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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
BUTLER ASKS FIGHT
ON MOTHERS RELIEF
Commercial Club and Char
ity Bureau Receive Litera-
ture on Pension Bill.

The Commercial club has been ask
ed by Amos W. Butler. secretary of
the state board Of charities and cor
rection to take up fight against the
mothers pension bill.
Mr.. Butler told his views to several
local persons and made speech on
his stand at Madison last summer,
condemning mothers pensions as the
laws in other states now stand. He al
so wrote Secretary Melpolder of the
Central Charity bureau telling him to
impress upon the people here that this
state need not experiment and waste
time and money on the law when 9th
er states are doing this.
The Commercial club will take nc
stand on the matter until it has been
placed in the hands of the Legislative
committee. That Wayne county has
not the faculty for handling such bus
mess is said to be the chief reason
for any local objections. The law is
! administered through the juvenile
court and the probation officer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
Whole Regular U. S. Army
Is Only Twice as Large
as the New York Police
Force.
NEED MORE SOLDIERS
Lack of Aeroplanes, Airmen
and Scout Cruisers De-
clared Deplorable in a
Speech to Senate.
IBY LEASED WIRE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-"Our
means of self-defense are either woe
fully inadequate or wholly lacking,'
declared Senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts, in a speech in the senate today
urging the addition of $4,000 to the
army and the Strengthening OF the
navy. He would build scout cruisers,
torpedo boats and battleships.
The senator quoted figures to show
the regular army lis not much more
than twice the size of the police force
of the city of New York. and said:
Surely it is not necessary to do
more than repeat these figures to show
the utter inadequacy of our regular
army. The reserves which we nave
of soldiers who have served in the
army and who are liable to be called
back to the colors, amount to sixteen
men. In other words, we have nc
reserves with which rapidly to enlarge
the army if we were attacked.
| We are also short of officers, anc
the instruction of the organized mill
tia suffers woefully from the lack o.
Officers availa Bile for that service.
! Yet we are doing nothing towarc
increasing our supply of officers, al
though we have the best military acad
emy in the world ready to give in
structions to any number OF officer:
that we may need.
The worst naval deficiency now !:
in scout cruisers, he said, and added
I'VE have only three scout cruisers
I believe. to protect and give warming
Of the approach of a hostile fleet, 70,
six thousand miles of coast on the A.
lantic and Pacific"
The lack of aeroplanes and airme1
in the army also is "deplorab ble,' tbs
Senator said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15

The reports Of dead and injured are'
+ 4! ily fragmentary. 1t is pos
p.e-Gnd we hope this to be the
that the number will be greatly
'uced when the advices being recev-
from different sections are COM
.cG. One instance alone shows the
..fusiCn that still prevails in the
;rthquake zone.
"A report received this forenoon
said that 1900 had been killed at
Capelle Later advices said that the
dead and wounded there numbered
$50, most of them being injured"
Shortly before 10 o'clock he receiv-
ed an official dispatch stating that
rescue forces from Sulmona and Triv-
oil had penetrated to Capelle, Pescina
and San Benedetto and found the three
towns in ruins. The total loss of life
in these towns was $500 increasing to
l9,439 the number known to be dead.
At San Benedetto more than 100 per-
sons buried alive were rescued.
After careful investigation said
the dispatch received by the. premier,
the original reports of the destruct-
ion of Capelle. Pescina and San Bene-
detto have been confirmed"
The casualties at Capelle We're
800 out OF 1000 inhabitants. Pes
Gina was almost razed to the ground
the dead being estimated at 1000
San Benedetto was totally destroyed
with 5000 casualties. AT San Bene
ietto more than 100 persons were res
rued after being entombed for many
hours. They had suffered intensely
and some were SO badly injured that
they will die"
Refugees from the district o
Avezzano say that not more than ter
per cent Of the population escaped
They are unanimous in declaring tina,
the disaster was greater than thai
which overwhelmed Messina sever
years ago.
King Victor Emmanuel who arriv
ed at Nezzano yesterday Afternoon
spent hours inspecting the ruins anC
comforting the survivors. some o
whom were eXtricated in his presence
The king climbed over the wreckage
Afterwards he sent telegram Il
Rome asking for more soldiers t
carry on the relief work. Hundreds
OF men, women and children wer,
buried alive and the work of rescu
was pushed to the utmost to try tt
save their lives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
SHORT COURSE GIVES
VALUABLE LESSONS
Robert Morris, Wayne COun-
ty Farmer, Writes of Work
at Purdue.

