Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 279, 3 October 1914 — Page 1

RICHMOKB PALLABIUM l"lT VYVIY Ml 57n Palladium and Sun-Telegram VUL. AAAIA. IU. Ay Consolidated. 1907 RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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VON (LUCK ' CHECKS FLANK MOVEMENT OF ALLIES BY HURRIED COUNTER MARCH

PARIS ADMITS GERMANS STOP ALUED ATTACK War Office Claims Army of Crown Prince Foiled in Advancing Behind Forests of Grurie. ENGAGEMENT RAGES Allies Claim Repulse to All Attacks of Kaiser's Army Strongly Reinforced by New Troops. BY LEASED WIRE. PARIS, Oct. 3. The flanking movement of the allies against the right wing of the German army in France has met a strong and unexpected obstacle in a heavy force of Germans who have apparently swept down from southern Belgium, and hard fighting is In progress between the French and the Invaders around Douwa, fifteen miles northeast of Arras. The repulse of the army under the German crown prince is announced in an official statement Issued here at 3 o'clock this afternoon. It also states that all the German attacks in the vicinity of Roye have been repulsed and that the French forces are making Blow but steady progress in the Woevre region. The official communique follows: "On our left wing the violent engagement raging since yesterday continues particularly in the region of Roye, where we have repulsed all attacks, and all along that part of the front the enemy bas been reinforced by new troops drawn from the center of the line. "At the center there is nothing to report from Rhelms to the Argonne. In the Argonne the Sixteenth German corps, the army of the crown prince, which tried to slip by the forest of Grurie, has been repulsed at the north of the road of VarerinesLa "Harazee Vinne LeVUl. In the Woevre region and on the heights of the Meuse our Advance is slight but steady." FRANCHISE LEAGUE FOR CONSTITUTION Local Organization Takes Active Interest in Election of Convention. At yesterday's meeting of the Woman's Franchise League the members decided to take an active interest in helping obtain the required majority at the coming election for authorizing the calling of a constitutional conven tion in Indiana next year. The meeting was addressed by R G. Leeds on "The Necessity of a New Constitution for Indiana." After briefly dwelling on the history of Indiana's two constitutions since its admission as a state, Mr. Leeds discussed the principal defects of the present constitution. He declared that the gravest defect was the one behind the present agitation that is arousing the people of the state to demand a new constitution, the almost utter impossibility of amending the present one. As a result of this, lie stated, in its entire life of nearly tsixty-four years amendments have only been added to the constitution once, In 1881. and then only by an illegal and unconstitutional decision of the supreme court of the state. Mr. Leeds stated that the new constitution should be possible of amendment not only by referendum by the legislature, but by the initiative by the people, lie also said it should contain clauses providing for the initiative, referendum and recall with which the people can permanently eliminate vicious boss and bi-partisan control of their affairs; longer terms, higher salaries and non-partisan elections for judges for the protection of the judiciary and woman suffrage in order that a large body of citizens intelligent Aid worthy enough to deserve a voice in their affairs shall no longer be deprived of their rights. The Weather FOR INDIANA Partly cloudy tonight and warmer in northeast portion. Sunday unsettled; probably showers TEMPERATURE. Noon 76 Yesterday Maximum 76 Minimum 42 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST Local Increasing cloudiness tofiight. Probably showers Sunday or Sunday night. General Condition The gulf storm has moved but little during the last twenty-four hours, and heavy rains continued yesterday in Alabama and Georgia. A large area of barometric pressure now covers the western and northern portion of the United States and in conjunction with the gulf torms are expected to cause rains ov er this district sometime during the lext 36 hours, probably followed by luch cooler weather the first of the

