Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 184, 13 June 1914 — Page 1

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AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 184 RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

RELLER SCOUTS PLOT ATTEMPT AGAINST HOLLER

Prosecutor Says Young Man Erroneously Believes Abbington Residents Seek His Return to Easthaven. Holds Opinion Holler Placed Vitriol in Spring Supplying Village With Its Water Supply. Prosecutor Reller said today that no information given him yesterday by Thomas Lamb, an uncle of Will Holler, paroled Easthaven patient living near Abington, which would tend to alter his opinion that Holler- was responsible for placing blue vitriol in the spring which furnishes Abington with its water supply. The prosecutor said that seemingly all the foundation Mr. Lamb had for the statements he made yesterday was the information Mrs. Holler, the young man's mother, had furnished Mr. Lamb, pointing out that it was perfectly natural for a mother to defend her cuild and be biased in her opinions. "Holler's mania is that the people of Abington have it in for him and are sec-king to accomplish his undoing," Mr. Reller said. "When Sheriff Bayer talked with Holler right after the spring poisoning incident, telling him that some people had suspected him to be guilty of the offense, Holler replied excitedly that he was not guilty and that if he was to be arrested on such a charge then arrests should be made of the people who had poisoned the spring on the Holler farm. He told the sheriff he could taste some of this poisoned water if he so desired. Of course the spring on the Holler farm was never poisoned. Holler also complained to the sheriff that his hogs had been sprayed with poison." Sees Holler Armed. Despite Mr. Lamb's denial that his nephew has been going about the country in the neighborhood of Abington recently heavily armed. Sheriff Bayer was informed that an Abington man who talked with him had reported Holler to be armed with rifle and two revolvers. The local authorities have no information today as to Holler's whereabouts. Mr. Lamb said Holler left his farm last Sunday. Prosecutor Reller scouts at the theory that certain persons had plotted for young Holler's return to The insane hospital to remove him as the direct heir of his mother's $20,000 estate. The prosecutor points out that if Holler was sane, as his mother and uncle assert, Dr. S. K. Smith would not permit him to remain an inmate of the insane hospital. Further he points out that if arrested on an insanity charge there would be no chance for the authorities to "railroad" him to Kasthaven because habeas corpus proceedings could be at once resorted to by Holler's family, in which cast! it would be necessary for the state to prove Holler to be an insane man before he could be returned to the asylum. Line of Inheritance. As a final argument to refute the assertion that Holler might have been a victim of a plot to remove him as his mother's direct heir, Mr. Reller points out that the person supposed to be most interested in the success of this alleged plot would not be the direct heir to the estate, even though Holler was declared to be incurably insane. The direct heirs in such an event, the prosecutor said, would be Mr. Lamb and Mrs. Holler's two young grandchildren, the children of a son who died some time ago. No credence is placed in the charge that a responsible resident of Abington asserted he had never detected the pollution of the water supply in that city, for, the prosecutor said, Mr. Lamb admitted to him that this man had told him he had never examined the water at the time its pollution was discovered. "What is more." Mr. Reller concluded, "I know that blue vitriol was placed in the spring because I found some of it myself and brought ir bacK with lue to Richmond " CHARTER EXTRA CARS Odd Fellows Plan County Picnic. Next Thursday's county picnic of Odd Fellows and their families at Jackson park promises to be even a larger gathering than at first anticipated. Information from Cambridge City, Hagerstown, Dublin. Centerville and various other towns where Odd Fellows lodges are located, is to the effect that big delegations are to be in attendance. The Teetor Band of twenty-five pieces, which is made up of employes of the Teetor factory at Hagerston, will furnish music throughout the day, the morning concert to begin at 9:,;t0 o'clock. Richmond Odd Fellows and their families will make the trip on interurban cars and it is probable that limited as well as regular cars will stop at the park that day. Arrangements are to be jnade for extra cars to bring the visitors back in the evening. WEATHER FORECAST FOR INDIANA Unsettled tonight and Sunday in north portion; probably thunder showers; fair in south; warmer tonight in north portion. Temperature Noon 78 Yesterday. Maximum 78 Minimum 58

