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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
JOHN RIDENBAUGH, q,
is DEAD after BEING
STRUCK BY MACHINE

John Ridenbaugh, % years old, who
has been making his home with Mr.,
and Mrs Claude Smelser at 1910 Sher-
idan street, died about lis o'clock
Sunday afternoon at Reid Memorial
hospital as a result of an accident in
which he was struck by an automo-
bile. The accident occurred about
11:15 o'clock Sunday morning when
Mr. Ridenbaugh was playing baseball
in the street on Sheridan between
School and Grant streets.
Two automobiles were approaching
the scene from opposite directions
both drivers endeavoring to avoid
striking any of the boys and to avert
collision. Mr.. Ridenbaugh, stepping
out of the path of the automobile
which was coming south, was struck
by the truck driven by Harvey Forbes,
which was going north. The impact
threw Mr.. Ridenbaugh onto the fend-
er of the truck and then to the street,
his head striking the cement pave
ment and the car passing over his
body.
Dies at Hospital
He was first taken to his home and
then to Reid hospital where he died
on the operating table less than two
hours after the accident Death was
caused by fracture of the skull when
the head struck the concrete pave
ment There were no other bones
broken in the accident
The body was removed to the fun
eral parlors of Pohlmeyer, Downing,
Stegall and company. and funeral ar
rangements viii be made later upon
the arrival of the mother from Con-
nersville.
Authorities do not hold Mr.. Forbes
in any way responsible for the acci-
dent. their statement being that the
accident was unavoidable
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
BUDGET BUREAU TRIES
To CUT EXPENSES TO
THREE BILLION FIGURE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.--Effort now
is being made by the federal budget
bureau to cut governmental expendi-
lures for the next fiscal year down to
three billion dollar mark.
If the federal expenses can be cut to
this figure, it will represent reduc-
tion of about s750.O0O,O0O below the
expenditures for the current fiscal
year. This saving with receipts of
about S2OO,O00,000 expected from inter
est on the foreign debt. will make pos
sible further large reduction in taxes
during the next year.
The Budget for the next fiscal year,
which begins July /. 1928 will be sub
mitted to congress when it meets in
regular session early in December.
General H. NJ. Lord, successor to
Hell and Maria" Dawes, the first fed
eral budget director, is forcing heads
If many governmental bureaus to cut
their financial requests.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
HALL-MILLS MURDER
EVIDENCE EXPECTED
BEFORE JURY TODAY
(Rv Associated Pressl

NEW BRUNSWICK, \. J., Oct. ga
Prosecutor Azariah Bekkman of Som
erset county was expected to lay the
evidence in the Hall-Mills murder case
before the grand jury late today. At
the same time detectives on his staff
were busy rounding up new and old
witnesses for examination at a secret
headquarters, where most witnesses
have been taken recently in an effort
to avoid the many newspaper men
working on the case.
Great interest was manifested by
authorities in report that the Rev.
Edward Wheeler Hall, slain rector of
the Episcopal church of St. John the
Evangelist, once employed a private
detective to curb the activities of a
man who Mrs Eleanor Reinhardt Mills
choir leader, killed with the clergy
man, had complained was annoying
her.
An inquiry was begun today also of
the report that another woman was in
volved in the love complication of DR..
Hall and that he visited her alone in
a Manhattan apartment. Authorities
have learned that DR.. Hall sent a tele-
gram to this woman early in August
It read. will be at your apartment
late this evening Western Union of
ficials have declined to turn copy OF
the message over to the authorities
without a court order.
Both reports We're said to be sup
ported by documentary evidence and
left little doubt that both DR.. Hall and
Mrs. Mills had other admirers. who
might be able to throw light on the
mystery
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
PROBE BLAZE
COSTING LIVES
OF F15PERSONS
See Work of Maniac
Houses Guarded

