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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
John Crawford Succumbs at
Reid Memorial Hospital
After Several Hours of Ex-
cruciating Pain.
SKIN is BURNED OFF
West Side Resident Received
Burns in Gasoline ExplO-
sion in Celler of His Home
Yesterday.

John Crawford, burned at his home
on Boyer street yesterday afternoon
as a result of the explosion of a gaso-
line stove, died at Reid hospital last
evening at 8 o'clock.
There was scarcely a part Of his
body which was not horribly burned,
and his suffering were excruciating.
Police officers who attended him after
the accident remarked today of the
exceptional courage displayed by the
injured man. Despite his agony he re-
manned perfectly calm. He bore the
sufferings attending the dressing OF
his wounds without flinching, only an
occasional groan escaping his lips.
"The haste displayed in removing
Crawfords clothing right after the ac-
cident was unfortunate,' said DR.. w.
W. Zimmerman today. "In tearing off
his garments much skin and some
flesh were pulled off. OF course those
who attended the man first acted as
they thought best and with the keen
est desire to aid the unfortunate man"
The first call to the police was for
the automobile, but when it arrived
at the Crawford home it was discOv-
cred that the ambulance would have
to be used. This caused considerable
delay, and the removal of Crawford
to the hospital was still further de-
layed by an accident to DR.. thinner
mans machine, while he was respond
ing to the call.
The long ambulance trip was tor
ture to the injured man, but he cheer
fully bore his sufferings and told the
police officers in a matter of fact man-
ner the details of the accident.
Nearly all the mans skin was burn
ed off, and in some places strips of
flesh came off AS soon as an examin-
alton was made at the hospital it was
realized that Crawford had no chance
of recovery.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
Oh. Clarice! Isn't it Horrible!
Cops Raid Press Club Banquet

expostulations on the part of the trav-
cling men, one of whom muttered.
''dern dirty trick" then fled.
Come on" repeated Wenged
Yes. get a hustle on YOU" echoed
Yingling.
Then with heads downcast arose
Howard McMinn, Clyde Little, Harold
Peterson and Ben Johnson, Jr., and
joined Toastmaster Reed in the lock-
step to the police auto. John Johnson,
Jr.. and William Saunders also accom-
panied the "convicts' in the capacity
of bondsmen.
"Convicts" Welcomed Back.
After spin around the block the
machine again stopped in front of the
hotel and culprits and bondsmen, still
wearing sober faces by dint of heroic
effort to suppress grins. and were tu-
multuously and sympathetically well
coined by the other banquet guests,
who had remained petrified in their
chairs.
''This matter will all be cleared up
in the morning in police court. and
we will be able to convince the mayor
that we had no intention of steading
the loving cup from The Palladium
office" said Toastmaster Reed, after
quiet had been restored.
This morning about thirty Earlham
students came to the city to attend
the trial and learned for the first
time. to their intense chagrin, the
clever hoax perpetrated by young Nc
MINI. the only one who grinned when
the situation was intense because
he was the only one wise" to the
stunt"
He is to be court martialed by the
Press club. and probably will be SEN
fenced to be hung, strung and quar-
tered
"Yingling and me would like to raid
banquet like that Earlham feed ev-
cry night in the week. said Officer
Yingling today. after we brought the
boys back the gang was so grateful
they set us up to regular chicken and
other stuff l didn't know was invented.
I let Yingling set the pace in the
eating, so l could tell whether to use
my knife or my fork"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
new HEADQUARTERS
OPENED Up BY DRYS
MIR. Irwin Dwiggins Assumes
Charge of Organization
Work for PrOhibitionists.

