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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
Giles and Williams Deeply
Interested in New AssOcia-
ton to Study Educational
Problems.
MEET MARCH 1920
Hand Writing and Age Grade
Census and Discussion of
School Legislation to be
Discussed.
]. H. Scholl of Rushville has sent

]. H. Scholl of Rushville has sent
out the appended call to teachers:
The Sixth District Educational asso-
citation will meet In Rushville Friday
evening and all day Saturday, March
10 and 20. The object of the organ
ization is to furnish a means for the
study of educational problems which
will be of value. The results OF these
meetings will be reported to the state
association.
Let the teachers of the Sixth dis.
trict make this meeting a success. Fill
out the blanks furnished you by your
city or county superintendent in ref
erence to the handwriting and age
grade tests for your individual school.
Keep a copy Of your report and bring
this to the meeting for the purpose
of comparison with that OF the whole
district. II you have not been furnish
ed with these forms write Superin-
tendent J. T. Giles, Richbond
Dr.. Black to Speak.
On Friday eevning Dr. Black OF In
diana university will make an address
and the committee on permanent Or
ganization will make its report. The
election of officers and other miscel.
laneous business will also be matters
for consideration at the first meeting.
On Saturday forenoon the grade
teachers will make a study OF hand
writing. At the same time the high
school teachers will hold a meeting on
vocational guidance. These sectional
meetings will be followed by an ad-
dress by representative for the state
department of public instruction.
On Saturday afternoon the age-grade
census will occupy the association for
the first part Of the program. This
will be followed by discussion OF
school legislation Of interest at the
present time.
rssoa-g WIIliamo ~ oWlesv. ~
County Superintendent Williams, OF
Richmond, is secretary-treasurer, to
whom advance enrolment should be
sent. The membership tee 10 25 cents.
Every teacher should enroll, whether
he or she can attend or not.
Make your contribution to the 1nves-
LEGATIONS Of handwriting and age-graoe
census at your very earliest opportun'
ity. Come to the meeting and take
part In the discussion.
Teachers desiring hotel reservations
should write to J. H. Scholl. Rushville,
chairman of program committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
ROBERT BENTON DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Robert A. Benton, SO, we'll known
resident of this city, died at his home,
PA North West First street. last night
Of heart disease. He had been in i'll
health for several months and his
death was not unexpected.
Last spring and summer Mr. Ben
ton was employed by the city to su-
pervise the oiling of streets.
Until about ten years ago Mr.. Ben.
ton lived at Fountain City and was a
successful stock buyer. At one time
he was candidate against B. B. My.
rick and AL Spenkenhier for the Re-
publican nomination for county treas.
urer, but was defeated. Last spring
he was defeated by James Howarth
for the Progressive nomination as as
SCISSOR of Wayne township.
Mr.. Benton is survived by his wild
ow and six children, J. Victor Benton,
Chicago, Mrs. George w. Shook,
Grand Rapids, Mrs. Walter B. Strong,
Fountain City, Mrs. Harry Townsend
and the Misses Vira and Mildred, all
OF this city.
Private funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 1880 o'clock at
the home. Burial at Fountain City
cemetery. Friends may call at the
home at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
Meets With Committee of
North A Street Friends
Church to Open Negotia-
tiOns of Block. go
BUILDINGS CROWDED
Ground Wanted Would Pro-
vide Space for High School
Adequate to Meet De.
mands of City.

