Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 269, 22 September 1914 — Page 1

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DEATH OF STUDY CLOSES BRILLIANT LEGAL CAREER ADMIRED BY WAYNE BAR

LAWYER LOSES WHEN RELAPSE OVERTAKES HIM tVeteran Barrister Held Respect of County's Attorneys for Coups in Morrisson and Other Cases. Leaves Democratic Party Without Candidate for Judge to Which Place He Was Once Appointed. The death of Thomas Jefferson ftudy occurred yesterday afternoon. After rallying from the effects of a aralytic stroke, the oldest lawyer In eastern Indiana in point of service, tThoma8 Jefferson Study, died at 5 (O'clock yesterday afternoon at his home in the presence of his wife and jtwo children. His death closes a strenuous life Confined entirely to the law business find politics. Mr. Study's death had not been unexpected in the past two days but before that time and since his paraletic stroke two weeks ago, every hope was expressed that he would recover and make the race for circuit judge on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Study has been an admitted attorney since he attained his majority fifty-two years ago, having studied for the profession while he was still a mall boy. He entered almost immedlately Into politics and was an ardent Republican for a few years when he ! suddenly left the party and became Democrat. At the time, his oldest colleagues say, he was said to be the only Democrat in Wayne county which was then Republican almost to a vote. Had Poor Health. Mr. Study was born on the farm of (lis father, Henry Study, February 8, 1841. At that time his father was one iof the largest property owners in the wounty. His health was poor during i his early boyhood and for a time it ! was feared that he was afflicted with j m fatal disease. He received treatment jet Cincinnati from Dr. Blackburn, at 'that time one of the nation's most fa'.xnous physicians, and within a few jnonths enjoyed robust health, which he retained until almost a year ago. About the age of twenty he began to study law in Centerville, then the seat of county government, first being In the office of the late Judge Perry and later in the office of the late Nimrod Johnson, father of Henry U. Johnton of this city. In 1862, at the age of 21 years, he was admitted to the Franklin county bar and began the (Continued on Last Page.) LEADER OF I COULD LEAD DM5 QUAKER Robert Pretlow at Yearly Meeting Tells of Seed Falling on Barren and Stony Ground. "The young man that has enough in Jiim to lead a tango, has the stuff in iim to be a leader of men, and the girl Vho can be a social leader, can become a leader in the Sunday-school." This was the assertion of the Reverend Robert Pretlow, pastor of the Friends' church of Seattle, Washington, in addressing the congregation in the first evening assembly of the friends' Yearly Meeting at the East Main Street church. "For behold a sower went forth to sow," was the text taken by the Rev. Jlr. Pretlow. In drawing his conclusions from this text, he said: "The thing that struck me, was the fact that the sower wasted three-fourths of his seed, but was not censured by the Great Master of the harvest. I want to trace this wasted seed tonight, and try to bring to you a lesson of faith end courage, to trust in the Lord." Cites Examples. Speaking of the seed that fell on Ptony ground the speaker 6aid: "There are Rome who have taken the grain of the Kingdom and kept it from sprouting, but good things may come in sugKestive form from stolen seed. William Lloyd Garrison, Abraham Lincoln and Wendell Philips were men who stood outside the church, because they said it did not accord with their opinion of the right, but they came out against the enemy of righteousness and destroyed the unholy alliance of the church and slavery. Shall we not at this Yearly Meeting, if we have had disappointments, take heart when we remember that every effort we put forth has his Almighty arm behind it? Scatter your message of love And truth everywhere." The Rev. Mr. Pretlow was formerly a resident of Wayne county, but for many years has been located on the pacific coast He attended his last pearly meeting here twenty-seven pyears ago.