A second dry headquarters has been
opened in the Kelly building at Eighth
and Main streets and Irwin c. Dwig-
gins, who managed the dry campaign
at Muncie has been secured as the
manager of the new headquarters, S.
Edgar Nicholson, head Of the drys
here, announced last night.
Mr.. Dwiggins, who is from Craw-
fordsville, will remain in Richmond
until the end of the campaign, March
"a. He will attend to the details of
the organization.
Mr.. Nicholson. who is busy with 9th
er matters, stated today that he has
been working almost eighteen hours a
day and as the campaign has advanced
his offices in the Second National
bank building have become too small
for the purpose.
The colored people of the city have
arranged meetings to be held every
night next week. Rev. c. c. McColl
of indianapolis, will speak Sunday at
the Bethel A. NJ. f. colored church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

the representation l have received or
may receive hereafter dealing with
non-American foreigners, do and will
serve the sole purpose of bringing to
my notice II not already reported by
the Mexican authorities, the fact that
this or that foreigner has suffered
from injury and of my issuing appro-
pirate orders that all civil guarantees
be extended to foreigners, punishment
when occasion arises being inflicted
upon responsible parties who in viola
ton of law and in disregard of duty
and my orders should ever so slightly
molest foreigners Nor would there
be any need for waiting for any repre-
sentation for it is one of my purposes
that justice and law shall be respect
ed to the utmost in my country.
"Deeming this a suitable reply,
1 wish further to say to you that if the
same foreigners or their relatives will
address their personal representations
to me and beseech my protection for
their lives and interest they will be
Immediately attended to without any
need of their government officially or
unofficially intervening"
Secretary Bryan made public the
Carranza reply without any comment
and declined to say whether there
would be any answer to it from the
United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
COMMITTEE PLANS
CAMPAIGN IN CITY
TO EXTERMINATE FLY

The first action on carrying out
ideas to rid the city of flies and to pre-
vent the breeding of flies will be TAX
en- at a meeting of the committee
called for 3 o'clock this afternoon in
the Commercial club rooms.
Superintendent of Schools Giles.
who is chairman of the committee has
worked out extensive plans for the
anti-fly campaign.
Although his action in carrying the
campaign through the schools does not
depend on the committees ideas on
the matter, he announced that he will
first present his data to other com
mittee members before he takes steps
in carrying out the plans.
He has literature collected from
Cleveland and other cities and has ar
ranged information to be printed and
distributed throug schools and to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

WASHINGTON, March H. Secre-
tary of State Bryan today made pub
lie Gen. Carranza's reply to the de-
mand that the Constitutionalist lead
er protect foreigners tn Mexico. The
rebel leaders reply was open defiance
of the United States, he taking the
ground that the American government
has no right to make representations
on behalf Of European governments
unless specifically Instructed to do so
by them. Carranza makes it plain
that he will not entertain any repre-
sentations made by the United States
on behalf of foreigners unless they are
made by specific requests.
The reply of the Constitutionalist
leader transmitted to the state depart
ment through Cons ,Simptch at No
gales is appended;~ -.sg.. s.-r.s..ss
LAS you know the 81 be department
at Washington has communicates with
me through Secretary Bryan and has
made two classes OF representations,
one concerning American citizens, the
other concerning their foreigners. AS
you are aware, l have not entertained
state department representations
made through you when they related
to some other class Of foreigners than
Americans, the said Information being
used by me to redyfss the wrongs to
which it related.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

Shortly after forty young men and
women, students at Earlham college,
took their seats in the dining room OF
the Arlington hotel last night to par
ticipate in the annual banquet of the
Earlham Press club, two grim patrol
men, Officers Wenger and Yingling,
drove up in the police automobile and
stalked into the banquet room, their
brass buttons flashing omniously.
Instantly the laughing and conver-
sation ceased; the silence Of ceme-
terry at midnight pervaded the rom.
After an impressive pause, Officer
Wenger said in his most official man
ner, "Who is in charge Of this af-
fair?"
Goods Shrek.
By this time the situation had be-
come what the dramatiSts love to de-
scribe as intense. Pretty goods turn
ed shade paler under their powder,
and one shrieked, "My goodness, sakes
alive!" Fearless college scribes twist
ed nervously in their chairs, except
Howard McMinn, who had the audaci-
ty to grin: walters shifted about ap-
prehensively, with many glances in
the direction of the rear exit; agitated
travelling men swarmed into the din
ing room from all parts of the hotel,
and clerk telephoned to police head
quarters, Indignantly demanding the
cause of police invasion of the hos
telry.
Finally on quaking limbs, or legs. as
one prefers. Toastmaster Horace Reed
confronted the frowning officers of the
law and asked what they wanted.
I'VE want you and the other parties
who swiped a loving cup out of The
Palladium office" growled Wenger.
But. really, my dear officer, we did
not steal that loving cup. 1t was
loaned to u.s. replied Reed in fall
tering accent
1--WE can't argue the case with you,
replied Wenger, and Yingling frowned
still more fiercely in emphasis. "Our
orders are to take the five guys who
copped the cup to headquarters, so
get ready for the trip
This provoked a chorus of means
and sobs from the banqueters; under
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
THOMPSON ADVISES
TREE ORDINANCES
City Forester Says That City
Should Trim and Plant
Trees Along Streets. -. g.

