Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 160, 23 May 1916 — Page 1

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&LIHU TZOOT. UPDYKE FREES YOUNG JORDAN OF ALL BLAME Homer Updyke gve - out a statement yesterday ; in which -he; completely absolved Robert Jqrdan, son of Charles W. Jordan,' presJdent of the German-Amerleaa- bank,, from striking, him in a fight which he provoked with Paul Davenport. Updyke said, he misrepresented facts to "the police "when he said that Jordan had, struck him. He said that Jordan had taken no part In the altercation.-Jordan tried to separate the lads while they were fighting and was not a party to the fight. Updyke and witnesses to the affair all say that Jordan tried to act as peacemaker,, and struck no blows,' and did not engage in the fight.

PROGRESSIVE INDUSTRY VISITED BY 1,200 PATRONS

One of Richmond's leading and mo6t progressive industries the high school fairly hummed with thrift and industry last night, when the opening of the annual city school art exhibit was the' occasion for a general "openhouse." It is . estimated that fully 1,200 patrons of the high school thronged the -building between the hours of 7:30 and 10 o'clock. The informal program opened with a thirty minute concert by the Garfield junior high school orchestra. The junior high school organization," under the direction of Miss Elizabeth Sands, was well received. Following the concert in the auditorium the art rooms were opened. At the same time, the Commercial industrial science departments of the High school were in session with full classes in, attendance. ' The art rooms, where the work of WOODMEN ADOPT FOUR Modern Woodmen of America adopted four candidates last night.. -They are: B." H.-Staford, H. W. Burke, J. D. Goddard, A. H Fehrman. Wednesday evening, , the team ; and officers of the local order will go to Ceaterville to adopt a class of 17. Several ". members will accompany the team. They will leave on the 7:40 o'clock traction car and will return on the midnight car. .

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BILL MAY CONFER 1 U. S. CITIZENSHIP ON PORTO RICANS WASHINGTON, May 23. American citizenship would be conferred on the residents of Porto, Rico under a bill passed, by the house today. -The bill also would establish, a form of territorial government in Porto Rico. GERMANS TAKE BLOCK HOUSE BERLIN, May 23, . (yia ;Mayville wireless) Today's official report from army headquarters announces the capture of a French . block house on the Verdun front west of. the Meuse river and 'the repulse of French counter attacks. hundreds of students of the city schools, is exhibited, were centers of attraction throughout the evening. The 1916 exhibit is unusually good and reflects much credit on those who arranged and planned it. Work of every description makes up the exhibit. From the crude sketchings of the tots- in the kindergarten and first grades to the charcoal drawings oi high school students the work is representative of what is being accomplished in the art and crafts deprrtments of the Richmond schools. Exhibits of cewing,. cooking, manual training, forging, painting and drawing constitute the work displayed. JOHN LAIRD'S HEIRS TO RECEIVE ESTATE An estate is in waiting for the heirs of John T. Laird, who died in Powell County, Montana, leaving an estate, and without widow or children.. Some of his distant relatives are thought to be Jiving in. Vrayne county: These relatives are eligible to the .estate. The maiden name of the mother of John T. Lair was Susan Adamson, and she was reared in Wayne county. Any brothers or sisters or children of the deceased would be heirs to the Montana estate, and it is waiting for them in the hands of S. P. Wilson, attorney-at-law, Deer Lodge, Mont.