TRAFFIC POLICEMAN

ESTS IN STRAW Staubach Claims Excessive Heat at Eighth and Main Fades Stripes on Trousers. Traffic Patrolman Staubaugh Is wearing a straw hat on duty. Anyone believing the traffic officer at Eighth and Main street these hot days has a soft job should consult George Staubaugh, manager of that busy corner thoroughout the hours that the sun does it real business. Seeing that the pedestrians "cut the corners straight," and trying to forget the heat are George's summer worries, but according to the big bluecoat they are entirely sufficient. A reporter seeking for a story was waved aside and reminded to "take em square," but on explanation was welcomed to the center of the street where George generally takes up his position in directing the throng. In reply to the question of how hot it was today, he was quickly informed that the relative humidity was quite in excess of that generally accredited to the place that bad people go to. Trouser Stripes Change. "In fact," said George, as he mopped the beads of perspiration from his j tanned face, "it is so hot here that I have just discovered the fact that the stripes in my trousers have changed their hue since yesterday. But then you know that is all in the business. Other days it is as tine here as at any summer resort, and we have got to take things just as they come. You see, these bricks act as a sort of reflector for the heat and by late afternoon have become so hot that it is just about all one can do to stand on them without getting your feet scorched." "But then one is so busy keeping things moving along that he forgets little trifles like temperature at the 100 mark. You see there are always new people coming across the street that have to be told the regulation not to cut corners, and this, with keeping the vehicles on the move, just about takes up all the time that I have." FRIENDS TO CHANGE President Kelly, Clerk of Session, Makes Official Announcement. Robert L. Kelly, clerk of the Indiana Yearly Meeting, has issued the following announcement relative to changes in the schedule of holding thp meeting. The plan proposed in Minute SS of the Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes for 191" of holding the Yearly Meeting on Ministry and 'Oversight on second j day afternoon and second day evening, and allowing the Yearly Meeting at large to begin at 10 o'clock on third j day morning and finish its business on j seventh day evening, has been approved by practically all of the Quar terly Meetings. I make the offcial announcement therefore thai this plan will be followed for Yearly Meeting this year. I should also like for the announcement to be made that the detailed proI gram for the Yearly Meeting will be ! published in due time. Meantime, if heads of departments have requests to j make regarding the revised program. they are asked to make them at once to the undersigned that, the matter may come before the committee on program. Robert L. Kelly, Clerk. PETITION TO PAVE Twenty-third Street Residents Ask Roadway. Pel it ion has been made by property owners of South Twenty-third street to have the street improved and paved with concrete from .Main street to South K street, a distance of about five-eighths of a mile. The improvement is part of one planned two years ago when an agitation was started for a system of concrete highways on the most traveled roads out of Richmond. Harvey B. W ilson and other petitioners presented the paper and say that there is little doubt but that the improvement will be made. They ask for grading, curbing, bridging and paving, making it a complete improvement. The date for the hearing before the county commissioners has not. been set. Probably no remonstrance of any strength will be made. The improvement will be made under the three mile road law. T GILES' AOVICE Social Center Promoters Arrange Meeting. To interest mothers in the neighborhood of the Whitewater social center in the instruction of sanitation, hygiene, child welfare, sewing, cooking and housekeeping, a mass meeting is being arranged for Monday afternoon. Superintendent Giles will be asked to outline the possibilities of the movement. The committee from the clubs which is conducting the experiment has also issued a call for1 helpers to conduct the afternoon work which is to consist of entertainment features. Since the school board is only authorized to pay teachers for the morning work, the rest of the activity is dependent upon volunteer help.