Prof. John Thompson of the high
school. city forester, today conferred
with members of the board of public
works and advised the passage OF an
ordinance which would vest the board
with complete authority in caring for
and planting trees on the streets of
the city. He said as long as property
owners were permitted to care for che
trees the present unsatisfactory condi-
tions would continue
Let the city trim all trees, remove
dead trees and have new ones plant
ed at its own discretion and then as
sess the benefited property owners
for the expense incurred" Prof.
Thompson advised.
He said this method was now being
pursued in Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Massachusetts and other eastern
states and was the only practical way
for city to conserve its shade trees.
President Bavis of the board admit
ted Prof. Thompson's suggestion was
the only practical remedy for the shade
tree question but said the city did not
have the funds this year to meet the
immediate expenses of tree conserva-
ton. He thought it would be a wise
plan to provide fund in the 1915
budget for such purposes.
Prof. Thompson then suggested that
the city employ two or three men. ac-
Quainted with tree trimming work, to
look after the needs of shade trees
this soming spring. all of them work
ing under the orders of the city for
ester
''If the dead limbs of trees are re-
moved down to the green part and the
open wood painted, and all dead trees
removed. our trees will improve one
hundrded per sent said Prof Thomp-
son. He said he would willingly take
charge of gang of men to do this
work If he had the time TO spare.
This work would have to be done be-
fore June. If il is postponed until that
time it cannot be undertaken until the
latter part of August.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
Reference Librarian Needed,
Head of State Library
Commission, Tells Board
and Committee.
SHELF ARRANGEMENT
HAMPERS ACTIVITIES
Indiana Expert Suggests the
Placing of 5000 Volumes
in Reading Room to Ac-
cOmmOdate Users.

That a reference librarian is need
ed at the Morrisson-Reeves library,
was strongly emphasized by Charles
N. SanbOrn, head of the state library
commission in a conference held in
the Commercial club rooms last night.
He also pointed out how a municipal
department might be installed and
made useful to business anu working
men. He described what might be
done with the present library plant,
after making a few slight architec-
tural changes, and also outlined the
plan of extension work. His presen-
tation of program for making the
library more useful and more popu-
lar was approved by the members Of
the library board, Mrs. Bernhard, the
librarian and by the library commit
tee.
Mr. Sanborn showed that the pres
ent library management is handicap
ped by the arrangement of the build
ing. Many of the rooms are so sit
uated as to be almost useless for pub
lie purposes and the arrangement of
the book stacks and other equipment
of the plant is so incommodious that
not very much improvement can be
made in the library service until some
changes have been made in these ar
rangements. With a diagram Of the
library before him, he sketched out
for the trustees a plan by which a
number Of present Inconvenience
can be gotten around by which all
the library activities may be confin-
ed to one floor and the service great
ly facilitated and improved.
Reference Librarian.
But what you need most Of ALL"
he said, " is first-class reference
librarian. | suppose you would find
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
RICHMOND OUT OF
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
Loses to Rochester by Score
of 19 to 6-Centerville Still
in the Race.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Mach IA
Richmond was eliminated from the
championship basketball race this
morning, suffering defeat at the hands
of the Rochester team, the game re-
Sulting in the score of 10 to 6. Cen
terville is still in the running, having
won three games, defeating Franklin
this morning, Il TO g.
At the opening of play this after
noon the race appeared to be narrow
ing down to final battle tonight be-
tween Lebanon and Wingate. Indi-
annapolis Manual Training and Lafay-
cite went down to defeat this morn
ing. At noon the scores stood:
Lebanon II. Whiting Is
Anderson 1S. INDIANAPOLIS NJ. T. -.
ROSSville II, Culver 8.
New Augusta 8, New Castle g.
Franklin II, Cutler 5.
Rochester 10, Richmond 6.
Thorntown 9, kokomo I.
New Albany 13, Mishawaka 6.
New Richomnd 10, Akron IS.
Centerville II, Franklin 6.
Rochester 81. New Augusta 10
Clinton 20. Brookville -.
Wingate "a Charlottesville II.
Marco 10. Rockville s.
Rossyille II. Thorntown 10
Clinton Is, New Albany 3,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
Woman Accidentally
Shoots Her Husband