From authentic sources It was
learned today that the Richmond
school board is considering a PROPOSE
ton to purchase the property of the
North A Street Friends church, which
includes the square on North A street
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
and running north to B street, for a
Site for new high school building.
1t was admitted that a committee
from the church had met with tha
members of the school board to con-
slider the sale of the property, but that
NO decision had been reached because
the church wished to retain the south
half Of the lot where the church
stands. selling only the north portion.
Members of the school board said that
they would not be justified in making
this purchase. since half the lot would
not provide any more space than is
now occupied by the high school.
Old Building Inadequate.
For some time members Of the
school board have admitted that with
the increasing enrolment at the high
school, and the popularity of the So
c1al center idea, the present building
Will be inadequate to accommodate the
students. The property owned by the
North A Street Friends is the only
site SO located as to be available for
this purpose, but would be of no use
unless the whole lot. which has a
frontage of $50 feet on North A street
and 304 feet on Eleventh street, could
be purchased.
Members of the church are equally
willing to make the sale of at least
part of the property but the majority
wish to retain the present church site
Sale of the property has been with
held for the past five years, with the
hope that the Guest House plan might
be accomplished and the north half Of
the lot sold to that institution. The
paving of North A street will mean
an added expense to the church and
sale OF part Of the property at this
time would meet this obligation
Wants Entire Property.
Superintendent Giles said: Either
the school board or the city should
make every effort to purchase this en-
tire property. It is the only available
site in the city for such a purpose
Some day we will all wake up to the
fact that we will need more play
ground space for our school children.
and that We have outgrown the IA
cilities of our high school building as
a social center. and unless some such
property is acquired, We will have no
place to 60"
Mr.. Giles also said he had the assur-
ance of members of the church that
they would prefer to sell the property
for some public purpose, rather than
to private individuals for more money
than tho members Of the church WOul,l
ask the city or the school board for il.
Means Modern School.
'If the whole property could be Sc
cured, high school building
Continued ON Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
JONES PRIMARY
BILL IS PASSED
IN BOTH HOUSES
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

INDIANAPOLIS, March 5.-Without
debate today the house concurred in
the senate amendments to the Jones
primary bill, and it was sent to the
enrolling room to be prepared for the
governors signature. All the Repub-
licans voted against the bill as it was
amended. Governor Ralston has sig
nified his intention of signing the bill
this afternoon or tonight.
House Democrats who have stood
with Representative Jones on his pri-
mary bill decided to accept the change
in the bill, which the senate passed
yesterday by a vote of 80 to II. Jones
and his followers said that the bill
still contains most of the things for
which they have been fighting. They
admitted that the bill as passed by the
senate was a better primary measure
than they expected the upper house
to approve. In the bill passed by the
senate the state convention remains,
but all the delegates are to be chosen
by a direct vote.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
CLUBS APPEAL
TO DR.. HURTY
FOR LECTURE
Richmond Delegation Tires
of Waiting on DIR. Smelser
So Takes Case Before
State Health Officer.

Tired Of waiting for DR.. S. G. Smell.
ser. city health officer. to take time to
start the official machinery in motion
to have the navy department detail Its
famous tuberculosis expert with the
Marine hospital, Washington, to come
to Richmond for the purpose Of giving
practical advice on the local cam.
paign against this disease. a delega-
tion Of Richmond club federation wom-
en- have gone lover his head" In this
matter.
i was announced today that DR..
Smelser having failed to request DR..
Hurry, secretary Of the state board Of
health. to apply for the government
experts detail to Richmond, a delega-
tion Of Richmond women appeared be-
fore Dr. Hurry In indianapolis yester-
day and made such request Of him.
With characteristic promptness and
enthusiasm for any undertaking aimed
at the white plague menace, Dr. Hur-
ty at once forwarded formal applica-
tion that the Marine hospital tubercu-
losis specialist be sent to Richmond
for the purpose Of addressing a mass
meeting Of citizens. The government
has previously signified its willing
ness to detail this officer to Rich
mond.
AS soon as the Federation health
committee members learn what date
this officer will come to Richmond
they will arrange public meeting for
him to address. This meeting will
fobably be held at the coliseum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
City Officials Believe Bill for
Ornamental System Assess
ments Met Death in Legis-
lature. 49,.
SEEK NEW PLANS
Shifting of Entire Cost of Ca
BILE to Municipal Plant
Makes Expense Pr0hibi-
tory According to Robbins.

