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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
SOUTH SIDE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Will CHARGE CHARITY FOR use OF LOTS

the association to inform the Central
Charity, bureau and the Commercial
club committees that these bodies
should not expect to receive any lots
owned by the improvement associa.
ton.
Charges for Use.
The association plan is the charge
seventy-five cents to dollar rent for
the plots of ground, according to size
The charge is estimated as the amount
of tax the association pays on it's
holdings each year to the county.
The plan of the association was
made public as the result of the state.
ment of member Of the summer gar.
den committee that every part Of the
city responded to the call for vacant
lots except the south side.
The matter will be settled in a few
days if possible. If the association
adheres to its policy, the summer
garden committees will secure what
lots are privately owned in south Rich
mond, but any permanent feeling In
the matter. will be avoided.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
ODD FELLOWS SEND
SIX CAMPS TO CITY
Oriental Encampment Will
Entertain Other Lodges of
County.

Oriental encampment of Odd Eel.
lows will entertain about 200 members
of the six encampments of Wayne
county here Saturday night
The meeting will be held for lodge
work. The Royal Purple degree will
be given a class Of candidates by
Walnut Level lodge Of East German.
town.
Arrangements have been made to
have a night train stop at Hagerstown
which will send delegation Of fifty
members. In the class of candidates,
many are from Hagerstown.
Following the degree work will be
smoker. Refreshments will be
served and the lodge men will mix
socially until the visiting guests are
required to leave for trains and cars.
Richmond. East Germantown, Hag-
erstown. Dublin, Cambridge City and
Centerville have encampments
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
WAGON SCALPS BOY
WHO FELL TO ROAD
Charles Hudson, 6, Disre-
CARDS Warning of Farmer
to Stay Off.

Little Charley Hudon, aged 6, son
of Mrs. Ella Hudon. 2051a South Fifth
street, was almost scalped yesterday
afternoon for disregarding the injunc-
ton of a farmer driving an empty hay
wagon, not to hook on the vehicle.
The youngster, however. climbed on
the coupling pole, lost his balance and
fell to the street, one wheel passing
over his head, tearing loose a large
section Of the scalp on the left side
OF his head. The child suffered excru-
ciating agony. The accident happened
on South Fifth street near his home.
The attending physician said today
that the injury would not be serious
unless blood poisoning results from
the dirt which was ground into the
wound. Anti-tetanic serum was ad.
ministered to the child as a precaution
against lockjaw.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
Henry u. Johnson Appeals
When Jury Assesses Fine
of $1O0 and Gives Client
3O-Day Term. o..
$500 BOND FIXED
FIXED
Keller, Closing Argument,
Scores Opponent for Charg
ing Him With Neglect of
Official Duty. -..-

After an hours deliberation the Jury
in the case of Alfred Underhill
charged with drawing revolver on
John Weidenbach, found him guilty
and assessed fine Of $100 and costs
and in addition imposed a sentence OF
thirty days in the county JAIL Attor.
ney Henry U. Johnson, representine
Underhill, at once appealed the yer.
dict from the city court to the circuit
| court.
This means that Underhill will be
tried second time for the same of.
tense. He was released on bond OF
$500. The jury reported to Mayor
Robbins at o'clock. Underhill re.
ceived the verdict quietly although he
appeared to be greatly surprised. He
anticipated only fine being assessed
against him. people who talked with
him say. The case went to the jury
at o'clock after trial lasting three
days. Whether change of venue will
be petitioned for when the case Is
called for hearing in circuit court is
not known.
Keller Concludes Case.
Prosecutor Keller argued in rebut-
tsl sJaetef4DEs after, the noon recess
then Mayor Robbins instructed the
jury and It retired for deliberatiop.
The first ballot taken hy the jury
was to determine the guilt Of the &C
cused. Az the charges preferred
against Underhill by the state were
not refuted during the trial the jury
unanimously pronounced him guilty.
In balloting on the amount of the fine
voted for amounts close to 800, which
amount was determined after three or
four ballots.
Eleven Of the twelve jurymen voted
for Jail sentence in addition to the
fine, one man on the first ballot vot.
ing for term Of six months. After
a few ballots it was determined to
impose thirty days sentence.
Prosecutor Scores.
Prosecutor Keller made clever re-
buttal argument, in which he sharply
replied to criticisms directed at him
by Mr.. Johnson in his forcible and
we'll presented argument Replying
to Mr.. Johnson's charge that he had
been derelict in his duty in not filing
charges against John Weidenbach,
Mcclellan White and Clem Carr for
their attack upon Underhill the prose-
cutor said that at times he might
have been guilty Of not enforcing the
letter Of the law. recalling one incl
dent when he neglected to file charges
against Mr.. johnson when that attor-
ney struck man over 70 years of age
in the head with crutch.
Prosecutor Keller also asserted his
belief that If Underhill had lived dur
ing the time of Christ he and not
Judas Iscariot would have been the
one who betrayed the Savoir because
he would have done it for less money,
and, the prosecutor added, "he would
have employed such an attorney as
Mr.. Johnson to defend him"
No criminal case tried in a Wayne
county court in recent years has at
tracted SO much attention as the trial
of Alfred Underhill All three days
the court room was packed to suffoca-
tion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
e. M. Sellers of Rating Agen-
cy Leaves for Chicago to
Consult Heads of Big Com
panies. -.
HAAS AWAITS REPLY
Richmond Men Outline Eff
forts to Reduce Hazards
and Threaten Organization
of Mutual Firm.

