Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 129, 12 April 1915 — Page 7

iriE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915.

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MOOSE HONOR LODGE'S DEAD ATJpRIAL Hon. J. B. Kelley of Cincinnati Outlines Rapid Growth of Order Founded on Purity and Progress.

CONSPIRATORS (Continued from Page One.)

C. W. JORDAN TALKS

Local Lodgeman Sees Inspiration for Living in Lives and Virtues of Departed Brothers.

Impressive rites and ceremonies were conducted by Wayne lodge No. 167, Loyal Order of Moose in the annual Memorial services held in the auditorium of the high school building Sunday afternoon. Approximately three hundred people were present. The stage occupied by the officers of the lodge, the speakers and all of those who took part in the program, was appropriately decorated with ferns and flowers. A feature of the opening exercises conducted by the officers of the lodge, was the lighting of electric bulbs on a shield bearing the initials of the order as the name of each of the members who have died during the last five years, was called thrice. The auditorium was darkened throughout the ceremonies. Professor Wood's orchestra had charge of the musical program which consisted of selections, duets and solos by Miss Mable Stelnkamp and Mrs. Warren Lacey accompanied by Miss Mary Porter and Hugh Foss accompanied by Miss Hagerman. Rev. J. L. Hutchens delivered the invocation and benediction. Kelley Makes Address. The principal address was delivered by Hon. Joseph B. Kelley of Cincinnati, who paid tribute of honor and respect to the memory of the deceased members. He pointed out the source from which had sprung the custom of setting aside a day for memorial services. He cited the Civil war which brought about the setting aside of Memorial day each year by the Grand Army of the Republic and said as a result kindred societies had Inaugurated this practice. Mr. Kelley in speaking of the Moose lodge, its growth, achievements and principles said in part: "The cardinal principles of our order, purity, aid and progress are synonlmous with faith, hope and charity from a little band of 250 members in the short space of ten years our splendid organization has grown wit., amazing rapidity has in its 1,600 lodges through the United States and Canada, a membership of jxceeding 500,000 it ranks third in the United States among fraternal societies of its general kind and while creed or politics have no place in our order it exacts and teaches belief in the omnipotence of God and the brotherhood of many, obedience to law and loyalty and fidelity to native land it teaches the nobility of manhood .he purity and protection of womaniood it seeks to protect its home'ess, indigent, aged and infirm and the Tare, and education of the homeless rphans of its members and prepare hem to be not only useful but self reliant men and women when they have arrived at the age to take their places in the busy battling affairs of practical life. Preceeding the address by Mr. Kelley, Charles W. Jordan made a few remarks in memorial. He said the oc;asion should not be one of grief and mourning nor of sadness and tears out rather one of reflection and inspiration. The ushers presented each person who attended the services with a red carnation.

Plenty of good seats for the Elks Minstrel, Thursday and Friday night on sale at the Westcott Pharmacy. 12n ELEVEN CAPTURED IN SHERIFF'S RAID

A raid Saturday night by Sheriff

Steen in a deserted house near the" Lackey sale barns in Cambridge City resulted in the arrest of sixteen men who will be charged with gambling. Eleven of the number were brought to the county jail. Bonds for $50 in each case will be returnable in circuit court tomorrow. Four of the men were released on their own reconnalsance by the sheriff and Dan Drischell will stand responsible for the appearance of another, whose name was not taken. The men had a well organized gamb

ling den and were playing dice at the j time of the raid which took place!

between 10 and 11 o'clock. Sheriff Steen, Deputy Mashmeyer, Dan Drischell and Elsworth Hunt surrounded the house and placed the men under arrest. The list of those jailed follows: John Marson, Arthur Cosgrove, Frank Adams, Charles Wissler, Frank Newton, Grover Winters, Buddy Campbell, Leslie Evans, William Basson, Chaf Cope, and Asher Winters.

COMPROMISE SUIT AGAINST T. H. I. & E.

With the petit jury members seated and ready for examination counsel for Jessie A. Gerold and her husband, Charles Gerold, 'and the counsel for the T. H. I. & E. Traction company compromised two $5,000 damage suits brought by Mr. and Mrs. Gerold against the interurban company. The woman was Injured a year and a half ago in a street car accident near Easthaven and she asked $5,000 damages, her husband asking the same amount for the loss of his wife's health and services. -Terms of the compromise were not veiven out.

