Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 251, 7 September 1916 — Page 1

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ORULEY AND BOCKHOFF COMPEL COUNCIL TO SLICE HOSPITAL FUND FROM $10,000 ASKED TO $3,000

Upon motion of Jesse Druley and the lecond of William Bockhoff, the appropriation asked as a starting fund for

me county tuberculosis hospital by the county commissioners was reduced

from $10,000 to $3,000, when it came

Derore the county council late last evening. On the first vote the proposed $3,000 appropriation failed but it was passed on a reconsideration vote. On the first vote the altered appropriation was voted down, because of the negatives of Lee Nusbaum and Richard Davenport. These two men arose and stated that they had voted against the $3,000 appropriation because they had not thought It sufficient but that they would have voted In favor of thn $10,000 appropriation originally asked by the commissioners. Prefers $3,000 to Nothing; William Romey, chairman of the

health committee of the Commercial club, told Mr. Nusbaum. that he would rather have $3,000 than nothing. The

president of the council then instructed that his vote be changed to an affirmative. Mr. Davenport followed

his example.

After the appropriation had passed,

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ASK8 CO-OPERATION OF RICHMOND SCHOOL

To what extent the Richmond public schools will participate in the Educational Day centennial observance at Indianapolis, October 13, will be determined at a conference of state and local school officials soon, Superintendent J. T. Giles, of the city schools today. In a letter to Superintendent Cilcs, cooperation of the Richmond school system is urged.

FUNDS PURPOSE IS EXPLAINED BY M' FAR LAND

Final approval of the campaign plans for raising the $100,000 fund for the Richmond Industrial Development Company was given by the board of

directors of the Commercial Club and the trustees of the fund at a joint meeting yesterday at the Y. M. C. A. Campaign headquarters have been established at the Commercial club, and the members of the organization will be asked by President Bowman to put all other public activities aside during the next three weeks to make the greatest possible success , of the movement for a greater industrial city. The movement will be under the

joint direction of a special campaign committee, the directors of CommerL Continued On Page Three.

WILSON DEMANDS BORDER PROTECTION ASSURED TO U. S.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. President Wilson today served notice on t the Mexican members of the joint commission that he expected them during their conference with the American members to comply with the stand of the administration that American property and life in Mexico must be guaranteed ' and the border protected before a permanent peace between the two nations can exist

RETURNED MILITIA IS MUSTERED OUT

SOUTH AMERICA! WILL RETALIATE FOR TRADE WAR

WASHINGTON. Sept. 7. The first step toward gradual withdrawal and mustering out of all military troops

on the Mexican border was taken to

day when Secretary of War Baker

ordered all militiamen so far withdrawn from the bbrder to be discharged from the Federal service.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP FIXES ITS TAX LEVY

FOR YEAR AT $1.

15

DSST

RIOT DELEGATIONS

TO HEAR VICE PRESIDENT

With the blare of brass instruments the shouting ot marching partisans and the glare of red lights, the Democracy of the Sixth Indiana congressional district will formally open the fall campaign in Richmond on the evening of Friday, September 22. On that occasion no less a party h'ndliner than .Thomas R. Marshall, vice president of the United' States, will address a meeting to be held at the Coliseum, and this address will be the only cne delivered by him in the Sixth district during the fall campaign. Vice President Marshall will speak

at one place " In each congressional district of the state during the cam paign. W. S. Chambers, of New . Castle, Continued on Page Three

Next year's tax rate for Franklin township will be $1.15 on each $100. This was the amount decided upon by the advisory board Tuesday afternoon upon the recommendation of Trustee William Curtis. This is a reduction of

fifteen cents below the rate set a year ago for 1916. The township levy was set at twelve cents (it was fifteen for 1916); tuition, thirty-six cents; special school, fortyfive cents (it was forty); cash road levy, eight cents (it was ten); working road levy, fifteen cents (it was twenty-five); bond fund, fivecentf (4t was eight.) . ' ' " T All recommendations made by the trustee for the next year were accepted. There will be no extensive changes from the program followed last year. , '

WASHINGTON, Sept 7. Latin-American diplomats in Washington today were agreed that the republics of South America and Central America will follow the program of the United States in retaliatory legislation to combat the commercial war to be waged by European nations at the. close of the war. The Chilean and Argentine governments according to advices reaching

the envoys of those nations today are

framing legislative programs contem

plating a raise in Import duties oil

certain products. Other nation

through the south it was said will act in concert to prohibit foreign domina tions. Chile, the greatest nitrate producer

in the world, will take her place, her-i--

diDlomats said, by increasing by 25i

percent the normal duties on articles from such countries as are believed to be commercially hostile and by niacins an export duty on nitrate.

