Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 114, 25 March 1915 — Page 1

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Insurance Agent Held for Passing Check Determines to Start Life Anew After Trial Here. WIFE IN MICHIGAN Husband Hopes to Keep Her in Ignorance of Predicament Until Court Settles Case. "When this matter is cleared up, I am going to live in Richmond and ehow the people here what kind of a man I am." This is what Claude E. Groves, Insurance agent under arrest for passing a fraudulent check, declared as his intention. Mr. Groves admitted he was at one time pastor of the Congregational church in Indianapolis. He denied having been arrested on two charges in Michigan and said his wife has not deserted him. "Mrs. Groves was called to Michigan to the bedside of a dying brother," Mr. Groves Bald. "I am going to try to keep her from finding out about this trouble until it is over." Reticent About Boyhood. The former pastor seemed reticent about talking of his boyhood plans of entering the ministry. He said he would never again go into the pulpit. "I do not like for people to find out that I have been in the pulpit." he said. "My mode of life Is not what is generally considered that of a pastor. I do not like to speak of things I started and could not continue. I am not an intemperate man. I was not intoxicated last Monday but that charge was placed against me in order to get me to, the Jail where this other charge was served on me. I have been under the influence of liquor twice since I have been in Richmond, more than a year ago. "I never had any domestic troubles. I was married three years -ago to a girl from my home in Michigan and we have been happy. AH my worry has been over, my business. I have worked myself out trying to build up business and to some extent I have succeeded. ' Corrects Blue's Report. "1 want several of the statements made by John Blue, general agent for the Massachusetts Bank and Insurance company at South Bend, corrected. In the first place, I was never pastor of the College Avenue Baptist church in Indianapolis. I never graduated from Butler college. I was not selected by the college president to invoke the divine blessing on a session of legislature. I have not been drinking hard and I did not have any intentions of going to Cincinnati to kill myself as Blue said I had told my friends. I never said I was afraid to go to the penitentiary. "I am forty-four years old. I attended Butler college for three or four years,' taking an elective course, majoring in psychology and sociology but I did not take a theological course. I was licensed to preach and I occupied the Congregational pulpit while I was in school. In 1897, the year Albert J. Beveridge was elected as a senator, my name was chosen with the list of many other Indianapolis pastors to open, one of the sessions of legislature with a prayer. "While I was in school, I went to Chicago and married a Chicago girl. Perhaps the statement mat 1 jcnangea hPfnmlne a minister be cause of remuneration from the pulpit is too small, was rignt, oui ai any raie, I left school and went to Emporia, Kansas, where I was employed by a large coal and lumber company. Later they sent me to WehD uuy, mo., 10 take charge of a yard. . Doctor Advises Beer. "WhAti I went to Webb City I weigh ed iqe; nounds. I soon dropped to 160 pounds. I was worried over the fact and I consulted a pttyslcian. tie ioia mo tha water was so strongly alkaline that nobody could drink it entirely and advised me to drink beer as a beveridge. In this way I started what little drinking I have done in my me. "It was in 1900 that I left Indianap olis. After I had been in Kansas, l asked my "wife to come to me. She refused and wanted me to come east. We were unable to agree apd I felt that I must stay with the work. I lefc the company in 1905 and went back to my old home in Michigan. Two years later. I had to meet my wife about signing some papers on some owned which reouired I both signatures. We discussed our (Continued on Page Seven) Weather Forecast IFOR INDIANA Partly cloudy and and colder tonight. Friday fair. Colder. Temperature. won 44 Yesterday. Maximum 49 Ilnlmum 35 FOR RICHMOND Unsettled and colder tonight. Below freezing- Fri day colder and mostly fair. GENERAL CONDITIONS Storm Is low central over eastern states caus ing showers over Indiana and Ohio. A old wave over the northwest is caus ing temperature near zero on Canad ian border. As this cold wave moves southeast it will cause colder weather lere during the next thirty-six hours. W. E. MOORE, Wether Forecaster, j

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(Left to right) Abdul Hamid 114 deposed Sultan of Turkey ; Mohammed V., reigning Sultan ; and Abdul answering a greeting of his people from his carriage. Below is a photograph showing five of Abdul's sons. From among the, numerous, progeny, of Abdul a ruler of Turkey will some day probably, come. His sons are all trained to arms. . The success of the Allies at the Dardanelles will bring them face to face with the problem of the throncof Turkey? Mohammed V. is backed by the pro-German Young Turks But to put Abdul on the throne would draw the execration of Christendom. Besides. Abdul accused 'rtrerfr Tlriti

