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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
STATE OFFICERS
TO MAKE TALKS
BEFORE K. OF P.
Roy Fry Completes Program
for Entertainment of Sev-
eral Hundred Lodge Men,
bers From District.

Completion of the program for the
annual meeting of the eleventh Pyth-
ian district of Indiana was announc-
ed today by Deputy Grand Chancellor
Roy Fry who has charge of the ar
rangements.
Occur DaaLionslodgsssss' 'eHs UfsR.
will entertain several hundred dele
gates at the meeting which will be
held Friday, January 20 in the Pyth-
ian temple on South Eighth street.
The meeting will be preceded by a
reception to the visiting delegates
shortly after noon.
At 2:3O o'clock a delegates meeting
will be opened in regular lodge form.
Roll call, appointment of committees
and other routine of annual meetings
will follow. At this meeting all the
business of the district will be taken
up.
Mrs. IgeIman to Sing.
The big meeting will open at 7:3O in
the K. of P temple with number
Ny IAC OICuGS-
ira.
The program follows:
Vocal Solo-Mrs. Charles Igelman.
Address of Welcome-G. H. Hoel-
scher.
Response-Harry Wade, Grand
Keeper of Record and Seal.
Address-Robert A. Brown, Grand
Chancellor Of the Pythian Indiana Do
main.
French Horn Solo-Philip Gates
Short addresses by visiting officers
The meeting will be conducted by a
corps of officers whose names and
titles follow:
Roy c. Fry, Occur De Lion lodge No
8, Richmond, D. S. c.; Arle NJ. Brown
Winchester lodge No. 81, Winchester
V. c.; Charles F. Price, Winchester
lodge, P; Frank Priest, Ivy lodge No
27, Rushville, M. of A.; Lewis Har
rell, Liberty lodge No. ia, Liberty
I. G.; Harry Wade. Curzan lodge No
Ill, Lafayette, K. r and S.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19

Hudson Maxim, the inventor, de-
clares that we must fight the winner
of the European war. Should an in
vading army reach these shores, con-
tinued Mr.. Maxim, they could easily
capture all hte sources of war NUM-
tions and use them for their own ad-
vantage. He called attention to the
fact that most Of the arm and powder
manufacturing concerns are within a
short radius of New York. He men,
toned the Winchester and U. M. C.
Cartridge Works at New Haven and
Bridgeport, Conn, the Winchester Re-
peating Arms works, the armory
where our army rifles are made at
Springfield, Mass, another arms fac
tory at Ilion, N. Y, still another at
Troy, N. Y, and the Brooklyn navy
yards. The Frankford arsenal is near
Philadelphia and any number of pow.
der works are to be found in New Jer.
sey. With these in the hands of an
enemy we would have no means OF
arming ourselves, declared Mr.. Max.
i'm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
HOSPITAL TO ASK $4,000 FUND
FROM CITY FOR CHARITY CASES
Report of Board Says 1--WE Cannot Maintain Institution on
Present Financial Basis-Trustees Change Admnistra-
ton and Devise Methods for Cutting Expenses