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PROGRAM

DR. KELLY REVIEWS EMM'S PROGRESS

LAST YEAR College Head Takes Pride in Scholarship Recognition, Increased Endowment and Strong Faculty. Graduation week ceremonies at Earlham college will begin Sunaay morning when President Robert L. Kelly, of the college, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon from the Chase outdoor stage, weather permitting. The service will begin at 10:30 o'clock. Special music has been arranged. At the college today the following statement was issued: The college year just closing has been notable because of certain distinct signs of advancement. During the year the endowment campaign was terminated. A campaign which added to the endowment in cash, annuities and pledges about $150,000. Very soon after the campaign closed the college received as a gift from Moses F. Dunn, of Bedford, Ind., real estate amounting in value to approximately $65,000. During the year also the college has made decided progress along the line of scholastic requirements. This progress has been recognized in a signal way by eminent authority. For instance. Dr. Babcock, an educational expert, who spent two years in classifying American colleges, mentioned Karlham as one of the live colleges in the United States which, during the past few years has made remarkable progress. The Association of Ameri- ! can Universities, at the request of the University of Berlin, has made out for all German universities a list of colleges whose standards of scholarship are to equal their own. Earlham on List. The association says frankly that this is a small list, and perhaps other i colleges should be placed upon the I list, but the interesting thing is that in the original draft Earlham college was placed upon it. During the year a representative of the United States bureau of education was sent to Earlham by Commission Claxton to study the methods of college management in vogue here, and he spoke in very high approval of the work that was being done and the advanced steps in education that were being taken. It is quite likely that the public generally does not understand the liberal policy which is being pursued by the management with reference to the development of the scholastic capacity of the members of the faculty. Many of the best colleges in the United States are now able to give to members of the faculty a year's leave of absence after six years of teaching. Earlham has not adopted a rigid rule, but has been giving leaves of absence even more liberally than is indicated in the rule just named. Among the members of the faculty who have recently been given leaves of absence (Continued on Pago Three) OPPOSES SENDING NEGR0T0 MEXICO Bethel M. E. Young Woman Wins Oratorical With Speech Opposing Colonization. Taking the negative side of the question, "Shall the negro of America be colonized in Mexico?" .Miss Irene Butler won first place in an oratorical contest at Bethel A. M. E. church Thursday night. Miss Butler took the stand that the negro constitutionally can not be colonized or segregated in the United States unless he asks it. She pointed out that Germans' French, Italians, Japanese and Chinese and other nationalities can move among the best people of the community in which they live, and reside in the best residential districts as soon as they are financially able, but the negro, even though highly cultured and wealthy, is restricted to certain districts because his color is not light. Miss Butler also showed that while foreigners semT" their money out of America to other countries in millions of dollars each year, the negro makes and spends his money at home. She showed that by permitting the negro to work at wages uniform with the wages paid white men doing simi- j lar work, disgraceful negro colonies ! with broken down shacks would not ex- i ist. She also declared that conditions j now existing make it almost impossi- j ble for the negro to enter inu the commercial world. Three things which she said negroes can not attain under segregation are: The adjustment to conditions of housing, employment and dress. The adjustment from servitude to citizenship. The adjustment to the culture of the white race. Miss Butler declared that the white race must be educated to the fact that "there are negroes and negroes, and there are also white folks and white folks" in order to bring about the constitutional rights of the race. GERMANS DEDICATE GOETHE MONUMENT CHICAGO, June 13. Twenty thousand members of local German societies participated in the ceremonies in connection with the unveiling of a monument to Johann Wolfcnne von Goethe, the poet, erected in Lincoln j park by the Germans of Chicago. I Among the speakers were the German J ambasador to the United States, Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, Governor Duraia and Mavor Harrison.