Walker Leavell, colored, residing in
a tenant house on the farm of B. w.
Shelter, near Elkhorn, was shot in the
head and very seriously wounded by
his wife late yesterday afternoon.
Leavell is now at the hospital. An
X-ray will be used to locate the bullet.
He had a very restless night, but his
physician, DR.. w. w. Zimmerman, said
today he has fair chance of recovery.
Mrs. Leavell says the shooting was
accidental, and as result of the in
vestigation he has made 30 far, Prose
cutor Keller is inclined to believe
such was the case. Mr.. SheEer, who
was near by when the shooting took
place, also believes the shooting was
accidental, although Leavell and his
wife have had some trouble in the
past. Mr.. Shelter says when he en-
tered the house Mrs. Leavell was hold
ing her husband, telling him repeated
ly that she did not mean to shoot him,
and that Leavell told her he knew she
did not.
Mrs teave4+-spa..ts-saSa and her nus
band were good naturedly scuffling
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

Children of MIR. and Mrs.
Moon Not to Be Placed
Under Care of County.

After Judge Fox had placed Mary,
5 and Elizabeth, 3, two children Of
Stella Moon, under the care of the
Board of Children's Guardians, Mr.
Moon appeared in court and entered
fight for his two children. The de-
cision was reversed and Moons plea
to have the little girls placed in care
of his sister, Mrs. Harris was won.
When Moon could not secure work
at the beginning of the winter, the
couple separated and Mrs. Moon sup
ported herself and her children Re-
Gently, her wages. becoming made
quate to meet demands, she consent
ed to making the children wards of
the court. Moon secured work yes
terday.
Although Moons plea was granted.
he and Mrs. Moon refused to consider
a reconciliation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
MAY APPOINT DEPUTY
Board Hears Plea for Assist.
ant Health Officer.

Data on the need of deputy county
almost identical with the city sanitary
inspector was secured from County
Health Officer krueker today by the
county commissioners However. the
appointment of a deputy was defer
red.
DR. Davis, who was city health of
ficer for almost forty years, made the
recommendation that county deputy
be secured. DR.. Davis is also presi-
dent of the state board of health but
did not make the recommendation Of
ficially.
1t has been found that the county is
undergoing unnecessary expense by
paying 81 for each house disinfected
and about 81 a day for miscellaneous
work. DIR. Krueker approved the re-
commentator of DR.. Davis for the ap-
pointment of a deputy.
Dr. Davis recommended that a
deputy be paid $50 a month and trans
portation provided. His duties would
be the disinfecting of houses, close in
spectfon of slaughter houses. examina-
tion of schools and the administration
of the rules of the county health of
ficer.
Only one recommendation was made
as to the possible appointee. Ii was
George Young. city sanitary Inspector
for years, who at present is often en-
ployed by the county health officer for
disinfecting and other work
Action probably will be taken with
in the next two weeks. The MEN,
bers of the board Of commissioners are
favorable to the idea.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

