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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
WANT POWER RATE,
ADJUSTMENT MADE
Small Consumers Protest
Bonds New Schedule Fa-
v0rs Large Electric Users.

Richmond manufacturers are salts
fed that they are securing low elec-
trio power rates. But since the pub
lication of the new schedule of rates
proposed by City Attoreny Bond. the
complaint has been made that the
charges for power current are not
equitable.
The large consumer would pay only
one and ,one-fourth cents a kilowat
while the small consumer would pay
three cents or 140 per cent more for
the same amount of current.
The small consumer is satisfied that
the rates are low enough, according
to the expression of directors Of the
commercial club last night. but the
fact that such a difference exists be-
tween the price of electricity to the
man that uses much and the man that
uses in smaller quantities has created
a sentiment for an adjustment of the
proposed rates before the matter is
made fnal.
The strength of the sentiment is
not known, but the matter was turned
over to the public service committee
of the club to discuss with the mem
bers of the board of works and City
Attorney Bond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
BOARD OF sWERNLE
. PREPARES REPORTS
! TO LUTHERAN BODY
$4,000 in Endowment Fund,
While Balance i'm Treasury
5000 Covering Period
Since July 1, 1912. a..

Officers of the Wernle Orphans
Home today presented their biennial
reports to that body, preparatory to
forwarding copies to the Rev. C. H. L.
Schultz, president of the. Joint Lu.
theran Synod, to be incorporated In
the statistics that go before the bien.
nial session of the national body
which meets in Detroit next month
John Schultz, treasurer of the board.
reported balance of $377.19 In the
treasury, and set out that the balance
on hand July l, 1912, was $169: cash
receipts in two years SIS, 5,749.O3; cash
paid out 15,433.43.
The sum of $9,66O15 was expended
in paying the running expenses OF the
orphanage, exclusive of salaries
which amounted to $5.O33.2S. The in
stallation of a sewage disposal plant
cost $500. The report of the Rev. 10.
seph Beck, financial secretary, swelled
the balance on hand to $500.
Other Receipts.
Mr.. Schultz reported that these fig.
ures did not include the returns from
the farm owned and operated by the
orphanage, neither did it include the
matters presented by congregations
and individuals
The Rev. A. J. Feeger, president OF
the board of control, read a report
covering the general administration
Of the institution. Seventy-five or
phans are harbored in the home; thir.
teen were confirmed this year; forty
new children were received in the last
two years, fourteen were returned to
their parents and relatives, and one
child, adopted by family, was dis
missed.
The report set out that the condi-
tion of the home was satisfactory, its
finances flourishing, and the board
satisfied with the work of the admins
trative officers and the teachers in
the orphanage school. Credit was given
the Rev. H. L. Ridenour, of Lebanon,
Ohio, for tAe able manner in which he
had managed the endowment fund,
which showed appreciable growth.
Thank Local Doctors.
The board passed a vote of thanks
to Doctors Schillinger and Churchill.
who recently performed gratis an op.
GRAFTON on one of the orphans.
The Rev. H. L. Ridenour reported
$4,000 in endowment fund. 1t is his
purpose to increase the fund until the
orphanage is able to support itself on
the interest from it's endowments.
The construction Of a new silo OF
vitrifed tile was ordered.
The following members of the board
were present: The Revs. Joseph Beck
and A. j. Feeger, of Richmond; Rev
l.. M. Baum, Dayton; Rev. H. L. Ride.
nour, Lebanon, Ohio; Frank kehlen.
brink and John Schultz, Richmond =;
George Hagelsberger, Anna, Ohio. The
following ministers attended the ses.
sion of the board: The Revs Walter
Tressel Dayton; George Weaver, Ea
ton, and S. Schillinger, West Alexan.
dria.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
RAT LAW OF RAFT
ObEYED IN wayne
Trustee Howarth Says the
Schools Have Charts
Showing Dangers of Rat