The Chilean legation today admitted Lw. ... . j i Tm-

tnat tne plans now unaer way nave been evolved from confidential advices from abroad to the effect that practically all of the European belligerents plan to swamp South American republics with an avalanche of European products most of them in competition with their own industries.

BOCKHOFF AND DO U LEY KILL BRIDGES; SOUTH SIDE DISAPPOINTED IN MAN; COUNCIL TO ACT IN SPECIAL SESSION

Negative rotes of William Bockhoff and Jesse Druley killed the proposed

appropriations of $180,000 for the Main - street bridge and $185,000 for tthe Sauth'tt-'iitreet bridge when they came up for passage before the county council in an extended session yes

terday. All other councilmen voted "yes" on the appropriations asked by the

commissioners. Had the appropriations been added to the budget the first week in August, both would have passed, as only four votes would have been required, but Inasmuch as they were not added until about the mid

dle of the month, the law requires six out of the seven votes for their pas

sage. The act.'on of Druley came as a sur-

MAYOR APPLIES BOCKHOFF S VIEWS

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SOUTH SIDE IMPROVEMENTS MEANT TO BENEFIT HIS PLANT

FRIENDS PLAN JDIIIT SERVICE ON CENTENNIAL

In response to the request sent out by the Indiana and Western Yearly meetings of Friends that Friends churches throughout the state celebrate Centennial Sunday, October 8, with particular reference to the part played by Quakers In the history of the state, local Friends churches have appointed committees to consider the matter. . The Whitewater monthly meeting, representing the East Main Street Friends, Whitewater Friends, New Westvllle, and Orange Friends, has arranged for an all day celebration. Rev. Truman Ken worthy will preach the principal sermon in the morrting. A dinner will be served at the church. Will Review History. In the afternoon representatives from the four meetings in the society will recount the history of each meeting. The South Eighth Street Friends'

church has appointed a committee to consider such a celebration. At a meeting tonight it will decide whether or not the congregation will observe Centennial Sunday. Rev. Francis Anscombe, pastor of the South Eighth Street Friends church, said that he expected all the Friends churches in the city and vicinity to unite in a single celebration. Action has been taken by the West Richmond Friends' church favorable to a centennial observance, but no definite arrangements have yet been made.

MILE OF GEBIWttNE

CAPTURED BY FRENCH IN DRIVE AT VERDUN

MAINTAIN FUND FOR PERMANENT PARK PAVILION

City officials and directors of the Richmond Chautauqua at a conference last night in regard to the construction of an auditorium on the chautauoua grounds in Glen Miller park, to be

used by the Chautauqua and for jrtl I

public assemblies, it was practically decided that from now on the city's special Chautauqua fund will be held intact until it is of sufficient amount to meet the expense of building the proposed auditorium. - The source of revenue' for the special Chautauqua fund is from the chau-

ltauqioautelthee.t profits each year

being paid Into this fund. In the past the fund has been drawn upon from

time to time to meet the expense of

various park betterments. Half of the Chautauqua profits are paid over to th Y. M. C. A., which arrangement will probably be continued. There is now about $500 in the city's Chautauqua fund. No. payment from the proceeds of this year's Chautauqua has been made.

-iMajgC Robbing as well a? other city officials were greatly disappointed

yexJhfi failure of the county council

flftCBppropriate for the construction of bridges over the river at Main and South G street. t; Mayor Robbins said he realized the

county council had merely postponed

the inevitable: that it was only a

question of a short time before it

would be an imperative necessity to provide for the two structures, and he

thought It was a mistake for the council to take the action it did yesterday. Materials Won't Drop. tfMr. Bockoff, one of the councilmen, told me that he thought it a wise plan not to begin the construction of the two bridges next year because of the high cost of materials," Mayor Rabbins said. "Perhaps it would be advisable to postpone the construction of the proposed south end road improvement, under the three-mile-road law, which is primarily for the benefit of Mr. Bockhoft's factory." "High cost of "materials could be used as an argument for the postponement of such an improvement. As far as the cost of bridge materials is concerned, is there any assurance ot lower costs in the near future?"