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It is reported at Cairo that the deposed "Red Sultan" of Turkey, Abdul Hamid II., has escaped from his Young Turk captive and is with his admirers of the Old Turk part y. ', With the allied fleet battering th defense of the Dardanelles to pieces and witn disorder and dismay holding sway throughout the Turkish empire. this entirely creditable item of news possesses peculiar significance. Will the Allies put the man whom Lord Gladstone called "The Great AsEassin" back . on . the crescent -throne? It would be an act of political expedience which would draw, horrified protests from every land under : the (Continued on ; Page Nine.) TURKISH FLEET WILL ENGAGE RUSS SQUADRON BUCHAREST, March 25. Turkey's entire fleet has sailed into the Black Sea to give battle to the Russian warships, according to a dispatch received here from Constantinople. If successful In engaging and defeating the Russians, the Turkish commander will then attack all - the important coast towns, the dispatch adds. It states that the Goeben, which was recently damaged, has been completely repaired, and .that this battleship, together with the Breslau, forms a part of the Turkish fleet that has emerged from the Bosphorua. POLICE OF NEW YORK SEEK NOTED YEGGMAN ELMIRA. N. Y, March 25. While widespread search was being conducted by the entire police -force, posses of ctiizens and members of the . National Guard, two ' rewards, totaling; $2,000 were offered today for the capture of Jack Cransner, a notorious yeggman, who Is.accused'of the murder of Chief of Police John Finnell and Detective Sergeant Charles Gradwell yesterday afternoon. The two officials were shot to death in a rooming house while questioning both, Craniner and Westervelt about a series of burglaries in this city and Bingham pton. Westervelt, who is under arrest, lays the blame for the shooting upon Cramner, but the 'police ' doubt his story. ....... . j . ... ... .. SELL STREET BONDS EATON, O., March 25. Bonds In the sum of $1,345.49 will be sold April -5 by the village of Verona, in the - extreme northeast corner of Preble county. The issue will be made, in order to obtain funds with which .to pay for the improvement of Main street in that village. The bonds i bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent and run ' until 1923.

Will Dominate Turkey If Dardanelles i Are Forced?

in mnseatlttfiT him in 1909, ALLIED VICTORY CERTAIN EVENT SAYS SIR JOHN BY FREDERICK PALMER. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE,. Via London, March 25. It was in the drawlng room of the residence which he makes his office that Sir John ' French, commander of the British Expeditionary forces in France received me today. On the long table before the British field marshal were number of maps and reports. Otherwise the commander who directs the British army's operations in France is disassociated from the details of the different departments situated in the ether offices about the town, whose heads report to him Immediately upon a telephone. This is the outcome of the great European was as, seen by Field Marshal Sir John French. "There is no doubt of it. Iwas never so confident of victory as now. I am as confident as Grant was when he took command of the army of Potomac. He kept at it, and so shall we." ' RUSSIANS DESTROY TVVO BATTALIONS OF TEUTONIC INVADERS PETROGRAD, March 25. Complete destruction of two German battalions in the fierce fighting n&rth of the Narew river in Poland is announced in an official statement today. -In addition to annihilating these battalions, the Russians put a third to flight and also captured 4,000 prisoners. . : This Russian victory was won along the " battle front" extending . from Myszyniec, near the East Prussian frontier,' to Kasidlo, near the Russian fortress of Ostroleka on the . Narew. The official Army Messenger announced today that .230,000 men bad been : captured by the Russians in Galicia since January 21. These include both Germans and Austrlans. ALLIES LOSE 130 GUNS. CONSTANTINOPLE. Via Berlin and Amsterdam, March 25. The ' Turkish ministry of marine today Issued a statement saying in their defeat in the Dardanelles, on March 18, tp.e allies suffered a loss of 1,2000 men and 130 guns. REPULSE RUSSIANS. BERLIN, March 25. Repulse of Russian attacks in three different districts of Poland : is announced in today's official report from. the general staff. It says there was not fighting of importance in - the -western ' theatre of war-Wednesday.

