Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 278, 2 October 1914 — Page 1

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CRAWFORD GALLS RALSTON

TOOL OF BREWERY CROWD AMD TAGGARTS HENCHMAN Former Representative of Democrats Charges Former Speaker Cook With Misconduct in House Office

SHOWS WASTEOFPUBLIC MONEYS Progressives Hear How Cook Killed "Real" Direct Primary Legislation and Hired Unnecessary Employes

How one man, the b ss who always smiles, has usurped the government of the supposedly ' vereign state of Indiana; how the wheels of its legislative body have tued for four years at his command and how the governor of the state bov., to his dictates and weakly mutters, "what can I do?" when protests are fsd with him against the base actions of his brother gangsters in the legislature, was the sordid but interesting story told last night by Earl Crawford, a "Wilson Democrat" who has risen in revolt against the intoleraole Taggart machine. It was an interested and dumbfounded audience, which crowded into the Gennett theatre at ths formal opening of the Wayne county Progressive campaign, that heard this remarkable recital. This story of the man who saw the machine at work from behind the scenes was briefly and simply related, but was dramatic in the extreme, and, at its conclusion, Crawford was extended an ovation from the men and women he had so ably and honestly represented In the house of representatives of the 1913 legislature. Crawford during the course of his address charged the governor with being a trimmer and a tool of Taggart and the brewery interests, and he said if the governor is sincere in desiring evidence supporting charges that H. L. Cook had been guilty of misconducting the affairs of his office while speaker of the lower house of the last legislature, he was prepared to produce this evidence.

Following Mr. Crawford's address, V. D. Headrick of Indianapolis, made an eloquent appeal to the voters to eld the Progressive party this fall in wresting the state government from the Taggart machine. R. G. Leeds of this city, acted as chairman of the meeting and briefly recited the good "work the Progressive party has done in Wayne county. A concert by the Richmond City band proceeded the meeting. - 1 In opening his addresB-CrwwfOrd, with his quaint, dry wit, referred to the statement made, by Cook on a recent visit to Richmond that he had "never heard of Crawford." Rearets Loss of Memory. "I am sorry our greatest political liability is afflicted with a loss of memory." said Crawford. "But if can induce him to come upon any plat form with me. I will guarantee to re fresh it. I would like to rehearse for his benefit some of the incidents of that last legislature. Why honest, folks, as far as that man's memory Is concerned I must admit he has forgotten more crooked work than I will ever know." Crawford then launched forth on the recital of his experiences with the Taggart gang in the legislature. He told of the session of the "plunder committee" to which the Democratic members were invited to attend. As usual it was held at the Dennison hotel. William Wallace Spencer, a Taggart right bower, unlocked the cloor of the committee room and then appointed himself chairman. Crawford said he and "a few other farmers" had previously discussed in the lobby of the hotel the desirability of having the committee properly organized, then he ruefully laughed, "don't ever talk over anything on the square in the lobby of the Dennison." The plans Crawford and his fellow farmers nvas promptly reported and as a result (they were snubbed at the meeting. Voter Pays Bill. Crawford then described how the faithful machine henchmen all over the state received their rewards in the form of legislative jobs. He said that the house alone had an average of 110 employes throughout the session, "and you, Mr. Voter, was paying helr salaries, $5 a day, out of your Dwn pockets," he added. There are three doors to the house fef representatives but, Crawford said, Jhe Democrats found it necessary for jthem to employ thirty doorkeepers for Ithem. "Tktfy had so many they had to work 'enpki shifts One man never ,worked onTbour, for he was drunk all he time." " Crawforiidsald that toward the close pf the Bess .da Speak. - Cook was given the authoJty. to re uce the number of emploftflf he so desired, but Crawford ii'ldad, "every time he left a jnan off he J vuld hire a couple more and the hifcb vmt,er mark in house employes fi tevMy went up to 127 at $5 6. day, mind'.W.'" H'ow Gk Works. "But this . man (took," he continued, 'is now 8ei.!dnS ,t cards over the fctate pledglr1" tftmself to an honest and eeonomitatt- Administration of his office if he W cted. its easy to make promip4 ut so far as I am concerned, it 1 ce find out a man Js not on the t1re he never gets my confidence an4".' Crawford then took time to devote a little of his attention to the titular head of the Taggart machine. Governor Ralston. He described the executive as a trimmer and the tool of the irewery Interests. He also asserted that the political campaign now being waged was nothing but a "big wet and dry fight" and that the liquor Interests were as usual throwing their support to the Democratic party. Reverting back to Cook again Crawford read his legislative record from A to Z, offering as conclusive proof that Cook's recent declaration that he stood for "progressive legislation as championed by Wilson and Bryan" was barefaced hypocrisy. Crawford was chairman of the elections committee and when the only real primary till "with teeth in it, was introduced t w referred to'hls committee. pook he said began to fight It at once.

