Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 113, 24 March 1915 — Page 1

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RUSSIANS LOSE IN NEW ATTACK ON AUSTRIA NS Germanic Allies Inflict Heavy Losses on Muscovites in 55-Mile Battle in Carpathian Region.

PRZEMYSL IN RUINS Austria Claims Only 25,000 Men Defend Fortress and Hold Back Movements of Czar's Army. VIENNA, Via Berlin and Amsterdam, March 24. Tremendous losses are being Inflicted upon the Russian army in their renewed offensive along the Carpathian front, the Austrian war office announced today. Russian reinforcements are arriving and ft is Impossible to predict the result of the conflict. The Russians brought on a great battle by making several attacks simultaneously. The correspondent of a press association at Austrian head quarters eays it is estimated that 1,750,000 active and reserved troops are concentrated by the opposing commanders along the fifty-five mile front in which the Carpathians are the gateway to Hungary. The heroic defense of Przemysl was conducted by a garrison which never numbered more than 25,000 men, according to Baron Samuel Harai, Hungarian minister of national defense. "Russia's claim that more than 100,000 troops were captured at Przemysl are without any foundation. At Bo time did the garrison number more ttan 25,000 men. This number Included trench diggers and other military laborers. RUSSIANS KILL 24,000. Petrograd Estimates 'Austrian Losses at Przemysl at 44,000 Soldier. PETROGRAD, March 24. Twentyfour thousand soldiers of the Prbemysl garrison were killed during the long siege. Twenty thousand more were wounded, making the total losses of the Austrian defenders 44,000 men. A division of Russian troops entered Przemysl today, but the main forces will not march in until necessary sanitary precautions have been taken. According to a correspondent of the Bourse Gazette at Lemberg seven hundred large guns were found intact or only slightly damaged when the fortress capitulated. In addition to tnese, the Russians also captured a number of field pieces and scores of machine guns. The work of transferring the cap(Continued on Page Nine.) JUDGE SCORES MEN TAMPERING WITH WITNESSES Anderson Dismisses Jury While Flaying: Defendants in Terre Haute Election Fraud Cases. INDIANAPOLIS, March 24. Just before the noon adjournment. Judge Anderson excused the jury and bitterly scored Roberts, Shea, Police Judge Smith and Aczel Steele, all defendants, when he reviewed their efforts to' tamper with government witnesses. The court stated that information was brought to him that Shea bad been detected In the act of signaling to witnesses on the stand. "These gentlemen apparently have no regard for any law. I have decided this case requires that Shea, Smith, Steele and Roberts be entered under recognizance bonds to appear in this court to answer to both sections of the statute applying to this case. Judge Anderson then read the sections. One'provides a fine of $5,000 or not more than one year imprisonment, or both, for influencing a witness, and the second provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or not more than six years, or both, for conspiracy to intimidate a witness. "The testimony shows that Roberts exercises a strange influence over the men In this case. It was shown he sent Frank Hess to bribe a witness. It was shown he attempted to have a witness testify falsely. Detective Watts testified Roberts employed him to trail officers of this court and report what witnesses were called. Holler, Roberts' tool, was stationed on the third floor of this building when the grand Jury met." Judge Anderson cited other damaging evidence supporting the charge of Interference and remanded the men to the custody of the marshal, who will lodge them in jail unles bond is furnished before night.

Mrs. Waldorf-Astor Nurse to Soldiers

Now Resides at Plymouth and Conducts Temperance Campaign Among Wounded Fighters.

