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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
GILES PLANS CHANGE
TO CONNECT GRADED
SCHOOLS WITH HIGH
Superintendent to Place First
Year of Advanced Work at
Garfield After New Addi-
finn

A radical change in the school sys-
tenn is imminent in the near future,
according to Superintendent Giles.
Garfield and the high school will be
affected by the revision which will
soon be necessary because of crowded
conditions at both school buildings.
BY the change the high school course
will be shortened to three years, while
the work at Garfield will be increased
year.
This will not shorten the time the
pupils must spend to pass through the
graded and the high school, but divides
the time of the last six years equally
between the high school and Garfield,
which will become junior high
school.
Because both buildings are crowded
to their capacity, Superintendent Giles
said today, one or the other of the
structures will have to be remodeled
soon. The Garfield building lends it.
self more readily to this program.
high school course would be trans
ferred there and additional elective
subjects added. This would enable
students to take more high school
work at Garfield, providing they are
Reason for Change. .. ..
The reason for this change is two
fold, said Prof Giles. 1t would elm
mate the gap between the high school
and the grades, which many students
never succeed in leaping. Feeling that
the course was without a break a
greater number would pass on from
Garfield through the high school with
out dropping out An effort to blend
the two departments closer together
during the last few years has been
the reason, according to Superintend-
ent Giles, for having no comemnce-
ment exercises when pupils finish the
work at Garfield.
Additional courses in event of q
change would deal largely with man.
ual training. This, Prof Giles believes
would attract students who are count
ing on quitting at the end of the
eighth year, and if not the means OF
keeping them in school would be OF
great benefit to them when they quit
Prof. Giles plan includes a re-organ.
ization of the teaching corps when
the shift is made in the high school
course.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
HAAS URGES CARE
IN CHANGING C|TY'S
SYSTEM OF LIGHTS
Says Dissatisfaction Exists
Among Persons Studying
Some Proposals Made by
BOardOf Works.
RH E NJ HAAS.

The proposed new lighting system
for the city will be discussed by the
committee on public improvements of
the Commercial club this evening
This is a matter that will involve an
expenditure of from $4,000 to $4,000,
and nothing in the way of public i'm
provement will be so conspicuous as
this, and therefore, no mistake should
be made.
The very latest in illumination
should be installed. Our city is many
years behind in street lighting. AL
most every village has ornamental
lighting and it would be unfortunate
and unwise in installing something in
ferior and less ornamental than our
smaller neighboring cities and vii
lagos.
There is considerable dissastisfac-
tion by those who have studied some
of the proposals by the board of
works. 1t is not thought that plac-
ing lights on trolley poles would be
satisfactory while it would be cheaper
to install 1t would also have a much
cheaper appearance and would re-
quire the stringing Of additional wires
overhead on Main street.
Pole Distances Vary.
Trolley poles are unevenly distrib-
uted, some blocks will have three
lights on each side, and some have
four. The two blocks in the heart of
the city between Seventh and Ninth
streets will only have three lights
each, while the blocks on either side
of these would have four each. When
it comes to side streets where a busi-
ness district also calls for similar
light the trolley poles are composed of
iron, wood or concrete and the brack-
cts could not be used, and on other
streets no poles exist.
1t is feared by some members of
the committee that our citizens are
not as well informed as to this i'm
portant public improvement as they
should be, and if the proposed plans
are carried out there will surely fol.
low large amount of criticism which
might be avoided if the public mani
tested proper interest at this stage OF
the proceedings.
Public Meeting Wanted.
The Commercial club had suggested
tnat an expert Illuminating engineer
be employed by the city to work out
plans for proper lighting, but, as this
| was not deemed wise by the board OF
public works, it is now suggested that
public meeting be called either by
! the board of works or the club for the
purpose of fully discussing the light
| question.
The committee feels assured that
! the board of works is endeavoring tC
| do the best thing for the city and will
be entirely willing to take the public
! into its confidence on this important
| matter.
AS the bids call for various forms Of
| lighting and manner of installation
and no contracts will be awarded fol
at least ten days after the opening
OF bids, it will give ample time fol
the public to be heard, if they desire
The board has invited the committee
to be present when the bids are
opened.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
BECK To INSPECT
ALL RURAL ROUTES
Postmaster Will Require the
Proper Placing of Boxes
and Road Repairs.