Richmond probably will know to-
morrow in which insurance rating
class she will be placed by fire insur-
ance companies operating in Rich
mond.
After hearing the Commercial club
fire insurance committee yesterday
afternoon, E. NJ. Sellers of the Sellers
Insurance Rating Bureau OF Indianap-
oils left for Chicago to consult with
the head officers of the various big
companies which control the business
and rates in this city.
The discomfort shown with the old
line companies and the apparent in
clination to organize a mutual COM
pany, brought out spirited arguments
between the members Of the insur-
ance rating agency and the committee.
Four Send Agents.
Four insurance companies were rep
resented by the states agents. In ad.
dition to the committee and a few
local agents. there were present from
Indianapolis William Watson, B. J.
Gilmore, F. J. Herman and F. B. Clark
OF insurance companies, and e. NJ. Sci
lers and w. j. Stone of the Sellers
bureau.
Secretary Haas read the statement
tee and vigorous discussion resulted.
Sellers defended the companies by
calling attentionrto to few minor points
in the demands OF the rating bureau.
which have not been fully complied
with "....
Those who entered in the discussion
for the club were John H. Nicholson,
George e. Seidel, George H. Egge-
meyer, e. NJ. Campfield, A. w. Gregg,
w. J. Robbins. F. S. Bates, Fred J.
Bartel, Jr., w. F. Starr, Oren A. Mil
ler.
The local men called attention to
the fact that thousands of dollars have
been spent here to improve conditions
and save the insurance companies
from risk as a result of the promises
Of the rating bureau that Richmond
should be placed in class 2k, class
which brings with it a reduction Of
rates.
Mr.. Sellers finally agreed to try to
have the class changed but not until
the local committee had demanded i'm
mediate action. He received the con-
sent Of the Indianapolis insurance men
before making the agreement. He
promised to write details from Chicago
today.
There is possibility that much in
teresting Information will be given
out tomorrow, Secretary Haas said, II
the insurance companies permit Sell
lers to get his answer here by that
time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
BOTH MEXICAN SIDES
CLAIM BIG VICTORY

Ell PASO, April .s.-Adherents OF
both Gen. villa an Carranza claim vic
tor in the fighting in the Mexican
states OF Guamajuato, San Luis Potosi
and Queretaro. According to the Car
rama agency. Constitutionalist troops
under Gen Trevino and Gen. Caballero
routed the Convention troops under
Villa at Ell Bano and again at Las Pal
mas. On the other hand the Villaista
sjunta declares that followers of Car
rama were defeated after a "a hour
fight and put to flight. Villa is lead
ing his troops in person.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
STRANGE WOMAN
TAKEN OFF CARS
STAYS DORMANT
Physicians Expect Solution
of Mysterious Case When
Patient Regains Conscious
ness at Hospital.

