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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-08
Thief VISITS HOME
OF BRIDGE DURING
MORNING SERVICES

While the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, 913
North A street, was conducting serv-
ices Sunday morning at Grace M. E.
church an unlimited and undesirable
caller visited his parsonage, said call.
or being burglar.
After the thief had procured a purse
containing So from a bedroom on the
second floor the minister's young
daughter met him. The thief calmly
informed the child that he had come
to the house to use the telephone. AS
people frequently came to the parson-
age for this purpose the little girl ac-
cepted the mans explanation without
Question and he walked leisurly down
the stairs and out Of the house.
The fact that robbery had been
committed in the house was not dis.
covered until after the Rev. Mr.. Bridge
returned from the church.
Little Miss Bridge was able to give
an accurate description of the burglar
but the police have not been able to
apprehend him. Nothing was taken
from the parsonage except the small
amount of money the thief found in
the purse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-08
GOODRICH PROMISES Co0O FAITH
IN ADMINISTERING new DUTIES

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. Sin his in
augural address delivered today,
James P. Goodrich, who became the
governor of Indiana for the next four
years this morning, declared his own
ambition as governor was to SO con-
duct the affairs of the Office that at
the end of his term the people would
say, "Well DONE" The address was
one of the shortest ever delivered by
new governor of the state. 1t re-
quired but few minutes to give. In
his address Mr.. Goodrich said:
Sensible of Great Honor
Il am not insensible of the great
honor conferred upon me by an eiec-
ton to the high Office of governor of
Indiana, nor am l ignorant of the re-
sponsibilities of this position, so l do
not come to you today with an ex-
altation of spirit, but rather with a
deep sense of the obligation to all of
the people of the commonwealth
which this honor imposes upon me.
81 am fully aware of my own limita-
tions. You do not require of me the
impossible. You do expect Of me,
however, honest and earnest endeavor
moved by no consideration save
that of the public welfare. You right
fully, demand of me that whatever
ability l possess, whatever of good
lies in me shall be devoted unselfishly
to the general good and that obliga-
tion | shall discharge to the utter
most
FaithfuIness is Promised
Responsibility to the people and
faithfulness to public trust is the best
answer which can be made to those
who insist that democracy is a fail
ure and is the surest safeguard of our
free institutions
eff in the administration Of the
states affairs, we make efficiency, not
partisan advantage, the standard; il
in the enforcement of the laws we act
impartially; if in the enactment of
laws there is honest, wise and cour-
ageous action with respect to the mat
ters dealt with, we shall disarm much
reckless and unintelligent criticism
and restore the confidence of the peo-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-08
COUNTY BOARD
RAISES WAGES
OF EMPLOYEES

