Hamilton Evening Journal from Hamilton, Ohio • Page 16

A I OF THE JOURNAL to Inttrrtt, to entertain Md to instruct and point out that 'concern them, bhuiielen bu been the rich reward. EVENING PAGE SIXTEEN THURSDAY, FEBBUASY IbvHn in kdn. la the Journal reflect bndneu, Oni nftdeni an lookini for iaUrMttaf newt, GARBAGE COLLECTION MOTORIZED, THREE TRUCKS WORK TODAY Municipa I Swimming Pool To Be Bu iltlnEas tViewjPark CHIEF ENGINEER ELIMINATED HAMILTON IN As Woodrow Was Laid To Rest HUNDREDSJJATHERED At Elks To Pay Tribute, Judge Card Gives Address 13clls foiled and flags drooped at mourning on Hie staffs of buildings as Hamilton joined with the notion in mourning (ho loss of Woodrow Wilson ycslcrclay afternoon. hastily arranged but carefully worked out as delail wcro-held iu the hall room of the I31ks Tcmplo where- several hundred Hamillonians, many of whom J.neir and nil of whom respected lite, fallen leader assembled to pay to him their final trihule. Bccoiafions were simple but ef- feefhe.

On the tnblo of Iho stage stood a 'bouquet of carna- lions, symbolic of mourning, while at back of i etiigo liung a Jnrgo American fliife drnped with ciepe. Work of arranging and decorating llio 'luill was done by iho members of Hamilton Ixidgc So. 93 B. P. 0.

Elks, who also donated the hull for Iho purpose. Tho Hamilton hif-h school band 'directed by Prof. Will Lcho seated in fho balcony 7laycd a fiinernl mairch as flip opening part of the ceremony. Ifollowing this, the 'audience roso fend 6flBg Rev. James H.

Deiiney, pastor ot the First Methodist Episcopal church then delivered the prayer. In words of wonderful eloquence delivered thanks, Maker lor the personality and Iho work of Woodrow Wilson and prayed that his spirit would Hvn forever iin tho heart of America. Mayor Howard Ihcn-iiV-, troduced Judge B. James Kshcr was "next, iiilrd- rfucccl who, Bcconrpauied on the by Mrs. Arthur Ulinsohiiei- dcr sang two beautiful solos, "God Grant us Repose" by Maley and "Requiem" by Rpgera.

i Tho meoiprial address, Ihp full text lyhich is published o'n another of this paper was Ih'en delivered in ji 'most blocincnt manner by Warren Card, member of the war congress i I Wilson admiuislration and a pcr- sonal friend of departed lead- ei'. "The Star Spangled Banner" sung by the audience lead by Ellis Ililey closed the meeting. FAlLYLEFT DESTITUTE And Children Appeal To Mayor For Aid Park Board Selected Site, i Club Makes i i Improvement Possible A- municipal swimming pool will bo built in Kasl View park, Hancock Woods, East Hamilton. Cily council, Wednesday night, set the machinery in motion by passing resolutions the Board of Park commissioners authority to spend $25,000 in building the pool. In another ordinance council con- to the commission $1,800 for lots near flic Homeless, without funds and employment, Mrs.

Rudolph Pier, mother of three children, appealed this morning to Mayor Howard E. Kelly for aid. Taking the family bank account, Mrs. Pier said, her husband disappeared one month ago. Since that tinie the mother and children have been existing through the kindness of friends.

William, 13, Hie oldest child, acted as interpreter for his mother in making the plea for assistance. Mrs. Pier is a and is tinablo to speak English. Joseph, 5 and Anna, 8, are the other children. Mother and the son, who acted as her interpreter, have walked the streets for.

days. The mother hns been refused employment. "You an too old--no work for you," has sometimes been the reply to her plea for wok. Mayor Kelly issues an appeal today for relief of the poverty- stricken famity. Anyone who has two rooms to rent is urged to get in touch with the mayor, at once.

