Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 47, 5 January 1914 — Page 1

RICHMOOT) PA1XAJDIUM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 47 41! RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 5, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

SEVENTEEN CITY

SHOULD OUIT HONEYWELL CAPABLE OF ASSUMING THEIR MINISTERIAL TASKS Lutheran Clergyman Says Chicago Ministers Deplore Revival Movements. USE MONEY TO AID POOR AND INDIGENT Believes Rev. Mr. Lightbourn Does More Good Than "Boisterous Revivalist." "1f the seventeen preachers backing

ARGUES

R:V

the Honeywell movement cannot re- i H.ven aside trom Bible and revive their own churches, let them re-; ligion, in the name of reason and sign, and let the congregations call i Common sense, why should we Honevweii. for he s-eminaiv has the ; load down these so called evan-

ability to serve seventeen charges and fill the city with spirituality." This was one of the challenges punctuating an address of the Rev. A. J. Feeder, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, in a service last night in which he and the Rev. Joseph Beck, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, de- ; nounced the Honeywell revivial as a j waste of energy and money, before more than one thousand members of J their congregations. The Rev. Mr. Feeger insisted that j revivals were a failure and quoted a tunnmary of replies from forty Methodist ministers in Chicago wlio agreed that the results of "spasmodic converfcions" in that city were negligible. Seek Verdant Pastures. "No wonder that revivalists leave Chicago, which I understand is Mr. Honeywell's residence, and leave for new pastors to fleece the sheep. Chicago pastors have found the whole movement a fizzle." The pastor then read a statement from the Literary Digest which quoted the adverse opinion of the Chicago clergy, as follows: "For three consecutive seasons Chicaeo has supported an expensive evangelistic campaign, having sought the leadership of the greatest men in this (Continued on Page Ten.) RETURNS VALUABLES TO ROBBEHHICTIMS Gormon Recovers Jewelry and' Silverware Belonging to Persons Here. liOYS UNDER ARREST .fewelry, silverware and other . valt; a hies taken from the homes of Mrs. Rosa Blickwedel, 620 South Ninth and 'J'. C. Taylor, 47 South Eleventh. Sunflay night. Dec. -S, were returned by Police Chief Gormon yesterday, following a trip to Muncie, Saturday, .lohn Morgan, 22. E'aul W. Butt, ly, and Bert J. Kelly, IT, who had the n,rwi- nn them and whn confessed tii the robberies, are being held at Mu j c!c lor trial. The thieves were arrested at Hami'!0!:d. Indiana. When they told the Hammond chief they had been in Richmond lie notified Gormon, who vi-Tit to Muncie, where they were alto v. anted on a burglary charge. They were broueht to that city, Saturday. Tell of Robbery. They told Police Chief Gormon they walked into Richmond from Boston the Sunday afternoon before the robbery. They came to Boston from Cincinnati. During the early part of the evening they watched until the Blickwedel and Taylor families left for church. After entering the houses they boarded a C. .- O. train for Muncie where they entered a house, getting watches and some money before j,oing on to Hammond. Stick pins, a watch, bracelet, lockets, chains, hosiery and sih-erware valued at about $70 was returned to Mrs. Blickwedel by Police; Chief Gormon. The thieves had spent the $Hi in money which they got ut the Blickvedel home. Gormon returned a stick pin and some rings to Mr. Taylor. Morgan and Butt gave their homes us Richmond. Va., Morgan said he had been on the road as a l ist tour years. Kelly, bum" for the the youngest member of the gang, said his 1 ad been in Baltimore. home I WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Unsettled tonight and Tuesday. Slightly warmer Tuesday. TEMPERATURE. Noon 30 YESTERDAY. Maximum 34 Minimum . . . .... SO

PASTORS

THEIR JOBS, FEEGER . A. J, Rev. A .J. Feegers Observations No wonder evangelists leave Chicago, which I understand is Mr. Honeywell's residence and ileave for new pastures to fleece the sheep. Chicago pastors have found the whole movement a fizzle. Why do all our evangelists become rich?Billy Sunday after he left To ledo, took away $8,000. good pay, isn't it? Pretty ! '

