Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 115, 31 March 1916 — Page 17
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AKD SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1916
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G. R. & I. ANSWERS REQUEST OF TRAINMEN FOR EIGHT HOUR DAY
W. B. Wood, general manager of the G. R. & I., in answer to the request of the operating trainmen for an eiglft hour day, which was asked of all railroads yesterday, has acknowledged the request In the following communication given out to the trainmen today: "Your communication of March 29th, giving notice of your desire to revise present regulations and rates of pay according to certain proposals made a part of that notice, has this day been received. fc "Your request that this company Join in a concerted movement with other roads will be given consideration and you will be advised of the decision as soon as practicable. "The present regulations and rates
f pay have been very largely fixed by mediation and arbitration, and this company feels that they are adequate nnd even liberal to the employes. This company has no desire to change either the existing rates of pay or the regulations, nor to reduce the earning possibilities of the employes under their existing regulations, but inasmuch as your proposals contemplate fundamental changes in operating methods and practices on which the regulations have been built up, this company hereby gives notice in conformity with the regulations now in rlfect that in connection-with and as a part of the consideration and disposition of your proposals there shall be open for consideration and disposition those provisions in the regulations or practices thereunder governing compensation in the classes of service affected by your proposals of those in conflict with the following principles as they apply to such classes: "No double compensation for the name time or service. "The same classification for the purposes of compensation to be ap
plied to all mmbers of a train and engine crew. "Two or more differently paid classes of service performed in the same day or trip to be paid proportionate rates according to the class of service with not less than a minimum day for the combined service.' "Yours truly, (Signed) W. B. WOOD, "General Manager."
MAY SEND MESSAGE.
Manager ' Ttyan of the Western Union Telegraph company, has announced a new arrangement which allows for the sending of a message with the transfer of money over its lines. Through the innovation the sender will bo permitted to send instructions when he makes" a transfer of money.
CORONER REPORTS ON THREE SUICIDES IN LAST MONTH
DEATH OF SON DUE TO NEGLECT ON VILLA RAID
ELPASO, March 31. Joseph W. Al
lison of Dallas today wired Senator. Culbertson at Washington, that his;
son, Lieutenant Joseph B. Allison, of the Thirteenth cavalry, who died Wednesday at Fort Bliss of pneumonia, contracted while marching through Chihuahua, was the victim of heartless and criminal neglect. ; Lieutenant Allison was the first commissioned officer of the United States army to die as the result of the arduous journey. After being taken ill he was carried in an army wagon for four clays to1 reach Columbus, N. M., arriving there in a hopeless condition. PRICES REMAIN SAME
There were three suicides in Wayne county- during March on which Coroner Morrow returned verdicts today in the county clerk's office. Charles Macey, 41, north of Hagerstown, met his death by freezing. On March 6, Mrs. Ida Stevens committed suicide by hanging. Her daughter, Mildred Stevens, a high school pupil, returned home at noon and found her mother's body. Tuberculosis was the cause of Mary De Arnold's death, according to the coroner. She died on March 11 at the age of 70. The only railroad accident that resulted fatally was in the case of . Clifford Hans, 19, who was killed when he was struck by a Pennsylvania train. The coroner believes that Hans was tresspassing.
John Brandenburg, Cambridge City,
blacksmith, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver, on March 25. Nancy Oler's death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. She died on March 23 at Williamsburg. Heart failure was the cause of Joe Carroll's death, according to the coroner. Carroll died while confined at the city jail. Death was not due to lack of attention. Oscar Mashmeyer, former deputy sheriff, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver, according to Coroner Morrow.
EXPERTS JOIN SURVEY STAFF TO WORK HERE
The local force of experts at work on the industrial survey will be augmented Saturday by two more experts. Miss Mabel Wellman, of Bloomington, and Miss Adelaide Steel Baylor will spend several weeks in Richmond in the interest of a study of domestic service and practical nursing. Miss Wellman, who is an expert along the line of Home Economics, is expected to stay at least three weeks. She will visit the homes and hold conferences with housewives. Miss Adelaide Steele Baylor is well known in this county, having spoken at the county Home-Economics meet-
J ing several weeks ago. She is connect-
! ed with the state department of Public
j instruction. Her work will be largely in the schools, and among the patrons
The opportunity in Richmond for the formation of Home-Economics clubs among the women will be outlined.