To enable poorly paid county en-
ployes to meet the increased costs OF
living, county commissioners in ses-
sion Saturday decided to raise the
salary Of assistant court house janitor
from $40 a week to $50 month; the
salary Of court house elevator oper-
ator from $40 week to $45 month;
the pay of assistant matron at the
Home Of the Friendless from $22 to
$25 a month.
In addition to the increases, a new
5000 year position was created-ma-
tron of the county farm Mrs. F. B.
Petro, wife of the superintendent, was
appointed
Because of the low salary offered, It
had been impossible to find success
sor for Mrs. Ora Schroeder as assist
ant matron of the Home of the Friend
less 1t is thought the increase will
attract applicants.
Employees Re-appointed.
All save two of the county employ
So "tlC IC-dppOluICu Wy Illc SOlunlo'
sioners. w, H. Trusler, formerly trus.
tee OF Jefferson township. was ap-
pointed to succeed A. c. Brown as ele-
vator operator at the court house and
James Blythe, .colored, will succeed
Charles Morgan as turnkey at the
county Jail.
Other appointments made public to-
day are: Gath Freeman. county at
torney. $500 year; DR.. w. T. Fisher.
Centerville, poor farm physician, $240
a year: DR.. J. ]. Grosvenor. Jail phys
ician, 500 a year: Dr. S. Edgar Bond,
Home of the Friendless Jail phys
ician, 500 year: Carl c. Durkel,
court house engineer, $500 year:
Lindley Swain. chief court house jani-
tor, $75 a month: Thomas B. Martin,
assistant janitor, $50 month John
Markley was re-appointed janitor OF
the third floor to serve in addition to
his duties as court bailifO; John F.
Davenport, Benjamin F. Duke and Will
liam B. Dye. school fund appraisers,
east district, fifty cent fees for each
assessment; Thomas Dunbar. John
Nixon and Lincoln H. Jones, school
fund appraisers for middle district:
Charles T. Knapp, Clinton Martindale
and Jerry E. Meyers, school fund ap-
praisers for western district; Aurelia
Thomas, matron for the Home of the
Friendless Jail. $50 month.
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drug department and that all fees be
turned into the state.
State Statistician-Promis the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Roberts, statistician,
incumbent. to an office paying as well
as his present position, the new execu-
tive suggested the discontinuance OF
this office and the collection of statis-
tics by departments and their publ1ca-
tion on direction of the governor.
Attorney Generai-Governor Good
rich would have the legislature make
the Attorney General appointive by the
governor and hold the office charge
able with doing all legal work now
done by specially employed counsel III
the state departments.
Legal Clerk to the Governor-Gov-
ernor Goodrich will have this office
abolished and the Attorney Generals
office required to supply the executive
with legal advice.
Quartermaster GeneraI-A reduction
Of $1,000 a year in the salary OF this
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government, the maintenance of the
same standards of economy. efficiency
and service which prevail in the con-
duct of the most efficiently managed
private business"
Waits for Normal Conditions.
The governor urged that proposed
improvements and extensions of state
institutions be deferred until indus
trial conditions are more nearly nor
mai than they are at this time.
Other subjects treated by the gov
ernor's message follow:
Expenditure of Public Funds-
The governor recommended that re-
sponsibility for the expenditure OF
public money be taken from the vari-
Gus boards, commissions and depart
mental heads and centralized in the
governor.
Oil Department-The new execn-
tive suggested the abolishment of the
sixty state oil inspectors. the assign
ment of the work to the food and
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pie in their government. believe in
the good sense and honesty of the
people and am certain they desire an
administration of public affairs con-
Quoted in the interest of the state as
whole and not for any special inter
ests. This they ought to have; they
should not be satisfied with anything
less.
Asks Peoples Confidence
Asking for the confidence and sup
port of all the people and relying es-
pecially upon the assistance of their
representatives in the General Assem-
bly,, enter upon the discharge of the
duties of the Office of governor of In
diana with but one purpose and one
ambition and that is so to conduct
the affairs of the Office as to justify at
the hands of the people at the termin-
alton of four years, the words, We'll
DONE"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-08
STARTS THIRD COLONY

A new colony will be opened at
Easthaven next week, accommodating
20 or rs patients. 1t will be the third
farm colony in the experiment The
opening of the third house followed
successes of the other two which re-
suited in the release of several pa
tients. The colony patients have
made themselves self-supporting by
the plan and it is believed 10 per cent.
of the inmates will be accommodated
in colonies when the plan is fully
developed.
The farm produced 80 bushels of
wheat an acre in 1916.
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message rom the retiring governor,
delivered when the legislature con.
vened few days ago.
Wants Business Methods.
"The particular question before us, )"
asserted the new governor, lis that OF
putting the states business on a strict
business base with an attendant in
crease in efficiency-the universal
compliment of intelligent economy"
Urging that the rights of the min
ority in the assembly be given due re-
spect and declaring that the execu-
tive has no purpose to dictate, Gov
ernor Goodrich said great service
can be rendered the people of Indiana
and the cause of representative gov
ernment by undertaking these reforms
in businesslike way.
Recognizing the growing restless
ness of the people with the mounting
cost of government and the creation
of new office, Mr.. Goodrich adds, "We
may we'll aspire to the distinction Of
establishing the Indiana idea in state
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-08
WAR TO DEATH
ON OLD SATAN
STARTS IN CITY

