Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 308, 6 November 1914 — Page 1

RICHMOND PAIXABIUM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 308. 2!lSStEatS&-'Mmm RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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DRIVE TO COAST PERSISTENT AIM OF NORTH ARMY Allies Obtain Troops and Supplies Over Railroads Germans Seek to Cut in Northern Fighting.

MASS HEAVY FORCES Teutons Bring Up Big Guns to Sever Line of Communication of Anglo-French Army. BY LEASED WIRE. PARIS, Nov. 6. Continuing their fierce attacks, the Germans are now trying to drive through to the English Channel coast in a straight line from a point north of Arras and sever the main lino of communication supplying the French, British and Belgian forceB in the northern sphere of action, according to French army officers arriving in Paris today from the front. The object of the massing of German troops north of Arras was the first step In this last effort of the invaders to penetrate to the coast. If they are able to break through tho allies' line northwest of Arras, the Germans will not only have attained the coast, but they will have cut off the supply line of the French, British And Belgian troops. Railway Advantage. The main railway line over which troops, provisions and munitions have been shipped into the northern zone of hostilities, lies through Amiens, about Seville, Noyelle, Etapes, Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk. It is supplied with numerous branches from the west, these having been of immense benefit becauae they enabled the allies to ship their wounded back from the front over a round-about course, leaving the main line open for troop movements and ammunition and supplies. PROGRESSIVES HOLD COUNTY STRONGEST FOR PARTYJN U, S, Wayne Stands Alone in Indiana for Principles Becomes Champion by Virtue of Showing Tuesday. Wayne county has won the title of champion Progressive county of the United Suts. In a state where the Progressives were overwhelmed by both the Republicans and Democrats Wayne was the only county to return a plurality for the Progressive state ticket, and it was the only county which gave a plurality for a Progressive candidate for representative in congress. There were counties in California which went Progressive, but that state was carried by the Progressives, so Wayne county, holding the fort alone for Progressive principles, local party leaders assert, is rightfully entitled to its title "champion Bull Moose county of the United States." Finds Many Moose. A few days before the election Representative Gray toured the county and at the conclusion of his trip, remarked with a smile, "I must admit Wayne county contains more I'rogreseives than any other one place in the world." Many political authorities assert that Wayne county is the birthplace cf the Progressive movement in this country. Over ten years ago J. B. Gordon, editor of a Richmond newspaper, declared war against James E. Watson, at that time a member of vongress, and boss rule of political parties. Without interruption he preached the doctrine of abolition of hide-bound partisanship, government lor and by the people and independent voting. He routed the political bosses in Wayne county, converted the big majority of the voters of the county by his political preachings and was largely instrumental in driving Watson out of public life. When the Progressive party sprang into being It was received with open arms by the bulk of the Wayne county voters, who for years had been in rebellion against the two old parties, and how loyally they have stood by the new party is shown by the returns of the election last Tuesday. TALKS ON "LEAVES' "Leaves" wan the subject of a talk given by Ellis Learner before the fhapel of Garfield school this-morning. Mr. learner made the comparison between loaves and lives and said that the ma ph leaf was the most perfect, jind should serve as an example for the perfection of lives. The Weather FOR INDIANA Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight. Saturday rain and warmer. TEMPERATURE. Noon ....v. 59 Yesterday. Maximum 55 Minimum 27 W. E. MOORE'S REPORT. LOCAL Partly cloudy tonight. Saturday showers and warmer. Fresh to brisk winds mostly south. GENERAL CONDITIONS The western storm is moving slowly to the Southeast and is expected to cause warmer weather in the next 36 hours with rain.

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EDITORIAL To Frank S. Dodd, of the Item: A word, and then, dear dissembler, adieu ! You strode upon the stage in this controversy with an assumption of outraged virtue, uttering a most contemptible, unjust and false accusation against the editor of this paper your competitor. You leave the stage in your "Finale" an actor still, decrying "the exchange of personalities" ! Whether you believed the effect of your original diatribe would be damage to your competitor and a corresponding gain to yourself, I leave to your own conscience and to the public. Your charge was at once branded false by me, and with much mouthing and whining has been so admitted by you, and you have withdrawn your false accusation. The retraction I demanded of you, I have received. The privilege of determining this controversy's "Finale," the title of your attorney's last editorial rests with me, as your retraction by no means relieves you of an action for libel if I cared to press it. Would it not be nobler, hereafter, if you thought of being "absolutely fair" before you resorted to unfairness, if you despised unjust "personalities" before you indulged in them, if you were first a just performer, rather than a tardy preacher? Let us, henceforth, be genuinely fair. RUDOLPH G. LEEDS.

