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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
RESIDENTS DEMAND
LINE IN SOUTH END
Ask Consideration of New
Extension Before Building
Morton Spur.

Charles Jordan and Mayor Robbins
are in conference with members of
the Terre Haute, indianapolis and
Eastern Traction company at Indian
apolis relative to car line extensions
in the city.
A new cry is heard from the street
car riding public, this time for an ex-
tension into the heart of one of the
most thickly populated districts of
Richmond 1t comes from residents
of district north and south of South
street and east of Eighth street to
Fifteenth street. They demand a loop
line up South E street from South
Eighth to South Fifteenth street or
Sixteenth street and thence down
Main TO Eighth.
The citizens in this district have
put up an insistant cry that the consid-
Grafton of such line have precedence.
Superintendent Gordan agrees with
them They claim both the Beallview
and the Morton park extensions would
accommodate only pleasure seeking
crowds while their need is one of busi-
ness. They also declare the Morton
line would further the interest of a
private company before that of cit
liens.
lr Jordan went to Indianapolis to-
day to induce the street car officials,
if possible. to build their proposed
Morton park extension this year. The
chief complaint with the new park is
it's inacceSibility. He and Mayor Rob-
bins will Ilso ask that the Beallview
line be laid at the same time the Nor
ton tracks are put down.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
A. B, c, ENJOYS FAIL
To MEDIATE TROUBLE
IN MEXICO CRISIS
CarranZa Puts Sending of
Delegates to Leaders-Ac-
ton Ends Work of Media
tors in US.

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. June 30
The efforts of the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of Argentina, Brazil and
Chile to mediate the differences be-
tween the United States and Mexico
came to an end today.
Following the receipt Of the reply
of General CarranZa of the COnstitu-
tionalists to the invitation of the
three mediators to send delegates to
participate in the conferences, an
nouncement was made on behalf of the
mediators that their duty was done.
The reply of the rebel leader, as was
expected, was very brief. He said he
would call together the Constitutional
ist leaders who signed the Guadaloupe
agreement and put up to them the
proposition that official representa-
tives of the Constitutionalists be sent
here to participate in the conferences.
Conference Ends.
If the majority of them vote in ia
vor of sending delegates, it will be
done at once, General CarranZa said.
On the other hand, if they do not
vote to send delegates, the mediation
conference will be ignored.
1t is regarded as positive that the
conferences will not be resumed in
is still within the range of possibility.
The three mediators were agreed
after receiving the report on Carran.
za's answer that it would be a waste OF
time to put the question of represen.
tation at the peace conference to ref
erendum vote of the rebel generals
The mediators decided that they had
done all they could toward establishing
peace in Mexico.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
LOVES ROUGH PATH
LEADS TO CITY JAIL
Olen Beall Threatens Suicide
When Pretty Girl ScOrns
Tender Heart.

Love-lorn Olen Beall, of Roanoke,
Va. apparently can not keep away
from Richmond, which numbers among
it's inhabitants a young woman, Miss
Bertha Stanley, for whose heart and
hand Olen has laid siege, but in vain.
Olen returned to Richmond yester-
day, and today, for the second time
within a month, was deported to the
outer darkness, lonely world wherein
his hearts desire does not live.
A few weeks ago, discouraged with
the poor success of his wooing of Miss
Stanley, Olen wrote a tragic note to
her, announcing that her coldness had
robbed him of his desire to live, and
stating that he intended to "end all
forever" by imbibing of considerable
quantity of carbolic acid. He melo-
dramatically told in this letter just
where he intended to drink the death
potion.
Greatly alarmed, Miss Stanley hur-
ried to police headquarters and showed
Chief Goodwin the letter she had re-
ceived from Beall. A patrolman was
hurried to the place where the young
man had announced his intention Of
departing this vale of tears. He was
not there, so the officer started in
search of him. He met him coming
out of north-end pharmacy, where
he had purchased a bottle of crude
carbolic acid. Beall was gathered in
and taken to headquarters.
There he confessed to his infatua-
ton for Miss Stanley, but after being
confined in the city prison short
time he promised not to make another
attempt at suicide. He was then re-
leased with the command to leave the
city.
Olen remained away as long as he
could, and on his return Miss Stanley
complained that he had been bothering
here Yesterday Olen was arrested on
suspicion of having carried suit Of
clothes out of North Sixth street
clothing house and pawned the gar
ments for two dollars. He proved
that he had not committed this theft
and today was again banished from
the city.
The path of true love truly is as
rough as that section of the Liberty
pike. which was supposed to have been
repaired recently
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
WATER PLANT MAY
APPEAL ITS CASE.
TO STATE BOARD
S425, 900 Figure Meets Water
Works COmpany's OppOsi-
ton and Appeal Placed in
Attorneys Hands.
Petition for Rehearing Ex-
pected to go Before Public
Utility Commission Before
July 3.