1T is cheaper to obey the law than
to evade it," is the bit of philosophy
which a school supply company sends
out accompanying a newspaper arti'
Gle of June "a, containing an account
of the prosecution of Manford Burk,
trustee of Decatur township, Marion
county for failing to comply with the
RAFT rat law.
James Howarth, township trustee
received notice of this kind today
Similar notices were sent to about
1000 other township trustees of the
state. Continuing, the notice instructs
the trustees to Immediately communi.
cate with his supply house for addi
tional charts and other material nee.
essary to comply with the law
Mr.. Howarth says he has no fear
of the law, as Wayne township schools
are we'll equipped with charts of all
kinds. The dissemination of disease
by rats, the dire effects of nicotine
the disastrous results of. alcohol and
other effects are shown the school
children by chart in the Wayne town.
ship school houses.
The trustee stated today that he
will investigate and if there are bet
ter charts and more complete instruc.
tions than he is using in the schools
he will take up the matter of purchas.
ing them and carrying out the law to
it's fullest extent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
OTHERS KNOW F|NLY
Connersville Republican De-
scribes Congressman.

The Connersville Republican, COM
menting in news article on the
press agent material sent out from
Washington by Clyde H. Tavenner,
congressman from the Fourth Illinois
district, regarding Finly Gray, in which
the Sixth district representative is
boosted to the skies, adds a few adjec-
tives which Tavenner overlooked. The
article goes on to say:
Gray might have been called a
George Washington for honesty, Pat
rick Henry for eloquence, John Mar
shall for legal learning, a Benjamin
Franklin for philosophy, an Abraham
Lincoln for patience and patriotism, a
John Sherman for financial ability, a
Woodrow Wilson for watchful waiting,
an Apollo Belvidere for beauty, and a
good many other things which he is
not.
"But to get the real size and measure
of the man, ask anybody over about
Connersville, where they really know
him, or ask Mrs. Jessie Wilson-Sayre
or Mrs. Eleanor Wilson-McAdoo. They
have heard of Finly."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
|NEXPER|ENCE CAUSE
OF TRAGIC DISASTER
Coroner Says Finding in Fa-
tai Auto Wreck Will Alb
solve Bayer.

Il will quite probably file a verdict
that the automobile wreck last Friday
night, which resulted in the death OF
Miss Ada Kelly and Miss Imogene
Smith, was due to the inexperience OF
the driver of the car, George Bayer
There has been considerable unjust
criticism of Bayer, in my opinion. He
was driving as hundreds of other au
tomobilists frequently do and the three
young men who were in the car with
him have testified that they were not
alarmed at the rate of speed the car
was travelling.
"All of them testified that Bayer was
not under the influence of intoxicants
as did DR.. J. A. Conkey, who stated he
saw Bayer several times at the dance
and did not once notice he had been
drinking. Bayer's great mistake was
that of the inexperienced driver, turn
ing to the right of the road too alb
ruptly after passing the Murray car
at it's left. That started his car to
skidding. Had he turned to the right
of the road gradually the accident
probably never would have happened
Completes Examination.
Coroner Pierce has secured the tes
timony of all the important witnesses
of the accident except that of Bayer
and .. G. Murray, and Miss Grace
Kelly, whom he probably will not
question.
Frank Wissler testified in his opin
ion the Bayer machine was going
about 35 miles an hour when the acci-
dent happened. Don Milligan. an ex
perienced automobile man. and Clar
enco Jackson hofh tosfifjod thof thoy
believed the Bayer car was going
about 25 miles an hour when it began
to skid. On the other hand, Bayer has
told newspaper men that the machine
was going about 40 miles an hour
when it passed the Murray machine
Miss Grace Kelly, one of the vic
tins of the accident, was today re-
moved from the hospital and taken to
her home. She is considerably i'm
proved and her physician says she will
suffer no ill results from the accident
All of the injured have now been re
moved from the hospital.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB
BACKS PARK MOVE
Directors Appoint Commit
tee to Help Obtain River
side Site for City.