The mysterious case of an unknown
woman who arrived in Richmond in
an unconscious state yesterday morn
ing is attracting attention at Reid Me
mortal hospital.
The woman evidently became un.
conscious before 7:50 o'clock yester.
day morning on Train No. q, which
arrived here at 9:1O o'clock. At noon
today she was still unconscious, and
gave no sign of regaining her normal
state.
Physicians who handle the case be-
lieve there is no danger of the woman
remaining unconscious for more than
forty-eight hours. It is believed the
present state is the result Of an hys.
terical condition when the woman
boarded the train.
Woman 10 Poor.
She is a woman Of little means, II
her pocketbook and d:ess are indica-
tions. She had only q small amount
Of money and no positive Identified
ton. Her pocketbook contained a let
ter which will be traced if she does
not recover within the next day or
two. The letter is addressed to Mrs.
N. C.. Fluharity, or Flaharity, Rout 2,
New Martinsville, w. Va.
The woman got on the train in Co.
lumbus yesterday morning at o'clock
The conductor collected her ticket,
which read to Dayton. In the short
stop at Dayton it was not noticed that
she was still sitting in her seat.
Conductor Notes Condition.
After leaving Dayton the conductor
made the rounds to collect the tickets
and found the woman in an apparent
ly unconscious state. At times she
moved her hands and gave other evi
dences that she is not effected physi.
cally by the strange mental lapse.
She has not spoken since the train
pulled into Richmond, and the con-
ductor had her sent to the hospital
She was carried to a room and put
to bed. She has continued since to
show signs Of life, but to no greater
extent than at the time her condition
was discovered.
Tests were made to discover II she
had taken poison or had eaten some
thing poisonous. 1t is believed such is
not the case. No attempt at suicide is
suspected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
Wants 75c a Lot for Permit
ting Poor People to Use
Vacant Property in South
Richmond.

To adjust the difference in policy
of the South Side improvement assoc.
iation relative to permitting the use
of vacant lots for summer gardening,
a committee composed of J. T. Giles.
Harry Goodwin and George Bishop
was appointed by the public welfare
committee of the Commercial club
last night. ~. S..
Decided friction between those at
the head of the summer garden plan
and the Improvement association, be
came apparent at once when the
directors of the improvement assoc.
iation voted to have summer garden
ing system under the associations IS
management.
Fred Hackman was delegated by
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08


statement
faculty OF the college, which
terday afternoon
"My resignation
opoo.ed
Friends should
Biblical
"Earlham college
insisted religious
scholarship Its
Is NJ Of to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
Acceptance of Russell's Res
ignatiOn Causes Some Mem
bers of Board to Break Into
> tN0f&s sssBssa "a a@G. -r..F
KELLY TELLS STAND
Either Accept Bible Teach
.er's Resignation or Disrupt
Whole College, Explains
One Member of Board.

The acceptance OF the resignatio,
Of Elbert Russell as head of the Bibli
cal department Of Earlham College ant
the college pastor, and the decision tt
pay the road assessment amounting t.
1927, levied on the college authoritie:
for the improvement OF the Nationa
Road, were the two important matter.
acted upon at the called meeting o.
the board of trustees OF the institution
held Wednesday morning and which
took the place of the regular meetine
to have been held two w=eks later.
The trustees decided to pay the as
sessment." said an official, "recogniz
ing the moral obligs tion since there
was no legal one. The papers could
not be found which concerned this af
fair and the board decided: therefore
to allow the bill without further ques
+tion.''
-~ Funeral Spirit.
'"The board meeting was like 'fu.
neral replied the official when asked
about the Russell resignation. 1T was
more like a funeral than anything else
some members even shedding tears
President Kelly looked as though he
had passed through a serious Illness
1t was the most difficult session of the
board l ever attended and a most try.
ing occasion.
mo, there was no excitement. There
was no scene. Professor Russell had
been given the opportunity to appear
before the board If he desired to do So
to make a statement, and he embraced
the opportunity.
"He came before the board after
lunch and made very full statement
of his reasons for resigning which, as
you know, concerned largely the diff
ferences between him and President
Kelly. as to the administration Of the
college.
Kelly Takes Hand.
Certainly President Kelly took part
in the discussion which was general
and thorough and covered all the dis.
puted points,
But as neither side felt that any
concession could be made the board
had but one thing to do-accept the
resignation.
Professor Russell would not agree
to any compromise.
''It was the impossibility Of recon.
Cling the irreconcilable.
"The board, with the greatest reluc-
tance and with much embarrassment
for the predicament in which it found
itself, reached the conclusion that
there was nothing to be done but to
accept the resignation and did so by a
large majority. ~ I:
Several shed tears, as stated and
the whole affair was most depressing.
1T was a case of either accepting
the resignation or disrupting the
whole college and we therefore took
the former course.
There seemed to be but one thing
to do since Professor Russell refused
any compromise. N
No Alternative Left.
THE matter lay entirely with him,
since he voluntarily offered his resig-
nation, and as the views Of himself
and President Kelly were irreconcilable
CONTINUED On Page Six.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
APPOINTED GUARD.