Persons on rural mail routes whose
boxes do not comply with the require
ments of the law will receive notice OF
the fact from Postmaster Beck soon.
Mr.. Beck started this morning to
go over all rural routes on trips of
inspection that he may require inn
provements in general conditions
which will make efficient and quick
delivery of mail possible when winter
comes. With the exception of a few
places which have been washed out
by recent rains, he found the roads
on the routes carried by Joe Peltz
were in excellent condition. He made
note of all bad patches of roadway
which will need repair and will take
the matter up with township trustees.
Many persons served by rural car
riers, Mr.. Beck says, are careless
about placing their mail boxes. The
postal law reads that carriers may
bring mail back to the office undeliv-
cred unless boxes are placed in such
a way that the carrier can reach them
from his wagon and deposit the mail
Few of the men, however, take ad-
vantage of this, and often drive to the
side of the road to reach the box,
trying to be as courteous and give as
good service as possible.
Mr. Beck will notify each person
whose box Is not close enough to the
road that he will have to move it or
repair the road so the carrier can
reach the box if he expects regular de-
IliYeTies during the coming winter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
Nath Edwards
Writes
WASTED SYMPATHY.

There is such a thing as wasted
sympathy, as the following incident
will prove. Ray Swallow said there
rushed man into the bank one of these
scorching hot days, whose shirt was
wringing wet, and a few minutes later
entered a woman who was impressed
with the idea that the man was day
laborer and had worked SO hard as to
cause a great flow of perspiration.
She said: Mister, you have my
sympathy"
The man then started to leave the
bank, and as he stepped out of the
door he looked back with q grin and
said:
my daughter just now threw a
bucket of water on me-
APPRECIATES GIFT.
We received dozen of lovely water
lilies that were sent from Lake Ham
ilton, Saturday.
CHURCH HOLDS MEETINGS.
Last Sunday marked the beginning
Of series of special services at the
Friends church, which will continue
for several weeks.
THREsHING BEGINS.
AL Cox's threshing rig and crew, OF
near Hagerstown, will commence
threshing for the Stringtown people,
Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
$298,265 BONDS
ON HIGHWAYS OF
wayne TOWNSHIP

Wayne township is bonded to the
extent of $29S,265 for the construction
Of roads during the past six years.
Nine roads have been built in
Wayne township during this time with
total bond issue of $345,100. OF this
amount, only $46.S35 has been paid,
according to the figures in the county
auditors office.
In the county outside of Wayne
township, bonds to the extent of $43,-
440 have been issued during the past
six years. OF this amount, $11, 200 has
been paid, leaving an outstanding in
debtedness of $32,250. These bonds
have been issued for the construction
OF five roads
In Wayne township, the following
roads have been constructed for which
the township has been placed in debt
$345,1OO: South l. street, National
Road west, Easthaven avenue, Rich
mond and liberty pike, North Tenth
street and Spring Grove, Charles
Minor road, National road east, E. NJ.
Haas road and William Borton road
$4,000 Largest Issue.
The largest single bond issue was
the one on the National Road east for
which '$51,000 worth of bonds were
sold Only one series has been paid
which leaves the amount outstanding
at $4S450 This was the largest issue
ever made in Wayne county. The
William Barton road, for which bonds
were issued Dec. 6, 1913, was for
$40, 900 and none of them have been
paid. The first series falls due
November 1. 1914.
The following is a financial state
ment relative to the township road
bonds in Wayne county:
South l. street, in Wayne township
Amount issued. $16OO0.OO: date of
bonds, August l, 1908; Amount paid
III bonds) $S,S0O.00: amount outstand-
ing g bonds) $7,20OO0
National Road West, in Wayne
township-Amount issued, $55,6OO.OO;
date of bonds, September. 1910;
amount paid & series) 19,46O.OO;
amount outstanding 13 series) $780,
$4,000
East Haven Avenue, in Wayne town
ship-Amount issued $1S,5OO.OO; date
of bonds, July 1st, 1912; amount paid
g series) $2,775.00; amount outstand-
ing (17 series) $15,725.00.
For Liberty Pike.
Richmond and Liberty Pike, in
Wayne township-Amount issued
$4,000 =: date of bonds July 1, 1912;
amoa:s paid g series) s6.9oo.Oo;
amount outstanding OF series) $780,:
10000.
Meth Tenth Street and Spring
GroS in Wayne township-Amount
issuaE $32 100000; date of bonds Sept.
End. 1912: amount paid 6 series)
$4,800.00; amount outstanding OF
series) $27,2OOOO.
Charles Minor Road in Wayne town.
shlp-Amount issued $31, 100000; date
of bonds Dec 81, 1912, amount paid Il
series) $1,550.00; amount outstanding
(AJ series) $29, $4,000.
National Road East, in Wayne town.
ship-Amount issued 100000; date
CONTINUED on Page Two.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
" A. BOND EXPECTS
INCREASE OF WATER
RATES FROM APPEAL
City Attorney Believes State
Commission Will Allow
Higher Charge to Cover
Raise in Taxation.

