Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 224, 7 August 1916 — Page 1

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100,000 GREET HUGHES Of ARRIVAL AT DETROIT

DETROIT. Aug. 7. Booming cannons and cheers from 100,000 persona greeted Charles Evan3 Hughes the Republican presidential nominee upon his arrival here today to make the first speech of his active candidacy. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes rode at the head of a street parade which took place immediately after his arrival. The reception was said to exceed in both numbers and enthusiasm that given Colonel Roosevelt when he came to Detroit two months ago. Mr. Hughes was delighted at the velcome and he was kept busy waving his hat and bowing in response to the greetings of the crowd. A full program has been arranged for the entertainment of the candidate (JEW YORK DECREASE RVE NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Under the present strett of decreased output, of white paper, the New York city newspapers at a meeting held last week, agreed to cut down the number of pages used. They hope to effect a paving of 121 pages a week on each newspaper. Victor F. Lawson, proprietor of the Chicago Daily News, who presided, told publishers that under existing and prospective conditions of production and consumption of newspaper print paper, all newspapers would have to accept a reduction of their supply when the fall demand begins, or many papers whose contracts expire will have to suspend publication. Every paper present at the meeting fcreed to make a reduction in the number of pages printed. It was the consensus of opinion that it was preferable to trim pages rather than lo increase the cost of the paper to the readers. The publishers agreed to make all economies possible. The war has prevented the importa tion rf materials needed in making) paper Newspapers, who use thousands of tons of paper annually are row beginning to feel the effects of this shortage. The big paper mills TOWNSHIP TAX LEVY MAY BE CUT DOWN $1 IF REPORT STANDS Wayne township's tax levy will be fl on every $100 next year if the report of Trustee Edgerton is accepted. This is the lowest levy ever asked for by this township. Last year the levy was 11.04 and the year previous it was five cents more than this. The levy could have been made even lower but as it Is, the proposed appropriations call for $4,000 towards paying off the old debts of the township. About $4,300 of the old debts wire raid off this year. This leaves the township debt at $10,000 and this can nil be paid off within the nevt two or three years, because there are no new buddings to be erected. The appropriations asked for for next year amount to $15,654.98. Expenditures last year were about $50,000. An appropriation of $1,000 is asked for this year to buy more ground around District No. 11 school. Although no new building is being planned for the next year or so, the trustee though it advisable to purhae the grounds. This ground may be upd for the sit of a township high f.chool. MRS. GiFFORO CALLED DY ANGEL OF DEATH Mrs. Warren W. Gifford. daughter of the late Zaccheus Test, died at the family residence. 148 South Twentyfrst street. Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock. She was 51 years old. The immediate cause of death was paralysis suffered after an illness of more than five months' duration. Besides the husband, W. W. Gifford. a son, Wallace, and a daughter, Miss Eleanor, survive. The funeral will be held from the St. Paul's Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Burial will be in the Earlham cemetery. Friends may call Monday evening or Tuesday morning. Weather Forecast Wayne County by U. S. W. B. Showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon or tonight and Tuesday. Today. Today 91 Yesterday. Maximum 91 Minimum 71 General Conditions Hot weather remains unbroken east of the Rocky mountains with a maximum temperature of 92 degrees as far north as St. Paul. Minn., it continues cool on the Pacific coast with a maximum temperature of 60 degrees at San Francisco. The weather will become Unsettled followed by occasional rains. , W. E. MOORE, I Weather Forecaster. ,

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and Mrs. Hughes. At the request of of the nominee it included a trip to the baseball park for the game between the Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics this afternoon.

DAMAGE OWENS GAR A rear door was torn from the new seven passenger touring car of Dr. Frank Owens Sunday night when the door was caught by another machine at Boston where several automobiles had been parked along the street.

CITY PAPERS SIZE TO HELP

PAPER SUPPLY assert they cannot make enough paper to satisfy the demand made uponi them. They have appealed to the newspapers to help them conserve Ine supply in this country. Warnings have been sent tj every newspaper in the country to cut down the number of pages prirled in order that 6ome papers neci not suspend publication because of inability to get paper. Newspapers in all the large cities of the country are following the example of the New York dailies.

