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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
WILLARD STAIR
JOINS MILITIA

Willard Stair, son of VIM. NJ. Stair,
Of this place, will be one of the boys
to go to the front if war is declared
between the United States and Mex
leo. Stair, who is student at Indi-
ana University, joined the militia last
winter. He had returned home for
the summer vacation. and was one Of
party accompanying Mr.. and Mrs.
Iris Hall on honeymoon trip by auto
to Mammoth cave when word was re-
ceived here for Stair to report at
Bloomington at once. On the return
trip, the party passed through Bloom
ington night before last where Mr..
Stair was informed Of the order is.
sued by the department. He was per-
mitted to accompany the party to his
home and returned to Bloomington
yesterday to report for duty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
CAVALRY
TO TESTING CARS,
JOINS i, S, ARMY

Guy F. HartnelI. Cadillac, Mich,
joined the cavalry branch of the Unit,
ed States army at the local recruiting
station this morning.
He came here Sunday to seek en-
ployment in an automobile factory,
but when the war scare came he de-
cided that he would rather ride a
horse than be tester. He is a test car
driver by trade.
Sergeant Bond made examinations
of two local boys today who wanted
to go into the service together. One
was rejected because he was four
pounds underweight. The other will
not go until his friend can.
The recruiting officer gave the IN
derweight instructions as to how to
put on four pounds in four days, and
the youngster went into training i'm
mediately.
His friend is seeing that he carries
out instructions which are: Drink all
the buttermilk possible, eat your meals
regularly, do not piece between meals,
and go to bed early and regularly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
lAUDS
EFFORTS OF HALL
IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS

E. Il. Hasemeier. president of the
Indiana State Sunday School associa-
ton, paid tribute to his predecessor,
W. c. Hall, who died at his home
in Indianapolis last winter. at the
opening of the association convention
in Muncie yesterday morning.
A brief review of Mr. Halls life
was made by the Richmond man Mr..
Hall was an Indianapolis travelling
salesman, and had been a Sunday
school worker Of statewide reputa-
ton for years.
Teaches Large Class.
He was superintendent of the larg-
est Sunday school in Indianapolis and
of the Sunday school at Wsaona as
sembly, Mr.. Hasemeier explained.
Last night the registration was
about 1900. Several Richmond dele
gates did not get to the convention
until yesterday morning. Mr.. Hase-
meters term as state president ex-
pires tomorrow after the election is
finished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
TESTIMONY OF W|ER
SHOWS INCONSISTENCY

City Controller McMahal and Clerk
Bescher were greatly amused today
when Informed that Samuel Wier,
special engineer of the Richmond
Light, Heat G. Power company, had
testified before the state utilities
commission hearing of the Richmond
gas rate hearing, yesterday, that the
city of Richmond was 'stung" when
it purchased the electric plant Of the
L. H. & P for $4,000.
1T appears to me that Wier made a
very poor witness for the company"
remarked Controller McMahan. He
testified that he had padded his valua-
ton figures for the company's electric
plant, and the valuation the company
has placed on its gas plant is about
100000 more than the valuation de-
termined by the commission engi.
neerS.
Points Out Inconsistency.
81 believe il / We're a member Of the
commission l would be inclined to be-
lieve, after hearing Wier's testimony,
that the companys valuation of it's
gas property was also padded"
City Clerk Bescher called attention
to the fact that the city had no part in
the establishing of the purchase valua-
ton OF the company's electric plant.
That was done by the commission,
and 1t was up to the city to buy at the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
APPOINTS TRUSlER
DEPUTY TREASURER

Success Ii the collection OF delin-
quent taxes during the past year has
induced County Treasurer Chamness
to re-appoint William Trusler as dep
uty treasurer Howard Ridge will
also be employed to assist Mr. Truss
Ter. Mr. Chamness said today that
since Deputy Trussler was at work
s12,614 delinquent taxes have been
added to the county treasury, and this
amount is $4,000 more than was ever
collected in one year before the cam
paign was inaugurated. With the adj
dition Of Howard Ridge to the treas
urer's force, the amount of delinquent
collections probably will be increased,
Mr. Chamness said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
MRS. ELIZA M'CAY
is SO YEARS OLD

