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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
Death BECK0NS
ONE OF PIONEER
GERMAN WOMEN
Mrs. Eliza KlehfOth Born
in Blockhouse Near Home
on South Fourth Street in
April 1889.

One of the first German America n
children born in Richmond was sum
moned Saturday afternoon when Mrs.
Eliza Klehfoth, IS years old, wife of
Eberhard Klehfoth. 220 South Fourth
street, died of senility and a complica-
tion of diseases.
Born April IL, 1889, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ H. Jurgens, pio-
neer residents, in a blockhouse, for
merly standing on the lot just south of
the Klehfoth home on South Fourth
street, Mrs. Klehfoth spent her whole
life in this city. Her mother, nee
Katherine Engel Klute, also was of
pioneer stock.
With the demise of Mrs. klehfoth,
one Of the Oldest members of St.
Johns Lutheran church is removed.
She had the distinction of being one
of the first children baptized in that
pastor who served at ST. Johns in the
many years of it's existence.
eaptised in 1899.
Old records of ST. Johns church
show she was baptized in 1889 by the
Rev. Mr. Reiss, a travelling minister
who served the German Lutherans be-
lore Lle 1OTmdl OTSdnlZdtlOH OIL ln1
congregation in 1874. The sponsor at
the baptism was Marie Klute.
Mrs. klehfoth was confirmed in the
church March q, 1853, by the Rev. j.
G. Thesis, whose memory is still
cherished by many of the old resi-
dents. Prior to her confirmation she
attended the German school taught by
the Rev. Mr.. Schultz. who organized
ST. Johns church. She was married
to Mr. Klehfoth on April IA. 1859 by
the Rev. Mr. Schadow. the third pastor
of the congregation. Subsequently she
was a parishioner of every pastor who
served the church. All her children
were confirmed in st. Johns.
Mrs. Klehfoth had been in failing
health for several months. Until last
winter she was able to attend to her
household duties and to visit her
friends and relatives
The funeral services will be held at
1:3O O'Clock at the residence and at
2 o'clock at St. Johns Lutheran
church, the Rev. A. J. Feeger officiat-
ing. Interment at Lutherania. Friends
may call at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
Y, N, c, A, TO CAMP
CLOSE TO RUSHV|LlE
Somerville and Secretary
Learner Select Site on Flat
Rock River.

The camp site for the annual outing
of the boy members of the Y. NJ. C. A
from June Is to June 25, has been
chosen on a plot of ground nine miles
south of Rushville along the Flat Rock
river by Secretary Ellis NJ. Learner, J.
J. Somerville of the Boys Department
and Harry Doan who made an inspect.
ion of the place Saturday.
The river at the point where the
camp will be pitched is clear and not
deep and has gravel bottom. The
boys will swim in the river, two hun
dred yards from the camp while their
drinking water will be obtained from
a driven we'll. Open ground in the
vicinity of the camp site will afford
an opportunity for baseball and other
athletic events.
Many sites were inspected by the
officers of the association before a
selection was made. Mr.. Somerville
walked along the edge of the river
from Rushville to St. Paul and from
Liberty to point within four miles of
Brookville.
A ten-days vacation is planned this
year instead of two weeks to eliminate
more than one Sunday spent in camp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
ANGLERS POSTPONE
BIG ANNUAL FEAST:
SOCIETY PROSPERS

There will be no fish and game ban
quet this year. The board of directors
of the Wayne County Fish and Game
society decided at the last meeting
that the prospects of selling two hun
dred tickets, the number required to
meet the banquet expenses, were not
good enough to warrant the attempt.
Ed Cooper. secretary of the society.
said today that the association was
never in better condition, and the good
it is doing for the county is being felt
this year.
1T Is the best bass year in more
than fifteen years." said Mr.. Cooper.
I'VE have been organized five years.
and have been stocking the streams of
the county four years. The steams are
full of good sized bass.
Hatchery Does Well.
Our hatchery is doing splendidly.
We need about fifteen more parent
bass. We have thirty-five there now.
and they are making their nests in
preparation of the spawning season.
Next year we will have $4,000 bass,
and l expect 1900 Of these to de-
velop We will stock the streams with
them and continue each year follow.
ing. We have just spent $500 to COM
plete the hatchery, but it will be we'll
worth it in few years.
Many of our members of the asso-
citation are men who are effected by
the present industrial conditions. We
expect to collect our annual dues
shortly. and we do not feel that they
would be willing to pay their dues and
the cost of the banquet. too. Many
have been looking forward to the ban
quet. and we are sorry that we have
to give up this one
The new hatchery is located on the
Dickey farm, south of st. Andrews
cemetery. 1t is reached by the Liberty
pike.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
BOARD ORDERS
PAVEMENT BIDS
FOR A. Street
Property Owners Delay Ex-
preston of Material Favor
ed by Majority-Sells Files
Plat Addition.