JOHN BAYER iS CRITICALLY ILL; OVERCOME BY HEAT, SATURDAY

John C. Bayer, prominent business man and Democrat, is at the point of death at his home, South Eighth and B street, from the effects of a blast' of heat received Saturday evening in his restaurant on Main street, when he removed a roast from an oven in a room where the temperature stood at 118 degrees. Placing the pan on a table, Mr. Bayer complained of -feeling dizzy and weak. He was rushed to his home in the family automobile and physicians were at once summoned. It was found j that the extreme heat had been re- j sponsible for several ailments that were manifest, among them uraemic poisoning. Mr. Bayer became unconscious SunASKS SENATE VOTE ON SUFFRAGE DILL WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. The women's suffrage federal constitutional amendment bobbed up in the senate today with the possibility of a vote on it before adjournment of congress. Senator Thomas of Colorado, began efforts to have the Susan B. Anthony amendment brought up for a vote. "We are not attempting to force the amendment through congress at this session. We merely want a vote on it in the senate without debate. Sentiment is about equally divided as to the vote,' said the senator. AUTOMOBILE CRASH DOES $75 DAMAGE Collision of two machines driven by Gaar Hanagan, living north of Centerville. and Ralph Jones, of Centerville, resulted in damages amounting to $75 being done to each automobile. Th? machines crashed on the National road west, near the Harmon Wolke farm, Saturday evening. Misunderstanding of the two drivers as to which was going to turn into the side road, led them to run together at a fair rate of speed. The front wheels, axle and radiator of the little roadster driven by Hanagan were badly battered, as was the front of the truck which Jones was operating. Both cara were brought to a local garage for repairs. Hanagan and Jones were taken to Centerville, where a physician treated their wounds, which consisted mostly of cuts and bruises caused by flying glass. TOWNSEND FINED FOR STRIKING HENLEY As evidence that he had been assaulted by Frank Townsend, Jesse Henley presented in police court this morning a countenance that was bruised, battered and sore. Townsend modestly admitted that he was guilty leaving his marks upon Henley's face and was given a fine of $10 and costs. The trouble arose over a note which Henley wrote to his wife with whom he had not lived for some time. In the note he referred to Townsend with whom Mrs. Henley had been "keeping company" as a "peniteniary bird." Saturday night Townsend met Henley in front of a north end grocery and the fight followed. Henley was told by the prosecutor that if he did not

