Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 303, 31 October 1914 — Page 1

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G. 0. P. MUSTERS CROWD TO HEAR BURTON SPEAK Delegations From Out of the County Come to Swell Audience Listening to Political Candidates.

CROWD CHEERS MEN Senator Burton Closes Meeting With Answer to Plea for Support of President Wilson's Policy. Republicans mustered tbeir forces last night. The rally was the biggest thing the O. O. P. has essayed in Wayne county in recent years. However, the comparatively small number of Richmond and Wayne county persons who participated in the parade preceding the Burton-Lynch meeting was the subject of much comment among the spectators who lined both sides of Main street. The parade was headed by Ray K. Shiveley, "Doc" Zimmerman, and H. J. Hanes. Delegations of marchers from outside the county outnumbered the Wayne county marchers about four to one. There were delegations from Logansport, Muncie, Eaton, Greenville, Winchester, Liberty, Connersville, Rushville, Shelbyville, New Castle and other Henry county towns. Over fifty automobiles were in the parade, nearly i all of them occupied by members of visiting delegations. The coliseum was well filled when Lynch began to speak, there probably being two thousand people In attendance. During the Burton address, many members of the audience In the rear of the building left. Senator Burton Talks. "Talk about electing a Democratic congress to sustain the president is ridiculous," Senator Burton said In opening his address. "They are all hiding behind President Wilson's coat tails. Haven't you Democratic candidates any individuality of your own? What are your qualifications? What would you do for your country?" Saying President Wilson had maintained the "traditional American policy of neutrality as any preceding president would have done," he contrasted the course of the Democratic minority In congress, which boasted they had driven McKinley Into the Spanish war when the president was holding back because the country and the army was unprepared for war. with the Republican minority of this congress who decided to sustain the president in the Mexican crisis whether they approved his policy or not. Democrats Combative. He said the only risk of getting in volved with Mexico had been because of the actions of two Democratic governors, the governor of Texas and the governor of Arkansasr "who indeed had provocation." "If there is any danger of anyone jumping off the reservation it is of a Democrat's jumping." Urging everyone to refrain from expressing his sympathy with one side or the other in the European war, as the time would come when America could bring about peace, he said: "There is no more danger of our getting into the European war than there Is of my sending a challenge to Jack Johnson for a publllstlc encounter." Lynch Speaks. P. J. Lynch referred to anonymous authors of circulars, distributed about Richmond this week denouncing him and two Republicans candidates for county offices because they were Catholics, as blackguards, cowards and fissasslns of character who struck from behind. His denunciation of these men came at the close of his address, which preceeded the speech of Senator Burton of Ohio, and it was received with an outburst, of cheering, the crowd emphatically showing its disapproval of such tactics as had been employed against Lynch. After he had finished his discussion of campaign issues Mr. Lynch said his manhood required him to touch upon a topic which was disagreeable for him to refer to. Answers Question. "There has been an issue raised," he continued," by men who follow the political sewers. It pertains to my religion. I would not be worthy of being called a man if I Ignored the charges of these cowardly character assassins who strike from behind. I have never been ashamed of my religion and I despise a man who is." Lynch continued to say that in this enlightened period of the history of a republic which was proud of its religious tolerance he did not suppose auoh a weapon would be turned against him in an effort to accomplish his defeat During the scathing denunciation of his masked assailants Lynch did not mention directly what church he was affiliated with. He said he had received his Instructions from his mother. "If there Is a man who won't vote for rae because I won't repudiate the religions teaching I learned at the knees of my saintly mother, then let him vote for whom he pleases. I do not want such a vote," Lynch concluded. ST, PAUL'S VESTRY PRESENTS BUSINESS Members of St. Paul's Episcopal church are urged to attend the service Sunday morning, as matters of vital concern to the welfare of the congregation are to be considered. The matm will be presented to members by tor, the Rev. Mr. LIghtbourn, ;. a committee of the vestry of axon.

