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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
Chickens Must Keep off Main,
Stringent Ukase of "Coppers"
Since Westenberg Caught F0wl

The pursuit and capture of the elu-
sive Shanghai is dramatically related
by Sergeant McNally, who received
his information from Officer Vogea.
song.
"vogelsong tells me that Westen-
berg again demonstrated his remark
able speed in arresting that chicken,
said McNally. First he crept SO
close to 1t that he almost had 1t in his
grasp, but when he extended his hand
the chicken sidestepped. squaked and
started East on Main street with throt
tie wide open.
Passes Speeding Automobile.
Then Westenberg showed some
sprfnting that made vogelsong turn
green with envy. Taking full breath
like a thoroughbred he went past an
automobile as If it were standing still,
and before the hen had gone four
blocks he was holding her by the legs.
Henry could have got her in two
blocks if the street hadn't been so
slippery" commented Skipper Wen
ger of the police automobile, who is
a great admirer Of the veteran officer.
Westenberg's exploit today pales in
to significance Wenger's recent dar.
ing arrest of a COW in West Rich
mond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
HAAS ANNOUNCES
INSTITUTE DATES
Head of County Sunday
School Body Arranges Ser
les of Township Meetings.

Dates for township Sunday school
Institutes, have been announced by b..
NJ Haas, president Of the Wayne
County Sunday School association.
The township meetings are in prepara-
tion for the county convention which
will be held in Hagerstown May 21
and %.
George w. Burnie, secretary of the
State Sunday School association and
Miss Pearl Weaver. head of the tenn
perance department, will be the two
state workers at the county conven-
ton. The committee on the conven-
tion will secure special train to
Hagerstown from Richmond on one of
the convention nights, if possible.
The township meetings are as fol-
lows:
April 10Th.
Clay, Greensboro, Rev. Chamness
and Rev. Commons.
April 26.-Williamsburg, Green, E.
NJ. Haas.
Economy, Perry, Judge Boggs.
Fountain City, New Garden, Harry
Reeves.
May 3rd. .-
Dalton, Dalton, Harry Reeves.
Hagerstown, jefferson, E. NJ Haas
Franklin Township, Freeman Hais-
ley aud Edna Smith.
E. Germantown, jackson, w. C..
Hasemeier and Miss Bertsch.
May 10th.
Harrison Township, Ed Jones.
Arlington, Judge Boggs.
Boston, Haisley & Smith.
Centerville, Rev. Zerbe and Rev.
Commons. ~s~=s
May 18th.
Milton, Washington, w. C. Hase-
meier.
Wayne Township, Rev. Leonard and
Miss Bertsch
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
PARTY OF BOOSTERS
HERE NEXT MONDAY
The Commercial Club Plans
Smoker for 100 Business
Men From Ohio.

A delegation of Indiana and Ohio
Boosters" from Cincinnati. will be en-.
tertained by the Commercial club here
next Monday. The delegation will
come via Lima, Ohio and Winchester
to Richmond in a special train, &C.
companied by band and several
speakers. 1t will remain here for
about two hours.
There will be about a hundred in
the delegation and arrangements are
being made by the entertainment
committee of the Commercial club to
hold a smoker for them in the club
rooms After leaving here, the train
will go to Connersville and return to
Cincinnati. The trip will last three
days, and will cost about $1,000 or $50
a member. Members Of the Cincin-
natl chamber Of commerce will be on
the train.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
Commercial Club Commit
tee to Present Data Before
State Bureau Showing
Low Losses i'm City.
MAIN ALMOST DONE
Richmond Complies With All
Requirements to Provide
Adequate Protection In the
Business District.