support his child, charges would be j tiled against him in circuit court. j

JONES CUSSES COP: MAYOR FINES JONES

Morris Jones, proprietor of a garage, drew a fine of $3 and costs, the maximum penalty, for using profane language in a public place this morning. Jones was arrested by Traffic Officer Harry Fee at Eighth and Main streets. Fee testified that Jones Ebused him with profane language when the officer put the stop sign against him and forced Jones to back his car behind the traffic lines. Jones' continued abuse led to his arrest, Fee said. Jones pleaded guilty. CRUISERS WAITING FOR DEUTSCHLAND IN EUROPEAN WATERS WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. That the main British efforts to captu:e the German super-submarine Dei-.cschland will be centered on the otUer side of the ocean, was learned la diplomatic quarters today. If captured any where near the ro'j-ocean line, the craft will be taK-n to a British or French port, iSut the majority of persons here today who have knowledge of tb' matter, believe that both Great Br'ain and France will be well pleased If the submarine is able to escape the fleet patrolling American coust waters. The reason for this is the belief that if the Deutschland should be taken off the American coast, it would be responsible for a new wave of German sympathy throughout the United States. In addition it would undoubtedly lead to reprisals upon the part of Germany who could be depended upon to send a number of battle submarines across the ocean to try to "get" the British Atlantic patrol fleet. day morning at 2 o'clock, and is still in that condition. Members of thf fa,lv hPnovv1 , a Hiit,ht gmv ,t i apoplexy attacked Mr. Bayer, r at physicians said if this were true, ,he attack was so slight that it could not be noticed. Mr. Bayer suffered' ieveral strokes a few years ago. Alien stricken Saturday, Mr. Bayer as in good health. NAME NEW VIEWERS Objections were filed to the viewers' report made to thf county commissioners today in the matter of a petition of Albert N. Chamness and others for the vacation and opening of a road in Dalton township. The objections were filed by Alexander M-. Abbott, trustee, and they claim that the report of the viewers fails to show that the proposed highway will be a public utility. It remains for the commissioners to appoint new viewers or to ask the old viewers to amend their report. The viewers are Daniel O. Clevenger, M. Nicholson and Charles E. Anderson. MEDIATORS HOPEFUL TO AVERT RAIL STRIKE NEW YORK, Aug. 7 That the threatened strike of more than 400,000 railroad men throughout the United States may be avoided by arbitration was reported today from the headquarters of the railroad managers association. However, leaders of the men were not so sanguine. The United States board of mediation and conciliation is in this city and ready to act if its service sare needed. W. N. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainman, Is taking a canvas vote of engineers, firemen and conductors as to whether or not they shall strike. The vote may be completed tonight, and if so, the result will be announced at a joint meet ing of the national committee of Rail way men and the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen tomorrow. AUTO STRIKES CAR Slight amage was done to the fender and running board of a car owned by J. H. Pearce of Williamsburg, when it collided with a city car at Eleventh and Main streets Saturday night. Turning a short corner to go east, the automobile was so close to an approaching street car that the collision was unavoidable. WILLIAM DAVIS DEAD William A. Davis, son of Mrs. Anna Davis, 923 North Tenth street, died at the Reid Memorial hospital, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Death was caused by typhoid fever. Besides the mother, two sisters, Mrs. P. G. Webber, Miss Eva Davis and one brother, Frank Davis, of Muncie, survive. The funeral will be held from the home Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Earlham cemetery. GET PERMIT TO HANG GATE. Gaar & Shurley were granted permission by the board of public works todav to hane a

Twenty'third street between the stock yards and the railroad. y .

BRITISH HOLD POZIERES LINES WITH BIG GUNS

LONDON, Aug. 7 There was another night of violent fighting north of Pozieres along the ridge which the British capture from the Germans on Friday night. The British war office stated that the Germans renewed their counter attacks against the British positions, but that all were repulsed. RENEW VERDUN ATTACK PARIS, Aug. 7. Another powerful effort was made by the Gc-rmans last night to win back the ground they had lost to the French on the Verdun front, but all of the attacks were repulsed, the French war office announced in its official communique. Ihe Germans assaulted French posi tions at Thiaumont, in Vaux wood and Chapitre wood, were unable to gain any advantage. CAPTURE TURKISH BATTERY LONDON, Aug. 7 Thirty-eight German officers and a battery of German guns were captured by the British In the fighting with the Turks at El Ruman, east of the Suez canal, says a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Cairo today. ZEPPELIN FORCtsD TO LAND THE HAGUE, Auf. 7. One of the Zeppelins that took .part in the latest raid over England, A-as so badly damaged by shell fire that it could not make its base anA had to descend in Hanover, according to information received here tod?y. ATTACKS CN SUEZ REPELLED LONDON, Aug. 7. Turkish forces on Sinai per insula that attacked the British trenps defending the Suez canal, have been driven back eighteen miles, losi ig 3,100 men and 45 officers In prisoners. POIT SADANI CAPTURED LON" JON, Aug. 7. The war office announced today that Port Sadani, in GernCAn East Africa, has been capture by the British.

