Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 119, 31 March 1915 — Page 1

IXABIXJM VOL. XL.. NO. 119 Palladium -and Sua-Tlsram Consolidated. 1 MT RICHMOND, IND WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1915. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS PARTY SERVANT - LOSES IN RACE FOR INSPECTOR Rejection of Henry Farwig . For William Hatfield f Arouses Disapproval of Lot cal Party Leaders. HOLD SPY FOR EXPLOSION ON LA TOORAINE French Secret Service Men Arrest Raymond Swoboda of New York as Author of Fire. PLACES ORDERS; ASKS FOR LOAN; NEVER RETURNS Jovial Countryman Borrows $2 From Lumber Salesman Saying He Left Wallet on ' Mantle. Z : 2 LICitE SHIPS ARE DESTROYED DY SUDRIHES British Liner Loaded With General Cargo for South Africa Torpedoed Off Solly Islands. FTtHE greatest success of our , ,, I . ,: armjes since , the , battle of - . .Vprea," l. the comment In England on the battle of Neuve Chapelle. Aa' shown In map, which indicates the old Allied line and the new one, lopping v through Neuve Chapelle the - utmost advance mounts to about three-quarters of a mile. The gain. was over a total front of 4,000 yards, less than two and one-quarter miles. In the small area the Germans lost ,18,000 . men and .the British 13,000, more than the battle of Waterloo cost them. England is now figuring what it will cost in lives and blood to drive the Germans back to the Rhine. BRAND Whitlock, American Minister) te Belgium, continues his, successful efforts to ameliorate' the ,. conditions . brought about by the war. " H is latest activity has been to induce the Germans to allow English women and children stranded In Belgium to , leave for home. The first party consisted of 41 women and six children. They left Brussels for. Eschen on a special train. ;. ; .m.. : PASSION WEEK WORSHIP TONIGHT First English Lutheran Sermon, .7:30 p. m. . , ' St Paul's Lutheran Sermon, by Dr. W. R. Freeland, at 7:30. Second Presbyterian Sermon, 7:30 p. m. 4 ' St. Paul's Episcopal Evening Prayer, 4:30 p. m. , First Presbyterian Sermon, 7:30 p. m. -v.-.,". St. Andrew's Catholic Sermon, 7:30 p. m. Sermon 8:00 a, m. Thursday. . '

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William Hangley's Selection - For Post at Cambridge City ! Comes as Reward for Faithful Sendee. 1 1 Appointment of William A. Hatfield ! as state oil Inspector for the Richraond district, announced formally today, threatens to seriously disturb the close harmonr of the local Democratic organisation; which has been marred by no discordant note since the various party clans burled the hatchet three years ago, making the Democratic party a real factor in city and county politics. " ' That no consideration was given to long and faithful party service in mak"ing the local oil inspectorship appointment: is the charge frankly made by many supporters of disappointed candidates. ' .' Friends Disappointed. ' "If the appointment was intended to .be in the nature of a reward for services to the Democratic party in Rich'and 'Wayne county Henry Farwig would have been reappointed to the position, or Harry Sherman or Ben Prlschell. active candidates, would have, been named to succeed him," declared one Democratic leader who worked hard to have Farwig retained ' This man, like many other party leaders, asserted that the governor appointed Mr. Hatfield as a favor to his private secretary, B. B. Johnson of this city, who is a close personal mend of Mr. Hatfield and was his most active supporter for the appointment. ' No one denies the fact that Mr. Hatfield is well fitted to hold the position, but politicians regard the oil inspectorships as their own and when such an appointment goes to one who has not be actively Identified with the political organisation in power their anguish and indignation are mighty. Appointment Satisfies. William Hangley's appointment as inspector of the Cambridge City dis trict is popular with party leaders as ' Mr. Hangley has for years been a faithful party worker and Is now Democratic chairman r Jackson townBhip. , ' - John O. Behymer, state , supervisor of oil. announced the appointment of twenty-seven new deputy oil inspectors and the reappointment' of thirty p"e members of the present force of C Duties. The forces, as reorganized, Will consist of fifty-eight instead of forty-six deputies. The fact that only fifteen deputies of the present force are to be supplanted was the cause of surprise in political circles, and this fact also is expected