"A clearing house for valuable. SCI
entific and practical information, is
the way Robert l.. Morris, a Wayne
county boy. describes the Farmers
Short Course, now being held at La
fayette.
Mr. Morris was one of the fifty boys
from Wayne county who attended the
course four years ago. and in letter
received from him today. he remarks
on the many changes in the university
since his first trip. Several new build
ings have been added to the campus
and the equipment has been greatly
improved The enrolment of short
course students had reached 1.730 on
Wednesday evening. the largest num-
ber ever attending.
Mr. Morris says that the farm is still
auarantined on account of the precau.
tions which have been taken against
the foot and mouth disease. and there
fore the halls are crowded at all times
with farmers and their wives who are
taking advantage of the lectures
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
CLUB HUNTS NURSES

A meeting of the Domestic Science
visiting nurse committee was called
today by the chairman, Mrs. Roach,
who has been trying to secure a nurse
to do the work in Richmond.
Miss Florence Benner is gaining
strength rapidly on farm near Ian
caster, O., the home of her parents.
She will return to Richmond February
/, and will take charge of the work
in supervisory capacity.
Miss Tracey Parker Of Indianapolis
who took sick Christmas day with
pneumonia, has returned to her home
and will not continue her work here
after she RECEIVERS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
Municipal Utility Pays Off
$1,000 Temporary Loan
and Adds New Equipment
to Help Service.
NEW SYSTEM USED
Report Includes Interest on
Outstanding Bonds as On.
Grating Expense - Omits
Charge for Tax.

The annual report of the Municipal
Light and Power plant, made public
today, shows 1914 was a most profit
able year for 1t, but the system en-
ployed in the preparation of the re-
port is not that employed generally in
preparing reports of private business
of any kind
Interest paid on outstanding bonds
is not figured, in as fixed charge, for
instance, but is figured into operat-
ing expenses. No depreciation charge
is contained in the report. While the
city plant is non-taxable it is general
ly believed the reports should figure
in tax charge for comparative pur-
poses: also because every taxpayer in
the city, township and county has to
pay higher tax because the city
plant is non-taxable
Plant Shows Profit.
In analysing the 1914 report Of the
municipal plant by the general busi-
ness system 1t Is shown that the net
profit of the plant for 1914 amounts to
$20,528.93, or S5 per cent. on the city's S
net investment in the plant. This is
the best showing ever made by the
plant. and was accomplished notwith-
standing reductions in both lighting
and power rates, the paying off of a
$1,000 temporary loan contracted in
1913 a considerable amount of plant
betterments and first payments on the
new street lighting system. Last year
the city for the first time in several
years paid for current used for street
lighting ana the business of the plant
was almost doubled by reason OF rate
| reductions.
A revision of the 1914 city plant re
| port is as follows:
Total receipts. s126,O35.94.
| Operating expenses minus bond in
terest, $51. 1.306.95.
Gross profit. s74,72S.99.
Fixed charges:
Depreciation, 10 per cent. on $31S,
! 600, estimated cost to reproduce plant
/ $31, 10000.
| Interest, per cent. on S139, O0(
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
SPARK FROM FLUE SETS AblAzE
HOME while ABSENCE OF WATER
PREVENTS SUBDU|NC THE FLAMES
MOULDERS FIGHT
after DISPUTE;
ONE IN HOSPITAL