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RUINING ROADS City Officials Demand That Bond Advise on Steps to Insure Proper Repair of Streets. Council last night went on the warpath after the public service corporations, which have been tearing up the streets in every section of the city and then leaving them in such a condition that a stranger within the gates would naturally suppose one of the European armies had enjoyed a frolic here. Every councilman fired a verbal volley into the public service corporations which, the mayor said, are "apparently without any sense of civic pride or honor." The mayor was influenced to make this remark when referring to some of the more venerable and timehonored holes in the streets, relics of past ages, which the public service corporations responsible for them now refuse to repair, because they were not required to patch them up within one year after they had mutilated the streets in which these crevaces yawn. The more council discussed the vandalistic acts of the corporations the sorer it got, and the climax was finally reached when Councilman Howells arose and declared it was time the city was showing the mailed fist to the street butchers. Ask Bond's Advice. "There are any number of holes in the streets -which have existed for several months, and the time limit of one year in which the corporations can be compelled to repair such holes will soon be up," Howells said. "Now I would like to see the city, without any further monkey business, bring suit to forfeit the franchises of these corporations. Maybe then we can, get some action." "I favor Mr. Howells' suggestion," exclaimed Councilman Russell. "This question of the ruination of our streets on which we have to spend so much money to keep in repair, is the biggest one council has been called upon to consider. We give these corporations free use of our streets. In most cities they are glad to pay the city for franchise rights, but here in Richmond, in return for our liberality to them, we are required constantly to fight and quarrel with them to have them keep in satisfactory repair the streets they have ree use of. I would like to see this matter pushed to some practical conclusion." Councilman Carter expressed the opinion that the company now repairing streets it has recently torn up has a lot of careless laborers in its employ, and as a result the Main street repair work is all that is being done properly. Councilman Burdsall moved that the city attorney report at next council meeting what course the city should pursue to bring the street wrecking corporations to time. It was unanimously adopted. EARLHAM IN LEAD LI PEACE MOVEMENT Colleges of Country Recognize Worth of Spreading Peace Theory. Bernhardt Knollenberg, '12, of Richmond, gave an address before the Earlham college student body this morning. He emphasized the importance that Earlham college holds among the colleges of the country in the peace movement, and how this has been recognized by leading educators of the east. In his work in Harvard college, Mr. Knollenberg frequently came In contact with the work being done by the professors and the graduates of Earlham college. He suggested to the students that an even greater interest be shown in this movement now since the crisis in Europe calls for this effort on the part of the United States, the only large neutral nation in the world. PRESENT LODGE FLAG EATON, O., Sept. 22. At a meeting of Waverly lodge, Knights of Pythias, Wednesday evening a large silk banner, said to be one of the best held by any fraternal organization in the state, will be formally presented the lodge. The flag represents a gift from out-of-town Knights who hold membership in Waverly lodge. The flag is all silk and measures five by six feet. One side is divided into three segments, red, yellow and blue, and in these colors clearly stand out a triangle and the three letters, "F. C. B." This particular side is all handembroidered. On the reverse side is an all-silk flag of the national colors.

FLAYS ALLIANCE FOR DISPLAYING GERMAN COLORS Dr. Thurston Wants Richmond Germans Carrying Fatherland's Flag Placed on Firing Line in Europe. Calls Germans "Undesirable Citizens" and Asks Alliance to Reform Houses of 111 Fame.

In a caustic letter, published in a state paper today. Dr. J. M. Thurston attacks the German Alliance for displaying a German flag in a parade held in this city last Sunday, and for its advocacy of saloon reform in pref erence to prohibition. "I have no comment to make on Dr. Thurston's letter," said William Duning, Jr., an active member of the alliance. "Everybody knows we German Americans are loyal patriots, and we showed it in the Civil War. As to the reference regarding German morality and probity, our record in Richmond is an open book." "Notwithstanding that our mayor was elected on the Progressive ticket," Dr. Thurston's letter reads in part, "he certainly has the personal right to abandon it and join with the German Alliance in fighting prohibition; the German Alliance has a right to meet (Continued on Page Three.) PROUD PRISONERS SPEND MUCH TIME PRESSINGCLOTHES Sheriff Bayer Provides Irons After Seeing Men Sleep on Trousers to Produce the Proper Creases. It is not generally understood that prisoners at the county jail take any pride in their appearance. This is the case, however, since Sheriff Bayor has for the past year furnished the conveniences a man has at home for keeping up his personal appearance. It was formerly the custom for prisoners to fold their trousers at the proper place, roll them in a flat bundle and sleep on them. This would furnish the crease for the Sunday services. Sheriff Bayer, however when he saw that the men were willing to improve the appearance of their clothing furnished a pressing board and irons. Now, the men often take part of their time on Saturdays unless they are out working on the roads, in cleaning up their suits. Of late it has been almost invariably the case that the prisoners before being released spend a day in brushing and pressing their clothing, shaving themselves and otherwise embellishing their appearance. Sheriff Bayer stated that the men are rated to some extent by the way they keep themselves. Men who are arrested on criminal charges frequently are more fastidious than those who are arrested for petty violations. Men who are sent to the jail to serve sentences for intoxication frequently bother little with their personal appearances. The sheriff believes the system of encouraging the men to take care of their personal appearance wii'l have an effect after they leave jail. While many of them have little pride, he said, this often produces an effect toward that end. 124TH VOLUNTEERS READY jORJESSION Indiana Company to Begin Two Days Meeting at the Court House. The annual meeting of the 124th Indiana Volunteers will open in the court house tomorrow morning. The regiment has dwindled rapidly in the last few years and only about seventy-five including the guests are expected to attend the two day's meeting of the old soldiers. The members of the regiment will register at the court house tomorrow morning and in the afternoon a meeting will be held. The entertainment will take place in the evening. It will be entirely informal. Members of the 124th Volunteers will give reminiscences of their service in the army accompanied by songs and music. Refreshments will be served. The business will be closed Thursday afternoon with the election of officers. William Mathews is president. There will be an entertainment Thursday night for which the program has not been announced. BAPTIZES FIFTEEN DUBLIN, Ind., Sept. 21. The Christian church had a baptismal service for about fifteen members of the Bentonville church. The Rev. McCormick officiated at the meeting.

