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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
vk9|EO ATTACK
EXPECTED UNDER
new FOOTBALL RULES

Upon the splendid foundation laid
last year football coaches will have a
great opportunity TO extend and vary
offensive tactics this season. and
make the gridiron battles even more
sensational than they have ever been
IN the past 1t should prove a won
derfuI year for kicking and forward
passing. The futility of much OF the
line bombardment and continued at
tempts 1T end running has been thor
oughly proved The wisdom of con-
serving the energy of team in the
first half also proved It's worth. The
team which scored early by using the
old line piunging tactics was generally
defeated In the end. because II could
not keep up the pace, and lost Its
unity. both in defense and attack.
This brings in the question of the
value of the forward pass. and glanc-
Ing over the record of last year, Walter
Camp very we'll says: "One could not
help noticing the remarkably easy way
In which ground-coufd be made in the
forward pass II the passes were
cleverly devised and executed. A team
would go from midfield down to the
goal line with two or three such
passes, and without any special effect
at all upon its endurance. 1t was
simply question OF one or two men
running twenty or thirty yards at a
time with no opposition
Old Game Has Conc.
Those who had commended that old
fashioned. straight plunging football
would come into its own again. and
that the forward pass would be sup
planted by the line plunging game.
or that the defense to forward passes
would render these latter plays In
effective, found themselves completely
at sea by November 1st.
The wise ones begin to see a new
light. in that 1t paid better to kick in
ones own territory and save the
power and strength of the attack for
execution when In the opponents ter
ritory. AT the same time 1t was pos
sible In this way to save both line and
TO pound the life out Of them with
straight, short gains. beginning in
what should be defensive territory"
The best example of how this prop
osition worked out was the Princeton
Harvard game. In earlier games the
Tigers had won with top heavy scores.
due principally to their terrific speed
and the weakness OF their opponents
defense. But against Harvard they
found their style of play most ex-
hausting. They were against a first
CldsS QtlSuEcs anu, aithobBh tficy leu
to at the end Of two quarters, they
were played out. Harvards great
kicking, favored by wind which
Princeton had overlooked. put the lat
ter on the defensive.
In the main last years football
rules will prevail. although a few
minor changes have been made. But
the principal idea of the rule makers.
where changes have been made, has
been to make the code clearer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
JOHNS HOPKINS
FOOTBALL STARS
ARE LOST TO TEAM
GITLETT AND TAPPAN WILL BIol
AMONG ABSENT ONES OF
BLACK AND Blue.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.--WhenlI
the Johns Hopkins football men re-
port for practice next Tuesday thu
faces of several old stars will b.,
missed from among them. The CHIEF
loss to che team viii be George Gil-s
lett, captain and fullback of the 1919
eleven. The hole left by his gradua-
being the most consistent ground
gamer he did all the kicking ana
threw forward passes.
1t ia probable that Ben Tappan will
not he seen again at quarterback
since ne is third-yea medical atu-1
dent and Will most likely be unable
to spare the time from his studies
that playing football would require
If he decides not to play, his position
will be the problem of the coaches
this fall.
In the line. all the regular MEN.
will return, Captain Leibensperger be-
ing scheduled tn fill either center or
tackle. In which places he has don0
remarkable work for two years. How
ever, three promising second strtnG
men will be lost in Brady, Hall and
Hasson. Brady has graduated, while
Hall and Hasson have left College.
Hasson's loss is felt most keeniy, Tor
Il was hoped that he would devefops
into a first-class guard or tackle.
To offset the losses much good ma
terial is expected in the new freah-
man class. which II the largest that
ever entered the university Quite ~
few Dunham's and City college players
are entered,
Ernest Lawford will play leat1fn4s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE.