The board of public works today de-
cided to have contractors submit bids
for asphaltic-concrete and bitulithic
paving for North A street in addition
to bids for brick. concrete, asphalt and
creosote wooden block pavements.
So far, it is understood, the proper
ty owners on North A street have not
intimated to the board the kind of
paving they favor. The board men,
bers have been much impressed with
the asphaltic-concrete paving, but it
is understood that several property
owners are not in favor of it, prefer
ing either a brick or a concrete paw
ing.
Charles Sells filed a plat Of an ad-
dition he is laying out west of North
west Eighth street between Richmond
avenue and Peacock road. but the
board decided not to approve it until
an investigation had been made. The
board is not satisfied with the plat be-
cause some of the streets do not con-
form with other streets already con-
structed.
The board decided to request the
school board to place the baseball dia-
mond at the city play grounds, South
Twenty-second street, in proper re-
pair. The ground is very rough and
President Bavis said he saw three
boys hit in the face with badly bound
ing balls Saturday.
This afternoon the board. at the re-
quest of the officers of the Morton
Park company, made an inspection Of
the condition the park was left in by
the contractor who put in the sewer
system. Park officers say mountains
of dirt were left all over the grounds.
Final assessment roll for walks con-
structed on North Fifteenth street
from Main street to B street was ap-
proved. The total cost was $495.27
The board ordered the water works
company to install a meter at the pub
lie fountain opposite the library build
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
new TUBERCULOSIS
ASSISTANT BEGINS
TABULATINC CASES

DR.. ]. n. Hurry. secretary of the In
diana State Board of Health. has an
nounced the appointment of Walter
D. Thurber of Indianapolis. as deputy
state health commissioner in charge
of the new department on tuberculo-
sis. created by the last legislature.
1t will be the duty of the new de-
partment to receive and tabulate re-
ports of tuberculosis cases from city.
county and town health officers
throughout the state and to investi-
gate the prevalence. causes and distri-
button of human tuberculosis in Indi-
ana. for the purpose of determining
the relation of the disease to the pub.
lie health and welfare. The law also
provides that the chief of the new de-
partment shall devise ways and means
for the restricting and controlling tu-
beculosis. The results of the investi-
cations to be made by the new depart
ment are to be included in the annual
report of the State Board of Health
and are to be otherwise printed and
throughout the state as the
State Board of Health may elect
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
OLD TRAILS LEADERS
TO ORGANIZE COUNTY
Harold Arranges Meetings
at Cambridge City and
Dublin for Tuesday.

The first of the road meetings to be
held by the Wayne County National
Old Trails association. will be tomor-
row night when a party will go to
Cambridge City and Dublin.
DR.. l. S. Harold arranged with the
residents Of both places to have good
roads and national trails roads advo-
Gates present at the meeting to form
a branch Of the National Old Trails
association to increase interest in the
movement to have the government
make this an ocean-to-ocean highway.
The meetings at both places will be
short. Arrangements will be made for
the organization of local branches by
electing a chairman. The matter of
u Fourth of July celebration at some
central point in the county, probably
Gackson's park will be taken up and a
vote will be secured to learn the atti-
tude of the new mem bers
Later in the week meetings will be
held in Cambridge City and Milton.
Leaders of the organization expect to
arrange automobile parties soon to
make personal visits to towns in
Wayne county not located on the Ma
tional road
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
new RULES PERMIT
FACULTY TO GOVERN
ATHLETES CONDUCT

