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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-29

Sheridan road between Evanston
and Wilmette will be paved. Stretch
now called bump the bumps"
r. Chicago Telephone Co. installed ex-
ira telephone in mayor office. It's
the 4O0,O00th phone.
christ's life in motion pictures will
be shown to the congregation OF the
First Congregational church OF Ev-
anston tonight.
Four men may be arrested as the
outcome of the first which destroyed
Grace church.
Police arrest two for stealing films
from World Film Corp, 207 S. Wa
bash.
Two men frightened away from
home of Mrs. Edward Bagley, S13
Buena pl, by maid. Believed to be
bandits.
Mrs. Stephen MaIato, wife of for
mer asst states atty, injured when
her auto collided with another ma
chine on Sheridan road.
r. G. IngersoII, AIS N. Paulina,
real estate broker, arrested for en-
bezzlement by client.
Lucius Hennett's six lawyers tailed
to convince judge he should stay in
Chicago. Wanted in Sardis, Miss,
for murder. Afraid he'll be lynched.
"PinWheeI'' Murphy, who spins
around begging on his wooden leg,
arrested. Discharged.
Dist Atty Clyne wants 200 bottles
of Russian vodka, made in Brooklyn,
destroyed.
Judge Baldwin enioined John Ker-
win, Alva hotel, 512 S. State, from
operating hotel for improper pur-
poses. Petition filed by property's
agents. .....
Frederick Won Worst arrested in
Fl. Dearborn hotel for passing bad
checks. Had blanks on him. !
Mrs. Louise Madden, 7143 Con-
stance av., fined 81 for not keeping
chickens in ward
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-29
NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO

Asst Corp. Counsel Reker to draft
ordinance compelling public service
companies to furnish employees with
definite and positive" Identification
because Mrs. Nellie Grace, 1852 S.
Winchester av., was robbed by gas
repair man"
Chas. and Albert NataIby fined $500
for contempt for selling more than
one kind of beer in their restaurant,
violating an agreement.
Mrs. Matte Davis, coIored, 1928 S;
State, put under peace bonds when
she threatened her white neighbors.
Burglars almost got away with
jewelry and silverware worth $500
when they entered home of G. ].
Wooden, 4944 Grand blvd. Fright
ened away.
Morris "FreckIes" Richman, 10,
missing with $196 from Edelheimer
& Stein Clothing Co. Was bank mes
senger.
West Side parks to be closed to
spooners after 10 p. m.
Police looking for Geo. Brady,
salesman, missing from Evanston
home since Sept. s.
Edward Dorband, first man arrest
ed for violating Evanston's anti-spit-
ting ordinance, discharged.
High school board of Evanston to
hold meeting Nov. 6 to vote on site
of new high. school and vote on bond
issue.
Policeman Pat Ryan saw flames on
second floor of 100 Spring st. Res
cued John Reinart, years old, who
was playing with blazing curtain.
Manoaro oonseIIi played his hand
organ outside of Maxwell st. police
station to show appreciation for its
recovery by police. Woke up re-
serves, who threw shoes at him.
Andrew Hondo sent to Jail for IS
days for breaking window in res
taurant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
KING GEORGE
BARS ALCOHOL
FROM PALACES
Indorses Temperance Move
n,ent and Cites Saving of
$500, 100000 Annually to
British LabOrers.
~ .hERsERT TEMPLE.

LONDON, April 1.-Agitation for
national prohibition in the United
Kingdom during the war received i'm
petus today from the letter of King
George to David Lloyd George, chan
cellor of the exchequer, indorsing the
abolishment of drink and announcing
his willingness to bar alcoholic bev-
erages from the royal palaces.
Many men high In public life, in
cluding members OF the government,
were quick to follow the example set
by the king and have announced a
desire to help the nation by becoming
total abstainers. If this social reyo-
luton comes about. and all the In
dications point to the fact that It IL
at hand, it will put nearly 5000, 900
persons upon the dry list.
The drink question and the labor
problem have become SO closely re-
lated since the war began that both
are now considered as one. Accord
ing to statistics compiled for the cab
met, workmen lost on an average of
three days. week through druken-
ness. This state OF affairs naturally
that are turning out arms, ammunition
and other supplies vitality needed by
the army.
The government revenue from drink
Is about SCOT. 200, 900 year, whereas
the war is costing $500. .000. 900 a.
month. Thus the loss OF 5000. .O00, 900
against s.. SOC. .00O. 900 Is comparatively.
small the prohibit tionists argue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
Fire Gong Fools
"Y" Dorm Boys
Unknown Jokesmith Arouses
Pajama Clad Victims
With Alarm Shortly
After Midnight.