Henry Kolker made a big success
in Los Angeles in "Our Wives"
Girls" by the late Clyde Fitch. is
to have a production in London.
Madame Heink has dis
covered a tenor whom she thinks Will
rival John Mccormack in young
Paterson policeman, who has gained
the name in his county of the singing
cop" The great singer was so much
impressed with his voice that she
made him an offer to travel with her
company. which was gladly accepted.
Rayard Neiller's play. THE Fight"
was produced this week in New York
with Margaret Wycherley in the prin-
cipal role. The story is OF a politi-
cal struggle in small town in Colo
RADIO where a woman bank president
is running for mayor, In the COM
pany are Malcolm Duncan. Margaret
Gordon, William McVay. Robert Keg-
erries and Edward r. Mawson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
The Weather

For Virginia; Local rains Sunday:
Monday fair, cooler: moderate SOUTH
west to northwest winds.
For North Carolina: Unsettled SUN
day, probably local rains. cooler at
night; Monday fair; cooler In east por-
tion; moderate southwest to west
winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21

Taylor, of Oshkosh. and Movie of
Troy. both shortstops, also have been
purchased We intend to repay
Brooklyn fans for their loyalty by
going to extremes TO provide a win
ming team.
Offer Made Too Late.
II was tipped off about Cook and
Fl Williams, now with Chances team.
but my offer was too late, The New
Works got ahead OF us in the scram-
HE fer Naisa'. Of the BaltiIheres, and
Cooper. Of Petersburg. but that's all
in the game. Dahlen was in Columbus
recently looking over several men,
and ! expect To have a report from
him soon. Reulbach will help us in
the box beyond question of doubt.
He was dissatisfied IN Chicago be
cause he couldn't get enough work"
did you see the story that Harry
Smith. of the Newarks. might succeed
Dahlen? ?" Ebberts was asked
Il did, but this Is not the time To
talk about new manager for the
Brooklyn team. Personally | do not
place the blame for our teams drop
into the second division upon Dah-
lens shoulders. He has had many
things 70 contend with. If our best
men had not been crippled from time
to TINE we now would be we'll up in
The first division Ever since the last
of June the breaks have been against
us, but we have a long way Ia go yet.
and ] firmly believe that the team
Will elmo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
UNITED STATES MARINE.
BAND WITH RADCLIFFE

concert of THE series Will be given In
March by four grand opera celebrities.
who have been selected from the most
famous opera houses Of Europe and
Amer RIGA.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
VOTING MACHINE ORDINANCE

is the J..
Machine passed by the
council yesterday
of
council said
of s2l0O the of
chasing machines and
precincts
wenyeigh and thereby
arge O registration expenses: and
number will
board the county
and
holding well
by purchasing said
corresponding saved afor
thereby avoid
cessiy of therefore, be it
Ordain Council Wayne County,
1913
to be
specifically mentioned
board
hereby authorized and empowered to is
evidence
The
oneha of savings the
1914 estimated by auditor OF
Indebtedness
in Az
continue
is paid such
provided machines shall
held
1914
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Without Giving Public Notice Voting Machines Are
Lnd0rsed By The County Commissioners and Council
Endangering Freedom of Ballot