$20,000 SCHOOL DEBT PAID IfJ LAST YEAR

Annual report of City School Superintendent J. T. Giles to be submitted to the city within the next few days shows that during the past year indebtedness of the city schools has been decreased $20,000 by the cancellation of school bonds. Total amount of school indebtedness at this time Is $162,500. Figures compiled in the report show that $231,243.77 was necessary to run the city schools during the past year. The reports show that the complete enrollment of city schools to have been 4,229. Of this number 796 were enrolled in the high school. Average daily attendance in the city schools was 3,573. Average attendance at the high school was 695. Average wage of Richmond teachCOUNCIL TO CONSIDER TRANSFER OF MONIES Council tonight will consider several ordinances recommended by the city controller, calling for the transfer of monies from various funds and also an ordinance for the improvement of the alley between South Tenth and Eleventh streets from C to E streets with a concrete roadway. This improvement was referred to council after a remonstrance had taken it out of the hands of the board of works. CARTER ESCAPES INJURY IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Word has reached members of the board of works that Homer Carter, of Kokomo, contractor for the Main street ornamental lighting system, figured in an automobile accident at his home, recently, in which he and members of his family had narrow escapes frpm serious injury and death. POLICE ASK STEAM HEAT FOR AMBULANCE GARAGE Police department today made ap plication to the board of public works for steam heat in the shed at the rear of the city building where the new combination ambulance and patrol will be stored. The board did not believe the heating plant adequate to add this additional radiation and discussed placing stoves in the garage. TRANSFER LIQUOR LICENSES Three liquor licenses were renewed by the county commissioners today: John Lennard, Twelfth street; Martin Dolan, North Eighth street; Herbert t M. Crawford, South Fifth street. A license was transferred froiu Clarence Cory to Dennis O'Conner, permitting the latter to sell liquor at the old Cory saloon, North Ninth street. SELL CHAUTAUQUA TICKETS. Consignments of Chautauqua tickets left at downtown stores are rapidly being sold out, according to reports received at headquarters in the Y. M. C. A. At the association building alone, more than SO tickets have been disposed of at noon today. 400 GO OUT SWIMMING. Humidity drove between 400 and 500 swimmers to the Hawkins bathing beach yesterday afternoon. Although the carnival running as a rival attraction cut the patronage slightly Manager Parker reports a big increase in business since Saturday night. He announced today that he had made arrangements to keep open again on Saturday nights.

MOTORCYCLE RAMS AUTO ON A STREET

While riding west on North A street early Sunday morning, Harry Felss, 305 South Eighth street, ran into an automobile at Ninth street. Felss was uninjured, but the motorcycle was badly damaged, the front wheel was smashed, a tire bursted and the front fork bent out of line. The auto was not damaged. HICKSITE FRIENDS NAME DELEGATE Delegates from the HicLsite Friends church, North A street, to tha Indiana Yearly Meeting to be held at Waynesville, O., August 12, have been appointed. They are: Thomas Borden, Mrs. Elizabeth Dalbey, Mrs. Luella Morris, Mrs. Emily Yeo and Miss Dorothy Dilks. JOHN SAYLOR HURTS WOMAN AT CAPITAL Dispatches from Indianapolis state that John Saylor, 122 North Fourteenth street, accidentally struck and Injured Delia Loftus with his automobile at Eleventh street and Central avenue, Saturday. As the Loftus woman stepped from the front platform of a street car, the fender of Mr. Saylor's machine struck her, throwing her to the pavement. The machine ran more than 100 feet further and onto the sidewalk before it was stopped. Mr. Saylor took the woman to her home, after which he went to police headquarters and surrendered himself. He was charged with assault and battery and for violating the motor speed law. Miss Loftus was bruised about the arms and body and suffered injuries to her back. ers in the grade schools Is shown to have been $4.S5 per day during the last year. High school teachers averaged $5.23 a day. The complete itemized report of Superintendent Giles comprises 25 pages of typewritten manuscript. WILSON WILL SIGN MILITARY MEASURE WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. President W'ilson will not oppose the adoption of the conference report on the army bill agreed upon by the conferees. This announcement was made by Chairman James Hay of the house military affairs committee and one of the conferees after he had a conference with the president. Chairman Hay declared the report will be submitted to the House and Senate and he predicted its adoption. HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE BELIEVING HER A BURGLAR INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 7. Mistaking his wife for a burglar, Earl Patrick shot her early this morning, inflicting a wound in the neck which may prove dangerous. Mrs. Patrick handed her husband a revolver to hunt a supposed burglar and then left her bed without his knowledge. Seeing her in the darkness, he fired. GOES TO CEDAR LAKE. Vincent Nicholson left today to attend the conference of Friends, which is being held at Cedar Lake. FLOODS CLAIM FIVE. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 7. Five more lives have been added to the toll taken by the floods which have swept eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. Mrs. William Hall and her four children have been swept away in a landslide on the Cumberland river where the flood had weakened the banks. COMMITTEE MEETS SATURDAY. President Robert L. Kely, of Earlham, announced today that the committee appointed to suggest and make revisions in the program of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, would hold a session next Saturday afternoon. President Kelly has notified members of the committee of the session. DIRECTORS WILL MEET. Directors of the Commercial club will hold a closed meeting tonight to dispose of a few important business matters which, cannot be put off until cooler weather. HEAT CAUSES SUFFERING. Although the maximum temperature Yesterday only reached 91 degrees, humidity of the atmosphere caused more suffering than during some of the recent days when the mercury was In the neighborhood of 100 degrees. Suffering was especially noted among children and aged persons. TWO GIRLS DROWN. Lafayette, Ind., Aug. 7. While bath ing in the Wabash river, Nellie and j Helen Schrader, cousins, each 16, i stepped into a deep hole and were drowned, last night I

