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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR DEAD VETERANS

Memorial services in honor of the
members of Sol Meredith Post G. A. r.
and the Woman's Relief Corps who
died during the past year will be held
Thursday evening at the post rooms in
the court house. The hall will be open
ed at O'Clock. and the public is in
vited. Five members of the post died
during the year. and one member of
the relief corps died.
The program which has been prepar-
ed for the memorial will include the
delivery of short eulogies on the lives
of each of the dead members. The post
and service records of the deceased
comrades will be read by the adjutant
Musical selection also will be render
ed
Veterans who died during the year
and those assigned to deliver their
eulogy, include: Fred Sitloh, euloky,
Lafe Larsh; Zuingiius Jackson, eulogy.
I. B. Arnold: Thomas n. Ireton, eulo-
gy, John 8. Seaman; and King d. Had
den. eulogy, John Marshall The Hon.
Isaac Jenkinson, who was an honorary
member of the order will be paid q
tribute by Judge H. c. Fox
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
BEING HIT BY CAR
NOW HABIT OF HIS
E. Lancaster Run Down by
Same Car and Same Mo-
torman Once More.

Elwood Lancaster. 352 Chestnut
street. was painfully injured shortly
after 6 o'clock last evening when he
was struck by the Fairview sreet car
as it turned north at tn west end Of
the Doran bridge. Lancaster was
hurled to the ground and the fender
pinned him beneath the car. Motor
man Fl. f. Cluxton did not see the
Immediately stopped his car and pull
ed Lancaster from beneath the fend-
er
With the aid of passengers Cluxton
carried the injured man to a nearby
livery stable and the city ambulance
was called. Lancaster being removed
to him home. Medical aid was sum-
moned and 1t was found Lancaster had
received deep scalp wound over his
right eye and several other cuts on
his head. He also sustained numer-
GUS bruises.
Motorman Cluxton is not blamed, it
Is said, for the accident, as Lancaster
attempted to cross in front of the car
just as it turned north on Sheridan
street.
When the car was suddenly stopped
the passengers were thrown to the
front of the car. The car was filled
with workmen and office clerks who
were going to their homes. Several
passengers who were standing in the
aisle were thrown to the floor when
the car was stopped.
Lancaster was injured in the same
manner several months ago at Eighth
and Main streets, being struck by the
same car driven by the same motor.
man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
TIM KELLY "FO|LtO'
Fails to Get a Long Jail.
Sentence.

Timothy Kelly, who has spent the
greater part of the past few years in
the county Jail, glanced at the weather
reports in the yesterday afternoon
papers and noted the welcome an
nouncement that q cold wave would
soon strike Richmond Tim counted
his money and with a Yes that's
plenty to get drunk on" proceeded to
carry out his well-laid plan for break
ing into tho county jail.
When loaded" Tim walked into the
city building and staggering up to the
day sergeant's desk started a friendly
argument. A "hic" now and then was
enough to inform the sergeant that
Kelly was under the influence of vim
Gus liquors" and Patrolman Vogelsong
was ordered to place Kelly in the city
Jail. Il don't care, I'll have q good
winters job in the county JAIL" was
Tins remark to the hepatrolman.
But in police court this morning
Kelly was given = Is nnpleasant sur
prise. He fervenHly believed 10 would
get = sentence OF 6s days. or possibly
40 days. Mayor ZimmsFman. slip
ped Kelly 81 and costs which means
only eleven days In jail. Kelly, his
hopes shattered, glanced through the
window at the swiftly falling snow and
shuddered - he murmursd to pa-s
trolman, Only eleven dayS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
OVERHEAD BRIDGE
BEING CONSIDERED
To Cross Tracks at Either
North Eighth or Ninth
Streets. l.

