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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-10
ACCOUNTANTS lAUD
CONDITION OF BOOKS
IN MAYORS OFFICE

GuE:N1kSssS1z - EEsS2H
In a report on the examination of
the records of the office of Mayor w.
W. Robbins of Richmond for 1.-The pc
riod beginning January 5. 1914>rto De-
cember 81, 1915, j. w. King and l.. F.
Orr, field examiners of the state board
of accountants, the statement is made
that "carefulness and attention to de-
tail is shown in the keeping of the
mayors records"
The mayors records show that dur
ing last year the total fines and costs
levied in the city court amounted to
$10,235. The total collections on fines
and costs amounted to 1882. OF this
amount the state received $1,3S5, the
city $1,492 and the prosecutor. as fees,
$1,4S0.
The same examiners in reporting on
their investigation Of the records Of
the office of City Clerk Baltz Bescher
commend him for the satisfactory man
ner in which he has performed his Of
fetal duties.
The examiners in their audit of the
clerks books show that the total as
sets of the city the first of this year
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-10
Begging Pays;
Man Gets SIP
as Days Wage

A professional beggar. robust man,
fully developed with the exception of
one limb which was severed below the
knee stepped out of a saloon, wiped
his mouth and lighting a cigarette
hobbled down the street until he came
to Main street furniture store. There
he threw away the cigarette and seat
ing himself on the sidewalk with his
back against the front wall of the
store held out his hat to the passer-by.
In the half-hour. from 1870 o'clock
until noon. he made twelve collections
according to John Melpolder. secretary
of the Central Charities bureau. who
had followed him from the saloon and
stood nearby watching. Previously he
had telephoned the police that the
beggar intended to violate the law.
Mr. Melpolder estimated that if each
of the collections made by the beggar
was fve-cent piece, then he was re-
lceiving more than two cents minute
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-10
CITY ExPENDS
HALF OF FUNDS
APPRoPR RATED
Report Of Controller Shows
Balance of $16O,63S of To-
tai Amount Allowed for Elk
penses of City.

During the first seven months of
this year, ending July 81, $134,141.75
OF the total appropriation for the city's
operating expenses for the year had
been expended. In addition public
improvements were authorized for
which the city's share of the cost will
total $4,000, to provide which a bond
issue Of that amount has just been
disposed of. The city also had to Sc
cure temporary loan of $4,000 early
in the year.
Controller McMahan in his financial
report for the first seven months OF
the year shows that with one excep-
ton there are still balances in each
appropriated fund and that $16O,63871
of the total amount appropriated has
not yet been expended.
One Fund Exhausted.
Two thousand dollars was appro-
priated to meet the expense of en-
ploying consulting engineer for the
municipal plant, but up to the present
time this engineer has received
$2,12922 His services have been en-
ployed in preparing cases brought be-
fore the state public utilities commits
sion.
That the usual amount of street
macadamizing has not been done this
year is indicated by the report on the
crushed stone fund. There was $4,000
appropriated for this fund, but only
$3,123S9 has been expended.
The item of flashlight reporting
system for the police department was
the object of attack by President
Eversman of the police board and Fire
Chief Miller. The former declared
the system to be absolutely worthless
as now arranged, but said the tele-
phone company had again promised to
place it in satisfactory condition. For
several months the police department
withheld part of the rental for the
flashlight system but finally paid 1t
all over to the company when council
decided that the system was satisfac-
tory
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PRICES CLOSE HIGH
ON WEATHER REPORT

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Favorable crop
and weather reports from the north
west and Canada and a bearish con-
struction on the government report.
were responsible for selling for local
traders today, theis being followed by
covered late. The close was at the
highest prices for the day. Wet wealth
er in the southwest had strong in
fluence on September, and it went to
a fraction of cent at one time. COun-
try offerings were not large and hedg-
ing sales were hardly factor here.
big export business was put over
at the seaboard. 100000 bushels being
reported as sold, with some business
today Local traders were on the sell
ing side Of corn early. but offerings
were readily absorbed by strong COM
mission houses, but when wheat start
ed upward shorts tried to cover but
found little for sale.
Closing sales were we'll toward the
top. A marked improvement for oats
more than offset the government re-
port and breaks in wheat and a re-
action of more than l cent followed.
Country offerings were not large.
Provisions held comparatively mar
row range, breaking early on selling
of pork by houses with stoc yard
connections, but on the break shorts
took the buying side and rally fol-
lowed the finish being sc higher.
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FRIENDS PROPOSE SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTED FROM FUNDS
OBTAINED BY LOT SALE

