Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 108, 23 March 1916 — Page 13

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1916

PAGE THIRTEEN

BOND FILES PETITION TO TEST RATES

City Attorney Bond went to Indiana

polis today for the purpose of filing

a petition with the state public util

ties commission to determine the

validity of nine contracts between

various local concerns and the Richmond Light, Heat & Power company, which contracts were inherited by the

city when it purchased the company's elec'rlc plant.

It is set forth in this petition that rates provided in these several contracts were not in accordance with the

company's printed schedule of rates

The city will repudiate these contracts in the event the commission

declares them to be invalid. Practically all the large contracts which

the L. II. & P. had have been de

clared valid.

"The nine contracts which the com

mission has not yet acted upon were entered into by the Light, Heat & Power company prior to the enactment

of the state public utilities commission

law," Supt. Kleinknecht of the city plant said today. "The terms of these

contracts were carried out by the company following the enactment of

this law and the establishment of a joint rate schedule for the two Richmond plants although the rates pro

vided in . the contracts were, for the

most part, less than rates provided by the joint schedule. The company never asked the commission to determine the validity of . these contracts." The city will also ask the commission today to approve a contract between the Light, Heat & Power company and the village of Spring Grove

whereby current for street lamp3 is to

be supplied at a rate of $12 a year per lamp. There are sixteen lamps.

TAX COLLECTORS WILL BEGIN WORK ON SPRING LEVIES

Will Trustor and probably one or two more collectors will again be assigned to collect delinquent taxes in Wayne county for the office of the county treasurer according to the announcement today of A. N. Chamness, treasurer. .The first installment of the spring taxes is now being made and with its close on May 1, the appointment of the additional collectors will be made, Mr. Chamness said. The delinquent tax Is now $50,955.7S and the city f tax,. $57T,611.68. . Mr, Trufcler served as a tax collector last fall. The total county tax calling for real estate, personal and city Improvement tax is $1.0;!4,:59S of which $137,220.24 is due during the present installment. With the reports of Jefferson and Perry townships yet to be received, $2.154.fiu of the ' surplus dog tax has been received. After owners of maimed or killed cattle have been reimbursed for their losses from this amount, five per cent of the balance will be deducted and sent to the state auditor to be added to the fund for the care of patients afflieated with hydrophobia. The remainder then will be apportioned to the Wayne county townships.

CAMBRIDGE COUPLE WEDS IN NEW CASTLE

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., March 23. Horace Cole and Miss Audra White1 were married at New Castle, Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. Charles Shultz of the Christian church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Whitely of this place. They will reside on the Cole farm, west of Dublin The body of Philip Horner, aged 70 years, who died in Richmond Wednesday morning, was brought to Dublin today for interment Mrs. Walter Swiggett and Mrs. Ray Bertsch left Wednesday for an indefinite stay with friends at Detroit, Mich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes have for their guest this week, the former's sister, Mrs. Green of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Alexander of Pendleton, Ind Mrs. Charles Knlese gave a co-operative luncheon to the following lady friends Tuesday afternoon: Mesdames Abiram Boyd, Robert Hughes, Ray Bertsch, W. B. Wilson, George Callaway, W. R. Littell and Miss Eva Toms. The time was spent in a social way and with needlework Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shutz have returned to Cambridge City, after having spent the winter with their son John A. Shutz at Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Whitely spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clingman at Milton.

RUSH PETITIONS FOR NEW LIGHTS ON MAIN STREET

Within two weeks the committee which is canvassing the property owners along Main street to secure signers for the petition asking the city to install ornamental lights from Fourth to Twelfth street and on Eighth street from North A to South A, will be ready to submit the petition to the board of works. "The petition would be ready before that time if it were not necessary to secure the signatures of many of the property owners who live outside the city," said E. M. Haas, secretary of the Commercial club. "The property owners are more anxious to have the ornamental lights than they were last fall when the first petition was circulated." Under the new arrangement the property owners will pay all the costs of the installation and the remaining cost of electricity and upkeep will be paid by the city. The contract will be let by the city, the same as any other public improvement and assessed against the. property owner.

RAILROADERS PRESENT MURRAY WITH CHAIR

P. M. Murray, an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, who celebrated his seventieth birthday anniversary today, was presented with a Morris chair this afternoon by his fellow workmen. Because of his long service with the company, he is automatically pensioned today, but he intends to work until the end of the month. A committee composed of Adam Helmich, C. A. Drathling and C. F. Coyle Was selected by the railroad men to present the venerable railroader with the gise this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Practically every local railroader participated in the gift.