Following up his idea of improve
ment along the line of safeguarding
the public at railroad crossings. Mayor
Zimmerman with Homer Hammond
president of the board of public works,
City Engineer Fred Charles and City
Attorneys A. NJ. Gardner and Wilfred
Jessup inspected the Eighth street
crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad
this morning and discussed plans for
an overhead bridge or an underground
street roadway at either Eighth or
Ninth street
Although no definite decision was
reached in regard to the matter.
which will be presented to railroad Of
ficials soon, the city officials were of
the opinion that an overhead bridge
starting at Ninth street and running
diagonally over the railroad tracks to
the street intersection at Eighth and
FIT. Wayne avenue. north of the tracks
would be the most feasible plan.
1t is the boards idea to secure the
consent of the railroad company to
start the approach for the overhead
bridge on the south parking at Ninth
street and also to use the parking be-
longing to the company on the north
side of the tracks for the approach
from the north
Members of the board are rather re-
ticent about the propositions. They
merely say that although no agreement
has been entered into between the
company and the city, the engineers
of the railroad company and the city
are working on plans and specitica
tions for an overhead bridge,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
VAPOR ANAESTHES|A
lessons THE DANGER
No III Effects Suffered By
Patients-Death Danger
Entirely Absent.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Physicians
and surgeons are awaiting with keen
interest the work now on the press OF
DR.. James T. Gwathmey. an anaesthe-
tist of the Skin and Cancer hospital
and of St. Bartholomew's hospital, and
DR.. Charles Baskerville, professor OF
chemistry at the College of the City of
New York. who have discovered new
method for administering chloroform
and either which is said entirely to re.
move the death risk and practically
to eliminate the sickness that racks
patients after an operation. The meth.
cd has been employed in six thousand
cases without death. 1t is used by
DR.. Davis, Of Johns Hopkins, of Balti
more: Dr. Holmes, of the new city
hospital, of Cincinnati, and DR.. NJ. P
Benton of New York.
1T has not come into general USE
says DIR. Gwathmey, because physi
clans and surgeons pay less attention
to anaesthesia than anything else and
surgeons are likely not to care wheth
er patient is sick or not after an op
Grafton SO long as he is alive"
The method is called "vapor anaes
thesia." What the surgeon does is to
apply the vapor of ether or chloroform
or a mixture of both through warmed
water before letting the patient
breathe it. Thus. instead of Irritating
the mucous lining of the lungs by cold
ness, the gases reach them at blood
heat. The water also absorbs all poi
sonous aidehydes which, with the chill
causes nausea.
The "dreadful odor" which attacks
most patients is avoided by pouring a
few drops of spirits of orange on the
face of the patient.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
FILE APPEAL BOND
IN LIQUOR CONTEST

The legal formality connected with
the appeal OF the case contesting the
validity of the Jackson township IL
guor remonstrance was complied with
Wednesday, when counsel for Roy H.
of Cambridge City. who is
making the attack. filed appeal bond.
The case will at once be placed upon
the circuit court docket and unless un-
forseen conditions arise, it will be
given preference OF an early trial in
the circuit court The county commits
sioners dismissed the action from
their court, claiming they were with.
out Jurisdiction and thus supporting
the contention OF the demonstrators
that the blanket remonstra1ce which
is operative until June 3. 1872, was
legal and properly prepared
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
OF TRUST
PLACED ON STAND
A. H. Veeder Questioned
About the Half Billion
Beef Pool.
National News Association

CHICAGO, Dec. 27-A H. Veeder,
father of the beef trust, was again
questioned today concerning the $780,
100000 pool, which the beef barons
proposed to form prior to the organi-
zation of the National Packing COM
pany, which the government insists
was devised as substitute for the
proposed trust of much larger capital
ization, when the trial of the ten Chi
cago packers was resumed today in
the United States District court The
packers are charged with a criminal
violation of the Sherman law, which
carries. with conviction of guilt, pos
sible prison sentences.
Despite the gravity of the charges
against them only one of the indicted
millionaires was in court when the
trial was resumed Others came later
J. Ogden Armour has not been present
since the jury began hearing testi-
mony.
U. S. Senator Kenyon of Iowa, one
of the government attorneys. says that
it is unnecessary for the packers to at
tend every session of the court, as
they were charged with only misde-
meanors. The examination of Veeder
took I'D the question of contract pro-
vided in sub divisions of the pool con-
tract Clause by clause the contract
was taken up by Mr.. Butler in his
questions, and in each instance where
the consummation of a provided trans
action was involved, Mr.. Veeder de.
clared it had not taken place because
of the failure Of the proposed $780,.
OOO. 900 combine to get requisite f1nan-
cial backing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
CITIES WORK HARD ~
FOR INDIANA PRIZE