Members of the board of directors of
the Commercial club commented fav-
orably on the riverside park idea be-
ing agitated in West Richmond and
appointed committee to assist the
residents in forming plans.
The committee is composed of John
F. Mccarthy, Prof. J. F. Thompson,
Clayton Hunt, H. l.. Monarch, John H.
Johnson, George Won Carleson, Joseph
Hill, DR.. D. w. Stevenson and H. S.
Weed
Ed Iliff, John Fosler and other men
prominent in the park agitation, asked
the Comemrcial club for some express
sion, and, if favorable, for the appoint
ments of a committee to assist in plan
ming the Punishment of the riverside
dump.
The committee will meet with the
west-siders at the next meeting to be
held in few days. 1t will act as an
advisory board to the citizens of the
informal organization which has the
park matter in hand.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
DIRECTORS OF CLUB
FAVOR CHARITY PLAN
Commercial Members Anx-
ious to systematic Phil2n-
thrOpy in Bureau.

Business men of the city are anxious
to see the central charity bureau plan
put in active service since its organ
ization. This was expressed at the
meeting of the board of. directors Of
the Comemrcial club last night when
the central bureau Of charities was en-
dorsed.
There is a feeling that the system
must be inculcated in philanthropically
inclined persons. and that the system
must be secured from the plans on
which business men work.
1t is said thta many business men
are awaiting with expectancy the next
move of the charity. bureau. Almost
all monetary charity carried on In this
city will be recorded in. black and
white, and will be at the finger ends
of the charity bureau for reference.
This will do away with charity graft
ers" or families with incomes from
several members who seek charity in
order to spend more. freely on cloth
ing and pleasures,
When the charity .Qrgapization next
meets the matter of selecting a head
will be taken up. An, efficient secre-
tary who understands the charity work
carried on in. the past and who can
maintain set of books, will be chosen.
1t is said there are several persons in
mind for the place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
GOODWIN CAN'T SEE
SEPTEMBER MORN
Police Chief Bushes at Car
nival, Then Orders Feature
Discontinued.

september Morn" may be high art,
but not in Richmond. Or, at least,
Chief Goodwin did not consider the
"September Morn" i'm real life he saw
at a carnival show last night to be art
in any sense of the word. He consid-
cred the posing of this famous paint
ing by young woman in very abbre-
waited attire to be decidedly risque
and not tending to uplift the moral
tone of the community.
p September Morn was put on fol-
lowing exhibitions of dance which is
supposed to be the favorite pastime of
the Sultan of Turkey. These dances
were witnessed by the chief with great
composure, but when September
Morn was put on he blushed furious
ly, eye-witnesses say, and hurried at
once to the manager of the show.
Il think about one exhibition of Sep
tember Morn is all we care for in
Richmond" said the chief. I'm fact,
if another is attempted some one is
going. to take a ride in the police au-
tomobile."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
COURTS AND Wins
AGED BLIND BRIDE
Elisha Mills Figures in
Unique Romance and Mar
riage at New Castle.

Reports of the romantic marriage of
Elisha +. Mills, painter of this city,
and Mrs. Elvina Farlow of New Cos
tie, have reached Richmond. The bride
Is blind and partially paralyzed. She
Is So years old. and Mills is 81, accord
Ing to the statement in the marriage
affidavit.
Anderson and Muncie papers have
woven "a romance around the marriage.
Every hing has been said of the union
except that it was love at first sight,
which is emphatically denied by New
Castle papers. 1t is the brides third
venture. She lost her first husband
In the divorce court in 1886 and her
second by death in 1911. Mills has
hot been staying in Richmond Of late,
and it is believed that he has been
making his home in New Castle during
the wooing of his afflicted bride
Mrs. Farlow makes her home with
her daughter. and supports herself by
selling shoe strings and pencils on the
streets of the town. She can not walk,
Ind is forced to remain in a wheel
chair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
CHURCH TO REPLACE
PRISON FOR DRUNKS
Robbins Accepts Society's
Plan if Men Are Not Made
OutcastS.

