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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
PuRTELLE COMES
WITH CHECkERED
COURT CAREER
Commercial Club to Enter.
tain Apostle of Frenzied
Finance Interested in Trac-
ton Line.
Promoter Managed Bucket
Shops, Sued by Frankfort
Banks, Files Petition in
Bankruptcy.

Eugene Purtelle of Chicago, with
career as checkered as J. Rufus
Wallingford, is planning to visit Rich
mond, view the golden fleece, and
be entertained by the Commercial
club.
Central figure in a number Of high
finance promoting schemes that have
brought him into courts, Purtelle sees
in the projected north and south trac-
ton line out of Richmond, an oppor.
tunity to exercise his promoting
genius.
Court records show him a traction
and subway promoter, bucket shop
manager and operator, and stock brok.
er. A hotel keeper at Dyer, Indiana.
recovered nothing when he sued him
for 5000 due on a board bill for a
surveying party.
Arrest at Frankfort.
Labor claims against him and his
companies total $4,000. On June 4,
1913, Purtelle was arrested and jailed
at Frankfort, Indiana. on charge Of
defrauding two local banks of $1,000
worth of worthless checks. He was
acquitted and went to Chicago to pro-
mote subway project.
Trained in methods of promoting
companies, chief of which was a
scheme to get French capitalists to
finance a $13O.000.0OO subway for
Chicago, Purtelle, in his letters to the
Richmond Commercial club. shows no
lack of confidence in his ability to put
across the local traction deal. provided
his survey shows the feasibility of the
line.
His letters tell nothing of his finan-
cial backing, but they leave the i'm
preston that he has money to build
the line. Officials of the Commercial
club said today they know nothing Of
his career. He is expected in Rich
mond this week.
Record for Purtelie.
The following is as complete a
record of Eugene v. Purtelle, the trac-
tiOn promoter, as can be found in pub
lished accounts of his activities:
In 1902 Purtelle was the Milwaukee
manager for George p. Sullivan. a
Chicago bucket shop operator who
owned a string of bucket shops in the
middle west. In 1903 he went to
Chicago to become manager of the
Sullivan bucket shops, remaining un-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
RICHMOND LEADS
STATES IN WEST
AS ART CENTER
Special Writer for Worlds
Work Declares Progress of
City Attracts Attention of
Entire Country.
Democratic Art Spirit Ex-
ceeds Boston and Gains At
tention of Critics in East
ern Centers.

+ Richmond people should be proud
of what they are doing along art,
music and school lines and should
know that the other parts Of the world
are beginning to look up to them and
model after them"
This was a significant statement
made Saturday by Walter A. Dyer,
special writer for the Worlds Work,
who was in the city making an in
vestigation of the methods used in
Richmond along music, art and
schools. He is preparing series of
articles on art and music in the Mid
die West and on account of Rich
mond's predominance in these lines,
this was the only city in Indiana visit
ed by Mr.. Dyer. The writer was for
merly managing editor of Country
Life in America" A series of articles
on similar subjects on the Southern
states, Is now running in Worlds 8
Work"
Richmond is doing something no
other city in the United States is
doing. She is more of a music and
art center than Boston in the real
sense of the word," said Mr.. Dyer.
I'm Richmond these things are demo-
cratic, like they ought to be, while In
the East, it is only the chosen few
that can really appreciate art and
music"
Attracts Wide Notice.
When asked the reason that he
picked Richmond out of the whole
Middle West as field for study and
Investigation, he said, mo real move
ment toward advancement can spring
up In any community but that 1t Is
watched everywhere If 1t really has
any merit. A city can't hide it's light
under a bushel any more than an in
dividual. The movement in Richmond,
which has been going on for the last
twelve or fifteen years, is significant
and consequently has attracted the at
tention of the world"
II heard Of Richmond's activity for
art through the Richmond Art associa-
tons reputation in the East, and es-
pecially through the activities of Mrs.
NJ F. Johnston, who Is we'll known
throughout the United States.
heard of Richmond as music center
chiefly through the reputation of Prof.
William Earhart, who is now at Pitts
burg. The schools of Richmond have
a reputation that is widespread and
Richmonds reputation along social
center lines is reported in a book
written by Ward, of Wisconsin uni
versity."
During Mr.. Dyer's visit here, he
interviewed Mrs. M. F.. Johnston, for
mer president of the Art association
and prominent in art and literary
circles of the city, Lee B. Nusbaum,
director of the Richmond Symphony
hnvS 0f ho
school board who has been interested
in the musical activities of the city
Tor many years, S. r. Lyons, pastor
of the Reid Memorial church and
prominent in literary circles of the
city. Mr.. Dyer also had short inter
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
BLOCKS LIGHT PLAN
John McMinn Stops Infirm-
ary Improvement.