Insistent and frantic ringing Of the
fire gong in the Y. NJ. C. A. dormi.
tories shortly after midnight, jerked
between thirty and forty sleepy-eyed
young men from their warm beds into
the chill night air.
The halls were filled with figures
clad only in bath robes and pajamas.
Whats the matter?"
where Is it?"
These and similar questions were
hurled at each other by the young men
who were shifting for smoke. Just
as accommodating expedition was
descending to the first floor to learn
the cause of the alarm, a laughter
stif1ed voice from below suggested:
This is April L.
The drowsy herd Of goats" failed to
see the humor in the situation and re-
turned to their rooms, muttering flat
tering comments, which, could the un-
identified perpetrator of the alleged
joke heard them, would have indicated
the exact status of his popularity with
the April-fool victims.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
~ SHIPS sent
TO SEA BOTTOM
BY SUBMARINES
Germans Last Night Add
French Steamer to List of
Vessels Sunk in "Bread
War;"
BY JOHN c. FOSTER.

LONDON, April 1.-The seventh
week Of Germans submarine blockade
began today with the news Of the
torpedoing and sinking Of a French
steamer in the channel by one Of the
kaiser's submarines.
The steamer bound to France from
an Irish port had safely traversed the
Irish sea and entered the channel
when it was attacked. 1t was sunk by
a torpedo and most of the crew perish
ed.
News of the torpedoing OF the
steamer came from Dover stating that
two mates of the crew had landed
there and that the bodies of two others
had been brought ashore This dis
patch did not identify the vessel
The French vessel was the forty
second merchant ship that has fallen
victim to the German submarines. AS
the sixth week of the submarine block
ade ended at midnight the Germans
have averaged one ship day in their
campaign of destruction in the bread
war"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
Attorney for Contractor Says
Earlham Trustees Petition
ed for Improvement on Ma
tiOnal Road West.
PAYMENT REFUSED
w. A. Bond Counsel for City,
Says Request May Obi
gate Institution to Pay
$3.50 Bill.

Although Frank Cronin, through his
attorney, William Kelley. has asked
the city to pay him $500 for placing
tarvia on the National road fronting
Earlham college because the trustees
Of the institution have refused to make
2 settlement City Attorney Bond
thinks there Is q possibility OF requir-
ing the institution to assume this OBJ
legation. contracted two years ago.
-Earlham college trustees have
taken the position that the college Is
not legally obligated to pay share
Of the cost of the road Improvement
as the city had no authority to make
an assessment against it because its
property is outside the city limits.
Trustees Signed Petition.
However, Mr. Cronin reports to City
Attorney Bond today that there is a
record of the petition for the improve
rnent on file at the county auditors
Office showing that among those who
signed it were Timothy Nicholson. as
chairman of the college board of trus-
tees, and other trustees. as individ-
uals.
There is no denial Of the fact that
the city had no authority to levy an
against a property not within the city
limits, but is this petition on file at
the auditors office is in the nature of
contract between the city and the
college I see no reason why the col
lege cannot be required to pay it's
share of the improvement. / will have
to examine this petition before can
give any definite opinion, however"
Mr.. Bond said.
Mr.. Cronin says the petition in
question was for the improvement of
the National road from West Fifth
street to the west township line with
macadamized roadway and cement
curbs and cutters, also the placing OF
a tarvia binder on that part of the i'm
provement within the city limits. 1t
is the assessment for the tarvia binder
that the trustees have refused to pay
for.
Cites Moral Obligation.
when I asked one of the trustees
for a settlement of this claim some
time ago l was referred to the attor-
ney for the institution, MIR. Rupe."
Contractor Cronin said today. "He
told me that legally the city had no
right to assess against the college but
If the city officials had been led to be-
lieve by the college authorities that
the institution would stand its share
of the cost of the improvement, then
the college would be under moral OBJ
legations to settle the claim. l would
consider that signing the petition for
the improvement would at least
morally obligate the trustees to rec
ognize the justice of my claim aginst
the college. I have no desire to force
the city to assume this claim but 1
do want settlement"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
PASSION WEEK
SERVICES TONIGHT
IN THE CHURCHES