For a man to pretend that the!?ffI WTW be adin,n8terf,d m , j. , , , . by the retiring mayor. Dr. V. V. Zimlove of immortal souls prompts manran. However, the doctor failed to him and then to take thousands appear. for a few weeks work is such an Every new city official and the few absurditv that the blindest i have been retained in office met . ut i ui i. -a. x- -j. at the city hall shortly before noon OLlght to be able to See it, lor it and after their commissions had been certainly shows greed for mon- j formally signed by the new mayor the ey and lack of Christianity. ; oath of office was administered to

gelists with money to carry out of our fair city by the pocket full? Would it not be better to apply this money to the poor and needy or to apply it for public improvements for the good of the community? TIT i was it necessary to Duiia a! board shack when we have enough churches and ministers? If the seventeen ministers backing the Honeywell movement cannot revive their own churches, let them resign, and let the congregations call Honeywell. Supporters of the Honeywell movement say it will do so much good that the poor will be provided for abundantly after Honeywell is gone. Do you believe It? I do not; neither do you. Supporters of the Honeywell revival are united to pieces and revived to death. Honeywell described the Rev. Mr. Lightbourn as a one-horsed two by four preacher. I tell you men such as the Rev. Mr. Lightbourn do ten times as much good as those boisterous revivalists. If the Bible tells you members of the laity to examine carefully the doctrine of us who have been here twenty years, why not find out what kind of prophet Honeywell is? People take anything from a so called evangelist. They allow evangelists to call them ugly names and almost to spit in their faces, and take it for an honor. i love Christ and the church he founded. The Honeywell movement is a disgrace to Christ's church. Honeywell's presence here to make converts by the wholesale over the hysterical sawdust trail is an abomination, and detrimental to the cause of Christ. Satan, according to the apostle, assumes different garbs. Hence the apostle says try these apostles or preachers. Statements of an evangelist ought to be examined in the light of God's word even if all the ministerial alliances in the wor,d 8aid the contrary

Theatres More Demoralizing Than 52 Saloons of Richmond

Asked if he desired to make any statement regarding charges of the Rev. Mr. Kenworthy, O. G. Murray today answered in the negative. Mr. Murray heard the Rev. Mr. Kenworthy's sermon. Of the two great demoralfting influences in the community the saloon and the theatre the theatre is the most dangerous said the Rev. Truman ! Kenworthy of the East Main Street i Friends church in his sermon yesterday morning. His sentiments were enI dorsed by a standing vote of the conI gregation. "I suggested to Mr. O. G. Murray that he permit all the plays which he brings here to be censored by a representative of the school board, and one from the Ministerial association, with Mrs. Candler, city missionary, as the j third of a board of censorship, and he admitted to me that he would fail in ! business," said Mr. Kenworthy. "There is an element of good in the theatre and that is where its danger lies. It is thrown open to men, women, boys, girls and little tots. The saloon is a toboggan slide without a redeeming feature but theatres, I believe demoralize Richmond more than her fifty-two saloons. Attacks Mr. Murray. "O. G. Murray is responsible for nine-tenths of the bad that is done here by theatres. He cannot blame us for singling him out as a target because he owns the majority of the theatre property here. I do not say that personally he Is an immoral man."

Will J. Robbins Assumes Duties of Chief Executive of Richmond by Virtue of Progressive Vote