to prove disappointing to the 950 applicants for the jobs who failed to get near the pie counter. Because the present force had been appointed under the Marshall administration, there was not a little sentiment in favor of appointing new men in the places of all those who had served four years. Members of the present force, however, were able to bring such political pressure to bear . that most of them hold on to their, jobs. ASKS CAR LINES' TO PAY DAMAGES Mrs. Mary Parrish Sues For Injuries Received in Octoberl913. Mary Parrish, 221 North Twentieth street, entered suit in circuit court today against the T. H. I. and E. Traction company for $5,000 damages. The suit Is the result of a Belt car accident October 6, 1913. c Mrs. Parrish was running after her grandchild at Twentieth and North C Streets, where the Foster Construction company had a cement mixing machine in operation. She failed to hear the car, she says, and was hit. She declared the car was running at a speed of thirty-five miles an hour. Her mouth is permanently injured and her hearing is affected in both fears as a result of the accident, Mrs. Parrish swears. WeatherForecast FOR INDIANA Fair tonight and Thursday. Temperature. Noon 38 Yesterday. Maximum 38 Minimum 16 V FOR RICHMOND Fair and continued cold tonight; Thursday fair. GENERAL CONDITIONS Rocky mountain storm has changed Its course and moved southeast and is now central over the southern states, ft is causing heavy rains over the gulf states and snow over Kentucky and Tennessee. Several inches have fallen at Nashville. Another storm is central over the far west with rain on the Pacific coast. High barometric pressure with fair weather continues over the north and central . states. Temperature near zero in North Dakota. . W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster.

an PASTORS DEPICT SAVIOR'S FINAL DAYS ON EARTH Large Congregations ".' Conli: tinuei to. Attend iajion Week Services :m An the Churches of City. Excellent' attendance was "again reported at all of the churches which held special Passion Week eervices last night. All of the pastors have been choosing themes for their sermons, from the events which Immediately preceded the crucifixion of the Savior. Rev. E. E. Davis of the Second Presbyterian church delivered the third of a series of sermons on "Christ's sayings on the Cross." Lst night he preached on "Christ's Expression of filial. Devotion," describing the devotion and faith, showed by Christ in his words to the Father, after he had teen nailed to the cross. At the Second English Lutheran church, Rev. C. Raymond Isley preached on "His Judgment Pronounced." There will be no services at that church tonight. Worship will be continued as usual Thursday and Friday nights. Rev. Conrad Huber spoke on the subject of "Christ The Great Teacher," at St. Paul's Lutheran. He told how Christ taught, not only by his sermons, but by his actions. His life was the exemplification of what a Christian life should be today, Rev. Mr. Huber said. Rev. Harry C. Harman had as his subject at the First, Methodist church, "The Day of - Controversy." An unusually large crowd was present at this service. The sermon tonight will be by the Rev. W. B. Freeland, district superintendent. Interesting services were also held at the First English Lutheran church, the First Presbyterian church, and at Ft. Paul's Episcopal church in the afturnoon. Services will begin tonight at St. Andrew's Catholic church nd will continue throughout the week, with sermons in the evening, and also morning sermons beginning tomorrow morning. "DRYS" CLAIM 2 MORE CITIES Rushville and Mitchell Re turn Verdict Against censed Liquor Traffic. LiINDIANAPOLIS, March 31. Saloons received death blows in two more Indiana towns yesterday when Rushville and Mitchell both -voted to prohibit the liquor traffic, the .."drys" winning in each town by large majorities. Rushville citizens' returned a majority of 178 votes against the licensed sale of liquor, while residents of Mitchell and Marion township surrounding the town voiced their protest by a majority of 106 ballots. Both victories were by larger margins than had been expected by even the most sanguine "dry" leaders. No trouble was experienced at the polls of either town, the voters expressing their convictions and then leaving the polls. Church people paraded the streets of Rushville to the joyous clanging of church bells,, which rang for half an hour to apprise the citizens of the "dry" victory.