The mayor is also anxious to get in communication at once wifli anyone having employment for the woman. "Yes," answered for bis mother, can work and ironfs lo work. "I want to get job too, but everybody jaya I'm too little." The husband deserted his family ifter llichi hero from Cleveland. Sii years ago tho Pier family sentcd spending. Bast View park.

This Innd will be used for park purposes. After muoli deliberation nnd in- rcsligiilion the BoSrd pf Park Commissioners selected Etist park, formerly Hancock WoodSj as tlic silo for the municipal swimming pool, to be conslruclcd -wijli funds largely subscribed through 'ilic Lions clnb campaign Inst fnll. The Li-, ons sponsored nnd promoted Ihe movcincnl. (Jroat Caro Taken 'fho delay in announcing ot llio site shows the cnro expended by the commissioners in imiking decision, jlftuiy difficulties were encountered. The recreation ground in (lie Third Ward, adjacent'to properly of Tlic Ford Molor conipany, was considered and abandoned, upon tho advice of ninny citizens, because of contemplated industrial developments in Hint vicinity.

Park- commissioners mid school board members favored the recreation field located on Fair avenue, part, of which is used ns a football baseball grounds by school Part of this rccrcatioimljlold' was foiind unavailable becanso laws governing tho Board of Education leasing of ground lo lie park commissioners. Fairgrounds Unavailable Another site, of five acres irhici: forms iho soiilbvest corner oE the Butler County fairgrounds, was found uimvailnhlo because of legal technicalities involving the exact ol: the Board oC Directors of the Butler connly Agricultural so- cielyi llio Board of Comity Commissioner;) mid tho Board of Park Commissioners. After several months spout in cttorfs to choose suitable place for the swimming pobl Iho park commissioners were finally forced to Use ground already owned and controlled by tho park board. By far'lh? most.desirable was Ihq sjlb ini IJa'st View park, overlooking' city. Hero a largo pool and bath houses can bo creeled, surrounded by LeantiCul shade trees nnd shrubbery md a largo space reserved as.a nrking space for antos, in- crfcring with Ibcrpark proper.

12 Lots Purchased Additional recently, purohns- by tliB Park Commission nnd Iho Just End Improvement nssooinlipn can he developed with baseball dia- nonds and tennis courts, C. W. Binlz, swimming pool engineer Lansing, will ar- in Hamilton this week lo pre- iaro plans nnd specification at oiice 'or tho pool. I' 'Is i asked for is soon as UK niey subscribed has ecu collccled. In addition to Hie mount subscribed, tho Board of Commissioners will appropriate 'unds to complete tho pool and bath louses whicb will cost npproximate- $22,000 to $25,000.

Tentative Hamilton's Weather (By A. B. HEATH) Maximum yesterday 33, Minimum last night 10. Temperatures for (bo same data for ilia' follow- laa years: i 10J11022 1021 WJ01I )0 10 15 37 10 20 ail JO 18 ilaus cull for fl peol 120 feet. Tho Lions club 300 feet by immediately notify all subscribers lo call at Til" National Bank and Trust pay their subscriptions, so that contracts can be made and work started on the pool in.

the early ipring. TWO SMALL FIRES. Damage was small in two fires Wednesday at the homes of C. L. Nciderman, 2SO-1 Pleasant avenue, and Anna Lyons, 137 street Sparks from chimney set firo to the root at the Xeidennan home at 10:53 p.

an overheated cual range set fire lo the floor at the Lyons homo nt 2:05 p. m. At City Plants, But Council Not Unanimous Contending, that a chief.engineer at Iho city wafer and electric light ilanls is not necessary, oily coun- Wednesday night passed an or-, dinancc abolishing Iho position. Joseph B. Meyers, service, dircc- announced today he will discharge William Cbnkley, for years engineer at the plant, when fho or- linanco becomes effective.