LIBERTY, Ind, June 21--Mrs. C. E.
Hughes entertained a number of
friends Monday afternoon, at a thimble
party in honor Of her house guest,
Mrs. Carrie Seeds, OF Washington, D.
G. Light refreshments of punch and
waters were served. 5. b. Mr.. and Mrs.
RI. G. Richardson entertained Monday
evening, at a euchre party to- celebrate
their twenty-fifth wedding annivers-
airy. Those present were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles F. Bond; MIR. and Mrs. Sam
Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. f. B. Hustled
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Davis. 49,.
Miss Corinne Snyder entertained the
Delta Theta Tau sorority at her home
on North Market street, Monday even
ing, The girls of the Jenny Wren
club, chaperoned by DR. and Mrs. H.
M. Hunt, are camping this week at
Mound Camp, near Srookville. . A
number of friends, spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Eliza Mccoy to
help here celebrate her eighty-ninth
birthday. Among those who enjoyed
the afternoon were: Mrs. +. B.
Hustled and daughters, Kate and Char
lotte, Mrs. Charles A.. Drapier and
daughter Elizabeth, Mrs Morris
Hustled Mrs. S. B. Bowers, of Hamil-
ton. and Mrs. Charles d. Johnson and
children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
KNAPP IS SUED
BY WILLIAMS FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES

The murder of William Norval Will
liams. 10. colored, by Arch Knapp, of
Hagerstown, will have an aftermath
in the Wayne circuit court. John Will
hams, OF Economy, father of the MUIR
dered boy, filed suit today against
Knapp for $4,000 damages ''for the
wrongful death of his minor son.
Knapp is now serving two to four
teen year sentence in the state prison
after being found guilty of murder, in
the Wayne circuit court. last Febru-
airy
John Williams, plaintiff in the civil
suit against Knapp, alleges that he
has been deprived of the earnings Of
his son who was not twenty-one years
old at the time of his death. He also
wishes to be reimbursed for money ex-
pended for medical service during the
time his son was shot and the time of
his death on November q, 1915.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
DEDICATE BUILDING
OF SOUTH SIDERS
THURSDAY EVENING

Some Of the most prominent speak.
ers in the city will take part in the
celebration to be held by the South
Side Improvement association at
Beallview park Thursday, June % as
dedicatory exercises for the new as
ISOLATION building. The program was
announced at the meeting Of the asso-
citation last evening by John c. Bayer,
chairman of the committee.
The following is the complete pro-
gram:
William H. Kelly, POSTMASTER,
Maennerchor Quartet. Roll call. Ad-
dress Good Fellowship" Gustav Hoel-
scher. Maennerchor Quartet. Ad-
dress, Alfred Bayis. Recitation, Fred
Kennedy. Quartet. Report on Asso-
citation, Perry Freeman. Address,
Judge D. w. Comstock. Address,
"Our Factories" William Bockhoff.
Address 1.-THE Duty Of the Citizen To-
ward the Community" Wilfred Jes-
sup. Quartet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
CHkIRMEN ARE NAMED

Tentative chairmen Of the various
standing committees were elected last
night at the executive committee
meeting of the Richmond Federation
Of churches. The appointments will
not be made public, however, until the
men have been notified and accepted
Ellis Learner was appointed chairman
Of committee to decide upon the
membership Of the various standing
committees. Other members are Roy
Babylon and J. w. Ferguson. No def
mite time was set for the next meet.
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
FRIENDS MISSION WORKERS
GO TO MEXICO IN FALL

American Friends board OF Ameri-
can missions has arranged for prac-
tically its entire staff OF American
workers who have been assigned TO
Mexico to be ready to proceed to
that field late in the summer or early
autumn, Ross A. Hadley, assistant sec
rotary of the board, announced today.
The staff has been brought out OF
the warning country through the sum-
mer when there is no school so they
will be in no Unnecessary danger, Mr.
Hadley said.
All Workers Leave Mexico.
"Of course, our industrial workers
in the interior could very handily be
working at present, but they have left
during the present period Of impend-
ing hostilities," he continued.
Even though the trouble seems as
serious as it does at the present time,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
SOLOMON TICE
QUITS MEXICO
TO BE SECURE