Richmond's Church Federation will
outline final plans for the simultane-
Gus revival which will start in all
churces affiliated with the organiza-
tion, Jan. %, at banquet in the Y.
NJ. C. A., at $50 o'clock, tonight.
This revival If carried out as sched-
uled will be the most thorough war
ever waged on old Satan in Rich
mond Every family in the city will
receive a personal invitation to be-
come affiliated with some church. A
church census is being completed and
will be used as solid foundation for
the campaign. Each church will be
given a definite section of the city to
work
Recommends Prayer Session
The evangelistc committee will
recommend that the week before the
revival starts be devoted to cottage
prayer meetings.
DR.. Robert L. Kelly, who was re-
Gently chosen to head the federation.
will make his inaugural address; Rev.
C. M. Woodman, pastor of the Allen
Jay Memorial Friends church. will
speak on "The Value of the Church
Federation Survey; Ralph Little will
sing; Rev. E. E. Davis, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, will speak
on the Value of the Evangelistic
Campaign" The publicity, evangelis-
tic and finance committees will make
reports.
Members of governing council Of the
Federation are:
First Baptist. W. Ferguson, ]. H.
Unthank.
First Christian-Rev. L. E. Murray,
pastor; Pettis A. Reid, s. F. Mills.
Central Christian-Rev. Thomas H.
Adams, pastor; Roy Babylon, George
Mansfield.
East Main Street Friends'-Rev.
Milo S. Hinckle, pastor; Prof l.. D.
Campbell, Prof Arthur NJ Charles.
South Eighth Street Friends
Francis c. Anscombe. pastor: Charles
NJ. jenkins, Robert W. Randle.
West Richmond Friends'-Rev c.
NJ. Woodman, pastor; S. E. Nicholson.
st. Paul's Lutheran-Rev. w. E.
Rohlfing. pastor; Fred Heitbrink, Will
liam H. Meerhoff
First English Lutheran-Rev. F. A.
Dressed, pastor; DR.. A. L. Bramkamp,
Oliver Nusbaum.
Second English Lutheran-Rev. C.
Raymond Isley, pastor; George w.
Worley, John F. Holiday.
First Methodist Episcopal-Rev. H.
c. Harman, pastor; Frank r. McFail,
William Scull.
Grace Methodist Episcopal-Rev. u.
S. A. Bridge, pastor; .. F. Ward, H.
M. Kramer.
Third Methodist Episcopal-Rev. J.
P. Chamness, pastor; Ambrose Rob-
erts, William Hazlitt
First Presbyterian-Rev. J. J. Rae,
pastor: DR.. c. S. Bond, Howard Dill.
Second Presbyterian-Rev. e. z.
Davis, pastor; Claudius Riegel, e. o.
Mott.
United Brethren-Rev H. S. James,
pastor; Waldo Lacey, Bert Horn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-08
DRAW RESOLUTIONS
To STATE SOLONS
ON LIQUOR TRADE

William Bartel, Jr.. Wayne county
Representative, Oliver Lafuze, joint
representative of Wayne and Union
counties and Walter McConata, SEN
ator from this district, in the state
legislature, will receive the following
resolution passed by the Central
Christian church last night:
Resolved, that we respectively
urge your cooperation and endorse
ment both by your influence and vote
in supporting any measures that may
come up before the august body with
which you meet, in securing legisla-
tive Statutory Prohibition in 1917"
The Rev. Thomas H. Adams, pastor
of the church, preached vigorous
sermon condemning the liquor traffic
last night. In part he said:
Can a man be Christian apart
from being a minister of the Gospel
and not hate the traffic? He cannot.
Can be father worthy of the name
and not hate it. I cannot.
Church Deserves Death
"The church that refuses to partici-
pate in this, the greatest moral evil
of the ages, ought to be put out of
commission Immediately" he de-
clared.
"If l had a hundred dollars and
wanted to invest 1t for the best good
of humanity. l would steer clear of
rum
''If l had it invested in boots and
shoes. the working man would get
s20.71; if for furniture, he would get
s23.77; hardware, $2417; clothing,
s17.42; mems furnishings, 1884;
woolen goods, $12.86. If l invest it
in liquor, the working man would get
S123.
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BARTEL GETS
ONLY MINOR
PLACES FOR
LEGISLATURE
Representative LaFuze Civ
en- Membership on Roads
and Public Expenditures
Committees.
MOTOR CLUB PLEASED