Saloonkeeper Woodall, six months and $10, Bartender Conway, four months and $10, Andy Obrien. four months ana $10, Gambler McKay, four months and $10, Paul Hume and Oscar Surrat, wes tenders, three months and $10. ' The following were given three months and $10: John Kamey, Thomas Handley, Lester Hull, Frank Lockwood, Thomas McCarty, Charles Patten, E. Silvers, Harry Barker, Jesse Powell, Charles Miller, Harry Morebuck, George Prince and Freck Rlker. Don Albans, saloonist. Nick Burton saloonist and Gambler William Doyle were let off with 1 day and $100 fine each. , . Suspended sentences were announced for Hinky Dink Tierny, Bartender Godfrey and Bartender Gosnell. Sixty days in jail and fines of $1: Leroy Grisham, Lecoe Baker, Henry Bennett, Maurice Chase, John W. Clark. William Crank, Paul Dennis, John Dailey; Edward Effington, Joe Gammon, Frank Graney, George Harris, Earl Harkness, William Hedley, Harry Pittman, William Hughes, William Leon. Thomas Kelty. Albert Mast, Arthur Steward, William Moore, Dan Patterson, Harry Knowlton, Otto Pritchard, Harry Riddle, Robert Stough, Otto Trappier. Make-up of Defendants. Assembled with Mayor Roberts today in 'the Federal court room were 115 co-conspirators, either self-confessed or convicted, who constituted probably the most heterogenous collection of humanity ever arraigned for sentence in a Federal court room at one time. Besides the mayor, of a city of 60,000 population, there were six other important officials of Terre Haute and Vigo county; eighteen other officials and former officials and city employes; fifteen saloonkeepers; seventeen bartenders; six gamblers; three "gangsters"; two pugilists; ten men of various occupations, and twenty-six habitues of the notorious "west end" and Taylorvllle districts. Among the former greater lights' in the affairs of Terre Haute were Chief of Police John E. Holler and his assistant, John F. Nugent. Eighty-nine of the prisoners entered pleas of guilty to the four counts of the federal indictment. The remaining twenty-seven fought their cases to a finish which ended in conviction. Some eighty of the first named group aided the government with their testimony without promise of immunity or leniency on the part of District Attorney Dailey. ' Hatching of-Plot. The Terre Haute conspiracy case, which will go down in history as the first instance where the federal government asserted its jurisdiction in a local election where the selection of a congressman and United States senator was partially at stake, really had a small beginning. According to the contentions of District Attorney Dailey who spun the web of evidence around the 116 accused men, it had Its incipiency in a conversation between Donn Roberts and then Chief of Police Holler in which Roberts suggested that Holler "get ready" for the false registration. The conspiracy drew more and more men into it until it became widespread. The development, through acts of the participants, as testified to in court may be summed up as follows: Donn M. Roberts, as mayor, administering the city government and as chairman of the Democratic county committee, was declared the ringleader. Following his conversation with Chief Holler, he directed nearly every subsequent move. He told Assistant Chief Nugent to collect a $6,000 "slush fund," gave Instructions to election inspectors to "fool" voters; ordered the arrest of Progressive election inspectors; coerced saloonkeepers to do crooked work in the "red light" district; directed the theft of the election in Taylorville, and did innumerable other wrongful deeds. Holler's Work. John Edward Holler, as chief of police, prepared 2,500 false registrations; directed the building of detention cells for opposition workers who were arrested on trumped-up charges; helped line up saloon men and repeaters; organized a false registration board, composed mostly of city employes, who wrote the registration cards at his direction ; placed the completed false registration work in the custody of Elmer E. Talbott, then city controller. John F. Nugent, former assistant to Holler, accepted orders from Roberts; acknowledged he was directed to collect the big "slush" fund; helped make up the false registrations; directed crooked work; superintended the arrest of progressive workers; brought Patrolman Lloyd Roberts into the conspiracy; directed him to haul repeaters in city automobiles. Hilton Redman joined in the crooked work by supplying falst registration blanks; actively participated in slugging opposition workers; held up returns election Bight to insure his father's election as circuit court judge. Brown as Paymaster. Frank (Buster) Brown was the first saloonkeeper brought into the conspiracy. He testified that Roberts told him if he did not join in the crooked work his saloon in the "tenderloin" and roadhouse would be closed up. He acted as "paymaster" in the notorious "bloody sixth" ward, buying 600 votes at $1 the vote. Frank Hess, saloonkeeper in the red light neighborhood, was directed by Roberts to register 200 men from his notorious "Midway" saloon where but three legal voters lived. He got $1,000 out of five candidates, $200 of which reached Roberts, he swore. John Hines, saloonkeeper in the red light district, claimed he was dragged into the conspiracy. He received $100 of the slush fund, bought votes and engineered false voting. Maurice Walsh, treasurer of the Democratic commitee, paid out over $4,000 to precinct committeemen and others to be used in the election.. He testified to having received $1,500 from Crawford Fairbanks as a contribution to the campaign fund. Aids Registration. Elmer E. Talbott, city controller, claimed he was a "tool" of the "ring." He "banked in" false registrations; paid repeaters and gave out false registration cards. He stood trial but offered no defense. Dennis Shea, sheriff, although refusing to have personal relations with Mayor Roberts, through a go-between promised to send deputies to get rid