The $425, 900 valuation placed on the
property of the Richmond City Water
Works company for taxing purposes.
meets with the opposition of the offic-
ials of that company and the matter
was today placed in the hands OF its
attorneys at Indianapolis.
1t is almost a foregone conclusion
that the $4,000 increase in the cor
poration's assessment by the county
board of review and several objection
able features of the recent decision
of the Indiana Public Utilities Com
mission on the Richmond water rates
case will result in the attorneys for
the company filing with the COM
mission before July 3, petition for
rehearing of the water rate case.
The new local water rates schedule
established by the state commission
becomes effective tomorrow and will
not be suspended even in the event
a petition for a rehearing of the case
is filed Should the commission con-
sent to rehear the case it is not be-
neved it would change the rate sched-
ule it recently established.
Alterations Possible.
If the commission approved the con-
tentions of the water works company
that its increased tax prevents it from
making the profit on its investment
it was entitled to it is the belief, even
by water works officials, that the COM
pany will be provided a legal return
on its investment by minor alterations
of the new rules governing the COM
pany's service.
AS an example. the commission
should it act favorably on the petition
for a rehearfng, might increase the six
cent rate for churches. or decrease
the length of service taps the COM
pany is required to make at its own
expense.
Officers of the local water works
company today called attention to the
fact that its tax under the recently es-
tablished taxing valuation would
amount to about $4,000 a year, while
the commission in listing the COM
pany's fixed charges only provided
$4,000 a year for taxes. They con-
tend that if this assessment stands
the commission must provide a way
tor the company to take care of its
increased tax.
Compares Two Utilities.
apparently the board of review has
established the assessment for the
water works company by using the
plant valuation. s750,000. established
by the state commission as a basis"
said one officer of the company today.
"On the other hand the Richmond
Light. Heat & Power company, which
has been claiming a greater plant
valuation than we did. but which has
never been fixed by the commission,
is assessed for s325,OOO. or 100000
less than our. Assessments for other
corporations are also based by the
board on the sworn statements of the
officers of these corporations In
other words our company has not
been assessed under the same sys-
TEN the board has employed in assess.
ing other corporations"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
MARRIED 3 TIMES;
WOMAN GETS DIVORCE
Mrs. Clara Dayton-Maupin
Adds Chapter to Married
Life Series.

Another chapter in the stormy mar
ital career of Mrs. Clara Dayton Maui
pin came to a close in circuit court
today when Judge Fox granted her a
divorce from George Maupin, "quack
doctor" who was the third husband of
the Dayton woman.
Mrs. Maupin said her husband is a
"low brow and she testified that
after he married her, he Immediately
proceeded to get drunk a state in
which he remained until they sep
arated. She further declared that she
does not know where Maupin is and
cares less.
Mrs Maupin married her latest hus-
band about six months after the dis
covery of the bones of her second hus-
band, Henry Dayton, buried in lime in
the cellar Of their home. A week later
he was fined for drunk.
Story Of Married Life.
The married life of Mrs Clara Belle
Dayton-Maupin has been a peculiar
one OF what became of her first hus-
band little is known. She married
Henry Dayton who had little home
The home burned one night and the
Daytons secured most of their house
hold goods before the fire was well un-
der way They collected a large
amount of insurance.
Almost three years ago, Mr.. Dayton,
who was we'll insured. disappeared
Mrs. Dayton then made her home
with Joseph Snyder In November
1912, neighbors investigated the
source of stencil from the Dayton
home and the result was the sudden
disappearance of Snyder who left be-
hind him a note confessing the murder
of Dayton. The bones of Henry Day
ton still remain in a wash boiler at
the city Jail where they were placed
after the police found them buried in
lime in the cellar.
Since Mr.. Dayton collected her life
insurance, and married Maupin, she
began travelling considerably. Recent
ly she returned to Richmond to enter
suit against her husband. Maupin
was last heard of in Lexington, Ky.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
WESTENbERCSEES
Thirty YEARS OF
SERVICE FOR CITY
rod Hickory" Dean Of
; Richmond Police Force,
; Tough as Sapling, Good
For Many Years.
Fellow Officers and Metro
pOlitan Board Extend Con-
gratulatiOns to Veteran of
Department.