Thirty-eight Highlanders Sign Pledge After Her First Dry Speech at Rennie. MRS. WALDORF ASTOR. Mrs. Waldorf Astor has turned temperance reformer. She now lives in Plymouth, England, where she devotes her whole time looking after the comforts of Invalid soldiers. She has provided several soldiers' homes for troops in the fortress, where the men enjoy recreation and reading rooms. She has also taken a hand in the temperance campaign among the soldiers and sailors, and is a most per. suasive speaker. She delivered a temperance address at Fort Rennis, and thirty-eight men of the Highland light Infantry signed pledges after hearing her. FIVE THIEVES BLOW POST OFFICE SAFE Noise of Explosion .Arouses Man Who Sees Burglars Escape. EATON, O., March 24. Five men who blew the safe of the West Alexandria postoffice shortly after 1 o'clock this morning were seen leaving the building when the sound of the dynamite explosion awoke Charles C off man, who lives across the street from the postoffice. Cash amounting to $78, ft large quantity of stamps and other valuable articles were taken. Although the noise of the exploding dynamite awoke Charles Coffman, who looked out of a window of his home and saw the men running, he was unable to arouse citizens in time to overtake the fleeing robbers. This is the second postoffice robbery reported in Ohio towns within the last few weeks. A short time ago the office at New Paris was entered and looted by a burglar who left his fingerprints on a cake of soap used to plug up cracks in the safe. CAPTURE FUGITIVE LINTON, Ind., March 24. Frank Toricelli alias Joe Rapamiampo, wanted here for the murder of Officer Fred Cromwell, February 7, and the theft of $2,000 worth of loot from various stores here, arrived here today in custody of officers from Los Angeles, where he was arrested several days go.

COMMISSION DENIES FRANCHISE TO GARY INDIANAPOLIS, March 24. The public service commission refused permission to Gary citizens headed by Ingwald Moe and others to obtain a franchise to Install a new electric light plant to compete with the Gary Heat, Light and Power 'company. This decision Is one of the most Important rendered by the commission. Gary citizens have complained that the light furnished by the Gary Heat, Light and Power company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel ' Corporation, Is inferior in quality, and the rates, based on an alleged overvaluation of the plant, are exorbitant, and for this reason relief was sought through a competing company, franchise for which is denied by the decision. No arrangement for a physical valuation of the existing plant has been made by the commission.

EAGLES TO HAVE IMPORTANT MEETING At the regular meeting of Wayne Aerie of Eagles tonight, matters of much importance to all members of the organization will come up for settlement, and every member is urged to be in attendance. The state president will also be . present and will make a talk to the members.

John Lapp, Legislative Expert, Explains Jones Primary Law

Note Voters of Wayne county are wondering what the new Jones primary election law contains. John A. Lapp, director of the bureau of legislative information, tersely tells how the new law operates. This article dissects the measure. Clip It and you will make no mistakes. The most talked of piece of legislation enacted at the session of the general assembly Just closed was the Jones primary election bill. It is of great Interest to the people of the

BURGLARS WORK AS LIGHT BURNS AT SHOE SHOP Robbers Get $200 and Large Quantity of Shoes Before Midnight at Walkover Shop.

REGISTER TAMPERED Thief Works With Room Visible Entire Length From Sidewalk Employes Invoice to Check Loss. With window lights Illuminating the store brightly and police supposed to be making regular patrols, robbers broke into the Walkover boot shop, 708 Main street, last night, and stole more than $200 in cash. A quantity of shoes Is believed to be missing. In order to ascertain correctly, an inventory was taken today and the police will have exact information tomorrow of what styles were removed. The police were notified of the case this morning when Walter Leifheit, manager, found the rear part of the room littered with over-turned shoe boxes. None of the shoes from this lot were missing. The police, including Sergeant McNally and Chief Goodwin, made a minute examination but were unable to find clews. Police Make Rounds. It is believed the thief entered through a rear cellar door. The police are supposed to make a round at least once every hour and try the alley doors of the stores in that district and also the front doors. The store was robbed before midnight. The manager entered at that time to turn off some lights and noticed that some of the piles of shoe boxes which were being put in stock, had been over-turned.v He did not -notice that the cash register drawers were open and did not discover the loss until this morning. If any vigilance had been evidenced (Continued on Page Nine.) WIRELESS GALL SAVES PERSONS ON SINKING SHIP Steamship Denver Signals to Manhattan Liner Which Rescues Passengers and Crew of Sixty-five. NEW YORK, March 24. Dispatches received here early today brought news of the rescue of the passengers and crew of the Mallory line steamship Denver, which was abandoned at sea, about 1,300 miles east of New York, in a sinking condition. The rescue of the passengers and crew of sixty-five on the Denver by the Atlantic transport liner Manhattan proved another triumph for the wireless. "S. O. S." calls from the sinking ship were picked up by ten trans-Atlantic liners, which dashed off from their course toward the scene of the accident. The Manhattan reported by wireless that she reached the Denver about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and at once took off the persons on board the sinking ship. A short time later the liner St. Louis arrived and reported that she had been searching for the Denver for twenty-one hours. The Denver was on her way from Bremen for New York. On Monday she began to leak and her condition became so serious that wireless calls for help were sent out. The rough weather prevented prompt location of t the helpless ship. The Manhattan reported by wireless that when she left the Denver, the latter ship was on the point of sinking and it is believed that the helpless liner went down within a few hours after she drew off. Officials of the Mallory line in this city were unable to thrown any light upon the disaster. state because ii means almost a complete change In the system of nominating candidates fojr public office. Hereafter the voters of each party vote directly for candidates for the nomination for all officers except state officers. In addition, the voters vote directly for candidates for president, vice president, governor and Uunited States senator in an advisory way. Concretely, the law will work this way: On the first Tuesday after the first Monday In March, 1916, the Republican, Democratic and Progressive parties must make their nominations by direct vote at an election, which is