A proposal to convert the funds Sc
cured by the sale of the property ad,
joining the North A Street Friends
meeting house into fund for the con
etruction of Friends boarding house,
was made at the session Of the yearly
meeting this morning and special
committee was appointed to investi-
gate the matter.
Last year and the year before the
question of building Frierds' board
ing house, or a guest house, was dis
cussed and plans were formulated to
organize it in the old business college
building, which is now being raZed.
During the past year the property has
been sold by the North A Street
Friends meeting and a motion intro
duced at the meeting this morning by
E. K Wilson of Richmond. to use the
funds for the purpose Of building u
Friends boarding house somewhere
else, was favorably discussed by the
representatives present this morning.
A committee composed of the fol
lowing persons was appointed to re-
port to the meeting before adjourn
ment Thursday: Ralph Howell. Elwood
Allen, Charles Moore, Eleanora Robin
son. Mary Thorpe, Anna Wilson. Aaron
Chandler, Reuben Roberts and John
Thomas.
The matter has been left in the
hands of the Whitewater monthly
meeting which will cooperate with the
special appointed committee,
Opposition Created.
Opposition has been raised to the
plan by number of the Friends who
believe that the money received from
the sale of the property can he used
to better advantage some other way.
It is expected that when the commit
tee makes the report live debate will
result and the question postponed un-
til more time has been given for BET
ter consideration. No definite plans
were presented and it has been left en-
tirely in the hands of the committee.
The session Monday afternoon was
spent largely in discussing the epis-
ties received from the Philadelphia.
New York and Baltimore meetings.
They were placed In the hands of the
proper committees and replies will be
prepared and ordered sent to the var
ious meetings of the country.
A standing committee was appointed
to promote the interests of the Friends
colleges, especially George school and
Swarthmore. The committee is COM
posed of DR.. Alfred Wright. Susan
Roberts. Alice Dilks, Elwood Allen, Ida
'keever and Susanna Gregg. This COM
mittee will see that the literature
from the various colleges will be dis
tributed among the young people of
the church.
The financial report of the treas
urer, w. NJ Swain, shows that the re-
ceipts for last year amounted to $512.
Disbursements were $40. leaving a
small balance in the treasury Alice
Winder of Richmond, is secretary OF
the meeting. She resigned her office
this morning but successor has not
been appointed.
There will be a public meeting for
worship this evening at $50 o'clock,
and also meeting for worship We'd
nesday morning at 10 o'clock. A bust
ness session will be held at p. m.
Wednesday.
The following is the list of repre-
sentatives from the two quarterly
meetings: Whitewater Meeting-J. l..
Thomas, lwood Allen, William Grfest,
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CLUB TO POSTPONE
INDUSTRIAL SURVEY

The educational committee reported
that it was thought advisable to post
pone the industrial survey of the city
until the first of next year. The in
surance committee reported that moth,
ing has been done on the matter of
inducing the rating board to change
fire insurance rates until the new aer-
ial truck has been received by the
fire department. Business houses
have been promised a reduction in
rates as soon as this truck is receiv-
ed, and negotiations with then be open
ed with the rating bureau.
c. w. Jordan, chairman of the rail-
roads committee. reported that the
hack station had been arranged for
and is in operation. A regular sched-
ule has been arranged and the depot
which has been opened in the Palla-
dunn building has proved to be sue
cess.
Richard Sedgwick reported the pro-
gress made by the bridge committee.
The county commissioners will be ask
ed to repair the old bridge on West
Fifth street over the Chicago division
railroad tracks. This bridge is too
narrow for safe travel.
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Guns
SMASH ATTACK
EAST OF YPRES

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 10. - The
heaviest fighting since the second
battle of Ypres last spring, is now in
progress in West Flanders. The roar
of big guns on the Ypres-Dixmude line
has been incessant since Sunday. Fol-
lowing a severe bombardment the
Germans tried to attack all along the
line, but the fire of the British, French
and Belgian guns cut the Teutons' eff
forts short. Following the capture of
1000 yards of trenches by the British
in the vicinity of HODGE, east Of
Ypres, the Germans tried Intellectually
to regain their lost ground, using as
phyxiating fumes and heavy artil-
lery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-10
Re0rganizes Under Charter
From State and Makes
Changes Affecting Officers
and Various Boards.
CENTRALIZEs POWER
Person Paying at Least $500
Becomes Member of Bu-
reau-Adds New Advisory
Board.