FIRST NATIONAL LETS CONTRACT FOR NEW BANK Institution Provides for Employment of Jobless Men in Erection of New Banking House.

TO FACE ON SEVENTH Building Will Have Trimmings of Marble on Inside With Cut Sone on the Outside. The contract for the construction of the new First National bank building today was let with arrangements by which unemployed Richmond men will be given work this winter as far as it is possible for the contractor to employ local men. The new building will replace the present structure and the low office buildings In the rear. It will extend to the first alley north of Main street. Hoggson Brothers, contracting designers, a New York building firm of national reputation was given the contract. The building will face on Seventh street. The main entrance will be about twenty-two feet from the Main street property line. The interior of the bank will be built on the sidewalk level. The building will be one story with mezzanine floors In the rear for director's rooms. As high as the windows the building will be granite. The upper portion will be buff tapestry brick. The trimmings will be stone. The bank will be fireproof with concrete floors and oei lings. To Trim With Marble. Inside the trimmings will be of marble. The bank arrangement will be entirely changed. Officers will be in the front part while the business room and the lobby will be reconstructed. A feature of the building is the arrangement for women's public rooms. These rooms will be placed where they will be convenient for women even through they do not have business with the bank. There will be toilet, dressing and rest rooms. A three story vault will be constructed into the building. On the ground , floor, the present vault will be used for safety deposit while another vault ! Is for books. In the basement under the j two will be a storage vault. There j will be another storage vault above. A. D. Oayle, president of the bank 1 said today that arrangements have ' haan ma?a f r. riMTrViflaa aa mnh rt tha t ':,r: ::.ur;r.r to use as many local men who can do the work. The work will start in about thirty dr.ys. TEUTONS RENEW SHARP ATTACKS ON WHOLE LINE Allies Lose Ground South of Ypres, But Advance Toward East, Claims Paris War Office. GERMANS AGGRESSIVE Kaiser's Army Makes General Offensive Move Along Entire Front From Nieuport to Arras. BY FRANKLIN P. MERRICK, Staff Correspondent of the International News Service. PARIS, Oct. 31. Despite the heavy losses they have suffered, the Germans are taking a sharp offensive along the battle front from the coast to Arras, according to an official statement issued here this afternoon. The allies have lost some ground south of Ypres, but have advanced to the eaat of Ypres. The unofficial statement follows: "Yesterday was marked by a gener al offensive on the part of the Germans along the entire front from Nieuport to Arras, and by violent attacks at other points on the line of battle from Nieuport to the Canal of La Basse. There were alternate advances and retreats. South of Nieuport, the Germans who had taken Rampskapelle have been driven back by a counter attack. "To the south of Ypres we have lost some points of support, Hollebeckes and Sandworde, and we have advanced to the east of Ypres to the Paschendele forest. "Between La Bassee and Arras all the German attacks have been repulsed with heavy losses for them. In the region of Chaulnes we have advanced beyond Lihons and we have taken Quesnoy-En-Santerre." CHOIR HELPS KEEP HUBER ANNIVERSARY Two selections will be given by the Junior choir at tS. Paul's Lutheran church, in the Sunday morning service. On the first Sunday of each month this choir furnishes the music for the morning services, under the direction of Miss Mabel Hasemeier. The selections to be given Sunday Is "Bless the Lord," and "When Shadows Gather," by Ira B. Wilson. The choir's program will form a part of the ceremonies with which the church will commemorate the end of twenty-one years service as pastor by the Rev. Conrad Hub sr.

RELLER CITES RECORD AS STATE'S ATTORNEY Claims Gath Freeman and Perry J. Freeman, Ostensibly Republicans, in League with Joshua Allen, Democratic Aspirant for Prosecuting Attorney, "Trump Up" Alleged Technical Charges to Defeat Him Brands Effort of Bipartisan Combine Political Trick and Unmanly Effort To Swing Votes on Eve of Election.