UNITED STATES GROWS STRONG ON GREAT WAR War Debt of Europe Increases and New York Bound to Replace London as Money Center. JONATHAN WINFIELD. WASHINGTON, March 25. The "war debt" of Europe to the United States is growing larger day by day. The trade balances of this nation are mounting higher and higher, with the dollar displacing sterling exchange in the leading money marts of the world. The ' entire financial fabric of the nations is being woven in a new pattern, with the United States directing every movement of the weavers. "How will Europe pay the debt owing to us particularly Great Britain, France and Russia, the three belligerents, whose purchasing power has been almost entirely concentrated in the United States? Bankers and economists differ on this subject. Some say the American securities held in Europe will be sent back to us in the attempt to reach financial equilibrium ; others believe long-term credits will be established in New York; there is another theory that Europe will prefer to send us its own securities to be taken up in the money market on attractive terms. Europe Holds to Gold. One thing is certain: Europe will not send us any gold in payment of her debts, no matter how uneven the international exchange rate gets. In the first place, she needs all her gold reserves for future contingencies; the United States has more gold than it requires at r the present time, for industry is not, under the present conditions of depression, taxing the financial resources of the nation; and In the third place, it is extremely dangerous to trust gold to ocean shipment at the present time. Should the war continue another e1x months,. Europe will owe to the United States, in round figures, a billion and a half dollars. This estimate is made on the basis of the January showing, when there was an excess of more than $145,000,000 worth of exports over imports. These figures are made over' and beyond " the millions owing to; Europe through her maturing obligations in the United States and dividends declared on her holdings of our railroad and Industrial stocks. Russia Holds Credit. Russia has already established a credit of many millions in the United States, . and it is rumored that Great Britain will, in the near future, establish a credit of more than $100,000,000 In this country. . Such a credit will not only allow the present huge British exports of American goods to continue without confusion. or besitatln, but - (Continued 'on? Bge- Seven.);

BIBLE CLASSES ORGANIZE 17ITI1 327JMBERS Dr. Leichliter of Dayton, Opens ; Ten Weeks Institute With Address on Sunday School Efficiency.

RUSSELL . LEADS 176 Faculty Expects Enrollment of Four Hundred at Sec ond Session Scheduled for March 31. Three hundred and twenty-seven persons enrolled In the Bible institute. which . organized at the opening session last night at the high school, making an average of about twenty per sons from each of the churches supporting the movement. The first hour was taken up with the address by Dr. G. A. Leichliter of Dayton. Ohio. Dr. Leichliter. introduced a novelty, in the manner of opening his talk, by walking to the platform and singing .a solo. He possessed an excellent voice, and im pressed his hearers with the sincerity of his singing. He said that efficient methods were just as necessary to the success of all business enterprises. Russell's Class Leads. The class for adults, taught by Prof. Elbert Russell, proved to be the most popular, having an enrollment of 176 members. The class of elementary teachers under Miss Kate Morgan was next in size, enrolling 70 members. The assigned topic "The Home" was taken up for discussion. The classes for teachers of boys from 13 to 20 years of age, and of girls for the same age, taught by J. T. Giles and Mrs. Wilson, respectively, took up organization work only. Twenty-six enrolled under Mr. Giles, and thirty under Mrs. Wilson. The class on organizing and building up a Sunday school taught by Ed Hasemeler, had an enrollment of 25. It was found last night, that a thirty minute study period, following the preliminary address, would not be sufficient, and Principal F. G. Pickell, dean of the Institute faculty, said today, that hereafter fifty minutes would be allowed for the class work. An enrollment of at least four hundred members Is expected by the next meeting which will be held Wednesday, March 31. " lv. NOHR ORDERS SUITS FOR MAY FESTIVAL DRILLS BY PUPILS Boys Will Wear White Trousers and Shirts With Black Neckties Nine Hundred Children Participate. The program for the physical training department of the school May festival, was announced by Director Robert Nohr today. The drills and other events have been worked out on a much more elaborate scale this year, than last, and will be performed by nine hundred school children. A feature of the program will be the dances of the various nations by pupils of the third and fourth grades, in costume. All of the dance settings have been composed by Mr. Nohr, as have the various drills. Music will be furnished by the high school orchestra. The high school boys were measured for their suits today which will consist of white trousers and shirts, and black bow ties. The following is the program : Grand march. Calisthenics Fifth and sixth grade. Dances of the nations, (folk dances) third and fourth grade in costume. Wand drill Garfield boys. Scarf drill Garfield girls. Model Free Exercises (from Cincin nati Turnfest in 1909) High school boys. Sicilanio, (Spanish Tambourine dance In costume) High school girls. High Parrallel bars High school boys gymnasium team. May Pole Activities Fifth and sixth grades of Starr school, (three poles, forty each.) Grand tableau of all parts.