BENJAMIN F. Abbott of Hagerstown
has been appointed guard for prison
eers, working on county roads. The
appointment was made by the county
commissioners on the same conditions
under which Abbott worked last year.
He will receive $3.50 for each day he
wcrks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
U-9 COMMANDER
Goes TO CRAVE

BERLIN, April 9.-The German ad-
miralty today announced the death of
Otto Weddingen the hero of the Ger
man navy. Commander Weddingen
was in command of the U-9 when she
torpedoes and destroyed the cruiser
Cressy, Hogue and Aboukir in the
North Sea. Later he was put in COM
mand of the sub marine U-27 the loss
of which had just been admitted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
HORSESHOERS GAIN
FOUR NEW MEMBERS

Four persons were taken into mem.
bership by the Horseshoers' Union
last night. Those who affiliated with
the new county organization were
Tross Morgan. w. ]. Schmidt, Hagers-
town, and Ed Allen and Fred Cain,
Greensboro. One application was re-
ceived. Last nights session forcated
many enthusiastic meetings in the
future. with increasing interest in the
organization.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
FRENCH SATISFIED.

PARIS, April S.-President Wilson's
note expressing the attitude of the
United States government upon the
British order in council, blockading the
German coast, has been received with
general appreciation by the French
press. ~..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
|WeatherFOrecast
For Indlana-Partly cloudy and some.
what warmer tonight. Friday
probably showers.
Yesterday.

For Rlchmond-Unsettled tonight
and Friday followed by showers, con-
tinued warm.
General condItions-The weather
storm is moving slowly attended by
sfOwers and thunderstorms west Of
the Mississippi with snow in Colorado.
Temperatures are falling in the far
west.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
"Y" BOARD MEETS.

The board OF directors Of the Y. M.
G. A. will hold their monthly bust.
ness meeting at the association build
ing tomorrow evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
DISAPPRovES DISCIPLINE IN Boys HALL

Founded as Denommatonal College, Earlham Fails Alleges
Ebert Russell, to Advance Cause Of Church Among Stu
dents, Neslectins Religious Advancement for Higher
Standards in Athletics Break With West Richmond Con-
gregation Causes Resignation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-08
Alfred Underhill Appeals Case to Circuit Court
LOWERING OF EARLHAM MORAL CODES s
CAUSES ebert RUSSELL TO RESIGN

Professor Whose Resignation Was Accepted by College Tus
tees Yesterday Explains Reasons for Seveng Connection
With Quaker Educational lnstituton-Pomt to Schools
Reputation for Religion. Environment, Endangered by
New Propaganda. x..,.ss.~... .....ss,s
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-16

SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Sept. 16.-Cattle re-
ceipts we're on the moderate order
for a Wednesday, some 80 cars or
around 1000, as against 2,454 a
week ago and 1880 the correspond
ing day a year ago.
A firmer feeling existed in the
market for killing stock as a result
of moderation of supplies both here
and elsewhere, and prices for both
pee steers and butcher stock were
rated as 10@15c higher. or the de-
cline noted the opening day has been
about recovered.
Urgent call from the country for
stock cattle the first two days this
week aided sellers in securing prices
on the useful grades of steers that
looked a big dime higher. while she
stuff was held on a steady TO strong
level with yesterday.
Hog market ruled steady to sc
higher, advance appearing on the
good heavies and mixed and light
butchers, rough heavies selling about
the same as on the previous day
Tops reached $3.50, while the bulB
OF sales covered a spread of from
s6.70 a 10.
Little change was quoted in the
market for sheep and lambs. De.
mand for both killers and feeders
continued broad. and an early clear
ance was effected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-16
is NEAR DEATH;
RAIL SECURITIES DROP

