Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 283, 8 October 1914 — Page 1

RICHMOKB PA cABOTM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 283 Zftitt1 RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1914; SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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TAKEN General Staff Satisfied With Progress in Western Theatre of War and Attack on Antwerp Forts. RUSSIANS FALL BACK JGerman Aviator Drops Two Bombs on Paris, Injuring Three Persons, and Makes His Escape. BY FREDERICK WERNER, feStaff Correspondent International News Service. BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Oct. 8. fRepulse of the Antwerp garrison in 'fighting between the inner and outer jforts there and continued success in the movement to flank the allies in 'France, are announced in an official statement issued at the war office. "Heavy fighting between great lorces of cavalry continue at the western end of the battle line in France," Bays the statement. "Infantry fight in the conflict only occasionally. We took Doual from the French and they have been striving to drive us out for several davs without success. We are "The capture of Fort Broechem at Antwerp was accomplished after heavy fighting. We captured there fifty-two field guns, four heavy batteries and many machine guns. The Belgians attacked our troops between the outer and inner forts after we had effected a breach that allowed us to approach the city. They were repulsed." Wreck Big Guns. The capture of the Belgian guns was effected in the open field. Many of the guns in the outer forts were completely wrecked. Official announcement of a junction of Austrian and German forces along the Vistula in the campaign against Russia was made. The statement follows: "A great part of General Von Hindenburg's army has effected a junction "with the Austrlans before Ivangorod on the Vistula, where the Russians are concentrating on the right bank. "Near Suwalkl only a small part of General Von Hlndenburg's army has been left, but this has succeeded in preventing a Russian advance toward East Prussia, despite the numerical superiority of the Russians." DROPS BOMBS ON PARIS. PARIS, Oct. 8. A German aeroplane of the Taube type flew over Paris and the northern suburbs today and dropped two bombs on St. Denis. One of these injured three persons. The other bomb failed to explode. That the Germans have been forced by the allies' offensive to withdraw north of Arras is the chief announcement made in the official French statement issued here this afternoon. It declares that at no point have the Germans been able to advance. The cavalry engagements have extended as far as the coast, the statement says. This indicates that the Germans and the allies have spread out as far westward as possible in their counterflanking movements. LUTHERAN CHURCH COLLECTS $4,813 Reports of Societies Show Good Condition of First English Congregation. A total of $4,823 was paid in church contributions In the past twelve months by the members of the First English Lutheran church. Reports were read from the different church societies last night at the regular annual congregational meeting of the church. Under the direction of Rev. E. G Howard last year there have been 15 accessions to the church by infant baptism, 22 by adult baptism, 12 by confirmation, 11 by certificate, and 18 by restoration. The total communicant membership was reported to be 419, and the baptised membership 610. Furnish Dorm Room. In the report of the Trifollum and Luther League societies It was shown that they had furnished a room in the ladies' dormitory at Wittenberg College. The Ladies' Aid society during the year collected $405, $250 of which was paid into the building fund. The Missionary treasurer of the church reported total collections of $867, the Sunday-school obtaining $77 of this amount. The Sunday-school also contributed $591 for the support of the school and $111 for benevolences. The church received $305 for local benevolences, and $743 for unusual local expenses. New church officials elected at the meeting were: G. H. Scott, trustee; two elders, Adam H. Bartel, and Dr. A.' L. Bramkamp, and three deacons, Frank Shelton, Frank Wilson and William Henshey. DR. SMALL DIES BY LEASED WIRE. KANKAKEE. 111., Oct. 8. Dr. L. A. Small, father of Len Small and Judge Small of this city, is dead at the age of 84. Mr. Small was a native of Wayne county, Indiana. After graduating at, Rush Medical college, he came to this region and began practicing medicine before the city of Kanjltakee was founded..

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BELGIANS MOVE GOVERNMENT TO CITY OHSTEND London Rumor Reports British Soldiers Rushed to Help Defense of Antwerp Against Germans.