First English Lutheran Com.
munion service, 1880 p. m.
Second English Lutheran-Ser-
mon, His Memorial Raised" 1880
p. m.
st. Paul's Lutheran-Preparatory
service and sermon, With Christ
at the Holy Supper" 1880 p. m.
Second Presbyterian ~ Commun-
ion service and sermon, The
Thirsting Son of Cod" 1880 p. m.
First Presbyterian-Sermon, 1880
p. m.
St. Paul's Episcopal-Evening
prayer, 4:30 p. m.
St. Andrews Catholic-sermon,
St. Mary's Catholtc-sermon.
1880 p. m. -
First Methodist-sermon, 1880 D..
m.
St. Johns Lutheran - Sermon,
1880 p. m.
Friday Morning.
st. Mary's Catholic-Mass and
sermon at 8 q. m.
St. Andrews Catholic-Mass and
sermon at q. m. ,-'
st. Paul's Episcopal-Service at
1880 q. m.
2 First English Lutheran-Sermon,
"The Power of the Pierced Hands,"
at 1000 a. m.
st. Paul's Lutheran-German SER
vice. with Christ on Calvary" 10
q. m.
ST.. Johns Lutheran sermon, 10
O'Clock. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
Domestic Science Society An
nounces Formal Opening
of New Quartrs to Moth
ers April Is.
COMMITTEES ACTIVE
Children illReceive Lunch
con Three Times Daily
With Rest and Story Tell
ing Hours.

Announcement Of the opening Of
the day nursery was made today by
the Domestic Science association:
The announcement follows:
The visiting nurse office will be at
2O7 North Twelfth street after April
Is. The nurses committee and Off
GERS of the D. S. A. will be able to
hold weekly meetings hereafter to be-
come familiar with all points of the
day nursery and visiting nurse work.
"The visiting nurse service is not
for the poor alone but for the people
whose income is not sufficient to hire
an Independent nurse. In such cases,
a small fee may be paid to maintain
self-respect OF the family and keep it
from being reported on the charity
list.
Tt is hoped by having a day nursery
to get in closer touch with the mother
and be helpful in trying to solve life's
problems, and that we may learn OF
her. broadening our lives in fields of
usefulness.
Object 10 Threefold.
"The object of the day nursery is
threefold:
ITO have place where working
women can leave small children while
they work, under intelligent care.
ITO give the children proper sur
roundings while their mothers are
employed.
ITO have classes where mothers can
come to- study and receive instruc-
.tions in hygiene, diet, general care of
babies and the preparation Of food and
milk for children.
Z Children and babes will be taught
regular habits and will be fed care
fully selected foods. When they are
received bath will be given them
and they will be dressed in nursery
uniform. Lunch will be given at 8
o'clock. Story telling and kindergar-
ten games will follow. .
"a number Of young ladies and girls
,sxRsct-to assist in the work as volun-
rH6use Is q be, used first as an OF.
sficesot instruction. visiting nurse work
(Continued on Page Nine.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01

I Banks EXCLUDED
Additional Permits Will Raise
Total Many Thousand Dol
lars-Year's Record Sur
passes 1914 Activities.

Indications, at the end of the first
three months Of this year, are that
Richmond is to have a very satisfac-
tory building season. The cost of new
buildings and remodeling of other
buildings, authorized by Building In
spector Hodgin from January to
April 1, total $51,soO. For the first
three months last year the estimated
cost of new buildings and remodeling
buildings, authorized during that
period, was $4s.7O0. This included a
new factory building erected at cost
of $25, 1000.
On the other hand there are not
included in the building list for the
first quarter this year valuations for
two large buildings, one now under
construction and the other to be
started within a short time. These
two buildings will be erected at cost
Continued on page Sky
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01

INDIANAPOLIS ID Anil That
Mayor Donn NJ. Kobest1 1A 6fs tW1ps
ty.aAysH defendan{s IN the TerFe
Haute conspiracy trial viii soon know
their EAte became .eHid AZ
tornAy Dalley annouHcod lint Ia
would use but one more witness N
rehuttal.
William H. Kayser, auditor 1t the
Demin8 hotel, Terre Haute, was the
first rebuttAl witness sprung by the
government today. He denied the
statement Of William Crockett. super
intendent of the crematory and asde-
fendant that he instructed Crockett to
operate the lever on election day.
Kayser was Inspector in the Seventh
ward, but did not act when the re.
straining order of Judge Cox was
served on him. -. !
H. S. Wood. handwriting expert OF
the Indiana National bank, sIndianap p
Oils, identified the handwriting Of
John Masselink, inspector Of weights.
and George Ehrenhardt, members of
public works board, who were alleged
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
ROBBINS SENTENCES
PRISONER TO Battle
after LONG DROuTn
Charles Kidwell Admits Three
Months Estrangement from
Common Soap and H. 2 O.
Applied Externally.

