Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 137, 21 April 1915 — Page 1

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ROOSEVELT TESTIFIES BARNES RULED AS BOSS

COURT RULING NAILS LID ON REVELATIONS Colonel May Show Utterances Made Without Malice But Must Stay Within Filed Answer. PRODUCES LETTERS Asserts Barnes Claimed People Cannot Rule and Legislature Must Be Governed by Bosses. SYRACUSE, April 21. Colonel Roosevelt lost a point today in the ,$50,000 libel suit brought against him by William Barnes, the Republican wtate leader. When court reconvened Justice Andrews handed down a decision that Colonel Roosevelt could testify to nothing contained in his formal answer to the Barnes complaint unless the could prove his testimony by corrroberative witnesse. This has the effect of nailing down the lid on the political revelations which Colonel Roosevelt had expected to make if the court decided in his favor. , "I will say," said Justice Andrews, "while this witness, Roosevelt, may show his public utterances were without malice, he may not put in the record anything outside his filed answer, unless he can produce witnesses in corroberation." "The ruling is against use," said John M. Bowers, in a whisper, while aloud he said, "We note an exception." The exception was allowed. Colonel Resumes, The colonel then resumed the stand for further direct examination. Mr. Bowers fired the opening gun by asking Colonel Roosevelt when he had any conversation with Mr. Barnes. Mr. Ivins objected but was overruled. "I was called on by Mr. Barnes at Oyster Bay," said th" colonel, "in 1898, between the time I was elected governor of New York and the time I assumed office. Mr. Barnes gave me the Impression that he believed in the righteousness of boss rule." Introduce Letter. i The defense then re-introduced a letter offered yesterday from Barnes to Roosevelt. "I told Mr. Barnes," continued Mr. Roosevelt with a broad grin, "that Mr. Piatt told me when I was elected that he controlled the legislature, and that anything I wanted that the bosses did Hot want would be defeated. Mr. Piatt Continued On Page Twelve. REPUBLICANS TO ORGANIZE CLUB IN CITY Columbia Club Officers to Form Branch Organization at Meeting in Court House . Tonight. Officers of the Columbia club, the Republican organization of Indianapolis, are in the city today preparing ' for a meeting which will be held in the court house at 8 o'clock tonight to organize a Richmond branch. L. O. Hamilton, president of the Columbia club, Charles W. Miller and Charles W. Jewett, all of Indianapolis, will make addresses at the meeting. The speakers are assisted by a corps of field workers who are making the Columbia club a state organization. President Hamilton said 500 applications have been turned in from various parts of the state in the past few weeks. WeatherForecast FOR INDIANA Probably showers tonight. Thursday warmer in northern part. Temperature. Soon 61 Yesterday Maximum 84 Minimum 48 For Richmond Occasional rain and warmer tonight and Thursday. GENERAL CONDITIONS Thunder showers occurred last evening over Easter Indiana and Western Ohio and fteavy local rains continue to fall in the southern states due to a storm central south of the Ohio river. An extensive area of low barometric preslure over the northwest is causing temperatures as high as 80 degrees er Western Canada. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster.

"DRYS" IN ILLINOIS TAKE 11 WET TOWNS Women Cast Deciding Ballots in Towns Where Saloons Were Ousted. CHICAGO, April 21. Illinois "drys" captured eleven "wet" towns in yesterday's option elections, according to returns completed today. Women voters cast the deciding ballots in nearly every municipality, where the expulsion of the saloons was the Issue. The wet forces in every town were on the defensive and managed to retain twelve towns and cities. The elections in Illinois were featured by the candidacy of several women for office. Mrs. A. R. Canfield, aged 74, was elected mayor of Warren, Illinois, the first woman to be chosen as the executive of an Illinois city, and Miss Pauline Weidner, was elected city treasurer of Mendota. The hottest fight over the saloon issue was waged in Litchfield which was voted dry by 650 votes. The women there voted solidly against the saloons. One of the notable results of the elections was the expulsion of saloons from three Chicago suburbs, Naperville, Lombard and West Chicago. Elmhurst, another suburb, voted to retain its saloons. Ottawa, the largest city in Lasalle county, was voted "wet" after a bitter campaign had been waged on both sides