STATE PROGRESSIVES RE-AFFIRM LOYALTY

Pledge To Continue Fight for Honest Government, Denounce Reactionaries Elected to Congress and Telegraph Sentiments to Roosevelt and Beveridge Outline Plans to Educate Voters About New Party Principles. R. G. Leeds and Prof. Elbert Russell Attend State Meeting. Progressives Invade Solid South.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Nov. 6 Leaders of the Progressive party from all over the state met at the party's headquarters at the Hotel English Thursday afternoon and adopted the following resolution: "The Progressive party was organized by sincere men and women who wanted to make this country better and our people happier. That movement must and will go forward. We are right on ever fundamental question. Temporary defeat nerves us to greater efforts. We pledge the thousands of voters who have stood with us that tve will continue the fight until the victory is won. Start 1916 Battle. "Tuesday's election returned to power the most extreme reactionaries in the country. Men whose names only yesterday were synonyms for all that is bad in American politics are more strongly enthroned than ever before. "Two years ago there was a swing to impracticable and incompetent Democracy; today there is a swing to most backward-looking Republicanism; tomorrow the swing will be to us. We begin right now for the battle of 1916." The resolution was signed by Willitts A. Bastian, Howard T. Roberts, Harry L. Kitselman, Dr. R. H. Richards and Rudolph G. Leeds, members of the committee on resolutions. Copies of the resolution were telegraphed to Albert J. Beveridge and Theodore Roosevelt, both of whom are in New York attending a national conference of party leaders, as well as to John M". Parker of New Orleans, leader of the Louisiana Progressives who have pushed the opening wedge into the "solid South" by the election of a Progressive congressman from that state. Party to Fight On. The Progressives' representatives present at the meeting were enthusiastic in their outspoken expressions of loyalty to the cause and of their determination to fight on until Progressive principles shall free the people from political and industrial bosses. Criticisms of the efficiency of the party's methods of propaganda in the BUYERS FROM OHIO" GET LOCAL CUTTLE Many Make Purchases When Omar Young Disposes of Holsteins. Despite the quarantine orders affecting the shipment of cattle out of Indiana, buyers from three states attended the sale of high grade Holstein cattle held yesterday by Omar H. Young at his daily farm north of the city, and nearly half of , the cattle sold went to Ohio buyers, who will keep their cattle here until the quarantine is lifted. Over 100 buyers attended the sale, and while the foot and mouth disease scare had its effect on the bidding by men outside the state, the animals averaged well. The top sale was that of a cow and calf which brought $147.00. The cows averaged $100 each, yearling heifers $40 and the fall calves sold for an average of $25 each. Mr. Young will continue in the dairy business, but will use Jersey cows, as he found the Holstein milk not rich enough to meet his guarantee of 4 per cent butter fat. QALEN LAMB ILL. Galen Lamb of East Main street, who was operated on Thursday at the Reid Memorial hospital, was a little better today.