NEW YORK, Oct 23.-Tenements
we're guarded today against torch
maniac" believed responsible for the
fire which cost the lives of Is persons
injured II and made $50 persons home
less in an upper East Side apartment
house Sunday morning.
Authorities have no doubt that the
fire was of incendiary origin. The
finding of the charred iron skeleton
of a baby carriage on the first floor
led to this conclusion. 1t was believed
the maniac placed oil paper in the
carriage and then threw match in it.
The maniac is held responsible for
loss Of 21 lives in the last month in
fires started in the Identical manner
as this one.
Two separate inquiries were launch
ed today into the origin of the fire.
Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy was in
charge of one investigation, and AS
sistant District Attorney John r. Hen
mis- of the homicide bureau of the
other.
The fire was thought to have started
under the main stairway in the hall
of a FIVE story double tenement struct-
ure at 10th street and Lexington ave
nue.. Six baby carriages had been
parked there the evening before.
In many respects the fire was sim
liar to one Tn the same street but
on the west side month ago in which
seven lives we're lost.
Many Lose Lives.
Six members of the family of Abra-
ham Sugarman were burned to death
and five or six members of the Silver
family lost their lives in the flames.
Several of the dead We're killed in
jumping from the burning structure.
Two bodies those of man and a
woman, were charred so badly as to
render Identification difficult, if not
impossible.
The fire made rapid headway, sheets
of flame roaring through wooden air
shafts and Railways up five floors in
Is minutes. Many thrilling rescues
were made. Frederick Strokacch was
credited by police with saving Is
lives. He was taken to the hospital
severely burned Neighbors gave
shelter to the homeless families.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
Local Company Offers
Plot Of Ground For
Use As Playground

Report of the completion of the ce-
ment roadway in the alley south of
North A street between North Seventh
and Eighth at cost of $926.S6 was
given the board of works by the city
engineer Monday
That the Jenkins-Vulcan Spring COM
pany has offered the city a plot of
ground to use as a playground was the
statement embodied in a recommends
tion by Dell B. Davis, secretary of the
city plan commission made to the
board of works Monday. The state
ment recommended that grading of the
lot be commenced at once.
The board received the recommends
tion and turned over the matter to the
city attorney who will draw up an
agreement with the company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
tuberculosis Needs
Not to be Decided
by Vote of People

Acting on the advice of Denver c.
Harlan, county attorney. county COM
missioners have decided not to submit
the question of building a tuberculosis
hospital to the voters at the fall cleo
ton. Such action would, if the vote
were favorable, really work against
the speedy carrying out of the project,
it is said.
At present, the commissioners have
full authority TO 60 ahead with the
project. Ii the people We're to vote in
favor of the project, the commissioners
would be authorized TO spend only a
certain stated sum. Another election
and another vote by the people would
be required before this sum could be
exceeded. Thus if the cost of the
building went above the amount appro-
priated, construction could not be fin
ished until the question had again
been acted upon by the people.
Seek Public Sentiment
1t will be recalled that the object of
placing the question on the ballot this
fail was to determine if the people
were in favor of going ahead with the
hospital at once. -7If this question
could be presented in such way that
it would not interfere with future
action, 1t would be valuable indi-
cation of public sentiment. But pre-
sented in any other way, it is worse
than useless.
The opinion of Denver Harlan,
county attorney, follows:
"a special statute covering this
proposition provides that if petition.
specifying the amount to be expended
is presented to the county commits
sioners signed by at least 200 resident
freeholders they shall cause the ques-
ton to be voted on at the next regu-
lar election, the question to be
whether or not a hospital shall be
erected at the cost specified"
The county commissioners already
have authority to go ahead with con-
struction of hospital. and in fact
have proceeded upon this theory, ex-
pending some $4,000 in preliminary
improvements. So, if the question
were put to the voters in the manner
provided by this law, it would leopard
ize the $4,000 investment already
made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
GARD MAY WIN RACE
IN 3RD OHIO DISTRICT:
LIQUOR ISSUE FACTOR

