The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-24

table organizations can Investigate
their condition. Sickness and distress,
too are not strangers.
This picture Of human misery is not
the only one in that section of the
city. There are others, but the scene
is about the same. 1t has been told
and retold SO often that some refuse
to listen or refuse to believe what
they read.
Fathers Need Work.
Professional beggars? No. Any
one doubling the veracity of charity
and social workers needs only to take
the trouble of wading through drifts
of snow and enter homes or shacks
in some sections of Riverdale. Heads
OF families who are able are at work
today, and likely will be while the
snow lasts, but at that, it is not steady
employment and it will be several
days before money can be obtained
to buy bread and potatoes. Luxuries
are not wanted. for they are unknown
in these homes.
The attendance at the Whitewater
school today was cut in half Yester-
day only one-third of the 315 pupils
were able to make their way to school.
Mothers and teachers are able to give
you Tie ItdSOH III a lew "oiOS. II 10
because the many children haven't
shoes to wear.
Last Loaf Eaten.
I'm doing everything l can to keep
my family together" said Nettie Hart,
North Sixteenth street, but the battle
with this winter has proved the worst.
In other years We seemed to have
enough to eat and enough fuel to
keep the house fairly warm, but this
season we have been able to keep only
one fire going, and that only part Of
the time We ate all the bread we
had this morning"
Adam Bowsman, SOC North Six
teenth street, is unable to work, be-
cause his eyesight is extremely bad.
His wife declared that they had no
coal and that they had been burning
boxes given them by a tea company.
Fuel was ordered for the family.
At Thomas beavers home, S02
small children Mr. Beaver is unable
to work and his wife takes in wash
ings. She says it is an uphill propo-
sition She has been forced to turn
to charity and ask for assistance.
Fight for Lives.
In other north end homes men and
women and children are actually upon
the verge of starvation. Still they
battle on in the fight to eXist-they
don't expect or hope to live. Charges
have been made that statements re-
sarding the deplorable conditions have
been grossly exaggerated, and that
hysterical women, seeing one child
without good shoes. have spread the
report that conditions are awful. Per
sons attacking the charity of these
women know nothing about condi-
tions prevailing in the north end.
Prof D. ID. Ramsey, principal Of the
Whitewater school, said today that
while many children in the school
have clothing which will keep them
warm, many do not have proper shoes
and for this reason refuse to attend
school. He reiterated his statement
published in The Palladium a few
days ago to the effect that many stu
dents come to school without their
breakfasts.
Teacher Speaks.
There can be no exaggeration about
conditions here said Miss Margaret
Rush, a teacher in the building Moth,
ing said concerning the families and
Pupils can be overdTawn, My heart
goes out to them in their suffering
and T. with other teachers, have been
doing what l can to alleviate the suf
fering. ..'-
AS they have no place at home to
battle, We are endeavoring to have
baths LVaced in this building which
they MAJ use believe this is one of
the most important proposed improve
ments Which the school board can
make
Prof Ram sey said many pupils need
medical attel .tion, and he said he had
recommended to the, school board
that a lunch room of some sort be es,
tablished in the building.