of objectionable workers who were seeking an honest election; made little effort to serve injunctions issued-to keep Progressives on election boards; and bought votes in a saloon. Thomas C. Smith, . police Judge, "certified" repeaters; took names off the poll book of Mrs. S. C. Stimson for repeaters; tried to obtain grand jury secrets through promise of leniency to Lex Droit, who was convicted in hi 8 court of a minor charge. Eli H. Redman, whose election as circuit judge was the main object of the conspiracy, kept in the background, but sent money with which to buy the Taylorville election board; accepted "slush" contributions from saloonists and gamblers; and invented a scheme to import laborers on false pretenses with a view to their becoming stranded and subsequently "bought." Edward Driscoll, secretary and subtreasurer of the county committee, carried out orders from Roberts; was active in precinct where free beer was dispensed in a woodshed. Former Legislator. John Masselink, city inspector, spent five hours in a negro saloon "getting out the colored vote" legal and illegal; wrote registration applications from impossible addresses. Harry Montgomery, president of board of public works, operated voting machines to fool ignorant voters and to confuse others; acted on Mayor Roberts orders. Enno Harms, former custodian city hall, co-operated with men outside the polls, giving brass checks to repeaters. George Ehrenhardt, member of board of public works; Louis Nunley, assistant city engineer; William Crockett, superintendent of city crematory; Fred Morrison, employe of city engineer's office; Charles Houghton, assistant custodian of city hall, and the host of others of prominence or utility, either involved themselves, or were involved in the conspiracy by others in a majority of instances, both until the numerous links of evidence, so skilfully forged by the federal prosecutor, thoroughly convinced the jury of the guilt of the twentyseven defendants who maintained innocence to the very end. The jury took but two ballots on the existence of a conspiracy and the participation of the defendants.

Plenty of good seats for the Elks Minstrel, Thursday and Friday night on sale at the Westcott Pharmacy. 12 n SEND 9 DELEGATES TO W. G. T. U. MEET

The Wayne county W. C. T. U. institute will open tonight at the Friends church in Fountain City under the leadership of Mrs. Retta Jones of Alexandria. An appropriate program including debates and contests has been arranged The institute will be held tonight and Tuesday afternoon and evening. Among the Richmond delegates who will attend the institute are Mesdames H. S. James, Nell Barnard, R. W. Randle, T. P. Keplinger, Roscoe Kirkman, S. E. Nicholson, J. H. Unthank, Elbert Russel and Cecilia RollmanT "

WELLER LOSES LEG AS INJURY RESULT

The right leg of Dr. J. E. Weller, 205 North Eighth street, one of the city's best known physicians, was amputated at Reid hospital this morning two inches above the knee, Doctors Marvel, J3ramcamp and Markley establishing a hospital record for such an operation, performing it in exactly 14 minutes. Dr. Weller went through the operation very satisfactorily. A short time ago while engaged in some construction work on his farm in Florida Dr. Weller bruised his right leg. Complications ensued and yesterday it was decided that it was necessary to amputate the leg above the knee to have his life.