Guard El Paso from Blast Soldiers Guarding a Gas Plant at El Paso, Texas, to. Prevent an Attack by Mexicans Just Across the Border, Where Large Forces Have Been Concentrated. ,,This Photograph Shows a United States Soldier Denying Admittance to a Civilian AVho Lacks Proper Credentials.
The cost of horseshoeing is not likely to advance in Richmond, in the opinion Tom Butler, Savior treet horseshoer. Hagerstown horseshoers have announced an increase in price, due to shortage of material and lack of help.. Prices in Richmond are as low as $1.20 for four shoes, an unusually cheap rate. The average price however, is $1.50.
COMPANIES CALLED OUT.
ROBBINS INVITED
Ex-President William H. Taft has asked Mayor Will J. Bobbins, it was announced yesterday, to represent this city at the first national assemblage of the League to Enforce Peace, to be held at Washington on Friday and Saturday, May 26 and 27. Mr. Taft is president of the League.
The fire companies were called to the home of Miss Ida M. Bradway, 31 North Sixth street, this afternoon by a first floor blaze that threatened to be dangerous for a time. The loss is not known.
HARLAN SPENDS $98
Denver Harlan, who was defeated in the race for prosecutor on the Republican ticket by Frank Strayer, spent $98.74 in his campaign, according to the statement he filed with the county clerk today.
TALES FROM THE TELEGRAPH
BROTHER EDUCATORS END LIVES TODAY
CHICAGO. March 31. Edward P. Cummings. superintendent of schools at Lansing, Mich, who has been missing since yesterday shot and killed himself at a. hotel here this afternoon. A fw minutes before the suicide a dispatch was received that Dr. Albert t'ummings. a brother was dying at Grand Haven from poison taken with suicidal Intent.
RECORDS QUAKE SHOCK
HUMAN CHAIN SAVES WOMEN FROM FIRE.
NEW YORK, March 31. A boy was killed and two men were seriously injured in a fire which today destroyed a three story house in East 128th street. Two policemen formed a "human chain" and saved a woman and her child who were trapped on the third floor.
CLASH CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, March 31. War department received confirmation of fight between Col. Dodd and Villa !ortes.
WASHINGTON, March 31. The seismograph at Georgetown university recorded severe earthquake shocks today lasting almost an hour. It is estimated that the quake took place some 3.300 miles from Washington. The shocks commenced at 6:24 and lasted until 7:23, many of them being very severe. The most severe was recorded at 6:35.
BLOCK SYSTEM CAUSED WRECK
CLEVELAND. O.. March 31 With Towerman Albert H. Ernest practically eliminated as a factor in causing Wednesday's wreck of three NewYork Central passenger trains a mile west of Amherst the probe of federal and state officials began at 9 a. m. today in the cause of the disaster had simmered down to Engineer Herman Hess of Toledo and the signal system, claimed by Hess and Ernst to have been faulty. Ernst argues that if the tower of "home" signal showed red at the approach of first No. 86, the system was out of order. Engineer Leonard of the first section claims to have stopped when the home signal showed red. If the automatic signals were working properly the block signal should have shown red and stopped the second section. Engineer Hess declares that all signals showed clear to him, but after the collision he went back and found the block red, therefore he blames defective apparatus.
30 VILLISTAS KILLED BY U. S.
EL PASO, March 31. Thirty Villistas were killed, among them a leader, in a fight with the Seventh cavalry at San Jerinomo, according to information given to the Carranzista consul by General Gavira, commander of the Juarez garrison today. Several Americans were injured.
CARRIES OUT THREAT
SOUTH BEND, Ind., March 31 Miss Bertha Ellis, 24. wrote friends last August she was going to end her life. She committed suicide yesterday.
RALSTON HONORED
FUND BEACHES $3,094
More than half the amount to be raised during the annual financial campaign of the Y..M. C. A. had been secured by noon today when the canvassers, meeting at their third noon lunch, turned in reports showing total subscriptions of $3,094.
GOES DOG HUNTING; WANTS WAGONLOAD
George Jenkins, superintendent of the city crematory, announced today that he was going to take a day off from garbage reduction and try his hand at dog reduction with his trusty shotgun: " George is going dog hunting in West Richmond, and woe unto the luckless unmuzzled canine which strays across his path. It w ill -be bingbang and another increase in the population of the Great Beyond for bowwows. "If I don't bring back a wagonload of west side pups I'll eat my hat," said Jenkins. - .