Ross A. Hadley, assistant secretary
OF the American Friends Board OF
Foreign Missions, has received let
ter from r. Solomon Tice, an Indiana
missionary who has been working in
the interior Of Mexico The letter
follows:
Brownsville, Texas, June 8. 1916
Mr.. Ross A. Hadley:
Dear Sir-Upon the repeated advice
of several Mexican friends that | had
better get to place of safety, took
occasion to come to the border to
complete my work on my reports
these next two weeks and incidentally
await the return OF Mrs. Tice from
Indiana, who will accompany me back
TO Victoria II everything continues
favorable.
Fear Attack.
There is a general feeling that some
thing is to break loose" tomorrow if
the American troops are not out Of
Mexico by then, and as they probably
wiz not be out, we are here awaiting
the news Of tomorrow with consider
able misgiying."
Mr.. Tice continues by saying that he
is expecting the break to come from
the Mexican side and that the Ameri.
cans seem to be unaware of the plans
which are being laid He also states
that he believes the break will come
with a renewal of the border outrages
with redoubled vigor
The missionary says that he does
not know where the safe place is He
says that he would feel safer in Vic.
toria.
Miss Lee was advised by Mr.. Tice
to leave the mission at Matamoras,
but she said to abandon the property
now would probably mean that it
would be Immediately destroyed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
ORDERS CATEY ROAD

The Merton Catey road, in Green
township, will cost the tax payers of
that township S11,250, according to
the report filed today with the county
auditor by the viewers, George Holmes
Winfield Smelser and Levi Peacock.
The road is located northwest of Will
liamsburg and is two miles long. It
will be made of gravel. eighteen feet
wide Commissioners will advertise for
bids within the next few weeks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
NAME HUBER'S SUCCESSOR
AT AFTERNOON MEETING

Election of president to succeed
Rev. Conrad Huber. resigned, and the
election of an executive secretary for
the coming year will be made at a
meeting Of the social service bureau
executive committee late this after
noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
BUCHOLz is VERY ILL

Gottlieb E. Bucholz, $50 South
Eighth street, retired Lutheran min
lister, is critically i'll. He retired from
the ministry about twenty-five years
ago because Of poor health, and moved
to farm short distance out of
Richmond. Six years ago he moved
to his present address, and has lived
a retired life since then.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
CAR STRIKES AUTO

An interurban collided with an cleo
trio automobile driven by Mrs. James
Carr at Fourteenth and Main streets
at noon today Both the automobile
and the interurban was going slowly
and the only damage done was bent
fender on the automobile. Mrs. Carr
was not injured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21

the missionaries probably will be able
TO enter the field, the secretary said.
The Missionaries are always weicen-
ed by the natives, and they would be
the last American who would be at
tackled
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21
pRING TAKES NET
ABOUT SNE44,A495

The total spring tax collection as
E implied by County Treasurer Cham
ness was $544,495.S6. This amount is
practically the same as in previous
years, he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21

Denver's Manufacturers association
plans to raise a fund of s1,000,000 for
use in strengthening present indus
tries and inducing others to locate in
the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-06-21

figure named by the commission or
call off the deal The city contended
all the time that the valuation of the
company's electric plant was not in
excess of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
SPORTS FOR TROOPS
Pcrshing Prevents Home Sickness by
Keeping His Men Busy.

General Pershing's Headquarters in
the Field, July 12.-Genera1 orders
just issued at headquarters recon-
mend that all organization comman-
ders encourage sports and amusements
among their men. in addition to seeing
that drills and labor of some sort keep
them fairly occupied.
The object of the order is to keep
the men ION their toes" through the
present period of inactivity. Home
sickness, that potent destroyer of
morale, can best be avoided, thinks
General Pershing, by keeping the men
occupied.
The recent order suggests that the
men use some of their spare time in
building adobe huts to take the. place
of the tents, which are little protection
against the heat. Already mud shelf
ers are springing up all over camp
If the troops remain in Mexico a few
weeks longer it is a safe prediction
they will all be housed in cool, rain
proof, dust proof dwellings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
ALL DANGER IS PAST
Members of the 1. w. w. Are Leaving
Western Kansas.

