Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 121, 4 April 1916 — Page 7

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EFFORTS FAIL TO FIND HOME OF DEAD MAN Efforts to establlBh the identity of . In . J I .2 J .1- . tne man vno commiixea suiciae nori.ly after midnight, Monday morning, by Jumping off a fast westbound Penn sylvania train as it was passing through the Richmond yards, have been unavailing up to the present time railroad officials announced today. A woman living in West Richmond, a Mrs. Coulter, thought from the descriptions given of the suicide, that the man might be her husband, who disappeared from the city six months ago and has not been heard of since, but her father, upon examining the body , declared it was not Coulter. Coroner Morrow thinks that possibly the suicide was a man who had become crazed by failure to secure drugs he had been addicted to. He has been unable to confirm this theory, however. Last night a photograph of the dead man was taken and it will be sent to Dayton, O., for publication. It was there that the man boarded the train. A railroad official said today that possibly the suicide might be a fugi tive from justice. He pointed out that the man had apparently taken every precaution to prevent his identification before killing himself. Laundry . marks had been removed from, his shirt, collar and underclothing and . identification marks taken off his coat and overcoat. No paper containing handwriting was found on his person. AUTO SHOW MAKES $800 ABOVE EXPENSE The committee which had charge of the recent successful Richmond automobile show held a final meeting today and announced that the show "profits were approximately $800, which is to be divided among the exhibitors in proportion to the amount of space used. A vote of thanks was given the Rumely company for the use of its building without charge and to A. M. Chamness, George Dllks and H. M. Kramer, who devoted about a week's time making arrangements for the show. No plans were made for the 1917 show but is practically certain that ashow will be held. COMMITTEE OF 100 MAKES NO REPORT County commissioners will, within the next few weeks, make efforts to reach an agreement ' on the type of bridge to be built at Main street,, according to County Auditor Bowman. For the past two or three months, the commissioners have been busy straightening out the preliminary troubles arising over the South End bridge problem and now since this bridge has been ordered built and plans are well under way, the auditor believes that the Main Street bridge question should be brought to a head by some official action by the county commissioners. The Committee of 100, which is discussing the advisability of the various types of bridges and the most important question of whether or not the bridge is to be built on a level, has made no report to the commissioners. MISS WELLMAN HERE Miss Mabel Wellman, of Bloomington, arrived today to assist in the in dustrial survey being conducted in the city. Miss Wellman will make a survey of conditions in the homes of the city with particular reference to the necessity of organizing Home Leon omics clubs. Miss Adelaide Steele Baylor, connected with the extension department of the state board of edu cation, will arrive tomorrow to assist in the work. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. BICKEL Death of Anna Bickel. wife of Grover Bickel, 333 South Ninth street, occurred at Reid Memorial hos pital this morning. She was 33 years of age. Her husband alone survives. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Friends may view the body at the home at any time. The Swiss president serves one i year.