Crawford stood firmly for this bill and was finally invited "to a little dinner at the Dennison." Taggart is Host. There he found his host was T. Taggart, who Bkilfully led the conversation to the subject of direct primaries. He finally declared that pri

maries were alright for townships and counties, but would never do for the state. "In nominating state tickets the old fashioned conventions must be .. continued. The boy attend these conventions and go home full of party enthusiasm," said Taggart. It was his smooth diplomatic manner of issuing an edict calling for the death of the Jones primary bill, but Crawford ignored the orders of the boss. "I favor direct primaries," said Crawford and the dinner was over. Then came the primary bill champ ioned by the Taggart machine and it was referred to the "graveyard" committee to be reported out favorably at once. Crawford's committee then voted to favorably report the Jones bill, and it is of peculiar significance that every Democrat on that commit tee, save one, who voted for such action was denied renomination this year. Crawford soon realized his bill was doomed for defeat and when the adminstration's measure came up for second reading he sought to amend it to include tne vital provisions of the Jones bill. He was told by Speaker Cook that he "had entered into a private agreement" not to permit either primary bills to be amended on second reading. How It Was Done. Now right here, I want to tell you folks that under the constitution of this state you are entitled to representation in the assembly, and under the rules of the house all bills shall be subject to amendment on second reading," shouted Crawford, "but I was denied the right to represent you when I attempted to exercise my privilege to present amendments to the 'joke' primary bill on its second reading. Cook finally told me he would permit the offering of amendments on third reading, which can not be done without unanimous consent, and that was the best I could get out of him. Of course you know what happened to my amendment on third reading. Do you think such procedure strange? Well, nothing was strange in that house! Why they even passed a resolution to suspend the constitution, which was offered by a member with two or three drinks ahead." Crawford then -informed his audi ence that Speaker Cook in private life had conducted a teachers' employment bureau and maintained close relations with many of the county superintendents of school, so Crawford was not greatly surprised when Cook had a bill introduced extending the term of office as superintendents two years, with the request that it be passed as "a special favor" to him.' It was passed. Wants a Chance. "Now Governor Ralston wants some 'scurilous hound' to present some specific evidence against this man Cook this pet of his," said Crawford. "All right, I can offer it to him. I told him once I would present It in the presence of Cook, when he asked me and some other members if we would do so, but so far the governor has never given me or the other members an opportunity to do this. "As speaker of the last house of representatives I charge Mr. Cook with violating the constitution of the state in denying its people the right to free representation. I charge him with disfranchising the people of this state in having passed a bill extending the terms of a certain class of public officers without permitting the people to exercise their constitutional rights at the ballot box; I charge him with being instrumental in violating one of the principal pledges of the Democratic party to the people, a direct primary law, a pledge which Governor Ralston said had to be fulfilled if the .(.Continued on Page Seven.)