With the completion Of The add.
tonal twenty inch water main from
the pumping station here In thrlse
weeks, the insurance committee Of tho
Commercial club will be ready to prS-
sent it's data on the Richmond insur-
ance rates and make application to
the Indiana fire insurance inspection
bureau for a decrease in the fire pro-
lection rates of this city.
George Eggemeyer. chairman OF the
committee. reported at the meeting Of
the board of directors of the CONNER
cial club last night, that the Indian
apolis bureau of insurance has agreed
to submit it's records and other infor-
the Richmond club and to assist the
city in securing a lower rate.
Within three weeks, the last Of nine
requirements for lower insurance
rates. posted here in 1909 by e. NJ.
Sellers, of the inspection bureau at
Indianapolis, will have been complied
with. This will be the connecting OF
the new water main with the new
pump at the water works pumping sta
tion. The main has been completed
for some time. but owing to delays in
the installation of the pump and in
building operations, the final connec-
ton was not made.
Wires Not Underground.
Although the committee has suffi.
cient data to show that Richmond fire
insurance rates should be lowered, it
has decided to await the completion
of the main. The only other condi-
ton not entirely complied with is the
placing of all wires underground. Con-
duit systems are In use in the bust.
ness district and 1t is believed this
will be sufficient for the present
The committee has back of IL in its
campaign for lower rates the low fire
loss of the city last year. Fire Chief
Miller has given them his reports
showing a per capita fire loss OF ten
cents for the year OF 1913. Reports Of
former years are equally as favorable.
A reduction of fifteen per cent in
the rates on buildings and five per
cent on contents. win be asked.
The committee believes . saving OF
almost $4,000 will be accomplished
for merchants IL the new rates ara
secured. However. there are no fig
ures on which to base the estimate.
II is roughly estimated that SIC. 900. 600
II carried In fire insurance by mer.
chants and manufacturers Of the city,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
Hear Purdue Professor De-
plOre Lack of Moral Eff
ficiency and Church's Fail
ure to Keep Pace.
COULTER URGES DUTY
Pettijohn Pays High Tribute
to Boys of Presbyterian
Sunday School for Manli-
ness.

although the world has made more
progress in the last decade than in the
last twenty-five years, the moral eff
cheney of the people has not kept
apace with the progress in other lines
asserted Prof. Stanley Coulter, of Pur-
due University in an address before
the participants of the Father and Son
banqhet at the First Presbyterian
church, last night. Approximately one
hundred fathers and sons of the
church attended.
"The reasons that may be assigned
for this state of affairs are lack of
loyalty and deep convictions, failure
to see duty in the light of personal
thing" The lack of loyalty of church
members was deeply scored by the
speaker. who assigned this as one of
the chief failings of the church today.
ut was the deep convictions of the
members of the church of the olden
days that caused them to meet the
emergencies and obstacles of those
times. Without their deep convic-
tions in the work they undertook, their
efforts would have been unsuccessful" >"
PettIjohn Speaks.
H. Pettijohn. boys secretary of the
Y. M. c. A., in speaking on behalf of
the boys of the church, lauded the
work that has been done by the boys
Of the Presbyterian Sunday school.
]. H. McAfee, superintendent of the
Presbyterian Sunday school, spoke
concerning the work of that depart
ment. He urged that the father and
son movement be encouraged and that
the adsfftsS6ke interest in the work of
the boys.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
Members Perform for High
Students Rapping Police
For Failure to Enforce the
Laws on City's Books.
BESCHER ADVOCATES
MUCH LARGER FORCE
Ventilation of Picture Shows
Described AS Foul, Vile,
Rancid and Impure-No
Action. -

Council sat up and scratched its
head
Wereup against it. What are we
going to do? We've got a bushel of
ordinances, most of them half dead.
They cover everything, but they're not
enforced. Every meeting or SO we
add few more, fill up our council
records and earn our money, but as
soon as the ink is dry on the ordinance
books. what's in them is forgotten y
said the tone of the meeting.
Then council jumped in, cleaned up
on the police department, took swat
at the public, and sourly and sarcas-
tically berated and scolder the city
in general.
The meeting opened in pleasant
sociable way and council was at it's
best before forty members of the high
school ciyics class, with Prof. w. o.
Wissler and number of spectators.
When six former councilmen filed in,
the city dads Of today waxed almost
jovial, still retaining their dignity.
The usual complaints passed by with
grace; ordinances were discussed
without fight; resolutions were adopt
ed and the business went forward
smoothly. Then everybody made a
little speech, including Prof. Wissler
and the ex-councilmen.
Bond Starts Rumpus.
City Attorney Bond spoiled the
whole meeting when he became peev-
ish over the fact that the fly and
garbage ordinance, in which hours Of
hard toll had been put, was not being
enforced.
"If it is not out of order to repeat
and repeat and repeat, 1 would like
to know about that fly and garbage or
dinance. Why is it not enforced p"
Bond demanded. eff city ordinances
really amount to anything, why are
they not enforced?
81 sometimes think that what the
police department needs is to be given
a good schooling in city ordinances
and state laws. Teach what ordi-
nances are in effect Teach them
that they are there for something
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
Commercial Club Directors
Hold Superceding Of Old
Contracts Against Law and
Constitution. y,
PETTIS REID WILL
DEMAND OLD,RATE
VIII Demand Schedule Un-
der Old Contract With
Fence Factory, Stilto Run
Three Years.