SUSPECTED ON SHIP i , ' -- " German Embassy at Washington Disclaims Knowl- , edge of Man Held in Jail at Havre, i '" '

BY C. F. BERTELU, Staff Correspondent of the International News Service. PARIS, March 31 Accused of attempting to blow up the French liner La . Touraine, , Raymond Swoboda, an alleged German spy, has been arrested in Paris and is now held in close confinement at Havre. - Although the arrest was made on Sunday it was not until today that news of it became public.-'' - ' ';' ' i French oficials declare that Swoboda's arrest will clear up the mystery of the fire on La Touraine on her recent voyage from New York to Havre. According to ' officials the fire which broke out upon La Touraine while she was on her way to this country with a big consignment of war munitions on board originated from an explosion in the baggage of a first class passenger. -, v ;' -' Suspected on Ship. Statements attributed to Swoboda on shipboard - led to his being shadowed. The Touraine carried a number of nurses and doctors who were on their way , to Join the French Red Cross, and Swoboda is alleged to have said concerning them: "Germany will car ry out her blockade plans wen outside of the British war zone.: - Swoboda registered as a financier from New York, and is known as such in Paris! French secret service agents say they seized his correspondence in German, and accused him of having a commission to destroy the liner. He was born in California. His wife is an opera singer.' Embassy Disclaims Him. WASHINGTON. March 81. It was stated today at the German embassy here that Swoboda is unknown there. New York dispatches say Swoboda en-e-se-Jiri njatfn on T.ft'nVrtTrti1-n"Wfth H passport giving his. h&me as the '.Mat hattan hotel in New York. He obtained a concession to carry extra baggage. CHARTER MEMBERS CONTINUE ACTIVITY IN MIGHTS' LODGE Captain Lewis Harris and Albert Simons Affiliated with Coeur de Lion Lodge in 1870. Founded in 1870, Coeur de Lion lodge, Knights of Pythias, still has two living charter members, Captain Lewis K. Harris and Albert Simons, and every effort will be made to have the men at the roll call next Tuesday. The roll-call is the forty-fifth annual gathering, the first one having taken place the year , of the granting of the charter. Captain Harris is expected to revied some of these events. . The lodge membership in Richmond is 220 and the roll call will be attended by practically every members. Scattered in the various parts of the country are 100 members, many of whom will have written letters to be read at the affair. Hill Joined Early. One of the oldest active members of the lodge is Ben C. Hill of Fairview. Although not -a charter members, he was one of the leaders for years and was taken Into the order shortly after Captain Harris and Mr. Simon. Mr. Hill will make a historical review of lodge events. The meeting will open with first rank work by the regular degree team. Following the work, a few minutes will be devoted to important business and then will follow short historical reviews. The meeting will close with a smoker at which the letters of out of town members will be read. The roll call, is in charge of. Charles M. Lyons, Oris ' Maple and Albert J. Ford. The lodge has on state officer, Roy C. Fry, deputy grand chancellor, who will be present. VENIRE OF JURORS FOR APRIL TERM Only , one Waype township man . is named in the list of eighteen petit and grand jurors on the venire for tha April term of court which opens Monday, He is William B. Barton on the grand jury. . Others on the grand jdry are George R. Hart of Boston, Elmer Fagan of Harrison, Ernest Davenport of Webster, ' Albert Parks of Boston, and Charles L. Linderman of Clay. The members of the petit jury for the: April term are Thomas A. Williams of Abington township, James Martin of Greene, A. A. Lindley, -of Harrison, B. F. Sourbeer of Jackson, Benjamin Thomas of Franklin, Clark Crowe of Boston,' Edward, Millard F. Brumf ield ow Center, Carl F. Bertsch of Center J and Moses Myers of Jackson.