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past were freely indulged in, the chief one Deing tnat too much reliance had been placed in the old method of trying to educate the voters by a two month's campaign before election. A committee was authorized and appointed to draw ud a nlan for rpt organizing the party in Indiana in such a way that the work of educating the citizens of the state as to their real need of adopting the Progressive i principles shall be carried on in an efficient manner all the time between elections. To Educate People. . . It is probable that the members of the party, over 100,000 strong in Indiana, will re-organize into county locals with the members thereof paying monthly dues. It was estimated at yesterday's meeting that dues of only fifteen cents a month from each member would provide a sum sufficient to finance a state bureau that will keep Progressive lecturers constantly in the field, permit the publishing of a state paper devoted to explaining the principles of the party and replying to the misrepresentations of the press of the state that is controlled by either of the two old parties, as well as giving funds to meet the additional expenses at election times. This committee was ordered to get to work at once and bring in Its report and recommendations immediately so that the new and more effective method of educating the voters along Progressive lines might be put into effect at once. REPRESENT COUNTY. Wayne county Progressives were represented at the Indianapolis meeting Thursday by Elbert Russell, their candidate for congress in the recent election, and R. G. Leeds, national committeeman of the party in Indiana. Both Mr. Russell and Mr. Leeds declared on their return to Richmond that they were satisfied from the spirit shown at the Indianapolis meeting that the Progressives intended to keep on fighting for their principles and that there was no evidence of any get-together sentiment for either the Democratic or Republican organizations. JEALOUSY WRECKS LIFE SAYS Mrs. Byrd Asks Divorce From Husband, Who Charged Infidelity. The jealousy of Edward Byrd was the undoing of his married life, according to his wife, Pansy, who filed suit in circuit court asking a divorce, alimony and the custody of two children. From October, 1909, until less than two years ago they were a happy married couple, living on a farm and mutually concerned in maintaining the family as it grew, she says. The city drew them in 1912; Edward took to drink, and Pansy had to support herself, she alleges. She says that her mingling with other men and women in her work caused her husband openly to charge her with infidelity, thus causing her great mental anguish. He kept her awake, she says, until 3 o'clock in the morning making accusations. She asks for a monthly or weekly ! allowance and $1,000 alimony to be set aside for the education of John, 4, and Charles, 2, whose custody she PLAYS AT CHAPEL. Chapel exercise at the high school this morning was again conducted by the orchestra, which gave several new selection.

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$10 AWAITS AUTHOR OF ACCEPTED PLOT FOR MOVIE PICTURE Palladium and Zenith Company Offer Prizes for Plots Adapted to Show Scenes in Richmond.

Here is a chance for citizens of Richmond to write a motion picture play, see it produced, and incidentally win a prize of $10 or $5. The contest has been arranged by the Palladium and the Zenith Motion picture company. It will run about ten days, so watch for further announcements. The purpose of this contest is to get a story with a local setting, which, when dramatized, will enable the photographers to throw on the screen a film which will show Richmond business houses, streets, public buildings, parks and factories. How to Win Prize. To win, the contestant does not have to submit his plot in regular motion picture scenario form. All that is necessary is to provide a plot in story form, not to exceed twelve hundred words, which the Zenith company can dramatize and reproduce in films. The story which is considered best by a committee of three competent judges, whose names will be announced later, will win for its author $10. The writer of the second best will receive $5. The Palladium reserves the right to publL. any other manuscripts sumbltted. Remember these rules: Write your plot in story form. Limit the story to 1,200 words. Lay the plot in Richmond to show scenes in the city. Mail all manuscripts to the Motion Picture Contest Editor of the Palladium. Watch the Palladium for announcement of the judges and the closing date. The reel will be presented at the Palace theatre when completed. TSING TAO REPELS JAPANESE ATTACKS BY LEASED WIRE. TOKIO, Nov. 6. It is officially announced that the Japanese and British forces are closing in for the final assault on the German stronghold of Tsing Tao. Japanese naval aviators are dropping bombs upon the fortifications and besides driving the Germans from their guns arecausing heavy damage to the main defense. The city itself is now being bom barded with the purpose of making assaults and a successful ending to the campaign that has lasted two months. Five small German boats in the Bay of Kiao Chau ore reported to have been sunk by bombs dropped from hydro-aeroplanes.

British Naval Gunners Man Gun

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Photograph made on one of the armored trains used with such deadly effect by, the Belgians in their bombardment of the German trenches along the Yser. The bluejackets are shown training their gun on a German Taubo flying high above them.

BACON SAYS AMERICA

INVOLVED IN WAR Considerable comment has been in dulged in over the interview which Robert Bacon, ex-ambassador to France, is credited with having given out before his recent departure for England. He was quoted as expressing the opinion that Americans were no longer willing to remain silent regarding the aspects of the European war which vitally concern this nation. He said in part: "There are many men who consider that this nation is shirking its duty by maintaining a policy which may be interpreted as giving tacit assent to acts involving us morally and much more intimately than has yet been expressed. These men believe we have a high responsibility in upholding the treaties which w-ere signed at the second conference at the Hague in 1907 and ratified by the United States and the nations now at war." Mr. Bacon ended his interview by asserting that in violating Belgium's neutrality German deliberately broke a treaty she had entered into with the United States as well as the powers with which she is now at war. CHARITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CASES The first central council meeting under the new rule will be held at the rooms of the Central Bureau for Charities and Social Center Service tomor- , row afternoon from 2 to 3 o'clock. Tho managing secretary, Mr. Melpolder, i will present several difficult charity cases. Superintendent Giles will be j asked to repeat part of his vocational j training speech given before the Indiana State Teachers' association at In- ' dianapolis recently. The meeting is open to the public. Train Near Yser