With the contract let for the erec-
ton of an electric light line from Cen
terville to the county poor farm, the
plan is blocked by the refusal Of John
McMinn, a farmer, to permit the coun-
ty to put a pole on the corner of his
land.
The county commissioners obtained
the approval of all farmers along the
right OF way. including McMinn. Nc
Minn, however, informed the commits
sioners last week that he had changed
his mind, and now believes q pole
would damage him to the extent Of
$50 dollars.
The commissioners probably will not
pay the $50 which the farmer demandss
but haYe made pthsE pleAA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
STORM DOES SMALL
DAMAGE IN COUNTY
OUTSIDE OF TOWN

The storm which ragged in Wayne
county shortly before noon today spent
it's strength in Richmond.
At no other place was the downpour
so near a deluge; nowhere else did the
wind blow such a gale; nowhere else
were the flashes of lightning vivid.
Two persons, Rebecca Louck and Ed
Lichtenfels, narrowly escaped serious
injury, if not death, at New Paris.
when a large tree was uprooted by the
wind.
While corn was blown down by the
wind and beaten down by the rain,
farmers believe it will straighten up
without loss.
A. d. Cobb, agricultural editor of the
Palladium, today estimated that the
rain had been worth thousands of dol
lars to farmers, since the corn crop
was beginning to show the fleets of
the drought and the unusual heat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
AUTO HURTS THREE
IN 20-FOOT PLUNGE
DOWN EMbAkKMEMT
Driver Backs Car Over Grade
Making Turn on Wrong
Road Near New Paris Sum
day Night.

A second serious automobile acc1'
dent in the vicinity of Richmond with
in ten days occurred at $3.50 O'Clock
last night on the New Paris pike.
about a half mile west of New Paris.
when a touring car driven by Wilbur
Miller, of Cincinnati, backed off the
side of the road plunged down a
twenty-foot grade. which slopes at an
angle of about As degrees. turned com
pletely over and alighted on Its
wheels. Three people were seriously
injured.
Mrs. J. z. Parker, Eaton, O.,
rendered unconscious by blow
left side Of her face, neck and
shoulders.
Mrs. Joseph Acton, Eaton, O.,
right wrist broken, iigaments torn
from left ankle and badly bruised.
Joseph Acton, Eaton, O., left
shoulder broken, right shoulder
dislocated and painfully bruised.
The driver Of the car, Mr.. Mil
Ter, and the fifth occupant Of the
machine, Mr.. Parker, escaped
with only few scratches and
slight bruises.
Rushed to Hospital.
Two cars were nearby when the &C.
cident occurred and Dr. Bevington OF
New Paris, was summoned by tele-
phone He called Richmond ambu.
lance and had Mrs. Parker removed
to the Reid hospital She was &C
companied mere by her husband. The
other injured anu Mr.. Miller returned
to Eaton in automobiles. The machine
in which they were taking pleasure
ride after dinner at Cedar Springs
hotel was badly wrecked.
The scene of last nights accident
was within quarter of a mile from
the scene of the terrible railroad
crossing tragedy several years ago
when Charles Sherer, Miss Mary Hill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
BOY NEARS DEATH

The physician in charge of Carl
Bowmaster, the eleven-year-old son OF
Mrs. D. C. Harlan, who was accident
ally shot with rifle ON the Fourth of
July. said late this afternoon that
there is no hope for the recovery Of
the boy. His condition has become
continually worse the past twenty-four
hours. Blood poisoning has set in and
complications have arisen which have
aggravated his condition, =.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
ENDANGERS TWO LIVES.

NEW PARIS, O., july 13.-The wind
and rainstorm here came near causing
the death of Mrs. Rebecca Louck and
Ed Lichtenfels when a large tree near
their houses was blown down. Mr..
Lichtenfels had just stepped into his
back door and Mrs. Louck was getting
ready to step outside to catch some
rainwater off the roof of her house
when the tree came crashing down
across their back yards. The rain was
not hard enough to damage the corn,
but was of inestimable value.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
WHO'S ELIGIBLE,

AURORA, ILL.,, July ia love-mak-
ing club, the purpose of which is to
perpetuate the old-fashioned way Of
making love. has been organized here
by Q number Of young women
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
RAIN HELPS CORN.

FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind, July ia
heavy rain, unaccompanied by wind
and with only little display of light
ming, fell here about noon today The
rain will be of great value to corn, al
though farmers say enough has not
yet fallen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
DOES LITTLE DAMAGE.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, July 13.-
Outside of beating down a small
amount of corn, no other damage was
don by the rainstorm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
DEATH TO sPARRoWs.

Farmers are complaining Of the dev-
astation that the English sparrows and
blackbirds are committing to the
wheat in shocks and the oats that has
not been cut. Oliver Scantland stays
in the field with double-barreled shot
gun in order to save some grain from
the birds. Charley Mendenhall said
fully twenty-five bushels of wheat had
been destroyed by English sparrows.
They never have been SO numerous
in this part of the country as they are
this harvest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
TELEPHONES OUT.

WHITEWATER, Ind, July 13.-The
play of lightning during severe storm
here today put a number of telephones
out of commission. Aside from that
no serious damage has been reported.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
NO LOSS REPORTED.

MILTON, Ind, July ia rain,
which was of great value to growing
corn, fell here today. No damage from
wind or lightning has been reported.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
Nath Edwards
Writes

ECONOMY, Ind, July 13.-Nathan
Edwards has the following to say
about sparrows, blackbirds, squirrels.
pigs and turtles:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13

On July 16 comes the eighty-fourth
birthday of Colonel John F. Miller,
one Of Richmonds' most illustrious
citizens. Mr.. Miller's life as bene-
fetal and worthy citizen and capable
railroad man. If published in a volume,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
TRIBUTES fall
TO J.F. MILLER
ON natal DAY
Former Pennsy Railroad
Chief, BenefactOr of City,
Celebrates Eighty-f0urth
Birthday, July Is.
Personal Friend of President
Mckinley and Senator
Mark Hanna Enjoys Ma
tiOnal Reputation.

BY GEORGE w. 3. CONRAD.
"Respect old age within whose siI-
very hairs honor hath evermore
reigned."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
HE CAN SEE THEM.

Thomas Cain is not a hunter, but
he knows a squirrel when he sees it..
While motoring to Hagerstown recent
ly he saw sixteen squirrels cross the
road between Economy and Hagers-
town. 1t is said the little animals are
numerous in the thickly wooded tracts
along the road.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
IMMENSE TURTLE CROP,

The turtle crop is immense this
year. Ora Edwards caught thirty-dve
in three days along Martindale and
creek. The largest one weigh
ed fifteen pounds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
PIG KILLER, BEWARE!

The man who ran over pig with
an auto last week and killed it at the
Edwards Bros. home, had better set
tie for it to avoid being arrested.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-13
MOURNS THE PIG,

Ezra Frazier mOurns the loss of q
pig which either wandered into the
creek to cool of fnad was drowned or
is hiding under a shed until the hot
weather is over
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
CLEAR ROUTE!
HUERTA WILL
TAKEASNEAK

VERA CRUZ. July i3.--The
threc-mile gap In th. railroad out.
side Vera Cruz was being hnrriedly
repaired today. II was presumed
tho line between here and Mexico
City was being made intact 30 tina;
President Huerts may roach this
port.
Francisco Carbajai. Huerfa's ap.
polntee 10 the post OF foreign min.
later. presumably With a view 10
turning over the presidency TO him
on the present provisional incum.
ban;'s retirement. will prove salts
factory 20 Gen. Carranzs. declared
under Minister OF Foreign Affairs
Ruiz. ia Vera Cruz on hts way To
Europe.
Rulx added that he thought Car.
bajal. as soon as he became pro-
visional president. would make Car.
rama, 10 turn. his minister Of for
~ign sffxirs. and than htmss,f rc-
tire, when. under Mexican law. Car.
rama would become provisional
president.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
ALTERATIONS
MADE IN LIEUT..
PORTE'S SHIP