Tomorrow when Henry Westenberg,
patrolman, strols about his beat there
will be six service stars on his left
coat sleeve, mutely proclaiming that
he has completed his thirtieth year as
a member of the Richmond police de-
partment and is beginning his thirty
first year in the harness, the same
sturdy and efficient "Old Hickory
that he was Oh July l, 1880, when he
first took the oath to preserve the
peace and dignity of the community
Since that day Westenberg has been
on the job continuously, with the ex-
ception Of four years
He has hailed offenders against law
and order before the following mayors
OF the city: Thomas Bennett, John
L. Rupe, Perry J. Freeman, John This
tlethwaite, Major Ostrander, William
Moore, DR.. Schillinger, DR.. thinner
man and w. J. Robbins.
And he has faithfully obeyed the
orders of the following chiefs: Joe
Fleming. Dan Parshall, Joe Behold,
Major Finney, Charles Page, Jesse
Bailey, George Staubach, l. A. Gormon
and Harry Goodwin.
Oldest Officer in State.
est record for continuous service of
any policemtn in Indiana. and it is
doubtful If any officer can show a
better record than "Old Hickory" Abb
solutely fearless, he never sought trou-
BILE nor took unfair advantage Of his
authority
Early this morning Westenberg cele-
brated his sixty-third birthday, but
nf
served him from the knockout jabs
of Daddy Time, and today he is a
splendid type of healthy manhood,
ready at any time for a fight Or a
frolic." And if the former is neces-
sary, he will scorn the use of his
mace. Well named "Old Hickory is
Henry Westenberg.
Richmond generally is regarded a
quiet and law-abiding community, but
Westenberg has met with enough ad-
ventures during the thirty years he
has served as one of the city'S guard
ians to make a Nick Carter novel ap-
pear tame in comparison. Once he
was shot in a street fight while sepa-
rating three COmbatantS, the ball en-
terng his left leg just above the
knee. This only served to spur him
TO more strenuous activity, and he
got his man. holding him until an
other officer relieved him of his cap
tive. Then Westenberg fell helpless
to the sidewalk.
Capture Two BuIqlars.
Once on night duty he discovered
that a business house on North F,
street had been broken into. Without
assistance he entered the dungeon
dark room and made "catch," which
to this day stands as one of the most
brilliant achievements of the depart
ment-twO armed and desperate burg
lars. They saw the CLINT of his ran
dom aimed revolver and wisely needed
his command to come from their hid
ing places and surrender.
After he had been shot. Westenberg
was off duty for several weeks, and on
his return had to patrol his beat limp
Continued on Page Seven)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
POLICE ARREST
SO DURING JUNE

Ninety-three citizens faced Mayor
Robbins in police court this month
according to police records. The lis,
of drunks as usual took high score
Total arrests for the month follow
Assault and battery, 13; drunk, 80;
suspicion. IL; violating the speed law
4; carrying concealed weapons, 4;
beating board bill, l burglary, 2; fu
gitive. 1; house breaking, 1; petit
larceny, 1; profanity, 2; public in
decency, 1; provoke. 4; safe keeping
5; vagrancy. 1; violating liquor law
l; held for witness, l.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
RICHMOND V|OL|N|ST
TO APPEAR IN FIRST
PROGRAM AS STAR
Wesley Howard Features
Benefit Program Assisted
BY Miss Kaufman and Or
chestra of Hundred Pieces.