Patrolman Vogelsong, chief boss and
steward of the Hotel de Bum, located
in the basement of the city hall, ex-
PEELED one of his most persistent
boarders, Charles Kidwell, today. and
in city court demanded that for Kid
wells own good he be sentenced to
the county Jail so that he could get q
bath.
Kidwell, arraigned on a charge OF
vagrancy, eloquently insisted that he'
had tramped over three Indiana coun-
ties and one Ohio county in search Of
employment.
How long has it been since you
took a bath" bluntly inquired Pros
ecutor Keller.
About three months ago, believe"
replied Kidwell. But, Your Honor. I
have had no money and it has been
impossible for me to indulge in sucn
a luxury as a BATH"
Your Honor. it don't require money
to get BATH" Indignantly declared
Patrolman Vogelsong. There is al
ways soap and hot and cold water In
well could have bathed himself there
any time he wanted to. He just nat
urally has no liking for water"
The officer also testified that he was
certain Kidwell harbored q considera-
BILE collection Of undesirables as other
basement boarders had informed him
that the man always rolled and tossed
IN his slumbers like ship nan angry
sea.
''Kidwell." said Mayor Robbins. ''it
is my firm conviction that you stand
much in need of q bath. You can
leave now but you must report to mo
in court tomorrow all cleaned up.
You must not bathe in the city hall
basement, however.
The wagering is 10 to I that Kid
well will be numbered among the misat
ing by 8 O'Clock tomorrow mornine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
William Hudson Alias "Uncle
George Says Cincinnati
Man Taught Him Game
Employed Here.
SERVED DURING WAR
Order for Paints Adds Old
Reliable Company to List
of Victims Of Smooth Sys-
tenn. ---

II don't think 1t will do me- any
harm to go to jail for awhile" said
William Hudson, 72, alias Uncle
George" Williams, who successfully
fleeced several local business con-
Germs and professional men the short
time he has been in Richmond.
"A young fellow In Cincinnati show
ed me how he swindled people and I
tried it there once and found 1t worked
all right. Then / tried it here and
found it worked awfully good. Ihave
been on a protratced spree and I am
not altogether responsible for what
I have done. I don't know, either,
that was doing anything really Grim
inal. spent every cent I got for
BOOZE"
Before being removed from the city
Jail to the county jail pending ar
raignment on a charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Hudson
told Prosecutor Keller that his home
was in Maryland and that he had no
relatives. Il am a Confederate vet
eran, having served under 'Stonewalr
Jackson in the First Virginia infantry.
l was in the Confederate army three
years and four months and At one
time was a guard at Libbey prison."
the old man said
Uncle Fought Yankees.
Il suppose you fought the Yankees
hard, remarked Keller.
"Yes. sir; but no harder than they
fit me-" he replied.
The police learned today that the
Old Reliable Paint company was also
included in the list Of concerns vic
timized by Uncle George" AS In the
case of other business firms and pro-
fessional men. the old soldier called
upon he secured q 'loAn" Of Sc from
Manager Shaw Of the paint company
after ordering a considerable quantity
OF paint to use on his farm" build
ings down Smithfield way" Mr.. ShaHu
is also able to contribute to the I'd
lection Of quaint letters written by q
Sged confidence man to Auu4 MAJ
my wife," instructing her to pay
purchases ordered by him: to reta
the amount of the '1oan" secured
him. and to have Fred be sure q
feed the team good
Calls on Robbins.
A few days ago Hudson called uY
Attorney B. c. Robbins and in
duced himself as Frank O'Neil.
said he wanted him to bring suit f0i
damages against a railroad company
in behalf of his cousin who had had
both hands cut off in a railroad acci-
dent
HE described how this cousin was
working as a brakeman and while on
top of a box car started to go down its
rsI I@ -
hand clutch pulled loose, because of
the rotten condition of the woodwork,
throwing him under the. train" MIR.
Robbins said. HE further said he
Continued on Page Nine.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
Commercial Club PROPOSES
New Organization to Get
Greatly Reduced Rates on
Fire Hazards.
LITTLE CASH NEEDED
Sellers Bureau to Receive
One More Chance to Low
er Rates Before Committee
Takes Action.