Asserting that the expense of car
ing for charity cases at the Reid Me-
mortal hospital was greatly in excess
of the $4,000 appropriated by the city
last year for such purpose, Council
man O'Neal. one of the city's represen-
tatives on the board of hospital trus-
tees. said that the city would be ask
ed to appropriate $4,000 for the hospit-
al next year. This year the hospital
will receive the same amount from the
city as it did last year.
"It is perfectly manifest that we
cannot maintain the institution upon
its present financial basis, and do the
amount of charity work which we are
called upon to do is one of the strik-
ing statements contained in the an.
nual report of the hospital, submitted
to council last night.
, Fails to Make Report.
'About two years ago an investiga'
,tion was ordered to ascertain il people
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
WILLIAMS ENDS LIFE
German Comedian Belonged
to Local G.. A. r.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Gus Will
liams, who established the German
comedian type on the American stage,
shot himself recently in the New York
Central Suburban station at Yonkers,
dying short time later in a. hospital.
The suicide cannot, it. is said, be ex-
planned by his many friends as he was
apparently in good financial circum-
stances.
Gus Williams was well known to
many Richmond G. A. r. veterans as
he was member of F company, Eigh.
ty-fourth Indiana regiment, which was
recruited in eastern Indiana and train.
ed at old Camp Wayne, this city. He
was New Castle man but enlisted
tor the war at Knightstown. He waa
u member Of Sol Meredith Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
ROCK ISLAND and PACIFIC ROAD
GOES into RECEIVERS HANDS
Walter e. Noyes Named Receiver-Cenral Trust COMPANY
Brings Action Deficiency Judgment Of $6s 23e 252SS
Entered in New York Court on January Is.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-Federal
Judge Mayer today appointed Walter
C. Noyes receiver for the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad COM
pany. His bond was fixed at $4,000.
The courts action was taken in an
equity suit instituted by the Central
Trust company of New York.
The Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
road company, incorporated in Iowa,
is the holding concern, and the Chica-
60, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
company is the operating company.
Asks Jurisdiction.
In it's suit the Central Trust com.
pany asked the court to adjudicate,
enforce and adjust the claims, equit-
les, reports, lien or priorities of all the
creditors of the railroad company and
appealed to Judge Mayer to author
tize Receiver Noyes to take possession
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
D00MS FREE LUNCH
IN HOUSE MEASURE
Representative Believes Dis
eases Spread by Eating Off
Same Fork.
[BY LEASED WIRE.1

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 49,
When the Indiana house meets
tomorrow morning, it will be ask
ed to consider the question Of
aboIishins the saloon free lunch.
Representative Davis Of Crown
Point, will introduce the bill and
he will have the support Of the
majority side Of the house
It is reported Davis contends
free lunch should be abolished
purely for sanitary reasons.
"a do not pretend to be a prohi.
bition advocate" said Davis to-
day, "but ! am for cleanliness and
health. Free lunch stands with
the worst places in the world to
catch disease. Men follow one an.
other to the counter. eat with the
same fork until they have spoiled
their regular meals, fail to 90
home at meal time, and cause
their wives unhappiness. The sa-
loon free lunch is injurious to the
stomach too"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19

of the company's property, bring suit
and incur such expenses as might be
necessary.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific Railroad company in its answer,
made through White and Case, New
York lawyers, admitted all the allega-
tions of the complaint and consented
to the appointment of Receiver Noyes.
Because Of default in the payment
of interest in foreclosure suit the
Central Trust company on September
3 last, obtained decree for $74,09S,-
1926. Under that decree the prop
erty of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad company, consisting
of 1855 shares of stock, was sold
on December % last for $7,135, 800.
A deficiency judgment for $6S,239.-
252.88 was entered in the district court
here on January 15.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
Glen karin ASKS
CITY TO PROVIDE
TRUCK TRANSFER
In Distress Ohio Town Ap-
peals for Better TranspOr-
tatiOn Service to Richmond
Markets.

The little town of Glen Karn, in
Darke county. Ohio. has cried out in
distress and asked for assistance, and
today the Commercial club, hearing its
cry, promised to encourage means to
relief, namely. an auto passenger and
freight line through the isolated cities
north and east of Richmond.
A Glen Karn correspondent, writing
from the village today. likened Glen
Karns appeal to Richmond for aid, to
the attempts of the inhabitants of the
planet of Mars to communicate with
the people of the earth. There is a
note of real distress in the communi-
cation, which follows:
scientists tell us that for years
the people of the planet Mars have
been trying to signal us without sue
cess. We, of Glen Karn, know how to
sympathize with them. For years we
have been trying to let Richmond
know of our wishes, but have failed
Trip Takes Two Days.
1T takes two days travelling on the
train from her to Richmond, and the
distance is fourteen miles. We have
only one passenger train west, which
leaves here at ABA p. m. We stay all
ulSAI III iii dAO 1CSuHe Jul JUL
next day. Coming back the next day,
we arrive at Lynn at 1:2O p. m, and
stay until 5:35 p. m. BY the time We
pay hotel bills in Lynn, we have no
money to spend in Richmond.
Cant we have an auto truck line
like they have to Liberty? If you will
provide us a way to come, we will
give Richmond such boom as it new
er had. There are about six inland
towns that could be taken in on the
route"
c. w. Jordan, secretary of the Com
mercial club, said he would bring the
matter before the president of the
retail merchants section and will ask
the Commercial club members to inter
est themselves in the matter.
There is a long neglected oppor-
tunity for some one," Mr.. Jordan
said. Il will encourage an auto line
and l hope one will be started by
spring. A few years ago some persons
were ready to start one, but We did not
encourage them, because there was
every prospect then that a traction
line would go through.
Il would like to hear from the peo-
pie of Glen Karn and other towns
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
Mrs. Eliza Hiatt Tells How
Women Spent Hours
Watching Inside Shops
Where Liquor Flowed.
DAY RECALLS. START
South Eighth Street Friends
Hear How Prayer Service
Lead by Syble Jones Start
ed Meeting.