RICHMOND, IND.,

CANNONS' FIRE STOPS 2 FORTS NEARANTWERP Berlin Claims Steady Progress in French Theatre of War, After Repulsing Allies' Attack. SOLDIERS TO SPARE Germans Carry On Operations in Three Fields Without Feeling Lack of Men and Munitions. BULLETIN. GHENT, Oct. 2 Hundreds of -residents of Antwerp are fleeing across the Dutch border. Communication between Antwerp and forts south and . southeast has been cut off. Instead of proclaiming a formal siege it Is evidently the object of the Germans to try to batter down the forts defending the city on the south. BERLIN, Oct. 2 (By Wireless via Sayville, N. Y. That two of the Belgian forts at Antwerp have been silenced by German artillery, and that the Germans are making steady progress in France after repulsing all attacks by the allies, is asserted in an official statement issued here today. It also declares that about two thousand Russian officers, including eighteen generals, have been taken prisoners by the Germans. The statement follows: "German artillery has silenced two forts in the siege of Antwerp. Thirty aeroplanes sent from France to Belgium have been captured by the Germans. Use Heavy Guns. "The gigantic battle in France is stilL undecided. The Germans are hammering the French positions with heavy artillery. At numerous points attempts by the allies to break through the German lines have been repulsed.. They suffered their heaviest losses near the Argonne forest. The Germans continue to make steady progress. "The fact that the siege of Antwerp, the big battle in France, and General von Hindenberg's operations in the east are being conducted simultaneously is significant, indicating that the Germans do not lack preponderance of attack. Russians Fail. "In the war theatre in the east the Russian offensive from the Niemen against our troops in the government of Suwalki has failed. (This contradicts the official announcement issued at Petrograd.) "The Russian fortress of Ossowiec is being bombarded. "Official reports show that up to September 25 there have been in Geerman war prison camps about two thousand captured Russian officers, including eighteen generals." & 0, P, GETSTALKERS Party Forms Bureau to Direct Speaking. A speakers' bureau has been established in connection with the Repub lican county central committee to relieve County Chairman Bowman of some of the work in connection with his office. Fred G. White and Denver Harlan will have charge of the bureau. The new bureau will secure G. O. P. campaign speakers, both state and loeal, who will appear in Richmond during the next month. Several local men will speak at the first rally which will be held in the Coliseum next Friday night, with Duncan McKinley of California as the principal speaker. BOOSTER COMPANY MEETING SUBJECT A meeting of the new industries committee of the Commercial club was called by Chairman Dill for 4 o'clock this afternoon to take under consideration the promoting of the quarter of a million dollar industrial association suggested recently by Secretary Jordan. The committee has worked out practically all plans which might enter in the organization of such an association. The purpose of the meeting today is to secure the sentiment of business men as the committee members have found it. DISCUSS FRANCHISE A meeting of the Franchise league was called for 4:15 o'clock this afternoon in the library meeting room. A good attendance was expected to hear R, G. Leeds in a speech on the needs of a new constitution for the state of Indiana. The Weather For Indiana Fair tonight. Warmer in central and northwest portion; Saturday fair. TEMPERATURE Noon 75 Yesterday. Maximum 75 Minimum : 42 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. Local Some cloudiness, but mostly fair tonight and Saturday; continued warm. General Conditions During the last twenty-four hours the gulf storm has moved northward in the United States but is losing energy, causing continued unsettled weather in the southern states, followed by thunderstorms. A storm is centered over xsevaaa ana Wyoming.

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2j 1914.

ALLIES FIGHT

WEST OF OISE Germans Concentrate Their Forces in Vicinity of !Roye and Battle Wages to the North. LEFT WING ENGAGED French Destroy the Bridge Across Meuse Built by Germans Fighting Right Wing of Allied Army. BY LEASED WIRE. PARIS, Oct. 2. A terrific battle is in progress between the Allies and the Germans in the vicinity of Roye, west of the Oise, where the Germans have concentrated heavy forces, according to an official announcement issued here at 3 o'clock this afternoon. It is stated that the battle seems to be ex tending more and more toward the north. German troops operating against the French right wing constructed a bridge over the Meuse to allow the passage of German troops, but it has been destroyed. The complete statement was as follows: "1 On our left wing the battle continues with great violence, notably in the region of Roye, where the Germans appear to have concentrated large forces. The action is extending more and more toward the north. The battle front has actually been extended even into the region south of Arras. "2 On the right Germans tried to build near St. Mihiel a bridge which had been destroyed by night. In the Woevre region our offensive continues and it advances step by step, notably in the region between Apremont and St. Mihiel 3 On all the rest of the front only partial oneratlons have been attempton either r!H " GREECE WANTS PEACE BY LEASED WIRE. ATHENS, Oct. Oct. 2 That Greece is willing to make certain compensations to Turkey to prevent the extension of the European war to the Balkan peninsula was indicated today by Premier Venizelos in a, speech in the chamber of deputies. He said that the question concerning the ownership of islands which are claimed by both Turkey and Greece has been definitely settled.