IL was decided by the governing
board of the socia. service bureau.
Monday afternoon, to reorganize the
bureau as an Incorporation under the
state laws. A few changes will be
made in the constitution and the re-
organization will affect the various
boards and officers of the charity
bureau.
The organization shall consist Of q
governing committee, composed of
twelve persons. six members retiring
each year at the annual election to
be held In January. Two members
shall be appointed for the term of two
years by the president. Two mem
bers shall be elected by the donors
to the social service bureau who have
contributed S. or more to the work
during the previous year; two mem
bers elected by the affiliated organ
izations. No person is eligible for
membership who is receiving any COM
pensation for work done for any am
lated organization. This governing
committee has final power in all mat
tiers and under the incorporated or.
ganization can receive requests as
trustees of the bureau.
ADVISORY Board.
An advisory board will also be or
ganiZed to meet with the governing
board at least three times year to
discuss and consider plans for the
social service work. The advisory
board is made up chiefly of members
who hold Office ex-officio.
The new constitution places the fol-
lowing persons on the advisory board:
Judge of circuit court, president Of
county council. president of board Of
children's guardians. president of
county commissioners. prosecuting at
torney, county superintendent of
schools, county health officer. mayor
of Richmond. president of police
board, city health officer. president of
the city federated clubs. president of
trades council. three citizens OF
Wayne county interested in social
service work to be appointed by pres
ident of governing committee.
Membership in the organization has
been extended to include any indi-
vidual that pays at least SIS into the
treasury of the bureau. Other re-
quirements for membership are the
same as under the old constitution.
1t Is the opinion of the governing
board that when the bureau is incor
porated. the work can be extended and
a better legal basis is given to the
work The corporate name of the new
organization will be the Social Service
Bureau of Wayne County.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-10
ORDERS BUTTER JARS
COVERED IN STORES

1t came to light at the mayors cabi-
net meeting last night that one more
duty has been assigned to George Nc
Kinley. Since July IS he has been.
in addition to market master and in
spectors of weights and measures. san
itary inspector of all territory south
of Main streets. Since his assignment
to that work he has inspected eleven
groceries. in a few of which he found
uncovered jars of butter standing on
counters; four bakeries, all in good
condition: five butcher shops. all in
good condition; three ice cream manu-
featuring places, one of which was
keeping sweet cream uncovered in a
very dirty refrigerator: one fish mar
ket. in sanitary. condition, and five
restaurants, in all of which improve
ments were ordered. In one restaurant
case for keeping food was ordered:
two were ordered to have walls and
ceilings whitewashed. Another res
taurant keeper was keeping fresh mea.
in dilapidated and rusty icebox.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-10
CLUB FAV0RS STATE
HIGHWAY MOVEMENT

The Richmond Commercial club will
join the movement for the Inaugural
ton of a state highway commission.
The movement originated in the Ma.
rion chamber of commerce. and in a
letter sent to the secretary of the local
club Richmond was urged to join in
the movement. Favorable action was
take by the board of directors last
evening.
The state of Indiana is losing mil
lions of dollars on the improvement of
roads because of the poor supervision
system. 1t is the plan of the federated
commercial organizations to urge on
the next legislature the necessity of
having state supervisor of highways
and a state highway commission.
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COMMISSIONERS
tContinued From Page one.1