Western Kansas wheat growers are
in no further serious danger from at
tacks by 1. w. w. leaders. according
to Col. R. Neill Rain, who has re-
turned from a tour of inspection
through northwestern Kansas. The 1.
w. w. workers are being driven from
the wheat growing districts, Colonel
Rain declared. and the danger which
recently threatened wheat producers is
ended.
Colonel Rain visited WaKeeney,
Oakley and a number of other western
towns. He found that some of the
farmers had suffer ed heavy losses
when the labor organizers burned
wheat stacks and inundated workers
The far which overcame residents OF
a number of western counties resulted
in heavy purchases of guns and am
munition and the farmers and resi-
dents of towns prepared for open war
fare if necessary.
Nearly every farmer and resident
of the western counties owns a gum
said Colonel Rain. There is real fear
in the hearts of many of these people
and it would be mighty easy to star
trouble. There seems to be little rea
danger, though. Most of the organ.
izers and disturbers have been started
east and the situation is greatly i'm
proved"
Colonel RAINS report was submit
ted today to Governor Capper ant
Charles 1. Martin, adjutant general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
OPEN HEADQUARTERS
Several Democratic Campaign Offices
in West, Says Mccormick.

Chicago, July 12.-Vance McCor-
mick. chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, spent today in Chi
cago comforting with political friends
ard arranging to open branch national
campaign headquarters here about
August /.
Il am here to look over the ground"
said Mccormick. 1--WE have things go
ing pretty we'll at the national head
quarters in New York and we are anx-
ious to get things going here as soon
as possible. There will be another
branch campaign headquarters for the
western states, perhaps on the Pacific
coast. 1 am working on the selection
of the campaign committee and 1 ex-
pect to have it ready in a few days -
Chairman Mccormick expressed
himself as well pleased with the prog
ress of President Wilson's campaign.
He declared that the Democratic ma
tional ticket would receive the support
of all Progressives who sincerely be-
lieved in fighting for principles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
CAPITOL DOME CLOSED
Visitors Are Barred from the Attic of
the State House.

Visitors are to be denied admission
to the state house dome until ar
engagements can be made for the ven
tilation of the big attic in the Capitol
building. John McBee, state house
guide, today issued a decree which
means that visitors must stop at the
fifth floor of the building. State of
ficials have expressed fear for the
safety of women and children who
visit the dome during the heated sea-
son.
Several years ago the executive
council issued an order which re-
windows with tenpenny nails. lust at
this time the dome is not ventilated
and is the hottest place in Topeka.
Several wome nwho visited the dome
this week were nearly overcome by
heat and the exertion of their climb.
In order TO prevent a possible acct
dent the dome is to be locked pend
ing improvements.
Zone woman who visited the dome
this week was carried from the dome
landing to the fifth floor by her hus-
band" said McBee. Another woman
nearly tainted on the spiral stairway.
There is danger of a serious accident
with the dome in its present condition.
For that reason no visitors are to be
allowed above the fifth floor until i'm
provementS are made
Charles Chandler. state architect, is
out of town. AS soon as he returns the
executive council will discuss methods
of ventilating the dome. If sufficient
money is available, the repairs will be
made at once. Otherwise the dome
may be closed to visitors during the
remainder of the heated season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
Rivas Says Carrizal Victims
Leader Refused to Turn Back.
Official Report of Carrizal Mas
sacre Is Published.
AMERICANS WERE NAUGHTY
Refused to Accept Orders and
Opened Fire First.
Thirty Mexicans Killed and
FOrty-Three Wounded.