The ordinance will be effect thirty lays 'after passage. Director Meyers a'skcd passage of ordinnnco saying: 'onnd there is no need for chief engineer. Tho superintendents, of ho two departments can take care of flic records which the chief en- jinccr compiled. Abolishing this will mean a saving of tt. year.

chief engineer addition lo his salary irns given louse rent nnd light free." Couiicilmen did lull iu lino Meyers' nenibers Leo Welsh and Frank Copcland voting against Ihc incns- re. 'I don't know about was 'opclnml's only comment. "Nay," was the'only word forthcoming from Welsh ns he voted gainst Ihc ordinance'. Councilman Allstattcr Hie second reading of (ho ordinance voled "no," but changed, his vole to "yes" on the final passage. Meyers made no statement nt luck of united support.

After council had aclcd Millikin Sliotls, solicilor, explained that t-hc scrvico director could have- discharged the engineer without council's action. COURTS PUT TO EXPENSE Trivial Cases Should Be Settled By Magistrates Says Murphy Common Plcns Judge ClSreneo Murphy, i i voicc-d his displeasiiro Hint trivial cases that should bo disposed bj in Iho courts' of Justices of tlic Pence nre Drought in common picas court, ffheh ho gavq a fine of five dollars each Douglas nnd Paul and Fred Dnvall, of Oxford. The- three youths werp charged with assault and battery, nnd were alleged to have attacked Peter Uickey. "I am not in Judgo Murphy said from Iho bench uist before fining the, lads, "with such conduct oil fho part the prosecuting witness, who fails prosecute tlie case after signing warrants for arrest. It, costs tuis court from $50 to $100 a day to try cases and (ho county is thus put lo considerable unnecessary expense," The case was brought before tho grand jury by Squire Arn'iistead of Oxford township, when according to Judge Murphy, it should have liceu disposed ot in tlie Squire's court.

According to tlie statement of the Judge tlie queer part of Iho cnso is that the only ono of the four persons hurt in Ihe figlit that is alleged lo occurred was Douglas, one of llio. men arrested. Lacky, tho mail said to have been assaulted by tho trio was unharmed. TWO ARE DEAWlT FOB JURY SERVICE Louis T. Delscher and Harry T.

Merry of Hamilton have been drawn for jury service in the United States court in Cincinnati, Safety Gates At Crossings Demanded By Councilmen City couhcilmen aim to force railroad officials lo place gates at crossings here, it was shown in resolutions a Wednesday nigbt. Joseph B. Meyers, safety director, is instruptfd by councilmeu to order railroads fo'bnild towers and construct gates. Council wants (ho Baltimore and Oliio railroad officials to tear up the present' crossing nt Sonllr Hamilton and lay a' new crossing nnd to construct safety gales there. 'Safety gates to be operated from nn elevated fower, aro want- 'cd at East avenue crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad.

gates arc also demanded at fho High street crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and the High, street crossing of tlie Pennsylvania railroad. crossings are in the heart of tlu; business district. Councilmcn cifcd hazards at these crossings. Safety Director Meyers loday said ho will immediately communicate with railroad officials and present, council's demands. All Mean Same Tiling But Are Confusing, It Seemed City rcrscd councilracu are in Ihe English all wcll- langungo.

But Mrs. Louis H. Steinkiimp, clerk of council, is literally plunged i a "Babylonish hen alderman responded to flic roll call on resolutions and or-' dinauces. Lack of uniformity in voliiig Wednesday caused council's clerk inconvenience a embarassjncnt and nl one time'resulted in her losing almost 'complete record ol; the ballots cast. Some of councilman choose to voto "Yea and show a preference for "Yes and still olhera liko to uso "I anil no." At times, army days aro recalled and one of Ibe aldermen responds "here." Voicing their-vplo in low'tones' Iho "Ayes" and the "JTnycs" are siliraar in sound and Iho clerk is repeatedly confused.

Councilman Leo Welsh, noting llio Wednesday night called attention to the fact Hint council's rules called "yea" ''and system. President B. 'Ladley then advocated use i i next moment an ordinnnee was voted upon. "The and "Nays" and'; tho' "Yes" and "No" wore all muddled together. Mrs.