The Reliance Foundry moulders
strike almost resulted seriously last
night when Robert Lampke, union
moulder, had fight with another
moulder over the Reliance troubles.
Lempke is in the hospital and will be
there for several days although not IN
danger.
His assadlant is well-known man
and after the fight he went to Kelley S
saloon where he remained until the
police stopped hunting for him. He
had been told that Lempke was killed
and he left the saloon late, not stat
ing his destination.
Both men were intoxicated, witness
es said, and arguing when they start
ed to fight Lempke was the aggres-
sor. The man with whom he was
fighting is smaller and by lodging one
of his blows, caused Lempke to fa!l
to the ground With a badly cut face
Jempke arose and rushed at the small
er fighter who downed him Win one
blow. Lempke's head struck the curr
or sidewalk with a blow which could
he heard above the noise in the croWo
which surrounded the fighters. He was
unconscious for two hours. looas
Lempke refused to make a statemen'
to the police. -,
The fight took place on North Nlntf
street in the shadow of the Gruoo :
Grocery company building at o ciocs
last night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
Loss 81, 500 With 900 lnswance-Structme Owned by
Earham Cemetery Association -Caretaker in Nervous
Collapse Rushed to Reid Memorial Hospital Discover.
Roof Burning
Club Members Gather Home DeroyedScene of Many
Social Gatherings-Fne Department Powerless to Cope
With Fast Spreading Flames-Loss Of Building Complete
Governing Board Expected to Meet Immediately.

Fire originating from spark from chimney de-
oyed the club house of the Country club the National road
today, enaing $500. discovered
shortly after o'clock and at 230 o'clock what had been the
scene of many social frolic of wreck and
Mrs. Mary Lndey who with and daughter lived at
the club discovered the fire while she cleaning the second
story preparatory to dance scheduled for club members this
evening" She hole that had burned through the
roof ceiling.
responded telephone by
the caetakers but with chemicals garden hose fight
the flames, there chance to the structure
Caretaker Sent to Hospital
Mrs Lndey suffered shock which caused her
mova to the Reid Memorial hospital Several months
posion of coal the furnace severely burned Mrs Lnde
and she had just recovered the attending Shock
when oday's fire again sent her back to the hospital
The origin of the fire traced to the furnace which
full blast to heat the building for the social affair this evening"
is believed that spark from the vigorous fire fell the dry
shingles quickly igned the roof and spread the woodwork
beneath.
Members the club neighbors able carry al
most all the furniture effects and trophies the organi
zaton and the loss the club expected be heavy The
Earham Cemetery association which the grounds and build
ing carried $4,000 insurance the structure.
The blaze spectacular Scores of club members
hurried the automobiles
the spread of the flames which gued the entire structure eav
ing it of chared timber and backened brick The fire de-
handicapped by lack unable anything
stay the blaze and while the fire fighters and club members
watched the building destroyed.
The destruction of the club the Country club
homeless The governing board expected meet
formulate plans the Of the organization which
of the biggest social clubs in the city,
Fire Spreads Quickly.
The fire spread with rapdy The building old
and offered little resistance the flames Hardly had Mrs Lind
ley sounded the alarm that called the fire department before the
of flames. Eating its downward the
stories enveloped in flames while the falling of the
spread blaze
the club house. occupying commanding position
the the Travellers along
National road never failed to notice it.
Many social affairs have marked the residence the club
the destroyed home During the the house attracted
many members who active in sports. To many
pleasant place spend afternoon evening" day
hard
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
BELT CAR HITS TRUCK

Henry Mang, an employe OF the no,
mey nGsss company was injured
yesterdS nen the Romey delivery
truck and a belt line street car collio-
ed at Eighth and North c streets. Inc
driver of the truck. Mr.. Macarthur was
not injured. The truck was approach
ing from Seventh street. and the ac-
cident TODD place when it turned the
corner Both the truck and the street
car were damaged to some extent.
Mang was thrown some distance TO
the street. and the fall caused his in
iuries. No bones were broken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
COUNTRY CLUB HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE
SALAN0RA SETS 20,789
AS KNOWN DEAD IN AWFUL QUAKE
WRECK|NC WIDE SECTIONS OF ITALY

Ambassador Page Gables State Department SemiOfcial
Sources Place Number Of Dead at Between 1000 and
$4,000, and Many More Seriously Injured-Stricken
Nation Refuses Outside Aid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
BLtCk ASSUMES CONTROL.