SHELLS DO DAMAGE 10,000 Refugees Flee to Amsterdam, While Heavy Cannon Play Havoc in Temporary Capital. Bulletin WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 The Belgian legation received a cablegram from its foreign office today announcing that the Belgian government has been removed from Antwerp to Ostend. ASSIST ANTWERP. LONDON, Oct. 8. Heavy reinforcements of men and artillery have reached the besieged garrison of Antwerp. Secrecy as to the identity of these troops is being maintained at the war office. The officials refused this afternoon to discuss the matter in any way. ANTWERP, Oct. 8. General bombardment of the city of Antwerp was begun by the Germans at 3 o'clock this morning after a final demand for its surrender had been rejected. Late yesterday, the Germans succeeded in crossing the river Nethe after desperate fighting and then there was a lull of several hours, while a messenger under a white flag came into the city with a formal demand from the Ger man commander that the city yield. The reply stated that the surrender was not to be considered. Thereupon the Germans brought their artillery across the Nethe and as soon as this was in position the bombardment was opened. A terrific rain of shot and shell fs now raining upon the inner ring of fortifications being directed principally upon forts No. 3, 4 and 6. 100,000 Citizens of Antwerp Flee To Holland Towns. ROTTERDAM, Oct 18. One nun-, dred thousand refugees men, women and children, have fled from Antwerp in anticipation of its capture by the Germans. They are sorely lamenting the resources of the towns and villages south of Holland into which they have been flocking for five days. Most of the refugees are destitute. None has more than a few possessions carried in small bundles. INSPECTS GARFIELD Prof. C. H. Johnston Visits School Classes. Professor Charles Hughes Johnston of the University of Illinois, who will be the guest of honor at the studentfaculty open house reception at the high school, inspected the Garfled school this morning as the guest of Principal Plckell. This afternoon at 3:15 o'clock, Professor Johnston will deliver an illustrated lecture before all the teachers of the city schools, in the auditorium of the high school building. Professor Johnston is a recognized authority on educational subjects, and is the author of a new text book, "The Modern High School." German

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FOR JUDGE IN STUDY'S PLACE Central Committee Unanimous in Deciding to Fill Ticket, Putting Hagerstown Lawyer in Race. CANDIDATE REQUIRED Lively Contest Predicted Fails to Develop When Opponents of Full Slate Yield to Majority. At a meeting of the Democratic county central committee in this city yesterday afternoon it was unanimously decided to fill the vacancy on the county ticket caused by the death of T. J. Study, candidate for judge of the circuit court. Frank Mason of Hagerstown was then nominated by acclamation. "I really thought the question of filling the county ticket was going to provoke a lively contest before the central committee," said Dr. Julius Grosvernor, secretary of the committee, today, "but it appears that all opposition to the 'full ticket' idea disappeared this week, and the meeting yesterday was as harmonious as could be desired." Law Requires Candidate. Party leaders ascertained before the committee meeting that under the election laws of the state there was no other alternative than to fill the vacancy on the ticket, even though the majority of the committeemen had been opposed to such a plan, secnon 83 of the general election law provides that if subsequet to nomination a vacancy is created on the ticket by 4eath, resignation, ill health or other causes such vacancy must be filled. Of course this made It imperative that a successor to Mr. Study be selected, but the vacancy would have been filled even though no such law existed. Committeemen who at first opposed the full ticket plan for fear that many Democrats who had announced their intention of voting for Judge Pox, the Republican jndicial nominee, would vote the straight G. O. P. ticket if there was Democratic opposition to Judge Fox, were swung around by the argument tha the best interests of the party demanded a full ticket", and that there was a compo tent and deserving man to fill the vacancy. Harmony Reigns. The meeting of the central committee yesterday was behind closed doors for fear some trouble might crop out, but it was as harmonious as a quilting bee. John M. Lontz first suggested the selection of Mr. Mason as a candidate for judge, and told of his fitness to fill this high office. Other committeemen lauded Mr. Mason, and it was finally discovered that all the committeemen with one or two exceptions favored the full ticket plan. The opponents to this plan yielded gracefully to the opinion of the majority, and Mr. Mason was nominated for judge without opposition. Thirty, committeemen did not attend the meeting, but all of these mailed I their proxies to County Chairman Har- ! per instructin him in every case to vote for a full ticket with Mr. Masrtn as the judicial candidate. CAVALRY TO MEET Tomorrow the Ninth Indiana Cavalry will hold a reunion at the state house, Indianapolis. There are several veterans of this regiment who reside in Wayne county, including Judge D. W. Comstock of - this city, formerly state commander of the G. A. R. Infantry on I)