New Mayor Begins Job by Dismissing Edgar Iliff from the Metropolitan Police Board New City Officials Take Oath of Office Shortly Before Noon. Will Eversman Elected President of the Police Board and Dr. J. H. Kinsey Heads Health Department Board. A few minutes after noon today Mayor Will J. Robbins assumed the duties of chief executive of the city of Richmond. The new mayor was sworn in several days ago, but it had been announced that a second oath of mem Dy i uy t;ierK n. a. wescner. i tie three exceptions were the new police commissioners, who were sworn in by County Clerk Matthews. After these formalities had been concluded, and they were very inforfal formalities, the members of the Robbins administration,' elected on a platform to give Richmond an efficient city government, got right down to business. Dismisses Iliff. The first thing Mayor Robbins did was to "fire" Edgar Iliff, who was president of the board of police commissioners under the Zimmerman administration, from his official position. The letter of dismissal forwarded to Mr. Iliff was a sizzler. He was told ! that .Mayor Robbins did not believe he j would be discrete enough to hold down his job. The letter was signed, "Will J. Robbins, Mayor of Richmond, formerly of Abington, Ind." This was a parting shot at Mr. Iliff, who as Republican city chairman frequently attacked Mr. Robbins during the campaign on the grounds that he hailed from Abington and was not yet "city broke." Text of Letter. This letter follows: 'Mr. Edgar Iliff, "Richmond, Ind. "Dear Sir: "As you have been, and according to your appointment are at this time a member of the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners of the City of Richmond, Indiana, and as each of said Commissioners according to the Acts of the Legislature of 1009, page 161, 'shall be subject to the removal by the Mayor for any cause which the Mayor deems sufficient'; and as one OUTGOING MAYOR SHOWS LENIENCY Dismisses Charges of toxication Against Two Men. InFines for public intoxication were not in order at the last session of police court today over which Mayor Zimmerman presided, even though the prisoners pleaded guilty. Before taking ;tfe8a6jpneh the mayor expressed his intentloOfcSjutf being unusually lenient. George Scott, who pleaded guilty, was instructed to stay sober throughout the year and not give the new mayor any trouble, and to take care of his mother. The charge against James B. Addleman for public intoxication was dismissed. I do not sav that members of the stock company showing here are immoral," said Rev. Mr. Kenworthy. "But since Mr. Sayles has said that the theatre is the greatest moral force in the community, it is profitable to examine it in a general way, as the personnel is so God fearing and pious. But the nolice tell me they often have to caution our theatres to change their repertoire. Mr. Gormon said he has stopped parts of certain plays which have been brought here. Theatres Still Run. "Since the theatre is the greatest uplifting force in Richmond let it produce something by which it can be distinguished as such. The churches have stopped their meetings in order to aid the revival work. The theatre is still running and while tne etiuren people j are eoine to the tabernacle, the thea tre people are passing out hand bills i advertising their plays. "The most, degrading and smuttiest plays brought to Richmond bring the highest prices. For instance, Salome. They called that art. But if that play had been played at cheap price, where it was accessible to the poor people and to everybody, it would have been labled otherwise." The Rev. Kenworthy then read the opinions of a number of theatrical producers, and reviewed criticisms of Salome. "Soma of the greatest theatre stars are The vilest and most reprehensible persons. Nat Goodwin and DeWolf t Continued on Paga Five,)

I r - 1 i I 3- ; ' O O a j 0 f " , ' 'M

- " " - ,A

MAYOR WILL of the qualifications which is required of you as member of said Board is that you should be 'discreet'; and as you, as I fully believe, have failed in said qualification in that you by your actions in the few weeks past have shown a tendency that makes me believe that you were and would be entirely out of harmony with any of the acts of this administration, and would not work, as I believe, for the best interests of our City with our adminis

Bull Moosers Select Primary Date, Feb. 9

Effort to Hold Election Next Summer Defeated By Candidates Seeking Nomination Reller Believes Resentment Against Mayor R o b b in;' Appointments Has Died Down Twenty Aspirants Present. At the meeting of candidates seeking nomination on the Progressive county ticket, held Saturday afternoon at the Progressive headquarters, City Attorney Bond, who is a candidate for judge of the Wayne Circuit court, turned the tide of sentiment which favored holding a primary election on Monday, February 2, by his adv ocacy i of holding the primary a week later, ! Monday, February 9. i He said it would be impossible to make a thorough canvass of the conn - I ty m a JllOnUl a lime, aim lit; iMTlitr tru

a five weeks' campaign was none too; and was related to tne manager ot tne long. It was then decided to recom- paper, he was not speaking authoritamend to the county central committee, tively on the position the Palladium which will be reorganized January 19, would assume during the campaign, to set Februarv 9 as the primary date, because he had never advised with

Want Primary in Summer. Lucius C. Harrison and Fillmore F. Riggs, two candidates for county clerk, ' both spoke in favor of postponing tht: primary until summer, hut aaaert mat they were willing to abide by the decision of the majority, and if the election was to bo held this winter they wanted it at au early date. FREELAND SUPPORTS REVIVAL MEETINGS Before beginning his sermon at the First Methodist church yesterday morning, the Rev. W. B. Freeland, superintendent of the Richmond district of the Methodist church, stated that he was entirely in accord with the evangelistic movement and that he hoped his church would ardently support it. "Standing as a representative of Methodism in this citx. I hope that our people will make the most of the Taberwicle meetings. There come times in the hfstory of cities when the individual churches can not take care of the conditions. I believe that Richmond is in such a position, and I hope that the Methodists will contribute to the, success of these meetings as much as possible."