Rules have been made by the Earl
ham faculty which will permit that
body to prevent students, who are
guilty of misconduct such as was dis
covered on the part of four athletes
last week, from participating in public
programs or athletic events. Lack of
regulations and precedents prevented
the faculty taking drastic action.
Speaking of the case of the four
young men who we're found guilty of
meeting goods in the kitchen of Earl
ham hall late at night, contrary to
college rules. the Earlham Press, the
college paper, says:
"The men are all participants in
athletics this semester, and the fac
ulty tried to find cause for depriving
them Of the privilege of playing on the
teams but found that no such rules
had ever been made. AS a result of
this emergency, it was learned today,
the faculty at it's meeting this week
made the following ruling to cover all
such cases in the future, the rule, how
ever, not to be retroactive. Hereafter
no student who incurs the censure of
the faculty shall represent the college
on any public program or athletic
event"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03

"Rev. Lyons was as near to the con-
ception Of the ideal man as possible"
Rev. H. S. James, pastor of the United
Brethren church said. He had we'll
rounded symmetrical. almost perfect
character. We have been together
constantly in the past three years.
To the last he has been young in
spirit and in actions. Some of his
friends declare that his sickness was
brought about by his intemperance in
sports. He played tennis and golf.
rode about on his bicycle in the day
time and at night made calls until
S 80 or o'clock"
Rev. Lyons was born near Wins
boro. S. c.. April 2s. 1s49. He went
to common school in South Carolina
and later at Marissa, ILL.,. where the
family settled permanently. At the
age of fourteen he enlisted in the army
as a thirty-day man and passed the
questions regarding his age because
of his robust physical condition.
He studied and worked much Of the
time after coming out of the army.
He attended Monmouth college at
Monmouth, ILL.,. at times until he re-
ceived a graduation diploma in 1877.
[continued On Page Eighth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
President of Works Board
Advocates Condemnation
Proceedings Against Prop
erty of L. H. & P.
ANSWERS PROTESTS
City Fails for Several Years
to Drive Out Competition
by a Campaign of Newspa-
per Advertising.

President Bavis of the board of
public works declared today that he
was still firmly convinced of the de-
STABILITY of the city proceeding with
its condemnation action before the
Indiana Public Utilities Commission
for the acquisition of the electric plant
of the Richmond Light, Heat & Power
company.
The public service committee of the
Commercial club is still continuing it's
investigation of the project and it will
probably be a week or longer before
it submits its report to the club.
Mr.. Bavis said today that the plan
suggested providing for an active pub
licity and solicitation campaign on the
part Of the city to take over all the
local business of the electric plant OF
the Light, Heat & Power company ap
peared plausible only from a theoretic.
al standpoint.
Survives Competition.
For twelve years the city plant has
been trying to drive out competition
but it's competitor managed to sur
vive," Mr.. Bavis said. The two loca
electric plants operated last year fol
the first time under the supervision
of the state commission, with the re
[continued On Page Eighth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
THUD OF IRON BOLT
WARNS OF DANGER
IN DAMAGED BELL
Heavy Mass of Metal in St.
Johns Belfry Endangers
Lives of Scores in Vesti-
bule.

The thud of a falling iron bolt high
in the spire of st. Johns Lutheran
church, South Seventh and E street.
probably saved the lives of scores OF
worshippers and prevented an awful
catastrophe Sunday morning when the
sexton and his assistant were ready to
ring the heavy bell for the 10 o'clock
service.
Many members of the congregation
were standing in the main entrance of
the vestibule under the belfry when
Ernest Bode, the SEXTON, gave the
rope a preliminary tug to test it's
strength. The jar hurled one of the
two bolts, holding the big bell in it's
cradle, to the floor with crash that
attracted the sections attention.
Bode delayed the 10 o'clock sum-
mons and climbed the narrow belfry
stairs. He found the bell held preca-
riously by one bolt and ready to drop
Two men are needed to swing the
bell and their combined weights jerk
ing at the rope, it is believed, would
have sent the heavy mass Of metal
crashing through the belfry loft down
on the worshippers in the vestibule.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
County Education Board
Asks if Three RS Suffer as
Result of Vocational Cur
ricula.
STUDY RURAL NEEDS
Educators Consider States
Offer to Send Four Super
visors for Two Year Rural
Experiment.