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ROOT BUNS POOR THIRD I J COUNTY Roosevelt, Hughes and Root. These candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are the ones favored by" Wayne county Republicans. . With the Republican national convention two weeks distant great interest is now being taken by Wayne county party workers concerning the selection of a standard bearer. Roosevelt is Popular. Roosevelt appears to be as popular as .ever with the majority of former Wayne county Progressives who are now within the Republican ranks again. And there are quite a number of "Btalwart Republicans who favor the Colonel, believing him to be the strongest candidate to oppose President Wilson. The Hughes sentiment is also pronounced in Wayne county. He is undoubtedly the choice of a majority of the regular Republican voters and quite a few former Progressives favor Rewt has a small tpllowinc. of. regular Republican" and . ji - very few foxmer Prdfcrtsgfveir'Quita number of Hughes supporters favor Root for second choice. Roosevelt Cans" for the most paVt vigorously declare '- they no second choice. ; Opposed to Fairbanks. The "favorite son" candidacy of Charles Warren Fairbanks has received no encouragement from Wayne county Republicans. In polling representative Republican voters the discovery has been made, in fact, that the Fairbanks candidacy is not even taken seriously. These voters believe that if Fairbanks receives the vice presidential nomination he will be fortunate. Two bets, each involving over $100, on the outcome of the national con vention have been recorded, each one offered by an ardent - Roosevelt supporter, that the colonel will be nominated, and each bet was promptly taken. So far Wayne county Republican leaders have not been able to ascertain who are the second choice favorites of Sixth district's two delegates to the national convention, Thomas B. Milliken of New Castle and Richard Elliott of Connersville. Both men will, Continued On Page Fourteen. MRS. HORTON EAGER TO GIVE TESTIMONY IN TRIAL OF WAITE NEW YORK, May 23. Two women, one of them dreading the ordeal, and the other presenting a calm demeanor, are awaiting the call to the witness stand in the trial of Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, on the charge of poisoning his father-in-law, John E. Peck. One of them, Mrs. Clara Peck Waite, wife of the man on trial for his life, presents the most pathetic phase of the trial. The other woman is Mrs. Margaret Horton, Waite's "studio" companion. Unlike Mrs. Waite, she, apparently is eager to testify. The witness stand has no terrors for her. MOOSE ORGANIZE TO SEEK MEMBERS Mr. Xewcomb, National organizer for the Moose lodge, will come to Richmond within the next few days and will conduct a membership campaign. He will be here a month. I Next Monday night, a class of 21 candidates will be Initiated, Secretary Howard Brooks announced this morning. WILL FIX INHERITANCE Petition to fix inheritance tax in the estate of Alfred Griffith, deceased, who lived in California, has been filed. The estate consists of property in that state as well as several lots on Laurel street, Richmond, valued -at $1,500. No personal estate is represented in the petition. SUES FOR DIVORCE On Statutory charges Joseph Tutwaler filed suit against Mary Tutwaler in circuit court today. Harmon -Burk-bardt is naned co-respondent.

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HUGHES IS POPULAR tfl. 'l t n BB3 CHARLES EVArtS WMre GREAT CROWDS GREET TEDDY AT BIG TRIAL WASHINGTON, UMay 23 Former President Theodore Roosevelt today appeared in the criminal court of the District of Columbia and testified In the highest terms regarding the personal character of Charles C. Glover, president of the Riggs National bank of Washington. A big crowd surrounded the court house and cheered Col. Roosevelt as he entered the building. But his warm reception on arrival was only a "drop in the" bucket" to the enthusiastic applause and cheers which marked his exit. Fully 1,000 people impeded his passage to the automobile. EIGHT JURORS SEATED IN BOX TO TRY ORPET WAUKEGAN, 111., May 23. Prospects were, bright today that presentation of evidence in the case of Will Orpet, charged with poisoning Marion Lambert, will ,be begun,, within the next few days. Eight jurors were in the box when court opened, four sworn and four tentatively accepted by both sides. It was expected by the j attorneys that a jury will be comi pleted by tomorrow night. MUNGIE PARTY BOOSTS TOWN Not having the opportunity of attending a celebration of their own city's centennial this year, many Richmond people probably will attend Mudcie's celebration" and industrial exposition to be held the week of June 5-10. A number of Muncie boosters, accompanied by a band, invaded Richmond today for the purpose of advertising the celebration, and these enthusiastic hustlers were given a cordial reception. Muncie will turn over the keys of the city to Richmond visitors on Wednesday. May 7. "Uncurl yourself. Stretch. Straighten out attend the Muncie celebration," reads a pamphlet generally distributed over Richmond today. DAVENPORT LEADS SHORT GREEK WORK The Short Creek Sunday school has been fully brganized with the following officers: Alonzo Davenport, superintendent; Miss Reynolds, assistant superintendent; Joseph Ralston, treasurer; Nellie Stout) secretary; W. F. Ketring, teacher adult class; Alonzo Davenport, teacher intermediate class; Miss Reynolds, teacher junior class. Sunday school will be held at the Short creek school house at 2:30 next Sunday. Preaching will follow at 3:15, by some pastor, who ha snot been chosen. Rev. Elmer Hale will speak Sunday, June 4. A regular pastor probably will be chosen some time In the near future.

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KAISER GALLS WAR COUNCIL OF GENERALS AMSTERDAM, May 23. A great war council attended by all the field j marshals commanding German armies! in the various theatres of war is being j held at Berlin according to advices re-! ceived here today. The meeting is said to have been called by Emperor William as a result of the failure to capture Verdun. MILITARY CLUB FOR YOUNG MEN IS BOND'S PLAN A Richmond Military Training club will be organized if the young men' show proper interest in such an organization. This was announced thi9 morning by Recruiting Sergeant Bond. The members of such an organization take no obligation of military service in time of war other than the Continued On Page Seven. Riga to the Gulf BUCHAREST 4 " Ch . vrtf re7F.evrM I bitli: AMARA blWAlLAJt . mrry Russ-Brltish battle line:. (1) Du jialah, where czar's cavalry joins General Gorringhe on Tigris.. (2) Kut-el-Amara, surrendered by Townsend. (3) Bagdad, object of drive. (4) Russ ad vance throuah Persia. (5) Trebizond, captured by Slavs. (6) Turco - Bulga nan front. (7) to Roumania. Russian front, Baltic

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HALF MILLION IS ASKED BY SUPT. LE BOUTILLIER FOR IMPROVING PENNSY

Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad company at Pittsburg are now considering a recommendation, submitted by Supt. George Le Boutillier of the Richmond division, for an appropriation of $500,000 for the purpose of doubling the size of the Richmond yards and to construct a car repair shop, with a capacity for 125 cars, on the company's North Nineteenth street property, north of the railroad right of way. ' f Will Act Favorablv.