MASONRY CURE FOR WAR SAYS GRANDJFFICER Teaching of Brotherhood Would Alter European Situation, Benedict Tells the Members of Webb Lodge.

JOHN L RUPE TALKS Chapter Observes NinetyFirst Anniversary When Five Hundred Persons Assemble in Hall. "The present strife in Europe would not have occurred had there been more Masonic lodgeB there," said Charles P. Benedict, deputy grond master of Indiana, to five hundred persons attending the ninety first anniversary celebration of Webb lodge No. 24, F. ; and A. M., last night. He said had tne cnurcn oi Europe followed out what the Masonic order teaches, there would have existed on that continent an entirely different condition now. i "The Masonic order teaches brotherhood. It is not a religious society nor j has it any connection with any. It I is broader than any denomination. I Masons who live up to the teachings of the order should be. leaders in the churches. The Masonic order believes in the teachings of the Bible. I wish schools. The Masonic order has always encouraged the extension of public schools and colleges wherever possible." Dedicates Temple. Mr. Benedict was one of the officers who took part in the dedication of the Masonic temple twenty years ago. He made mention of this fact and of ! tho ernwth nf the nrder in the new ... . - . . r Duuaing, ana tne soundness oi weuui I lodge financailly. I John L. Rupe, the only other speaker , took up the history of the lodge since it held its first meeting in Kibbey's j I hall ninety-one years ago. The lodge j j had but a few members and the pros-1 peciB were uoi espeuiany piumming I it TT 11.. v A.n iiiaiuiue. nuvei, Lii "-- steady rather than spasmodic, and the result has been that Webb lodge has i always maintained the same internal condition that its outside reputation ! has been for true Masonry, Mr. Rupe ! said. J He spoke of the past masters who I have been selected by the lodge members with great "care, and of the influence they have had in keeping the lodge free from the imperfections of j many other orders. The same inj fluence for good has been felt in busi1 ness and social circles in which Ma sons belong, Mr. Rupe declared. The living pastmasters of Webb (Continued on Page Three.) TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS Joel Moore Tells Stand in Boston Race. Joel Moore, an independent candidate for trustee of Boston township, in a signed statement today, emphatically denied that if elected he would close the high school in the town of Boston, recently erected after a dispute of twenty years' standing. His statement follows: "'As the people of Boston seem to be fighting me for trustee on the ground that if elected I will close the high school, and wishing the voters to know how I stand, I will say that if elected I will do everything in my power to make this and all other schools in the township a success."

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official destination of the soldiers, as ordered by the war department. The decorations on the coach at the different stations and the photojfraph shows them looking from the windows as their train