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UNPREPAREDHESS SEEN

EN PASO. Tex., March 3 Cattle men, riding in from the neighborhood iti fighting, bring reports that Villa's forces have been greatly strengthened by st ores of new followers anxious to light the hated "gringo." The problem of supplies is not worrying the Mexican forces at present. The Mexican soldier, being satisfied with little, is able to forage as he goes. It Is his own country and no variety of weather bothers him a great deal. The American troops have not been ko fortunate, however. The problem of carrying supplies to the front is a difficult one. There came to El Paso today over the communicating lines reports that the men at the head of the expedition are suffering from a shortage of food and are even on half rations. Such conditions at this stage of a limited campaign is taken as an ndication of the lack of facilities

possessed by the United States for real campaigning.

The climatic conditions also are I imposing hardships on the American j troops. Seven soldiers from various

c ommands with the expedition were in the hospital at Fort Bliss today. Exposure is said to have caused a number of cases of pneumonia which are being treated in the field hospital. Mexican nights in the mountains are cold. Following the hot sun of the clay the cold night subject the troopers to the severest sort of physical test.

FIRE LAYS

Continued From Page One. their homes, are being cared for by a hastily formed citizens' committee, while three companies of militia guard the burned area. The flames, which originated in the Dyer building elevator shaft from defective wiring, swept the heart of the business section first, the new fifteenstory Empire Life building, just completed, being among the first to go. The conflagration then swept both newspaper plants, four banks, both telegraph offices and other business establishments. At 9 o'clock the firemen believed the flames were under control, but shortly afterward they burst out afresh, crossed Broad street and sw ept a row of cotton warehouses in which about $2,000,000 worth of cotton furnished fuel that "burned so rapidly that the tiremen were again helpless. The flames then ate their way into the residence section, destroying everything In their path until their was nothing left to feed on. Notwithstanding the tremendous property damage there was no loss of life. Several persons, however, were tslight injured Including Firemen Horn and White.

GERMANY ORDERS CLOTHS SEIZED FOR ARMY USE

BERLIN. March 23. In order to safeguard the demands of army and navy and also of prisoners of war, the German government has passed a law requiring the confiscation of certain supplies of unmanufactured cloth and manufactured knit goods, as far as they can be used for military purposes. Requisition is imde primarily for the confiscation of such cloth and woven or knit material, heretofore used for men's wear and such material for both women's and men's wear. "Made-up and manufactured civilian wearing apparel is not affected, the following materials only, besides uniform and livery cloth, comes into consideration: Black, gray, gray-green, field gray, blue, green and kha ki cloth, plain-colored or mixed. Included are also certain linings, but serge and linings in patterns are free. The regulation covers eight groups. The first group includes the above mentioned cloth. The second covers blankets for men and horses. The third includes underwear, socks and gloves in white, green and gray. The fourth covers shirting and all material needed for clothing wounded or sick soldiers and prisoners of war. The fifth group covers linings as specified above, while the sixth includes unbleached and bleached sheeting. Group seven Includes duck, or canvass and drills and materials for awnings. FREEDOM IS ASKED FOR SHERMAN KELLAR

INDIANAPOLIS, March 23. William Hall of Richmond yesterday presented to the state board of pardons a petition asking that Sherman Kellar of Wayne county be granted his freedom. The petition recalled questions which arose as to his guilt in connection with the killing of the husband of Ella Thornton In Richmond in 1908. Kellar was sentenced to serve a life term of imprisonment December 14, 1908. The story told concerning the case was that Kellar met the Thornton woman while in Richmond, and was walking down the street with her. During their walk they passed an alley, and Kellar noticed a man crouching in the dark alley. "What is that?' he is said to have asked, but before the answer came the man hurled himself upon Kellar and felled him to the ground. While in this position and while stunned, Kellar is said to have pulled a revolver and shot the man. It was then found it was Thornton. The board has not acted in the case and will not do so until the latter part of the week. t LARGE CROWD Continued From Page One will exceed even the most sanguine expectations. From 7:30 until 9:30 o'clock, there had been 657 paid admissions. The total attendance for the evening was approximately 775, according to Joseph Peltz, ticket seller The room was well filled at all times. "The success of the show is assurred," said Omer Whelan. chairman of the general committee after the doors were closed last evening. "The crowd was much larger than we had expected on the opening night and the advertising the show will receive from those who were there last evening, assures its success. Members of the committee, when planning for the show, estimated that the total attendance would be approximately 5,000. After the opening last' evening, they raised their estimate to 7,500 and several members of the committee ventured to say that at least 1,000 persons would inspect the exhibits.