In the opinion of City Attorney
Bond the Indiana Public Utilities COM
mission will act favorably upon the
petition of the Richmond City Water
Works company to provide more
revenue for it to make up for the in
crease in the company's tax assess
ment which is about $4,000 more than
the amount estimated by the COM
mission in fixing the company's
schedule of fixed charges.
Il anticipate slight increase In
rates to meet the cOmpany's petition
for a larker revenue because OF the
increase in its taxes" said Mr.. Bond
today. However, have not the
slightest idea how the commission will
proceed to provide for this additional
revenue. No suggestion was made to
the commission by the company's at
torneys."
Mr.. Bond said the consumption Of
water was increasing each year a
little over two per cent and he told
that in his opinion this steady increase
in the company's business would, with
in year, make up for the additional
tax it is required to pay and provide
the revenue the company is legally en-.
titled to.
Expects An Increase.
This suggestion, however, was not
received favorably by the commission
ers, Mr.. Bond admitted, and for that
reason he believes it to be a certainty
that a slight increase will be authoriz-
ed.
Apparently the company will be en-
tirely satisfied if small increase in
rates is provided and is anticipating
such action on the part of the com
mission for it has made no effort tC
appeal the action of the taxing board
of Wayne county, doubling the com
panys assessment, to the state taxing
board.
Mr. Bond is just as well satisfied
that the company has taken no appeal
to the state tax board because he
sees a possibility of that body placing
an even higher valuation for taxing
purposes on the water works plant
than fixed by the county taxing board
which was nearly 100000 less thar
the actual physical valuation of the
plant as determined by the state com
mission.
In the event the state taxing boarC
should increase the tax of the watel
works company it would mean an ad
ditional rate increase, Mr.. Bond points
out
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
BIG CROPS IN WEST
HELP TO RICHMOND
SAYS FRANK TAYLOR

Tremendous crops of wheat and corn
in the middle and far west states are
bound to rebound to the prosperity of
according to Frank Taylor, cashier of
the First National bank, who return
ed Saturday from trip through the
west.
Farmers in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas
and Missouri point to fields that as
sure one of the largest corn crops
harvested in many years." said Mr..
Taylor. "In many sections the corn
crop will be twice as large as the an
nual yield in the last decade.
Never have crop conditions in the
corn belt been as promising as they
are now. never have seen such good
stands of corn as l examined in the
middle west states. The wheat out
look is just as good and western farm.
ers are exceedingly optimistic.
Richmond Gets Benefit.
"The reflex of the good conditions
in the big corn belt will be felt in
Richmond. The big concerns manu-.
featuring agricultural machinery who
depend mainly upon whether the farm
er has had successful season are
bound, in the very nature Of the case
to feel an impetus in business.
"As far as l could Judge the feeling
of depression has left the west, and
farmers and business men are antici
pating a general and far reaching re-
sumption of active business undertak.
inks.
II had occasion to watch many
pieces of Richmond made machinery
working in the harvest fields, and
farmers told me they find that the
machinery works better and lasts long.
er than that made by other factories. u
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
CITY WORKS BOARD
READY FOR BIDS ON
new STREET LIGHTS

Bids for arc lamps to illuminate the
streets of Richmond will be received
by the board of public works Thursday
morning of this week and the indica-
tions are that bids for every kind of a
street lamp on the market will be en-
tered, although, apparently, the choice
of type of lamp has narrowed down
to a section of either luminous arcs
or carbon flames, which have given
the most satisfactory service in the
cities visited by the Richmond Off
cials recently.
-Four things will be taken into con-
sideration by the board of public
works in selecting the type of lamp
for Richmonds new street lighting
system" said Mayor Robbins today.
First, the efficiency Of the lamp will
be considered: second, the cost of in
stallation; third, the life of the lamp,
and fourth, the cost of their mainte-
nance. The lamp which best meas
ures up to such test will be the one
selected"
From what they have seen of mod
ern street lamps the city officials be-
lieve that either the carbon flame or
the luminous arcs will meet these re-
quirements in the most satisfactory
manner.
Yesterday Mayor Robbins and Bavis,
McMinn and Marlatt, of the board of
public works, returned from a two
days visit in Pittsburg, where they
made a careful examination of that
city's street lighting system. Nearly
all types of lamps are used there, but
the carbon flames and the luminous
arcs are in most general use.
Both Mr.. Bavis and Mr.. McMinn
said today that so far as the illumina
tion of these two types of lamps was
concerned both were practically equal
giving out steady, far-reaching and
softly brilliant light.
Street lamps will not be suspended
over Main street as at present when
the new lighting system is installed
but the board has not yet decided
whether the lamps on these streets
shall be attached to trolley poles by
means of ornamental brackets, OF
whether they will be placed on orna
mental posts
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
DOUBTED BY GORMON.
Richmond's Former Police Chief Die
credits the Urbana Story.

Alex Gormon, former chief of police,
though not employed in the search for
Catherin Winters, is taking a great
deal of interest in the case. He does
not believe the body at Urbana, ILL.,.
is that of the missing New Castle
girl.
"Of course, | have not seen the
body" said Mr.. Gormon, but common
sense would lead me to believe that IL
is not the missing girl. l heard the
rumor of finding the body yesterday.
1t looks a little strange that the body
would be there for more than year
and nothing said about 1t when the
whole country was searching for Cath
crime Winters, and then all OF sud.
den the body is found and the an
nouncement is made that it is the body
of Catherine Winters.
"Why was the fact of the body being
brought there and buried not made
public long before this?
TO be sure, have no right to say
that it is not the body of Catherine
Winters, because l have not been over
there and have not made any investi.
CATION of the situation, but to me IL
looks as if another mistake in identi-
fication had been made.
child, as I understand. why. that set.
ties it, because Catherin Winters had
very dark hair. But the strongest ar.
gument to me that 1t is not Catherine
Winters is the fact that the body has
been there SO long and its location was
kept secret during the countrywide
search for the child.
Every newspaper in the country
told of the missing girl. and yet those
in possession of the information that
a body had been left there and not
called Of and then buried In the pot,
ter's field, never made public until
now. It does not look reasonable.
"Your theory is that the body 10 q
'plant?'"
81 do not know what you mean by
plant in this connection"
"Why, suppose . body WAS put there
to divert suspicion 6om the suggestion
that Catherine Winters was kidnapped
and is still alive"
'-On that subject have nothing =
ssy," replied the former neljee ah1aeS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LEADER EXPLAINS
METHOD OF WORK
Church Desires to Conform
With All Reasonable Laws
of Quarantine in COntag-
iOus Diseases.

r. Stanhope Easterday of Indianapo-
lis, leader in the Christian Science
movement in Indiana, has submitted
the following:
Editor the Richmond Palladium
Your paper has within the last few
days been reporting in a very consid-
erate and acceptable manner, proceed
lngs in connection with the unfortunate
death of the little daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Murray. In q careful study
bf these reports, however, l fail to note
mentGh OF one very important point,
WhicEs in my estimation, should be
touched upon in justice to the be-
reaved parents and to Christian Sci
ence.sg
"InAAses Of this nature the fact is
often overlooked that Christian Sci
ence parents and Christian Science
practitioners are in position to as
intelligently and as promptly detect
symptoms of infectious or contagious
disease as are other laymen. A fur
ther fact, also often overlooked In
cases wherein the principals are
Christian Scientists, Is that Christian
Scientists just as reasonably and just
as willingly as other citizens desire to
conform with reasonable laws of iso-
lation and quarantine in the handling
of cases of communicable diseases.
Desire to Help.
Healing in Christian Science, today
as in Jesus time, results not upon the
basis Of any knowledge Of or diagnosis
of evil or disease, but upon the basis
of the Scriptural assurance, This is
life eternal Gncluding, OF course, an
estate of health), that they might
know Thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent
Thus Christian Scientists in their at
tempt to heal through the one process
of prayer all manner of disease do
not have to be physical diagnoticians,
and they can no more legitimately be
required to be such than can other
laymen. upon whom devolves along
with themselves the duty by law OF
reporting and isolating what are com
monty accepted as communicable dis
eases.
Christian Science parents, further
more, having been the recipients OF
tor themselves and their children, rea
sonably turn in every hour of need to
the Divine Source for help, and they
can not, in such reasonable effort to
give their children the best, legiti
mately be condemned nor declared ia
natical, nor accused of doing nothing
for their offspring, even in cases OF
occasional failure to at once and alb
solutely know the infinitude of the
Heavenly Fathers goodness and
power. Sincerely,
"R. STANHOPE yesterday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
DIRECTORS OF PARK
SET ELECTION DATE

Work of the Morton park board of
directors was reviewed today and
plans outlined for the coming year.
Little of definite nature was done
since the present board will probably
be replaced by a new set of officers
following the annual election which
is set for the first Monday evening of
August.
Directors believe the extension of
the street car line to the entrance OF
the park will be made this autumn
without fail. Definite promises have
been made by the traction officers
that work on the line would begin as
soon as the contractor for the cement
highway had Nineteenth street In con-
dition for the company's workmen to
lay track.
Operation of concessions. sale of
lots the attraction OF additional amuse-
ments, and other features will be con-
ttnued. - '~- = - - :
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
TO YALE

After practically agreeing to teach
at Harvard this year, Harry Costello
has accepted a position as instructor
of logic at Yale. Mr.. Costello is a
Richmond boy who took his first col
lege degree at Earlham. Completing
the work there he took an examination
for entrance to Harvard, surprising
the philosophy department with the
unusual merit of his examination pa
per. He received his A. NJ. and Phi. D.
degrees for advanced work at Har-
ward. He has also studied in the Uni
versity of Paris. Last year Mr.. Co.'S
tello was instructor In the philosophy
department at Harvard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-20
Lad ThrOps Ball
Fractures Arm

Louis RIpberger, IS years old,
did not know that he had brittle
bones until he attempted to throw
an ordinary baseball short dis
tance yesterday afternoon while
playing catch with friends in front
Of his home, 331 South Ninth
street.
A toss Of the ball across the
street snapped his arm az 1t It
were made Of chalk. The fracture
caused a sharp sting in his arm.
He believed he had strained his
wrist. Cyril Fitzgibbons and
other friends gave first aid to
their injured companion.
With the arm dangling Imply
at his side, Ripberoer was assist
ed to his home. His mother found
she could lay two fingers In the
fracture. A physician's diagnosis
established that the arm had been
fractured.