CAMDEN, Ohio, Oct. 23.-The sixth
Indiana districts Buckeye neighbor,
the third Ohio district, comprising the
counties of Montgomery, Butler and
Preble, is one of the important poll
tical backgrounds in Ohio this cam
paign.
The third district has been repre-
sented in congress by a Republican,
Roy G. Fitzgerald, of Dayton, since
March 4, 1921 Prior to that time it
was for many years Democratic terri
tory. The eight years preceding Fitz-
gerald's election Warren Gard, Demo
crat, of Hamilton, was the congress
man. He is the Democratic candidate
again this year Fitzgerald is the Re
publican nominee Both are exper-
fenced, resourceful campaigners and
siderable pep into an otherwise dull
campaign.
Gard did not make the race for con-
gress in 1920. He could have had the
Democratic nomination that year, but
he was not candidate, so it went to
William G. Pickerel. whom FitZger-
aid defeated by plurality of 7,130.
May Be Reelected
IL 10 CHdI Seu ny 1dIu pOllllCdl Op'
ponents that he foresaw the Repub.
lican landslide of 1920 and for that
reason side-stepped the Democratic
nomination. Be that as it may Gard
entered the campaign this year with.
out the stigma of defeat attached TO
his record and if he develops his for
mer strength he probably will be re-
elected. This is, of course, not ad.
mitted by the Republican managers
Admitting that the district is normally
Democratic they are banking heavily
on the good record made by Fitzger.
aid in congress, on his military record
and on his personal popularity to hold
the district in the Republican column
They do not dispute the fact, how
ever, that if Fitzgerald is reelected
it will be by plurality under the 1920
figure.
The wet" and dry issue has again
been injected into the Ohio campaign
by the submission of an amendment tC
the state constitution to permit the
manufacture and sale of light wine:
and beer. 1t has crowded nearly al
other issues into obscurity. This sit
uation, apparently, adds much strength
to the Gard candidacy.
! The third Ohio district not only 1.
nomally Democratic but it it also wet
| And Gard is as much a wet as he is
Democrat. 1t has been said of F'itz
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
TRACTION HITS AUTO
STALLED AT CROSSING;
NO ONE is INJURED

CENTERVILLE, Oct 23-An auto
mobile driven by Benjamin Arbogast,
of Richmond was completely demol-
ished when it was struck by an in
bound traction car at Harvey's cross
ing near Centeryille Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Arbogast's car had stalled on
the tracks with the engine trouble and
he was unable to move it because of
the grade at that poiTt. He made an
effort TO warn the approaching car
and thought the motorman had re
sponded. No one was in the car when
the impact came. 1t is said that the
auto was stalled 10 minutes before it
was struck by the traction car.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
PUTSL0CAL HOSPITAL
ON ACCREDITED LIST