DURING

SECRET SERVICE GUARDS COLONEL AGAINST ATTACK

Britishers Fear Violent Women Will Try to Mob Roosevelt During Visit in London. Notables Prepare for Honor of Being Presented to Illustrious American Statesman and Traveler. LONDON, June 13. Guarded from militant suffragettes by Scotland Yard detectives, Col. Theodore Roosevelt, former president of the United States arrived here today from Madrid where he had attended the wedding of his son, Kermit Roosevelt, to Miss Belle Willard, daughter of Ambassador Willard. On the way from the English channel to London the archbishop of Canterbury was a passenger on the ! same boat with the Colonel. The prelate cordially greeted the expresident and asked anxiously after the condition of his health. "I never felt better in my life," declared the American statesman. Page Greets Colonel. The Roosevelt party was met at the Charing Cross Railway station by Walter H. Page, the American ambasow,, oui "1C bassy, and by Arthur Hamilton Lee, a unionist member of parliament, whose guest Col. Roosevelt will be over the week end. The Colonel was driven to the residence of M. Lee where he granted an audience to the newspaper men. In answer to a shower of questions as to United States politics and his controversy with A. Henry Savage Landor, over his Brazilian discoveries, the Colonel said: "I cannot discuss politics nor am I at liberty to say anything . father about my South American discoveries. I think I covered all points in my statement issued in Paris last night." Plunges Into Tub. The chief remark made by the form-

er president to members of the press i cial life and some things about himwas: "Gentlemen, I am half full of I self but there are nrivate thincs

cinders from 36 hours of traveling and my chief desire now is to get into a bath tub." A number of detectives mingled I with the crowd at the Charing Cross station, keeping a wary eye upon all i the women to prevent any suffragette I disturbance. It was not anticipated that any hostility would be shown the Colonel for he has already expressed himself in favor of "votes for women" but the British officials did not want the ceremonies of reception interrupted. Among those invited to meet. Col. Roosevelt during his stay in England are Field Marshal Earl Roberts, Owen Seaman, the editor of Punch; John St. Loe Strachey, publisher of The Spectator; Sir Sidney Colvin, an official of the British museum; Sir Bertrand Dawson, physician extraordinary to KinK George, and Sir Horace Plunkett, a famous agricultural expert. On Monday Sir Edward Grey, the British minister of foreign affairs, will give a luncheon to Col. Roosevelt which will be attended by a number of prominent persons. AUTO HITS FLUSHER, THEN DRIVERS FIGHT Otto Rettig and Jacob Caldwell to Answer Police Court Charges. Following a collision betw een his ! autoniobile and the city street flushing wagon this morning on North I) street, and a resulting brawl with Jacob Caldwell, driver of the flusher, Otto Rettig, proprietor of a local ice company, called upon Prosecutor Reller at police headquarters and demanded Caldwell's arrest, which action the prosecutor declined to take until he had made an investigation. This made Mr. Rettig very angry and he insisted that the prosecutor, then the chief of police, and finally the mayor accompany him so they

could inquire into the matter. All de- , consideration and exist before happy clined to accept his invitation and he marriage is possible will be considleft in a Irish huff. Later Prosecutor ', ered in the first sermon tomorrow Reller inquired into the affair and as I evening.

a result announced that he would file an affidavit against Caldwell charging assault and battery and one against Rettig charging provoke. ! i ne tiusner was going east on North D street, followed by Rettig in his machine. When the flusher turned to the left to go west on the north side Of the street, Rettig sought to avoid colliding with the wagon, but instead ran into it. Witnesses say that Rettig called Caldwell a vile name and asked him what he meant by going to the wrong side of the i street. Both men jumped to the street I and Caldwell struck Rettig in the face. One of the crew of a passing street car offered to give Caldwell a club, but the offer was not accepted. The prosecutor was informed that after he had been struck, Rettig pulled a knife but the two men were at once separated by people nearby. TRAVELERS PICNIC Commercial travelers and their families prepared to frolic this afternoon and evening in Glen Miller park at the annual picnic of the United Commercial Travelers' fraternity. Before eating, a. program of sports and contests was arranged. A good attendance was expected at the basket supper. It is the second annTial picnic of the travelels held in Glen Miller park.