Wayne regardless party facing sit
uaon continuance of free Wayne
The action of the council rushing through
for the purchase of voting machines has rec
tated condition that all voters should view with the
apprehension.
The very in which the ordinance authorizing the
purchase of these machines secretly the secret team
work between the Commercial Club and the quiet
adoption voting Wayne county
the council appropriation with which
purchase the machines without giving the public chance
what dapproval
the idea of allowing machine to vote for instead Of
the Australian letting him himself should
destroy all public confidence the machines
motives of the anxious force them Wayne county
The danger hinges "if-that is "if" the machines
be manipulated to the crookedfor frankly
hand conclusive evidence which would enable
make direct charge of against voting machines
Where there much smoke however, there surely must
fire In most places have heard of where voting
chimes dissatisfaction expressed with them There
charges made that by rubber band device
possible candidates to lose large number
that them voting machines
been charged that there is existence sliding counter device
which attached to voting machines which will count
OF candidate another
Of the claim made that if the who the
board election booths where machines honest
there chance attach crooked devices the machines
that the attaching
without the knowledge election officials
instance expert generally required before each election
that the machines good working order before they
placed claimed that the attaching
such experts who only thus attend their companys
but also help along crooked political deals That this might be
possible looked inside voting
and its thousands of mechanical parts No but
expert could tell what expert doing voting
machine.
The main incentive having voting machines that
sbe crooked manipulation crooked politics. When the bosses
who have pundered the American their fat graft
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Under the leadership of Elias NJ
Hoover, president of the county coun
Gil, the ordinance was rushed to pass.
age on its first reading. The mem
bers of the council who supported the
ordinance were: Elias NJ. Hoover
Frank NJ. Worl, Lew. Hampton, Harv,
ey Cook, Ray Robinson and Jesse T
Druley.
Would Save Expense?
The chief reason advanced by the
county council for purchasing the ma
chimes was that they would enable the
county to effect a great saving in
election expenses.
Mr.. Hoover stated that he and
Messrs. Hampton and Werl had in.
vestigated voting machines He stat.
ed he had personally investigated the
machines at Indianapolis and in Hen
~ county, and that at both places the
county officers had expressed their
entire satisfaction with the new meth.
cd of voting.
Ray Rcbinson's Position,
H R. Robinson, a member of the
county council, stated before he voted,
that over a year ago when the ques-
tion of machines came up, he made
an investigation and came to the con.
clusion that the machines were not
perfect and that they could be manip-
ulated. He said that now, however,
he is of the opinion that it would take
an expert to manipulate the machines
and when the company turned the
machines over to the local election
board they would be in safe hands.
He said that he did not see how the
machines could be manipulated unless
the whole board was crooked and in
that case the present system would be
no better.
Mr. Robinson said that machines
were a step in the right direction and
he believed that il would be a saving
to the county. He said that Mr.. Free
man and Mr.. Davis had appeared be
fore the council a number of times
and had been put to a great deal of
expense and he thought the question
should be settled. He said that he
did not blame Perry Freeman for his
work in behalf Of the company be-
cause he was getting his fee out Of Il.
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THREE CANDIDATES.
AFTER DEMOCRATIC
MAYOR NOMINATION
Addison MumbOwer, Charles
Marlatt and Henry Far
wig the Aspirants.

The Democratic city convention,
which will meet September 1S, will
have three candidates from which to
select a mayoralty nominee. These
volunteers are:
Addison Mumbower, lumber pur-
chasing agent for the Wayne Works.
Charles Marlatt, foreman of the
blacksmith shop of the M. Rumley
company.
Henry Farwig, wagon driver for
the Bayer bakery.
With such good field of candidates
to chose from political leaders are al
ready predicting that the nominating
convention will be exciting and strenu-
Gus as Of yore.
Factions Backing Each.
The three candidates for the mayor
atty nomination represent three fac
tions of the Democratic party in this
city. and each one is said to be we'll
supported
Marlatt and Farwig for several years
have taken active part in the affairs
of their party, the latter being local
oil inspector. an appointee of former
Governor Marshall.
Mumbower, however, while he has
always been a staunch Democrat, is
making his initial entry into politics.
On the evening of September Is the
Democrats will hold a mass meeting
for the purpose of selecting delegates
from the various precincts to the nom
mating convention. Each faction will
endeavor to secure the bulk of the
delegates, and the meeting promises
to be as entertaining, If not more so,
as the nominating convention will be.
Candidates for councilmen and for
city clerk on the Democratic ticket
are slow in making their announce
ments, but it is said that a number
Of announcements for these nomina-
tions can be expected within the next
few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
LEVY FOR COUNTY
GENERAL FUND MUST
STILL Be KEPT UP
Any Reduction, Auditor Bow
man Says, Calls for Very
Strict Economy.
County Levy.