have to be over Doran bridge, which
is not safe for interurban, thereby ne
cessitating the transfer of passengers
from one side of the bridge to the
other. County Commissioner Ander-
son believes that the plan of Engineer
Mueller is the most practical, and that
the old iron structure can be used in
other parts of the county as reinforce
ment for cement structures.
81 want this report to relieve me of
any responsibility if any accident hap
pens.' said Engineer Mueller -Four
years ago l recommended that imme-
date action be taken in the matter,
and nothing has been done. The
bridge is in such a bad condition that
the county officials can not afford to
take the chances. l have been assist
ed in making this examinations by two
reputable engineers, and my report is
based partially on what they believe
about the matter. The county should
proceed at once"
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PITTSBURG.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. 1O-Cattle
supply, light; market, steady. Choice
steers $9.50G9.75; prime steers $500
m9.5O; good steers $s.3568.75; tidy
butchers $S5OGS75; fair $7.25 q 500;
common s6.OOm7O0; common to fat
bulls s5.OOm725; common to fat cows
S35O@ 100; heifers $7.50@S.50; veal
calves $11.5OM11.75.
Sheep and Lamb Supply-Light,
steady, Prime wethers $6.s5@700;
lambs $65OM925.
Hogs Receipts. light; market,
active. Prime heavy $7.0O@71O;
mediums $79O67.95; heavy workers.
$7.95msOO; light workers. $7.95@S.OO;
pigs s7,956SOO; roughs $5.75@60O;
stags s5.OOa5.25; heavy mixed $7.40@
$3.50.
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City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

MISUNDERSTANDING Weber. aged "a
years, died early this morning at her
home at 419 Main street. She is sur
vived py one brother, Henry Weber
The funeral will take place from the
residence at $50 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Burial in Earlham GENE
terry. Friends may call on Wednesday
afternoon and evening.
HAYNES-Annetta Mae Haynes.
aged five years, ten months and twelve
days, died Tuesday morning at 9:45
o'clock at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Harry G.. Haynes, 211
North Twentieth street. One brother,
Charles Elmer, and sister, Edna
Pearl, survive. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later. Burial near
Cincinnati, o.
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INDIANAPOLIS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 10
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market, 10c
lower. Best hogs $7.5O@775; heavies
$7.00@720; pigs $6.00@7.50; bulk of
sales $7.10@7.65.
Cattle - Receipts, 1,150; market,
higher Choice heavy steers $500
$685.: light steers $S.2569O0; heifers
$5.506900; COWS $3.00@725; bulls
$4.50@7O0; calves $4OO@11,5O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 500;
market, strong. 25c higher. Prime
sheep $200@6.O0; lambs $6.0O@9.OO,
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LIVE STOCK
CHICAGO,

UNION STOCK YARDS, ILL.,, Aug.
1O.-Hogs-Receipts, 10000; market,
6 cents higher. Mixed and butchers
&C. 90@7.6O; good heavies $6.30@7.20;
rough heavies $595@6.25; light $685.
OTTO; pigs $5.sO@7.40; bulk Of sales
$$6.25@7.25.
Cattle - Receipts, 1000; market,
weak. Beeves $6.40@1O.30; COWS and
heifers $35O@9.30; calves $9.5O@
$11.25.
Sheep 49, Receipts, 10000; market,
steady. Natives and westerns $3.50
@6.9O; lambs $7.5O@9.5O.
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LINE FROM DECATUR
SURE To COME HERE

The fate of the Fl. Wayne-Decatur
traction line will be known August ~,
end according to information received
by the electric railways committee Of
the Commercial club. the company will
undoubtedly be re-financeG by some
New York financiers and work begun
on the construction of the line.
If this is done the line will be ex.
tended to Richmond. This is the only
way the traction line can make money,
according to the local committee. The
report of the committee was made to
the beard of directors of the CONNER.
Cial club last evening.
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PIONEER OF PREBLE
DIES AT HIS HOME

The funeral of William Watt, Sc,
who died at his home on the National
road, near Westville Sunday night,
from old age, will be held from the
the late residence Wednesday after
noon at o'clock
Mr.. Watt was one of the pioneers of
Preble county, and large land own
err. He was known to nearly every
one within many miles of his home.
Besides his widow, Rachel Cline
Watt, the deceased Is mourned by six
sons and two daughters. They are
Levi Watt Of New Paris, Richard,
James and Newton Watt of Campbells-
town, O., William A. Watt of New
Hope, John Watt of Muncie, and Mrs.
Ida Lacey and Mrs Maude Watson of
Richmond
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WILEY ADMITS WRECK

Earl Wiley. living near Boston, ad-
mits that he is the unknown rider"
of the motorcycle that struck a horse
on the Chester pike early Monday
morning. The horse was owned by
Edwin Charles, farmer, and had
strayed out of pasture. The animals
leg was broken in two places and had
to be killed. Wiley was uninjured,
but his motorcycle was wrecked.
Mr.. Charles valued the animal at
5000
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NJ K E + S
PRODUCE