MEETS EXPLORERS
WELLINGTON, N. Z., March-31. A sea-going tug v.as 6ent out today by Premier Massey, of New Zealand, to meet the exploration ship Aurora upon which some of the members of Lieut. Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition are returning. Captain Stenhouse reported by wireless that the Aurora was 250 miles southwestward of Port Chalmers, proceeding toward Snares Islands.
DR. WAITE INDICTED
NEW. YORK, March 31. Dr. Arthur Warren Waite was Indicted this afternoon for the murder of his millionaire father-in-law, John Peck, of Grand Rapids. Although Waite admitted that he had also killed, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Peck, he was not accused of that crime in the indictment. The indictment charged murder in the first degree, stating that Waite administered arsenic , to Peck on March 11 and that Peck died the following day as a result.
SURVEY QUESTIONS ANSWERED READILY
"Richmond manufacturers and merchants have responded with the most complete set of returns on the queries sent out than in any city I have ever been," said Prof. R.' J. Leonard, head of. the local industrial survey. "They responded promptly and with detailed reports," x These reports, which are being held in confidence by Prof. Leonard, are now being tabulated.
COLUMBUS, Ind., March SI. Governor Ralston is now a member of the Junior Guard. The local youthful military organization has made him an honorary member.
EATS BINDER TWINE
GETS CONFERENCE.
FORT WAYNE. March 31. Huntington today was selected today as the 1917 meeting place of th Northern Indiana Methodist conference.
COAST MINE BURSTS
NORFOLK, Va., March 31. One of the nine thousand coast defense mines being manufactured at the navy yards exploded this afternoon, Instantly killing W. W. Wilmouth. an employe. The building was badly damaged.
GREENSBURG, Ind., March 31. Several lambs in this vicinity have died recently after having eaten binder twine that came around fodder. The twine lodged in the intestines causing death.
ORDERED TO FRONT
WINCHESTER, Ind., March 31 Walter Klinch of the United States army hospital corps, who is here on a vacation, has been ordered to report at Columbus, N. M. -
Wine presses driven' by electricity are used in France.
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals. KATTAN Mrs. Sophia Hunemeier Kattan, S7. a charter member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, died Thursday afternoon at her home 321 South Eleventh street. She was born in Germany in 1828 but has lived in this country for the past sixty years. Her death is attributed to old age. She leaves a" family composed of two daughters, Mrs. John Fahien and Mrs. Fred Hieger and two sons, John Hunemeier and Charles Hunemeier. The funeral will be held Sunday at the church. Friends may call at the home Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock and in the evening from 7 to 0 o'clock.
DAVIS LEAVES MONDAY.
Donald Davis, the young forger sentenced to Jeffersonville reformatory from two to fourteen years, . will be taken there , next1 Monday by Deputy Sheriff Morgan. v '
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COUNCIL QUESTIONS ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO BUY FIRE CARS
It was learned today that some of
the members of the city council are
questioning the advisability of author
izing a $10,000 bond issue for the purpose of motorizing the fire department and to purchase a motor ambulancepatrol for the police department. If this bond issue is floated the city will be within $50,000 of its legal indebtedness limit, $351,000, a margin some of the councilmen believe is a little too close to be safe. , . There will be no reduction in the city's existing bond indebtedness until next October when $17,500 Glen Miller park bonds win be taken up. In August; 1917, there will be a substantial reduction in the bonded indebtedness charge against the city, when $10,000 of the $60,000 bond issue of last year, for public improvements, will be taken up and the $80,000 bond issue, floated for the purpose of purchasing the electric plant of the Light, Heal & Power company, will be retired.
The case of Isa Wranker against Austin Deering, demanding $103.22 in an action to recover proceeds of a sale of property, was dismissed from the cirfnit rrmrt AncXcet this innrTiln.nn rf-
tition of the attorney for the plaintiff.
The costs of the case have been assessed against the plaintiff.
ENUMERATE CHILDREN.
Enumeration of school children, which will be done this year in Wayne township by J. C. Starr and Charles Crawford will include a report of every child between the ages of 6 and 21 years who is not in school. The parents will be required, under a new ruling by the state board of education to give the occupation of the child. The enumeration will begin April 10.
28 LICENSES GRANTED.
March was not a very. attractive month for marriages and only twentyeight licenses were issued by County Clerk Kelly. ; During February fortytwo licenses were issued. This month, however, compares favorably with last year when only twenty-eight licenses were granted.