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"PURTELLE" SUBSIDY ADDS

ON $1,000 FOR RESIDING

STOCK RECEIPT HOLDERS FACE PAYIN60F $75 Under State Law No Company Can Issue Discount on Par Value Without Permission. REBATE AGAINST LAW Purtelle Receipt Owners May Be Forced to Pay Big Assessment Ordered by the Commission. "Will we have to put up $75 more when certificates of stock are issued?" is the question that is being asked by those who purchased stock at 25 cents on the dollar in the Richmond and Hamilton Traction company, promoted by Eugene V. Purtelle. The public service commission act plainly says no corporation has the right to issue any stock without the consent of the commission, and then the law says further that no stock shall be sold for less than 75 cents on the dollar. How Purtelle Does It! A very clever scheme has been j WATVjr1 nut v iriicana tiii-talli in tYia " """iT - Ul SlUCK. VY 11 till It Illitll IS Bpproached, he represents to the proposed purchaser that a bargain is being offered when he sells $100 worth of the stock in the new traction fine for $25, but the joker is in the receipt which reads that a certificate of stock i ,ity. , "ii" par value of $100 will be exchanged for the receipt as soon as the , ... rnrnmiRRinn 911,hnri the issue of the stock. As a matter of fact the commission could not, even if it so desired, issue stock for 25 cents on the dollar, as the law does not give the commission power to authorize the sale of stock for lesgjhan J5 cents onthe dollar. .. Stock Assessable. Furthermore is the stock assessable, can the man who puts up $25 for one : 1 " l . as much more as the commission may designate? There is nothing in the receipt which Mr. Purtelle gives which shows, that the stock is not assessable, or that it carries with it a dollar of value. The people who hold Mr. Purtelle's receipt for their $25 are wondering now, how much more they will have to pay if the township votes in the subsidy in November. FAILS TO MARRY AT HARVEST TIME When oats harvest time arrived in 1913, John C. Brown of Randolph county, refused to carry out a mutual agreement with his sweetheart, Reatha Stock, also of Randolph county, and he has subsequently refused to do so. The agreement was that the two fchould marry. In circuit court today Miss Stock filed a change of venue to Wayne county of her suit for breach of promise. She declares that $2,000 will be required to mend her injured feelings. She declares that two oats harvest timeshave passed and she remains Miss Stock.

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EVERY TAXPAYER IN WAYNE TOWNSHIP

PURTELLE ASKS $100,000 GIFT FROMJOWNSHIP Bavis Ridicules Claims of Chicago Promoter in Asking Taxpayers to Pay Traction Line. , EXPLAINS METHODS Shows Subsidy Pays for Road and Citizens Must Help Pay 6 to 8 Per Cent on Investment. President Bavis of the board of pub lic works said today that after having) thoroughly considered the questions involved by the efforts of Eugene Pur-j telle to extract subsidies totaling j $110,000 from the public funds of Wayne and Boston townships for his proposed Richmond & Hamilton traction line, he had reached the conclusion that Purtelle's proposition to the people of these two townships was: "You folks build this traction line in your two townships and then make a present of it to me." "Mr. Purtelle has underestimated the intelligence of the people of Wayne and Boston townships," continued Mr. Bavis, "if he ever seriously thought they intended to vote $110,000 into his pocket. Purtelle is Gainer. "It's to laugh every time I think of it. Why, if the traction line, when built, could be made a paying proposition, or if it bore the earmarks of a good investment, Mr. Purtelle would not have to ask a subsidy, or look very far to find sufficient money to finance the project. "Whether it would, or would not, pay after its completion, it will pay Mr. Purtelle to build it for its a case of heads I win, tails you lose, with him. "If this little gift asked by Mr. Purtelle were presented to him it would then be in order for him to proceed and increase the capitalization to ' ' h Jllf road, then to issue bonds for $110,000, thereby creating a liability of $210,000, bacK of which there is not a single dollar of his own money. Vake Purtelle Rich. "Then, of course, the public service law permits a utility to make from 6 to 8 per cent on its investment, even though the investment consisted of the money we would give him: thus we by the act of giving, would obll - gate ourselves to pay 6 or 8 per cent profit on our own gift to Mr. Purtelle. t .i . ...... . In other words, the $110,000 plus the proceeds from the sale of bonds. . . nn find Iv hp mano Tr rpnrpionr a, easily be made to capitalization of $210,000, 6 per cent on which would provide an annual Income of a little over $12,000 a year to Mr. Purtelle. if? "Who will the bonds be sold to? The people of Wayne and Boston township and when the Harvest is garnered then a fond and last adieu to Mr. Purtelle, who wouldn't give a tinker's cuss if the road never made a cent the people who buy the stocks and bonds will be left to hold the bag. It will be voted down so emphatic - ally it is just a waste of time to talk about it. "I admire Purtelle's nerve, notwith standing. ,