At q meeting Of directors Of the
Commercial club last evening. tho
opinion was frankly expressed that
the declaration Of the Light, Heat and
Power company and the city officials.
representing tho municipal plant, that
the new joint rate schedule superseded
all contracts held by local concesns.
rendering them null and void, was
contrary to law and the state c0asti-
tuition.
Furthermore It was the geneeal
opinion that the "roadiness 70 serve"
rate. Is cents per horse power per
month for all motors OF more than
two horse power. was excessive and-i in
many cases prohfbitive.
Today Pettis Reid. president Of the
Elliott-Reid Fence company. which Is
one Of the largest users of electricity
with the Light, Heat aad Power com
pany which would not expire Tor three
years. Under this contract he gets
a power rate Of 1E cents.
Il will insist on the observance Of
that contract until its expiration"
said Mr. Reid. Under the new Joint
schedules would have to pay a larger
rate. and think the one We have now
is too high"
Asked IL his company would engage
in litigation IL an effort was made to
cancel its contract, Mr.. Reid said he
did not like to go into the courts to
settle such questions. but probably
would do SO II there was no other re-
course
Il hope the rates will be re-adjust-
ed satisfactorily" he added.
Mr.. Reid and other business men
admit that the electric power compan-
les are entitled to fair returns on their
equipment and for their readiness to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
UNDERWOOD DEFEATS
HOBSON FOR SENATE
Majority Leader of House
Goes to Upper Chamber
March 4, HObson Retires.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April Oscar
W. Underwood won the senatorial
nomination over Richmond P. Hobson
in yesterdays Democratic primary by
approximately $4,000 majority. OF
ficial figures are lacking in. all the
contests and the count is progressing
slowly on account of the lengthy bal
lot. Enough returns have come in to
indicate that Hobson carried only
three Of the sixty-seven counties.
Both .Hobson and Underwood will
retire from the national house on
March next, Underwood entering
the United States senate and Hobson
private life.
Former Governor B. B. Conner, anti
railroad man and Prohibitionist, re-
ceived a plurality over his three op-
ponents for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, and indications this morning are
that Reuben F. Kolb, local optionist.
will run against him in the second
primary May II for the nomination,
though Carhes Henderson is running
Kolb close race.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
REV. BRIDGE SENT
TO GRACE CHURCH
Former Pastor, Rev. Mr..
Gates, Assigned to Congre-
CATION in Upton.

Conference reports from Mishawaka
are to the effect that two of the Rich
mond Methodist ministers will return
to this city, but the Rev. Arthur
Gates, of the Grace Episcopal church
was assigned to Upton, Ind.
The Rev B. Earl Parker was re
assigned to the First NJ. E. church
congregation, while the Rev. Sylves
ter Billheimer returned again to the
Third M. E. church.
The Rev. U. S. A. Bridge received
the assignment to the Grace church
to succeed the Rev. Mr.. Gates.
The Richmond delegation will ar
rive in this city this afternoon. De
lay incurred in the assignments by
Bishop Mcdowell caused the confer
ence to be In session two more days
than at first was planned.
The remaining assignments in the
Richmond district are:
Cambridge City, w. NJ Hollopeter;
Centerville, c. A. Mitchell; Charlotts
vile, H. w. Miller; Deerfield. Clyde
s. Miller; Dunkirk, Benjamin Kendall
Economy, Preston Polhemus; Farm
land, w. J. Huffman; Fountain City
J. H. Richardson; Greenfield, c. H
Smith; Hagerstown, NJ. R. Pierce
Kennard. J. N. Simmons; knights
town, r. c. Jones: Lewisyille. r. c.
Ballard; Lynn, ]. p. Chamness; Mar
kleville. X. J. Crider; Maxwell. A. J.
Duryee; McCordsville, II. A. Goening
Millgrove, T. s. Haddock; Modoc. e
H. Taylor: Newcastle, o. A. Trabue;
Parker. C. B. Sweeney: Philadelphia
J. b. O'Connor; Redkey. J. H. Run.
kle: Ridgeville, r. HI. Wehrey; Sala.
monia, Arthur Gordon; Saratoga, r. 1
Black; Shirley, c. w. Anderson; Spar
tansburg, o. P. Van: Spiceland. e. A
Bunner; Union City, l.. J. Eaft1ger:
Williamsburg. ]. W. Zerbe; Winches
ter. r. P. Morris.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
All chickens must keep off Main