over the possession of revolver
which she held. Finally she says, he
seized her righ arm and pulled the
weapon toward him, causing her 70
press the trigger. The bullet entered
the head just below the lower front
teeth, knocking out two teeth. Where
the ball lodged was not known this
morning, as the physician feared to
probe for it.
Mrs. Leavell says she and her hus-
band had frequently played" with the
revolver although they had been told
by friends that if they continued to
do SO one of them would get shot
some day.
Shortly after the shooting Mr.. Shelf
fer took Leavell to the hospital in his
automobile.
Leavell works in Richmond as a Ia
borer and is known as a good-natured
man. The police say Mrs. Leavell has
two or three times complained of her
husbands actions, but their Quarrels
were never serious ones.
1t is improbable that an affidavit
will be filed against Mrs. Leavell.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
FIGHT ABOUTTOLLS
WILL BE BITTER

WASHINGTON, March A. The
bitterness of the approaching fight ov-
cr the administration to repeal free
tolls clanse of Panama Canal act was
evidenced yesterday by the demand of
House members for the time to speak
on the bill Unless the resolution al
lowing only six hours time is amend
ed, a filibuser will be inaugurated by
the foes of the repeal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
CREWS MUTINIEO.

VERA CRUZ. Mexico. March IA
Bulletin Reports that the crew of
the Mexican gunboat Vera Cruz had
mutinied at Tampico. held their Off
GERS and joined the conStitutionalists
were circulated here today. The ~
more were denied by Mexican Off
cials
The crew of the Vera Cruz number
one hundred men. The vessel carries
two fourinch guns and six 6-pounders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
TEMPORARILY DERANGEO

emporarily deranged. Charles Hart
an aged man. wandered to East Haven
asylum and became lost in some of
the buildings. He was taken into Gus
tody aind will be held in the county
Jail unit q; ~ TItiali" re-
stored.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
MAYHEM ILL

Clarence Mayhue. day stationmaster
of the Pennsylvania. is confined to
home with pneumonia,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
WEATHER FORECAST
-EMPERATURE.

w. e. MOORE'S FORECAST FOR
RICHMOND.
Some cloudy but mostly fair weather
is expected tonight and Sunday. Brisk
southwest and west winds
SUMMARY.
Moderate temperatures prevail in
most parts of the United States 1t is
from so to ~ degrees in the shade in
Montana and Southwestern Canada.
while it is below freezing in Alabama
and Mississippi.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

TWO MINISTER'S, REV. NATHAN
3. Yerger and Rev. Ebert Lands,
chums from boyhood and who wed
on the same day are the fathers Of
twins, in both cases a boy and
girl. Their wives were airIhood
chums. They live at Lancaster, Pa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

BECAUSE HE DROVE HIS MA
chine on the wrong side Of the
street in New York to avoid strik-
ing a woman, Henry Ochs, chauf-
to twenty days in Jail for reckless
driving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

PLACING HIS HEAD ON A CHOP
ping block, Brewster j.. Odell, a
butcher, killed himself at Stony
Point, N. ", with cleaver and a
meat knife.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

IN HIS SUIT FOR DIVORCE, JOHN
e. Orchard, Of PlainfieId, N. j., tes-
titled that his wife never kissed
him in the IS years they lived to-
gether.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

SCORES OF MEMBERS OF cHicA-
90 lodge No. 4, 3. p. o. z. have
agreed to be "big brothers" to boys
brought before the new boys court,
charged with minor offenses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14

REFUSING TO SEPARATE A NEW
York young couple on the husbands
request, Justice Blanchard declared
that they needed good spank
ing" not a separation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-14
Stop!
ELKS BIG BROTHERS
tS.>f j->If.
CLEAVES HEAD OFF
i.>.{. .3->.&.
"SOME" COINCIDENCE

EDW. HINES, MILLIONAIRE LUM.
Der dealer, was assessed to pay
1885 personal property tax. James
A. Patten the grain operator, his
next door neighbor, paid $4,000.
Patterns home is less. pretentious
than that Of Hines. Tax officials
Of Evanston, H., are investigating.