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RATE OF TAXES WILL INCREASE 56 CENTS MORE Personal as Well as Real Esh tate Property Must Pay Big Assessment to Purtelh Project. TAXPAYERS SUFFER Residents, Not Outside Capital, Must Pay $100,000 to Enable Chicago Promote to Build His Line. In case the Richmond and Hamilton Traction line subsidy carries at the November election, each taxpayer i aihn ia Assessed for 11.000 will hava to pay j5 60 additional taxes to cover the cost of the subsidy. This amount will be paid In two years making a total or $2.80 each year. In Wayne township there is about $17,799,155.00 of property to be taxed next year, with the Richmond and Hamilton traction line asking for a $100,000 subsidy it will require that an additional tax of 56 cents be levied on each $100 of assessable property. The Real Payers The present tax rate for the city of Richmond and the township Is $3.26 and with 28 cents added for each- of two years would make the levy not less than $3.54 for 1915 and 1916. This amount would make the tax rate almost beyond reason and there is a probability that the county will need more money for the operation of its regular business in 1916 and 1916, which would further increase this amount. If the subsidy carries the man or woman who owns property would be assessed as follows for the traction line in addition to the regular amount of taxes. What your property is assessed at ana wnat you win nave to pay to tne Richmond and Hamilton Traction line this applies to personal as well as real estate: Assessed. Subsidy Levy. $1,000 $ 5.60 $2,000 $11.12 $3,000 $16.80 $4,000 $22.40 In other words you are, if you vote for the subsidy, giving Eugene Purtelle $100,000 of the taxpayers' money which is enough to build the road c,ear through tne township and have ! abou(. $50 000 left Qver accordmg !f, wnich are on fUe wlth CommercIai Cluh Then vou will nay I r, tf,it ' ., . n -5!iv! t the regular 2 cents a mile to ride on i ,, . . . ... J,"1" u; uu, UTZ PnrteilA BAva that hp la tint eettlnff - J " anything out of the proposition. CIVIC EXHIBITION PROMOTERS MEET Representatives from the different civic organizations of Richmond will meet in the high school building tonight as a committee to consider plana for a civic improvement exhibition to t be placed in the art gallery of the 1 high school some time in January. The committee named by Mrs. Paul I Comstock today includes John Thorns . son, John F. McCarthy, Haas KoU, Charles Loehr, Fred Shaw, George Mansfield, Thomas Kauffman. Paul Comstock, William Dudley Foulke. ! Mrs. Elmer Eggemeyer, Mrs. M. 9 Johnston and Mrs. F. W. Stevens. VETERANS OF OHIO ATTEND REUNION NEW PARIS. O.. Oct 8. The annual reunion of jthe Fiftieth Ohio Velunteer Infantry is in session here today and Saturday. It is an event eagerly looked forward to by the veterans, as New Paris was selected as the annual meeting place several years ago. The day sessions are held in the G. A. R. hall, but the evening campfires are held in the Methodist church. The town is decorated with the national colors in honor of the soldiers. CHILDREN VISIT ART COLLECTION The collection of paintings by American artists on exhibition in the high school gallery, received the final test t.i criticism today when pupils of the Hibberd school were taken by their teachers to inspect the school. The faces of the children presented an interesting study as they passed irom one picture to another. To some th. u-hnia thine wis evidently a bore. others were interested in every picture f,nd offered frank criticism that sometimes fell not far from the mark. The Weather FOR INDIANA Showers tonight and Friday. TEMPERATURE Noon 82 Yesterday. " Maximum 82 Minimum . 65 W. E. MOORE'S FORECAST Local Unsettled this afternoon and Friday; showers and thunderstorms. General Condition The western storm has continued to move slowly eastward. Decidedly cooler weather exgecteC p follow thlastorm,