Mayor Robbins is willing to consider
the plan suggested to him by the
Christian Endeavor society of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church of sentencing
men arrested for intoxication to six
Sunday church services instead of to
Jail, but he wants to know If this
plan contemplateS more than long ser
mons filled with advice to the wrong
doer as to how to mend his ways.
Last night he mailed a letter to H.
Darrell Thomas, president of the c. E.
society of the Second Presbyterian
church, requesting a conference with
representatives of the society on the
plan proposed by them.
I realize that in nine cases out OF
ten sending man to Jail because he
gets drunk is of no benefit" said the
mayor, "and l also realize that sending
to church man who has been arrested
for intoxication provides no remedy in
nine cases out OF ten, if nothing more
than religion and good advice is to be
preached to him. Of course, that is all
right, but a whole lot more things must
be done if the reformation of such men
is to be accomplished.
Sermons Not Enough.
"At this conference l have sug-
gested to Mr.. Thomas | want to find
out if l sentence a man to attend
church whether he is to be treated as
an outcast and regarded as horrible
example, l want to know if the church
workers are prepared to do something
more than telling these men what
they should and should not do. l want
to know if they will be received into
full fellowship by the congregation; ii
they need work, whether work will be
provided for them, and if a kindly in
terest will be taken in their welfare
by church members not only on Sun.
days but every day in the week. Such
things are what count when you are
trying to reform man.
'If such interest and aid is to be Civ
en- these men, l would be more than
willing to turn them over to church
people than to the sheriff. Some men
would not be touched by thousand
sermons delivered by the most elo-
quent preachers, but they would in.
stantly respond to the helping hand
kind words and a genuine interest in
their welfare. That is true Christi
anity."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
MEMS CONFERENCE
MAY MEET IN CITY
S. E. Nicholson Presents
Plan to Friends on Execu-
tive Committee.

Every indication seems to point
favorably towards the holding of a
national mems conference of the
Quaker church, according to S. Edgar
Nicholson, editor of the American
Friends and promoter of the confer
ence idea.
Mr.. Nicholson has presented the
idea for consideration by members of
the executive committee of the Five
Years meeting. Allen D. Hole, of this
city, is chairmpn, wYf1ie Mr.. Nichol-
son and Rsesident Kelly are two of
the members. Other members are
scattered broadcast over the country.
81 am uncertain as to whether or
not the proposed conference could be
held in Richmond" Mr.. Nicholson
said. But l believe we will be able
to call such conference somewhere
during the winter or early in the
spring. The purpose of the national
mems meeting is to interest men in
the questions of the church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
PROMOTER
INVESTIGATES LINES
Chicago Man Interested in
Proposed Route North
From City.

Eugene Purtelee, Chicago traction
promoter, will be in Richmond this
week to investigate the possibilities of
a traction line north and south through
this county. He will be taken by the
committee of the Commercial club
members over the preliminary survey
made north to Union City with the
hope of building the line with outside
capital
Announcement of Purtelle's visit
was made by Charles Jordan at the
meeting of the board of directors OF
the Commercial club last night. Pur-
telle has been investigating the Wayne
county situation for the last six weeks
by correspondence, and has become so
interested that he desires a personal
investigation.
The Commercial club will show Pur-
telle every detail concerning the pro-
posed line, as no chance to secure
north and south traction service will
be overlooked.
The old survey, made some time ago,
would connect Richmond with the
northern string of towns, which are
now almost inaccessible, and, it is be-
lieved, would benefit the farmers and
the city.
Purtelle was recently an important
witness in an investigation made by
Illinois courts in which his name was
sent over the entire country. He is
said to be a prominent financier. In
his correspondence with the CONNER
cial club he says he can organize and
maintain traction company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
SCRAPS WITH ROCK
Swanson ResentS Rival Low
er's Success.