Determined not to let another COM
munity win the vacuum cleaner with
out working extra hard this week, sew
eral Indiana cities and towns have ord
cred additional supplies of seals. One
city sent in an order for $4,000 seals;
another smaller locality ordered 5000
more, and other agents in other places
have asked for additional quantities.
Inasmuch as the seals carry New
Years greeting they are expected to
be as popular in their use on New
Years cards and letters as they were
on Christmas mail matter. Besides
this use, a number OF Indiana business
men have purchased the seals, intend
ing to place them on cards bearing
their New Years greeting to custom
erS.
Some of the workers are selecting
prominent business men in their
communities and asking them to pur-
chase from 500 to 1000 Red Cross
Christmas seals to help their city win.
Where the contest is close between
different localities, these persons are
being asked to contribute toward the
fund from the standpoint of civic
pride in helping their community to
head the list of Indiana cities and
towns in the sales per inhabitant.
Although the agents in some COM
munities are not boasting about their
sale, it is known that in some places
between four and five Red Cross seals
per capita have already been sold.
When they were in turn told that an
other city was pressing them close,
they started in again to win the laur-
els. and when the contest closes at
midnight, Saturday, December 80,
there is expected to be a number of
surprises.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
BOUGHT BRASS JUNK
From Minors-Aged Man Is
Arrested.

Because Lorenzo d Lambert. aged
so years. who is supporting his blind
wife. daughter and children by buying
and selling junk, purchased ten cents
worth of old brass from John H. Ben
nett and Walter F. Bennett, minors,
without the written consent of their
father. William Bennett. the latter filed
an affidavit against him charging him
with buying jung from minors. Lam
bert was arraigned this morning and
pleaded not guilty, asking a continu-
ance of the case until tomorrow morn
ing. when he said he would have his
witnesses present
Lambert's son-in-law. Seth Smelser.
is now confined at the county Jail and
Lambert is obliged to support his dau.
ghter and her children. The family
practically is in abject poverty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
DENY HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS FANCY DRESS

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. 27.-The
death knell of puffs, jahots and other
frills of feminine dress has been sound
ed in the high school here. Rats are
under ban and silk stockings should
not be worn, even in their season. All
this is due to an appeal of Principal
Frederick l.. Sims, who has called up
on the girls of the school to begin
dressing more simply.
MIR. Sims in an address to the pupils
said that two-thirds of the girls who
fail to complete their high school
course drop out on account of their
inability to dress as we'll as some of
the other girls. He said in view of
this condition, every girl should dress
as simply as possible so no dne will be.
come discouraged because their cloth.
es are not good. Mr.. Sims also made
an appeal for the elimination of the
excessive use of slang.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
hit WITH "KNUCKS"
After Alleging that He Had
Been Robbed.

Claiming that Charles Skillins, ne
gro. proprietor OF pool room on Main
street. had robbed him Of $40. James
Brooks. also colored, demanded that
6killins repay him yesterday after
noon. Skillins struck Brooks with a
pair Of knucks. it is alleged. Both were
arrested and in police court this morn
ing Skillins was fined $25 and costs
and given thirty days in the county
Jail. The charge Of drunk against
Brooks was dismissed.
Brooks testified that he went to the
pool room and played a game Of
"craps" with Skillins. who "fleeced"
him out Of $1.O5. He says he then went
to sleep on a sofa and when he awoke
his purse. containing about $40 was
missing. He started down the stairs
and met Skillins and demanded the re-
turn OF his money. Skillins then struck
and cutting an ugly cash in his fore.
head.
An afidavit charging Skillins with
keeping n gaming device was filed
against him. and he pleased not guilty
to the charge. saying that he did not
play dice In the pool room. The dice
we're found on his person Prosecutor
Ladd says that this charge will prob
ably be brought up again when Skillins
has served his present sentence Skill
Inns had $12%.14 on his person when
searched this morning. The money was
mostly in dimes. nickels and quarters.
Mayor Zimmerman declared, in sen.
fencing Skillins. that he had tried to
be fair with local negroes and he had
received numerous complaints from
shop men on account of negro hghts,
and alterations. He said that when
negroes start to knock down. rob and
carry out" he would call a prompt halt
70 such actions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
Civil Docket of the Wayne
Circuit Court Is Crowded
with Cases Entered by Un-
happy Couples.
1OS PEOPLE ASKED
MARITAL RELEASES
There Were Two Hundred
and Twenty-three Other
Civil Suits Entered Since
First of Year.