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GERMANS MAKE ADVANCE ALONG

WESTERN FRONT i .i Offset French Attack by Rushing Troops to Front and Continuing Offensive Counter Moves. . PUSH ARMY AHEAD Retake Ground Lost in East and Drive Russians Forward by Vigorous Bayonet Charges. BY FREDERICK WERNER, . Staff Correspondent of the International News Service. BERLIN, Via Amsterdam, Oct. 3. German troops have taken the offensive in both the eastern and western theatres . of war after checking the Russians in Poland and the allied Franco-British armies in France, it was announced today. "No decisive result has been achieved in the conflict that has been in progress in France for three weeks," says the statement, "but at the western front of the battle line we have gained ground. This is due to the offensive we have taken after repulsing the attacks of the enemy, which seem to be diminishing in strength. "Our reinforcements have now offset the weight that they threw against our lines on the west. "In the region of the Meuse fighting continues night and day. Here the enemy appears to have brought up new troops also, but the attempts to take our positions have been repulsed and they are now on the defensive against our constant attacks. "The situation in the center is practically unchanged. "In the east the Russians have made attacks with superior forces, but we have regained- the ground that we lost under the impetus of their assaults and are ouselves on the offensive. The enemy seems unable to withstand bayonet charges." CONTINUE SHELLING. ANTWERP, Via London, Oct. 3. The German bombardment of Antwerp was extended last night to four more forts on the south and southeast of the city, and shells are being rained today upon the entire first line of defenses. The heaviest fire is directed upon Koenigshoycht, which the Germans decided to take by assault late yesterday. S. S. !. A. PAT ONJHIDGE SITE Blickwedel Will Fight Attempt to Locate Span at E Street. Members of the South Ride Improvement association will stand by their original demand for the proposed south side bridge to be located south of South E street. The newly organized Southwest Richmond Improvement association and residents of southeast Richmond are preparing petitions to have the bridge located at South E street. This action has aroused the ire of the S. S. I. A., and a lively time is anticipated at the meeting next Tuesday. "The money was appropriated for a bridge to be erected south of E street, and they can put it at L street or any other street, but they can't put it at E street," said Adolph Blickwedel today. The association formerly asked that the bridge be placed at L street, but is willing that it should be located at aftiy point south of E street. TELLS PLAGUE CURE A small audience attended the illustrated lecture given by Miss Sarah Helbert, a Cincinnati nurse, at the high school last evening. Miss Helbert told what the Anti-Tuberculosis Society is doing in Cincinnati in the way of cure and prevention of tuberculosis. "People are afraid of sunshine and fresh air and these are the very things that kill the germ. A tuberculosis germ can live but three minutes in the sunshine" declared Miss Helbert, "and consequently more sunshine and fresh air should be in our homes. Stereopticon slides showed the garm and how quickly it multiplied and some of the homes before and after the society had entered it.

REMAINS

VOTERS, ATTENTION! If you have not registered this year be sure to register next Monday, October 5. If you do not do so you cannot vote at the coming election.