President-Bavisvof the "hoard -of public works, expressed the opinion that the dispute as to the kind of a

bridge to be erected at Main street was the primary reason for the county council's action yesterday. He said the only advantage to be gained by further delay in the authorization of the two bridges was the opportunity afforded for the disputing factions to reach some definite decision as to the kind of bridge desired for Main street

RUSSIANS FORCE GROSSING OF DVNIA

PETROGRAD, Sept 7. Russian troops have forced a crossing of the Dvnia river north of Dvinsk capturing prisoners. This was contained in an official report of the war office today, indicating a renewal of fighting on the northern part of the eastern front. In Galicia the Russian advance continues.

PARIS, Sept. 7 German first line trenches over a front of one mile were captured by the French in a new drive that was made last night north-east of Verdun. The war office in its statement today says that the French broke

CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL CAUSES FIGHT ON SENATE FLOOR

through the German lines on the

Vaux-Chenois front, east of the Meuse.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 The Senate today resumed its battle over the corrupt practices bill, which yesterday precipitated the bitterest debate of the session. The progressive Republicans were still glued tight to the Democrats in the alliance supporting the bill. They have served notice on the "old guard" of their determination to aid in pushing the bill to a vote at the risk of prolonging the session.

FRIENDS TO RESUME MEXICAN ACTIVITY

REV, DAVIS RETURNS FROM WINONA LAKE

Rev. E. E. Davis, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, has returned from Winona Lake, where he has been spending his vacation. During the summer Rev. Davis underwent an operation for the removal of a growth from his vocal chords. He is recovering satisfactorily from the operation and will regain the use of his throat completely, but for the present he will be unable to conduct the services at his church. Until he is completely recovered, substitutes will be secured to fill the pulpit. Rev. Davis had been suffering from throat trouble for some time.

TANGLES PREVENT CONGRESS ENDING LENGTHY SESSION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 A badly tangled legislative situation and a general spirit of strife today threw into chaos the carefully made plans of leaders for final adjournment of Congress. The leaders threw up their hands and declared they would adjourn "when we can" but declined to fix any

date for getting away,

MUELLER ESTIMATES COST OF NEW BRIDGE AND COST INCREASE

RAINS GREET

HUGHES ON NEW ENGLAND TOUR

PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Sept 7.

Charles Evans Hughes invaded New England today in the interest of his

candidacy for president and for the

first time since his swing around the circle, . began encountering rains. It

was a cold, dark, rainy New Eneland

prise to the other councilmen, although they had anticipated Bock-, holt's stand. Will Build Bridge Anyhow. The action, of the council does not necessarily mean that the bridge will not be built for another year.

"The Main street bridge will be ordered within one month," said Engineer Mueller. "As soon as the commissioners can, they have agreed to call an emergency meeting of the council to consider the same appropriation for the Main street bridge. Only four votes will be required to pass the appropriation at this session, and if Bockhoff and Druley have not changed their minds, it will be passed without their votes. "Bockhoff might as well give up that idea of his about a level bridge. It will never be built Citizens in general would never stand for it" said Mueller. The commissioners are firm in their opinions that a new slanting bridge should be erected immediately at Main street, and will not listen to Bockhoff's proposal of repairing the old one, because they think that such would be a waste of money. Opposes Slanting Bridge. When asked by -the other councilmen why he and Druley voted against the bridge appropriations, Bockhoff answered: "We are not entirely satisfied that the present Main street bridge cannot be repaired. We will advpeate that Continued On Page Three.

SPECIAL SPEEDS STRIKE BREAKER TO METROPOLIS

The following divided estimate of cost and percentage of the total on

different items included In the plans day, but unmindful of the weather the

for a slantine Main street bridge was Republican candidate waa nn when

presented by Engineer. Mueller to the! his train reached Boston at 7:05 this

county council yesterday to snow me j morning, eager to plunge into the

members that tnere was dui uiue ; Maine campaign.

They were prepared to side track 11 280. 6 2 per cent, of total x .k. Viii - . . .

force in the objection offered to the erection of the bridge at present because of the increased cost of matcricils -v- - Total Estimate, $180,000. Labor, $81,000; 45 per cent of total. Cement $24,000; 13.3 per cent of total. Sand, gravel or crushed stone, $16,000; 9.0 per cent of total.

Steel reinforcing bars, 240 tons,

the fight for the corrupt practices bill

when the revenue bill could be laid before the conference.

BOY CITY FINANCES WORRY MAYOR HARRIS

WANTS HERO MEDAL

FORT WAYNE. Ind., Sept 7. An effort is being made to obtain recognition by the Carnegie hero commission for Lee Shirk, a young man who plunged into Sylvan lake Monday and rescued Mrs. W. E. Forsyth and Arthur Underwood.