Corrected Daily by Edward CooperJ
Old chickens dressed, paying 1Sc,
selling, Csc.
Country butter. pairing 1Sc to z6c;
selling, Csc to 30c.
Eggs. paying tic, selling zoe.
Country lard paying 10c; selling 1oc.
Creamery butter. selling soc.
Potatoes. selling zoe per 5ushel
Young chickens, dressed. paying
Csc; selling Csc.
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GEORGE FITCH DIES !
ON CALIFORNIA VISIT

BERKELEY, Cal, Aug. 10-George
Fitch, the author, of Peoria, ILL.,, died
at a sanitarium here yesterday, hav-
ing failed to rally from an operation
for appendicities. performed Sunday.
Mr.. Fitch was taken i'll on Saturday.
Mr.. Fitch came, here early last July
with Mrs. Fitch, who was with him
at the time of his death.
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Mary Thorpe, Mary Tomlinson, Eliza
beth Bourne, Albert Kennard, John
James. Michael Moore. Bertha Ed
mundson, Mary Richardson. Charles
Moore, Dorothy Dilks. Miami Meeting
Reuben Roberts, Thomas Farr
Ralph Howell, Leland Calvert. Ruth
Chandler, Jesse Wright, Ludia Chan.
Cler. Ida Keever. Zephaniah Under.
wood, Georgia Mendenhall, Susan Rob
erts and Evelyn Howell
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TOLEDO GRAIN

TOLEDO, Aug. 10.-Wheat: Cash
$1.14k. September $1.11%, December
i$1.13. Cloverseed: Prime cash $3.50.
October and March $50, December
So so. Alsike: Prime cash 1915, Oc-
tober 1925, December 1910. Timothy
Cash $3.72h. September $3.72k, Oc-
tober $3.50, March $40.
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By Temple

amounted to $sOs, s76.96, as follows:
Cash and investments, $50, 0O9 .0S; real
estate, $294,950: building improve.
Enents, $10S,32S.G1; value of equipment,
S316,58927
The city's liabilities at that time,
the audit revealed, amounted to S173.-
500, representing the total bonded in
debtedness. The excess of assets over
liabilities was $635,37696.
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RICHMOND MARKETS
GLEN MILLER PRICES
FEED QUOTATIONS

FEED QUOTATIONS
Red clover seed, paying $3.50.
Glover hay, new, $1,000.
Timothy hay, selling $4,000.
Prairie hay. selling S14.O0.
Straw, paying $500.
Oats. paying. new, 80 cents.
Corn, paying. old. Is cents.
Middlings, $32-$1.6O per 100.
Oh meal. $500 ton.
Bran, selling 500.
Salt. $1.40 barrel.
Tankage, $500 ton.
HOGS.
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GRAIN
CHICAGO CASH.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10-No. red wheat
$1.14@1.15, No. 2 hard $1.21@1.24.
Corn: No. 2 79@SO1x. No. white 70
@80 No. 2 yellow 8O@81, No. 4 yell
low 1914 @8O. Oats: No. new 81.
No. old white 511z @55, No. white
501s, new 45@481z, standard SIN.
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HOW TALL ARE MARTIANS?

WINONA Lake, Aug. 10.-At a re-
cent lecture here given by DR.. w. E.
Lugenbill on The Men of Mars; an
Excursion" the lecturer
stated that he believed the Martians
to he giants-some of them nine feet
tall-and that they far surpass earth
ly being in intelligence.
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BLAMES POLITICAL ENEMIES.

BRAZ1LE, Aug. 1O.-Mayor John J
Jones, arrested recently on a charge OF
hunting without license, believes his
arrest was the result of a political
plot, and has decided to plead not
guilty to the charge.
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CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, o., Aug. 1O.-Hogs-
Receipts, $500: market, higher. Pack
ers and butchers $69O@7.50.
Cattle Receipts, 100; market,
steady.
Sheep Receipts $500; market,
steady. Lambs $5.75G7.5O.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1O.-Butter receipts
1294O tubs; firsts 211s @221e. Egg re-
ceipts 9,34s cases: 1872 OILS. Chickens
1917. springers 1901, ROSTERS 1O1s.
Potatoes, 80 cars.