Mayor Robbins and members OF the
board of public works believe the
street lighting bill has met it's death
in the legislature and the mayor said
today that before the proposed orna-
meatal system is installed in Rich
mond arrangements more advantage
GUS to the city than the proposals
made by the Commercial club last fall
would have to be agreed to.
The bill which was introduced in
the legislature provided that the cost
of placing underground cables for or
namental systems had to be borne
entirely by the city, but provided that
benefited property owners could be
assessed for a part of the cost of the
lamps and standards. 1t further pro-
vided that benefited property owners
had to bear a share of the cost of
maintenance and operation of such
lighting systems.
Petitions Before Board.
Petitions for the establishing of
such a system the entire length of
Main street and on sections of Fort
Wayne avenue, North Eighth street
and North E street were submitted to
the board of public works last fall
These petitions were circulated by
Commercial club committee At that
time the understanding was that the
city was to pay as it's share of the
cost of such improvement only what
it would have cost the city to place
ornamental lamps on trolley poles, at
Continued on Page Three.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
Crew Taken to Dover Castle
and Faces Trial in English
Court on Charge of Pi-
racy.
BRITISH ARE JUBILANT
Steamer Thardis Rams and
Sinks Second Undersea
Boat in Channel off Beachy
Head.
BY JOHN G. FOSTER.
Staff Correspondent The international
News Service

News Service.
LONDON, March 5-There was wild
rejoicing throughout England today,
when the news was flashed to all parts
of the United Kingdom that the Ger
man submarine US had been sunk in
the English channel. Although it had
been reported that from two to six
German submarines had been destroy
ed, the landing of the crew of the US
in Dover was the first tangible evil
dence that any German undersea boat
had been sunk.
When the first news Of the loss of
the US was received from Paris, where
it had been announced by the French
ministry of marine, there was feeling
of deep regret that the submarine had
not been attacked and sunk by a
British vessel. This feeling of regret
was later turned to joy when the Brit
ish admiralty announced that it was
a British torpedo boat destroyer which
had sent the US to the bottom.
Sinks Second Submarine.
The acceptance by the admiralty of
the claim of Captain Bell of the steam
er Thordis, that his ship had rammed
and sunk a German submarine in the
Continued on Page Three.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
GERMANS MASS
ALONG NIEMAN
IN new drive
Cold Weather Permits Teu-
tons to Bring up Their Ar.
tillery and Check Pursuing
Russian Forces.
TBY LEASED W,RE,1

PETROGRAD, March 5.-That the
Germans have succeeded in extricat-
ing themselves from a perilous pre-
dicament along the Nieman and Bobr
rivers in Poland was officially admit
ter here today. The weather has again
become bitterly cold, in some sections
being 20 degrees below zero, and the
swamps and streams are frozen over,
permitting the Germans to bring ~
the artillery which had been held back.
Along the seven-mile front from
Simno to Sereje, west of the second
class fortress of Olita on the Nieman,
the Germans are massing for an at
tack. apparently in an attempt to cross
the Nieman and advance along the
railway to wilma.
Attack ossowiee.
On the Bobr, though the Russians
have succeeded in forcing their way
across that river at Wilma, the Ger
mans have returned the assault upon
Ossowice. The fall of this fortress
and a German advance toward wilma
would render Grodno vulnerable to at
tacks from two sides, but 1t is asserted
in the war office that neither of these
two objective points can be attained
by the Germans.
Maintaining their offensive in the
Przasnysz region, the Russians have
driven the Germans twelve miles be-
yond tha town to the front between
Mlawa and Chorzele. There the Ger
mans have rallied and are at bay In
the trenches which they have been
constructing for months.
On Wednesday the Russians At
tempted to take Mlawa by storm. but
were repulsed, though they succeeded
In taking up positions close to the
German field works.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
Deficit of $3.50 Makes Nee
essary Receipt in General
Fund of Surplus Light
Plant Earnings.
CITES EXTRA EXPENSE
Robbins Enumerates Items
Left Unprovided in Last
Budget Which Ate Up 1914
Appropriations.