Methods for financing the Junior Municipality will be discussed before the Boy Council tonight by Mayor Harris. A finance committee has been appointed but has made no report. Mayor Harris announces that he intends to place before the council tonight his plans for providing funds, from which the expenses incidental to the administration may be met. The matter of an election will be finally decided tonight.

Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States

Weather Bureau Probably local showers and thunderstorms tonight and Friday. Cooler Friday and In north portion tonight. Temperature Today Noon 89 Yesterday Maximum J S5 Minimum 64 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Local showers. Probably severe thunder squalls tonight or Friday. General Condition Great area ot low barometric pres-ure Is causing aevere local stones over the central states. Raining at noon In north part of Wayne county and also rained last

night Center of atom Is now over

Great Lk.

Following a conference of the Mexico field committee of the American Friends' Board of Foreign Missions at Indianapolis, yesterday, Ross A. Hadley, assistant secretary of the board and member of the committee, declared that the personnel of both the Mexican and American commissions appointed to adjust the situation

has encouraged the missions board to expect the return of normal conditions in their field In Mexico. Mr. Hadley and Secretary Charles E. Tebbetts of the Foreign Mission Board attended the meeting. Mrs. E. P. 'Trueblood, of this city, who is secretary of the committee, also attended. Missionary Tice, who has recently

gone into the interior, 8ent a very encouraging report. The people, he says, are planting their crops, expecting to be able to harvest them. Last year, following the depredations of soldiers, no crops were planted.

COUNTY TAX RATE CUT 01 CENT BELOW 1916

Form lumber and centering, $14,000

S per cent of total. Plant equipment and depreciation, $8,100; 4.5 per cent of total. Incidentals, contract bond, insurance timekeepers, bookkeepers and construction office expense, $7,200; 4 per cent of total. Net profit to contractor, $18,00; 10 per cent of total. Total 100 per cent. Cost of materials for a period of four years: Steel bars for reinforcing per hundred pounds 1913, $1.50; 1914, $1.35; 1915. $1.40; 1916, $2.50.

Cement per barrel, F. O. B. Richmond 1913, $1.25; 1914, $1.20; -1915, $1.38; 1916, $1.54. Total amount of cement needed in bridge, 16,000 barrels. Total amount of steel bars for reinforcing, 240 tons. Probable cost of cement in 1917, $1.50 per bbl, Probable cost of steel bars in 1917 $2.10 per hundred pounds.

"On arriving here the nartr nroceed-

ed by automobiles to Hampton Beach for a noon meeting. This afternoon Mr. Hughes speaks here and the night will be spent at Portland, Me.

GRECIAN SOLDIERS STAND FOR ALLIES

SALONIKI, Sept. 7. Twenty-seven officers of the Greek forces stationed here today joined the revolutionists who favor Greece's intervention in behalf of the allies. They are organizing a complete division to co-operate with the Anglo-French troops. Volunteers continue to arrive to swell the revolutionary ranks.

GETS NEW FURNITURE

COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept 7. The United States army recruiting station here has been equipped with comfortable furniture, a piano player, books and magazines. It has been made a free club for young men.

Wayne county's tax rate for 1917 will be 50.9 cents on each $100. This

is one cent less than the levy made a year ago for 1916. County Council decided upon this rate today. The levy for the general fund was increased from 34.9 cents, the levy for 1916, to 37.9 cents. A one cent levy was left for the South Side Bridge sinking fund and the free turnpike levy was boosted from this year's nine cent levy to twelve cents. The reason

that the total tax rate is not made high by the two increases in the special levies is because the seven cent levy formerly needed to meet the court house bonds is no longer required since all bonds have been paid. - Raise General Rate. j The general rate was raised three cents for next year so the general fund might be brought up to normal. For several years it has been low. It was. necessary to increase the free turnpike levy to meet the expense of the additional upkeep of several roads

which have been turned over to the county by the various townships. Another reason for the Increased levy is the decrease in local assessments. In presenting the data necessary for making the tax levy Auditor Bowman made the folowing report. Total local assessments this year, $34,298,010, less mortgage exemptions

amounting to $1,180,870 leaves the net local assessments at $33,117,140. Assessments of railroads, etc., $4,077,255. This makes the total net assessments amount to $37,194,95. Subtract ten percent. from thissfor taxes which cannot be collected making $3,719,439, and the amount on which the levy can be based, is $33,474,956. Counting this, one cent levy on each $100 would bring in $3,350. The total amount of appropriations asked for the general fund amount to $152,914.65. If there were no money which would revert back from these appropriations it would be necessary to make a fortyfive cent general lew.

