Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 65, 26 January 1914 — Page 1

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T 12,000 AT HONEYWELL NUMBER CONVERTED TOTALS MORE THAN 800, m mm Mini sters' Representative Believes Evangelist Will Be Paid Well. TEMPERANCE SERMON HAS EFFECT ON MEN Revivalist Preaches Strong Sermon on Commandments in Evening. Crowds were turned away from the tabernacle last night and an overflow meeting was held . in the Friends church. It is estimated that 6,000 attended the services last night. During the day there were about 12,000 people at Honeywell services and 135 converts resulted, of which about 100 were men. Saturday night 48 professed conversion. The temperance sermon in the afternoon to men only, dealing largely with the physical and mental effect of intoxicating liquor on a drinking man, converted forty, a few of -whom showed the effects of hard drinking. The night sermon on seven of the ten commandments, converted eighty, while seven came forward at McCombe's overflow meeting and eight at the afternoon women's meeting. Asks For Funds. As a representative of the ministerial association, the Rev. T. J. Graham spoke at the night meeting, asking for n generous response for Evangelist Honeywell next Sunday, when he will preach his last sermons. "Who said we had a white elephant on our hands in this . tabernacle?" asked Graham. "It is filled to overflowing with the best jeople of the town and more than 800 have been converted. We will raise that to 1,500 before the week is out. "Next Sunday, the Rev. Honeywell will receive all the money collected in r regular, fair and honest manner a r-art of the contract between the Ministerial association. Everyone give according to his means. If you can give only a dollar, give that. We want to pee him get three times as much next Sunday as a Richmond minister earns in a year. Silence Is Wanted. Before preaching his sermon, Rev. Honeywell told the audience to practice Christian Science to stop coughing. "It isn't Christian Science either. It's mental science," he said. "I haven't any faith in Christian science but. if they'd call it. mental science I wouldn't have any quarrel with them. There is no Christianity in it. You can have a certain amount of control over the body with your mind, though." The evangelist opened his evening permon with the story of the great feast of Belshazzar at Babylon; the handwriting on the wall; the interpretation; the debauchery; the capture by the armies of Cyrus; and the subsequent death of the young king. "Belshazzar was weighed in the unseen balance and found wanting. His (Additional Society on Page Six)

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102 Tablets of Opium Smoked by Negress To Keep Awake Police Find More Than 500 "Pills" in Attic Room Occupied By Negro Trio Who Plead for Drug When Deprived of Opiate in County Jail and Woman's Prison.

More than 500 opium tablets were found in the attic room occupied by Julia Keeting, Nancy Green and Charles Miller, colored, in the rear of 435 South Sixth street, after Miller pleaded guilty to criminal charges Saturday afternoon and was sent to the county jail to serve a fine of $100 and costs and 100 days. The women who are serving sentence in the Home for the Friendless on similar charges confessed to being dope fiends. Deprived of his dope Miller became sick yesterday requiring the services of a physician, who advised that he be allowed to continue the use of the drug, diminishing the amounts gradually. Since the three have been living together, Miller has made trips to Dayton, where he says he purchased the drug, which they all used. Nancy Green boasted to Patrolman Vogelsong that she could smoke 102 of the opium tablets and still remain awake.

For seven years, she said, she had been using the dope, learning the habit in Chicago where she has been an Inmate of the dens where the worst fiends congregate. Since they went to the Home Saturday morning they have been under the care of a physician who prescribed a small amount of the drug for them. As one of the hallucinations which most commonly followed her use of tbo drug in large quantities, the