GRAY PREDICTS EXTRA SESSION CAUSEDJY WAR Curtailment of . Trade by Blockades Puts Government Face to Face With Money Crisis. That there will be an extra session of congress called early next fall is the opinion expressed by Representative Finly Gray of the Sixth Indiana congressional district, who is now making a tour about the district consulting with Democratic leaders. "The British and the German blockades present a very serious question to the United States," Mr. Gray said. "Already the absolute termination of our trade with Germany and the curtailing of our trade with Great Britain have cut into this government's revenue to such an extent that the situation is now critical. If these blockades continue throughout the summer there is no doubt in my mind that our revenue will not be sufficient for the operation of the government. Not for many years has Uncle Sam been confronted with such a financial stringency. I think Presi-! dent Wilson will call an extra session ! of congress early in the fall for the I purpose of providing ways and means ' to make up the deficit which has been j brought about by the loss of two of i our most important sources of reve-1 nue." J "What is your opinion of the neu-! trality policy of this country?" Mr. Gray was asked. "I prefer not to discuss that matter." he replied. Mr. Gray scoffed at the idea of a war with Japan. "A war with the United ; States is not desired by Japan," he j said. "The Japanese navy is no match , with the American navy, which is almost a third larger. Our fleet and the Panama canal stands between us and any chance f a rupture with the Mikado's government." RALSTON PAROLES YOUNG GUNSAULIE INDIANAPOLIS, April. 21. Guy Gunsaulie who was sentenced to Michigan City from the Wayne county circuit court on a burglary charge, was granted a arole today by Governor Ralston. Ralston's action followed a recommendation made by the state board of pardons at the last session. FREEMAN PRESIDES AT S. S. I. A. FEED Plans for the dedication of the new building on Beallview park grounds tomorrow night were completed at the meeting of the South Side Improvement association when he reports of committees in charge were accepted. Perry J. Freeman will be toastmaster. The meeting will open at 7:30 o'clock with roll call. The address of the evening will be made by Judge Comstock. Others who have been asked to speak are Judge Fox, Henry U. Johnson and Hans Koll. A German banquet will close the affair.

RUSS RAID TURKISH TOWNS ON BLACK SEA

PETROGRAD, April 21. Another naval raid against the Turkish coast positions in the Caucasus region was announced by the Russian admiralty today in the following statement: "The first flotilla of our torpedo boat destroyers in the Black Sea has bombarded the Turkish positions at Archave and near the village of Soumivitze." Archave is thirty miles southwest of Batoum, on the Black Sea coast. It has been used as a concentration point for the Turkish troops opposing the Russians in the Caucasus. RAE INSTALLED IN NEW PULPIT BY PRESBYTERY Rev. Davis, Moderator, Will Preside Over Formal Program Arranged by Whitewater District of Church. Formal installation of the Rev. J. J. Rae in the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church by the Whitewater Presbytery will be held at the church at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. The Rev. E. E. Davis, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church and moderator of the Presbytery, will preside. Visiting clergymen from Shelbyville, New Castle and Greensburg will preach and deliver the charge to the pastor and to the people. The program follows: Organ Postlude Cantelene. . .Stebbins Hymn 559. Scripture reading, I Thes. 5 David W. Dennis. Prayer Rev. H. C. Harman. Quarter" Awake! Awake! Put on Thy Strength F. Barker Sermon by the Rev. Earl R. North of Shelbyville. Constitution of the Pastoral Relation rby the moderator.' . Quartet "In Heavenly Love Abiding Shelley Charge to the Pastor by the Rev. W. H. Reynolds, D. D.; of Greensburg. Charge to the People by the Rev. Reuben Emery of New Castle. Pray bv the moderator. Hym 679. Benediction by the pastor. Organ Postlude Calkin IN TRANCE SHE QUITS HOSPITAL FOR JO HOME Celestial Walker With Money From Parents Starts for Home in West Virginia. Mrs. Delia Harmon, member of the Holiness Workers, left Richmond this morning as she arrived two weeks ago in a trance. She made her second advent into celestial regions yesterday afternoon at the hospital, and this morning boarded a Pennsylvania train for her home near New Martinsville, W. Va., in apparently the same peculiar state of mind which has brought forth all the curiosity and fascination of which physicians and nurses are capable. Money was received this morning from her relatives in West Virginia to defray her hospital expenses and the cost of her journey home. She was accompanied to New Martinsville by Isaac Burns, detective for the Pennsylvania railroad. Mystifies Hospital Attaches Her case was one of the strangest which the hospital authorities have had to deal. She was the same enigma in her departure as she was during her confinement in the hospital. She talked very little to the nurses and attendants yesterday afternoon, answering questions concerning her health in monosyllables. She expressed neither pleasure nor displeasure .at the prospects of her journey to her home, where she has relatives, including a 4-year-old child. Mrs. Harmon was taken to the station by hospital nurses and placed in the care of Mr. Burns. She attracted a little attention while she sat staring fixedly at the walls, waiting for the train which would bear her home. ASKS POSSESSION OF HEATING PLANT Suit for possession of a heating system installed in a house in West Richmond for H. H. Horton and later transferred with the house to the Richmond Loan and Savings association, was filed in circuit court today by the Marshall Furnace company against the Savings association, Larkin Railsback and E. R. Cotton, the latter being the prospective owners of the property in which the system is installed. The furnace company also asks $100 damages for the retention of the heating system. TO MAKE ADDRESS. Prof. H G. Lawrence of Earlham, will deliver the commencement address before the graduating class of Montezuma, Ind., high schcol, May 7.