ONE MAN HURT IN SERIES OE BAD ACCIDENTS

Motorcycle Ridden by Hugh v Taylor Runs Down Abraham Jefferis, Cutting Wound in Scalp. Kirkman Delivery Wagon Hits Romey's Car Runge Horse Runs Away Wrecking Grocery Cart. Automobiles, motorcycles and runaways figured in a series of accidents yesterday afternoon and today which resulted in cuts and bruises for Abraham Jefferis, who was struck by a j motorcycle, damaged W. H. Romey'R jtouring car, and wrecked a delivery wagon belonging to J. H. Kunge. Abraham S. Jefferis, 75, father-in-law of City Attorney Bond, 1415 South A street, was struck" by a motorcycle ridden by Hugh P. Taylor, 830 South Ninth street, this morning while attempting to cross main street between Seventh and Eighth streets. Mr. Jefferis was thrown on the brick street and received a deep scalp wound on the left side of his head, a sprained knee, and other body bruises. Mr. Taylor hurried the victim to a nearby physician's office, where it was found necessary to take two stitches in the scalp wound. According to Mr. Jefferis' statement, he stepped from the curb in front of the model clothing store, and as he emerged from behind an automobile the motorcycle struck him. He blames Taylor for the accident, saying it was caused by careless driving. Sergeant McNally of the Police Department investigated the accident, and said he thought Taylor was not responsible. Runaway Hits Auto. A large motor car belonging to William H. Romey was badly damaged when a horse hitched to a delivery wagon of Charles O. Kirkman, 601 North Thirteenth.street. became frightened on North Nintlr'street near the postoffice and ran away. The Romey car was standing at the corner of South Ninth and Main streets, and the wagon struck the radiator of the machine, breaking the lamps and tearing a hole in the radiator. In the collision the horse broke away from the wagon and dashed across . the street, narrowly missing a baby carriege standing near the curb, and continued the mad dash down Ninth to B street, where it turend east, and was finally captured at South Fifteenth and B streets. Wreck Delivery Wagon. A delivery wagon of the J. H. Runge company was completely demolished yesterday when the horse attached to the wagon ran away on South Eighth street. While the runaway caused great excitement among bystanders on the street, no one was injured. Spokes in a rear wheel of the milk wagon of Omer S. Young were smashed at noon today when a rapidly moving automobile struck the vehicle at South Eighth and A streets. The wagon was dragged across the intersection. The engine of the automobile, belonging to a farmer who was motoring through the city was slightly damaged. Young was driving west on A street and the farmer was going south on Eighth street. ADVERTISING PLAN Commercial Club Sanctions Pla)r Written and Acted by Local Persons. A movie play, written by a local person, with Richmond's business houses, churches and parks as the setting, acted by Richmond people and produced by the Zenith Motion Picture company is the latest plan of advertising Richmond, which has been sanctioned by the Commercial club. Charles Jordan, secretary, has investigated the Zenith company's proposition and declared it good, as six months circulation is guaranteed the film in other cities, after which the film becomes the property of the club to use when and where it chooses. M. W. McGee, producing manager was in the city today conferring with Mr. Jordan and making preliminary plans. A prize will be offered for the best scenario submitted and the leading characters will be elected by a popularity vote. Into the scene will be woven all kinds of business houses, factories and beauty spots in the city. DRIVES THIEF AWAY Police today were investigating the attempted robbery of the home of Harry Lontz, 1713 South A street, about 8 o'clock last night. The house-breaker was frightened away by a colored maid who was alone in the house, and no clue as to his identity has been found. The man was cutting a hole in the screen of the front door when the r.oise attracted the maid. She called to know who was at the door and the man fled. Mr. and Mrs. Lontz left home early in the evening for an automobile ride.

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$4.50 TOO LOW WAGE FOR GIRL TO IM IN CITY Commission Probing Labor Conditions Declares More Money Needed for Culture and Recreation. Employers Declare Women Make Better Workers Than Boys, Unwilling to Start at Bottom.