Steinkamp smiled through, the ordeal and luckily recorded the correct vote, siirmounthur g'rent difficulties. Ono councilman was puzzled by Iho mosleading. sound of "Yea" and "Nay" and a check-up lend lo discovery that one councilman's vole had hccii recorded the opposite pf the manner in which he iind desired lo vo.lo. Y. M.

C. A. DRIVE SUCCESSFUL 402 NEW MEMBERS ON LIST A 6. RENTSCHLER A DIRECTOR Joyce With 228, Workers Are Granted Time For Clean-up ''Over (ho The Y. campaign is a success and llio of 500 new numbers'set wlicn (lie drive was launched will bo passed by a wide margin.

This was at a meeting last night at dinner of the member? oE the Darrell Joyce Division and Ihe J.ndgo Clarence Murphy division of the drive workers. With 402 new memberships already signed np and only a more lltan half of the a ported, indications arc peal: of the'drive will be nround Ctit) now members. Many of the largo shops including the Herring Hall Marvin Safe company, the Hosier Safe company, and the Estata Sfovo company have not reported: Favorable reports from the shops will insure the success of Ihe drive. To allow a clean-np and'n full report all workers, the drive has been kept open until next Monday night when the final meeting of team workers and leaders will be held at tlio.Y, M. "See'Prospects" "See all your was the keynote of talks by both Judge Clarence Murphy nnd Darrell Joyce.

To date Ihe. memberships reported slatid as follows: Division 1, Davrcll Joyce, 22S Division 2, Judge Clarence Murphy, leader 1 Total rcporlcd 'C. B. Atkins, forpierly prominent (Cnliniwd on Page 2) Of 'Niles-Bement Pond, Co. Elected At Meeting In N.

J. AMERICANISM IS SUBJECT Still But One; Collection Each Week, Saving Is Claimed Of Stirring Talk By Cohen At B'Nai- Brith. I i i a i Those ivjip. heard Senator Alfred M. Cohen's address Jewish 'synagogue Inst night went nway with the feeling thnt a.

greater sermon on "Americanism," liad never been delivered in Hamilton before. This in brief sums up the flbn. Alfred Jr. Cohen testimonial meet- in" nnd class initiation, given by In- dejjeiKleiit Order B'jiai Until, Ham- Council Gives Meyers Authority To Make Change ilto'n lodge 8S2, lnst night at the Jewish temple. About 150 people were in attendance, and 15 new'cnn- didates were The consisted of tlio Hon.

Alfred M. Cohen, ioonard Freiberg, Ki Shcrcr, and L. Wei land, all of Cincinnati lodge No. 4. Pnsf According to Meyers, Ueller'rf President Fred S.

Meyer presided at trucks began operation nt noon to- tbo meeting. Mr. Cohen, who not dayin Ihe Sixth Ward. Meyers said only is a national-figure in politics, jhc will continue directly in charge hut ono of Cincinnati's most prpm-1 0 j.h 0 garbage collection and Motorization the oily garbage collection department was completed today when Joseph B. Meyers, service director, entered into contract with E.

C. Heller, 308 Noril. Seventh street. Tfcc contract, Meyers -says, 'Calls for TTeUer furnishing thvco trucks to work daily (eight koiirs 1 at flat rale of nnd one half cents an hour. Cily council "Wednesday' night passed an' 1 emergency ordinance granting Meyers authority to enter into Hio contract.

Following council mdeting Heller and Meyers went info conference and agreed upon terms of tho contract. inent citizens, is. president District Grand Lodge N9. 2. completing, his initiatory remarks, to file 3icw jm- medkiiely indulged in an address on real Americanism, the like of which Hamilton's Jewry never heard before.