20,000 ALLIES LAND AT ENDS TO SMASH FORT Seaport Town, 47 Miles North of Entrance to Dardanelles, Base of New Land Attack.

TURKS SHELL TROOPS Fleet of Five Battleships and Seven Cruisers Renew Naval Attack on the Fortresses. BY FREDERICK WERNER. BERLIN, April 21. Twenty thousand English and French troops have been landed near Enos, European Turkey, for a land attack upon the Dardanelles forte, according to heavily censored dispatch printed by the Tages Zeitung. The landing was effected after a heavy cannonade between the Turkish batteries and the allies' warships. The dispatch printed by the Tages Zeitung was mutilated by the censor, who also deleted its place of origin. Another dispatch from Athens says that great activity is noted among the English troops on the Island of Lemnos and that troop ships are arriving daily from Alexandria. The Turkish censorship has been tightened. All indications point to the belief that strong action against the Dardanelles is about to be taken. North of Dardanelles. Enos is a seaport forty-seven miles north of the entrance to the Dardanelles. It is connected to Constantinople by railroad, branches of which also run into Gallipoli peninsula. British and French warships have renewed their attack on the Dardanelles and a great fleet of the allies transports is maneuvering off the Anatolian coast between Tenedos and Mitylene awaiting a favorable opportunity to land troops. Resume Bombardment. The bombardment of the Dardanelles forts was resumed lata-Monday afternoon. Under cover of the warships' fire six torpedo boats attempted to penetrate the Dardanelles, but an official statement issued by the war office today states they .were driven back. The bombardment was kept up for two hours from the Gulf of Saros, and was resumed the next day for more than five hours. A heavy fog then forced the warships to cease their operations. The official statement from the war office says two of the torpedo boats were damaged by the return fire from the Turkish forts, and that one is believed to have been sunk. Five battleships and seven cruisers comprised the attacking fleet in the operations of Monday and Tuesday. EARLHAM TO MEET OLD RIVAL, ALBION The Earlham debating team has been working hard this week in preparation for the debate with Albion. This debate is to be held in the Earlham chapel next Friday evening. The subject for debate is, "Resolved that the government should own and operate public service telegraphs and telephones." Earlham has the negative side of the question. This contest is the fifth annual debate between Earlham and Albion, and so far the results have been equally divided, each school having won two debates. There is much interest being displayed by the student body since the victory of Wabash last week, and it is expected that a great number will turn out to support the team and help them carry away the honors. SENIORS TO MASK. The seniors of the high school will participate in a masquerade party Friday night at the gymnasium of the building. Much interest is being taken in the coming event.