GOTHAM CAR STRIKERS ENDORSE AGREEMENT FOR STRIKE SETTLEMENT

New York, Aug. 7. The striking employes of the New York city railways company, at a meeting this afternoon, endorsed the agreement which was brought about through the efforts of Mayor Mitchell and Public Service Commissioner Oscar Strouse. W. D. McMahon, president of the Electric railway men, immediately left the meeting place to notify the mayor of the action taken. Up to that time the meeting of the directors which was called to accept or reject the agreement had not taken any action. The general principles of the agreement, it was reported, are these: 1. The right of the employes to organize. 2. A reasonable wage increase. 3. Employes shall not be dismissed

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH CALLS PASTOR; MEMBER PRESENTS $4,000 PIPE ORGAN; $8,000 IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED MADE

The First English Lutheran church yesterday ordered repairs on the church amounting to $8,000 and extended a call to the Rev. Frank A. Dressel of the Grace Lutheran church, Elkhart. The prospective pastor was here for a meeting with the church council last Thursday night. Sunday before last, E. M. Haas and Henry Deuker went to Elkhart to hear him preach. The Rev. Mr. Dressel has been a minister fifteen years and has been pastor of the Elkhart church about eight years. In behalf of a member of the congregation who wishes his name kept secret, the necessary funds to install a $4,000 pipe organ were placed at the disposal of the church. The congregation decided to have HUGHES WILL MEET FORMER BULL MOOSE DETROIT, Mich , Aug. 7. Arrangements have been made here for conference between Mr. Hughes and various Republican leaders a well as leaders of the Progressives and promi nent women suffragists. Plans were made for visits by Mr. Hughes of several of the automobile factories In this district for talks to the men. During the course of the day the Information came out that immediately upon his return to New York city William R. Wilcox, the Republican national chairman, will name an advisory committee to assist In the conduct of the campaign. The committee will contain from five to nine members. Among those who have been Invited to serve are former national chairman, Charles B. Hilles, George B. Cortelyou and William Loeb. TAX ON LOW INCOMES STARTS BIG FIGHT IN DEMOCRATIC CIRCLES WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Pressure such as congress seldom has met be fore already has been brought to bear on members of both houses over the proposal to include in the Democratic revenue bill a tax on incomes as low' as $3,000 and $2,000. By letter, telegram or personal visit, representatives of the $3,000 and $2,000 a year earners of the country have commenced besieging their representatives. As a result a fight has been started which threatens to split the Democratic party wide open. Democratic leaders of the house who are on record against the proposal to lower the exemption to $3,000 for married men and $2,000 for single men are determined that the senate proposal to tax the lower incomes should not prevail. LANDS $473 CONTRACT James Norton, Randolph county, wa3 awarded the contract for making the fill at the Dalton bridge, Dalton township, today. His price was $473 comp eie, wq a was i u lower man i the closest bid The Dalton bridge s 1 X 1 ! - - 4 A A will be opened for traffic as soon as the fill is made. The contractor will start work within ten days. His contract calls for thirty-five cents per cubic yard for dirt placed in the fill and for fifty-five cents per cubic yard for the gravel placed over it for a road way. BICYCLE IS STOLEN A bicycle was Etolen today from in front of the Mashmeyer store Eighth and Main streets. The police expected to capture the thief aiid return the stolen property to its owner late this afternoon. HARVEST 982 BUSHELS The average yield of wheat at the poor farm this year "was twenty-two bushels to the acre. Off of forty-five acres, 932 busaels were threshed.