All chickens must keep off Main
street.
This police edict became known to.
day following the sensational arrest
of very bold and speedy chicken by
Officer Westenberg.
Westenberg's captive, it should be
explained before this narrative pro-
ceeds further, was not Of the slit-skirs
variety; it was a iong-Iegged, befeath
cred and very inquisitive Shanghai
hen.
regular beat and wandered onto Rich
mond's busiest thoroughfare and was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
WHEAT CROP GOOD
Government Report Shows
Condition IS Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April THE
government crop report, published to-
day, gives the condition of winter
wheat as 95.o. indicating yield Of
66O. 600, 900 bushels. Last year $685.
600, 900 bushels Of winter wheat were
harvested, the largest In the history
of the country. The increase this
year Is partly due to the increased
acreage under winter wheat cultiva-
tion. The $500, 900 acres in wheat
this winter is approximately SCOT. 900
acres more than last year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
Map Shops Hon Rebels Are Wrestling
Territory From Gen. Huerta's Control

An idea of the immense area OF the
territory in Northern Mexico that has
fallen into the hands of Constitution
alists, as a result of the fall Of Tor
Feon, is gained by comparison Of
the five states now in the rebels
hands with American states. The to-
tai area of Sonora, chihuahua, Du-
range, Sinaloa and Tamaulipas, all
reckoned as Constitutional territory.
is 274,946 square miles. as compared
with 262.290 square miles, the area
of all Texas and 1890 square miles,
the area of the state of New York. or
approximately six times the area of
the Empire state. The shaded por-
tions of the map represent the terri
tory now In the control of the rebels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
TRUCK REPAIRED

The big fire truck at the central
station has had two days vacation,
but with some of its vitals removed.
1t will be put in commission some time
today. Sunday, while responding to
fire one of the cam shafts broke. dis
abling the fire fighter. The mechan-
les in charge of the machine have
been at work since that time overhaul.
ing the truck --.--r--.-.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07

apparently having the time of her
life when noticed by an astonished
pedestrian. He met Officer Weston
berg in a few minutes and informed
him that there was chicken up the
street"
Can't Shock Weste nberg.
"Oh. that's nothing. Was you ever
on Main street Saturday night" calm
ly replied the veteran officer.
Say, 1 don't mean that kind, Mr..
Officer. mean a regular chicken that
has wings and wishbones," the citizen
stated.
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wrecked the place and escaped.
WILLIAM MccLUNG PAXTON, e4
years old, of st. Louis, won the
statewide contest for continuous
Sunday school attendance when he
produced certificates from ministers
to prove he had not missed Sum-
day for sixty-four years.
WILLIS e. BARNES, A LEGLESS
chauffeur Of .Hackensack, N. j., was
arrested for speeding through two
toIlgates. Barnes was carried into
court. He declared his employer,
F. n. Herman, wanted to keep an
appointment. Herman was fined
JOHN ~WtEkERs -WAsFoRcED TO
90 to the Philadelphia police station
in his wife's kimono to testify
against Ralph Scott, charged with
stealing clothes valued at 5000 from
wilkins home.
WORkMEN AT CHARLESTON, S. c.,
repairing the propeller of the old
cruiser, Olympic, Rear Admiral
Dewey's flagship at Manila, found a
penny embedded in the blades. 1t
was dated 1893.
"DARE-DEvIL" HAWEs, FORMER
circus clown and high diver, has be-
gun his duties as minister, taking
charge Of the pastorate of the Rich
mond (Ohio) Baptist church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
BatchelOr FlOps
to @. O. p. Ranks
From Bull Moose