EXPECT CARRANZA

Continued From Page One. hours, enough is filtering through to show that General Funston and his commanders now are preparing for real war. It Is believed here that Funston has called for all of the troops in the United States not already on the border and they soon will be en route to join him. Army officers say that if Luis Herrera effects a junction with

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Villa It will be necessary to materially reinforce General - PershingJs ' punitive expedition. This will make it necessary to utilize infantry-as practically all of the cavalry Is In use either with the main column or at strategic points from which it cannot be withdrawn. .. Meanwhile there is a gTowing disposition evinced in congress for more speedy action. Many senators and representatives favor the immediate passage of the Sherman resolution which authorizes the president to call for 50,000 volunteers. Practically all of the border states senators and representatives favor this action but up to the present the wishes of the president that nothing be done which might complicate the situation are holding congress in check. However, Senator Sherman announced that he intended to press his resolution for passage. He contends that the Pershing expedition is too inadequate to do any good and that not only should volunteers be authorized but that the president should also mobilize the crack regiments of the national guard and send them to relieve the regulars now acting as border patrols so that the entire regular army could be sent Into Mexico. Has No Information. The Mexican embassy was without information regarding the movements of Luis Herrera. It was stated that Herrera was relieved of his command about a month ago and that no information was available as to the number of his followers. Most of the latter, it was admitted were former Villista soldiers. The form of the protocol between the two nations has been agreed on between Acting Secretary of State Polk and Ambassador Designate Arredondo and the latter has telegraphed the agreement to Carranza. As soon as the latter approves it, officials say, , it will be signed and made public.

Aurelia Thomas, matron of the Home for Friendless "Worn en, telephoned to the chief requesting, that in the future the secretary 'of the charity bureau be not sent to the Institution, as he was a persona non grata with her and the members of the board of directors. Action Peeves Mayor. Mayor Robbins is greatly displeased with Mrs. Thomas treatment of Secretary Melpolder, who was acting as the

ageni or tne city court. Secretary Melpolder states that In his opinion Mrs. Thomas' action today reflects her resentment of the investigation made last summer of conditions at the home, an investigation ordered bi the county authorities. The investigators, one of whom was Melpolpolder, found a number of conditions which were not wholly satisfactory, and which were rebuked by the grand jury last fall. "It. was apparent to me today that the Culbertson girl had been influenced against me," Melpolder said. "Un

der favorable conditions I believe the girl could have been induced to listen to advice. Probably she was told that I had Insisted on her being kept in the woman's jail instead of In the home. I have no desire to make her an inmate of the jail, but I was compelled to demand her being placed in jail long enough for. me to talk with her. When I started to talk with her Mrs. Thomas informed her that her father would look after her interests. I had been informed differently." Girl Puzzles Police. Elizabeth Culbert6on is a member of a well-known Centerville family. She is a very handsome young woman. She has been in considerable trouble with the police recently because of her infatuation for a Richmond man. Robert Mendenhall. She was fined and sentenced to jail recently on a charge of having frequentd an immoral hotel with Mendenhall. A charge of forgery could have been placed against her, because she forged her father's name to several checks to secure money

for Mendenhall. This week she was arrested, on a charge of intoxication. The police had no desire to prosecute the girl again, and Secretary Melpolder was instructed to look after her interests and secure a position for her.

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Continued From Page One. on, which is located in an annex to the home. The interview with the girl was not productive of any results. She flatly refused to discuss her case with Secretary Melpolder, and Informed him that she would accept no assistance from him. Acts Under Orders. Secretary Melpolder in calling to see the Culbertson girl was acting upon instruction he received from Mayor Robbins, as judge of the city court; Prosecutor Reller and Chief of Police Goodwin. When the girl refused to discuss her case with him, Melpolder went to police headquarters to notify Chief Goodwin of the failure of his mission. After he had left headquarters Mrs.

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