Averaging one divorce action to
every three civil actions instituted.
the Wayne circuit court during during
1911 maintained it's record. according
to statistics gathered from the clerks
records. From January to date. and
the court has adjourned business until
next year. making the records com.
plete. there have been sixty-seven suits
in which only divorce was sought:
thirty-eight in which the appealing
party asked custody of the children in
addition to divorce. and nine women
who asked for alimony on instituting
action for divorce. Other cases In.
volving martial troubles included two
fraudulent marriage actions. one to
annul marriage. and one woman who
asked the court to compel her divorc-
ed husband to support her as the
court had decreed.
A hundred and eight persons asked
martial freedom and while the re.
cords are not as yet complete on the
number who had their petitions grant
ed, 1t is known that the big majority
had their bonds severed.
Some Of Charge.
Abandonment and cruel and inhu-
man treatment were the most common
grounds for complaint, although fall.
ure to provide and statutory charges,
were frequently made. Many Of the
complaining parties gave more than
one cause for, divorce. There was
not an action in which husband &C..
cused his wife with failure to sup
port, but several wives were divorced
because they had deserted their hus-'
bands. Drunkenness ON the part Of
in several complaints.
Adoptions OF orphan children by
childless couples were more frequent
during the year than heretofore. There
were eighteen such cases.
There were two hundred and twenty
three other civil suits entered during
the year. No single classification ap-
preached the suits for divorce In mum.
bers. Foreclosures of mortgages came
near doing SO, fifty-five being filed.
The third largest classification was
damage cases, with twenty-eight filed
during the year.
The records in respect to the num-
Der of other cases filed and their
classification show: Appropriation OF
real estate, 4; guardian appointments.
IA; mechanic liens, 15; replevin. 3; on
judgment, 2; change name, 1; to en-
join. 4; fraud, 3; to recover for legal
services, /; quiet title to real estate,
II: bastardy, 4: appointment OF re-
ceiver. 4: set aside and contest will.
2; garnishes, /; claims, II; aid to
| execution, 8; on due bill. /; informa-
ton for contempt, 1; inquests, 8; for
felt recognizance bond. /; modify
court order, 1: slander, l; administer
estate of absent person. l; converse
ton, 2; attachment, 1; cancel deed. l:
on insurance policy. l; vacation of real
| estate, l; and intermeddling, !.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
SETTLEMENT MADE
BY WAYNE COUNTY

The final settlement for the 1911 tax
collection has been made by the
county to the city and $29,70311 was
placed in the city controllers hands
this morning. which amount will be
placed in the general tax fund while
$3,2O276 was turned over to the con-
troller for the sinking fund. The to-
tai amount Of taxes paid into the gen.
eral fund this rail is $67,70S.11, SIS, 1000
having been turned over to the city a
short time ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
Banker-Convict from His
Hospital Cot in Govern
ment Fort Pleads to Die
Outside Prison Walls.
HE CAN LIVE ONLY
A VERY SHORT TIME
Morse Hopes that Some One
Will Tell the President He
Is Not a Felon-Has Beg
cared Himself.
(National News Association


ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. 27.-Charles
w. Morse, the convicted New York
banker, is dying in hospital in Fort
Mcpherson. Physicians today admit
ted that the case of the banker-con-
vict is hopeless. The indications are
that he cannot live more than a month
or two.
From his cot in the hospital at the
fort, where a sentry stands guard over
him night and day, Morse today sent
out a dispairing plea that he be par.
doned, to withhold from him the final
stigma of dying in prison.
Reporting on his critical condition
the prison physician declares that the
moment. He says that whether the
man is kept in prison, or whether he
is allowed his freedom, the end can
not be other than a speedy death. Ly.
ing on his hospital cot today Morse
weak and emanciated from his de-
crease in weight from 1913 pounds to
something under $50, said:
Il don't mind it because l am dying
| am not complaining, but | wish to
God some one would tell the President
that l am not a felon. l have paid
every dollar, and beggared myself to
do it. do not want to die in Jail"
Major Baker in talking of Morse's
condition said: Morse is suffering
from three diseases-hardening OF
the arteries, heart disease and chronic
Brights' disease. From any one OF
these troubles death may result at any
moment"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
State Official Reports to Lo-
cal Health Officer His
Drastic Action Was a Very
Wise Move.
TWENTY-NINE DOGS
HAVE BEEN KILLED
Local Owners of CANNES Are
Observing DR.. Davis Ord
er- Another Suspected
Dog Dies Tuesday.