Are the schools specializing too
much?
This question was brought forcibly
before the Wayne county board of edu-
cation Saturday after County Superin-
tendent Williams explained the offer
of the state board of education to send
four supervisors to Wayne county for
a period of two years as an experiment
for the state in agricultural teaching.
Charles S. Bond of Clay township
was the only trustee who commented
on the offer. He declared it is the
sentiment of the country people that
reading. 'riting and 'rithmetic" are
suffering because of what they term
educational innovations introduced by
the school authorities in the last ten
years, and particularly in the last five
years.
'sThis is a most serious question"
Mr. Williams said. Indiana educators
are now working out plans for a sys-
tenn of pre-vocational work and voca.
tional work. which they hope to see
[Continued On Page EiehtJ
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
Won Hindenburg Masses
Troops for Increased Activ-
ity in Northwestern Sec
ton of Poland.
SETS DOUBLE AIM
German Troops Continue
Progress Through Baltic
Provinces-Hope to Weak
en- Carpathian Forces.


PETROGRAD, May 3-Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg. the German
commander-in-chiefi in the eastern the
atre of war, is preparing for another
drive against Warsaw, according to
activities which are developing in
northeastern Poland.
Dispatches from the front state that
the Germans have been massing ar.
tillery and troops, and that another
great offensive movement between the
Narew, Bobr and Niemen rivers, over
front of approximately $50 miles, is
expected Immediately. In the mean
time, Russian troops have been sent
to reinforme the Muscovite army which
is opposing the advance of the Ger
mans through the Baltic provinces.
Unless the progress of this German
force is checked it will be in a position
to cooperate with the German armies
on the Przasnysz-Augustowe, Suwalki-
Skerstymo front by cutting Russian
lines of communication running into
Warsaw from the north.
Has Double Purpose.
A Great German offensive in north
ern Poland would have double OBJ
ject First. to press back the Russian
al uiCS QSlcuuIllSo " dl saw, OpCuIlS lAS
way to that city and its important rail-
ways. Second. to weaken the Russian
Pressure against the Austro-German
armies in the Carpathians. German
airships in the Baltic are cooperating
with the land forces that are pressing
toward Libau.
Official dispatches report hard fight
ing west of the Niemen river in Po-
land. Artillery duels are in progress
near Kalwyra and Ossoviec. Both sides
are striking for the offensive in the
Carpathians, where fighting is again
becoming fierce after lull
The Russian have occupied a pass
Of strategical importance on the road
from Stryj to Muntaos, in the Carpa-
thians. Near Gorlice the Austrans are
attempting to stem the Russian ad-
vance with continuous fire from one
hundred guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
Bryan and State Department
Refuse to Discuss Sinking
of Gulflight by German
Submarine.
AWAIT STATEMENT
Diplomats Believe Notice of
"Strict Accountability"
Given to TeutOns Applies
to Incident.

WASHINGTON, May 3-Facing the
gravest situation relative to violated
neutrality which has arisen to affect
the United States thus far in the Euro
pean war, the state department flatly
declined to discuss the Gulflight Incl
dent.
Secretary Bryan said the depart
ment was not officially advised that
the American vessel had been torpe-
doed by a German submarine. He de-
MED that he had any official knowl-
edge concerning the affair and said he
was awaiting report from the Amer
lean consul nearest the scene Of the
attack. He said no inquiry had been
ordered pending receipt of news that
the attack had been made.
He intimated that if a report were
not received soon he would order an
inquiry. He appeared to regard the
attack as one demanding the fullest
investigation before representations
were made.
German Embassy Silent.
The German embassy refused to
make any statement on the Gulflight
and the bomb dropped on the Gushing.
The cargo consisting of oil Is listed a
conditional contra band by both Eng
lish and Germans.
The attack on the Gulflight off
Sully islands makes the first case of
an American ship struck by torpedo
and is said to come within the notice
to Germany in reply to her war zone
edict, that this government will hold
her to "strict accountability" for the
loss of American life and property.
Secretary of State Bryan stated he
was not prepared to say" what would
be done. but the belief prevailed in
official circles that the United States
government first would endeavor to
fix responsibility for the disaster be-
fore making any representations re.
lating to 1t. 1t was expected that
President Wilson would take up the
case personally as he has done in
other important matters since the out
break OF the war.
1t was suggested by one prominent
member Of the diplomatic corps that
the war zone developments have been
such that diplomacy now may not be
able to meet the situation. 1t was
pointed out that the attack on the
Cushing by German aeroplanes fol
lowed closely by the torpedoing OF
the Gulflight. shows that there are
practically no limits to the dangers to
life and property in waters patrolled
by the submarines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
TALKS
BEFORE METHODISTS