The Wesley Howard concert at the
Coliseum tonight promises to be one
of exceptional merit.
With Wesley Howard, the most
promising violinist developed in Rich
mond in years, Miss Mary Ann Kauf-
man, talented singer, whose voice is
heard in the largest churches and
halls in Chicago, and the combination
of the Richmond Symphony orchestra
and the high school orchestra, pro-
gram of seven numbers will be pre-,
sented
The rehearsal of the orchestra last
night proved that it's music alone will
be of exceptional value. There will
be more than one hundred pieces to-
night, the largest orchestra of Rich
mOnd musicians ever seated.
Miss Kaufman is considered an ex-
traordinary musician, and no doubt
there will be hundreds at the concert
tonight especially to hear her. Her
services are given without charge in
response to clamor of her friends to
have her appear in a concert.
Wesley Howard has not been heard
publicly since he returned from school
but his work before he left Richmond
was of such musical value that he has
attracted the attention of the entire
city. The musical people who were in
fluential in sending him to school feel
strong personal interest in his work
There will be no reserved seats at
the concert tonight. Tickets will be
sold at the door and cost between
five cents and five dollars, according
to the liberality and musical interest
of the purchaser. Tickets will be given
for any amount of money laid on the
board, as it is entirely free-will Of
fering.
The program for tonight follows:
l. March No. 1, Militaire
by Schubert.
2. Miss Mary Ann Kaufman
Aria, All Fors'e Lui, (The One OF
Whom l dreamed) from La Trav.
3. Wesley Howard-Violin Concerto
E Minor, No 8, by Rode.
4. Orchestra, Ballet Music, from Faust
by Gounod.
5. Miss Mary Ann Kaufman
(a) The Lark Now Leaves Its
Watery Nest, by Parker.
(b) Spirit Flower, by Campbell
Upton.
(c) A Littl Gray Dove-Saar.
(d) Queen Nab (from Fairyland
Cycle)-Morgan.
6. Wesley Howard-African Dances
No. and 2-Coleridge Taylor.
Z. Orchestra Thanhauser March.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30

Commercial Body Wants to
Know Cause When Ser
vice is Not Given.

The public service committee Of the
Commercial club has asked the In
diana Public Service commission to
give ruling on the question OF grant
ing rebates to consumers when the
service is not actually furnished
At a meeting of the public service
committee yesterday afternoon Pettis
a. Reid made complaint against the
Home Telephone company for a
charge for service during eighteen
days when the telephone at his resi-
dence at West Florence, O., was out
of commission. Mr. Reid explained
that while the amount of money ac-
tually involved was a small amount
there was an important question
which he thought should have the con
sideration of the committee
Mr.. Reid said the telephone COM
pany had refused to rebate him for
the time the instrument was out of
commission on the ground that the
company had rules which prohibited
the granting of rebates.
The committee decided the question
was important to patrons of all &c
service corporations and that t,
ter should be taken up with t..
mission in order to have
which would safeguard the cor,
in the future. 1t was pointed OF,
the refusal on the part of the -
pany to make allowance for service
not actually rendered was unjust and
tended to increase negligence on the
part of public service corporation
Charles w. Jordan. secretary of the
club, was instructed to ask the com
mission for an immediate ruling.
Those present at the meeting were w.
K Bradbury. DR.. S. C. Markley
Charles w. Jordan. Pettis A. Reid and
e. H. Harris.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
MILITANT "FUR|ES"
RETURN TO WORK
Burn Building Valued at
100000 and Try to Whip
Premier Asquith.

LONDON, June 30.-After a brief
lull in the activities, the militant "fu,
ries" again aroused London today A
series of mysterious fires in the South
Of London which did damage estimat-
ed at more than 100000 was attrib-
uted to the suffragettes arson squad.
Several business houses were burn
ed and,two tenement houses. Fifteen
families were made homeless.
According to Scotland Yard unmis-
taxable evidence of incendiarism was
found.
While the flames were burning their
way throughout South London two
women gained entrance to the official
residence of Premier Asquith in
Downing street. Through the ruse of
pretending to have an appointment
with the Premier they were admitted
by a servant. They were no sooner
inside than they demanded an imme-
diate interview to secure Justice for
women"
Fight Of Servants.
When it was learned that they were
suffragettes the servants tried to
eject them and violent scene ensued.
During the fight one of the women
pulled a lock and chain from her dress
and attempted to lock herself to the
door but failed. Police were summon
ed and the suffragettes were hurried
away to Jail screaming that they were
not yet through with the prime min
ister."
At the Bow street police station a
dogwhip was found on one of the
women. She admitted that she had in
tended to lash Premier Asquith if she
had succeeded in getting into his
presence. The other woman was iden-
tilted as Miss Watson" a militant
with long police record. Both were
fined SO.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
Egg Production
Via the FIy!