Plans for the organization of a mu-
mond to combat rates of old line COM
panies, were discussed at a meeting
Of the Commercial club fire insurance
committee yesterday.
The situation in Richmond is grave
for the insurance companies, accord.
ing to Chairman Eggemeyer who has
been directing the campaign for lower
rates here for the past three years.
At the meeting yesterday, the or
ganization of a mutual company was
gone into. 1t has been found that
very little capital will be required to
operate the first year. After that the
assessment against each member is
determined by the annual fire loss OF
the insured property.
Owners to Affiliate.
The idea Is to permit all Richmond
merchants, property owners and any
others who use fire insurance, to join
in body without stock of any kind
and which Is cooperative organiza.
tion to have a number of men relieve
one unfortunate member of loss.
There are two such organizations op-
Grating in Richmond now. the German
Mutual and the Tri.County.
"a synopsis of work done in Rich
|mond in the past ten years in the ef-
tort to comply with demands OF the
State Insurance bureau for a lower
rating. was gone over. The report is
not completed and will not be made
public until later.
The committee has sent for more
information on the organization Of the
mutual company. Before taking any
steps towards organizing such a COM
pany or inviting mutual companies to
solicit Richmond. the insurance bureau
will be handed a copy OF the report
Seing made, and will be requested to
-Nlfill its promise of placing this city
IN a better class and giving better
rates.
Another meeting will be held next
Ieek At that time the committee
probably will be able to outline a
more definite course of action. Dila-
tory methods on the part OF the insur-
ance companies in handling the local
case will not be tolerated, Chairman
Eggemeyer said. and II the situation
continues, it will mean that fire in
surance companies will be forced to
withdraw from the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
DUTCH VESSEL
-. SUPPLIED OIL
TO SUBMARINES

LONDON, April 1.-The source Of
supply for the German submarines in
the English channel is believed to
have been cut off by the capture today
of the $500 ton Dutch steamer, Lode
wfjk Van Nassau by British warships.
The Van Nassau which carried a
cargo of oil was seized off Brighton
The ships name was painted in white
letters 5 feet high, as a precaution
against being tospedoed. When the
captain of the British ship demanded
the ships papers the captain was un-
able to produce them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
P.O. WEIGHS MAIL

The quarterly period for weighing
certain classes Of mail at the post
office started today.
All outgoing parcel post matter will
~ weighed and all parcel post mat
ter will be counted. This will con-
tinue for fifteen days. Rural carriers
will count and weigh all classes Of
mail for thirty days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
CzAR'S ATTACK
ON BOSPhORUS
FORTS FAILURE
eY LUDWIG Won KLEIN.

and Amsterdam, April AFTER shell
ing ineffectively the outer forts OF the
! tBosphorus, the Russian Black sea
fleet has bombarded for a second
time Turkish coal ports in the Eregii
district Of Asia Minor, sinking nine
sailing vessels and causing other
damage. Aeroplanes co-operated with
the Russian warships in the attack
and were driven back to the coast by
Ottoman airmen, according to an OF.
ficial statement issued here today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01

For Richmand-Partly cloudy. to-
right and Friday. Mostly fair Friday
with not much change in temperature.
GENERAL CONDITIONS - The
storm central over the southern states
has moved out to sea causing heavy
SHOWS in North Carolina with two ana
half inches recorded at Raleigh.
Temperature is gradually rising over
the northwestern states due to the low
In Columbia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
CAR WORKERS STRIKE.

wILKEsBARRE, Pa, April L.
Two hundred and fifty motormen and
conductors on the various lines of the
Wilkesbarre Railway company went
on strike today for cents an hour
increase in wages. No cars are run.
ming
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-01
PAINTERS ON STRIKE.

CHICAGO, April -Four thousand
decorators. painters and paperhangers
today went on q strike. The employ
ers wanted clause in the contract
with the union providing for. compul-.
sorry arbitration Of all disputes. The
unions objected.