COUNCIL WRANGLES OVER S75 FOR CHIEF GOODWIN'S EXPENSES

Council has passed $80,000 and $60,000 bond issues without batting an eye, but when the - question of appropriating about $75 to defray the expenses of Chief of Police Goodwin to the American Police Chiefs' conven tion, to be held at Newark, N. J., in the summer, a prolonged debate ensued. The welfare committee handed In a report. Two of the three members of the welfare committee, Chairman Handley and Wilkins, handed in a report favoring the appropriation. The third member, O'Neal, refused to sign the report. "What advantage will there be In sending Goodwin to this convention? The problems discussed will only per tain to those of cities of the first class," said Carter. Steinbrink Asks Cost. "What's it going to cost? Will we have to issue bonds?" asked Steinbrink. Then Handley spiked the opposi tion's guns. He dryly remarked that "It was as appropriate for Goodwin to attend the chiefs' convention as it was for the city councilmen to attend the meetings of the Indiana Municipal league, at the city's expense. Handley also declared that Goodwin had paid out of his own funds department al expenses rather than submit bills to the city. "I expect he has paid out enough for departmental expenses to equal what the city Is asked to appropriate for his expenses to Newark," he added. "Some of us fellows who go to the Municipal league meetings never see the inside of a convention, hall and don't learn nothing," put in the irre pressible Johnny White, which re mark got a rise out of Waidele. The seventh ward councilman declared that White's assertion should be corrected. "If it is not corrected the public will get a false impression; the people will think our trips to the convention meetings are nothing but joy ASSIGNS SPEAKERS FOR SHOP MEETINGS Assignments for the shop meetings under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. during April were announced today by Secretary Learner. The shop, the day of the meeting and the speaker in each case follows: Reliance foundry, Tuesday, Rev. H. C. Harman; American Seeding machine, Wednesday, Rev. J. J. Rae: F. & N. Thursday, Rev. E. E. Davis; National Automatic Tool company, Thursday, Rev. Conrad Huber; Dille McGuire, Friday, . Rev. Milo Hinckle; Elliott Reid, Friday, Rev. Joseph Chamness. HOLD PURSE THIEVES INDIANAPOLIS, April 4. In an early morning raid in the negro section the police rounded up four per sons, two men and two women, all colored, who they think responsible for the many 'recent complaints of purse snatching. In the house was found a trunk full of purses and hand bags of all descriptions. Many of the handles had been broken. PORTER SAVES MAN FROM GAR WHEELS ' SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 4. A. T. Smith, prominent attorney of Indianapolis was saved from death by a colored porter, Lynwood Coleman, also of Indianapolis Monday night at the Kokomo junction. Smith stumbled under the wheels of the car as he was hopping off the train. Coleman grabbed Smith by the hair and pulled him from beneath the coach. Smith was left lying beside the track as Coleman boarded the moving train. Word from Kokomo is to the effect that Smith was but slightly hurt. VILLA NEAR SATEVO EL PASO, April 4. The presence of Pancho Villa with a small band of hie followers in the neighborhood of Satevo was corroborated here today in dispatches received by Bishop Brown of the Mormon colony. The dispatch came from Cerrazas, a wealthy rancher of Chihauhua. Cerrazas stated that he believed that Villa is headed for Parra to which a good road leads from Satevo.

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rides. I am sure these meetings do all of us a lot of good. I am in favor of these meetings," Waidele declared. "Me too, partner," replied White. Councilman Ho wells closed the discussion by advising an appropriation to send all the "knockers' in Richmond on a junketing trip "so they can see the outside world and learn that Richmond isn't a half bad place to live in." The report submitted by Handley was adopted without opposition. ERECT NEW FRONT TO GENNETT THEATRE Extensive improvements are being made in the Gennett theatre, here after to be known as the Washington, It is being entirely modernized and transformed into a photo-play house The doors will be open to the public in about three months. Charles Kinsel will have charge. A new front of either marble, granite or terra-cotta, which is being designed by John A. Hasecoster, will be added. Staircases will be replaced by straight run stairs. Fireproof cement picture-machine box will be installed, and the entire building is being rewired to meet the needs of a photo play theatre. The inside will probably be redecorated. The seating capacity will remain the same. No change will be made in the stage. There will be no vaudeville features and it is probable that no road shows will be booked. DAIRYMEN'S STRIKE GUTS MILK SUPPLY CHICAGO, April 4. The menace of a milk famine grew near Chicago homes and babies today. Ten thousand striking dairymen drew their picket lines tighter and several more plants were forced to suspend operations because of lack of material. Dealers were considering today whether to call Governor Dunne to call out state troops in order to accept deliveries from those farmers who are willing to sell the milk at the old prices but who are prevented from doing so by the strikers' picket. BILL FOR ARMOR SHOP BRINGS PRICE CUT NEWARK, N. J., April 4. Calling attention of the stock holders to the passing by the United States senate of a bill appropriating $11,000,000 to construct a government armor plate plant, Charles H. Schwab, chairman of the annual meeting of the Bethlehem Steel corporation, stated that the company had offered to reduce the price of armor plate by $30 a ton below the price even now obtaining. He said that the company had some $7,000,000 invested in an armor plate plant which would be rendered practically valueless if the government plant were built. SEAPLANE IS CAPTURED. PARIS. April 4. A German seaplane with a broken wing, which fell into the North Sea, has been towed Into Dunkirk by a French destroyer, says a dispatch received here today. The two occupants of the seaplane were captured. VOTE ON SALOON QUESTION! CHICAGO, April 4. Fifty seven townships went to the polls today to determine the fate of more than one thousand saloons. Consequently all the larger cities of the state, with the exception of Chicago, were voting on the issue. GOES TO AVIATION SCHOOL WASHINGTON, April 4. Lieutenant Colonel George Squire, recalled military attache to the American embassy at London, will be sent to Sail Diego, Cal.', as commander of the San Diego training school for army aviators, it was seml-off lcially announced at the war department today. WEDS DESPITE ACCIDENT. COLUMBUS, Ind., April 4. A severed artery in his wrist didn't keep Rutherford Elsea from going through with a wedding schedule a few hours later. '