SEIDEL DENIES

ATTACK

HEAD OF FARM Repudiates News' Attack on Talkington as Cog in "Insiduous Democratic State Machine." UPHOLDS RALSTON Claims Fitness for the Job Prompted Choice of Members of State Penal Farm Board. George E. Seidel, Republican member of the board of trustees of the Indiana penal farm, emphatically denied today that the appointment of Charles E. Talkington, county superintendent of schools of Bartholomew county, as superintendent of the penal farm was In response to the demands of Governor Ralston that this office be filled by a cog In the Crawford FairbanksTom Taggart machine. This charge was preferred by W. H. Blodgett, staff correspondent of the Indianapolis News, in a Columbus, Ind., dispatch of his appearing in last night's issue of the News. "Of course I realize that the News is bitterly opposed to Governor Ralston, and Blodgett's attack on him in this penal farm appointment can undoubtedly be explained in this manner, but I must say that from my dealings with the governor as a trustee of (Continued on Page Eight.) W. C, T. U, PLEDGES TO PUT PROHIBITION IN STATE STATUTES Mrs. Stanley Promises Temperance and Suffrage Provisions in New Constitution for Indiana. "If a convention is called to frame a new constitution, I pledge the State W. C. T. U. to write prohibition and woman suffrage into it," declared Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley at the closing session of the county W. C. T. U. convention last night. "The demand for the right to vote is the result of social and economic charges," she said. "Years ago, I wore home-spun clothes, and made them myself. Children were taught at home, and women did not work in factories for wages, nor were they occupied in professional duties. The trend of modern times has changed all this. We women are called upon, to contribute to the social and economic progress of the country equally with men, but when it comes to having a voice in the administration of the laws which govern us we are turned down. Advocates of Recall. "The Progressive party claims to be the original sponsor for the referendum and recall. The W. C. T. U. always has stood for the referendum and recall. Years ago when I spoke of it on the platform my political friends thought I was talking about some new soft drink." Mrs. Stanley several times referred to the possibilities of the proposed constitutional convention. "Some of my good Prohibitionist friends tell me that we don't need a constitutional convention to get prohibition. But I tell you we must have it to do justice to women. We must urge our friends to work for this convention, and I pledge our State W. T. C. U. to write prohibition and woman suffrage in the new constitution." In conclusion Mrs. Stanley showed that 3,000,000 women voted in the last general election, and that 6,000,000 would have that power at the next election. "Indiana women must have the vote, and It has come to the point where the politician simply can not ignore us." TUBERCULOSIS BODY HELPS COLONY IDEA The Wayne County Anti-Tuberculosis society signified its intention of cooperating with the committee appointed by the county commissioners to investigate plans for a tent colony last night, when the tuberculosis society was represented by Dr. S. Edgar Bond. Secretary Melpolder of the charity bureau, was asked to write to Dr. J. N. Hurty at Indianapolis, to ascertain the number of deaths by tuberculosis in Wayne county in five years. It is impossible to secure such a record in the county within a reasonable time. Auditor Bowman, a member of the committee, will inquire of other tuberculosis colonies started in Indiana, as to the arrangements the county made to start and keep the colony.

AID FOR FIRMS IN TIGHT PLACE WORKFOR CLUB Wilfred Jessup Proposes Committee to Offer Confidential Advice to Plants Showing No Profit.

JORDAN'S PLAN WAS UP New Industries Board Continues Study of Quarter Million Dollar Company to Attract Plants. After a meeting of the new Industries committee of the Commercial club yesterday afternoon to consider the organization of a quarter of a million dollar industrial association to boost Richmond as a manufacturing city, the members decided to continue to seek public objections of business and professional men and to look for "rough places" in the plan. Secretary Jordan announced he has received unsolicited, an offer of a local man to put $3,000 into the plan. The members of the committee are men of high business stand in the city, Mr. Jordan inform. - them that President Seidel had selected each member of his ability to accomplish things and because of successful business ventures. Acts With Caution. The committee decided to go about the plan cautiously and although it looks thoroughly feasible, to find every point of objection possible. At a later time when the committee can hold a longer session, a night meeting will be held. Wilfred Jessup, a member of the committee, offered the suggestion that while such a plan is being discussed, something should be introduced to relieve established industries here which are not entirely successful. He suggested a committee consisting of a lawyer, accountant and manufacturer be appointed confidentially and that business men who feel their business declining, throw open the books to them privately and permit a thorough examination of the business. The committee could then decide for what reason, no advance is being made. The committee on new industries Is composed of the following members: Howard A. Dill, chairman, W. F. Bockhoff, Henry Goldfinger, O. G. Murray, Alfred Bavis, Paul Comstock, A. W. Blickwedel, George LeBoutilier, T. A. Greenstreet, Turner W. Hadley, Everett R. Lemon, J,. R. .Mills, Wilfred Jessup and Jacob Lichtenfels. ' City and County Answer Wilson's Call to Supplicate for Cessation of European Struggle. While Europe is falling back into primitive violence, unleashing the elemental rage that centuries of civilization have tried to bring under control, a,ll America is to have recourse Sunday to the oldest and most fundamental support known to humanity, the stronghold of prayer. The leader of a great nation has summoned his people to voice a mighty petition for peace in the hour of the great European strife. Believing the mighty force of a nation's prayers launched skyward with one great purpose tie establishment of peace in this war-shattered world will prove more formidable than any army of five million heart-sick men pouring death from death-filled trenches, Richmond pastors and citizens will pray on bended knees tomorrow. Pray for Peace. Souls tormented with the terrible anguish which humanity in Europe is struggling under will lift their appeal. In sermon, prayer and songs the supplication for peace will be uttered. "Peace Day" is the subject of the sermon which Rev. Scott Hershy will deliver at 10:30 o'clock. Following the reading of President Wilson's proclamation for prayer at the morning service, the Rev. Mr. Parker will preach on the "World's Last Hope." "The Relation of Christianity to War," will be Rev. W. O. Stovall's contribution to the peace services at the First Baptist church Sunday evening. The Rev. Mr. Bridge, pastor of the Grace Methodist church, will discuss the "Sunday School and International Peace," at the Sunday morning worship in his church. The congregation of the Third Methodist church will join with the other congregations in the supplication for peace. The Rev. A. L. Murray will consider the European war as a crisis in the evolution of the world in the evening with special prayer for peace at the morning hour. Although other churches have announced no special program for the peace, services, they will join in prayer and advocating world peace in some manner. GERMAN WARSHIPS SINK RUSS BOAT BY LEASED WIRE-1 PETROGRAD, Oct. 3. German warships have sunk a merchant steamer of Uleaborg in the gulf of Bohemia it was stated at the admiralty today. The official announcement carried a denial of reports that Russian warships had been badly damaged by a German fleet.