The congregation of South Eighth
Street Friends church assembled last
night to do honor to those who as
sisted in the foundation Of the church,
which celebrates it's fiftieth anniver-
sary today.
Only few of the little band of
Friends who gathered in the meeting
house at the corner Of what was then
known as Marion and Market streets,
on January 10. 1865, to "set up
the meeting, have been spared to see
the fiftieth anniversary Of the church.
The records of the church do not
show clearly just who were the char
ter members, but of those who are
living who were either charter mem
bers or who were identified with the
church during its first year there were
present last night, Benjam johnson,
William B. Hadley, Edward Bells, Will
Ham J. Hiatt and Eliza w. Hiatt.
Oldest Member is Ninety.four.
In point of age, the oldest member
is Mrs. Charity Allen, who, despite
her ninety-four years, retains vivid
recollection of the events of a half.
century ago, and came from Winches.
ter yesterday to attend the jubilee
celebration.
In the receiving line at the recep.
tion for the older members, which
preceded the banquet, were Benjamin
Johnson, Edward Bells. William J.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19

The city attorney is authorized to-
proceed with the drafting of the neces-
sary ordinances for the bond issue
and improvements at the city build
ings. These improvements consist of
transferring the engineers office to
the rear of the council chamber and
the use of his present office as addi-
tional sleeping quarters for the city
hall firemen, who Councilman White
said. "are now herded in like Italians
in camp car"
o'NeaI Charges Bad Faith.
Councilman O'Neal of the Sixth
ward during the discussion of the re-
port frankly charged the Robbins ad-
ministration with bad faith" assert
ing it was mot playing fair with
council on the question of adopting
policy of permanent improvements,
to be inaugurated this year.
THE board at our first meeting
this year presented a statement to
council outlining public improvements
the city stood badly in need of.
Whether this was a bluff, an effort
to place the responsibility onto coun-
ell for any further delay in providing
for such improvements, or whether 1t
was sincere appeal to council to CO.
operate with the board in applying
some remedy for these conditions,
do not know shouted Mr.. O'Neal.
Il do know, however. that in this
statement council was told to put up
or shut up and we are ready to put
up. We haven't heen able in the past
to provide needed improvements with
available funds and think it is high
time to provide money to make the
necessary improvements. There is
room TO suspect that the board in
bringing this matter to the attention
OF council and then two Of it's men,
hers attempting to crawl out of the
responsibility for doing SO is not act
uated by any sincere purpose. I don't
believe the administration is playing
fair with council
Council Refuses to Delay.
To the suggestions of the mayor.
city controller and city attorney that
if a public improvement policy was
postponed for two years, the necessi-
ty of floating bonds might be obviat-
ed. council emphatically announced
that it no longer favored a delay,
linger and wait" policy, and wanted
work on the most needed improve
ments begun this year. Council was
told that within two years the city
would have no general bonded debt,
which now amounts to about SIC, 900 i;
that the city would have larger in
come because of a prospective large
increase in taxing valuations, and by
that time the city would undoubtedly
have the authority to place the sur
plus of the municipal plant in the gen.
eral municipal fund. These argu'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19