Can a girl support herself for a short time on $4.50 a week and besides working for ten hours a day, have time for education, culture, amusement and recreation? This question received an affirmative answer by the manufacturers and a negative one by members of the commission to Investigate the condition of working women of the state and prepare for legislation In the women's favor. The hearings held yesterday afternoon and last night by the commission in the Commercial club rooms were poorly attended, but brought the rnmmiaslnn some valuable infnrmation to add to the stock they have col lected in five other cities. It was revealed that in Richmond girls can secure board and lodgings for $4 a week. They work In most cases from 6:30 o'clock in the morning until 5:30 o'clock in the afternoon. They do their own sewing and mending. They wash and iron their clothing themselves. They would rather start to work earlier in the morning and leave work earlier In the afternoon so they can prepare for an evening's enjoyment. Managers and superintendents of a knitting and underwear factory, testi(Continued on Page Three.) ILIFP TO ADDRESS COLORED CITIZENS ON EMANCIPATION Others Join With Union in Program to Observe Issue of Proclamation Freeing Race. Tonight the celebration of the issue of the emancipation proclamation by ' President Lincoln will take place. ' Ci 1 u .1 .1 . n.v. Of veiai uuuuieu peisuua, uulu tuiuied and white are expected to participate in the event which is regarded by the race as the greatest step in colored civilization and one of the greatest humanitarian acts of the modern world. Those who desire to march to the court house where the program will be given, will gather at Sixth and Main streets shortly before 8 o'clock. The marchers will be led by the Richmond City band. The assembly in the court room will be addressed by Edgar Iliff of this city, and by Rev. Orlando Banks of Indianapolis, presiding elder of the A. M. E. Zion conference. Mrs. Bess Keller will give readings of several poems which are the work of a colored poetess, Mrs. Watkins. The poems were written at the time of the Civil war but Mrs. Watkins was not a slave. Various musical numbers of songs of emancipation time will be given. The chorus led by Herbert Bundy at chautauqua will be present. The band will also give a concert. GIVE BODKINS BIBLE Methodist Hold Farewell for Members. About one nundred and fifty members of the First Methodist church and their pastor, the Rev. B. E. Parker motored to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Bodkin last night and gave them a farewell surprise at their home 116 South Fifth street. During their residence in the city Mr. and Mrs. Bodkin, who are moving away, have been members and workers in the Methodist church. The Rev. Mr. Parker made a brief talk in which he presented Mr. and Mrs. Bodkin with a Bible apiece on behalf of the Men's and Women's Bible classes. The Weather

Fr Indiana Cloudy and cooler tonight; probably showers in south portion. Wednesday fair. Cooler In east and south portions. TEMPERATURE. Noon 85 Yesterday. Maximum SO Minimum 60 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. Local Thundershowers late, this afternoon or tonight. Cooler tonight. Wednesday probably fair; much cooler. General Conditions The storm was crossing the Great Lakes this morning and is now being followed by high barometric pressure and a cool wave from the Rocky mountain. Local rains occurred last night in Preble county, Ohio, and in portions of Indiana, . r - J

CRAOK HILLS OCCUPIED BY GERMS AFTER FIERCE SHELLING BY HEAVY GUNS

GERMANS SINK THREE BRITISH WAR CRUISERS

Kaiser's Submarine in North Sea Sends Enemy's Ships to Bottom, According to Press Bureau. Aboukir Struck Beneath the Water Line and Two Sister Ships Quickly Follow Into Sea Grave. BY HERBERT TEMPLE, European Manager International Newt Service. LONDON, Sept. 22. The British cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue have been sunk in the North Sea by German submarines. Announcement of this British naval reverse was officially made by the government press bureau this afternoon. The three cruisers are all of the same class. They are 454 feet long at the water line and of 12,000 tons displacement. They carried to 9.2-inch guns in turrets, twelve 6-inch guns in case, and twelve 3-inch guns, three 3pounders; eight machine guns and torpedo tubes. Ordinarily each carries 700 men. Use Torpedos. The Aboukir was the first of the British warships to be sunk. She was struck beneath the waterline by a torpedo from a submarine. At the time the Cressy and Hogue were standing by. Immediately after the Aboukir was struck the submarines released other torpedoes which struck the Creasy and Hogue. The accuracy of the Germans was marvelous. The official statement of the press bureau, which was issued at 4:35, says the casualties are unknown. Statement of Admiralty. The statement follows: "The British ships, Aboukir, Hague and Cressy have been sunk by submarines in the North Sea. The Aboukir was torpedoed, and while the Cressy and Hogue were standing by to save the Aboukir's crew they, too, were torpedoed. A number of seamen were saved by the ship Lowestoft, torpedo boat destroyers and other craft. The casualties are unknown." The l;hree sunken vessels were sister ships. They were armored cruisers of comparatively old type, having been built fourteen years ago. It will be noted that the foregoing statement does not give the location of the disaster, nor does it give the date. A supplemental announcement was issued a short time later stating that the Aboukir was commanded by Commander John E. Drummond, the Hogue by Wilmott S. Nicholson, and the Cressy by Captain Robert W. Johnson. The Hogue was built at the Barrowinfurness in 1900. The Aboukir was built at Fairfield the same year, and the Cressy was built at Fairfeld in 1899. DISCUSS TEMPERANCE Hollansburg Women Union Service. Hold HOLLANSBURG, Ohio, Sept. 22. A union temperance service was held Sunday night in the Christian church. Miss Olga Jones was the principal speaker. A paper was read by Mrs. Baxter Skidmore. The remainder of the program consisted of recitations and music. Altogether it was a very impressive service. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Chenoweth spent the week-end in New Paris, the guest of their daughter, Mrs. Lurt Reid.