Rudolph Blick of Kalamazoo, Mich,
who has had charge OF the most sue
cessful store in the Grand Leader
chain, has assumed the management
of the local Grand Leader store. TAX
ing up his duties today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15

Whole Villages Crumbe Earth Shakes and Bury Inhab
tants Under Stones and Debris-Conctng Reports Make
Difficult Correct Estimate Of Fatalities and Extent Of DAM
ages-Avezanno Mass of Ruins
TBULLETIN.1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-American assador Page at
Rome today d The latest reports
from semio place the number of dead result Of
the earthquake at between $4,000
many seriously injured No Americans reported
the casualties Ambassador Pages cablegram
--latest of earthquake, sources place
dead at between $4,000 and and the seriously
about Press reports considerably larger
expressed profound sympathy to informal whether
substantial aid needed that
while deeply accepting
of aid from foreign
ported injured"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15

Local Conditions-lncreasin cIoudi
ness with snow or rain tonight
or Saturday. Warmer tonight
Colder by Sunday.
General Conditions-Two storms OF
great size are now west Of the Miss
issippi river and north of the 40 par
allel moving southeast. They are at
tended by general rain and snow and
are being followed by real winter
weather Temperature is now consld-
erably below zero in northwest and Is
still falling.
w. f. MOORE,
Weather FOrecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
BY BRIXTON D. ALLAIRE,
Staff CORRESPONDENT of the News Serx

ROME, Jan. 15IIe toll of dead
Central Italy stead Y increased today
stricken district and ht to free thousands still buried
The ruins of their homes.
Up to today Premier Saandra had received reports
officially listing dead 11,139 children
teen towns.
The premier received word that persons
en killed at Magianomarsi and so killed injured
ape This increased the official list of the
@oSo The following statement issued at ministry
the interior:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
.WeatherFOreCast|
FOR INDiANA-UnsettIed Snow or
rain tonight or Saturday. War;
mer tonight.

Temperature
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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-02-19

Opportunity Returns

They do me wrong who say come no more
When once knock and fail to find you in;
For every day stand outside your door,
And bid you wake and rise to fight and win.
Weep not for precious chances passed away,
Weep not for golden ages the wane;
Each night L burn the record of the, day,
AT sunrise every soul is born again.
Laugh like boy at splendors thrown away,
To vanished joys be blind and deaf and dumb
My judgments seal the dead past with its dead,
But never bind moment yet to come.
Though deep in mre wiring not your hands and weep,
| lend my arm to all who say 81 can;
No shame-faced outcast ever sank so Deep
But he might rise again and be man.
Dost thou behold thy lost youth all aghast?
Dost reel from righteous retrbutions blow?
Then turn from blotted archives of the past
And find the futures pages white as snow.
Art thou mourner? Then thee from thy spell;
Art thou sinner? Sins may be forgiven;
Each morning gives thee wings to flee from hell
Each night star to guide thy feet to heaven
| bid you wake and rise to fight and win.
(-R. B. MALoNE.)
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-02-19
Hung Jury in Nuttmann Case

The case of the state vs. John
huffman, charged with cattle
stealing, was tried at Grangeville
late last week and resulted in a
hung jury. 1t is stated the jury
stood 7 to 5 for acquittal and
when no decision could be reach
ed the jury was discharged and
the case continued until the next
term of court.
The Hye case is set for trial
next Monday and promises to be
a long drawn out trial. The state
intends making a hard fight for
conviction and Atty. J. F. Ailshie
has been secured to assist in the
prosecution. DIR. Jesse L. Rains,
of Grangeville, was sent to Elk
City this week by County Attor-
ney Hattabaugh to exhume the
body of Mrs. Hye and make an
examination of the remains and
the evidence he secures will be
used to Offset a line of evidence
said to be contemplated for use
by the defense.
Atty. w. N. Scales and lead
irg Spokane attorney are repre-
senting Hye and the case prom
ises to resolve itself into a legal
battle of some prominence.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-02-19

