Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 122, 3 April 1915 — Page 1

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YT ' MO 15 Palladium and Sun-Telegram .RICHMOND; 1ND.. SATURDAY: EVENING,: APRIL 3, 1915. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

JOBLESS RUSH TO GET WORK; FINDJOTKE Story of Discharged Foreman r Who Draws Fine for Intoxication Causes Raid on ; Contractor.

250 P E R S O N S APPLY Americans Resent Statement That They Shun Manual Labor Police Help Spread Call Among Tramps. About the time Contractor T. J. Connell and bis foreman were frantically informing two hundred or three hundred applicants for Jobs on cement roadway construction work on South Twenty-third street that no additional laborers were required, the man responsible for the landslide of job hunters, Albert Mox, a dismissed fore man, was in city court listening to the prosecutor read an affidavit charging him with ' public intoxlaction. Mox drew a fine of $1 and costs. Yesterday morning Mox, who said ho was "taking a day off" and was hunting for men to work on South Twentythird street, appeared at police headquarters and asked Chief Goodwin If he would not inform all the homeless men who sleep in the basement of the city building that they could get job by applying to him Saturday morning. At that time it was suspected that the man had been drinking a little but there were no indications that he was drunk. Chief Issue Notice. Chief Goodwin left instructions fee the night desk sergeant to inform the inmates of the city's free boarding house that there were jobs open for them and he also informed the newspaper reporters of the statement Mox had made to him. For the information of those who wanted work the newspapers last night published ao counts of Mox's desire for fifty or more workmen. Mox was also quoted as saying laborers would be paid 20 cents an hour and given ten hours work a day. The cynical assertion made by Mox to the chief that jobs were going begging because most men who were idle now were too proud and too lazy to perform manual labor, was entirely disproved this morning. A regular tidal wave . of job hunters, nearly all native born Americana and anxious for any kind of work, swept down upon Contractor Connell. Not a one got a Job as he now has all the men he requires. One disappointed job hunter, an American mechanic Out of work, states that when he. asked a foreman if he would promise him a job when the working force was increased was informed : "Americans are too proud to handle a pick or a shovel." "That foreman was an American himself," irately exclaimed the job hunter to a reporter, "and nearly all the other applicants were Americane." PASSION WEEK WORSHIP. ENDS WITH SERMONS Services of Passion Week were brought to a close in all but the Catholic and Episcopal churches, last night. Good Friday was observed yesterday, with special services morning and evening, the final hours of Christ's life and his crucifixion being made the topic of most of the addresses. At the Second English Lutheran church, Rev. C. Ramond Isley preached on "His Cross Endured," telling of the suffering on the cross, and the lesson that the burden of the cross teaches to those who follow in Christ's steps. At the Second Presbyterian church. Rev. E. E. Davis completed his series of sermons on the sayings of Christ on the cross. His last subject was, "The Finished Work," based around the words of the Saviour, "It is finished." Rev. E. G. Howard preached on "Mocking Jesus," at the First English Lutheran church, and the choir sang, "Is It Nothing To You," from the Crucifixion. "The occasion that Good Friday commemorates makes it one of the most important anniversaries which we observe," said Rev. Mr. Howard. He said that the soldiers and Jews who mocked Jesus were not to be regarded as different from many of the people today who were apt to have the same attitude. Rev. Howard classified this mockery as blasphemous and open opposition, the mockery of hypocritical coronation, the mockery of cruel taunts of the passers by, and the mockery of absolute indifference, which be classed as the most notable mockery of the present time. English services were held at St. John's and St. Paul's Lutheran churches, and sermons bearing on the Incidents of Good Friday were delivered at the First Presbyterian, First Methodist, St. Mary's and St. Andrew's .churches. . CANDIDATES GET WORK A class of six candidates will be given first degree by Whitewater lodge Friday night for Williamsburg lodg.. A number of the Williamsburg members will accompany the candidates to t-ls city to participate in the initiation. . ' : Last night Dr. A. J. Whallon, D. M. Welling and J. E. Skinner were given third degree .work. ,