New York, Sept. 16.-Word was re-
ceived in the financial district that
Newman Erb, railroad promoter and
%fnancier, is dangerously i'll at his
home in Deal, n. j.
II was said that while on his way
from Deal to this city, where he makes
his office, he took poison by mistake
for headache medicine.
Mr.. Erb is president of the Mime
apolis and st. Louis Railroad COM
pany, in which he is understood to
hold a controlling interest, and is
largely interested in other Western
railroads.
The news of Mr.. Erb's critical con-
dition was accomplished by a sharp
decline in the securities Of the Min
neapolis and St. Louis, the preferred
stock dropping six points and the
common three points.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-16
PIPES FOR THE OLD WOMEN
An Up to Date Smoking Room Also at
Modern Poor Farm.

A silent little group Of gray haired
women, some of them great-grand-
mothers, resting easily in comfortable
rocking chairs with thin blue ribbons
Of smoke rising from their meerschaum
and corncob pipes, will be part OF the
modernism" at the new $15O.0OO wo-
mems building, now In process OF com
pletion at the Ramsey county poor
farm, st. Paul.
For the old women are to have an
elaborate smoking room. fitted in mod
ern style, and, said Mrs. Albert Moore,
wife of the farm superintendent: III
the dear old souls want the walls COW
cred with pictures of race horses. prize
fighters and baseball players, they
may have them. When we took a poll
Of the old ladies regarding the estab-
lishment OF a den for smoking" she
continued, there was hardly a dis
senting voice. We shall furnish the to-
bacco. and we expect the smoker to
be one Of the most popular places ot
TIA institution"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-16
OFFER OF S1,035, 900 MADE
Head of Longshoremen Asked to Cal!
Strike for Month.

Toledo, o., Sept. 16.-German agents
offered T. v. O'Connor. president OF
the international Longshoremen's
union, $1.035, 900 for a one months
general strike OF his men along the
Atlantic and Pacific ~seaboards. That
was the statement made by O'Connor
himself.
He told delegates from the Long
shoremen's union of the Great Lakes
district of the offer and cautioned
them not to be misled by machina-
lions of German or Austrian agents.
The amount offered, O'Connor said,
was equivalent to one months strike
benefits for the $4,000 men in the
deep water division.
A strike, O'Connor stated, would
greatly hamper shipment of munitions
to the allies and give Austro-German
agents a better opportunity to plant
bombs in vessels.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-16
AEROPLANE'S LIFE 100 HOURS
Statistics Show That Each Machine
Lasts Little More Than Four Days.

sta,,.tics Show That Each Machine
Lasts Little More Than Four Days.
Albert B. Lambert. millionaire avia-
tor and organizer OF the aerial reserve
of the United States, in a speech said:
statistics from the front prove that
the life OF an aeroplane In war aver
ages about 100 hours, or a little o
than four days. On the French front
there are about 1900 aeroplanes. and
on the British front there are about
1000, making altogether $500 aero
planes attached 10 the forces OF the
allies on the western battle line. 1t Is
calculated that 1t would require 1900
Of these aerial scouts to do constant
duty at all points along the allies
lines. England and France are capable
of turning out about 1000 machines a
week apiece. Compared with this the
United States. including all It's public
and private resources, can build only
about 800 or 400 aeroplanes weekly.
Until we put our aeroplane service
upon an adequate basis and provide
for factories capable of turning out
three or four times as many machines
as II Is possible at present. u army
and navy will go into battle blind and
predestined to certain defeat"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-16
STUPID AND DANGEROUS
Germany Disavows Plots to Destroy
Munltlon Factories.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-THE German gov
eminent has formally disavowed the
action of certain German citizens In
attempting to instigate plots for the
destruction of American war NUM-
tons factories.
Recently German newspapers have
arrived in the United States contain
ing a pamphlet advising readers to
destroy American munition factories"
said an Off cial statement.
"Such a practice is officially desig-
mated as stupid and dangerous 1t
is evident that hot headed private cit
liens who have been misled have tried
to aid in this manner by inserting the
pamphlets. No newspaper or organ
is responsible"