The speaker urged unlimited support of tho United Stales cSnsti- tution, 'and respect for the laws of every And when ho finished, there could bo-no doubt as to what constitutes REAL Americanism. Howard: El was'the next speaker'ou the 'prograiiij and assured thoso present of his firm belief iu, Americanism founded on Ilia broadest principles involved, regardless of race, creed and belief, just so long as it was iiot un-American. Max Strauss spoke on the topic oil "Better Attendance in Church," orthodox, reformed, Jew or Gentile. In behalf of 'tlio Jewish temple, which ho is the president, ho extended a hearty invitation to all, regardless of creed or religion, to attend the services. The last speaker on the program was A.

J. Sflchs, president of tlie lodge. After welcoming tho new members, arid, discussing fho forthcoming drive for "funds for tlic Denver cause," ho made o'ne of the most beautiful presentation speeches conceivable, iiypresenting to Past 'President -Meyer very beautiful jeweled ring, carrying'-fho emblem of the lodge. GORDON S. At flic annual meeting the stockholders ot the Niles-Bement- Pond company at the ices ot fhe company, 15 Exchange" street, Jersey Cily, N.

on Wednesday, Gordon Solin Hentschler, of Hamilton, was elected to directorate of the company, thus placing another Hamilton man governin body of the corporation of which Ilia Js ilcs Tool Works company-is a CHAMPION EMPLOYS PRfVATE WATCHMEN Numerous accidents and "near accidents" along North slr'cet, bare''prompted, the Coated Paper company lo station private watchmen in of tiicir factory 'at inic-i-vals. Polico Wednesday were given three license numbers. Tlio private watchmen said drivers of these cars violated traffic regulations by 'driving past stationary street cars. Polico are checking up lo i the owners and warrants be part. The other Hamilton men' wlio were at one lime connected with the Niles Tool Work's compahy'hut'who are now a part of the Nilcs-Bement- Pond organization are James K.

Cnllen, president; Charles L. Cornell, treasurer, and John B. Cornell, a member of the board of directors. Other directors chosen at the annual meeting of the Nilcs-Bemeiit- P'onfl company are S. W.

Gordon, S. G. Etheringfon, It. of Cincinnati; Richard Lecd, Charles K. Seymour, Lucius' Rossicr and Henry Bertram.

ilia office "will handle all complaints and supervise the The Service Director is preparing schedule of routes'for the garbage len. One collection will be made weekly in each ward. Will Saving The service, director sees a saving of annually! "Wo Meyers said, "llmt Ihc motorized system will cost the city 14,000 a year and that efficient service will truck will do Iho. work of two teams. Heller and his workmen at noon today and will conlinno on llio job and wliilo Iho oily will no hiro the men on the garbage trucks tho service department-will bo iu charge of'the collection." are liowiri service.

Director Meyers intimates that, bo ginning in March or April ouolhcr truck will be Two Men on Trucks Heller says two men will operate the. trucks--a driver anil a helper. am sure we can handle Ihe situation," Heller said "and it will incau a saving to tlie city Pf considerable and a solution to lh.0 garbage proposition." Ill nttnchiug-the emergency clause to tho the measure effective, upon'signature of the Mayor, council cilcd tlio hcallli of tho oily is by. Hie system. 'iCitizens have -been paying for private colleclions since the service department reduced tho garbag several weeks ago.

YORK RITE MASONS PLAN ENTERTAINMENT Elaborate plans for an entertainment to be given by the local York Rite bodies at the Masonic temple Friday night are Hearing completion, it was announced today. Music by tho Sinfoninns of the Miami university Glee' club, a talk- by John H. Dickcrson, Cincinnati, Grand Junior Warden of tho Grand Commander Ohio and an eminent Mason, will be followed by banquet. JUDGE GARD ASSISTS BOLI IN TRIAL Judge Wnrrcn Gard-haa been appointed to assist tho prosecution in tlie trial of James T. Anderson, March 3, on a first degree murder indictment returned at a special session of the grand jury.