MILTON W, IN TURKISH FREEDOM BY SIGNALLING

Half starved at time, subjected to danger and finally thrown into a Turkish prison, Morris Caldwell, aged 25, formerly of Milton, successfully passed through part of the country in which the religious wars had started and la now repeating his journey as the personal representative of Vivian Smith, London partner of J. P. Mor gan, to make terms with Turkish authorities for the protection of engineering plants financed by American capital. The story of the adventures is told in a letter which Mr. Caldwell sent to relatives here.: The letter is now in possession of Denver Harlan, whose wife is Mrs. Caldwell's sister. The letter follows: LONDON, Eng., Feb. 1st. '15. My Dear Folks: I arrived In London from Chile. S. A. on July 28th, that was the day as you no doubt remember Austria de

IIOLiES COMMITTEE DROPPED BY CLUB There is a telling story in ' the abolishment of the - committee on homes of the Commercial dub. "When the American Seeding Machine company began to boom, there was a shortage of homes for working men," Secretary Haas . explained. "Now the working men's homes are empty. The club felt that the activities must now be directed towards filling the homes we have." The "homes" committee was the only one abolished and a new committee was named in its place. It is the committee on State and National Chamber of Commerce and will have in charge the dealings of the local organization with the national association. S. E. Swayne Is chairman. Committees are bigger this year than last in a number of cases. Many changes have been made in the personnel of the bodies which are supposed to do the chief work of the club. Fred Krone, a new director, was placed at the head of the public Improvements committee. R. G. Leeds heads the new industries committee. The name of the advertising committee has been changed to "publicity committee." It is headed by Lee B. Nusbaum. formerly chairman of the membership committee. NAMES LEADERS TO HEAD WORK BEGUN BY CLUB President Nicholson Announces Committees on Finance, House and Other Important Matters. The following committees and committee chairmen have been named by President Nicholson of the Commercial club, to have charge of the work which will come up during his tenure of office: Standing Committees. Finance H. A. Dill, chairman; A. D. Gayle, S. W. Gaar. George L. Cates, O P. Nunbaum. Houses-Charles D. Slifer, chairman; L. E. Browne. J. E. Peltz. Press and Printing Frank G. Pickell, chairman; H. C. Hasemeier, Frank H. Haner. Public Improvements! Fred Krone, chairman; Ebea Louck, vice chairman; Lewis JUffMatthlw Von Pelar. F. R. Charles, Charles Johannlng, Adam G. Feldman, A. L. Jenkins. Public Service Corporations Geo. E. Seidel, chairman; W. K. Bradbury, vice chairman, E. H. Harris, Elbert Russell, Omar Hollingsworth, i3. W. Heynes, Dr. S. C. Markley. Thomas Tarkleson, G. O. Ballinger. Membership John F. McCarthy, chairman; Clem A- Gaar, vice chairman; Gilbert Scott, Jesse A. Bailey. E. A. Feltman, R. B. Mather, Karl Meyer, Edgar Norris, J. F. Harnady. E. B. Knollenberg. C. H. Igelman, C. E. Thomason, George H. Dilks, W. H. Bartel. Jr., M. L. Kirkman, Herman Pardeick, J. A. Conkey, W. L. Morgan. Education George H. Knollenberg, chairman; R. L. Kelly, vice chairman; Dr. S. E. Smith, H. R. Robinson, W. W. Reller, W. Z. Carr, S. N. Jenkins, Alfred Bavis, Jonas Gaar, Dwlght E. Young. New Industries R. G. Leeds, chairman; W. F. Bockbotf, vice chairman; Henry Goldfinger, O. G. Murray, E. A. Fisher, Nimrod H. Johnson, T. A. Greenstreet, George Le Boutillier, E. R. Lemon. H. J. Hanes, W. C. Seeker, John M. Lontz. J. H. Mills, Wilfred Jessup, Jacob Lichtenfele, Hans Koll. Insurance George H. Eggemcyer, chairman; E. M. Campfield, vice chairman; A. W. Gregg, W. J. Robbins. F. S. Bates. Fred J. Bartel, W. F. Starr. Oren A. Miller. Public Health William H. Romey, chairman; William H. Quigg, vice chairman; D. A. L. Bramkamp. Dr. Charles Marvel, Dr. George B. Hunt, D. W. Dennis, Paul L. Ross, Albert G. Ogborn. Legislation John L. Rupe, chairman; C. B. Beck, vice chairman, S. E. Nicholson, E. G. McMahan. C. W. Caldwell, Walter McConaba, E. P. Trueblood. Taxation Fred H. Lemon, chairman; B. B. Myrick, vice chairman; L. C. Bowman, A. N. Chamness. Charles E. Shiveley, Dr. M. F. Johnson, W. O. Wlssler. Program E. F. Hiatt, chairman; Charles W. Jordan, D. S. Coe. Entertainment Charles D. Slifer, (Continued on Page Seven.)