The necessity for the passage of
the bill now pending before the house
of representatives of the legislature
which provides that surplus earnings
OF municipality owned utility plant
may be paid into the general fund of
of the city, bill which was originated
by Mayor Robbins, is emphasized in
the 1914 report of the mayor, made
public for the first time today as
part of the 1914 report of the city
controller
Exclusive of the municipal. electrical
plant, the city's receipts last year, the
mayors report shows, amounted to
$186927.4O, while the expenditures
amounted to $194,797.71, making a def
icit of $7,s7O31.
Names Extra Expense.
This is explained by the mayor, who
says in his report: 1--WE had several
items of expense which were not con-
sidered when the budget for 1914 was
made out, as shown by the following
items:
Clifford judgment ........... $3,227.6
Local option election. ........ 1,337.58
Engineer, waterworks case... 10000
Automobile, police department 100000
Water bills, Sept. to Dec 81 1,287.49
Total .................. 81 ,452.72
ITO these may be added many minor
items, which caused our expenditures
to be in excess of our income"
In his list of additional disburse.
ments the city was called upon to meet
last year, the mayor neglects to men
tion the very important items of pay
ment to the municipal plant for pub
lie lighting. which amounted to $40,
44O.95. Last year was the first time in
many years that the city had paid the
city plant for public lighting.
Board Practices Economy.
Therefore the unusual expenses the
city had to provide for last year, out
of an income which was only $8.928.3 80
in excess of the city's income in 1912,
reached total Of SIT. 893.67. without
figuring in the minor exceptional ex-
Continued on Page Three.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
British and French Naval Ex-
perts Claim Only Two
Fortifications of Conse-
quence Remain Intact.
TURKS ADMIT LOSS
Allies Mass 100000 Men I'm
der General d'Armade to
Take Constantinople From
Landslide. -
bulletin.

BULLETIN.
AMSTERDAM, March 5.-A Con.
stantinopIe dispatch says that the gov
ernment has admitted for the first
time that the outer forts on the Dar-
daneIIes were damaged by the Anglo
French fleet, but II 10 claimed that the
inner forts are absolutely Intact.
LONDON, March 5-The gi-
gantic naval action, by which
the Anglo-French fleet is trying
to force the Dardanelles now
stretches along the coast of Asia
Minor and the coast of the
Peninsula Of Gallipoli fronting
the Aegean Sea.
While the warships inside of the
Dardanelles were pounding away at
the inner forts, the British warship
Dublin shelled and destroyed Turk
1sh observation station on the PENN
sula of Gallipoli and the warship
Sapphire bombarded a Turkish con-
centration camp inland from the Gulf
Of Adramyti, putting troops to flight
A reign Of panic is reported in Con-
stantinople and it is said that the Sui
tan has already left the city for the in
terror OF Asia Minor. An uprising is
threatened against the leaders of the
Young Turk party, who are held re.
sponsible for Turkeys advent into the
war.
Marshal 100000 Men,
France and England is marshalling
an army of 100000 men on the Oar
danelles. This force will be command
ed by General d'Armade, former COM
MAndsg 81 tho French forces in Nor
occo. General d'Amade was in COM
mand Of the French army that was
rushed into northern France to out
flank the Germans when they began to
retreat after the battle of the Marne.
A Turkish army of equal strength
has been organized on both sides of
the Dardanelles, near the junction of
that waterway with the sea Of Mar
mora, to resist the advance Of the al
lies. The Anglo French army Of in
vasion will attempt to push through in
land and occupy Constantinople.
Although the Turkish military au-
thorities minimize the importance of
theallies victory, declaring that the
Turkish forts at the western entrance
Of the Dardanelles we're old and inse-
cure. British and French naval ex-
perts, who are acquainted with condi-
tions say there are only two remaining
works of any consequence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
SUBMARINE RAMMED
BY BRITISH STEAMER

LONDON, March 6.-The British ad.
miralty today officially accepted the
claim Of Captain Bell Of the steamer
Thordis that his vessel sank a German
submarine February %. The following
statement was issued by the govern
ment press bureau:
THE admiralty announces that the
steamship Thordis has been examined
and placed in dry dock. The injuries
to her keel and propeller confirm the
evidence OF Captain Bell and the crew
that the vessel rammed and probably
sank q German submarine on Febru-
ary %.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
MALSBY HEADS ELkS

The following officers for the year
beginning April were elected by the
members of Richmond lodge Of Elks
last night:
Exalted ruler, NJ. j. Malsby: esteem
ed leading knight, Ray D. Newman;
esteemed loyal knight, Henry Leib-
hardt; esteemed lecturing knight,
George A. Bayer; secretary, James P.
Dillon; treasurer. Charles A. Mills;
tyler, L. P. Meredith; grand lodge del
egate, Gath P. Freeman; alternate,
John c. Bayer: trustee, Ira Swisher;
board of governors, D. N. Elmer, John
c. Bayer, L. E. Tiff, Ed NJ Wilson and
e. e. Eggemeyer.
The new officers will be installed
at the first lodge meeting in April.
There were contests only for board Of
governors and secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
FORMS TRACTION Line.