ALL RICHMOND JOINS PRAYER AGAINST WAR

BELIEVE TRUST BACKS BALLOT BOX INCREASE

Commissioners Receive Order From State Board Requiring 128 Additional for. Wayne County. With Six Ballots and Extra . Boxes Officials Fear Awkward Complications in Fall Election. Is there a ballot box trust operating under the Democratic regime in Indiana? The county commissioners believe their is a conspiracy in the state to hold up the counties on ballot boxes and paint. Today a letter was received from the state board of election commissioners which requests that the county provide five ballot boxes for every precinct and an extra one where outside questions are involved. There are sixtyfour precincts' in the county and three ballot boxes for each, making a total of 192 available. Under the state election commissioners' request 128 additional boxes will be required to fill the normal deamnd. With a subsidy election in Wayne and Boston township another thirty-six will be required, making a total of 356 ballot boxes, or 164 more than have ever been used. The commissioners claim there is an election ballot box manufacturing company allied with a paint company, which is behind the request. The letter from the election commissioners demands the following: 'For state ballots, red boxes; for county or local ballots, white boxes; for township ballots, yellow boxes; for centennial celebration ballots, blue boxes, for constitutional convention ballots, green boxes." There being no more colors, the commissioners decided that if the request is complied with, the subsidy election ballot baxes will be painted black. The approximate cost of the 164 additional ballot boxes is $4 each, or $650. The cost of painting 356 ballot boxes in six colors has not been estimated, but it is probable that prisoners will do the work to save that much expense. The commissioners went into session this afternoon with the county auditor and the county attorney to see it the, order of the election. commissioners of the state- is mandatory. The commissioners are seeking a loophole to save the extra expense of new ballot boxes. Another objection is the confusion the ballot boxes will cause. Private secretaries to assist voters will be the vogue if there are six differently hued boxes and as many variegated bollots. The commissioners want to stick to the three ballot box method. They would place in the state ballot box the ballots for the state ticket, the centennial celebration and the constitutional convention. This would eliminate two extra boxes at each precinct. The subsidy ballots they would drop in the township boxes, as this question is one for Wayne and Boston townships. In the city of Richmond and in Wayne and Bostqn townships each voter will be handed six ballots, mark each one, sort them, fold them and drop them into their respective boxes. The commissioners believe that very little intelligent voting will be done November 3 as a result of the numerous questions. BLAST KILLS THREE JERSEY CITY, N. J., Oct. 3. Three persons are known to have been killed and many were injured in an explosion that wrecked the powder mill of the Mutual Chemical Company here today. The force of the explosion was felt for blocks.