county Levy.
General Fund, 319 cents per 800.
General Fund, Poll, 81.
Bond Sinking Fund, cents
Free Turn Pike Repair Fund, Tets.
Bridge Fund, 2 cents.
State Levy.
Vocational School Fund, O1 cent
per 800.
General Fund, Poll, so cents.
Benevolent Institutions, 10 cents.
State School, Poll, SO cents.
State Debt Sinking Fund, Il cents
Educational Inst. Fund, cents.
The county council met this after
noon and approved the county levy
which was estimated by the officials
yesterday
The following report was made to
the officials by County Auditor E. S.
Bowman relative to the county's fl
nances:
The General Fund.
Levy in the general fund has not
been lower than 80 cents on each 800
valuation since 1908 and the highest
rate was in 1910 which was 34-3-20
cents, which was made possible by
the reappraisement of real estate in
that year. Prior to 1911 the expense
of assessing was paid from a special
fund for that purpose, but in 1911 this
fund was abolished and the expense
of assessing is now paid from the gen
eral fund. In 1912 the county had the
expense of a general election and reg
istration which cost s92413. The
amount spent in 1913 for redecoration
of the interior portion of the court
house was $6.5S5. The average
amount spent for bridges for the five
years extending from 1907 to 1911, in
elusive, was S26,379.20. The amount
spent in 1912 was s50,45473, an
amount almost twice the average
Big Bridge Repair Expense.
In 1912 this council was advised of
the excessive bridge appropriation and
the gradual reduction in the amount
on hands in the general fund. AS the
result bridge appropriations for 1913
were cut from $40.770, the amount
asked for, to s27.235. In March of
this year, a general flood of the
streams of the county caused a great
amount of damage to bridges and cul-
verts, and the county council was call
ed in special session and provided a
flood bridge fund OF $4,000, which
was found later in the year to be in
entirely insufficient in amount, and in
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After weeks silent work with the county
council and the board of county commissioners
Machine of Jamestown
getting resolution passed by the county council
authorizing appropriation of purchase
voting machines for Wayne county
The assigned for the rushing through the ordinance
that the appropriation must be made and the machines
chased before change made the board
soners which will take place January lst.
Robert Beeson and Barney Lnderman two of the
recommended to the county that appropriation
made for the purchase the machines Albert
other commissioner refused join the other
board the ground that sufficient investigation had
made as to the reliability of the machines.
7 Up to Commissioners Now.
Now that the council
priatng for the purchase voting machines
commissioners will have entire responsibility
action.
entirely optional with the county commissioners whether
not the already appropriated will be used If the
decide after further investigation voting
are practical the money will remain
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He said il was a matter of business.
Junius Knite refused to vote ON the
ordinance because he had not made
sufficient investigation to say wheth-
er or not the machines were accurate
and had given satisfaction All the
other councilmen voted in favor of
the ordinance.
Final Passage Today.
Before adjourning at their session
yesterday afternoon the members of
the county council voted to meet
again this afternoon in order to vote
to pass the voting machine ordinance
on its second and final reading.
The Empire Voting Machine COM
pany was represented by Perry ].
Freeman of Richmond and ]. II. Davis,
of indianapolis. who is the Indiana
representative of the company. John
III. Nicholson. of Richmond, also ap-
peared before the council on behalf OF
the voting machines. as the local rep
resentative of the company, and asked
for the appropriation.
The passing of the resolution repre-
sents the sixth attempt of the COM
pany to force the use of voting ma
chimes in Wayne county. Every other
time the commissioners and council
have voted against the resolution on
the grounds that the machines could
be manipulated or that the county
could not afford to spend the money
at the time.
Weeks Campaign Successful.
The action of the council yesterday
was the result of a weeks efforts on
the part of Perry ]. Freeman and ].
NJ. Davis in visiting personally the
members of the board of county COM
missioners, the council and the Com
mercial club committee which pre-
sented letter to the council recon-
mending the purchase of the ma
chimes
The representatives Of the company
have been making visits to the homes
of the members of council and the
commissioners TO secure their pledges
in favor of the machines.
Commercial Clubs Report.
The report of the Commercial club
of 1909 which was again presented to
the commissioners and members of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
STATEMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS

Il much surprised
statement made
the action of the council
providing
the asked
Commissioner
be
The Commercial
machines
the city
all right"
Commissioner
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some, substantial food, and clean
lodging are conducive to the good
health of the prisoners. The prisoners
seem to have been humanely treated.
Card playing has been prohibited by
Sheriff Bayer and likewise the use of
cigarettes, which we commend. For a
time a local church society furnished
good magazines to the prisoners, but
unfortunately, this practice was dis
zines were generally read by the pris-
oners.
Fl Prisoners In Jail.
There were twenty-one prisoners
confined at the Jail on the occasion OF
the jury's visit; four awaiting trial,
one for the illegal sale of liquor, three
insane persons awaiting admission to
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane, four for assault and battery,
one for vagrancy, one for petit larceny,
six for public intoxication and one for
safe keeping. We were assured that
the four prisoners awaiting trial will
be given a speedy hearing and that
there is no unnecessary delay in bring
ing persons to trial.
In regard to the insane ward of the
Jail erected in 1911, we endorse the
criticism directed against the ward by
previous grand juries. The insane
ward is not properly constructed for
the use intended, and the handling of
violent insane therein is dangerous,
| both to the patient and the attendants.
The rooms in the insane ward are too
large, the iron screen partition is en-
tirely too weak, and the door to the
padded cell is insufficient to hold a
violent inmate. We would recommend
sthat the county commissioners make
an investigation of the changes need
ed at the insane ward, and secure the
cost of making the same, to the end
that the ward may be made available
for the purposes intended.
Woman's Prison Clean.
That the woman's prison, in connec-
ton with the Home for the Friendless,
under the care of Mrs. Aurelia Thorn
as. was found to be clean and in good
condition, with the exception of the
lavatories. The plumbing for the law
atories is insufficient, and results in
: condition not only annoying, but un-
healthful. AS this matter has been
pointed out before, We would recon-
mend a change without further delay.
There were confined in the Jail one
girl for incorrigibility, three feeble
minded persons and five persons
awaiting admission to the Eastern In
diana Hospital for the Insane. All
persons seemed to be properly treat
ed. and provided with good beds and
wholesome food
That the jury visited the county
poor farm, now in charge of Superin-
tendent Brumfield, and inquired into
the management of the same, ascer-
tanned the treatment of inmates and
inspected the buildings, stock, crops
and farming implements.
Praise Auditor Bowman.
We commend the business rules
adopted by the county commissioners
and the inventory and accounting sys-
tenn designed by County Auditor Bow
man To properly manage the poor
farm. it requires not only a good busi-
ness man and executive, but a pro-
gressive and hard working farmer
The buildings on the farm seem to
be in a reasonably good state of re-
pair, and there are proper and suffi-
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
Appropriation For
Machines a Result
of Secret Campaign

Agents of the Empire Voting Machine Company Work
Quietly in This City for Week, Then the Members
of the Wayne County Council Pass Resolution Ap-
propriang 900 for the Purchase of Such Machines
Want Machines Purchased Before Board Changes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
ANDERSON FRUITLESSLY DEMANDS A
MORE COMPLETE INVESTIGATE

Question of the Purchase of the Machines Appropri
alton Having Been Made by the County Council is
Now Entirely i'm the Hands of the Board of County
Commissioners Machines are Found Impractical
the Commissioners Will Not Have to Purchase Them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
REVIEWS HISTORY
OF THE MOVEMENT

First Effort to Secure Voting
Machines for Wayne COun-
ty Was in 1909, When the
Commercial Club Drafted
Resolutions Calling on the
County Commissioners to
Purchase Some for Use in
the County.
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Haas Says
Machines
Practical

Postmaster, Chairman of the
Special Commercial Club
Committee, States That
the Cost of Elections Will
be Greatly Reduced Be-
cause the Number of VOt-
ing Places in the County
Will be Reduced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-03
THE WEATHER

STATE AND LOCAL-GeneraII fair
weather tonight and Thursday:
cooler in extreme north portion to-
night and in north central portion
Thursday.
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The report of the Commercial club
of 1909 which was again presented to
the commissioners and members OF