Anderson is charged with having killed Mrs. Clcona Collins. Judge Card will assist Prosecutor I'cter P. Boli. I NUT I THIS IS THE EVENING JOURNAL'S DAILY MOVIE I SHOW i a Nusnrecrf SAVEO FROM THE 3AUIS" OF THE FEW MOMENTA A GREEN FILMED fev WWEELAN OH HftME NO NO pity PLEA AGAINST CARD PLAY Made By Physician, Council Takes No Action Would Not Be Others.

Suffer, Says Dr. Millikin I UU- wart imoii Condcmniiig "blue laws" and'in- lirectly criticizing tightening up oE he'lid card (jlayjug here, DC. Minikin, prominent Hamilton physician, iiua leltei- lo c'ily council edncsclny night urged nl- (lortne'u Jiot lo ordinance card playing for money. Dr. Jtillikin's leltei: pictured the 'stalwart policeman" raiding card jfljnes and (lechiring thjit flic pa- in carrying out Ihcse orders acted ill 'a 'nianuer "benealh lis dignity and common sense." The physician's letter set forlh the'alleged discrimination in Iho recent playing orders issued by Mayor Kelly.

C'ouiicilmcn received Ihe communication without comment, taking regular action of accepting tho letter and ordering it placed on file. Council did not pass an ordinance against curd playing. Dr. Millikin's loiter follows: understand that there is no local against playing cards for nioney, hut that the cn- actiheut of such an ordinance will bo attempted. "I hope ihiit your body will not enact such a law.

It is a 'blue' law eyeji though it is passed in the twentieth century. Kucli a law conld not'be enforced, and probably would not be enforced. "I conld, if I wished, lip off many a'cnrd gtunc. I don't do so, of course, for (lie role oC, tattler is always if contemptible one, mid 1 object, to assuming it, and also object lo seeing some big, stalwart policeman asked to do is nealh i dignity and com sense. "It we should ever bo burdened by such a law it is safe to say that it would only fall on Iho poor negroes who havo lilllo chanco for hcallhy amusement and who rcsoi'U to gambling.

It would not affect the 'nice people 1 who live on 'Main "Such law would not affect in the least, for I haven't jilnycd a' game of cards for years, lint laws that interfere with tho personal habits of people rouse my ire. Therefore I am urging yon not to play tiie parts of hypocrites by passing such an ordinance." COIifOpLII ON MOVE Delaying Lay-off In Safety Forces, Power By Aldermen Cily Councilmcn balked and 5 ilit Wednesday night askcj pass' on ordinance authorizing li dnetion of forces in the service; nd safely department. By a vole of 0 to 3 the rediiel ordinance defeated. Ma Howard E. Kelly sponsored the dinance.

Financial conditions of Ihe tho mayor has repeatedly decln fcd, fot'ecs a of'forces, mayor said indications were sufficient fluids conld not bo i ai ed to keep tho forces intact. The defeated at the first reading, will be read tho second time at the next council meeting. When 1 asked for nn opinioii on the action pf council Joseph Meyers expressed belief (hat comfc- oilmen would pass Ihe ordinance nnd Hint they "only sought tinrc to think The ordinance tlio service lind s'ntcly-dc- partmcnts to suspend as ployes as dcciiicd possible. U'ho islation sal'forUi ilmt cnrlailmci were necessary as a financial cm -Council's refusal to suspend ru and Hie qnliimnco nt OHO sipn 'delay-Mayor Kelly's trcnclimciit pi.njis.- Safety Director Joseph I), Mi era says tho fono cannot bo rediii unless nil reduction, is pass; Conncilmeii who voted ordinance were land nndfWillen. Wlljcn is democratic mcmlier of OH I or-.

A luuu i i i i i i iu sscd-liy ho voted ngninst IhiiTy AUstntlcr, Wjljcn is Uw BEAN rEBp Reservations for 150 boys to loiid iho bean feed for Midgets njid Juniors nt (lie 1'. M. C. A. on Snt- urdsy are received at Ihe Jf, today.

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