Since 1912, when Rumely stock wa;
considered one of the strongest issue,
on the New York stock exchange, tn,
price of the stock has steadily los
value. In 1912 the highest bid on the
preferred stock was 1922 and ths
lowest was 991a. The common stool
was at 1O1 in that year. In 1913 pre-
ferred stock sold as low as 33 ant
common as low as IA. In 1914 pre-
ferred stock was bid as low as 21 ane
common as low as 3N. Now Rumel,
stock is only dealt in on the New Yors
curb. the preferred being quoted a;
about 31a and the common from 1X
to Ia.
Last Dividend in 1918.
The last payment Of dividends or
the preferred stock was IL per cent
on APRIL, 1913. The last dividend de
clared on common stock was on March
Is. when IL per cent was paid.
The company has been unable to re-
deem $6,S00.000 in notes which are
held by banks. Creditors are holdins
81 100000 worth of notes maturing or
March l, 1915, and they have refused
to make any provision for an extension
of time on them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
MUELLER DISCUSSES
CONCRETE HIGHWAYS

City and county officials nave been
invited to attend the American con-
crete institute in Chicago February
9 to 12. John W. Mueller county
bridge engineer, who has moved his
oices to Richmond, is on the program.
The subject given to Mr.. Mueller is
Reinforcing Narrow Concrete Roads"
This subject will be of interest to the
county commissioners because of the
complaint of property owners against
putting money in wide concrete roads
outside the city limits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
IN 3 BATTLES
CARS FORCE
LOSES GROUND
Germans Repulse Attacks in
Northern Poland With
Loses at RadzOnOw, Cjes-
h,,n ond Ciornoz
WU1l dIIU OICIUCZs
By FREDERICK WERNER,
Staff Correspondent Of the Interna
tional News Service.

Staff Correspondent Of the Interna-
tionai News Service.
BERLIN. Jan. 19.-By Wireless-A
triple repulse of the Russian forces
in Northern Poland Is announced In
an official report from the German
general staff, issued here this after
noon 1t says that the fighting in the
western theatre of war yesterday was
of no great importance.
The general staff's report follows:
"In the western theatre of war, ex.
cept for few unimportant skirmishes.
only artillery duels occurred along the
entire front yesterday.
''In the eastern theatre of war, the
weather is very unfavorable.
AT Radzonow, Cjeshun and Sierpez
(all In Northern Poland) we repulsed
the Russians with heavy losses. We
took several hundred prisoners. West
of the Vistula and east Of the Pilica
the situation is unchanged"
Take Rail Centers.
Kielce and Opoczno, two important
towns of Russian Poland, have been
captured by the Germans, according to
dispatches received by Berlin news
papers from Breslau. Though these
messages were passed by the German
censor, no official announcement O.
the taking of these towns had been
issued by the war office up to the
time this dispatch was sent.
OF OpocZno and Kielce, the posses
sion Of the latter is of great import
ance to the Germans. as it controls the
railroad running from Ivangorod into
Southwestern Poland, which is neces.
sary for the transportation of Russian
troops into that district for the cam.
pafgn against Cracow
The Breslau dispatches also state
that following the capture of Kielce
and Opoczno the Russians retreated to
Radon and that the Germans are
pressing on toward Skurzysko, which
is the junction point of the railroads
in the government of Kielce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19

not residents of the city we're being
admitted to the hospital as charity
cases." remarked Mr.. Waidele after
the report had been read, "and, if such
was found to be the case, to try and
arrange for the township and county
to meet the expenses Of their charity
cases. 1 have never heard the report
of that committee"
Controller McMahan, also hospital
trustee, promptly stated that for over
year no person not resident of the
city had been admitted to the hospital
as municipal charity case.
In the report it is stated that the
cost per patient day last year was
$2.40, or 35 cents more than for the
two preceding years and that the pre-
sent year was begun with a deficit of
s6O5.54.
"The board of trustees has been en-
(Eontfnued on PAGE Sevenl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
NO SURPRISE HERE.
Local Stockholders Expected Actor
in Federal Court.