INDIANAPOLIS GLUB MAKES RUN TO CITY

Twelve members of the Indianapolis Motorcycle club made a run to Richmond yesterday, arriving here about 1:30 o'clock- The men and women of the party spent the afternoon with the Richmond Motorcycle club at its headquarters on North Ninth street. The afternoon was devoted to an informal discussion of prevailing road conditions, and in a social manner.

DEGREE TEAMS UNITE

Oriental encampment, I. O. O. F. entertained more than 200 encampment members of Wayne county Saturday night when the Royal Purple degree was given a class of thirteen candidates. The work was done by a joint degree team composed of staff members from East Germantown, Cambridge City and Richmond. Centerville, Dublin and Hagerstown encampment were the other three represented. Following the work, oysters, relishes, coffee, punch, ice cream and cake were served informally.

RECRUIT WINTERS

Vigrans Reserves yesterday held their first workout and practically the full team was on hand to participate in the limbering up process. A new face has been added to the team. Bill Winters, third sacker of the Ad-Hill S. A. L. team.'

CALL BIG MEETING.

A county meeting in which all townships probably will be represented has been called by the Wayne township organization which is starting the National Old Trails Memorial celebration plans for July 4. The meeting will be held next Saturday at 3 o'clock in the Commercial club rooms.

HOAGLAND RELATES SPRINKLERS VALUE AS FIRE PROTECTION

To prove that fireproof construction is not the best safeguard against possible conflagrations, I. G. Hoagland of New York, who 1b connected with the National Automatic Sprinkler Association, will deliver a lecture on fire prevention in the Commercial club room tonight. The Salem (Mass.) fire and the Thomas Edison factory fire will be cited in support of his statements', and stereopticon views of these places will be shown. A full explanation of the causes and damage will be given in connection with the slides. Mr. Hoagland maintains that the best Insuranco against conflagrations is the extinguishing of insipient fires, not by elaborate building of fireproof construction, but by water through the means of automatic sprinklers. He has studied the conditions in Richmond to some extent, and says that this city is far from being immune to a possibly disastrous fire. His lecture will be of especial interest to the business men of Richmond, and a large attendance is expected at the Commercial club. Mr. Hoagland was accompanied to Richmond by A. Louis Betz of Cincinnati, who is interested in fire prevention work.

KRON PRINZ DODGES INTO NEWPORT NEWS

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. April 12. While the crews of British merchant ships in the harbor cheered, the English prisoners on the Kron Prinz were put on a tug and transferred to the Transandra, which will sale to Scotland with horses. According to Engineer Golbo of the Coly, one of the British ships sunk by the Kron Prinz, the German ship did not slip through the English ships unobserved, but was made the object of a stern chase, and brought to light the fact that the Kron Prinz did not sink a ship with a living thing on board. The English prisoners got the same fare as the sailors. "We got in without being seen by the enemy, and we can get out in the same, way." This statement was made today by Captain Paul Thierfelder, commander of the last of the German raiders, Kron Prinz Wilhelm, which safely dashed by the cordon of enemy cruisers off the capes yesterday, Just before making formal request of Collector of the Port Hamilton for permission to make necessary repairs to his ship. The captain has been asked by the United States when he intends to leave.

EVANGELIST CLOSES BAPTIST CAMPAIGN

Rev. W. O. Stovall Baptises 4 Three; Young Persons Into Full Membership. Rev. I. C. Overman, of Spencer, Ind., concluded his series of evangelistic services at the First Batist church last night, with a sermon on the "Preciousness of Jesus." The largest crowd that had heard him was present and the church was packed. "If we could get men to know the real value of Jesus there would be no difficulty in getting them to accept him as their Savious." said Rev. Overman. "There is only one way to know how precious He is, and that is to believe in Him."

WJMAN CONTINUES SILENT ON MOTIVE OF QUEER ACTIONS

Nothing new has come to light in the case of Mrs. Delia Harman who feigned unconsciousness on a Pennsylvania train coming from Columbus last Wednesday and who is now confined in Reid Memorial hospital. Her brother who is enroute here from Oklahoma has not arrived but is expected here hourly.

COUNTY ADDS 11 MILES OF ROADS

County commissioners added eleven miles of free turnpike to the county road system Saturday. The Pleasant Hill road, three and one-half miles long in Jackson township, the East Hagerstown road, four miles in Jackson ownership, the Pennville road, one and one-half miles long in Jackson township and two miles long in Washington township were those taken in. The county now has in its system' of free turnpikes 309.65 miles, an increase of seventy miles over last year.