EARLHAM TRUSTEES VOTE TO PROBE CHARGES MADE BY PROF. RUSSELL

The trustees of Earlham college voted this morning to have conducted a complete investigation of the administration of the college as the result of the charge made by Prof. Elbert Russell following his resignation several weeks ago. The board of trustees was in session from 10 to 12 o'clock this morning, and also in secret session this afternoon. "The only statement I can make at this time," said Mary Anna Stubbs, secretary of the board, "is that an investigation will be made." All the members of the board, with the exception of Leander Woodard, one of the leaders in the opposition to Prof. Russell's religious policies at the college, were present. Mr. Woodard is in New York on business, according to the statement made at the board meeting today. Outsiders May Investigate. Along what nature the investigation will be conducted would not be divulged by any of the board members

$200,000 FIRE RAGES IN DECATUR HOTELS

DECATUR, 111.. Apr! 21. Two hotels and two business buildings were destroyed earjy today by a fire which for a time threatened to wipe out the entire business district of Decatur. The total loss was estimated at more than $200,000. More than a score of guests of the Decatur and Arcade hotels had narrow escapes, several of them being carried, down ladders by firemen. The Y. M. C. A. building and the First Presbyterian church were saved after a hard three hours' battle against the flames. HURTY SECONDS CITY'S REQUEST FOR PHYSICIAN State Health Board Asks Surgeon General Blue to Make Richmond Anti-Tuberculosis Model. Richmond's appeal to Surgeon-General Blue for a specialist to make a survey of Richmond, has been seconded by an invitation and request from the state board of health, according to a letter received by Secretay Haas of the Commercil club today. Dr. Hurty expressed his gratification with the unified movement of organizations of the city to have a specialist make the survey as the first drastic step in the fight against tubersulosis. Dr. Hurty said: "I am glad to know you have succeeded In unifying various public forces for the betterment of the city. Hurty Sends Invitation. "In order to make the matter complete, I have this day forwarded to Surgeon General Blue an invitation and request from the state board of health asking that a specialist be detailed at once to make a survey of Richmond -and. start the 'work to rid the city of tuberculosis. "Indiana and Richmond will be exceedingly favored if Surgeon General Blue finds it possible to send a trained man to the city for the survey." The request of the state board of health to the surgeon general strengthens the belief that Richmond will be put on the health map as a model city in the fight against tuberculosis. Secretary Haas said today. Members of other organizations were delighted with the action of Dr. Hurty which is taken to indicate that this city will occupy a still more prominent place in the eyes of the state board of health members in the future. ITALY HOLDS RACK VESSELS TO GARRY SOLDIERS FOR WAR ROME, April 21. Events are moving swiftly and decisive action by Italy may be expected at any moment. All Italian steamers engaged in transAtlantic traffic have been notified not to sail for America until special permission is granted by the ministry of marine. They will be used as troop transports if Italy enters the war. Minister of War Zupelli, was summoned to the royal palaces last night and conferred with King Victor Emmanuel for several hours. Upon leaving the palace he hastened to the ministry of war and remained there most pf the night. A special cabinet meeting has been called for Thursday afternoon. What action is to be taken can only be conjectured. The International News Service correspondent today sent a note to Premier Salandra requesting a statement as to whether Italy intended to depart from its attitude of neutrality. It was returned with the stamped reply, "No answer." this morning. It is thought, however, that it will be conducted outside the board itself as the charges made against the administration by President Kelly affects the trustees themselves. A special committee composed of persons outside the college who are unbiased in their views, probably will be appointed. President Kelly refused to comment on the situation this morning. He merely said that he did not object to an investigation as he was ready to defend his policies in the administration of the college. The entire session this morning was devoted to a preliminary discussion of the situation 'which resulted since the published charges have been made by the retiring head of the Biblical department. It is understood that a number of the board members have changed their views relative to the acceptance of the resignation of Prof. Russell and believe that the board acted to hasty in the matter.