WINTERS LOSES ARM

In an effort to remove an artery blood clot the right arm of Scott Winters, second sergeant of the Richmond police force, was amputated at the shoulder yesterday afternoon. After the operation it was discovered that the blood clot had formed in the chest and could not be opened by probing. Winters withstood the operation better than was anticipated but he is in a very critical condition and his recovery is very doubtful. COUNTY ALLOWS $22 TO MRS. SCHROEDER County commissioners Monday, afternoon, after Investigating the claim for $22 filed by Mrs. Ora Schroeder, assistant matron at the Home for the Friendless, approved the ciaim. It was learned by the commissioners that Mrs. Schroeder, although not appoint ed by the board of commissioners as assistant matron, but had been so ap pointed by Mrs. Aurelia Thomas, matron, to whom the board had given the power to make the appointment or an assistant in taking care of the prisioners at the woman's jail. In addition to allowing the claim for her month's services," the com missioners complimented the assistant matron on the condition in which the Jail has been kept during the last few months. "It is hard for me to get help in taking care of the jail," said Mrs. Thomas this morning. "I have never been able to get satisfactory women to help me in the jail work until Mrs. Schroeder agreed to do it." "Y" RECEIVES $3,362 Pledges amounting to $3,362 have been secured in the second annual contribution canvass of the Y. M. C. A. Workers are still In the field. Canvassers last night said the amount would soon be $4,000. CONGREGATION MEETS. The regular monthly congregational meeting of the St. Paul's Lutheran church was held last night. The time was taken up by the routine program. AWAIT DOLPH'S ACTION. The traction committee of the Commercial club has -received no word from A. Dolph, Chicago attorney, promoter of the traction line north, regarding the conference which is to be held with the local men to decide upon the form of a petition calling for an election on the proposed $100,000 subsidy. INVITATION EXTENDED. E. M. Haas, secretary of the Richmond Commercial Club has received a communication from ex-President William H. Taft, asking that delegates be sent from" here to the first annual national assemblage of the League to Enforce Peace, to be held In Washington on May 26 and 27. Mr. Taft is the president of the League. HOLADAY LEAD8 SERVICE. "Brotherhood to the Church" was the general topic of discussion at the meeting of the ' Second English Lu theran brotherhood last night. J. F. Holaday chairman of the.program commltee, led the discussion. WILL LEAVE RICHMOND. Al Pollock, an old offender, pleaded guilty to intoxication again in city court this morning. He said he had less than $10 to his name, having spent all of the money left to him as a part of his father's estate. He was given a chance to leave the city, promising never to return. BACKS UP MONEY QUERATORO, Mexico, April 4 Chief Executive Carranza today is sued a government decree declaring that the present Constitutionalist money will not be repudiated, but Instead will be redeemed.- In the mean time it will at all times be accepted at face value in payment of taxes and other obligations. r PLANS OF BIG NAVY MEN INDICATED IN MEASURE WASHINGTON, April 4. With the conclusion of hearing on the nary appropriation bill, the plans of the "big navy" men of the house, have become definitely known. An effort will be made in the. house committee to add two battle cruisers to the program recommended; two dreadnaughts and two battle cruisers.

TUESDAY, APML 4,r 1916

GRIST TO LECTURE ON WAR'S OUTCOME E. F. CRIST. "Outcome of the WTar," will be discussed by E. F. Crist of Brooklyn, N. Y., at 7:30 o'clock Thursday even ing at the K. of P. temple. He comes under the auspices of the Associated Bible Students. Everybody is invited. The admission is free and no collec tion will be taken. The subject will be treated from the Bible standpoint. The lecturer is devoting all his time, speaking on what the Bible has to say concerning the future of the church and the world. COAST OF ENGLAND RAIDED BY AIRMEN BERLIN, April 4. Another air raid over the East coast of England the fourth in four nights, took place last night, it was announced today by the German admiralty in the following statement: On the night of April 3 a German naval airship attacked the British coast exploding bombs on the fortifications near great Yarmouth. Although heavily shelled the air ships returned safely." MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY TO ELECT Officers will be elected and the old officers will make their final reports at the annual meeting of the German Mutual life insurance company on April 5. The meeting starts at 7:30 o'clock and will be held in the hall over No. 4 hose house. Ninth and South E streets. LEAVES CITY SCHOOL. Carl Strait, teacher in the manual training department of the Richmond high school, has resigned to take a position with a steel mill m Middletown, Ohio. It is not yet known who will succeed him. Mr. Strait has been connected with the local schools for about three years.