Will W. Reller today submitted tho following statement: "Attorney Gath Freeman and Attorney Perry J. Freeman, his father, have an Intense hatred for me, for reasons that the public well know. Although they are supposed to be Republicans they are trying to elect Attorney Joshua Allen, a Democrat, as prosecutor, and to defeat me. They hope that in the event Allen Is elected they will be appointed as his deputies, and for that reason are circulating the story that I took fees to which I was not entitled. They hope to injure me, and the whole thing is done for political effect. "The fact that the story is sprung on the eve of election shows conclusively that it is politics merely, and really merits no consideration, but in order that the public may fully understand the matter I offer this explanation. I do not think the public cares for every detail, but in substance the situation is just this: Returns Fees. "Last August I returned to Gath Freeman as attorney for four persons in this county, fees which had been sent me by Justice Chamberlain of Abington, and Justice Benson of Hagerstown. I was under the impression that the prosecuting attorney was entitled to a fee of five dollars in ever criminal case, but when it was called to my attention that the prosecutor is not entitled to a fee when he did not attend a trial in person or by deputy, I gladly returned the fees to these four men. They had all entered pleas of guilty before the justices, and the jus- j tices had charged up a fee for me. to which I was not entitled. I did not go out and collect these fees the justices sent them to me. In accepting them I did nothing criminal; I acted in good faith and thought the law gave them to me. In this I was mistaken. "There are thirteen justices in this county, and Gath Freeman and Joshua i Allen combed the entire county hunti ing for these cases. They found that the mistake had been made only before two of the thirteen justices. In one instance, that of Richard Stinson, a farmer of 'Ablngton township, Freeman did the very unprofessional act of writing to him and soliciting his business. Mr. Stinson didn't want the prosecutor's fee returned to him, and refused to let Freeman collect it. But through Mr. Stinson would never have demanded a return of the fee I voluntamy wrote him a check for the amount and delivered it to him. Explains Stand "The public should understand that I would have been entitled to a fee in each of the four cases if I had attended, but as the men entered pleas of guilty the justices did not see- the necessity of me making the trips to Hagerstown and Abington. It was a mere technicality which I did not observe. In fact in one case before Justice Chamberlain, and in one before Justice Benson, I was about to start to each of the towns when I received word not to come as the cases were already disposed of. It would have been absurd of me to have demanded that these justices hold these men until I go to their court, when the men had merely committed a trifling misdemeanor, and were ready to plead guilty, pay their fines and go about their respective business. "Allen is very anxious to be elected prosecuting attorney this time. He has run three times before without success, and in his anxiety this time to win he lias resorted to low political tricks. This is not. the only instance I could cite of his unmanly methods in this campaign, but in every case his allegations have been, as in this case, without merit, and I do not believe the public cares to be burdened with a recital of them. Combine for Office. "Messrs. Freeman and Allen arc of different political faith, but notwithstanding this they are in league to capture the prosecutor's office if they possibly can. Twice the Freemans have failed to get the office, and now Allen is after the position for the fourth time. If Mr. Allen is elected I nave every rcitsun iu unmie umi unc ( of the Freemans will be his deputy, for the first thing that happened when Allen was prosecuting attorney for four months following the death of Charles Liadd, was the appointment by the court of Perry J. Freeman as Al len's deputy, at a salary of $7o.00 per I month, which the county paid As an tu.. . k ; t i t .i rn'minoi t? iwH ri, t p w nttta pq r.or. and Voucher No. 4,480, December, 1912 in the countv auditor's office,