BUYS STONE LAND.

The Mitchell land at New Paris, O., with a fine deposit of limestone for soil purposes, which was under lease by the Farmers' Ground Limestone company, was purchased by the company at public sale Saturday.

REV. HOWARD SPEAKS.

Rev. E. G. Howard, pastor of the First English Lutheran church conducted services at the Home of the Friendless yesterday afternoon. Th Junior choir of his church, assisted in the meeting, with a musical program.

QUEEN OF SWEDEN TO VISIT AT KARLSRUHE

AMSTERDAM, April 12. Queen Victoria of Sweden has arrived in Berlin on her way to Karlsruhe, where she will live with her mother, the Grand Duchess of Baden.

As showing the possibilities for treet growth in regions where irrigation has to be depended on, it is pointed out that Boise, Idaho, has ninety-four kinds of ornamental and shade trees.

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Francis de Laskso has started his bicycle ride of 3,500 miles across country from Washington to San Francisco. He expects to bee the fair this summer and he is riding chained to his wheel. He will sleep with it and eat with it all the way. The lock to the chain has been sealed. The rider will go through Pittsburg and Cleveland to Chicago, thence to Omaha and Denver to Salt Lake City. The last lap will be across the Utah-Nevada desert to Reno, and then over the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sacramento, continuing along the level valley to San Francisco.

ELLSWORTH GRAHAM GALLED BY DEATH

Ellsworth Graham, probably the largest man in Wayne county, died at his home, two miles west of the city, Saturday afternoon.Mr. Graham weighed 415, was six feet high and measured 5 feet 10 inches around the waist. A special casket was built for him, the dimensions being 6 feet 6 inches long, 34 inches wide, and 24 inches deep.

ASK ASSIGNMENT OF ASSESSMENTS

. Ex parte proceedings were instituted against the city of Richmond today by the Granite Improvement company and the Pennsylvania railroad company asking the appointment of three freeholders to fix the amount of assessment against the P. C. C. and St. L. railroad for the Morton park sewer system.

NINE OF THIRTEEN CITIZENS PROTEST

Nine out of thirteen resident property owners on Southwest Third street from Main street to National road remonstrated against the proposed paving of that block today. Hearing was postponed owing to the illness of Charles Marlatt of the board. Hearing on the resolution for the paving of Sheridan street was postponed for an investigation. The petitioners and remonstrators appear to be about equal in numbers. A remonstrance for the paving of two blocks of Southwest Seventh street was filed today. One woman signed both the petition and remonstrances, giving the remonstrators a majority of one. This resolution was postponed for investigation.

AWAIT REPORT. No word has been received from E. M. Sellers of the Sellers Insurance Rating bureau relative to action of insurance companies on the Richmond demands. Secretary of the Commercial club said today. The report of the local insurancs committee may be made public tonight at the meeting, Mr. Haas said.

DISMISS SERVICES. No services were held In the Methodist churches of the city yesterday, as the pastors are still attending the conference at Auburn, Indiana, and will not return until Tuesday or Wednesday.

Plenty of good seats for the Elks Minstrel, Thursday and Friday night on sale at the Westcott Pharmacy. 12 1t ANNOUNCE TESTS Three candidates will take the examination for entrance to the United States Naval academy at Annapolis April 20 21 and 22, according to information received today by L. A. Handley, secretary of the local civil service examination board. The names of the candidates have not been given out. They probably were appointed by Congressman Ffnly Gray for the privilege of trying to pass entrance examinations for the government training school.

BETHEL POST OFFICE REMOVED FROM LIST

Orders have been received to discontinue the Bethel poetoffice April 30. Superintendent of Mails Handley said today. The receipts from the Bethel postoffice, as in the case of the Whitewater postoffice. discontinued a year ago. are too small to keep a postmaster. It is a fourth-class office and required a civil service examination for eligibility. The postmaster last appointed was Nelson White, but the office has been conducted by an assistant for some time. The office serves thirty-eight families. These families will be given service out of the Richmond office oa Rural Route No. 4, when provided with approved mail boxes. The change Increases the work for the carrier of Route 4 considerably, since the Whitewater patrons were also placed on this route.

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