PUNCTURES DELAY COUNCIL'S SESSION

Two punctures delayed county coun

cil yesterday afternoon when it made

an automobile tour of the county inspecting bridges for which appropriations had been asked.

Councilmen did not return to the court house until six o'clock. Bridge appropriations for the county and city and for . the county tuberculosis hos

pital were passed upon after this time. Only one appropriation for county bridges outside of the Richmond city limits was rejected.- This was for the Wisehart bridge in Jefferson township for $3,500. It was turned down because of remonstrances filed by several people of the township who objected to the erection of the. bridge because the appropriation for the Pressell bridge, a half mile east of the Wise-

hart bridge on the same creek, was also asked at the same session. The council decided to erect only one of

he bridr'--

EARLHAM ATTRACTS LOCAL GRADUATES

Day Students at Earlham college will be re-enforced by a large dele

gation from the Richmond high school, class of 1916. The following will en

ter Earlham as Freshmen this year

Kalph Nicholson, Mills Judy, Cyril

Fltts, Robert Weed, Reid Jordan, Cecil Steely, Logan Keelor, Robert Johnson, Myron Hill, Roland Koeh-

ring, Herman McLeland. Vaughn Chamness, Juliet Nusbaum, Carolyn Bradley, Mabel Loehr, Iva Medearis, Dorothy Heironimus, Katherlne Kenworthy and Helen Ball. Other graduates of the class of 1916 are planning to go to different schools. Ilene Hart will go to Michigan; Clarence Porter, Purdue; Nina Shera, Purdue; Robert Smith, Chicago; Ralph Rogers, Purdue; John Meranda, Purdue; Esther Jones, Mrs. Blaker's Kindergarten ; school, Indianapolis; Everett Clevenger, Purdue, and Roger Giles, Hanover.

RAISE BREAD PRICE

FORT WAYNE, Ind., Sept 7. Fort Wayne bakers today raised the price of bread to six cents a loaf. A city ordinance fixing sixteen ounces as the weight of the loaf prevented the bakers from reducing the size of the fivecent loaf. The price of rolls also was

1 raised from 10 to 12 cents a dozen.

ERIE, Pa., Sept 7. James A. Waddell, noted in labor circles as the "King of Strike-Breaker." , is breakingr all records between Chicago and New York in his endeavor to get to the latter place and take command of the employer's forces in the Interborough strike there. The special Lake Shore train that W'addell chartered in Chicago last night at a cost of $3,000 has averaged well over 60 miles an hour so far on the trip.

PARDON ASKED FOR MURDERER OF IRVIN WHITE

Petition for the pardon of Clarence Parker, a Richmond man serving a term of life imprisonment for murder has been filed with the state board of pardons by Attorney D. C. Harlan, representing Parker's .family. The petition will receive consideration at the next meeting of the board, September 25 to 28. Parker is the son of Thomas Parker, a farmer living near Abington In the spring of 1913 he killed Irvla White by kicking him to death follow. Ing a dispute between the two men, started in a Main street saloon over a card game. The assault made upon White was at the corner of North Seventh and A streets, opposite St. Mary's school. Parker knocked White -

down and then kicked him in the head several times. When White's body was found the police were baffled for a time in locat lng his murderer. Three days after the crime had been committed Clarence Parker was placed under arrest and was convicted of murder In the Henry circuit court, the case having been taken there on a change of venue. White had been employed In a livery ; barn. Parker was a shop worker. The men had disputed over the payment of a card game. White finally paid and left the saloon. Parker followed him and attacked him. What grounds the plea for pardon are based on are not known, nor is It known whether there will be opposition to the pardon petition.

FINANCIERS PROTEST BRITISH CENSORSHIP

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WASHINGTON, Sept 7 The New York financiers with foreign connections, today supplemented their repeated informal protests to the state department concerning the difficulties imposed by the British censorship, with a formal complaint asking that immediate representations be made to permit the free transmission of American securities between the United States and the banking houses of neutral countries. ' -

INFANTILE

PARALYSIS KILLS BOY OF 19

ELKHART, Ind Sept 7. Dwight

Thornton, 19, an Elkhart graduate of high school, died early today in the home of his parents of infantile paralysis. He had been ill two weeks.