Representative Will H. Bartel. Jr.
has been assigned to four committees
In the house and Oliver P. LaFuse, Of
Liberty, joint representative for
Wayne and Union counties, to six, ac.
cording to legislative appointments an
nounced today.
Bartels committees are Sinking
Fund, Public Buildings, Cities and
Towns and Banks.
LaFuze is member of the commit.
tees on Roads, Natural Resources Of
the State, Sinking Fund, Rights and
Privileges, Benevolent and Scientific
Institutions and Public Expenditures.
6artel Faces Heavy Work.
Since it has become known that
Representative Bartel will take part in
forming the cities and towns legisla-
ton, plans are being made to give him
plenty OF business from home In the
form Of soundings on business govern
ment, which is a cause espoused by
the Commercial club.
Mr.. Bartel left early this morning
for Indianapolis and Senator McCon-
aha had departed last night. Senator
McConaha Is slated for one Of the I'M
portant posts in the senate, the chair
manship Of the finance committee. He
is the lone Progressive Of the senate
and votes with the Republicans. He
has a strong backing for the finance
chairmanship.
Commercial Club EIated
The Commercial club and Wayne
County Automobile club were elated
today to hear Of Representative La
Fuzes appointment to the roads COM
mittee with Luke Duffey of Indian.
apols. the Commercial club speaker
for tonights meeting. LaFnze has ex-
pressed himself on road matters in ex'
actly the same terms as tho two clubs
and the highway suncrinterdenfs. III
favor of state highway ,dnrartment
TO receive federal aid for the state.
Three of the other committees OF
which he will be member are I'M
rortant
James X. Mason. who previously
represented Wayne and Fayette coun-
ties. appears on many committees as
Fayette county representative. His
postoffice address Is Milton but he
lives Just over the county line.
Apparently there is no representa-
ton for Wayne county on the commit
tee which will consider dry and wet
matters. Representative Bartel who
was said to have been slated for the
committee did not appear in its per-
sonnet.
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CAN'T SLIP BOOZE
INTO DRY STATES

WASHINGTON, Jan. S-The Webb
Kenyon law designed to prevent
liquor shipments from wet to dry
states, was today declared constitu-
tional by the supreme court by a vote
of seven to two which also upheld
West Virginia's prohibition amend
ment prohibiting citizens from receiv-
ing liquor for personal use shipped by
common carriers in interstate COM
merce
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officer was urged by Mr.. Goodrich. be-
cause OF the Federal grant of this sum.
Conservation Commission-A non.
partisan commission of four to serve
without pay to replace the state fish
and game commission, the state board
OF forestry, and the offices of state
geologist, and state entomologist was
recommended by the governor.
Three Mile Road Law-Describing
the method of applying this law as
"wasteful." Governor Goodrich asked
it's repeal.
State Highway Commissioned COM
mission of four members, non-partisan
and without salary was asked by Gov
ernor Goodrich, to be given authority
to establish main roads, eligible to
state and federal aid
Banking and Insurance-A depart
ment separate from the office auditor
of state, to be headed by non-partisan
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DRY FORCES
make PLEA
TO SOLONS
FOR ACTION
Audience Which Fills Reid
Memorial G hurch ADJ
dresses Resolutions to Mem
in State Assembly. (.
MURRAY HITS TRAFFIC.

Final appeal to Wayne county'E
representatives and senator in the,
state legislature for support in max
ing Indiana dry in 1917" was made
yesterday afternoon by the dry"
forces in the form Of a resolutions
passed unanimously by the 700 per-
sons present at the mass meeting in
the Reid Memorial church.
In addition, resolutions were passed.
and sent in the form Of a night letter
to Senators Watson and Kern and
Representative Ffnly Gray in con-
gress asking that they use their in1iu-
ence TO secure constitutional prohi-
bftion- It was explained that these
resolutions are especially appropriate
ct this time since the question of vot-.
ing the District of Columbia "dry" is
scheduled to come before congress
this week.
Will Send Urgent Pleas
Individuals, churches and organiza.
tons were urged to send kilograms
and letters to their law makers-na-
tional and state-urging support Of
dry measures
The meeting was described by dry
workers as being the strongest united
appeal ever made on legislators by
Richmond people. The purpose of the
gathering was to arouse interest Of
the people sympathetic with tie dry
movements so that they will make de-
mands upon the men they helped
elect to support the prohibition meas
ure.
The following appeal will be sent to
William Fl. Bartel, Jr., Wayne county
state representative, who has declar-
ed that he will oppose the prohibition
measure, Oliver LaFuze. joint state
representative of Wayne and Unicn
counties, and Walter McConaha, state
senator.
Text Of Resolutions
: Resolved, That We, citizens of
Richmond in mass meeting assembled
Jan. Z. earnestly petition the repre-.
sentative of Wayne county and the
joint representative in the house of
representatives and our own repre-
sentative in the state senate to sup
port and vote for law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors in the state of Indiana"
The resolution to the congressman
follows:
1--WE are heartily in favor of nation
al constitutional prohibition and will
do all within our power to secure the
adoption Of an amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States forever
prohibiting the sale, manufacturing
for sale. transportation for sale, i'm
portation for sale and expectation for
sale of intoxicating liquors for bever-
age purposes in the United States in
accordance with the joint resolution
introduced in the United States SEN
ate by Senators Morris Sheppard and
Jacob H. Gallinger and in the House
of Representatives by Edwin p Webb
and Addison T. Smith"
Many Men in Audience.
The surprising feature of yesterday
afternoons meeting was that at least
half of the capacity audience was COM
posed of men.
Rev. L. E. Murray. who has been ac-
lively connected with the Anti-Saloon
league, gave the first speech of the
afternoon. He placed especial en-
phasis on the fact that all differences
between the various dry" forces of
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4. c. |. RECEIVES SEVERE BLOW FROM COW;
ASYLUM HOLSTEIN GIVES 537 POUNDS MILK