Anyone who observed his long hair
and mysterious air could tell he was
genius. When he offered to make a
fortune for one of the young men
lounging in a downtown cigar store
the young man was interested at once
and visions of affluence began float
ing through his mind.
What is your wonderful discov.
ery?" he asked.
you know the common house fly
lays 20,000,0OO eggs a season."
Eyes"
"Well l intend to reduce the high
cost of living by grating the housefly
on the hen
Just then one of the guards of the
Eastern Indiana Hospital for the In
sane came in, and another vision OF
wealth disappeared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
BECK SIGNS ORDER
FOR P. 0. HOLIDAY
AS HIS FIRST DUTY
Rules Setting Hours of De-
livery for Fourth Receive
New Officials Signature
Without Ceremony.

The first order blythe new post
master was signed today.
The order is that which details the
hours of clerks and carriers on July
A. 1t is dated July 1 and will be
posted tomorrow
Charles B. Beck, whose signature
is at the conclusion of the order over
the title postmaster, did not make a
special occasion Of signing his first
official order The order was written
of mails, after the schedule for the
holiday had been arranged. Mr.. Beck
received it, read it, and, disregarding
the custom of higher officials, did not
history attached to it, but applied his
own fountain pen to the paper and
signed his name.
In the order, he expresses his re-
gret that July 4 falls on Saturday as
this will mean work for the clerks
and carriers. There will be no de-
liveries, but two windows will be kept
open from 8 to 8 o'clock to accom-
modate both city and rural route
patrons. The employees of the office
will be on duty from I to o'clock in
the morning. After o'clock the office
will be closed until Monday morning
except for the few clerks who remain
to keep the mails moving.
Take Stock Invoice.
The quarterly report of the office
is being prepared and will be COM
peted in two or three days. An in
voice was started this afternoon so
that Mr.. Beck can give Mr.. Haas a
receipt for the stamps, postal cards,
stamped envelopes, wrappers and
money tomorrow morning.
The office still continues to increase
its business. Despite hard times"
the receipts for the past quarter will
be at least $4,000 higher than for the
same quarter last year. The fiscal
year of the office closes at midnight
tonight. The annual report which will
follow is expected to show an unusual
increase in business over the previous
fiscal year.
Clerks and carriers are not fight
ing for vacation periods which leaves
time open in July in both branches of
the department. The schedule is pre-
pared by the superintendent of mails
who permits the men to choose their
vacation periods unless there is some
conflict. Only in a few cases are
either clerks or carriers permitted to
take more than eight days in the sum-
mer as only two carriers can be re-
leased at one time. To give them
, fifteen days exclusive of Sundays and
HOLIDAYS would take five months and
run the vacation period into Novem-
ber
IN other post offices, substitute
clerk is taken on to work the vacation
shifts. In the Richmond office for
the last three years, regular clerk
has been taken on to start vacation
shifts This is because of the growth
which is being made. The new clerk
appointed a few weeks ago, takes his
position tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
MAYOR CUTS ROLL
WITH STIFF FINE

Ike Cross, wild and woolly and
fresh from Texas, was hauled into
police headquarters last night bHl-
liantly Illuminated with Richmond fire
water Ike had roll of $17S on him,
also an automatic revolver, pair of
brass knucks and a pint of alcohol
At the time of his arrest he was ready
to give battle to the entire armed
forces of Mexico without the assist
ance of any of his fellow Texans. He
drew fine of $50 and costs, which
cut his roll down to $118.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-30
c, \. & D, TO DEFAULT
PAYMENT ON BONDS
FALLING DUE JULY |

NEW YORK, June 3O-It was au-
thoritatively reported in Wall street
today that the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton Railway company tomorrow
will default interest payment on the
following bonds: $3,162, 900 per cent
bonds of the Indiana, Decatur & West
ern; s4,722, 900 4 per cent bonds of the
Cincinnati. indianapolis & Western di-
vision, and s1,S00,000 4 per cent un-
guaranteed first and refunding bonds.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad. it
is reported, will not advance money
to the c.. H. & D. for the purpose of
paying the July 1 interest on the So
900 900 Pere Marquette bonds, which
are guaranteed by the c., II. & d..
This means that application will be
made at once for the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton.