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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
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 ONE SPLENDID STORE ON 4TH AVE. BETWEEN 10TH AND 2OTH SITS.
 LOUIS V. CLARK & CO.,. ACTS. 4TH AVE. & 2OTH SIT. PHONE GOT.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
THE REV. SAM SMALL
WILL SPEAK FRIDAY
S. Edgar Nicholson Says Pc
titiOn for Election Will Be
Filed Before March.

Dry workers expressed confidence
today in their ability to obtain the
required 1,193 signatures on the peti-
ton SO that the papers may be filed
with the county auditor in time to be
taken up as a part Of the business ses-
sion of the March meeting of the
board Of county commissioners.
S. Edgar Nicholson, leader of the
dry forces, said today the petition
would be ready to be filed before the
March session.
A canvass Of voters in the city is
being taken by the dry leaders and
their assistants with the idea in view
to ascertain their voting strength.
Plans are completed for the big
temperance mass meeting which will
be held in the tabernacle Friday ev-
ening, at which the Rev. Sam Small,
Southern evangelist, will be the
principal speaker. The Rev. Mr..
Small at present is conducting a cam.
paign in Ohio.
One of the big addresses at the
national convention of the Anti-Saloon
workers in Columbus, was said to
have been delivered by the Rev. Mr..
Small. His subject is not known.
An effort is being made by the dry
forces to secure an overflowing crowd
In view of the fact that the tabernacle
mass meeting will be held Friday ev-
ening the officials of the West Side
Improvement club have Cancelled the
meeting of the club, which was to
have been held on that night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
COUNCIL:
MAY Be D|SbANOED
Rev. Conrad Huber, Presi-
dent, to BrOach Matter at
Meeting Friday.

The county council of charities will
not be needed when the proposed city
charities bureau is organized, said
Rev. Conrad Huber, president of the
county organization, today. The mat
ter will be discussed at a meeting to
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock in the Associated Charities
rooms on South Fifth street.
The county council is composed
largely of Richmond charitable organ
izations which were represented at a
meeting held yesterday at the Com
mercial club to discuss plans for a
city charity bureau.
There is little need for two organ
izations with purposes SO nearly alike,
the Rev. Mr. Huber said, and a possi-
BILE disbanding of the county council of
charities is in view. However, that
action will not be taken at the meet
ing tomorrow.
Should the county council cease to
exist, provisions will be made by
which the towns of Cambridge City,
Centerville and Hagerstown, where
there is some charity work done, will
be allowed to enter the city organiza-
ton. Few other towns have charity
cases, although all townships are af-
filiated with the county council.
Reports from all charities will be
read, and delegates to the council will
compare notes on charity work done
during the last four weeks Other
routine business will be transacted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
Mrs. Rhea Sommers Lifts
Glass Containing Acid to
Lips But Companion Foils
Suicide Attempt.

With a touch Of the drama which
almost ended in a tragedy. Mrs. 'Rhea
Sommers, 20. attempted to take her
life at midnight last night at the home
of her father, Randall r. double
Barely Edmonds, Is Colfax street.
Newman's Hill. Will Watson, bar
Der, who was in the room at the time,
dashed the upturned glass from the
girls hand when she had swallowed
about half of a solution of carbolic
acid and water. She will recover.
Mrs. Sommers, who is parted from
her husband and is making her home
with her parents, had been up town
with Watson, it is said. When she
returned. her parents censured her for
keeping late hours.
The girl went to another room
where she had bottle of carbolic
acid hidden. She mixed equal parts
of water and carbolic acid in drink
ing glass and then said farewell to her
father and mother.
Standing before Watson, she raised
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
Chief Engineer German Ex-
plains How He Placed IS
Per Cent As Present Value
Of Pipes.
STARR AND ROBBINS
ARGUE FOR COMPANY
City Attorney Bond and Spe.
cial Engineed D. E. Watts.
Represent Richmond At
Valuation Hearing.
BY STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb 19-The
hearing Of the Richmond City Water
Works appraisement case opened this
morning at 10 o'clock before the pub
lie utilities commission. The Rich,
mond City Water Works was repre-
sented by II. C. Starr, John F. Robbins
Fl. r. Dill, e. G. Hibberd, and John w
Aivcrd and Albert M. Burdick Of Chi
cago. and D. W Need and Emery ].
Hunt Of Madison, Wis.
The city Of Richmond was repre-
sented by City Attorney William A.
Bond and hydraulic engineer. D. f.
Watts. The question before the COM
mission is on fixing the valuation OF
the plant to be used for the purpose of
rate making. At the beginning Of the
session Judge Duncan said the case
would be conducted the same as any
law suit before court.
Gorr;an on Stand.
The frs: witness examined was H.
o. German, chief engineer Of the com
noiesion. Mr.. German was placed on
the witness stand by Attorney Bond
to explain how ne arrived at certain
figures in the report submitted to the
commission. Mr.. German stated that
he and his deputies had been in Rich
mcnd for several weeks making ex-
amlnations OF the plant.
Mr.. Bond asked Mr.. German II in
making the valuation of over $780,
coo whether he had taken into con-
sideration the fact that part of the
service pipes had been paid for by
consumers. At this point Mr.. Rob-
bins objected Oh the ground that it
did not make any difference who had
paid for the pipes SO long as they
were used and useful in the plant to-
of the plant today.
Over-uies Objection.
Chairman Duncan, Of the commits
zion, overruled Mr.. Robbins objection
and stated that the question was i'm
portant in determining the valuation
of the plant, as it entered into the
actual cost and investment of the
company. The objection being over
ruled, the hearing was continued with
out further objection on the part Of
the attorneys for the company.
The entire morning was occupied
in examining witnesses Various items
In the report were taken up and Mr..
German explained how he arrived at
his conclusion. He had placed pres
ent value on the service pipes at 95
per cent, which means that there is
only 5 per cent depreciation at the
present time. Attorney Bond in his
examination tried to bring out the
point that the depreciation should
run much more than this amount, con-
sidering the fact that the plant was
built in 1884. The question Of depre-
citation on service pipes, valves and
special was explained by Mr.. German
At noon the commission adjourned
to meet this afternoon at o'clock
Both the Richmond City Water Works
representatives and the city attorney
are we'll prepared for the contest, and
it Is believed the hearing will con-
tinue for at least week or ten days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
GIRL BURIED NEAR
SPOT OF HER DEATH
Aurora Woman Laid to Rest
While Suspected Sweet.
heart Is jailed.

AURORA, Ill, Feb. 19-The body of
Theresa Hollander was carried to the
grave today over the desolate road
she travelled on the night she was
killed behind the grave diggers shed
in ST. Nicholas cemetery. Directly
over the snow path made by the strug-
Cling body of the young woman the
pallbearers moved today. Within a
few feet of the spot on which her
father and mother found her dead
body, the coffin was lowered into the
ground. Throngs attended the funer-
al-friends, acquaintances, members
of the Knights and Ladies of Honor,
and many merely morbidly curious,
drawn by the publicity given her
tragic death since she was beaten to
death with a coffin brace.
High mass was sung in st. Mich
Olas' church.
Anthony Petras, the young Austrian
who once was the sweetheart of the
slain girl, is held in Jail in connection
with the crime
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
NAMES 70 DEPUTIES
Assessor Potter Says Work
Will Start March 2.

The staff Of Township Assessor
Charles Potter has been announced
and consists of twenty deputies. A.
E. Moss and William T. Widup, both
of whom have been deputies in prev
ious years, will assess additional i'm
provements while John Dietz will
assess corporations. Dietz has had
the assessing of corporations under
his supervision for several years.
Those to assess taxables in Rich
mond and Wayne township, starting
March 2, are: Robert A Benton, Ben
jamin Duke, r. ]. Wigmore, John NJ.
Worl, Alphons Kutter, Lewis K Har-
ris. Watson P. O'Neal. A. E. Moss.
William T. Widup, Allen Graves,
Henry ]. Hiatt. David S. Reid, Geo.
Nj. Minor, George NJ. Maisch, Addie
Nj. Larson, Lenora Harris, Charles Fl.
Minor, Joseph E. Reid, John Dietz and
Albert E. Bonsall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
Eighth District Congressman
Arrives in Richmond to A.
tend X. of p. Jubilee and
Democratic Banquet.
SUPPORTS WILSON 4,
ON CANAL POLICY
Declares Industrial Condl-
tons Throughout County
Have Been Good Under
Present Administration.

]. A NJ Adair. representative from
the Eighth Indiana congressional dis.
trict, and Indiana's champion political
leader, breezed into Richmond from
Washington today, where he has been
ably assisting in steering the ship OF
state. that is, as much as Presiden,
wilson will permit any one to assist,
and tonight he Will deliver an address
at the golden jubilee celebration of
the local lodges of Knights of Pythias,
70 De held in the Coliseum, and to
which every one is invited to attend.
MI Adalr has served eight years in
the lower house of congress-. and prior
10 that time represented Jay county
IN tne legislature, was county clerk,
and then city clerk Of Portland. He
won his title Of champion political
leader OF Hoosierdom by the fact that
ne mas been nominated by acclamation
to every Office he has ever held. and
has always been elected by big ma
1oriues in a city, county and district
which, until about four years ago,
were citadels of Rspublicanism; In q
county whose inhabitants had been
wont to treat the spectacle of a Demo-
crat aspiring to office as an exceed
ingly good joke.
The real news that Mr.. Adair
brought to Richmond today was that
he is now candidate for reelection
to congress for the last time (his nom-
ination without opposition is a fore
gone conclusion), and that in two
years he Will be a candidate for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination
Will Be Candidate.
This inform r{np uoS hrapoh,
by a reply made by the Portland
statesman when he was informed that
Democratic leaders in Wayne county
intended TO urge him to become a
candidate for governor
Il am glad to hear that they favor
me for the gubernatorial nomination,
for l intend to be- a candidate" he
said.
Mr.. Adair was greeted at the West
colt hotel this morning by a number
of members of the local Pythian
lodges and by Democratic leaders. To
the latter he promised to attend the
Wayne county Democratic club ban
Quet at the Westcott hotel tomorrow
night.
To newspaper men the Eighth dis
trict congressman talked very inter
estingly of Washington affairs
Mr.. Adair foresees trouble ahead for
President Wilson in his plan TO pro-
cure the repeal Of the Panama canal
toll exemption for American coast
wise shipping, so that foreign shipping
will not be Disseminated against, but
he says the presidents policy is sound
and he will support 1t.
To Vote Same Way.
When the question first came up
I voted to impose toll charges on all
classes Of shipping using the Panama
canal" said Mr.. Adair, "and I will
vote that way again. This country
has been at an expense Of 100000
900 IN building the canal and II will
cost s50,000,O00 more to fortify il. 50
I think tolls should be collected from
American coastwise shipping as well
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
ARRESTS FARMER
ON THEFT CHARGE
Sheriff Takes George Hicks
Into Custody Following a
Raid on Hunting Camp.

George Hicks, a farmer residing
near the Wayne-Fayette county line,
was arrested yesterday by Sheriff
Bayer on the charge of having been
implicated in the theft of guns, ammu-
milton and pelts a few days ago from
hunting camp near Pennville.
Hicks was arrested in Connersville
and brought to this city where he was
placed in the county Jail pending an
Investigation. When arrested Hicks
had in his possession revolver and
a short time before had disposed of a
coon hide to Charles Davis of Con-
nersville.
The arrested man maintains his in
nocence, saying he purchased the gun
and the hide. The total value Of ar
ticles stolen from the camp, which is
operated by Richmond men, is said
to be $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
Jordan Explains Plan of Or
gan IL ing the Proposed
Charity Bureau and Distri-
button of Funds.
IN TERESTS SOCIETIES
Says More Money Will Be At
Disposal of Organizations
and Better System Will Be
Brought About.

Solution to the charity problem.
which has confronted societies inter
ested in social work here for the last
several winters, is near at hand. If
the plan submitted by Charles w. Jor-
dan to representatives of various char
liable organizations yesterday after
noon, is accepted
The idea advanced by Mr.. Jordan is
to organize a charity bureau, compos-
ed of delegate from each charitable
society, three business men, township
trustee, probation officer, visiting
nurse and representatives of the city
school board and Commercial club.
This bureau will have supervision ov-
er all charity work done by the So
cieties, the dispensation of funds rails
ed by charity concerts, balls, enter
tainments and from other sources and
will apportion these funds to the or
ganizations.
In purchasing coal, new clothing
and provisions the charity bureau
would have authority to make con-
tracts each year, thereby getting a
much smaller price than each society.
buying in small quantities, can obtain.
Ci!minate duplication.
Duplication in giving aid will be
eliminated and many worthy families
who now receive nothing from these
societies, will be assisted and suffer
ing alleviated, IL plans of the proposed
bureau are worked out. The bureau
will meet every week or so and COM
pare notes on families helped and the
nature of aid given.
RanroSeDtatjyoa .
meeting appeared to be heartily in
favor of the idea and will take the
matter up with their respective Or
ganiZations Immediately. Another
meeting will be held Thursday, Feb
ruary 26, for the purpose of hearing
reports on action taken on the pro-
posed bureau.
In explaining the plan Mr.. Jordan
declared that if the bureau is properly
organized, individuals will contribute
literally.
wealthy men, who have not given
to any of the societies engaged in
charity work in the city, will donate
literally, they have informed me-"
said Mr.. Jordan.
Submits Questions.
Appended is list of questions sub
mitted by Mr.. Jordan TO each society:
Name of organization; What consti-
tutes membership; Officers of the Or
ganization; Who is the active officer:
Source Of revenue; Amount of annual
revenue; Kind of help rendered; To
what class is aid given: What record
do you keep of your work; How many
families have you assisted since last
September; How many individuals
have partaken of your help; Do you
make any regular allowance; II so,
what; Have you a maximum limit by
the week or month: What do you do
toward removing the cause of dis
tress; How do you keep yourselves in
formed as to the work of other organ
izations of similar purpose; What in
vestigation do you make to find
whether your cases are worthy; How
do you know when to cease your help
and Will your organization be pleased
to cooperate with the federation all
of the charity organizations of the
city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
Four Deaths in Indianapolis
Street Car Wreck Stir Au-
thOrities to Take Steps for
Investigation.
DEATH NEAR OTHERS
MOtorman Declares Brakes
Failed to Work, While Slip
perry Tracks Contributed
to Accident.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 19-The cor
oner's inquiry to definitely establish
the causes and responsibility for the
disastrous street car wreck which re-
suited in the death of four persons,
probably fatal injury Of four others
and more or less serious hurts to a
score of others during the rush hour
last night, was begun this forenoon.
The revised list shows the following
dead: James Horan, Is telegraph
messenger, instantly killed; Jacob
Hardy; As, carpenter; Fletcher Rourk.
motorman; Harry Oliver, moulder.
The Horan boys head was decapi-
tated. The latter three died within
a few hours after the wreck. divers
legs were so badly mangled that am
putation was deemed imperative but
he did not survive the operation.
OF the injured, those who for whom
little hope is entertained include Geo.
Shirk, Harry Virney, P. c. Jochun and
Louis Novellie.
The collision occurred at the bot
tom of the Virginia avenue viaduct
incline where a heavily crowded Eng
lish avenue car Of the smaller pattern
now in use slackened speed as it near
ed the South street crossing, and a
heavy interurban freight car on the
indianapolis and Cincinnati traction
line, following at usual speed caused
by momentum gained while going
down the grade, crashed into its rear
end, crushing it like a pine box. Ev-
cry passenger who did not jump was
injured.
The motorman on the interurban
freight declares that his brakes failed
to work properly and the slippery
tracks covered with slush and snow
and contributed to his ability to avert
tho wrpck
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
YORK SUFFERS
FROM SLEET STORM

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-New York's
cup of misery is overflowing today
when a rain and sleet storm struck
the city in the wake of the recent bliz-
yards, adding to the already congest-
ed condition of traffic. The rain froze
as it fell and soon the streets were
coated wit ha sheet of Ice. making
walking an exciting operation. From
the Battery to the Bronx and all over
Brooklyn persons were Hopping about
acrobatically in the streets, tangoing.
bangoing, and knocking the miserable
condition of the street railway trafnA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
SCHOOL TEACHERS
HERE TO ATTEND

About twenty-five Richmond school
teachers are expected to attend the
meeting of the Northern Indiana
Teachers Association at indianapolis
the first three days in April. Teachers
are permitted to attend either the
state association meetings or those of
the Northern Indiana Association.
About sixty teachers from Wayne
county participated in the state meet
ing which was held at indianapolis in
December. The program for the April
meetings has not arrived.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
Adm0nished by Her Parents,
Woman Attempts to End Life

the glass to her lips and started to
drink the poison.
Mrs. EdmCnds ran into the room
and shouted to Watson to take the
glass away from the girl.
Watson knocked the glass from her
hand and the contents spilled over
her. The young woman swooned and
fe.i into Watson's arms
The family called neighbors who
called to watchman at Rumely's to
telephone for a physician.
Three physicians referred him to
ether doctors and finally he was re-
ferred to Coroner Pierce. The coron-
er ascertaining' that the girl was still
living, refused to handle the case, say
ing it was not within his jurisdiction.
The city and township physicians
were called but they did not respond.
Finally a doctor responded.
Burns on the girls mouth and on
her arms are painful. She is suffering
from severe nervous shock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
GETS $3.50 DAMAGES
Hilda Feaselman Compromis.
es Suit With Traction Co.

On the eve of the hearing of the
$4,000 damage suit of Hilda Feasel-
man against the T. H., & E. Trac-
ton campany, settlement for $3.50
was effected. The case was to have
been heard today.
The plaintiff was internally injured
several months ago when a street car
on which she was riding was derailed,
it is said because of negligence Of
street car employees in throwing a
switch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
Carries Coffin
on Ocean Trip

PARIS, FEB. 19.-Carrying among
his effects a coffin and embalming ap-
paratus r. De Barron, who Is very i'll,
sailed FOR New York today. Before
leaving France Mr.. De Barron made
all preparations for his death in a
methodical manner. He planned to
have his coffin with him so that il he
died at sea his body could be embalm
ed, placed in the casket and be ready
for burial upon the arrival of the ship
at New York. He is accompanied by
an expert embalmer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
SUSPECT ASSERTS
GIRL is DAUGHTER
Katherine Tells Middleport
Mayor Davis, Held for
Forgery, Is Father and
Mother Is Dead.
FATHER BELIEVES GIRL
is MISSING DAUGHTER

In a conversation here, DR.. Win
ters, father Of the missing girl. is
reported to have said, he was as
sured the girl held at Middleport,
was his daughter. DR.. Winters
stopped in Richmond on his way
from Newcastle to Middleport.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19

MlDDLEPORT, O., Feb ia girl
bearing most striking resemblance
to Katherine Winters, the II year old
child OF a Newcastle Indiana physi-
clan, who has been missing since last
March, and for whose recovery a ma
tlon-wide search has been in progress,
is being held here today by Mayor
Iom Jones, awaiting the arrival of Dr.
Winters this afternoon.
The child, who says she is II years
old, was discovered in the possession
OF Joseph Davis, who was arrested, be-
ing caught while trying to escape from
officers who were pursuing him on a
charge Of forgery.
Davis Claims Girl.
He says the child is his daughter.
She Is known as Rosie Davis. She
says Davis is her father, and that she
cannot remember her mother. When
questioned further, however, she ad-
m1tted that Davis had threatened to
cut out her tongue and throw her in
the Ohio river because she talked too
much. This gives rise to the belief on
the part Of the mayor and other local
authorities that the child has been
frightened to the point where she will
not tell the real facts OF her life.
Doubt as to the girl being Catherine
Winters became strong later today
when Davis told Mayor Jones that the
child was at one time in children's
home at Cambridge, Ohio. The sup
er1ntendent Of the home on the tele-
phone said that man named Joe Da-
Wis camped near Cambridge three
years ago and that humane officers
took away from him a girl named
Rosie Davis and placed her in the
home.
Among Davis effects was a trunk
which contained a full kit Of burglar
tools with revolvers and dynamite. The
charge upon which the man is being
held is that of forging a check for $40.
He brought the child here.
When the child was recovered and
Davis captured the man was about to
escape to the West Virginia side of
the river taking the child with him
He is supposed to have planned to get
away with the girl before he was TAX
en- into custody on the forgery charge,
which would have unravelled the tang
led story Of his life Davis is said to
have come here in company with an
other man and this man is now being
sought.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-19
ORCHESTRA TO PLAY
AT NO. 9 CONCERT

The Gates orchestra under the per
sonal direction Of Philip Gates. will
give a concert and entertainment Fri
day evening at District School No 9,
near the Marmon Switch. All patrons
and friends Of the school are invited to
attend. After the program box So
cial will follow. A nominal admission
fee will be asked