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TABERNACLE SENATOR CULLOM IS SERIOUSLY ILL Former Senator Shelby M. Cullom, of Illinois, who is lying in a critical condition at his home in Washington. Although the venerable statesman is eighty-five years of age and his strength rapidly ebbing, his mind is still clear and he talks a great deal of the Lincoln Memorial, with which project he has been closely identified. JOHN LACKEY DIES AT CAMBRIDGE CITY John S. Lackey Succumbs At Home At Cambridge City. OWNED SALES STABLE CAMBRIDGE CITY, Jan. 26. John S. Lackey, a life long resident of this place, and perhaps more widely known among horsemen than any other man in the state, died at his home Saturday evening at ten o'clock of pneumonia. Mr. Lacker was born in Cambridge City, April .231860. He was the son I of Sanford Lackey, who for many years was a merchant in this city, t I likewise a horseman and trader in j stock. I Mr. Lackey, during his earlier years j was engaged in the livery business, ! but since 1887 has been proprietor of the Lackey Race Track and Sales Stables, which are known throughout this and other countries. Sales Were Extensive. Extensive sales have been conducted annually in March and horses have been brought here from all parts of the United States and Canada, and sold to purchasers in this city and foreign countries. He made a specialty of breeding, training and matching fine horses, and perhaps sold more highpriced animals than any other dealer in the Mississippi Valley. Several seasons his sales aggregated almost $200,000, and in many instances a single horse has been sold for upwards of $10,000. He was the originator of the combination sale of horses in this country. Mr. Lackey's wife died in 1904. He is survived by three brothers, Charles, a prominent horseman of this place, Park, a public accountant of Chicago, and Frank, of Richmond. Mrs. F. C. Mosbaugh, wife of the editor of the Cambridge City Tribune, is a sister, and Mrs. Margaret Ayler, a half-sister. The funeral will be conducted at the residence at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Green woman described the sensation of being extremely wealthy. Miller is a hold-up man according to the police, whose records show he was convicted in police court of holding up William Brooks, getting $8.00. Another time he was sentenced to the county jail for robbing an Italian. He also was found guilty of stealing whisky. While confined to the county jail before he confided in one of the prisoners that he had served a peniten tiary sentence

INSPECTOR HODGIII BELIEVES TREMONT BLOCKAJFIRE-TRAP Heavy Wind Pressure, Official Holds, Sufficient to Cause Collapse.

BUILDING SUPPORTS DECLARED VERY POOR Blaze Would Be Hard Control if Structure Caught Fire. to That the old Tremont block, northeast corner of Eighth and Main streets, was likely to collapse at any time and that, in addition, it was one of the worst fire-traps in the city, was the statement made by Building Inspector Hodgin today after he and Fire Chief Miller had completed a thorough investigation of the building. Inspector Hodgin, however, is without authority to order the building torn down or vacated, such action coming within the authority of the state factory and building inspector. The building was condemned some time ago, but its removal or vacation was never ordered. "The Tremont block is a very dangerous building," Inspector Hodgin said, after inspecting it. "An abnormal wind pressure on its roof is liable at any time to cause its collapse, because the supports are very poor and the floors ready to drop whenever , subjected to extra strain." Building Shakes. Hodgin also stated that while he was standing on the third floor of the building he tested the flooring by jumping up and down. This caused, he said, a greater part of the building to shake and elicited the emphatic statement of Chief Miller that if Hodgin desired to continue such tests he hoped he would wait long enough for the boss of the fire department to get on the street and a safe distance from the building. Hodgin says that if a fire should start in the Tremont block it would be very difficult to handle because of the danger of it falling should the blaze secure any headway. This danger would make it extremely hazardous work for the firemen to combat the flames from within the building. AtIaze- in the building would also spread rapidly because of the absolute lack of fire proof materials. Loss of Life Feared. Should the building collapse there undoubtedly would be a very great loss of life for every day, from early in the morning until late at night, there are from fifty to two or three hundred people in the big building. Heirs of the E. G. Vaughan estate have notified all tenants that they must vacate the building by the first of next September if at that time the heirs so desire such vacation. There have been frequent reports that the building is to be sold and torn down to make room for a modern office block, but the Vaughan heirs have never confirmed these reports and the tenants are in ignorance as to what the heirs intend to do with the building after September first. Every tenant of the building is now looking for a new location for his place of business, but desirable Main street business places near the center of the retail district are all occupied. "ARTIST" DELIGHTSJAILBIRDS Arrested for Drunkenness, He Sketches Patrolmen and Notables. Resting on a coal pile in the basement of the John F. Ackerman store, 918 Main street, Thomas Pettibone, was arrested Saturday night charged with public intoxication. Police say the young man had broken the glass in a rear basement window and fallen through. Pettibone is an artist of some ability. While in the city jail yesterday he amused himself and his fellow prisoners by making lightning sketches of Taft, Wilson, Mutt and Jeff, and members of the police department, including Patrolman Vogelsong. He was given $1.00 and costs. Friday night the young man did some crayon work before the crowd at the Murray theatre. This is his second offense. The first time he was found intoxicated in the rear of a grocery store at Twelfth and Main streets. "Too far gone" to give their names correctly when arrested, William Van Sickles and Carl Stoewe were fined $1.00 and costs in police court today. They were charged with public intoxication. FINES FOR THOSE CARRYING PISTOLS Carrying concealed weapons is equivalent to a stiff jail sentence in Mayor Robbins' police court, which was demonstrated today when he fined Columbus Moore, colored, $50 and costs for carrying a revolver. He ordered the gun confiscated. Moore gave his home as Eaton, Ohio. When he assessed the fine Mayor Robbins said persons living in this community had no business with firearms of any kind, and that all caught hereafter would be given fines that would teach them a lesson.