Before an appreciative congregation
Rev Mr.. Diffenderfer of New York
delivered an interesting address on
THE Social Aspect of Foreign Mis-
sionary Work" at the First NJ. E.
church last night. Stereopticon views
were shown in connection with the
speech.
Rev. Mr.. Diffenderfer first pointed
out the great sins which the mission
ary confronts in China, Japan, India
and Africa. showing the vicious effects
which many habits have upon the peo.
pies of these countries.
The speaker then discussed the sue
cessful constructive work which the
missionaries are now doing along the
lines of education in medicine, science,
industry and art and showing the tre-
mendous progress which has already
been made,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
MAKE Joint PLEA
FOR LIBERTY BELL

A joint letter to the Philadelphia
city council was sent by Mayor Rob
bins and the Commercial club in an
other effort to bring the liberty bell
over the Pennsylvania railroad en-
route to the Panama-Pacific exposi-
ton at San Francisco or returning to
Philadelphia.
The bringing of the liberty bell to
Richmond for the third time, If the
Philadelphia authorities decide favor
ably on the number Of requests along
the Pennsylvania lines, will mean the
dismissal of school children to view it.
If it is routed through here a celebra.
ton of some kind probably will be
arranged. 1t is not expected that the
bell will stop in Richmond more than
a few minutes.
A reply from the Philadelphia coun.
Gil is expected this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
MRS CARMAN LOSES
IN FIRST SKIRM|SH

MINNEOLA. n. Y. May 3.-Mrs.
Florence C. Carman who was placed
ON trial here today for the second
time ON the charge of numbering Mrs.
Louise D. Bailey in Freeport on June
80 last year lost the first skirmish in
her fight for freedom. Her attorney,
George NJ. Levy tried to have Mrs.
Carman given her freedom during the
trial But Justice Blackmeyer ordered
her remanded to Jail until the case is
ended Mrs. Carman was not down
cast by this news but smiled and asked
for the former apartment she had oc-
cupied In the Jail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
LAxITY OF MOTHERS
FATAL TO CHILDREN
State Fire Marshal's Report
Shows Parents RESPONSE
BILE for Fire Deaths.

Laxity of care in properly watching
little children on the part of mothers
and nurses is responsible for at least
fifty per cent of the deaths of little
ones by fire during 1914, according to
the annual report of State Fire Mar
shall w. E. Longley The report says
that of twenty children burned fatally
during the year, twelve were burned
while playing with matches or about
hot stoves. Adults fatally burned mum.
bered forty-seven.
The lightning rod properly placed is
certain protection in the opinion of the
departmental officials who have col
lected evidence. Warning to the farm
ers at this time of year to beware
of lightning is given by the Fire
Marshal who says that spring showers,
so welcome to the agriculturalist, of.
ten become electrical storms that
mean fire and destruction to the ex-
posed farm building.
Seventy-five per cent Of all lightning
losses ar elm the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-03
7. P. A. MAY SEND
FIFTY TO. SESSIONS

An enthusiastic meeting was held
Saturday night by approximately fif-
ty members of the Travellers Pro-
tective association called in special
session to consiuer plans of assemb-
ling a crowd of local members to go to
indianapolis and attend the annual
state convention of the association to
be held May 13, IA and Is.
1t is hoped that fifty members of
the Richmond order will be present.
A special car of the Terre Haute, In
diana and Eastern Traction company
will be obtained and the delegation
will leave here on the morning of May
13. The members will wear high hats
and carry canes. Another meeting to
complete arrangements will be held
next Saturday night.