Suit for receivership for the NJ
Rumely Company. filed in fedora
court at Indianapolis, was no surprise
to the stockholders of the big imple
ment corporation living in this city.
all of them having anticipated such
action several days ago.
Neither will the receivership Of the
corporation have effect on the indus.
trial situation in Richmond, for the
Gaar, Scott factory. its local branch,
has been closed for several months
and only operated at full capacity for
few months following its absorption
by the Rumely interests, three years
ago.
In fact many Richmond business
men believe that the receivership for
the Rumely company will eventually
benefit the city. for they are antici-
pating that the big Gaar. Scott plant
will be disposed Of to some prosperous
manufacturing concern. giving en-
ployment to a large number of men.
Local Stockholders.
"At one time there were over one
hundred Richmond people who were
stockholders in the Rumely company"
a local stockholder said today. 1T Is
hard to estimate the number of local
stockholders now. Those people who
received Rumely stock in exchange
for Gaar. Scott stock and disposed of
it when the market was high. shortly
after the merger, found the merger
financially profitable to them. because
Rumely stock a short time after the
merger was quoted above par.
When the merger waa decided on
Gaar-Scott stock. which had a par
value of 500 a share, was supposed
to be actually worth 1925 a share.
That was the basis of exchange. Gaar-
Scott shareholders were offered for
each share of their stock $500 in cash.
five times the par value of their stock
and $425 in Rumely common.
Holders Are Hit.
"Some people took the cash they
received for their Gaar-Scott stock and
invested it in Rumely common or
preferred and hung on to 1t until the
bitter end: others kept their cash pay
ments and disposed of varied amounts
of their Rumely common when the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
BELATED STORM
BLANKETS town
WITH DEEP SNOW
Richmond Suffers Little In.
convenience Although the
Drifts Delay Traffic in
Many Parts of State.

The snow storm which visited Rich
mond last night was a tardy traveller,
buffeted about from place to place,
and two d:-ys behind its schedule.
This is shown by the following story
Of its history by w. E. Moore, local
weather forecaster:
"A big snow storm is a slow trav-
eler.
Last nights unusually heavy snow
was due to an area of barometric pres
sure which originated Friday over the
southern Rocky Mountain plateau. and
was due here Sunday, but was check
ed by an area of high barometric pres.
sure on the Atlantic coast.
Storm Travels Far.
"The storm was central over Mis-
souri, on Saturday night, having travel
ed some 800 miles and extended from
Canada to the Gulf of Mexico Mon
day night its center had moved to the
Ohio valley where it suddenly in
creased to enormous proportions, af
fecting the entire United States east
of the ninetieth meridian and south
of the forty second parallel. 1t is now
passing to the Atlantic Ocean"
AS the fall of snow was not heavy
enough to seriously interfere will
traffic, little Inconvenience has fol
| lowed it. The high wind which al
most reached the velocity of a gale
| and the driving snow made walking
| almost impossible late yesterday even
| ing. Few persons were on the streets
| stores and picture shows being al
| most deserted.
| Heads of households were forced
/ to tear themselves from their slumb
ers earlier than usual this morning
that their fellow citizens might not be
inconvenienced by the snow on thu
sidewalks. BY the time children wer'
on their way to school the snow hat
been removed from all the walks II
the business section and from mos
of the pavements in the Residential
districts. =. -.-assns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19

Although Mayor Robbins offered strenuous
sion to the bond issue for improve
ments using City Attorney Bond his heavy artillery in ef
fort to swing councils support back of him. the recommend
ing the floating bond the purchase of truck and reod
cling of the city building submitted by the public
committee adopted council without dissenting
meeting last night.
The report adopted council does authorize bond ISSUE
merely places council record being prepared to authorize
the floating of bonds whenever the board of public works
with the
that council float of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

INDIANAPOLIS JAM ia petition a receiver for th
Rumey presented to Federal Judge
day. Clarence H. Funk Chicago attorneys corpora
Indianapolis this morning to the
the On of illness thu
attorneys accompanied by court official papers
Anderson home where order expected issued th
afternoon naming receiver.
The Rumey has outstanding s21 65sOO0 capita
of which $975OOOO preferred
outstanding amounting SlO
OOOOOO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-19
ENGLAND REFUSES
TO WAIVE RIGHTS
ON STEAMER DAC|A
kIBY LEASED WJRE,1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Brit
ish government today notified the
state department that it would not
waive the right of seizure in the case
of the former Hamburg American
steamer Dacia.
England also refused this govern.
ment's request that the vessel be per-
mitted to make one voyage with cot.
ton from the United States to Ger.
many without the voyage being con-
sidered a establishing the right OF
German ships to be transferred to the
American flag. Ambassador Page at
London stated that the British foreign