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Militaerverein Honors Birthday of German Ruler William Membef Toast Emperor, Renew Pledges To Their New Fatherland, Review the Progress of the German Em pire Under Reign of Hohenzollern Family.

Commemorative of the fifty-fifth birthday anniversary of Emperor William tomorrow, members of the Richmond Militaer

verein yesterday renewed their love for the standard under which they served and at the same time pledged anew their love for the country of their adoption. William Duning, secretary of the organization, delivered an address in which he reviewed the remarkable progress of the German empire since Emperor William ascended the throne in 1888. Mr. Duning was a member of the First Guard Regiment on Foot and Emperor William was captain of Mr. Duning's company. The emperor has called back Mr. Duning to regimental reunions several times. The thirty members of the Militaerverein yesterday united in wishing the emperor many happy returns of his birthday and drew up a congratulatory resolution which is to be forwarded to the German ruler, who in the past has shown warm personal interest in the local branch, recently presenting it with different styles of uniform and weapons used in the German army. "When we recall," said Mr. Duning war of 1864, the oldest member of the in his address, "what great progress branch, is vice president. William the Oerman empire has made under Duning is secretary and Fred HackEmperor William, it behooves jus Vho j man, treasurer. They served in their

have served in the army to wish our former ruler happiness on hia natal day and to utter the hope that he may rule for many years more over the country for which we were willing to lay down our lives." Other speakers voiced the sentiment expressed by the speaker and time and again toasts were given in honor of the emperor. Eberhard Bettenbrock. a veteran of the war of 1866 with Austria and the Franco-Prussian war of 1871, who is president of the organization, presided: Henry Witte, a veteran of the

Progressive Central Committee To Discuss Rules For Primary

For the purpose of adopting rules governing the Progressive primary nominating election, and to consider appointments to the various election boards, members of the Progressive county central committee will hold a meeting Thursday morning at the court house. Thursday afternoon the various candidates for nomination on the Progressive ticket will hold a meeting to draw for places on the ticket One of the most Important things to be discussed by the central commitHURRIES TO GREET NEW BORN BABE; KILLED BY ROBBER NEW YORK, Jan. 26. While hurrying home to his wife and new born baby early today, Israel Asofsky, a cigar dealer, was held up by armed highwaymen in the dark hallway of his home on Madison street and shot. He died shortly afterward in Gouvenour hospital. The highwaymen escaped with $10 taken from his pockLota.