GRACE BROTHERHOOD HONORS ANNIVERSARY OF PASTOR'S WEDDING

Methodist Men Present Rev. Mr. Bridge With Silverware After Banquet and Rev. G. H. Smith's Talk. In honor of the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, pastor of the Grace M. E. church, the Brotherhood presented him last night with a set of silver spoons at a meeting attended by seventy-five members oi the organization. Following a banquet which was served by young men of the church, during which the Grace Sunday school orchestra assisted by Philip Paul Gates, played several selections, talks were given by officers of the brotherhood. S. C. Wiltrout, president, missed a train in Greenville and his place as chairman was filled by the second vice president, O. F. "Ward. Short talks were made by Harry Stillinger, first vice president, and J. W. Rethmeyer, fourth vice president. S.ilinger declared many persons believed one day spent in church or brotherhood was sufficient and called upon the members to keep up the brotherhood work the other six days of the week. Rethmeyer called attention to the spiritual value of brotherhood work. Rev. G. H. Smith of the Eaton First Methodist church, the speaker of the evening made an impressive address on "The Part of the Mind That Xww Speaks." Hard to Know Man. "It is not difficult to become acquainted with the average man," Rev. I Smith said. "The average man is so ciable enough and will advance half way to become acquainted. But it is an entirety auierent tning to know a man. "Man has learned well the art of concealment. The higher the culture and civilization, the more perfect is n.s art. l ne teliow wtio speaks out or his heart is the fellow from the woods. 'A man does not like to tell every thing about himself. He can conceal much of his life, his morals, his instincts and his inner beliefs. He will tell you his name, his address, his sowhich only he himself knows "But there are things which we can tell. But we will not tell what we might tell if we would. That is our subliminal selves. The worst part of us and the best part of us, we most naturally will not tell by word or action. Weak at Times. "There are men among you to whom you look. You say that their sturdiness of character is ever present. You would never suspect them of (Continued on Page Five.) RICHMOND LOVERS Baptist Pastor Announces Series of Sermons Dealing With Matrimony. Young couples of the city with matrimonial intentions and inclinations may learn reasons they should take into consideration in. selecting a life long companion by attending the ser- ! ff cir)i f t l ' -T"i' rr t i n1 illv w 1 1 1 v 1 1 ww iiiu i i ii ft.- Miiti tut; home which Rev. W. O. Stovall has announced as beginning at the First Baptist church Sunday evening. Believing that marriage is a sacred institution from Cod and should be discussed more in the church. Rev. Stovall has arranged four talks. They will be Riven on consecutive Sunday evenings. The services will he short, beinc adapted to the warm weather. The series follows: "The Marriage," Sunday evening; "The Husband." June 21; "The Wife," June 2$; "The Home", July 5. Rev. Mr. Stovall promises to discuss some of the sane and insane reasons which are given by persons in their selection of husband or wife. Many considerations are inadequate, the true reasons not being thought of. Consequently divorces follow, said Rev. Mr. Stovall. As an example of the kind of courtship and wedding which lie would not advise he cited the case of a young man and woman who were married one hour after they met each other for the first time. i itiiiuiiitui u ii nil ?s r i r ii 1 1 1 1 HiiiMr lnin , t :;.. , . . t, : , i. 1 i j FORM OIL CONCERN Hagerstown Men ."Make Drill Tests. The supposition that oil and gas exists around Jefferson township is stronger than ever and several companies are drilling near Hagerstown with varying results, which have been kept secret. Today articles of incorporation were filed for a new company which will operate under the name of the Valley Oil and Gas company. The principal stockholders are Henry Cooney, of Sugar Grove, O.; Frank W. Roth, Edward L. Marshall and Frank M. Whitesell, of Hagerstown. The company is capitalized at $10,000. The capital stock is represented by 400 shares at $25 a share. The new company was organized to interest local capital and small investors who will be able to purchase a few shares of stock in the new organization. It is said there will be little difficulty in disposing of the stock as residents of the county who are interested, believe oil tests will be successful