company with headquarters in
Lewiston; Ed. Rad, J. H. Fors-
mann, Fl. Putoff, F. J. Walser,
Frank Thyering, ]. M. Willen-
borg, c. Trautman, Rinehart
Oesau and F. E. Brisbine, the
latter being agent for the Amer
lean Surety company, which fur
nished the bond for McKinnon
to the grain company. Most of
the states witnesses were farm
ers and their testimony related
to dealings with McKinnon.
The defendant took the witness
stand in his own behalf and re-
lated his version of the charges
and transactions. He was fol-
lowed by F. P. Lint, former dis
trict agent for the company at
Lewiston. Mr.. Lint said there
had often been mistakes made at
the Portland office and that some
times agents were not given credit
for remittances and in other in
stances grain had been charged
to a warehouse while in fact the
charge should have been against
a warehouse in another state.
The character witnesses for the
defendant were: N. Myers, J.
b. Forsmann, V. Lustig, Mr..
Lies, Ed. Rad, Mr.. Terry, J. H.
Forsmann and H. Putoff.
While McKinnon is no doubt
technically guilty, he is thought
to have been the victim of ad-
verse circumstances and is not
a criminal at heart. He had
many friends here and bore a
good reputation. Living beyond
his means is probably responsible
for his downfall.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-02-19
Death of Mrs. Anderson

Mrs. w. H. Anderson, who
with her husband, had been en-
ployed at the Jack Pennecal d
farm west of town for the past
several months, suffered two
strokes of paralysis Tuesday and
died from the effects of the same
at an early hour Wednesday
morning. The lady had been
feeling as we'll as usual that
morning and was doing her house
work when she suffered slight
stroke about 10 o'clock. Shortly
before noon a second and harder
stroke occurred and caused a.
cerebral hemorrhage, from which
the lady never recovered. Mr..
Anderson was at work in the
field at the time and was sum-
moned by Mr.. Pennecard who
also phoned for a physician. The
lady was unconscious, however,
when they reached the house ard
never regained her faculties,
passing quietly away the next
morning. While her death We 8
quite sudden it was not entirely
unexpected as she had been in
poor health for some time and no
hopes were entertained for her
recovery.
Mrs. Emma Anderson, wife of
W. H. Anderson, residing west
of this city, was born in January.
1882, and passed out of this life
February II, 1915, after a very
short illness. She is survived by
her husband and one daughter;
also father, mother, two sisters
and three brothers, all of whom
live in the east.
Mrs. Anderson was a member
of the Baptist church at Cairo,
ILL.,, her former home. She was
a very devoted wife and mother.
Her friends, as we'll as the mem
bers of her household, will feel
her loss very keenly.
The funeral was held this af-
ternoon from the Presbyterian
church at lilo, Rev. F. Arthur
Grunewald, of this place, officiat-
ing. Interment was made in the
/ lilo cemetery.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-02-19
M'K|NN0N WAS
FOUND GUILTY
Former Cottonwood Grain
Man Convicted of Embezz-
ling Funds of His Company
Has Local Sympathy.

A Grangeville dispatch to the
Lewiston Tribune dated Feb. Is,
says: 1t took a jury but a few
minutes in the district court to-
day to return verdict of guilty
in the case entitled the State of
Idaho vs.. Allen McKinnon, charg-
ed with the embezzlement of
money belonging to the Balfour-
Guthrie company, of which he
was agent at Cottonwood.
1t was charged that McKinnon
collected approximately 81, ,27O
for sacks and grain which he
converted to his own use. He
was agent for the company at
Cottonwood for several years and
has many friends in the town
and the surrounding country. A
large number of prominent peo-
pie of the Cottonwood section
took the witness stand today as
character witnesses for the de-
fendant, the testimony of all be-
ing that he stood high in the
community and that his dealings
had always been straightforward
and honest.
The defense was made on the
grounds that mistakes had been
made in the Portland office and
that the defendant had been care
less in keeping his books which
allowed the mistakes to take the
form of embellishments. The
contention of the state was that
McKinnon's books showed that
certain farmers of the Cotton
wood section owed for sacks and
that McKinnon had told the au-
ditor of the company that these
farmers had not paid and that
there was no entry to show where
the amounts of these accounts
had been deposited in cash, while
it was proven that these accounts
had been paid and that McKin-
non had given a receipt at the
time of payment. The witnesses
used by the state today were: F.
Is. Allen, district agent for the