REVIVAL LEADS f.'.EII TO BAPTIST CHURCH

The first week of the special revival meetings at the . First Baptist church closed last night with the reception of a number of applications for membership In the church. Some of these will be baptized at the begin nlng of the service at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening. Rev. W. O. Stovall, pastor of the church, is very greatly gratified with the result of this first weeks' efort. The appeal has been more to the church people than to the unsaved, but there have been conversions at almost every meeting. The evangelist. Rev. I. C. Overman of Spencer, Ind., is not a sensationalist, but is a positive preacher, whose message is easy to understand. His gospel would probably be called the "oldfashioned" kind, but not conventional or sterotyped. He will preach at both of the services tomorrow and every nignt next week. WOMEN SWELL HOSPITAL FUND $1,096 IN YEAR Reid Memorial Ladies Aid Supplies Institution With Equipment and Quantities of Canned Fruits. Receipts of $1,096.67 are shown in the annual report of the Ladies Aid society of Reid Memorial hospital, which was presented at the meeting held this week. The disbursements for the year were $850.61. The work committee's report showed that the women had made 166 sheets, 15 dozen towels, 19 surgical slips, 14 pairs of surgical stockings, 36 dozen napkins hemmed, 10 aprons made. A large number of fruit jars and Jelly glasses were- put in the homes of the city, and were filled and returned to the hospital. Twelve monthly meetings were held on the first Thursday of each month, and an all day meeting was called on January 21, to make extra supplies for the hospital. The annual picnic was held June 18 in the hospital grounds, with the nurses, trustees and their wives as guests of the society. The annual tag day was held on October 3. Forty-seven stations were placed with 98 women and girls working. A meeting was held on December 3 at the - home of the honorary member of the society, Colonel John F. Miller, Sixty? members-were present. At this meeting the annual do nation of $20 was voted the nurse for their Christmas fund. , The dues of Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace of Dustable, Eng., were received ' . and have been paid annually since , their visit to Mr. and Mrs. EX Gurney Hill, three years ago. MEASURE WALL PAPER TO GET LENGTH BOUGHT City Weights and Measures Inspector George McKinley believes if his duties continue to increase at the rate which has prevailed the last few months it will soon be necessary for him to draft two or three other city officials for service in his department. "Its within the law for you to measure wall paper and roofing," Is the latest edict McKinley has reeclved from H. E. Barnard, state commissioner of weights and measures. Barnard has also discovered that quite a few wagons hauling gravel or building and road construction do not contain the yardage represented, which act he has reported to McKinley with the suggestion that such a condition may exist in Richmond. McKinley of late has been giving considerable attention to the lard industry in this city, and has found out, he says, that quite a few dealers ara selling short weights of this commodity. "The net weight of lard contained in a five-pound can is about four pounds and eight ounces," the inspector announced. "Many dealers have been selling these short weight cans with the understanding that 5 cents will be refunded when the can is returned. However, the value of the four ounces of lard not contained in these cans is more than five weights. I have ordered dealers to charge for the actual net weight of the lard in cans. They can pay whatever they want to for cans returned to them." WRITING ON LAUNDRY COSTS EXTRA STAMPS The sentence, "Send this to the laundry," written on the outside of a rmall package containing two shirts end a few collars, cost a traveling man 96 cents. The traveling man forwarded his laundry to a local hotel and paid parcel post rates for the package. . He put the message on the outside where it was seen by local postoff ice employes. Under the postal laws, this makes the package first-cla"? s matter, and If the violation is done intentionally, it is punishable by fine. The man was forced to pay the additional postage of 96 cents, when a 1-cent post card would have pel formed the service as well. Recently a local ' firm had to pay $4.50 additional postage on . a small package on which the parcel post charge was 25 or 30 cents. ,