MARION, Ind, April flames O..
Bachelor, mayor of Marion, who was
nominated on the Progressive ticket,
issued statement today in which he
declares that he has gone back into
the ranks of the Republican party. He
says the abuses within the Republican
organization have been corrected and
that the party again is 1.-The Republi-
can party OF Lincoln" He justified
his action by the fact that he was
elected mayor by the whole people and
not by any particular party.
.. In his declaration he said that he
was against a boss ruled political ma
Cline" and that he was opposed to
methods such as used by Republican
national leaders in conventions Of
1903 and 1912.
II am a Republican" he said, but
am a Lincoln Republican and not a
reactionary machine Republican"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
WEATHER FORECAST

FOR iNDiANA-Unsettied tonight and
Wednesday. Probably rain or
snow. Colder tonight In south
portion. Colder Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
sATcHELoR SPOKE HERE.

Mayor Bachelor spoke in Richmond
during the wet and dry fight, defend
ing the statement that there were no
blind tigers in Marion. in opposition
to the declaration OF J. Benr EFT Cor
don that Marion harbored many places
whore liquor was sold Relatives of
MI. Bachelor 1--we in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-07
LiSten!
USES WIFE'S KIMONO
SOL. @.>.}.
DEER WRECKS HOME.
+.>}. .t>.
CLOWN TO PREACHER

FRIGHTENED By DOGS, A DEER
bounded into Albert Spangler's
kitchen in Cold Springs, N. ",
wrecked the place and escaped.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-31
CARNIVAL WORKERS
EXPECT GOOD INCOME
FROM ADMISSION EVENTS

Just what it will cost to carry out
the 1914 Mid-Pacifc Carnival along
the lines now being followed, and Just
how much will be realized from the
various features to balance the expen-
dituTes were matters discussed at
the meeting Of the Promotion Com
mittee yesterday afternoon when that
organization met with the members
of the finance committee of the cele-
bration. From the fact that the many
features of the carnival will be ad-
mission events, it is believed that a
large revenue will be realized, and
the various members of the finance
committee, taking each feature sep
arately, explained to the promotion
lists just where this money will come
from.
Several communications were read
at the meeting, an interesting one be-
ing from the Lincoln Highway Asso-
citation, which is promoting the build
ing of highway from New York city
to the western section of the United
States, declaring that that organiza-
ton will not consider the thorough
fare complete until the Pail on the
Island of Oahu is fixed as the western
terminus. 49, ,.s.s so &
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-31
ARMY RELIEF. SOCIETY
SERVES WORTHY CAUSE
IN THE REGULAR ARMY

Attention has been called TO the
aims and objects Of the Army Relief
Society for the benefit of which a Sc
ries of auction bridge parties will be
given at the Young hotel on the four
Thursdays during February The pur-
pose of the organization is to collect
funds and provide for the relief of
destitute widows and orphans of of.
ficers and enlisted men of the regu.
lar army, and to aid in securing EN-.
ployment and education for such bene-
fieiaries. There are, according to mem.
bers of the organization and those in
terested in the success of the bridge
parties, a great many cases calling
for the aid of the society Many of
the young officers and nearly all mar
ried soldiers, it is stated, live up to
their entire pay and are unable to
make any saving from month to month
and the death of such officers or en-.
listed men leaves their families large
ly dependent upon the Army Relief
Society.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-31
EXPECT TO SAVE LARGE
PART OF BIG. DREDGE

If nothing unexpected happens, the
sunken dredger George P. Denison
will be towed into Pearl Harbor with
in few days. Salvage work, which
has been rapidly progressing with the
use of the dredger Reclamation, is
showing every indication of success.
Powder is now being used to olsen
tangle the machinery, and divers are
being sent down into 20 feet Of wa
ter making cables fast to parts of the
powerful engine which is to be lifted
to the surface. When this machinery
has been recovered, it is planned to
tow the dredger into Pearl Harbor
bottom-side up.
1t is impossible now. say officers of
the Hawaiian Dredging Company, to
estimate the amount that will be
saved of the Denison But they agree
the amount will be large if nothing
untoward happens in their salvage
work