HAMMoSDsPoRT. N. Y. July
IA test hight Of tho wana.
maker hydroplano In which Lieut..
Porte will attempt 70 fly over the
Atlantic ocean. has proved that
the heavy pontoons are failure.
They were removed from the hull
and extensive changes are now be.
Ing made In both hull and planes.
CHICAGO. July i3.--in a state.
mcnt issued here. Aviator Lincoln
f3eachey sees no possible end 10 the
proposed transatlantic flight but
tragedy.
For their own rak.s as well as
for the sake Of aviation. hope
they get across" said Beachey.
hut don't believe they can make
H. In making this statement |
may lay myself open 10 the charge
OF egotism. but have spent 500
hours IN the air 10 every hour
spent by Lieut.. Porto and I would
not attempt this over-ocean flight
for a million dollars"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
THE MOORE

The film play. "The Spoilers,
adapted from the Rex Beach novel
OF Alaskan life. delighted audiences
at the Moore theatre at the open.
ing shows yesterday. The picture
drama will be seen here for two
weeks. with two exhibitions daily
The most vivid scene of the play
is the struggle between Glenister
and Mcnamara, leading figures in
the story. Glenister. fighting for
the right. wins In the battle that Is
strikingly shown on the screen.
william Farnum takes the part
OF Glcnister. Cherry Malotte, the
woman in the story. Is admirably
shown by Kathlyn Williams, while
Bessie Eyton II excellent in her
portrayal Of Helen Chester, anoth'
or interesting character in the play
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
laps HELPED US
IN MEXICO FUSS.
DANIELS SAYS

NEWPORT. H. l.. July fs.-Re.
ports by Admiral Howard, Ameri.
can naval commander on the Mex.
lean West Coast, 10 the navy de-
partment. concerning xelations be-
tween the United States and Japan.
were referred 10 by Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels today in n talk
20 the Summer Naval War college
here.
"A few days ago." said the sec
Rotary. Admiral Howard reported
that Captain Moriyama. OF the
cruiser ldxumo. told one OF our Of
ficers that Japan had scrupulonsly
forbidden and prevented shipments
Of arms or ammunition from Japan
to Mexico because OF Japanese
friendship for the United States. %
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
MacDougall-S outhwick
HERE'S CHANCE
TO TAKE EN- ON
SUNDAY OUTING

A big "Potlatch picnic" to be the
closing event OF Potlatch week, Is
planned by the Railroad Mems Ex-
cursion company. The picnic is to
be given Sunday, July 10. at Mani
tou park. cambridge island. and is
to be family outing.
Two vessels have been chartered
for the day. and. beginning at . n.
m, there will be hourly boat serv-
Ice from Pier 1, foot OF Yesler way.
Excellent quartets will provide
entertainment on tho ride over Pu-
get sound to the picnic ground.
At the grounds there will be
Giloing. clam digging. surf bathing
and other amusement features.
There will be no charge for any of
the entertainment except the bJa.
fare.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
HESKETH ALL At
SEA; MAYOR Gill
UP IN The AIR!
The city rovernmen, 1. all roin

The city government il all going
20 pot
Councilman Hesketh says he IL
all AZ sea. IN n postal TO Jimmy
Crehan. Mayor Gill's secretary.
The postal was written on the liner
f.nsitania. Hesketh Is on his way
10 see his mother In Scotland. He
SIGNS himself Home Rule" He's
keith.
nu, that isn't all.
Mayor ON will be all mp In the
air Saturday night.
They are going 10 touch a match
under him out at Dugdale's park
during the Potlatch fireworks dis
play. When he gets up a few hun
dred feet he will blossom out In n
fireworks piece. with the corn-cob
pipe and the whole works.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
PROGRESSIVES
TO WAIT UNTIL
after PRIMARY

II II probable the progressiyes
will hold no convention until after
the September primaries.
Because OF the big expense at.
tached 10 holding OF primaries for
the erection OF delegates TO conyen-
tiona, the progressives have prac-
ticaiiy decided TO wait until the
various prccinctmen are elected at
the primaries.
The prccinctmen viii also be
considered AS delegates, and in this
way the voters can have a direct
voice in the convention. a principle
for which the progressiyes have
been strongly In favor.
Tbs above program was tenta.
lively arranged at a meeting OF the
district captains Saturday. The
meeting also sent an invitation TO
Col Roosevelt TO speak here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
COSTLY PIANO
REACHES SEATTLE