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amateur in politics can see the game being played. "In this connection I might state that I have conducted all criminal business in the city and circuit courts without a deputy, and the county has rot expended one cent for deputy prosecutors since I have been in office. Unmasks Probe Action. "But the Freemans and Allen have 7 not stopped with springing the fees 1 story on me, they have prostituted the j state department of public accounting for their personal and political ends by bringing two state accountants here this week to investigate the matter of the collection of fees by two deputies which I have named in Jackson township, Messrs. A. R. Feemster of Cambridge City, and Benjamin Hatfield of Dublin. Messrs. Freeman and Allen claim that these two deputies have not properly qualified, and are not entitled to any fees collected In Jackson township. They don't allege that Messrs. Feemster and Hatfield, both practicing attorneys, house-holders, land-owners and reputable citizens, have done anything crooked or criminal. They merely ask for a 'probe' at this time with the purpose and hope that the public will get the Idea that there is something wrong, and that it will reflect unfavorably on me. "This so-called 'probe' was Urtad

after a Democratic conference held in Cambridge City, and the accountants were instructed to investigate only during my term of office, notwithstanding that Messrs. Feemster and Hatfield served under other prosecutors. The connection between the local Democrat machine and the state Democrat machine, which controls the state board of accounts, can easily be seen. Attends to Business.' "In addition Allen springs the story that on one day I was not In police court, and therefore was not entitled to a prosecutor's fee in a case there. In this case the man was charged with public intoxication, and Edward McNally, the first sergeant of police, read

the affidavit, the man entered a plea of guilty and Mayor Robbins fined him a dollar and costs. This is the only tfme that my Democrat opponent al leces that I was not at my post. On that particular day I was called to Hagerstcwn at 6:30 in the morning to investigate what was reported to be a serious criminal case, and as police court is held at 8 o'clock, I asked Mr. McNally to read the affidavit for me. I could not be in the two places at the same time. "I believe that what I have heretofore said sufficiently explains the situation. The whole affair is dirty politics. I have done nothing crooked, criminal or unfair." ii ATTACK ON RELLER BY JOSHUA ALLEN Republican Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney Condemns Action of AllenFreeman Crowd. Denver C. Harlan, Republican candidate for prosecuting attorney, today repudiated the attack made on the integrity of Will Reller, Progressive i candidate for the same office, by ! Joshua Allen, Democratic aspirant, and Gath Freeman and Perry J. Freeman, Republicans. Sir. Harlan calls attention of voters to the fact that he was not a party to the attack and that he repudiates the spirit in which it was made. Mr. Harlan says he has the utmost confidence in the personal integrity of Mr. Reller. Mr. Harlan's statement to tho voters of the county is appended: "To the Editor of the Palladium: "I want it distinctly understood by every voter of every party in this county that I warmly disapprove of the personal attack on Mr. Reller. I had no knowledge whatever that it was to be made, I was not a party to it in any way, and I sincerely condemn it. I am the Republican nominee for prosecutor, and therefore a political opponent of Mr. Roller, but I have every confidence in his personal integrity. I have made a vigorous campaign for rrosecutor as the Republican nominee, in a clean, straight-forward way, in every town and township of this county, and I have received such warm r.nd enthusiastic support from members of all parties that I have every 1 elief I will be elected. "DENVER C. HARLAN." DEAD MAN SWINGS FROM BARN RAFTER GREENSFORK GREENSFORK, Ind., Oct. 31 With only a pin of the Modern Woodmen of America as an identification, the body t oi a man was found swinging from t the rafters in Mrs. Malissa Bond s j barn, southeast of Greensfork, shortly j a"er noon wu. u vwy der twine and a piece of bailing wire. How long he had hung there is unknown, as Mrs. Bond's son who made the find, had not been in that part of the barn for several days. The clothes were neat and clean, but showed the effects of hard times. There are no clues to the man's identity. Coroner Pierce was called. PURTELLE PLEADS FOR MORE MONEY Another $20,000 subsidy is asked by Eugene B. Purtelle bringing the total of his gift money to $460,000 in three counties, $175,000 of which is in five Wayne county townships. Residents of Hagerstown, Jefferson township, petitioned the county commissioners to sanction a $20,000 appropriation to give to the Richmond-Hamilton Traction company to aid in building a New Castle branch from Richmond. As in the case of New Garden, Franklin and Clay townships, no election is asked. The petitioners are some of the most lafiusatUl jaua la to communltta

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DEATH CLOSES ACTIVE LIFE OF G. MASHMEYER Prominent Business Man Dies After Short Illness, Which Followed Long Period of Poor Health.