J. ROBBINS.

tration, and as a failure to show a spirit of harmony and co-operation by any official towards his superior is the height of indiscretion, I. therefore, for the above causes, with the power vested in me, as Mayor of the City of Richmond, remove you from said Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners, said removal to take effect upon the (Continued on Page Five) Riggs said it would be "good for the party" if it did not nominate its county ticket for four or five months. W. AV. Reller. candidate for renomination as prosecuting attorney, answered Riggs by stating that he supposed the latter advocated a long delav in holding the nominating election because of the dissatisfaction i which had been expressed by some ' of the appointments made by Mayor Robbins. He then said that he be lieved this ill feeling had now been tempered, and that the Progressive voters no longer harbored any resentment against the new mayor and were willing to give his appointees a fair trial as to their qualifications for office. Therefore. Mr. Reller added, he saw no reason for delaying the holding of the primary, because there were but few party wounds left to heal over. Justifies Palladium's Stand. "As to the Palladium. I believe it was perfectly justified in its action of criticising some of the appointments of Mayor Robbins," said Mr. Reller. i "1 believe it has as much right to j publicly express its opinion on this j matter as any individual in the party had." 1 lie then stated that ah hoiigh he I nao iui ui'i it tx i uiinuium ithyiyjj the management on this quesfion. There were about twenty candidates at the meeting Saturday, and practically all of them favored holding the mary early next month, because the majority of farmers had little to do at that time, and could easily be seen, and would not be prevented from visiting the polls on election day. $819.16 OF $2,000 NEEDED FOR ASSOCIATED CHARITIES HAS BEEN SUBSCRIBED About 142 replies to the circulars sent out by the Associated Chariteis board in October have been received, up to date, pledging support either by cash contributions or by merchandise and clothing. The sh receipts since the sendtag of these circulars amount to $819.16; merchandise valued at $48.50, and many other contributions of clothing and food have been received. The Elks' .lodge, two schools,, three Sunday schools and two aid societies are among those who contributed. Much of the money came from private families. It will require $2,000 to finance the movement.

HONEYWELL SAYS PREACHERS

WHO

GENERALLY FIGHT FOR SALOON

Evangelistic Pointers I sometimes carry slop to the hogs, but I never get in the pen. If there is one thing more sick than seeing a woman who swallowed a fly is to see a great big overgrown man snifling for peace and opposing a revival. He ought to be willing to fight. I'm pretty handy with my dukes. I can go six rounds so fast that you can't see me for dust. Many people in this day and age are using the devil for their political or financial betterment. I like a scrap but hate to be shot from the back or ambushed in the darkness of the night. I would rather be a devil in hell than belong to the gang in church that supports the whis key business "We have hypocrites and traitors In our church ranks. I know the crowd. You know that you can pick up a stone and a little yellow dog will drop hi tail between his legs and beat it down th-3 road. Well, it's the same witb you in church. They are loud in their talk for reform and other things, but when it comes to a show-down they are gone. I lived before I ever saw Richmond, and I can live afterward. I guess. I'm not here for your money. We are going to locate you either for or against this revival before many days. There mar be better preachers than I, but none preaches a better gospel. I can tell you a few things about your theatres, the suggestive plays and the abbreviated costumes. Many a good girl has lost her reputation because of her mother's ignorance. When a father gives his boy a night key he has permitted that boy to take the first step toward the penitentiary. Hell is so full of hypocrites in the church that their feet are sticking out the windows. Don't pat your officers on the back if they are doing their duty; it's their business to do it. We have too many wooden officers now. I like to see a man do right in ofQce, even if it does cost him a vote. My boys will never go to hell without their dad putting up an awful flght for them. Richmond is a whisky-soaked town. Tammany Hall was bad enough, but it was a Sunday school when contrasted with the power which Matt Quay held in Philadelphia. Pulpit dignity is dry rot. If our niilntta aro sn his?h nn we can't strike for better living and civil reform, thenj the pulpits are wrong. j Boys and girls in Richmond learn more sin. deviltry, between dusk and Hi o'clock at night than at any other time. If you love your children keep 'em at home from night till morning. KETTLER ARRESTS STICK-OP ARTIST Patrolman Detects Will Robbins in Act of Holding Up Helms. In the act of holding up Bert Helms

; a - on Fort Wayne avenue, near the; whose fate was sealed Saturday when bottling works. Will Robbins. tall and the county commissioners decided not clender. and in no way resembling to consider his application. His selection is a compromise agrceWill J. Bobbins, mayor, was caught ; nlt,nt r,.acnej h members of the board by Merchant Policeman Kettler Sun-j Saturday after they had agreed upon dav morninc at 2 o'clock. 1)r George B. Hunt as the next health