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MATRON HALTS WOMAN'S TRIAL TO SNUFF LIFE Mrs. Thomas Finds Emma Diehlman Choking Herself With Scarf at Home of Friendless. HUSBAND VISITS HER RefusesForgiveness for Stain Against His Name Because of Theft of Coltrane's oney. "l know I have put; a stain on your name, Lawrence. 'But forgive me and tate me ;baclv.T Ido' novinow, why I idok the money because I had money and you always gave, me plenty. Please take me back and forgive me." 'T will have to study over it," was Lawrence Diehlmah's reply to the plea of his wife, Emma, whom he visited at the woman's jail at 6 o'clock last night. He left and after Mrs. Aurella Thomas had seen him to the front door of the Home for Friendless Women and then returned to the jail in the rear of the building, she found Mrs. Diehlman hysterical and strangling herself to death with a scarf. Scarf Twisted About Neck. The grief-stricken woman was black in the face. The scarf was twisted tightly around her neck and she was choking violently. Mrs. Thomas secured aid and took the scarf from her neck in time to save her. Mrs. Diehlman told Mrs. Thomas that she might aB well end her life since she had put a stain on the family name of her husband. She exonerated him from blame. v "Lawrence always gave me enough money," she said. "I guess I was foolish about clothes. I don't know why I took that money but it was so easy. It was on the chair and I took It and I have regretted it since. After that I just went ahead and bought the clothes and tried to cover the theft by deception." Mrs. Diehlman's peace of mind was further disturbed over the fact that petitions have been sent in for the release of .her brother, Gus Gunzalla, who was sent to the penitentiary three or four years ago for breaking into the Jones general store at. Milton! Wanted Brother's Pardon..' Mrs. Diehlman has been working diligently to secure his release and she had been told between the time of the theft and her arrest, that if she would.keep up her efforts, there was every probability that he would be pardoned in September by the state board of pardons and would be returned to Richmond. - Mr. Diehlman came to see his wife shortly before. 6 o'clock and talked to her in plain terms of hef theft of John Coltrane's money.' . He told " her she bad placed a stain against his name and that .his fellow men were eying him with disapproval. "It would appear that I had denied you everything you wanted," Mr. Diehlman told her. "Some of my friends thing I am partially to blame for your act. I am not ready to forgive you and I don't know when I can do so. It will be bard for is to change my feelings so that I can feel Justified in" taking you back." After making her plea and hearing his verdict, she became hysterical and the jail door had hardly closed behind him when she twisted the scarf around her neck in a frensy. , The timely entrance of " Mrs. Thomas to lock some doors, is all that saved her. She was hysterical . most of : last evening but after a little sleep during the night, she arose much more composed today. She is in a more peaceful Btate of mind now. "I believe the woman is now stricken with grief over her act," Mrs. Thomas said. -

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Leaves Note to Wife Explaining $2 Additional on Bill Wenger Arrests "Uncle" at Saloon. ' Just . a good- old-fashioned countryman, ; the kind who Is absolutely honest, who believes every one else is and whose worst dissipation is an occasional game of "seven up" at the cross roads grocery, was what William Hudson, alias "Uncle George" Willlams, appeared to be yesterday. . "Uncle George" today is alleged to be, by the police, about the cleverest confidence man that has gulled a cre dulous public in several moons. Looking almost like one of the rural characters - in David Harum this alleged "come on" expert, now held on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, entered the office of the Miller-Kemper company yesterday and delighted a salesman by giving him a generous order for lumber. He introduced himself as "Uncle George" Williams from "down Smithfield way." "Uncle" Flatters Salesman. "You know me, young feller; everybody knows Uncle George. Why I know you; you used to court a gal down out way," said the jovial tiller of the soil. "How much do I owe ye?" He was told the amount of bis bill and then reached into his hip pocket for his wallet. Then a look of amazement and embarrassment swept over his honest countenance, to be promptly chased away by a winning smile. "Well, by gum," exclaimed Uncle Geogre, " if I didn't go away and leave that ding-busted wallet of mine on the mantle. Just leave that lumber here and when Mary, my wife, comes to town in a little while she will stop in and pay you. And say, young fellow, let