FRIENDS CONDEMN WAR AS BLOW TO CIVILIZATION

"This is a time such as the world has never seen. There have been great wars. But never before have great nations and these professing Christian nations engaged in the wanton slaughter one of another," said Luke Woodard, veteran minister of the Society of Friends at the formal opening of the 93rd session of Indiana Yearly Meeting ;tn the East Main Street Friends', meeting house this morning at 10 o'clock. That the present European war Is deplored as un-Christian and condemned as a blow to civilized institutions was the sentiment of the body this morning at the time of the comment on the London Epistle which was read at this session instead of later as has been usual. The London epistle, written In the latter part of May before war had

ALLIES FALTER IN ASSAULT ON KAISER'S ARMY Berlin Reports Impetus Ta ken From Attacks of Anglo-French on Entrenched Positions of Defenders. French Claim Enemy Makes No Appreciable Gain in Activity Along Whole Line in Eastern France. BY FREDERICK WERNER International News Service Staff Cor. respondent. BERLIN via Amsterdam. Sept. 22 Attacks by the allied French and British forces on the German lines are diminishing In strength, according to an official statement issued today, but the German offensive is growing stronger at all points. An official statement issued at midnight announced the capture of the heights of Craonne, and the town of Bethany (near Rheims). Today's statement follows: "The enemy shows signs of weakening as a result of his continued attempts to capture our positions. Our troops fighting from well fortified positions have secured a rest and are strong on offensive. Their attacks are growing stronger at all points. "Great valor has been shown by the enemy's troops. They have charged repeatedly in an attempt to silence our artillery, but have been as repeatedly repulsed." Take Craonne Hills. The statement issued at midnight said: "The strong, hilly positions at Craonne have been captured. Advancing on Rheims, our troops occupied the village of Bethany. "We are attacking the strong forts

on the line south of Verdun and have crossed the east border in the direction of Lorraine, which is defended by eight French army corps (320,000 (Continued on Page Two) FLAGMAN'S PROMPT ACTION FREES BOY CAUGHT ON TRACKS With Freight Bearing Down on Him Little Davis Boy Struggles to Release Foot From Frog. t It developed today when a frog replaced in one of the tracks at the Twelfth street crossing that the quick action of a flagman saved the lives of a mother and her 3-year-old son, a few days ago. Mrs. Effie Davis, a widow, living in Riverdale, was crossing the tracks when the little boy's foot was caught in the defective frog. A freight train was approaching about a square away. Mrs. Davis attempted to release the boy's foot but could not do so. The flagman saw the predicament when the freight train was only a few rods away. The woman was frantically working with the boy's foot and probably would have been run down with him. The flagman extricated the child in time for the three to draw away .from the track as the train passed them. The frog was immediately replaced by a good one. The incident was entirely accidental as the boy was hurrying across the tracks when his foot was caught. been declared or thought of. deplored the situation in Ireland, where a state of civil strife existed at that time, and in Australia where conditions were Inimical to social harmony, the spirit of the Epistle being to meet hatred, anger and selfishness with gentleness and forbearance. Issue New Document. Since that time a document characterized as statesmanlike in authorship issued by London Yearly Meeting through the British Friend to which the attitude of the English Society of Friends toward the present European war. has been reprinted In pamphlet form and distributed all over the world, 400,000 copies have so far been sent out. "The demand for this magnificent (Continued on Page TwoJ