Dallas, July 12.-El Pueblo, official
organ of the Carranza government, in
its issue of July 1. received here today,
prints the official report of the fight
between Mexicans and American
troops at Carrizal.
The report comes from Lieut.. Col.
Genovevo Rivas, who took command
of the Mexican troops after Gen. Felix
Gomez was killed. The report was
made to General Gonzales at Juarez
and sent by him to Mexico City. 1t
follows:
| 81 have the honor to report to you
that on June 81, at a. m, an Ameri-
can force composed of eighty or 100
men appeared here. BY order of Gen
era1 Gomez l went out to conner with
the commander of said force to learn
! the object of its presence. He said
! that he was looking for gang of
bandits that was in the vicinity.
/ Looking for Bandits.
II told him there was no gang of
bandits operating in this district, due
/ to the perfect watchfulness of the
constitutionaliSt forces He then said
that he was going to Villa Ahumada
/ to look for a deserter to which l re-
piled that we had orders not to permit
/ American troops to move in any di-
/ rection except toward the north TIC
! which he replied that such orders mat
tered nothing to him, that he had or
ders to go to Villa Ahumada and that
/ he would do so regardless of our
bullets.
After l had reported the result OF
1 the interview General Gomez person
ally went to talk with the American
commander, asking the same questions
! that l had asked few minutes before
and receiving the same answer Gen.
eral Gomez told him that he would
regret very much to be obliged to op-
pose the Americans with force and
| made him the proposition that he wait
| three or four hours until the matter
I could be put before the military com
mander at Juarez by telegraph and ar
answer received as to whether the
Americans could be permitted to pass
to Villa Ahumada.
THE naughty American commander
replied that he did not want to lose
time and that he would pass over us
My general replied that if he (ths
American commander) thought he
was able to do SO to try it.
Americans Opened Fire.
THE Americans opened fire at {
distance of eighty meters, to which
our soldiers CALAMITY replied, joinins
I the combat. The fight was intens,
and lasted for two hours in which GU
first line sustained the enemys fir,
with valor
General Gomez having been killed
early in the fight I assumed commant
and ordered the advance of the frs
| squadron of the Second regimen
, against the right flank of the enem
! and another squadron on the left. TIL
movements were made promptly an,
: with precision, forcing the enemy T.
flee. abandoning their dead, thei
: hcrses and arms. The enemy dead ar
, twelve. and captured twenty-five pris
oners."
, The report gives the names of thirt
: Mexicans killed, of whom eleven wer
. officers. and forty-three wounded. q
= whom nine were officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
PAPA IS DEAD"
Fiye-Year-OId Girl LiSpS Tale
of Mothers Crime.
All Five Shots Fired at New
Yorker Took Effect.

New York, July 12.-Five-year-old
Mary Beutinger 1isped in her baby
prattle today the story of how her
mother shot down her papa yesterday.
Papa is dead" she said. Mamma
killed him. That's why mamma is
away today. We were all asleep but
a lot of noise woke us up and we
heard mamma scream. Mamma and
papa had been mad at each other.
Mamma will be back SOON
1t was said today there was every
possibility that Mary and Margaret,
aged 8, the two children who were in
the bedroom, when Mrs. Beutinger
shot down her husband in self defense,
she claims, will be called upon to tes-
tify. Mrs. Beutinger herself, locked
in the Newark Jail, reiterated her
declaration that she only shot when
her husband sought to abuse her.
1T was retribution. For ten years
he has made my life HE'LL she said
Mrs. Beutinger said she was sub
jected to almost continuous mistreat-
ment, citing occasions when she said
her husband tried to gouge her eyes
beat her numerically, and choked her
The couple had five children and il
was for the sake of these, Mrs. Beu-
finger claims, she tried to suffer in
silence.
All five shots which she fired at heI
husband took effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-12
ON GETTING TOGETHER
Conference Today a Preliminary for
Arbitration Between Z. S. and Mex.

Washington, July IA communi-
cation from Mexico City reaching Eliseo
Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador
designate, today is understood to con-
tain instruction as to the form of the
negotiations by which settlement of
differences between the United States
and Mexico will be undertaken. The
ambassador made an engagement for
a conference with Acting Secretary
Polk at the state department.
After a talk with the acting secre-
tary, Mr.. Arredondo said details of the
proposed negotiations had not been
settled, but that he expected to be able
to make an announcement within a
few days. The subject discussed is
said to have been the selection of
commissioners to represent the re-
spective governments in formal con-
ferences.
Henry P. Fletcher. American am
bassador designate to Mexico, was
present during the interview. He
may head the American commission