HOLDS STATE UTILITY COMMISSION'S VALUATION TO BE EXCESSIVELY HIGH BUT BELIEVES REDUCTION POSSIBLE

MARJORIE STEWART. AIDS WAR SUFFERERS Miss Marlorle Stewart of New York, is a leader in the movement to obtain for Poland Its share of war charity here. A Polish night carnival win oe held April 8, under the auspice of the American Polish Relief committee. A Polish redding- scene will be a feature.- - '--'"- OILING CONTRACTS READY-" GET BUSY" If the residents of any street in the city want their block oiled now is the time to get busy. Contracts for oiling, to be done by the city itself, are now at the board of public works office. Bring In your petition and have one or more resident property owners on your block sign a contract, which reads as follows: "I promise and agree to pay to the treasurer of said city, the entire cost incurred by it in doing such work as soon as the same is completed and the city civil engineer issued his certificate to that effect; such costs to be determined according to a uniform schedule of rates and charges adopted by the board of public works. "Such oiling shall be done in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the city civil engineer of said city, and he shall make an estimate of the cost therefor per square yard of surface oiled, and the cost of such work shall not exceed the engineer's estimate; and such oiling shall be done under the direction and to the approval of such engineer, and the determination of the amount due and owing for the oiling of such portion of said street, by such engineer, shall be final and conclusive." This does not mean that the property owners signing such contracts are expected to bear the entire cost of the oiling. Property owners are not expected to sign them unless they have made arrangements with other residents of the block for pro-rating the cost. The board would like to have as many contracts taken out the next ten days as possible so they can be submitted to council the first meeting in April when the board will ask for an appropriation for an oiling equipment. If only a few contracts are taken out by that time council may not feel disposed to authorize such an expenditure. held under the same conditions and with like officials and regulations as now govern general elections. At that election the voters will vote for candidates for members of congress, state legislature, county officers, township officers, judges and prosecuting attorneys, and for governor. United States senator and president and vice president The person receiving the greatest number of votes will be declared the nominee of his party.' In case of the governor. United States senator, president and vice president and vice (Continueo on Page Eight.)

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With Valuation Fixed at $352,752, City Plant Able to Meet Fixed Charges and Still Show Substantial Surplus at End of Year on Basis that Receipts Will Total Those of Last Year, $124,884.05.

SOME POWER USERS DISAGREE WITH BAVIS' VIEV

President of Board of Works Argues that Valuation of Plant By State Commission's Engineers Does Not Necessarily Imply These Figures to Be Used as Basis of Making Rates for the Entire City.

While he regards the valuation placed on the Richmond municipal plant by the engineers of the state commission, $355,752, as excessive, President Bavis of the board of public works holds that even if such a valuation is accepted by the commission he sees no reason why lower rates for lighting and power cannot be provided for this city. On the other hand there are quite a few large power users who do not share this opinion with Mr. Bavis. Mr. Bavis declared that with a valuation of $352,752 the city plant could now, under existing rates, meet the various fixed charges he anticipates will be provided for by the commission, 5 per cent depreciation, 6 per cent profits, taxes, sinking fund and operating expenses, and still show a substantial surplus at the end

vt me year, presuming oi course that the plant's receipts would total those of last year, $124,884.05.