? Reid Memorial hospital, of this city,
was placed officially on the list of ac-
credited hospitals of the United States
at a meeting of the American College
of Surgeons in Boston. Mass, Monday.
Adoption of the plan of standardiza-.
ton recommended by College of Sur
geons and strict compliance with its
program, are required before any hos
pital may be placed on this list. Last
year when the list was published, Reid
Memorial hospital had complied with
all the requirements except two, which
were cared for later in the year.
Minimum Standard
The minimum standard, recon-
mended for adoption by the college of
surgeons, contains many features
which go to insure the patient at one
of these hospitals the best possible
treatment The standard requires:
That physicians and surgeons privi-
legged to practice in the hospital be
organized as a definite group or staff.
That membership upon the staff be
restricted to physicians who are ta)
competent in their respective fields
and (b) worthy in character and in
matters ofa profe fessieIaal ethies hat
in this latter connection the practice
of division Of fees, under any gulse
whatever, be prohibited.
Must Adopt Rules
That the staff initiate and with the
approval of the governing board of the
hospital, adopt rules, regulations and
policies governing the professional
work. of the hospital, these rules to
provide:
(a) That staff meetings be held at
least once each month.
OBJ That the staff review and
analyze at regular intervals the clini-
cal experience of the staff in the var
ious departments of the hospital, such
as medicine and surgery, obstetrics,
etc. -
That accurate and complete case re
cords be kept for all patients, a COM
plete record being one which carries
the personal history of the patient, the
physical examination, the working df
agnosis, treatment. etc.
That clinical laboratory facilities be
available for the study, diagnosis and
| treatment of patients.
Two of these provisions we're recent
/ ly adopted by Reid Memorial hospital
requiring laboratory facilities and that
regarding the division of fees. The
/ others had been put in some time be-
/ fore.
| Continuation of Work
! Standardization of hospital is mere
Ily the second step of a movement
which started years ago when mini
mum standards of practice were SCI
among surgeons. These standards
were set by the American College OF
/ Surgeons and contained provisions
/ for minimum standard of training
and experience and the fighting OF
commercialism in surgery.
Hospital Standardization started
about six years ago and spread among
/ the larger hospitals. Later, as others
became acquainted with the plan, the
smaller hospitals began 10 come into
+ line. with the result that all the in
stitutions of standing in this country
now are on the list of approved hos
pitals.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
CHICAGO men FACE
CONSPIRACY CHARGE

CHICAGO, Oct. 23-John p. Nor
ton and Martin Byrnes were held in
communicate today following their al
legged confessions that they conspired
to bring about the acquittal of Thomas
Walsh, labor leader, at his trial for the
murder of Adolph Georg, cafe propr1-
etor. Walsh was freed on the charge.
The two men implicated declared they
were promised $4,000 each. They
implicated a third man, who police
were searching for
An attempt Will be made today to
have Walsh's bond of $4,000 can
celled and have him returned to Jail
Walsh must stand trial for the mur-
der of Georbe Cast, waiter, who was
killed by the same fusillade of bullets
that slew Georg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
GOV. ALLEN TO SPEAK
HERE TUESDAY NIGHT

Governor Henry J. Allen Of Kansas,
will deliver an address in the Morton
high school auditorium Tuesday night
under the auspices of the Wayne
county Republican central committee.
Will Keller win be in charge of the
meeting and all arrangements will be
made through the headquarters office.
Governor Allen is famous for having
introduced the industrial court idea in
to Kansas labor disputes. He will ar
rive Tuesday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
Mrs. Lloyd George Seeks
House For Three Months
CBv Associated Press)

LONDON Oct, 23.-Mrs. Lloyd
George went house hunting today
as her husband was packing up at 10
Downing street. where they have lived
for the past six years 1t was an.
nounced the former premier will lease
a furnished town house for three
months This is taken to indicate
that Lloyd George expects to be back
home" in Downing street by that
time. Large crates of records and per-
sonal effects of the premier have been
packed and are awaiting the arrival of
The Pantechincon, or the moving van,
as thev saw in America.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
West Manchester Home
Is Damaged By Blaze