clared war on Servia, and which struck the match to this terrible conflagration that is now ravaging Europe. My original plans were to go to Batoum, overland to Constantinople, and then take a Black Sea boat to my destination, but of course that was out of the question, with all the armies of Europe mobolizlng. My next plan was to go to Marselles, France and catch a boat there for Constantinople, and I got as far as Paris, but not even there with - out difficulties for the night I arrived in Calais, German had delivered her ultimatum to France and every thing else was dropped .while the preparations for defense were being rushed. While in Paris, the famous Breslau Wanted to Enlist and Gob in slipped into the Dardenelles and that put a stop to my solas that way. In the meantime the Lon

EARLU P. 0. MEETS SALARY OF TREASURER Civil Service Officials Tell Alleged Methods to Retain Newlin at Post of College Office.

CHARGES . CONSIDERED Prospective Applicants for Place Allege President Announced Fisher as Choice Room Rent Prohibitive. Complications resulting from ' the transfer of the postmasterahip of Earlham, Ind., which la Earlham college, to the civil service may possibly result In postal authorities making a complaint against President Robert L. Kelly of Earlham, to the United States post office department It Is understood that the charge contemplated against President Kelly Is that he has attempted by intimidation to discourage at least two residents of this city who were considering taking civil service examinations to qualify for appointment as postmaster of Earlham. There were several people who made applications to take the examination, which Is to be held Saturday. Flnley Newlin Barred. For several years Flnley Newlin, treasurer of Earlham college, has been postmaster at Earlham. With the transfer of the postmastership to the civil service Mr. Newlin loses bis position as he is barred by the age limit from taking the civil service examinations. The Earlnam postmastership In recent years has been paying a salary of approximately $800. Last year Mr Newlin received $835, a sum sufficien' to meet the bulk of his salary a treasurer of the college, It is said. Ii other words Earlham college for sonr time has been paying out of its ow; funds only a very small amount ar nually to its treasurer. . . According to the postal authorities the college officials have planned tc continue to have the federal govern . ment pay the major part of the salar; of its treasurer by having Edgar Fish er, purchasing agent for the institution, qualify for the appointment Ii Fisher should secure the postmastership it was planned,' the postal officials say, for him to appoint Mr. Newlin his deputy and Mr. Newlin would continue to discharge the duties of the office, the salary Fisher would receive from the government to be paid over to Mr. Newlin. College Wants Fisher. It is alleged that Ed Jay, a resident of College avenue, and not connected with the college, was one of several people who decided to take the civil service examinations for the appointment He informed the postal authorities, it Is reported, that when he consulted with President Kelly he was informed that the college desired Mr. FiEher to be appointed and that If Mr. Fisher did not qualify the rent of the room at the college which Is used as the postoffice would be $50 a month, which would amount to three-fourths of the postmaster's salary. As the jurisdiction of the .post office extends only over territory occupied by the Institution the post office would have to be located within the confines of the' college. A young woman also consulted with President Kelly about taking examinations for the appointment and she was also informed that it was his desire that the postmastership go to Mr. Fisher. She was also informed that a $50 a month rental for the post office room would be asked of any other appointee, postal officials report Hold Second Exam. The examination Saturday for the Earlham postmastership will be the second one conducted for the appointment. When the first examination was advertised it was provided that applicants must be residents of the territory served by the office. Mr. Fisher and Mr. Jay took the examination and passed it successfully. However, they did not qualify because neither was a resident of the territory served by the post office. Consequently the department had to advertise for a second examination.

PRISON, GAINS U. S. CONSUL

don office of the company advised me " to give up all idea of reaching Russia and return to America, but as I saw the soldiers go marching through the streets . I had a feeling that I would like to help, and give her a hand like she did for America in the war for independence. There were many other Americans in Parte like myself I found, and we soon had formed the American Volunteer Corps. I had also been to the Russian Embassy in Paris and had offered my services to the Russian government in the engineering corps, and a few days before the American Volunteer Corps was enrolled with the foreign legion, I received a note and card from the Russian ambassador informing me of a boat, leaving Scotland for Norway, and a route by which I might reach Petrograd. the card was for the war office In Petrograd. where I event-. (Continued on Page Nine.)