Seeks Help in U. For Belgian

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Mme. Lalla Vandervalde, wife of the Belgian minister of state who is now in this county seeking aid for her impoverished

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RIGHT TO VOTE MAIN QUESTION WITH AM. T. U. Women in County Convention Give Franchise Equal Place With Temperance in All Discussion.

ELECT MRS. TAYLOR White Ribboners Attack the Chautauqua for Refusal to Engage an Anti - Saloon Speaker for Program. Sentiment for woman's suffrage dominated the opening session of the Wayne county W. C. T. U. convention this morning. "We'll help Uncle Sam run his busi ness affairs straight when we get the ballot," said Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, state vice-president of the W. C. T. U explaining a difficulty that had arisen due to miscarriage of the mails. In' her report, Mary Woodard of Fountain City, county franchise superintendent of the union, said, "The sen timent in favor of franchising the women is growing in the county, the day of victory is not far distant when women will be given equal rights with the men." Mrs. Taylor Presides. The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock by the county president, Mrs. Hannah Taylor of Economy. Mrs. Sylvester Billheimer conducted a short devotional service which was followed by the welcome address of Mrs. S. E. Nicholson and the response by Mrs. Taylor. The treasurer's report showed that the total receipts for the year had been $229.65, and the expenditures $208.85. Reports were read from the superintendents of the Evangelistic, Anti-Narcotic, Literature and Medical Temperence departments. The anti-narcotic department, praised the officials of Earlham college, because of a signed statement from President Kelly saying that users of tobacco were not selected for mem bers of the laculty, and smoking was not allowed on the campus Distribute Literature. The literature superintendent re ported the distribution of 5,000 copies

of literature at the Richmond cnau-iea

tauaua. and also several inousanu;par vaiue. inis company was urgau

copies distributed by the different unions in the county. The secretary of the chautauqua was scored because he refused to place a w. c. T. U. SDeaker on the chautauqua program. The fact that he had stated j that nenaa never neara or me &ien.ei asked for by the local union, provoked much merriment from the delegates. Following the report of the super(Continued on Page Seven.) S. Needs - ' ' '

E. V. PURTELLE SELLS STOCK IN PROPOSED TRACTION LINE FOR LESS THAN PAR VALUE

Public Service Stock Sales to Persons

CLAIMS VIOLATION OF STATE LAW Henry Rothert Gives $25 Note For S100 Share to be Held Until ElectionPromoter Foiled Trying to Cash it