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nrvft MAENNERCHOR TO SING At the meeting of the Richmond Maennerchor last night it was decided to give a benefit concert some time after Easter probably along the latter part of April or the first of March. The exact nature of the concert or entertainment has not been determined. It probably will be held at the K. of P. hall. More definite arrangements will be completed at later meetings, an officer, of the society said today. VILLA ARMY ATTACKS CITY OF CHIHUAHUA LAREDO, Tex., April 4. Reports that Villa forces had attacked Chihuahua City were persistently circu lated in Nuevo Laredo today, but were unconfirmed from any official source. According to the rumors Villa deceived his American pursuers by fleeing to the district south of Chihuahua with a few followers while the main body of his troops marched upon Chihuahua for the attack there. LECTURER TO SPEAK AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. John P. Clump will give a travelogue "In the Wake of the Setting Sun," in the First Presbyterian church on Wednesday, April 26. The lecture is illustrated by motion pictures that show ma ny points of Interest in the United States. Mr. Clump has been on the lecture platform twenty-one years. BAKER DENIES GUILT. Eph Baker, colored, today pleaded not guilty to a charge of provoke filed against him by Harry Smith, colored, a cook at the Arlington hotel. The trial of the case was postponed until tomorrow. BEGIN EXCAVATION Excavation for the West Richmond Friends' church started this morning. The new church is to be at Main and West Seventh streets and the contract calls for its completion by September 1. FILE EXPENSE BILLS. Candidates' expense statements were filed with the county clerk today by the following candidates at the primary March 7: William Watson, Republican sheriff, $28.31; George M. Young. Democratic sheriff, $32.50; M. D. Doddridge, Republican commissioner, western district, $27.05; Orange D. Hall, Republican treasurer, $28.66. HORSES SHED COATS. One sign of spring which is becoming rarer each year is here again. Blacksmiths and liverymen have been busy since the first warm days, shearing horses of the rough, shaggy coats which have protected them from the cold during the winter Another sure sign of approaching summer is that the automobile owners are leaving the blankets off the radiators of the machines.

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By McManus lyu inn THOSE :RE THE NEW DIRECTORY FDLL OF FACTS Richmond's 1916 directory is being distributed. It contains a complete index to the residents of the city, a classified business directory, and a complete gazetteer of Wayne county. It gives the name and postoffice address of all land owners In Wayne county, with number of acres and assessed valuation a list of the towns and villages describing location, nearest banking point, population and all business and professional men in each place. In the front of the directory is a section of miscellaneous Information which contains a street and avenue guide, a list of the city and county offices and officers, banks and bankers, building loan and savings associations, churches and Sunday schools along with the pastors and times of various meetings, federal officers, labor organizations, libraries, musical societies, bands and orchestras, newspapers, public buildings, parks, railroads, schools and secret and benevolent societies. The directory was published by R, L. Polk & Co. MRS. EWING HEADS FRIENDLESS BOARD Officers were elected by the Board of Lady Managers of the Home for the Friendless Monday afternoon. Mrs. U. B. G. Ewing was re-elected president of the board. The following are the officers and the members of the board: Mrs. U. B. G. Ewing, president; Mrs. Elizabeth Bell, first vice president; Mrs. Ellen Hahn, second vice president; Mrs. Emma Hadley, recording secretary; Mrs. J. W. Ferguson, corresponding secretary; Mrs. A. A. Mumbower, treasurer; Mrs. Isaac Gause, Mrs. Christina Young, Mrs. Mary Swain. Mrs. Mary Belford, Mrs. Bert Horn; Mrs. Emma Sperling, Miss Rose Dunn, Mrs. Elizabeth Candler and Mrs. L. A. Mann. The board of trustees of the Home is composed of the following officers and members: Rev. Conrad Huber, president; Walter Doan, secretary; John F. Hasemeier, treasurer; B. B. Myrick, Rev. E. G. .Howard, John Coate, Henry Siekman, and Dr. I. S. Harold. BLOCK SALOON FIGHT MUNCIE, Ind., April 4. The drys today filed a petition to enjoin th county commissioners from hearing evidence on applications for the granting of licenses until the contested elections and remonstrances are finally determined. Judge Ellis set the hearing for next Friday. The commissioners this morning began taking up the applications for licenses in regular order. The indications in "the remonstrance fight are that four wards will be wet and four wards will be dry. V4ru rcKrCM :