That William Smith, colored, was
alive today to testify against Rufus
Swanson, colored, who smote him in
the jaw with large boulder, was a
mystery to those who saw, the man in
city court this morning. Smiths jaw
was swollen twice it's normal size and
he had to be brought to court in an
automobile. The trouble was over a
woman, Georgia Crittenden, and was
the climax Of South Sixth street
dance last night In Cincinnati Swan
son had kept company with this wom-
an. When she came to Richmond she
transferred her affections to Smith
Last night she went with Smith to a
dance and when they left the building
Swanson stepped pto him and while
only three feet away hurled a rock
squarely in his face, knocking him out
Swanson was fined $25 and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
PREACHERS FIGHT
THREATENING FIRE
Extinguish Blaze Threaten
ing to Destroy Raper
Home, South of Wernle

Five ministers turned firefghters at
of Wernle Orphans Home boys, saved
from destruction the home of Leslie E..
Raper, a farmer living one-half mile
north of the orphanage on the Wernle
road.
When Raper telephoned to the Rev.
Mr.. Specht, superintendent of the Or
phans' Home, that fire in the milk
house was threatening to spread to
his home, he and the Revs. l.. M.
Baum and Walter Tressel of Dayton,
S. Schillinger of West Alexandria, and
A. ]. Feeger, pastor of St. Johns Lu-
theran church, this city, made rush
for an automobile standing in front of
the orphanage.
Three fire extinguishers were snatch
ed from the walls of the orphanage,
and with a half-dozen boys to assist
the ministerial firefighters, the auto
mobile made a mad rush down the
hill to the Raper farm.
The preachers found the milkhouse
ablaze and tongues of flame spreading
to the engine house in which Raper
had stored several tanks of gasoline.
After a hard fight they succeeded in
keeping the flames from attacking the
gasoline. Had the fire spread to this
building, the house would have been
destroyed.
After the preachers had extinguished
the fire and received the assurance
of Raper that he believed the fire was
out, the ministerial fire department en-
tered the auto and returned to the
orphange where an interrupted meet
ing of the Wernle board of control was
resumed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
WOMEN GIVE IDEAS
ON MARKET ISSUES
Mckinley Asks for Opinions
for Improving Service to
City Housewives.

To adjust the differences evidently
existing between markets and the peo-
pie who sell produce on market, George
Mckinley, marketmaster, asked each
of the women at the booths in the east
end market to write paper on how
they believed a market should be run.
Most of the selling in the Seven
teenth street market place is done by
women. Today when the matter was
brought up to them they agreed to fur
nish the marketmaster with their ideas
on the subject.
OF late there has been much COM
plaint Last year, and possibly the
year before, many of the farmers sell
ing in market left at $50 to set up
booths in the Sixth street market.
Because market was clear by $50
o clock many women buyers of the east
end ceased coming to the grounds. ~-~
The situation as it now stands can
be easily adjusted, MIR. Mckinley be-
lieves BY 5 o'clock in the morning
there are wagons offering goods for
sale, and by $50 o'clock part OF the
hucksters and farmers have gone. The
farmers believe the women will not
buy after $50 O'Clock, and the women
who desire to purchase after that time
market later
The east end market became more
popular than the Sixth street market
until last year, when it began to lose
trade. This year, while the sales are
large, the market is far smaller than
it was two years ago. Market was
formerly held until 8: 80 o'clock.
1t is probable that farmers will be
asked to come not later than 5 80 or
O'Clock, and leave not earlier than
o'clock. Mr.. Mckinley has attended
the market twice week for some time
in order to investigate conditions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-07
HANGS IN HIS. CELL
Richmond Boy Takes Life at
Union City.

Notice of the death of Oscar Davis,
aged %, until two months ago a resi-
dent of Richmond, has been received
here by his brother, Isaac Davis, 1912
Butler street. Davis hung himself in
cell at Union City, where he had
been arrested for intoxicatiOn.s
The young man, who made his home
with his brother here, was employed
by local coal company as a driver
until recently. His father Is William
Davis, a Winchester teamster. He left
here to work in hoop mill at Union
City.
According to reports, Davis had been
acting strangely for several days. He
left Winchester to avoid prosecution
on several charges of minor nature.
He was married to a Union City young
woman with whom he had not been
living for more than year.