me have $2 'cause I got to git some things down town. Mary will pay that too when she settles for the bill. Without a moment's hesitation the "loan" was. advanced to the jovial. honest countryman. He left a note for "Mary" instructing her what to do when she arrived. Works Other Victims. "TThe , police " are 'Informed that the Richmond Lumber company, tne hou house Furniture company and Dr. D. W. Stevenson and one or two lawyers were also easy victims of "Uncle George, down Smithfield way," getting from each of them the same amount as he obtained from the Miller, Kemp er company. . Not much attention was paid to Aunt Mary's failure to put in an ap pearance y-sterday, but when "Uncle George" foi got to show up this morn ing to make settlements for his "pur chases" and his "loans" the victims became suspicious and the police were notified. One of the employes of the Miller, Kemper company with Patrol man , Wenger went in search or the man, who was found in front of a North D street saloon. "Hello, Uncle George, did you forget about ' the lumber you ordered from us?" said the lumber company man. Uncle George looked very uncomfortable but said nothing. He accepted the officer's invitation to accompany him to the city building without discussion. The police say the alleged confidence man has admitted that his name is Hudson. They believe he is from Dennlson, O. He worked a short time at the Starr Piano factory. Attorney Ray K. Shiveley, It is said, was "worked" for 2 or $3 by. Hudson. The old man told Mr. Shiveley that he represented a man who had had both hands cut off in a railroad accident and he wanted him to bring suit against the railroad company. He then secured a "loan" and departed. It is understood Hudson approached other attorneys with the same proposition. This "letter to Mary" was left by Hudson with Dr. Stevenson: "Dear Mary I was here and saw he Dr. and have come to the conclusion that we had better let him do our work for us. He says he can help little Mary's eyes. "Everything was in such a rush when I left home this morning that I left my pocket book on the mantle and only bad a little change in my pocket when I got here and had to borrow a dollar or two from the Dr. to pull me through till you come. I will be here about 5. Go ahead and let the Dr. examine little Mary's eyes and whatever you want will be all right. Push things so we can get an early start home in the morning. Tell Harry to feed the team good. Afft. GEORGE. CANADIAN OFFICIALS DETAIN LOCAL BOY Alarm caused by the failure of 7-year-old Wilbur Shumate to reach his home at Calire, Saskatchewan, after a long time from Richmond alone, was allayed today when Secretary Melpolder of. the Central Charity Bureau, received a telegram stating that the boy -had been held by the Canadian immigration officials. Why he was detained was .not . stated. Mr. Melpolder texpects a letter tomorrow explaining the cause for the action. The boy was on his way to make his home with his mother, Mrs. Loretta Burden, who was greatly alarmed when he failed to arrive accordinfc to schedule.

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HUDSON MAXIM. Hudson Maxim has announced that he is perfecting an appliance to make it possible for submarines to attack an enemy without showing their perlscope. Naval men say such an attachment would make a submarine one thousand per cent mere dangerous. Submarines now are "blind" under water and when they rise they offer a target to gunfire. MAY WITHDRAW FROM OLD LINE FIRE INSURANCE Failure ' of State Bureau to Give Richmond Better Rating May Turn Away Business. COMMITTEE STUDIES Commercial Club Body Tires of Trying Meet Demands of State Bureau When Risk is Less. Withdrawal from the old line insurance companies in favor of the mutual insurance companies, will likely result as a consequence of the failure of the state fire insurance bureau to grant Richmond a better rating. The Commercial club committee on fire Insurance went over a synopsis today of the - accomplishments .of the past ten years towards better fire construction. ...... "The amount of money spend for the prevention of fires is remarkable, Secretary Haas said today. "The report will make very interesting reading when it is given out." City Receives Promises. The city has been held off by promises since 1907 when the state bureau gave a list of qualifications Richmond must fill before getting into a class better than class 3. Since then, the committee members declare, Richmond has had better fire records than any other city in the state and is still unable to get action from the insurance companies. Many merchants have withdrawn from the old line Insurance companies and have joined mutual companies in the past year and unless there is some action as a result of . today's committee meeting within the next