FUNSTON READY TO ORDER MORE MEN TO PATROL SAH A.NTCNIC, Tex., May 23. Gen. Funstcn made re?.dy today to order the second and fourth regiments of Texas militia to the Brownsville district to patrol the Mexican border. PLAN DEFENSE OF CANAL ZONE WASHINGTON, May 23. Details of the gigantic scheme of protection for the Panama canal which includes the acquisition of about four times the territory now comprising the canal zone became known here today. DISTRIBUTE BALLOTS FOR OPTION ELECTION Ballots and blanks for the election boards of Jefferson township to be used In the local option election next Saturday were distributed today by County Auditor Bowman. Ballots read as follows: "Shall the sale of intoxicating liquor as a beverage be prohibited in Jeffer son township, Wayne county, Indiana." At the last election, two years ago. contention was raised over the posi tion of the spaces in which has been Drinted "Yes" and No." The election was contested because the word rso was placed at the top. According to th" state law, the blank space in which "Yes" is written has been placed at the top.

BABY WELFARE STATION OPENS AT SCHOOL JUNE B

Announcement of the opening of a baby welfare station on June 8 at Whitewater school was made today by the social service bureau's baby welfare committee. A committee has planned to begin work as soon as school Is out. If will be directed by Miss Lillian Mahin, visiting nurse; Dr. A. J. Whallon, as medical adviser, and the special committee composed of the women members of the executive board of the bureau. Many Homes Have Babies. 6

A survey made yesterday shows that 75 per cent of the families repre sented in Whitewater school have babies in their homes. Advice that will be given at the weekly meetings Weather Forecast United States Report Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. Yesterday. Maximum 76 1 is-lnimum 58 For Richmond Unsettled but mostly fair tonight and Wednesday. Continued warm. General Conditions Light and heavy rains have occurred during the last 48 hours east of the Rocky mountains with 6.12 inches rain at Galves- ! ton, Tex in less than 24 hours. Warm - 1 east of the Rocky mountains but cooler west of the mountains with snow at Baker, Oregon.

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It was learned today that the Pittsburg officials will act favorably on the recommendation in the event business conditions do not change in the immediate future, and in the event no strike of railroad trainmen is called. . The yards are far too small to handle properly the great amount of traffic through Richmond, and it has been estimated that the capacity of the local yards must be doubled if traffic requirements are properly served. Increasing the size of the local yards would necessitate increasing capacity of the car repair shops. At present the car shops, located opposite Glen Miller park, consist of one small building, a small planing mill and trackage capacity for one hundred cars. About one hundred and fifty men are employed on, car repair work. ' Repair Shops Needed." Tentative plans call for the location of a new car repair plant on the old "circus grounds," consisting of several buildings, with a capacity for 125 cars. The enlarged shops would, of course, mean a proportionately larger working force. Plans for these shops call for an appropriation of about $100,000, it is said. Plans for increasing the size of the Richmond yards, it is said, provide for the utilization of all the property owned by the company between Glen Miller park and Morton park and for property to the east of Glen Miller park. To carry out this work a very large force of wbrkmen would be required. Bottom land between (the spillway of Glen lake and Hawkins pond would be filled after a cement archway had been erected over the stream which flows from Glen lake into Hawkins' pond. The engine repair . shops, located Continued on Page Fourteen.) AUSTRIA MAKES ADVANCE UNDER 2,000 BIG GUNS ROME, May 23. A dispatch from Milan states that the Austrians are advancing between Garda lake and Brenta supported with two thousand guns. in the school house, on Thursday morn ings from 9 to 11 o'clock, will be absolutely free. Definite plans for the milk dispensary have not been made, but assurances have been given of an ample supply of pure milk, which will be free to families which cannot afford to pay. and at cost to families which can afford to pay for milk. The committee is planning to extend the work in other parts of the city tn the summer. The principal work I- connection with the baby welfare campaign will be in the home, Miss Mahin said. All homes will be visited and advice will be given without charge. ORCHESTRA PLAYS. An orchestra under the direction ol Philip Gates will furnish music for the nlav tn h eiven in th 'hifirh ohru-i onHirvHnm Inmnrrnw nlo-ht TKo 1. .1 rehearsal for the play will be held tonight in the auditorium.