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WILLIAM. posts yesterday for the first time since their election. Those who attended were: M. Aufdenkamp, E. Brettenbrock. F. Bettenbrock, M. Bulach, W. H. Duning, M. Grunzke, Fred Hackman, H. Hasecoster, H. Koll, H. Lahkamp, C. Lentz, C. Menze, H. Nolte. H. Pilgrim, W. Remmert, J. Schepman, C. Schmidt, H. Schulz, H. Tieman, J. Weist, II. Witte and P. Wideman. Members unable to be present were: C. Drathring, C. Lahmann, C. Meyer, C. Nordsieck. H. NungeBser, H. Otte, F. Ruhlage, J. Vogelsang, L. Wrede and C. Yedding. teemen will be the qualification of voters at the primary, and it is probable that the same qualification rule which obtained at the city primary election last June will be adopted. This rule provides that any citizen is entitled to vote providing the election board members are satisfied that he is affiliated with the Progressive party. In the event a voter has not been affiliated with the party at previous election he will be permitted to vote if he gives his pledge to support the nominees on the county ticket. NO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CHAIRMEN OF WAYNE DEMOCRATS No one has announced his candidacy for the Democratic chairmanship of Wayne townshiu. which position Is to be filled tomorrow night by a convention at the city hall. Ward chairmen and precinct committeemen are also to be chosen. It is understood that R. O. Allen, present township chairman, la not a candidate for re-election.

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L WHY WESTENBERG REMOVED BEARD "Whiskers form too good a hand hold to be a useful part of a patrolman's equipment, according to . Patrolman Westenberg, the veteran of the force, commenting on a picture of the department taken in 1884. In the picture half of the force including Westenberg wore full beard. PrtsonerB were in the habit of getting a grip on the whiskers and resisting arrest. One day a particularly vicious character almost pulled Westenberg's chin off. Just as soon as he had dragged his man to the city jail, the patrolman went to a barber shop, although the day was unusually cold, and had the "hand hold" removed. Since that time whiskers have not been popular with Westenberg or any of the patrolmen. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD CALIFORNIA CITIES Streets of Los Angeles Under Water While Traffic Is Tied Up. STORM IS GENERAL BULLETIN. MONROVIA, Cal., Jan. 26. Hugh Haven, 55 years old, a retired capitalist and a member of the firm of Marshall Field A Company, of Chicago, was drowned here today by the flood. He attempted to cross a street that was several feet deep In water and was a raging torrent. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26. Every street here is under water as a result of continued heavy rain of the last few days. Grave fears are felt here that there has been much loss of life at Santa Barbara as a result of a terrific storm. There has been no communication for eighteen hours and railroad traffic is paralyzed. Millions of dollars damage has been done to property along the whole Pacific coast of California by a 6torm that has been raging for forty-eight hours, and which has not abated today. Railroad traffic has been stopped in almost every section of the state. The cellars of scores of homes and business houses are filled with water. The Southern Pacific track has been washed out at many places and all traffic on that line has been suspended. All coast line train crews have been oredred not to attempt to operate trains. More than one hundred passengers are marooned on a Santa Fe overland train which was caught between two washouts near Glendora. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26. Rain, lightning, wind and flood have para lyzed all rail and wire traffic, brought hardship to thousands and inundated many towns in the Sacramento and San Joaquin river country during the last forty-eight hours. Both of these rivers are raging torrents and rain is still falling. The local weather bureau has predicted a still further i rise in all streams, in the affected territory. Immense damage is reported along the coast. The rain fall at Fresno was a cloud burst. Independence reports a precipitation of 3.68 Inches and Ixs Angeles 2.50 inches. Santa Barbara, the winter resort of many wealthy Easterners, has been entirely cut off from communication for eighteen hours. Los Angeles and Southern California are cut off from San Francisco by rail, no trains having been moved in that direction since yesterday. The gale continues along the coast today, following a terrific electric storm all night. UNION DELEGATES FOR JUDGE GRAY LIBERTY. Ind.. Jan. 26 Without opposition or contention the Demo- j crats or I mon county selected aeie-. ! gates to the Judicial convention, mak- j I ing a solid delegation for Judge Gray, j i The opposition of a local paper to the ; Judge s candidacy had no effect on the convention. WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Unsettled tonight i and Tuesday; probably rain or snow In North portion, warmer. TEMPERATURE Noon 45 YESTERDAY Maximum- - 32 Minimum - - -. - 271 BY W. E. MOORE The cold wave of Saturday night and Sunday passed out to sea and is being followed by a storm of great energy. General rains and probably snow may be expected before the next thirty-six hours and will be followed by much colder weather the latter part I of the veek,