Eugene Purtelle who failed in his
efforts to have citizens of several
townships in Wayne county vote him
large subsidies for the construction of
his proposed Richmond-Hamilton trac-
ton line, have filed incorporation pa
pers for $4,000 at Columbus, Ohio.
The incorporators are Eugene Pur-
telle, c. J. Litzky, George Ayers. Omer
Young, NJ. B. Hoffman. Following his
failure to get subsidies in Indiana, Pur-
telle moved his headquarters to Ham
ilton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05

Mrs. Miller at S04 North Sixteenth
street drank two ounces of tincture of
iodine last night in an unsuccessful at
tempt to end her life, according to
Bert Miller.
Mr.. Miller did not say whether it
was his wife or the wife of Ross Mil
Ter. Both the women have been des-
pondent as neither man has worked
for some time and Mrs. Mona Miller,
wife of Ross Miller charged in a di-
vorce suit filed a few days ago that
her husband tried to drive her to the
streets to earn living for both from
other men.
Mrs. Goldie Miller, wife Of Bert
Miller, has been respondent for some
time because of the conditions under
which they were living, according to
neighbors. 1t is said the house was
under neighborhood ban because of the
couples.
Neighbors said the Millers have been
living from charity most of the winter
and neither of the men have worked.
Both men said they, worked for Math-
er Brothers Coal company but mem
bers of the firm denied this and said
the Millers were given occasional en-
ployment in the past when there was
car load Of coal to unload.
The iodine was insufficient to cause
the woman's death and an antidote
was administered within a half hour
after she drank the fluid. It probably
will cause her illness for several days
but it Is not likely that she will die.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
Temperature

Locai-UnsettIed tonight and rain.
Saturday rain or snow and colder, with
high shifting winds, west and north.
west.
General Conditions-The storm, cen
trail over the northern states, is caus-
ing rain, snow and unsettled weather
east of the Rocky mountains and south
of the forty-fifth parallel. Tempera-
lures of zero and q few degrees below
were recorded in Montana.
w. e. MOORE, Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
Held by Germans as Spy and
Facing Imprisonment, Pitts
burgher Frees Her.

Miss Mary Brush, writer for an Am
erican magazine. has become the b1 e
Of Pierce c. Williams, an official in a
Pittsburg steel company. following a
romance that began in the American
embassy in Petrograd, Russia, and
blossomed forth at the Russian from
tier when the young writer was on her
way to Berlin with satchetful of
notes and photographs from the cars
domain. She was accused as a spy,
and only the efforts of Mr.. Williams,
who was on the same train with her,
saved her from Imprisonment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
SUICIDE EFFORT
MEETS FAILURE
IN north END
Despondent, Mrs. Miller
Drinks insufficient Dose
of Iodine to Cause Immedi-
ate Death.

All young men and women In
need Of counsel and advice on
matters Of difficulty affecting
either their personal experience,
their work, their health or COM
panionship are Invited to commu-
nicate with Captain and Mrs.
Jewel, No. 21 South 10Th street, To-
cal representatives Of the Saliva.
tion Army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05
WeatherFOrecast

FOR lNDlANA-Rain or snow to.
night; colder In south portion. satur-
day unsettled and somewhat colder.
Shifting winds becoming northwest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-05

On the Lusania Lady Frederick Williams Taylor,
England
sent to Americans through Mrs Whtrdge
the deep gratitude Great Britain for their help the work Mrs
c. p Radcliffe Dugmore Mrs Bramha Gilbert
a the Lusitania.