LEARNS TRADE YOUNG Deceased Established Several Stores in Neighboring Towns Before Starting Permanent Business Here. George W. Mashmeyer 57, owner of the Mashmeyer dry goods and women's furnishing store at Eighth and Main streets, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning at his home, 109 South Fourteenth street. Mr. Mashmeyer has been In ill health for two or three years, but the sickness which resulted in his death ! has not kept him away from his business for more than two weeks. Having occupied the business place at Eighth and Main streets for thirty years, Mr. Mashmeyer was regarded as one of the most substantial business men in the city. He was also known as a sportsman. He lived in Richmond all his life. The family to which he belongs was one of the pioneer German families of the community. His father was Gerhard Mashmeyer. Enters Business Young. George Mashmeyer is the second of the family to die within a short time, his brother Edward having died a few months ago. Mr. Mashmeyer started in the dry goods business when he was a boy. He became a clerk in the old Hadley Brothers dry goods store at the age of fifteen. He was later identified with the George H. Knollenberg company and when he left, had charge of the ellk and dress goods department. He went Into business for himself at Troy, O., and returned to Richmond the early part of the 80's to start a store here. He opened the store at Fifth and Main streets, and in 1884 moved to Eighth and Main, where he remained until 1890 when he sold out to W. E. Ballenger, to open another store in Newark, O. In 1895 the firm of Nusbaum and Mashmeyer was established with stores at Richmond and Elwood. The firm dissolved, Mr. Mashmeyer keeping the Richmond store and Mr. Nusbaum taking the Elwood place. Mr. Mashmeyer was married thirtytwo years ago to Amelia Jurgens who survives him. A daughter, Mrs. Edgar Hamilton of Rochester N. Y., a brother, Oscar Mashmeyer and a sister, Mrs. George Cutter are the other survivors. The family is related to a number of the best German families of the city. GONZAGA COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICERS At the annual election of the Gonzaga Council, No. 612, of the Young Men's Institute, held Wednesday evening, the following officers were elected for next year: Chaplain, Rev. Mr. Duffy; president, F. Waidele; first vice president, C. Schepman; second vice president, W. Geier; financial secretary, B. Kluessener; recording secretary, R. Gausepohl; corresponding secretary, J. Heidleman: treasurer, F. Kahle; inside sentinel, W. Dixon; outside sentinel, J. Vogelsong; marshal, E. Schwegman. Tho executive committee is composed of K. Geier, chairman, H. Knauber, C. Zeyen. R. Gatzek and H. Thesing. The new officers will be installed at. the next regular meetine. which will be held November 11. JUMPS IN CISTERN EATON, O., Oct. 31 Two hours after Miss Cora Benham, 42, jumped into the cistern at her father's home near the state line, the dead body was found. Miss Benham left the table shortly after noon, but gave no indicai tion of her intention to commit suii cide. time. She had been sick for some The coroner after a brief investigation late this afternoon, assigned no cause for the deed. Miss Ben ham was the daughter of I. T. Benham, a prominent tarmer, Ohio and Indiana. known all over HOLD TAXES BACK With the close of the county treasurer's office today, the per cent of country people with taxes paid, far exceed that of citizens of Richmond. Unless an unusual number of taxpayers become delinquent this year, Monday will be the heaviest day the Wayne county office has ever had. The office will be open from 7:30 o'clock in the morning until 9 o'clock at night. The Weather FOR INDIANA Fair, night. Sunday fair. Warmer toW. E. MOORE'S FORECAST. LOCAL Fair tonight. Sunday fair with rising temperature. GENERAL CONDITIONS The high barometric pressure and the low barometric pressure over the United States and Canada will cause fair waatb vitlOa Um Mut M hour