DENY FITZGIBBONS' CHARGE OF SUPPORTING PURTELLE

Charles Jordan and George Seidel Affirm Opposition to Trac

tion Line Advocated by Chicago Promoter and John Fitz - gibbons Deny Changing Stand as Announced by Local Paid Agent Fitzgibbons Denounces Commercial Club

and Business Men Opposing

Statements made to a Palladium representative by John S. Fitzgibbons, local paid agent of E. V. Purtelle, that Presidant George Seidel and Secretary Charles Jordan of the Richmond Commercial club, had experienced a change of heart and were now supporting instead of opposing Purtelle in his promotion of the Richmond and Hamilton traction line, caused these two officials much amusement when related to them today. "I will repeat to you just what I told Purtelle this week. I am unalterably opposed to any project being promoted by Purtelle and at the meeting of the Commercial club directors next Monday night I will use all my influence, if I have to do so, and it is a foregone conclusion that I won't, to have the directors place themselves formally on record as being opposed to this project, which involves a $110,000 subsidy," said Mr. Seidel. Deny Interview. Both Mr. Seidel and Mr. Jordan denied that they met with Purtelle at the Westcott hotel a few nights ago for the purpose of pledging their support to the promotion of his company, which assertion Fitzgibbons has made. They said their meeting with. Purtelle i

ROTHERT TO SUE PURTELlf TO RECOVER $25 NOTE FOR SHARE OF TRACTION STOCK . i Public Service Commission Ready to Probe Illegal Sale of Stocks by Traction Promoter in County PURTELLE ORDEREDJUT OF HOUSE Banker Upholds Exposure of Palladium When Promoter and J. Filzgibbons Attack Truth of News Statement

In the wake of The Palladium's exposition yesterday of the illegal methods employed by Eugene B. Purtelle and his local agent, John S. Fitzgibbons, in the sale of stock of the Richmond & Hamilton Traction Company, which Purtelle is promoting, developments came thick and fast Friday night and today. With the announcement at noon today that Henry Rothert, a South Fifth street groceryman, was to bring replevin action to recover a note given by him for the purchase of a share of the company's stock, offered to him at a discount, came the most important development in this case a case which promises to be a sensational feature of the efforts of a promoter with a checkered career to force the people of Wayne and Boston townships to pay over to him subsidies totaling $110,000 for the purpose of building a road which to construct and equip, in the two townships, would cost, at the maximum, not more than $65,000. Another interesting development of today in this case was the fact that a local bank recently protested two checks made on the bank by The Tipton & Frankfort Traction Company, per Eugene Purtelle, president." One was for $240, the other for $200 and both made payable to E. Leslie Cole. Protest was made on these checks because neither Purtelle nor the Tipton & Frankfort Traction Company has an account at the bank. Issuing checks on banks in which no account is carried by the person issuing the check is a violation of the state law.

