make an excellent place. Definite arrangements have not been made and a further effort will be made to secure better cooperation on the part of the auto manufacturers and dealers. Omer Whelan was elected chairman of the joint committee, composed of representatives from the Old Trails association.- the Wayne County Automobile association and the Commercial club. William Bailey was made secretary and is now negotiating with local dealers relative to the proposed plan. M'CARTY DRAWS FINE William McCarty of New Madison. O., was fined in city court yesterday morning on a charge of public intoxication. He paid his .fine and was ordered to leave town. -.Today he again appeared before the mayor, charged with public intoxication second time. He begged hard to be released, but drew a fine of $5 and coats. He probably will have to serve this out. '