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lUUIIIUULnlL PROCLAMATION OUT TO FOIL RESOLUTION OF PROHIBITIONISTS Anti-Saloon League Here Not Active So Far in Fight. W. C. T. U. TO TAKE UP FIGHT LATER ON Plans, for Organizing Dry . Work in Hands of Committee. Anticipating the circulation of a petition in Richmond by the local organizations of the Anti-Saloon League and the W. C. T. U-, asking congress to pass a resolution for the amendment of the federal constitution to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, the Alliance of German Societies of the State of Indiana has begun the distribution of a proclamation protesting against such proposed congressional action. This proclamation reads: PROCLAMATION Declare Yourself Against Nation Wide Prohibition. Get to work to save your principles and personal rights. Nation Wide Prohibition means a complete annihilation of the Manufacture, a complete suppression of the Sale, and a complete oppression of all malt and alchoholic Liquors. Nation Wide Prohibition means alsa a complete oopreesion of the last spark of personal liberty. Are you willing to let the Temperance Fanatics lead you further on the backstrtng? If not, then protest to your Federal Representatives against the Hobson, Shepard and Works Resolutions, which are for Nation Wide Prohibition and are endorsed by Monster Petitions from the Prohibitionists. FIGHT AGAINST NATION WIDE PROHIBITION E. Edgar Nicholson, of this city, secretary of the national Anti-Saloon League organization, said today that the local branch of the organization had made no attempt, up to the present time, to secure signatures to a petition for a prohibition constitutional amendment, and Mrs. S. W. Traum, formerly president of the Wayne county W. C. T. U. confirmed this statement. "The movement for a prohibition amendment to the United States coistitution was inaugurated last November at the national Anti-Saloon League meeting at Columbus, O.." said Mr. Nicholson. "Later there was a bi? meeting of that organization and the W. C. T. V. at Washington and congress was petitioned to inaugurate the proposed amendment. "If congress passes the resolution it will then be referred to the legislatures of the vr.rious state. I have no ooubt that the German Alliance is at tempting to get an early start .in its work against the presentation of a large petition for the amendment, anl possib'y to secure a remonstrance against it." Plans for organizing the county for the big prohibition movement are in the hands of a committee composed of Timothy Nicholson. S. Edgar Nicholson and Petlis A. Reid. 4 BODIES REMOVED FROM UNDER DEBRIS Wreck on Micnigan Central Injures Twelve Persons Seriously. ORDERS CONFUSED

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JACKSON. Mich., Jan. 26. Four persons are known to be dead and it was believed that one more body may be recovered and twelve persons were seriously hurl as the result of last night's wreck of Michigan Central passenger train No. 70. which collided head on with a freight train threemiles east of Jackson. Every passenger iu the smoking car which was completely telescoped, was either killed or hurt. The State authorities' Investigation of the cause of the wreck were handicapped by the fact that Cal Johnson, engineer of the passenger train, was killed, and John Bush, pilot of the freight train, was too seriously hurt to make a statement Mrs. Walter Smith, although herself injured, succeeded in shielding her baby when the crash came, and the Infant was not scratched. Carrying the child in her arms Mrs. Smith searched for several hours for her husband, but became exhausted and was taken to a hospital where she found that Mr. Smith had been taken soon after the wreck. The collision apparently resulted from a misunderstanding of orders. It was said the freight train was supposed to take a siding to allow the passenger to pass. The wreck occurred v only a mile beyond the swltc.