As Helms was passing down the I . I avenue, Robbins jumped in frout of him and ordered him to stop. Kettler, 1 who had been watching Robbins for! fifteen minutes, came up from behind and arrested the stick-up man. Shortly before '2 o'clock. Kettler's attention was attracted to Robbins, who kept passing up E. street to Eighth, then to the alley south of E street, down Fort Wayne avenue and Hack to K street. Kettler shadowed him until he attempted Jo stop Helms. Tampers With Lock. Some one attempted to enter the Lichtenfels meat market on Port Wayne avenue Saturday night. The lock on the rear door was tampered with until the door could be opened, but for some reason the person who worked on the lock did not complete the 1ob. Police Chief Gormon is also holding Robbins in connection with this attemped robbery, believing that he knows something of it. Charges will be filed against Robbins either in police court or circuit court, according to the evidence brought out by the TifVucrii t r-kf in hlu invnatio'atirtit if t K n

'lease

KG

REV VALS

THINGS NOT TO BE QUIET IN EVANGELIST AVERS Urges Parents to Protect Children From Temptation. IGNORANCE CAUSES DOWNFALL OF GIRD Sermon, Heard By 3,000, Interspersed With "Hot Shots." You have preachers in this town who are opposed to this service. Preachers who oppose revivals will fight for a saloon every time. I'll wager. They don't want ecitemen. They want things done In "that good. old. quite way." Well, let me tell you, things done in "that good, old. quiet way wont amount to shucks unless they bring results. Anyway, before these meetings are over, many old holdback will be climbing on the band wagon in Richmond. Urging fathers and mother to protect their sons and daughters from the temptations of the world, the Rev. I. E. Honeywell delivered a powerful ermon, interspersed with "evangelistic hot shots" at the tabernacle Sunday night. It is estimated that about three thousand persons heard the sermon. Stories of how young girls had been started on the downward path of life and had died in disgrace and shame through the ignorance or tack of vigilance of a mother, were related by the evangelist. Because fathers did not look after their sons as they should, many boys and young men are now serving sentences in the reformatories and penitentiaries, he said. The crowd frequently applauded th revivalist during his discourse, and he had little trouble in holding the attention of the audience. At times a man or woman would leave th tabernacle and the Rev. Mr. Honeywell would stop his sermon until the doors of the building had been closed. It is likely that the evangelist will not ask for conversions until the latter part of the week, due to the fact, he says, that Richmond persons must be awakened to their lack of religion. Mothers Must Rise. "Mothers must rise and protect thetr daughters." he said. "The trouble is (Continued on Page Four) KRUEGER WILL GET HEALTH OFFICE JOB Understood Board Is to Affect Compromise on Connty Position. DOCTORS SUPPORT HIM It was learned today from sources regarded as eminently authoritative, that Dr. F. W. Krueger, 45 South Seventh street, would be named county health commissioner in an announce ment which the board of county commissioners will issue tomorrow. Two members of the board, it is said, are pledged to Dr. Krueger, and it ic nrrhhl t h writ uwill K imaniI m0uS. He will succeed Dr. J. F. Kmc. commissioner Opsition to Dr Hunt by many members of the avne Coun!tv Medical society- is recanted as nn reason why the commissioners rnado an eleventh-hour shift to Dr. Krueger. Physicians Back Move. J He will have the support of phy- . sicians of the county and is acccpt- ! able to the township trustees, who ' persistently have fonght Dr. King. ! After the commissioners adjourned j it ws learned today, local physicians were canvassed to ascertain their sen- : tlment as to the most acceptable man I for the position. Dr. Krueger received hearty indorsement, and th cotumHI sioners decided the Gordon knot by ip- ! noring Dr. Hunt and naming Dr. Kruj ger. It is believed that Dr. Krueger's i appointment will end a eontrovrrsy that has engendered bitter feeling among the township trustees and the physicians of the county. Opposition to Dr. King from the trustees was so pronounced that the commissioners felt his worth as health commissioner would be hampered. On the other hand, it was pointed out, with physicians lighting Dr. Hunt, little good would accrue to the school system if he were appointed. Dr. Krueger has been a practicing physician here for about ten years, and is native of, Richmond,

RICHMOND