for belonging to the union, and all strikers shall be accorded the same treatment they got before the strike began. 4. There is to be no formal recognition of the union as such, nor any "signed up" agreement between the union and employers for the present.

THREE ALABAMA GUARDSMEN SHOT IN RACE RIOT MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 7. Three Alabama guardsmen were shot, one seriously, in a small riot between negroes and guardsmen Sunday. The trouble began when negroes threw rocks into a street car occupied by the soldiers. the church remodeled in general. New pews will be installed, the interior will be redecorated, a new lighting system will be installed, a larger opening between the Sunday school room and the churcV uditorium will be made and a lar asbestos curtain will be put in so at the departments can be separate! or thrown together as the occasioj .emands. The structure will be re-rr .ed. and new windows will be install . Several memorial windows have ' .en promised by members. FRIENDS DEDICATE WESTVILLE CHURCH; FREE OF ALL DEBT With the subscription of $1,500 yesterday in addition to $1,500 previously raised, the New Westville Friends1 church -was dedicated free from debt About 175 persons at dinner, pici fashion. In the commodious basemei The dedicatory services in the a r.oon were conducted by the Ret Johnson of Lynn. Ind., before ar lence of 300 persons. Rev. T. E. worthy had charge of" the subsi ions. George and John Graham of mond sang at the dedication. Missf Katherine Rhodes and Edith Call also sang. Evening service were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Irvin Stegall. Special music was furnished at all services by the New Westville choir. DAVID HAWKINS, 77 ANSWERS LAST CALL David Hawkins, 77, a prominent member of Sol Meredith post. G. A. R., and a. member of the Knights of Pythias lodge, died at his home, 310 North Eighth street, Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. He had been in ill health for several months. For. many years Mr. Hawkins wa3 engaged in the ice manufactury business In Richmond. He was a veteran of the Civil war and served as captain of Company B. 57th Indiana Infantry'The deceased is survived by his wife. Sarah W. Hawkins, one daughter. Bertha Hawkins, two sons, Frank ' and John Hawkins, two brothers and two sisters. The funeral will be held from the home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in the Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at any time. GRAND JURY PROBES MIACH MURDER CASE In case the grand jury returns an indictment of first or second degree murder against him, Andy Miach, the Hungarian charged with the murder of his wife, will stand trial. This was announced today by Attorney Frank Strayer, who lias been appointed by the court to defend Miach. The defense will be temporary insanity. The grand jury went into session eariy this mornng. The jnstructiona of the court were5the game as thoge derer of Officers Stephenson and Little. If the jurors find that the murder was premeditated, they will return an indictment of first degree murder. Prosecutor Reller announced a fewdays ago that the case was plainly one of first degree. Several witnesses, mostly foreigners and friends of Miach. were in th J court room waiting to be examined tnis morning. The interpreter, Nikholis Kolentus, was there ready to be called in when he was needed. Several of the witnesses cannot speak a word of nglish. The following will be examined: Ben Kovoich. Mike Kovoich, Mike Kuvltoir. Wr. Sempol. Luvis Dugy, Julie Olch and Mike Pop." FISHER STILL VERY ILL. O. L. Fisher, 424 West Main street, who suffered a stroke of paralysis about three weeks ago Is still ..In a serious condition. He did not rest well Saturday or Sunday.