KELLY TO PREACH ON CHASE STAGE

Earlham seniors will make their first appearance in caps and gowns tomorrow morning when President Kelly delivers the baccalaureate address on the Chase outdoor stage. This marks the real opening of the commencement exercises of the school, although social features have preceded. Having the baccalaureate services in the morning on the campus is a departure from custom. College officials believe, however, it will prove a popular move, as hot weather invariably accompanies commencement week. President Kelly, members of the faculty and the graduating class have extended a special invitation to all citizens to attend the address. TRIALS ELIMINATE NITROGEN LAMPS DEGLARES BAVIS President of Works Board Approves Bailey's Suggestion of Boulevard Lights for Main. President Bavis of the board of pubI uc w orks today approvea or the sug gestion made by v. m. liailey, manager of the Home Telephone company, that a boulevard street lighting sys tem be installed on Main street, providing this improvement could be made at the expense of the benefited property owners. Mr. Bavis, however, differs on the desirability of adopting the nitrogen lamps for street illumi nation. "So far as I am personally con cerned the tests made of the nitrogen j lamps in this city eliminate them from consideration, said Mr. Bavis. They ' . 1 1 . 1 I " 1 mane a koou spouigiiL mil lan iu radiate a satisfactory illumination." Notwithstanding the action recently taken by the Anderson city council in passing an ordinance providing a boulevard lighting system for several of the principal streets, the cost to be assessed against the benefited propertv nwnprs Itichmnnd ritv nffioial arp not certain whether a municipality has the authority to take such action under the street improvement laws. Gives No Opinion. "This question has been brought to my attention." said City Attorney Bond, "but I can give no opinion on its legality until I have made an investigation." Mayor Robbins and members of the board of public works say that there is no intention of establishing a makeshift lighting system and that efficiency and effectiveness will take precedence over the cost of the improvement. "We want Richmond to have as good lighting system as can be afforded and we want it to be constructed a Ion ir nlans which take into full consideration the future needs and ; growth of the city," said Mayor Robbins. City officials are agreed, however, that the city cannot undertake to install the ornamental post system, or boulevard system, as it is called. If this improvement is to be made the benefited property owners shoulder the expense. The must board takes the position that if such an improvement was made on Main street at the city's expense then similar systems would have to be installed by the city on other streets upon petition No decision has yet been reached as to the type of arc lamp the city will ! adopt for its new street lighting, i or six other types will be before any decision is reached. LUNGMOTOR TRIED OUTjyiREMEN Dr. L. F. Ross Demonstrates Use of Life Saving Device on City Employes. Dr. L. F. Ross of this city last night gave a demonstration to interested firemen and several police officers of the lungomotor, purchased with The Palladium's fund, raised by popular subscription, and presented to the city yesterday. Dr. Ross showed the firemen and policemen just how the machine could be quickly assembled and put in use for life saving purposes and then told them that he had requested the company which sold the machine to send one of its demonsrtators here, to remain long enough so that the majority of policemen and firemen could become thoroughly familiar with the operations of the lungmotor. Chief Goodwin of the police department and Chief Miller of the fire department agreed today that everv

time a can was maae ror the lungmo-, cerning fraud and violations of the tor the person receiving the call at po- iaw ." 1 did not charge, as mv report lice headquarters should at once noti-!wp; Fi,ow. that the prosecutor was to fy some physician closest to the place ; blame for the failure to call a grand where the machine was wanted and ; jurv. i may Eav. however, that after then hurry it to that place either J" this promise was made to have a grand the police automobile or in the re.ilirv called I hnrt not had until

Chief's automobile. I Test Its Use. Several firemen and policemen last

night had the lungmotor attached to : cutor's pardon for presuming to supthem so that they could understand j pose that he would have enough influ-

how it brought about artificial respiration and they all agreed that it "de livered the goods." J I think a physician should always be available when the lungmotor is used because, I understand, it is frequently necessary to use tne device i which pierces the tongue with a nee- j dle so that it can be pulled out." said Chief Goodwin. "The policemen and firemen can of course become thoroughly familiar with the operating of the machine, but if the tongue of the patient is to be pulled out that work had better be done by a physician."

RELLER LETTER SLANDERS DRYS, SAYS NICHOLSON Anti-Saloon League Worker Claims Prosecutor Failed to Act to Safeguard Option Election.