DRIVER KILLED
WILMINGTON. Del., March 31. Roy Bason, the automobile racer, who many times has risked his life in Vranderbilt cup races and other motor contests was probably fatally hurt when a car which he was driving at fifteen miles an hour turned turtle here today.
SHELLER IS INSANE
ALLAY FEARS OF MEXICANS
QUERETARO, Mex., March 31 To reassure the Mexican public rendered uneasy by false information published by the newspapers with reference to the attack on Columbus and the subsequent hunt for Francisco Villa, General Candido Aguilar, minister of foreign affairs, has issued the following proclamation: "The Mexican people may rely upon the fact that the patriotism of Chief Executive Carranza and the government will endeavor to obtain a satisfactory solution of the international matter which is .being conducted with honesty of purpose and dignity befitting the sovereignty of Mexico."
PLAGUE OF CATTLE DECLARED ENDED
WASHINGTON, March 31. The fight against the foot and mouth disease is over. The secretary of agriculture late yesterday issued an order effective today which removes all foot and mouth quarantines and restrictions against the shipment and movement of live-stock. The order signed specifically removes the quarantine from a small territory in Christian county, Illinois, the last area which was under suspicion. Along with the removal of this local quarantine, the various federal orders restricting shipment of cattle, are rescinded, so that the dealers can now ship their cattle
as before the first quarantine was ini-!
posed.
PRESBYTERIANS NAME ELDERS AND DEACONS AT ANNUAL ELECTION
Annual congregational meeting held at the Second Presbyterian church last evening was largely attended and a fine interest was manifested throughont. The reports all showed encouraging progress. Treasurer's report all bad balances on the right side of the sheet, every one indicating money on hand. The following persons were elected to office: Elders, Claudius Reigle, W. D. Fancher, Leroy Hamilton and J. H. Baker; deacons, Charles Hilbert and Edward Cook; trustee, August Turner; church treasurer. Homer S. Hart; ushers, E. E. Kin, chief usher, with Louis Reifel, D. F. Byers, Omer Todd and Otto Weaver. Sabbath School Officers Superintendent, A. A. Mumbcwer; assistants, "Oliver Overman and William Massey; secretary, Lavon Harper; assistant. Earl Cooper; treasurer. Miss Florence Hasty; pianist. Miss Mary Thomas, with Miss Edith Sage as assistant; librarians; Elwin Horner and Ralph Campbell; orchestra committee. Chas. Groce and John Connelly. W. D. Fancher was re-elected congregational secretary. At the close of the business meeting a short musical program was enjoyed, followed by the reception into church membership of four persons, all of them adults. The informal reception for members received during the last few months was the crowning feature of the evening. This was heartily enjoyed by old and new members alike. Refreshments were served.
STRIKERS AT WORK.
LEWES, Del., March 31. Ernest Sheller, the German stowaway, who, single handed captured the British steamer Matoppa and. held sway for nineteen Tiours, is believed by physicians to be insane, but he probably will be turned over to the British authorities. -
DISMISS SERVICES.
Absence of Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the Grace M. E. church," will prevent the usual morning and evening services af that church Sunday. Sunday school will be held at the regular hour and the Epworth league will have its 6:30 p. m. session. Rev. Bridge is attending the North M. E. conference at Fort "Wayne.
LI VERPOOL, March 31. The first break in the rank of the striking dock workers, occurred today when three hundred men obeyed the orders of the union leaders and returned to work. The authorities declared the situation hopeful. They believe that by Monday all the rest of the 1,000 strikers will be back at their work.
COMPANY FILES BOND
The Standard Oil company, through its local attorneys, filed bond for $5,000 in circuit court today for an appeal to the state supreme court in the judgment . rendered against it, awarding the estate of Charles Lipscomb $4,500. Lipscomb was killed in an. explosion of a gasoline tank at the local storage" plant. '
CARPENTERS STRIKE FOR LESS THAN HOUR
About thirty union carpenters employed in the construction of the Miller Brothers Hardware company's warehouse walked out yesterday when the contractor gave employment to a non-union man. Work was suspended for about an hour and a strike was
threatened. The contractor, however, finally acceded to the union's demands and work was resumed.
FILES SUIT ON LIEN.
Complaint was filed In circuit court today by William Wickard against Percy Brown, demanding $17 on a me
chanic's lien. '