Thoroughly alarmed because of the publicity given their questionable efforts to raise money for the purpose of promoting their project.' Purtelle and Fitzgibbons last night made frantic efforts to "get themselves in the clear." The prospects of an investigation of their illegal stock selling campaign by the Indiana public service commission prompted them to lose not a minute's time in a desperate effort to offset the conclusive evidence secured against them by the Palladium, which substantiates the charges that have been preferred against them. But their efforts were fruitless. A local banker, whom they aroused from Vila clnmhara lact Ti i iVi t flntlv rffllprf to sign a statement to the effect that Purtelle had made no effort to cash a note for $25 which Henry Rothert had given Purtelle with the understanding that it was to be held for sixty days and then applied to the purchase of a share of the company's preferred stock, par value $100, if at the end of that time the organization of the com pany had been perfected and work on the construction of the road begun. Ordered Out of House. This hanker, however, refused noint blank to sign such a statement for the simple reason that he had personal knowledge that Purtelle had attempted to realize on Rotherfs note. The in - terview was concluded by the banker informing the two men that he believ - ed every charge contained in the Pal - ladium article was authentic, although they both assured him that they had Gift of $110,000 Subsidy. was accidental and they accepted his invitation to go to his rooms for the purpose of looking over some maps he had which showed the proposed route of the traction line. After beinK in the room about ten minutes they re turned to the hotel lobby and at no time did they discuss their attitude toward the Purtelle project. Fitzgibbons, in talking to a Palladium representative, said Mr. Seidel end Mr. Jordan having realized the futility of "bucking" Purtelle, called upon him at the Westcott hotel, and in his room said they had made a mistake In fighting the proposed traction line and that they were "willing to assist now in putting It through." Attacks Their Honesty. The paid agent of the Purtelle line went on to say that Jordan and Seidel had kept back letters from Chicago men showing that Purtell'e financial standing was good, and that the Commercial club leaders had used insiduous methods at their command to make an unfavorable report on the proposed traction line. He claimed that Purtelle, whom he Continued on Pace Eight)

a signed statement from Mr. Rothert -in which he- denied having made such an assertion aB credited to him by the Palladium. The interview finally came to a close when the banker ordered Purtelle and Fitzgibbons to leave his home. Mr. Rothert was greatly surprised today when informed that Purtelle and Fitzgibbons had made representations that they held a statement signed by him in which he refuted in its entirety

i the Palladium's Interview with him yesterday. Rothert Explains. "The statement I signed, and which was given to me for my signature, read that I regretted exceedingly the publication of the statement in the Palladium last night, and that I did not authorize it," said Mr. Rothert. "I f.ned that statement because I be11 ' J - 11 1 la . a ul, VT ! 'ze the Palladium reporter to publish, I the statement I made to him. authorIt was then explained to Mr. Rothert that the reporter believed it was understood between them that his statements were to be used to show to the public the tactics being pursued by Purtelle in his stock selling campaign in this community. In turn Mr. RothI ert said that he had been correctly I quoted, but he regretted the fact that i he had to figure in the matter, So, with Mr. Rotherfs admission of , the authenticity of the interview with 1 bi published in The Palladium, the statement held by Purtelle. which ; Rothert signed Friday evening, is not ! orth..tne DaPer u ls 'ntten upon if Purtelle attempts to use it as evi dence to refute the charges of illegal stock sales which have been preferred against him with the Indiana Public Service Commission. Viclates State Law. As was published in The Palladium yesterday the Indiana Public Service Commission law provides against the sale of stocks of public utilities at a discount or for premiums without the consent of the commission. This section of the law has been violated by Purtelle. Confirmation of the charges made by Henry Rothert that Purtelle had offered for sale and had sold stock of the Richmond & Hamilton Traction company of a par value of $100 at a : JX 5 EceweiTta n9b soutJ ! JtST!Sm j07tahc I demanding that no effort to realize I on it would be made for sixty days, and that it was to be returned to him at the end of that time should the project be abandoned through the rei fusal of the voters of Wayne township to vote the $100,000 subsidy asked by ! the company : "I must say I don't like Mr. Pur-

telle's way of doing business." said Dr. Weist, "and I may bring suit to recover the note I gave him." " Clark on Case. The secretary of the Indiana Public Service Commission today. In acknowledging the receipt of evidence to support the charges made against Purtelle of illegal stock sales, stated that Judge Clark of the commission would take charge of the case personally and that ( it would be thoroughly investigated to . determine the course of action the commission would pursue. He repeated the assertion that Purtelle had not been authorized to sell any tock of his company at a discount. He said that since the matter had been report-' ed to the commission Purtelle had communicated with that body and had . said that his -actions in this matter so

far had merely been preliminary" and that he would appear before the j commission Monday and present & w mi en statement evuvenuos uia ttlTitles.

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