Included In carload % high.
grade pianos received at Eilerr Nh.
sic House last week n an exception.
ally beautiful Sohmer Grand. Louis
XIV. design. in fancy Circassian wal
nut. The House OF sohmer IL
known for its many Art style In
struments. and the most cnstly
piano on the Pacific Coast today r.
the much.talked-of Gold Piano" IN
the ball room OF the 81. Francis
Hotel. At San Francisco. This. too.
Ia one OF the sohmer creations. and
was especially made 10 harmonic
with the surroundings. AZ a cost OF
$4,000
During Potlatch some music
lover with taste for the artistic
will surely feel the charm OF the en-.
quisite tones OF this recent arrival
In Seattle. and some home will
soon be graced with its presence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
THERE'S Deep
MYSTERY AT
THEF|RST ME-.

Differences between Prot W. II.
Donley. under years contract 20
play the organ at the First Meth.
odist church. and the official board
OF the church have been ironed out
By members OF the board.
Donley met opposition from the
church officials when he started TO
play the pipe organ In the Colonial
theatre. The church held the two
jobs were Incompatible. Donley
thought they compated. all right.
and said there was nothing In his
contract with the church % pre-
vent him from tickling the worries
OF the Colonial organ.
The official board Of tho church
held n deep. dark. mysterious. Sc
cret session Saturday. The most
one can get from anyone who at
tended the meeting II = mysterious
word, Hist"
Rev. AdnA Wright Leonard vent
20 far as 20 say That's our bush
ness" Other officials would only
say Hist
Donlsy did not preside at the
church organ yesterday. neither
did he play at the Colonial.
II vas learned today that Doniey
will not play AZ the church during
July. because that IL HIS vacation
period. Just az soon as the vaca-
ton n over. the church organ Will
undergo an overhsuling under Don.
iey's direction. and will not be In
shape TO play before Donlcy's con
tract expires. October I.
siftcd down. the matter appears
70 stand that Donley win not play
the church organ again At a public
service before bis contract expires
and that he viii not seek 10 renew
the contract
Donley wasn't on either Job yes
terday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
Ngh NY ak
&uM2Aar-

nice homemade blackberry wine In
season. Can you please tell me
how II 10 nader Your answer will
benefit others as we'll az myself
A HOUSEWIFE.
A.-Measure your blackberriea
and hruise them, 10 every gallon
add | quart boiling water. LET the
mixture stand ~ hours. stirring oc.
caHionally. then strain off the
liquor into cask, 10 every gallon
ndd lbs. OF sugar. cork tight and
let atand about one year. and you
will have wine TT for use without
further straining or boiling.
o.-Can you tell mo the address
Of Henry Ford. Of the Ford Motor
Cor READER.
A. - Woodward ay,, Highland
Park. Detroit. Mich.
o.-lf a person discovers gold on
another's property. can the dlscov.
erer claim ~ Thanking you.
G. s. M. c.
A.--The one who discovered the
gold could not claim It.: II would
belong TO the person who owned the
land.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
THEATRES
METROPOLITAN
Manager George J. Mackenzie hit

Manager George J. Mackenzie hit
upon happy midsummer enter
tainment when he chose "Old
Heidelberg" as the play OF the
week at the Metropolitan theatre.
The pretty story and the delightful
costume changes proved refresh
Ing and the first night audience
gave the new show a stamp of
hearty approval James Guy Usher
and Dwight A. Meade. In the roles
OF the professor and the prince.
were effective In their portrayals.
The singing OF "Old Heidelberg" by
Walter Mackay. Rowell Marshall
and Y. Graham, members OF the
Press club. proved an interesting
feature.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
GIRL GETS away
IN BOYS CLOTHES

n you see n girl walking around
In BOYS clothes, nab her.
Che escaped from the Oregon
state training school. near Salem.
July ?. She In Myrtle Catherine
DOrsay Opal Little IL with her.
The buildings are temporary
structures. and It's hard to hold
EN-. say officers. In a report to Sc.
attic police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-13
CHIEF WILL TRY
TO eliminate
CITY "DRUNkS"

A table submitted by Police
Chief Griffiths to the council to-
day shows that over 400 DRINKS are
arrested a month. The chief thinks
II largely unnecessary, arguing that
the license OF several saloons
which SELL to "drunks" should be
revoked.
lie has the police report OF the
place Of arrest OF each drunk. and
will put Il up 20 the license com.
mitfes.