Action against Eugene V. Purtelle for selling stock ifl" his proposed traction line for less than par value will be taken by the Indiana public service commission, according to a statement of its secretary today to the Palladium. "The reported sales of stock in the company are in violation of the law." he continued. "That company has received no authority from the commission to dispose of its stock at a discount. The commission will begin its investigation of the sales at once." Although the Indiana public service commission law specifically provides that "no stock or certificate of stock of a public utility shall e sold at a discount or premium without the approval of the commssion, and if sold at a discount the commission shall make a record thereof and give such publicity of the fact as it may deem necessary at the expense of the utility," there is now evidence that stock in the proposed Richmond and Ham ilton traction company has been offerior sale in mis city at less man no ized some time ago under the laws of Indiana with a capital of $10,000. Buys Stock for $25. Henry Rothert, a South Fifth street erocervman. is wonderinE today how its rk riinvoT o nrkto fnr S hA PVfi I to Eugene Purtelle, promoter of the Richmond and Hamilton Traction company, for a share of preferred stock, which is represented to have a par value of $100. This note, under the terms of the agreement Rothert entered into, was to be held until it was determined, on November 3. whether this company was to be actually organized. Rothert says he was assured that if the voters of Wayne and Boston townships on election day voted in favor of subsidizing the company to the amount of $110,000, work on the construction of the road would begin at once. But, he complains, the note he tendered in payment for the one share of traction stock was not filed away by the company promoters until after the election. Yesterday, he says, Purtelle went to a local bank and attempted to cash Mr. Rother's note. Banks Hesitate. An officer of the bank called him up and asked him if such an arrangement was satisfactory, and Mr. Rothert lost no time in informing him and officers of the three other local banking institutions that under no circumstances was this note to be cashed as he had an agreement with Purtelle that the note was to be returned to him in the event the proposed traction company did not organize after November 3. Rothert says he feels confident the note will not be cashed by the local banks, but he is wondering if he can prevent the traction promoter from reH7.ine on it elsewhere. He admits that his note is perfectly negotiable before or after the November election. union Mr. Purtelle and Jonn nizgibbons called on me the other day tviov Raid thev had one hundred shares of prefered stock in the traction line) they were promoting and they intended to sell one share to one hundred different people at a rate or to per cent less than its par value," explain ed Rothert. Return Again. "T told them I never bought stock and they said they would see me later. They called again next day. They had been sent back to see me by Adolph Blickwedel. I told tnem i am not want to pay out $25 for a share of stock un less I was sure me uae was iu ue built. .... Then they offered to taKe my note for $25 with the understanding mat it was to be held in trust until after the November election, ana u alter that time the company was not organized the note would be returned to me. Next Monday Registration Day If Yom . Do Not Register Then, Yon Will Not be Perrofltted to Vote Next Month

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Commission to Probe of Purtdlle Company in Wayne County

That appeared to be a fair proposition and I gave the' mmy note. Now I find that Mr. Purtelle attempted to cash it, which seems strange because I was told that Mr. Purtelle had plenty of money." It is known that other Richmond men gave their notes for 6tock in the traction company with the understanding that these notes were to be held until after the election. The receipt given Mr. Rothert in exchange for his note reads as follows: "This is to certify that Henry Rothert has paid for and is entitled to one share of preferred stock of the Richmon & Hamilton Traction company, of the par value of $100. This receipt will be exchanged for a regular certificate of prefered stock as soon as the proper authorisation from the Public Service Commission of the State of Indiana has been had to issue securities and the certificates are ready for issue." FOR CHARITIES FOSLER'S IDEA West Richmond Man Proposes Establishment of Sub-Stations to Report Worthy Cases. PLAN MEANS SECRECY Grocers, He Said, See Families in Need Too Proud to Appeal for Help to the Bureau. The suggestion of John Fosler, that outlying grocery stores be made substations to the Central Bureau of Charities for reporting cases, probably will be taken up soon at a meeting of the controlling committee. Mr. Foster's idea if carried out would also assist the bureau in detecting unworthy cases. As a merchant he has found in previous years that girls of families receiving charity often purchase perfumery and other unnecessaries. He suggests the merchants either be appointed or that they act voluntarily as co-operative agents but that the system should be carried on with absolute 6ecrecy so customers would not ask favors in a charitable line. Babes Cry for Food. "The other day," Mr. Fosler said, "a woman sent her little girl to buy a nipple for a bottle. I found that they had tried to use an old one which had been sewed up. The husband drank up all his wages. The wife washed and kept the family. They were so poor that they could not even spend five cents at the time- they needed it. "Another case I knew of was -where little children were crying for potatoes. Potatoes were cheap then but these people could not even buy a few of them. She is a widow and would not ask for help. In neither case, would the people reveal their financial condition." Mr. Fosler said that every merchant, especially grocers in outlying districts, hear of such cases. He would have the bureau ask the grocers to report cases they know are worthy and to watch to some extent the cases which are doubtful so charity money would not be spent on luxuries pr unnecessary articles. Members of the charity bureau at once stated that the idea is a good one and would add to the efficiency of the organization if it is carried on confidentially so the merchants are not hurt by it. ALBANIANS LOSE BY LEASED WIRE. ATHENS. Oct. 2. One hundred Albanians were killed and many wounded when a band of two thousand Albanians, after attacking a force of troops near Tepelenl, were forced' to retreat. Tepelenl is in Albania, on Um Vojutxa river,

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