ALLEN IN FOURTH RACE ATTEMPTS TO DISCREDIT RECORD OF WILL RELLER

RUSSELL PREDICTS DOUBLED STRENGTH FOR PROGRESSIVES Candidate for Representative Says Beveridge Will Carry District by Good Vote Expects Own Election. Elbert Russell, Progressive candidate for representative in congress from the Sixth district, returned to Richmond today from a thorough canvass of the district and in a state ment predicted his election bv a conK;,wahi niur.ntr vt- .,au h,IU his prediction on his own observations and reports made to him by nearly every county, city and township worker in the district. He also said Mr. Beveridge would be the district's choice for United States senator. "The most significant feature of thl3 campaign in the Sixth district has been the large number of doubtful j voters. Poll books of all parties have j listed this class as numbering from eighteen to twenty per cent of the vote in each county," said Mr. Russell. "These voters have now swung to the Progressive party and have assured the election of myself, a surprising plurality for the Progressive state ticket and the election of various Progressive candidates for county offices in each of the eight counties. These men who were listed as doubtful have paid strict attention to the discussion of the issues by the various party speakers and the big bulk of them have been convinced that their best interests are represented by the Progressive party, so they are going to support it. Party Gains Votes. "The Progressive party in the district has not only held the strength it had two years ago but has nearly doubled it, for the most part at the expense of the Democrats. Flnly Gray knows this and he Is a badly frightened man. His political appointi ments have left sore spots all over I the district and the Antl-Taggart ele ment of his party Is against him almost solidly. These Democrats will support Mr. Beveridge and myself. Republicans know that James E. Watson dictated the nomination of P. J. Lynch for representative in congress, and I know that the strong anti-Watson faction of that party will vote against him. Beveridge and myself will get the bulk of this vote because these Republicans won't support a low tarriff Democratic candidate. "The splendid organization we have will also be an important factor in the Progressive success in this district. Every township is thoroughly organized and there is a county ticket in the field in every county. Two years ago we did not have county tickets in Union. Rush and Henry counties. We have a reasonable prospect of electing two or more county candidates in every county and in Wayne we will elect our whole ticket." T HOLD CONFERENCES WILLIAMSBURG. Ind., Oct. 31 More than a hundred teachers, officers and Sunday school workers from Clay, Webster. Perry and Oreen townships the inter-township Sunday attended school council at the Friends' churcn here last evening. . The following addresses were given: "Secondary Department." Mrs. Cassie Commons. Webster: "Rally Day." Pror. A. L. Baldwin, Webster: "Safe and Sane Sunday School Contests," Dr. W. W. Neff. Greensfork; "Adult Success." Prof. Shannon Neff. Van Buren: "Derision Da v." Rev. Mr. Polhemus, Econ omy: 'Green Township Sunday Schools the Future," Rev. J. W, Zerbe. The Neff quartet of Greensfork. sang. Misses Stegall. Franklin and Frazier gave piano solos. Prof. Shannon Neff entertained with a whistling solo. FIX ELECTION PLANS Officials Issue Supplies and Instructions. Only a few details remain to be adjusted and Wayne county will be ready for the election I uesaay. The election inspectors received their supplies today and reported that they have secured most of the old locations for the polls. The ballot boxes for the county were distributed during the week. Today the township trustee sent the township boxes to the thirty-five precincts in Richmond and Wayne township. W. O. Jones, county road superintendent, distributed the county boxes without expense to the county. There are more than 350 boxes at all the polls in the county including Richmond where in the city precincts there are 175 boxes. HEAR INCORPORATION. Members of the Citizens' Union will hear the final reading of the articles of incorporation at the meeting Tuesday night. At this time a date will be set for the nw mtbera meeting. wblcfe u iwtpMMl ina (Motor

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CHARGES SWING FLOOD OF VOTES TO OLD OFFICERS Prosecutor in Reply Alleges Opponents Play "Dirty Politics" in Desperate Effort to Win Election.