WEST MANCHESTER. Oct. 23--7
Slight damage was done to the home
of Elva Vance here Monday when the
house caught on fire. Origin of the
blaze is unknown. Insurance covers
part of the loss. which was largely
caused By water used to extinguish
the fire
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
RULING
BARRING SHIP
SALES UPHELD
Companies to Appeal
--Order in Effect
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S. = Judge
Learned Hand today upheld the
Daugherty ruling forbidding ships
bringing liquor into American ports in
his decision on the application of
steamship companies for Injunction
against enforcement of the decree.
Everett Masten, consul for the
White Star line, announced that his
firm and representatives of II other
foreign and domestic lines, represent,
ed in the proceedings, would bring an
appeal as soon as possible.
The original action against the
Daugherty ruling was brought by the
Cunard and Anchor lines. which were
later joined by 10 other companies
including most of the important for
eign and American lines in the trans
Atlantic trade. All brought bills in
equity, mentioning Secretary Mellon
H. B. Stuart, collector of this port, and
federal prohibition agents.
Claim Rights Invaded
The companies, in their arguments
to the court, claimed the Daugherty
ruling was not only in violation of the
constitution of the United States, bu;
an invasion of the reights of foreign
countries.
The Santa Luisa, which went dry on
the way from Valparaiso and other
South American ports, arrived today
with only 20 passengers, the smallest
number officials of the Grace line
could recall. Capt Williamson re
ceived orders by radio to land all
liquor at Cristobel Promptly three
Englishmen left the ship to finish the
trip under a British flag vessel. Other
passengers with promptness, slowed
away a private stock and the night
before the ships bar was cleaned out
they stayed awake for John Barley
corn.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. The
liquor statutes in all their broadened
scope, outlined by Attorney General
Daugherty, are. now in effect and will
be rigidly enforced, Prohibition Com
missioner Haynes declared today wher
informed of the decision of Judge
Hand in New York. refusing to issue g
permanent Injunction to complaining
ship companies.
Activities of enforcement agents
Mr.. Haynes said, naturally would be
made to conform to any legal Hmita
lions imposed by the tentative stay
from the New York courts, but the
commission emphasized that no gen
eral extension of time would be made
in enforcement of the legal require
ments of prohibition on American
vessels everywhere at sea and on for
eign ships in American waters
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
PONzI GOES ON TRIAL
IN SUPERIOR court
- Assoeiated Pressl

BOSTON, Oct 23-Charles Ponzi
went on trial in superior court today
on charges of larceny and conspiracy
preferred against him by the common
wealth as result of his scheme of so
percent return to investors in As days,
through trading in international postal
reply coupons. Ponzi is now serving
a federal sentence for using the mails
to defraud, but the United States su-
preme court ruled that he could be
tried at this time on the state indict-
ments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
Pack OF Wolves DriUen
From Marsh In Indiana

WARSAW. Ind. Oct. pa pack
of wolves was driven from a marsh
IL miles northeast of Warsaw today
They killed hound belonging to Ray
Teeple, a farmer, who was helping
run them down. Farmers and resi-
dents Of small towns have been terror
lied by reports of depredations by the
wolves
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
Army Officer, Mechanic
Held For Rum Running

LAREDO, Texas, Oct 21-An army
officer, his mechanic and an army air
plane were reported held here early
today following Illustration by authori-
ties of an alleged attempt to smuggIe
cargo of booze from Mexico over the
border. Fifteen sacks of whisky were
confiscated Authorities refused to
make known the name of the alleged
army officer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
SCHOOL AUTHORITIES
ARE UNDER SENTENCE
CBv Associated Press)

CHICAGO. Oct. 23.-Ten members
of the Chicago school board today
faced prison terms or fines as a result
of the graft inquiry made by a sPe-
cial grand Jury. Seven men and three
women we're under sentence. Authori-
ties continued the search for Fred
Lundin. member of the school board
who has evaded arrest for nearly a
week
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-23
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
Ev w & Moore

: fOh lGHMONO ANU NICINI Y
BY w. {. Moore
Cool and fair tonight and Tuesday;
frost and probably freezing tempera-
ture tonight.
The passing away of the storm
which was over western Colorado or
Saturday is being followed by rising
barometrit pressure which will result
in fair weather for the next "A hours.
probably for 4s hours. Rather low
temperatures will prevail tonight.
Temperature Yesterday at Pumping
Station
MdAlDuH -...... ~
MINIMUM ..--,-#-... ---..-... AZ
Today
Weather conditions-The rainstorm
is now over the middle Atlantic states
and the St Lawrence valley. Fair
weather covers the western plain
states. 1t is rather cool over the Mis-
sissippi valley states. Temperatures
are nearly freezing or slightly below.
but no severe cold is reported from
any part of the United States.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather 5ureau-Fair tonight and
Tuesday: colder tonight, probably
frost; slowly rising temperature Tues.
day.