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PARTY LINES DROPPED IN COUNTY SELECTION

BOWMAN ADVISES RE-DISTRICTING OF PRECIMTSJN CITY Because of Unusually Large Numbers in Some Districts Many Voters Lost Franchise, Explains Auditor. County Auditor L. S. Bowman, who is also Republican county chairman, today emphasized the necessity of -re-districting the voting precincts of the county, especially the precincts in Richmond. He called attention to the fact that this fact had been impressed upon the voters at the election last Tuesday when a large number of men in various parts of the city were disfran-l chised because they could not gain i entrance to the polls. As there never 11UV1 11 DU.1I t l.VllUlli I'll Ul 1 v. tv i

a local election a number of voters ar-1 oullt-s ' - rived at the polls late only to find : Tuesday with the vote cast for presimany men lined up ahead of them, j dent in 1912, shows a loss, of 648. In awaiting their turns. With six bal-ji912 there were 11,375 votes cast for lots to mark and the majority of vot-j president; last Tuesday there were ers scratching their tickets the voting jo.827 votes cast for senator. This was unusually slow and when the ! vote was 1213 less than the vote regtime came to close the polls many igtered in the county last October, voters had failed to gain entrance to which was 12.040. the polls and as a result could not of the 10,827 votes caist at Tuesday's participate in voting. election, 5.565 were in the city of Asks Redistrioting. 'Richmond, more than half of the total Mr. Bowman says this condition of vote of the county outside of Richaffairs was confined almost entirely to mond, which was 5,272. the abnormally large precincts in , A failure of one-tenth of the regisRlchmond. ' tered voters of the county to visit the "There are several precincts which polls last Tuesday is one of the many now contain more voters than the J surprising features of the election, law provides for and no time should Plurality Results, be lost in redistrlcting of all pre- The pluralities for the two heads of cincts," Mr. Bowman said. "I think the state ticket and the candidates the chairman of the various political on the county ticket are as follews: parties should get together, outline I Senator Beveridge, P., 581 over

suggestions for the redistrlcting of precincts and then petition the county commissioners to act in the matter. This question must be acted upon by the commissioners not later than their January, February or March sessions : inii! n nrViVi t -1 1 i r- t hum will ha' in 1916. in which year there will be another election. Of course it will be two years before the next election but the time to act on this matter is the present." Under the law there shall be no more than 250 voters to a precinct but this year there were registered 370

voters in the twenty-seventh precinct. Prosecutor Reller, P., 195 over Har337 in the twenty-fifth and 326 in an- lan. R. other precinct. On the other hand. Judge Fox, R., 1,008. over Mason. I. only 76 voters were registered in the Representative in Congress Rusthird precinct of Wayne township and sell. P., 475 oreTGraxD. only 88 in the twelfth precinct of the Commissioner. Middle District

city. These precincts illustrate now out of proportion many of the precints are now distributed. JUDGE CALLS JURY FOR MURDER CASE Fox Sets Monday to Begin Investigation of Clark's Death. The grand jury which was called to investigate the killing of Morris Walker will hear the details of the second murder next Monday. Prosecutor Reller said today that Judge Fox had set Monday for the day the grand jury would convene again to take up the murder of Ulysses Clark by James Green a few days ago. This case will have a widely different result from the Brown case, authorities say, and it is probable that in January a murder trial will be held in circuit court on the indictment against Green. The facts as the grand jury will receive them will show premeditation, it is said. The session of the jury to start on Wednesday will be the official session for the year. Instead of having an adjournment until December the jury will make the investigations which the law requires at least once a year, such as the county jail, poor farm and women's jail examination. ' Besides the Green murder case, the Mason-Gray incest case uncovered yesterday and the investigations of county buildings, the jury may take up the Groff attack of several months ago. Mrs. Groff has almost entirely recovered from the stabs received by her husband and Mr. Groff is in the county jail where he can be held one year without trial. RETAIN jEN CRUMP Voters Oust Two Other Constables. Ben Crump was the only constable retained in Wayne township of three. The two new constables are Fred Miller and John W. Hall. The men took their offices against nine candidates with Miller, 1914 votes; Hall, 1919 votes and Crump 1811 votes. The township advisory board will be made up of two Republicans and a Progressive. James Fry, 1862 votes and Charles Eubanks, 1S59 votes are the Republicans. Edward Stegman, Progressive, 1867 votes is the third member. Abbott, Chessman and Robert Davis are the justices of the peace. BUY SIGNAL CLOCK The school council at the Garfield Echool as ordered the purchase of an electric signal clock to announce the period Intervals for the classes. The clock will be purchased by the school, instead of tho city board, and will be paid tor by the student oouncU.