six months there will be an exodus from the old companies. Members of the committee said Hichmond is "cream" for the companies as the claims paid here Including the biggest fires in the past ten years have been very low and the rates paid have been high. The mutual companies consists of numbers of persons or firms who enter into an agreement to pay at the close cf each year, a pro rata assessment against each share of insurance held. Members suffering a fire loss are paid in full when the final annual settlement is made. If there is no loss, there is no expense. , GLEE CLUB SETS DATE The Earlham Glee club will give two concerts before beginning the annual spring trip on April 7. The first con cert is to be given Friday. April 2, in Milton under the management of the Milton Boosters' club, the second at Cambridge . City on Monday, April 5, in the Methodist church. ... The home concert will not be given until after returning from their spring1 tour. This recital will be given in the high school on Thursday. April 15-

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French Admiralty Report Kaiser's Submarine Struck " by Warship off Dieppe and Sent to Bottom. BY JOHN POSTER Staff Correspondent The International . Newe Service. LONDON. March SI. Another British steamer, the Sllerman liner FlamiDian, has been sunk off the Scilly Islands, by a German, submarine. The Flaminian, a vessel of 3.500 tons bound from Glasgow to Cape Town, South Africa, went to the bottom on Monday, tut the first news of her loss came to day when her crew of 39 men was landed at Holy Head. She carried a general cargo for South '. African" ports. The Glasgow steamer Crown of Castile, 4,500 tons, is reported to have been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off Scilly Islands. - Badly Damaged. The British liner City of Cambridge arrived at Liverpool today from Glasgow badly damaged as th result of an attack made by a German submarine on Sunday evening. Her captain reported that the submarine tried to sink his ship for more than an hour, off the Pembroke coast. It smashed 36 plates, penetrating the hull, and wrecked three cabins. FRENCH SINK SUBMARINE. PARIS. March 31. A German submarine was attacked by a French war ship off Dieppe Tuesday afternoon and is believed to have been destroyed. The French vessel pursued tbe submarine, shelled its periscope when it submerged itself, and passed directly above the spot where the submarine had gone down. The belief that the submarine was destroyed is due to the fact that upon the surface of the water where it disappeared a large sheet of oil appeared. - BRITISH SHELL ZEEBRUGGE. -AMSTERDAM, March ' 3L British iightpvare attacking the German naval base at Zeebrngge. The sound of the bombardment can be heard at Sluis, and the Germans are using armed trawlers and merchant ships in an attempt to drive off the warships. PROMISE MORE STUDENTS FOR BIBLE COURSES Pastors Advertise Institute and Methods School Among Members of Their Church Congregations. "We expect fully four hundred people to be enrolled when the second session of the Bible Institute opens tonight," said Principal F. G. PickeU, dean of the institute faculty. Every effort has been made to lacrease the enrollment since tbe opening meeting last week, when. 370 people were enrolled.11 A number of pastors and Sunday school superintendents have called at Mr. Pickell's office in the high school, and checked over the list of persons attending from their school. Many of them said they had lists of members who bad promised to enter the institute work. One superintendent who bad fifty members who had promised to enter the institute found that only twenty-one band enrolled on the first night. President Robert L. Kelly of Earlbam college, will speak during the opening period. His subject has not been announced. The session will be limited to forty-five minutes, while the time of the class room periods will be increased from thirty to fifty minutes. The following subjects will be taken up tonight: Elementary class. "The Child"; teachers of boys, "Aims"; teachers of girls, "Why We Teach"; adult class teachers, "Feud Between Israel and Amolek. Samuel's Order to Destroy Amalek. The Break Between Samuel and Saul." Organization and building up a Sunday school. "Associate and Department Superintendents." GERMANS NEAR VERDUN FORTS PARIS. March 31. After seven months of continuous effort the Germans have finally got near enough to Verdun to bombard the forts defending the city. Fort Douaumont, five miles northeast of the city proper, has been violently shelled by heavy guns, a dozen projectiles striking the works. , This was officially admitted today by the war office. .Fort Douaumont is one of a group of six forts and redoubts, north of the Conflans road, defending Verdun oa the northeast, r