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FORT STRENGTH CHECK BRITISH AT DARDANELLES Admiralty Admits Heavy Losses Probable Before Turkish Fortresses Can be Reduced by Allies. s , v.: f4t V NEW GUNS MOUNTED German Engineers Cleverly Hide Big Common and Prepare for Further Moves of Big Fleet. BY HERBERT TEMPLE. LONDON, April 3. While the -campaignof the allies' against ; the Turks in the Dardanelles theatre of operations' has not been abandoned, it was admitted in ' admiralty circles today that the reduction ? of the ' Turkish works . defending the strait : will take much longer than was orlglnallv thought. The comparatively easy reduction of outer defenses at ; , the western entrance, gave a wrong " impression of the strength of the inner works. The Anglo-French fleet has found the inner forts both powerful any , cleverly constructed, new works having .been blult under the supervision of German engineers. ". , : . The Times warns the English people that they must expect heavy losses. in the Dardanelles fighting if the strait is to be forced and the way opened to Constantinople. During the lull in the attacks the Turks, .working under direction of German experts have strengthened the forts that were damaged and built, new. works, mounting guns in more advantageous positions. The Dardanelles will prove a hard' nut for the allies to crack. NETTLE GREEK CASE REMAINS IN DISPUTE Nettle Creek . country is -proving . a nettle patch of trouble - since the improvement of ; the Nettle 1 Creek - ditch in northwestern Wayne county and lower Randolph county has been brought up. There are two big parties,' .the petitioners and the remonstrators and each of these are split into minor factions similar to the Illinois Dem ocrats. One of the factions is now demanding the removal of J. G. Bickle of Randolph , county as a ditch commissioner. After the various factions fought strenuously oyer the ',. appointment of . the third ditch, commissioner and finally agreed on an outside man,: one '. of the factions has again bucked and" declared that a man should be chosen from Wayne, county, according to law. , The case is now being heard under Ray KSbiveley, who was appointed speciar judge. He will hear arguments Friday.. . -.- :, ; .. . '. ; Recently, one , of , the other tactions had ' before ' the county commissioners :be removal " of :TJitih . Commissioner Lewis," but they were denied their request. - ATTEMPT, TO 'MURDER GRECIAN MINISTER ATHENS, April 3. rAn, attempt was made to assassinate the Grecian minister to Bulgaria with a .bomb, according toadvices from Sofia. , A" bomb which had failed to explode was found in the garden of the embasy at-Sofia.""

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VESSEL SUNK BY SUBMARINE BY JOHN C. FOSTER. . LONDON, April 3. Torpedoed during the night by a German submarine the British steamer Lockwood sank off Start ; Point, - but all . her crew . were picked up. " Reports from Middlesborouh ' say the sailors - of the Lockwood were picked ' up by a fishing smack ery ' today after they'" had rowed-about for several hours.' ' Turning to , avoid a buoy, thought to be a German eumbarine, the oil steamer 'Triiiculo-crashed- head-on 'into the Ervefpool sfeameTfChildwainfr Bristol channel Friday nigtft." ' The ChOdwall, 580 tons, was" sunk, by the v collision but her crew was rescued "by the' trinculo and landed at . Newport today. RICHMOND SHOWS GROWTHOF 1,990 Census Department Estimates City's - Population at 24,314 Persons. Under the estimate V rule . of the United States : census ; department, Richmond -is shown to have a population now ' of 24,314, , which- is an increase . of 1,990 . since 1910,' when ", the last official United States census was taken. ' Af that " time ; Richmond ; was given a population of 22,324. The 1915 estimated population has been increasing Its nupber of residents on an' average of. about 400 a year since 19J0, a very substantial increase. ' ' '; One other Sixth - district city however, exceeds Rlchmiond'in increase of population the last five years -New Castle: That- city has an estimated population of "12,028. 'In 1910. its population was 9,446. The average Increase per -year' in . New-' Castle, since 1910, is shown to.be 636.' ' ' . " . Muncie, under the - census - department's estimate for' this yea, has not kept pace with. Richmond , in" growth the last five years. During that, period Muncie's population has increased only 1,203 against Richmond's 1,990, and now Muncie has only a little over 900 more residents than this city. ; LOGGER KILLS THREE ; TACOMA, Wash, April 3 George Steele,' discharged employe, early today killed . three men in., a logging camp ,in , Lewis, county, r 30 miles -; from here and .probably , wounded a fourth man. . After : the shooting Steele went into the woods and blewout his own brains. " ',' . ,.,-,.'.- -'. .' ...' , .. WeatherForecast FOR INDIANA Fair tonight and. Sunday. . Rising temperature Sunday. Temperature. . Noon -....-38 v , Yesterday. . f .,..-, 'Maximum . . . . . .". . . . . . . .C '. .. ,,?3 Minimum ......... .V. . . . . . . . . 23 : For Richmond Fairv. tonight,', freezing temperature. . Sunday-, fair- with rising temperature. - - . ; GENERAL CONDITIONS A storm now on the eastern, coast is causing rains in its path , but' an-areaoflow barometric, pressure and fair weather covers the lake regions ;. and ' Central states and will' cause, fair' weather for Easter Sunday. - An area of low. barometric pressure has crossed the Rocky Mountains- with summer weather in Montana ' and the Northwest and swill cause a general 'reaction for warmer weather. Sundayr and - Monday. Vf:..; .:: - - -W.-E.. MOORE,Weather iForecater.V:

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Moore Promises Warm Weather Official Forecast , Removes Dark Clouds From Easter Skies and Predicts Balmy Breezes. Hark, ye proud possessors of glad Easter raiment. Cheer up, , for the weather man has promised fair and warmer weather for Sunday BtimmooncvvrX-tik ' Alleged forecasts of a rank amateur who. yesterday. uttered : an ; ominous prediction o?Tblasting winds and dark aklesver rciawimfl' as liiiwarranted tainperings with the elements today, When W. E. Moore, weather obscfrver, gave his forcast. Mr. Moore's forecast follows: , "The weather promises to be fair Sunday. It will be quite cool in the morning with a gradual rising of the temperature during the day, so it will I e pleasant and considerably warmer in the afternoon. As the storm which is. causing unsettled weather today is moving out to the Atlantic ocean, it is being '. followed , by - an era of fajr weather. Considerably warmer weather can be expected Monday and Tuesday." FIREMEN ESCAPE SHEETS OF FLAMES IN SERIOUS BLAZE In- a - blaze v which practically ' destroyed the sloping . roof of the residence of Frank- Schroeder,- northwest corner- of South Thirteenth and J streets, 7:30 o'clock this morning, two members of the . automobile chemical truck, Herbert Ray and Clarence. Lane, had a narrow escape from being badly injured when, for a short time they were completely surrounded by sheets of flame while standing on the roof. Firemen working on the other Bide of the roof drove the flames from that section to where Ray and Lane were working and it was necessary . ir them to soak their clothing in water. After some strenuous work they succeeded in - getting away from . their dangerous post. : Neither man was bufned. - Flue Starts Fire. ' The fire is believed to have started from a defective flue. The blaze : got into the attic and for a time it looked as though the house was doomed. The firemen, however, were' able to prevent the' flames getting into the first and second stories." Volunteers assisted members of-the family in removing; household effects. The loss will be between $300 and . $400, fully covered by insurance. This . fire was the - second ; serious south end conflagration of the week. A . residence . on South Seventh street was badly damaged earlier in the week and sparks from the burning ' house set' afire three other residences, which were saved,; however, with small loss. 0BRE60N CAPTURES CITY OF QUERETARO ! TORREON, April 3. General Alvaro Obregon, the Carranza ' leader who recently evacuated' Mexico City,' has captured Queretaro '. from' ' Villa troops. General Villa. has abandoned .'his campaign against Matamoros, and sent 30,000 -troops against.-' Obregon. Though his campaign - against Matamoros . and .'Tampico J- has " been ' in progress . three weeks and has cost him 5,000 men In troops, - Villa recalled the main forces when be received news that Aueretaro" had been 'captured. ,-' . ' - ..

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'- urSafe GERMANS LOSE FORTIFIED AREA IN CHAMPAGNE French Increase Pressure and With Heavy Artillery Exert Pressure on MeuseMoselle line. R U S S T A KB 2 4.43 0 - 1 ; i r . k Petrograd Claims Kaiser's ' Forces Evacuate Augusto- ; wa and Austrians Retreat in Whole Region. PARIS, April 3. Now ' that the Germans have lost proctically all the fortified area that they held in the Champagne , region, . the French are increasing their pressure against the German position In the region between the Meuse and Moselle- rivers. Supported by many batteries of guns and considerable ordinance of heavy calibre the French infantry, are driving hard against the German troops defending the St. Mibiel-Metz line of communication. - In the ' forest of La Pretere there has been severe fighting for the possession of blockhouses. In . the Champagne regions , the at tacks of the French have driven back the Germans from five to fifteen miles. RUSSIANS GAIN. . PETROGRAD, April 3. Austrian and German prisoners captured during the last ten days total 24,430 officers and men, it was announced at the war office. In addition the Russians have taken 11 : cannon ' and 67 machine guns. The first week of the general Russian offensive against the Teutonic forces ;js claimed to have resulted in successes in every battle arena. The most successful was in the Carpathians, this giving them an enormous strategic advantage over the Austro-German troops opposing invasion. West of the ' Niemen river in Poland, Russian forces are again movingEvacuate ' Augustowa. : Reports ' that - the , Germans are evacuating Augutsowa were reecived here today but not officially confirmed. The opinion was expressed at the war office that the crisis had been reached in the' Carpathian campaign and that the tide of victory was turning to the Russians. k Russia's Black sea fleet is preparing for a general bombardment of the Turkish forts . on the Bosphorus. A dispatch from Sebastopol states that a fleet of mine sweepers, accompanied by three cruisers, haa left there for the Bosphorus. - -- In an attack upon the inner forts two Russian corps to be landed near Ormanlii, northwest , of Constantinople, will co-operate with .the fleet. In their first bombardment of the Bosphorus forts the admiralty announced today, the Russian warships approached from 6,000 to 10,000 yards, bringing them within the supposed Turkish mine area and range of the forts' fire. PLAN DIXIE HIGHWAY

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. April 3. Four - thousand good roads enthusiasts. Including the governors of Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana and Kentucky assembled here today to determine the route of the great Dixie ' highway. Governor Trammell of -Florida, Governor AWills of -Ohio, and ' Governor Dunn of Illinois, were represented. All seven states "will be traversed by the great Chicago; to Miami highway. ' ' . ' ' ' - , ; .