SAY VOLFORD DROVE AUTO OH CAR TRACK That Charles Wolford was riding toward an Interurban car in the automobile in Knightstown last Decoration day when the accident occurred in which he was injured, was brought out today in circuit court, where Wolford is suing the Street Car company for $5,000 damages. Wolford's witnesses said the automobile was going west and the interurban car was entering the town from the west. Instead of turning off the car tracks, the automobile continued on its course and was badly smashed. There were others in the machine, but Wolford was the only one injured. D. H. M'MATH DIES AT ABINGTON HOME D. H. McMath, 65, a well-known Abington township farmer and father-in-law of Mayor W. J. Robbins of this city, died at his home two miles northHe had been ill for some time. He is survived by the widow and the fol - survived by the widow and the fol lowing cniiaren: Airs. KODDins, Airs. Morgan Lamott, Center township: Mrs. Benton Wissler, south of Pennville; Mrs. Albert Higgins, Oxonia. Ind.; Miss Erma McMatb, Richmond; Guy McMath. New Paris, Q.. and Roy and Bertie McMath who live with their parents. The funeral will be at Bryant's chapel Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial in the cemetery there. The Rev. McCormick of Milton, will conduct the services. CHURCH'S OFFICIALS DENY GROVE STORY Although Claude E. Grove, now confined in the county jail on a charge of having issued a fraudulent check to the insurance company he worked for in this city, informed John Blue, district agent for the company, and Prosecutor Reller, that at one time he was a minister, having been pastor of a Baptist church at Indianapolis, and that he was a graduate from Butler college, vigorous denials to his assertions have been made. Officers of the Indianapolis church say there never was a man named Grove who acted as pastor of that church while Butler college authorities declare that Grove never attended that college. Prosecutor " Reller declared today that in bis opinion Grove was somewhat of a prevaricator. DUTCH STEAMER ESCAPES WASP LONDON, March 24. A dispatch from Amsterdam reports that a German submarine attempted to torpedo the putch steamer Oranje Nassau five miles .from Lindar Lightship tn the North sea yesterday afternoon. It stated that the torpedo passed sixty yards in front of the steamer.

Mr. Bavis figures that with a valuation of $355,752 the plant would, wlta

rates now existing, have to provide out of its receipts approximately $102.Aa i a . wmeet we nxed tharges he anticipates, and that if the plant's receipts this year are to be ho more than last year, and the chances are they will be somewhat more, there would still remain a surplus of $i -281.33. Reduction Possible. But Mr. Bavis is confident that the commission will be compelled, under Its previous decisions, to reduce the valuation its engineers have placed on the municipal plant. Such being the case the fixed charges would be less and the surplus, in consequence, greater. "The valuation as determined by commission's engineers does not necessarily imply that the values shown will be used as a basis for rate making," Mr. Bavis said. "The commission will enter fullv Into the past history of the plant and ascertain what portion of that valuation belongs to the fixed charges that have reverted back to the plant's development. .. . of Valuation. ff " heJ1V,t been a Private insti- . "n' fixed charges would have existed first for depreciation, second taxes third profits on investment and Tu "cement. Since none of these fixed charges existed all money se,flxed charges existed all money ' Jl"1 and chargeable to the fund have reverted back to the plant's deV" ana must De eliminated to establish an equitable basis of valuation. "There is no doubt in my mind but wnat the commission will debit against the valuation such portions of its present physical value as has been created from the funds representing such profits as would have taken from its earnings to pay dividends had it been a private institution. It is right that such should be done." May Add Item. The board president in citing the fact that "going concern value" is not included in the items determining the valuation of the plant, said that the commission probably would add a "going concern" value to the total valuation, as in the case of the Richmond Water Works company, and that It probably would be in excess of th "going value" of the water plant. $23,000. He believes, however, that thi commission will eliminate from the plant valuation for rate-making purposes all that has been expended for (Continued on Page Nine.) Weather Forecast FOR INDIANA Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Temperature. Noon 45 Yesterday. . Maximum 43 Minimum . - LOCAL CONDITION Partly cloudy and partly fair tonight and Thursday. - GENERAL CONDITIONS Storms states and along the Canadian border. Cold weather continues in the south ern ntatea with frost as far aonth na' Tampa, Fla. Spring weather prevails over the states west of the Mississippi W. E..MOORE. . Weather Forecaster, .