Tut Up or Shut Up" Retorts State's Attorney to New Attack of Prohibitionist Leader. S. Edgar Nicholson, chairman ot the dry committee in the recent option campaign in this city, today made another attack on Prosecutor Will Reller, in reply to that official's recently published signed statement calling upon Mr. Nicholson to "put up or shut up" in regard to his allegations of election frauds and unfair treatment to the drys during the campaign Mr. Nicholson in his latest verbal attack on the prosecutor says the state attorney's charge that Mr. Nicholson and other dry leaders desired the prosecutor to use his office to promote the interests of the dry cause i both an untruth and a slander against, the members of the committee. The chairman of the dry committee concludes his statement that the prosecutor has offered poor excuses for his "failure to act at a critical' time in a way that would in a large i part have safeguarded the purity or the election, so Mr. Nicholson now leaves "him with the public to work, out the matter for themselves." Reller's Statement." Mr. Reller again repeated today his suggestion to Mr. Nicholson to "put up or shut up." In reference to the dry leader's second attack on hlrn the prosecutor made the following brief statement : "I see nothing in Mr. Nicholson's statement which justifies a detailed reply from me. The public now has both sides and is intelligent enough to draw its own conclusion. To carry the argument further we may soon be debating whether Mr. Nicholson's coat is black or dark blue. I have no Quarrel with the drys or their cornniittee. "I believe the public wants election, frauds prosecuted if there are any, and I still make my former proposition to Mr. Nicholson 'put up his evidence or shut up.' "In regard to possible election law violations this fall, I shall again try not to allow my personal views to influence my official acts. If any political party violates the law, and if I can j get authentic information on which to prosecute, no immunity will be shown. A member of the Progressive i party will stand on the same basis as a Democrat, Republican or Socialist." Nicholson' Statement, s K Nicholson's second public I statement is as follows: ! To tne Public and the County Prosecutor : The county prosecutor takes some columns of newspaper space in order to confess to the truth of every word I said in my report to the citizens' committee on Tuesday evening, which was merely a final report on the local ' p iimyaiitii. i win ie ijuue ap- ! Paront to aI1 that a final report of the cnairman oi tne committee could not have avoided giving the facts to which the prosecutor takes such serious objections. The chairman did not make the record: the prot-eeutor made it. - I Hi iriAVHTirn ia that ttl rfnr.l l.,,rl j ' ... " . " ue eaten. n:s reasons lor nis action I are quite another matter and will ret ceive attention further on in this j statement. I There can be no personal issue be- , - I-- ,11-- I'Mlll J " " III J I (1 UII HI - self. 1 do not have the honor of the gentleman's acquaintance, and I have neither the time nor the disposition tn seek any personal controversy, although I resent with emphasis his repeated contemptible remarks about my "agents" and my "attorney" and my "representatives." as though this were my personal ficht. That is an artful dorine which the liquor interests always practice in trying to make every campaign a mere personal affair. If there is any issue between the prosecutor and anybody, it is between him and that portion of our citizens who believe it is the business of the prose uting attorney to nfrc the laws and not to make excuses for his failure to act. Explains Stand. All that I said as chairman of the committee in my report, and all that I meant to say was that on ""Friday and Saturday before the election, the prosecutor was notified that several affidavits were ready to be made charging fraud and violations of the law." and that "he (the prosecutor) refused to agree to accept these affidavits and approve them to the eourt. justifying his course with the statement that after the election the grand jury would be called and an investigation made of all matters under consideration." I then stated that I had been ready ever since then to give to the grand jury "the names of persons who have been reported to have information concent 1v anv rtn.iht fhHt nno wonl.l h called, and have waited patiently for that action. I must now beg the proseonrn ai h t Vi a nm fjt ant tk errand 4ar I w hen he believed one was needed. That is the only deduction I can get from his statement. Did I falsify the record when I stated that affidavits had been offered the Drosecutor before the election. which he refused to accept for approval to tne court? Lt us see. Cites Statement. On Monday, March 23, the day preceding the local option election, and two days after the time when I had (Continued on Page Three.)