POLITICS r IMW REMOVAL OF FREELAHD Local Churches Rally to Sepport of ' Superintendent Facing Removal From Post toDePauw.

CHANGE DISTRICT Goshen: Man Slated for Job and Redistricting of Conference Suggested to Carry Out Plan. - It has developed that - Methodist politics my cause the removal of Rev. W. B. -Freeland. district superintendent to another . .post under the Northern Indiana conference and the churches of this city are preparing to ask his return. ... Petitions recommending bis retention have been, addressed by the quarterly conference, of- the Grace M. " E. church and the official board of the First M. E. church to William F. McDowell, D.D., president bishop of the Northern Indiana conference. Local Methodists have knowledge of a plan to re-district the conference. Richmond ' is near the south line of ' the portion of the state belonging to the Northern conference while the north line runs ' through Logansport and Mishawaka to the Michigan state line. ' Hita Goshen Man. The conference Includes six . districts. The district superintendents are regarded as favorites of the high er offices of the church and are appointed for a period of six years. If one district Is removed this year, one of the Influential Methodists of the church, a district superintendent who makes his headquarters at Goshen, will be out of a charge unless other provision is made. It is said that there Is a plan, on foot to give Rev. Freeland a chair in DePauw university and place the Goshen minister in Richmond as district superintendent to fill Rev. Freeland's unexpired term. Rev. Freeland has held the position for three years. He is regarded as a scholarly man and is said to be capable of occupying a high position in the Methodist school. Grace Supports Him. Th.a Grace M. E- Quarterly, conference 'passed -the following resolution: "We, the . membership of Grace Methodist Episcopal church, wish to heartily commend the services of Rev. W. R. Freeland, our beloved district superintendent. . tinder aia wise administration, and helpful advice. Grace church has been enabled to take a higher stand, both , spiritually and financially and would urgently and respectfully request his return as superintendent of the Richmond district.'' The official board of the First M. C. church took similar action March . 15. Want Bridge Back.' A resolution addressed to Bishop McDowell and Superintendent Freeland, asking the return of Rev. Bridge was also adopted. It follows: "We the membership of Grace M. E. church wish to heartily commend the services of Dr. Ulysses S. A. Bridge, who has been our beloved pastor for the year just ending. He has been always faithful and most zealous and earsest in his pastoral duties, and haa aroused our congregation , to a high sense of duty and devotion by his scholarly sermons, and we would urgently request his return as our pastor for the coming year." The official board of the First M. E. church adopted the following resolution: "Resolved: That the official board assembled,. do most earnestly request that our dearly beloved pastor Harry Curtin Harman, D. D., be returned to this charge for the ensuing conference year, for we - assure you . under bis leadership our church has been placed in a most gratifying position in every respect and is becoming one that we all feel more than proud of. "A cordial good feeling exists in all departments; therefore it is the unanimous desire and request of this official board that he, by all means, be returned to us again" . STREET OILING GOMES BEFORE CLUB LEADERS

Fire insurance reduction, yard cleaning, street oiling, cluster lights and good roads will . be introduced Monday in the first meeting of the new board of directors of the Commercial club. The club directors will have much business to introduce for committee work and the committee chairmen probably will be handed Instructions , as to what methods to use in conducting their work. The fire insurance has its business in the best condition for action and the attempt to secure lower rates : from fire insurance compaines probably will be a subject of long discussion, since the plan includes the organization of a mutual company. The ' new law on installing, cluster lights will be explained. It Is under stood that under the 1915 statute, the city can order-cluster lights in- , stalled on petition of fifty : per eent of resident property owners, charge 60 per cent for installation and 60 ;. per cent for maintenance. The directors will discuss the advisability of organizing a county , committee to conduct celebrations in the interests of the Improvement of an' ocean-to-ocean highway alone the lines advocated by Dr. Harold. -. ' - . . . . . v. " v