In a letter to DR. T. Henry Davis,
city health officer, J. p Simonds, su.
perintendent of the division of bacter-
nology and pathology of the Indiana
State Board Of Health. states his be-
lief that the epidemic of rabies will
very quickly subside, owing to the Wig
orous measure which the local health
board has taken.
DR.. Simonds states in the letter that
the rabies situation during the present
year has been worse than any year
during the past Ave, but that as soon
as all local authorities learn OF the
powers given them by law that epidem-
&c may be quickly suppressed. DR.. Da-
Wis was informed that the dogs brain
sent to Indianapolis by Dr. Mark Stew
art some days ago contained several
large Negri bodies. He says that up
to date the brains of 24S animals have
been examined this year and of this
number Ill. or As per cent, contained
Negri bodies. During the past five
years 664 animals were examined and
S44 or 81 per cent showed evidence of
rabies.
What Police Have Done.
Since the orders issued by DR.. Davis
IN regard to the muzzling or quaran.
timing Of dogs were placed into actual
effect the police have killed 20 CANNES.
Most Of these dogs were killed last
Wednesday, because they were not
muzsled. Following the slaughter that
day the majority Of owners muzzled, or
quarantined their dogs. and there
have been but few shot since Wednes-
day. Some dogs have been killed at
the crematorv and some owners have
taken their dogs to the crematory to
have them killed, fearing they were af.
1ected with rabies.
The brains of dog belonging to F.
Gatzek, which died at the Ferling vet
erinary hospital yesterday. will be
sent to Indianapolis for examination.
The dog was very valuable and had
been confined at the hospital for sev.
eral days after the first symptoms OF
rabies appeared.
DR. J. e. King. the county health of.
Acer. 10 also seeing that his orders
are being carried out to the letter. Up.
on being informed that dogs in and
around Greensboro were not being
muzzled or quarantined. he ordered
the marshal Of the town to kill every
dog which had no muzxle and which
was running at large
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
MUSIC TEACHERS
MEET AT ANN ARBOR
(National News Association

ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. T.-The
Music Teachers National Association,
which for thirty years has served as a
center for every class of earnest musi-
cal workers, met here today for its
annual convention. The sessions will
last four days and will be devoted to
the discussion of a wide range of top
les Peter X. Luthn of Northwestern
University is the presiding oncer.
Prominent among the scheduled speak
ers are Prof. Louis A. Coerne of the
University of Wisconsin, Prof. Max
Meyer of the University of Missouri
and President Harry B. Hutchins and
University of Michigan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
TWIST LIONS TAIL
Persians Kill British Consul
lar Agent.
(National News Association

(National News Association
TEHERAN, Dec 27.-British consu-
lar agent Smart, stationed at Bushire,
Persia, was reported killed in fight
between his escort of Indian cavalry
and Persian constitutionalists near
Kazerun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
PLAN TO BAR JEWS
Bill Aimed at u. S. in Rus
sian Duma.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 27.-A bill
was introduced in the Duma today by
the Nationalists barring Jewish cit-
zens of the United States from Rus
sia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
HOLIDAY GOLF TOUR
NEY AT PINEHURST
(National News Association)

PINEHURST. n. c.. Dec 27.-The
eighth annual holiday golf tournament
opened today on the links of the Pine
hurst Country club and will continue
through the remainder of the week.
Among the participants are many
prominent golfers from both the North
and the South.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-27
MISSISSIPPI LIVE
STOCK MEN MEET
tNational News Association,

National news ASSociAtion)
STARKVILLE. Miss, Dec, 27.-The
annual meeting of the Mississippi Live
Stock and Dairy association met at
the agricultural experiment station
here today for three-day session.
The progress of the work of eradicat-
ing the cattle tick was the principal
subject discussed at the initial session
this afternoon.