VOTERS IN FAVOR OF PROGRESSIVES FOR STATE RULE Seaney First Democrat to Serve as Commissioner in Wayne County in State's History.

STEEN COMES BACK Old County Council Favoring Voting Machines Defeated Decisively by Voters of Whole County. Comparison of the vote for United . , , , -, . . - . snively, u. Secretary of State Pierson, P., 1S9 over Cook, D. Treasurer Chamness, P., 231 over Morel, R. Auditor Bowman, R,, 668 over 'Brooks, Progressive. I Clerk Kelly, D., 239 over Keever, P. Joint Representative Hoelscher, P., 444 over Montgomery, D. Representative Judkins, P., 27 over Boren, D. Joint Senator McConaha. P.. 610 ; over Stotelmeyer. D. Cheesman. R., 60 over Reynolds. P. Commissioner, Kaptern District Seaney, D., 129 over Anderson, P. Assessor Mathews, R., 123 over Darnell, P. Sheriff Steen. R., 226 over Bayer. H. Coroner Morrow, P., 185 over Bulla. R. Surveyor Peacock, P., 227 over Horton, R. Judge Fox, who received the largest plurality of any candidate, and ran way ahead of his ticket, will this month begin his fourth term on the circuit bench, to serve six years. Bowman Honored. L. S. Bowman, re-elected for a fouryear term as auditor by a substantial plurality, achieved a unique distinction. He is the first candidate to be reelected for a second term as auditor in thirty-five years The last official to attain this distinction was Klihu Potter. Strangest of all sights, as a result of the election Tuesday, will be witnessed the first of next year when two Democrats, M. W. Kelly and William Seaney, assume duties as county officials. No Democrat has been elected to a county office in a quarter of a century, and Mr. Seaney will be the first Democratic commissioner to serve in Wayne county, it is believed, since Indiana was admitted into the union. Next year all three of the leading political parties will be represented on the board of county commissioners, Mr. Doddridge, the holdover, a Progressive; Mr. Cheesman, a Republican, and Mr. Seaney, Democrat. Analysis of Defeat. Five of the county councilmen elected are Progressives, the other two being Democrats. The three members of the present county council who voted for an appropriation to purchase voting machines, a project defeated because of the general opposition to it. were candidates for re-election, but were defeated. They are H. R. Robinson, L. Hampton and E. M. Hoover, all Republicans. An Interesting story was going the rounds today relating to the eleetlan of Mr. Seaney. It was said that Homer Farlow. a Republican leader, was instrumental in having Mr. Seaney announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the Eastern district, as Farlow knew Seaney would make a strong candidate and would be a thorn in the side of Albert Anderson, the Progressive candidate, who defeated Farlow two years ago. Seaney Shews Strength. It is said Farlow thought Seaney would cut into Anderson's support so deeply that Farlow, the Republican candidate, would win an easy victory. Farlow's theory that Seaney would make a strong candidate proved to be absolutely correct, for he defeated both Farlow and Anderson. Probably the greatest sorprise of the election was the defeat of Jacob Bayer. Progressive candidate for re-election a6 sheriff. He was supposed to be one of the strongest of the Progressive candidates, but was defeated by Steen. over whom Bayer triumphed two years before, with comparative ease. Prior to the election Judge Fox declared Bayer to be one of the best sheriffs the county had ever had. No reason is assigned to explain his defeat. A careful perusal of the vote shows that Progressives, Republicans and (Continued, en lr.)

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