RECORDS COMPARED County Spent $250 as "Public Necessity" for Deputies to Assist Democrat While in Office. Charges made against ProsecutowWill Reller, candidate for re-election on the Progressive ticket, by a bipartisan combination, Joshua Allen, candidate for the same office on the Democratic ticket, and Attorney Gath Freeman, a Republican leader and twice an unsuccessful aspirant for the prosecutorship, were the subject of much comment today. Allen is making his fourth race for prosecutor. He Ferved in the office the last four months of 1912. by appointment, following the death of Prosecutor Ladd. and two months of this period Perry J. Freeman, father of Gath Freeman, acted as his deputy at a salary of S75 a month, which was paid by the county. The charges made by Freeman and Allen, to which Reller has made a vigorous reply, to be found elsewhere in this issue, refer to several justice of the peace and city court cases, in which fees were returned to the prosecutor in an irregular manner, later to be returned by him when his attention was called to these errors. Charges Dirty Politics. In his reply to the eleventh-hour charges preferred by his two political opponents, the cases in question having been known to them since last August, Prosecutor Reller frankly as serts that In his opinion. Freeman and Allen have been guilty of "dirty politics. From comment heard today it appears the public generally shares this view. Reller cites records in the cases referred to as conclusive proof that he has not- prostituted his Important office, and he further charges that there is a keen desire on the part of Freeman to have his Democratic friend Allen, elected, because in such an event, Reller states his belief, "One of the Freemtns will be his deputy." Allen and Freeman in their charges against Prosecutor Reller, whom Judge Fox not long ago declared to be one of the best prosecutors the county has had since I have been on the bench," raise the technical point that Reller accepted fees in cases, where the defendants entered pleas of guilty in each instances, without the prosecutor appearing in court to represent the state. Four of the seven cases cited by Freeman and Allen were in justices' courts, and from the fines collected in each instance the justice sent Reller a fee. The other three cases were in city court, Reller being represented by Sergeant McNally. the prosecutor having been called elsewhere on official business. Sees Political Reasons. Apparently, for political reasons, in the opinion of Prosecutor Reller. Attorney Freeman solicited the four men who had pleaded guilty to charges . in justices' courts, to collect for them f'es paid to the prosecutor out of their fines, which, it is paid, were illegal fees, because the prosecutor had not conducted the cares against them. The four men, Reller asFerte, retained Freeman for 'this purpose, and when Roller's attention was called to the technical fee collection violations ha returned the money to Freeman for j the latter's clients. Another man, ! who Reller says was approached by Freeman, declined lo retain that attorney. Reller says this man paid he was guilty of the charge made aeainst him. had pleaded guilty and paid his fine, and he thought the prosecutor was entitled to hi6 fees, even though he was not present to represent the state. The four justice of the peace cases in which fees were returned are: John Bookout and Harry Damford. Hagerstown. fined in the court of Justice Benson; prosecutor's fee. $5. each, returned to Attorney Freeman. August 21 last. Ed Newman. Hagerstown. fined in Justice Benson's court; fees of $5 returned on August 26 last. Sherman Hale, Abington township, fined in Justice of Peace Chamberlain's court at Abington on Februray 2. last; $5 foe returned September 1 last. Reller Men Elated. Friends of Reller at first indignant over the the efforts of Freeman and Allen to discredit him with the voters bv a political trick, on the eve of the election, were today actually elated, and they say now that there ta not the slightest doubt as to his success at the polls next Tuesday. Men who had hitherto kept silent aa to their choice for prosecutor kept the telephones at Reller's office and at his home busy, telling him that he could depend upon their support, aa they were anxious to show the confidence they had in him and rebuke the tactics employed against him. Many voters also visited Progressive headquarters to announce that they intended to vote for Reller. The attack made upon Reller last night was the second effort during the final stage of the campaign to discredit him. Over a week ago Demof fif tlBIWi ML btlt FftSJkl jBavsasai 'ww. t aajj