A championship Holstein for the
state may have been discovered on
Easthaven farm by the superintend-
ent. D. w. Scott and E. H. Wieland, a
field worker for the Holstein Friesian
association. The cows wonderful rec
ord was made last week in test for
advanced registry. She is four
year-old, bred, raised and fed by Mr..
Scott and is steady performer, he
said.
Her production of butter for seven
days was 1857 pounds. She gave
537 pounds of milk averaging 3S per
cent. butter fat. This is more than
nine gallons of milk day while the
average is less than four gallons for
good cows and about one pound Of
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butter daily. She will produce 80
pounds of butter a week next year.
Mr.. Scott believes, and may be con-
tender for national honors.
Another COW given the test at the
same time produced 377S pounds of
milk averaging 3.6 per cent butter
fat and 17.51 pounds of butter. Both
cows made the advanced registry,
making four from the Easthaven farm
which are on the national roll of hon.
or for performance They are the
only cows from Wayne county on the
advanced registry, Mr.. Scott believes.
There are Is Holsteins in the East
haven herd, twenty of which are reg
istered.
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COUNTY SURVEYOR
GETS MANY QUERIES

County Surveyor Horton reported
today that the contracts for erecting
two large cement bridges over the
Whitewater river here will draw nids
from the largest bridge construction
companies of the county. Inquiries
are beginning literally pour into his
office.
Pacific Bridge Company, Seattle,
Washington, which is at present doing
much bridge work in Dayton, o., had
representative here Saturday and Sun
day looking over the sites and making
inquiries as to when the bids will be
advertised for.
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TWO SCHOLARSHIPS
RECEIVED BY BOYS

Wayne township won first place for
having the largest dairy club in the
state in the October and November
State Dairy contest conducted under
the auspices of Purdue university.
Ivan T. Beck, township agricultural
supervisor, received notice to this ef-
feet today. The prizes are two $25
scholarships to the Purdue short
course this week. These went to the
two boys winnir first and second
places in the township contest. Paul
Stanley of the Middleboro school and
Clay Hapner of school number 5.
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AMENDED COMPLAINT
TO BE FILED IN CASE

Special Judge A. c. Lindemuth
overruled the motion OF the defendant
for judgment on demurrer in the
suit of Blanche Howell against Marg-
aret Calkins to set aside judgment in
circuit court today. At the same time
he granted attorneys for the plaintiff
permission to withdraw their motion
to dismiss and agreed to allow them
to present an amended complaint.
Mrs. Howell is seeking to gain posses
sion of her child which was adopted
by Mrs. Calkins several years ago.
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NIGHT SCHOOL OPENS
FOR SPRING COURSE
At SCHOOL TONIGHT

Spring term Of the Richmond high
school night school will be launched
this evening when old students and
beginners meet for registration and
class assignments. Actual work will
start tonight, according to Principal
Pjckell who is determined not to lose
a minute in the eight weeks course
offered to the public of Richmond 1t
is expected that fully 500 students will
be enrolled tonight. Another session
will be held Wednesday and on Mon
day and Wednesday evenings there
after