WORKS BOARD NOTIFIES UTILITIES COMMISSION OF DESIRE TO PURCHASE Files Brief Informing State Board of Intention to Exercise Legal Right of Acquiring Competing Electric Light Plant Through Condemnation Proceedings and Petitions Appraisement of Plant to Establish Sales Price City Attorney Files Instrument at Indianapolis. GAS PLANT NOT INCLUDED IN CITY'S DEAL President of Board of Works and City Attorney Bond Scoff at Report that Gas Plant of Competing Company Must Be Taken Over if Light Plant Is Acquired by City Two Units Not Operated as One, as Each Is Separate Utility, Declare City Officials.

The second move toward carrying out the plan to have the city of Richmond secure a monopoly of the local electric lighting and power business, through the purchase of the electric plant of the Richmond Light, Heat & Power company was made today when Mayor Robbins and members of the board of public works signed a brief prepared by City Attorney Bond notifying the Indiana Public Utilities commission that the city intended to exercise its legal right to take over the competing electrical plant through condemnation proceedings. The brief further petitions the commission to make an appraisement of the electric plant of the Light, Heat & Power company for the purpose of establishing a sale price for all that is used and useful in the generation and distribution of electric current. This brief, Mr. Bond said, will be filed with the state commission this afternoon.

With the filing of this brief the commission is expected to dismiss the case now pending for establishing joint lighting and power rates for the two local plants, and to establish valuations for each of these plants. This case was to have come up for hearing on April 28. It has been reported that officials of the United Gas & Electric company of New York, the corporation owning the Richmond Light. Heat & Power company, might seek to prevent the city from acquiring its local electric plant by raising the point that the city could not take this over without purchasing at the same time Its other unit, the natural gas business. This is scoffed at, however, by President Bavis of the board and City Attorney Bond. "The Light, Heat & Power company has never conducted its gas utility and its electric utility as one business," Mr. Bavis said. "Both units have always been segregated and each conducted as a separate industry. This fact is clearly shown In the report of the audit recently made of the Light, Heat & Power company's books by commission accountants." Two Units Separate. Mr. Bavis then showed the pay roll report of the executive officers and office employes of the company. In each instance 72 per cent of their salary was charged against the gas unit and 28 per cent against the electric unit. In the absence of any authoritative statement as to the attitude the United Gas & Electric company will assume toward the city's effort to secure through condemnation proceedings its local electric business a re port receiving more credence than any other is to the effect that the United Gas & Electric corporation will be perfectly willing to have the city monopolize the local electric lighting and power industry providing it receives satisfactory compensation for its electric plant There is one element to be seriously considered by the city the prosecution of its plan to buy out the privately owned electric plant. That is whether the amount of bonds which would be necessary to issue to consummate the deal would make the city's total bonded indebtedness in excess of its legal limit of bond indebtedness. This is $320,000 at the present time, or two per cent of the net taxable valuation of the city, which is $16,500,000. Holds $100,000 Ready. It is anticipated that the sale value of the electric plant of the Light, Heat and Power company will be fixed by the state commission at not less than $200,000. Supt. Klenknecht of the municipal plant, says there will be about $100,000 available to apply to the purchase amount. Such being the case the city would have to float bonds for at least $100,000 to make up the difference. At the present time the city's bonded indebtedness amounts to $173,500. but by October of this year $17,000 of this debt will have been paid off, leaving $156,500 unmatured, as follows: $139,000 bonds for the municipal electric plant, falling due in 1927, and $17,500 for municipal funding, maturing in November. 1916. With the city's present bonded indebtedness $100,000 additional could be added for the purpose of securfng a monopoly of the local electrical industry, and the totaled indebtedness still be inside the legal limit, if it was not for the fact that a bond issue of at least $100,000 will be necessary to finance the city's share of the cost of permanent street and sewer improvements ordered or contemplated this year. If $100,000 in bonds Is floated this year for such purposes the city's i ----- -.- . -

bonded Indebtedness after next October would be $256,000. leaving the city only $64,000 shy of its bond Indebtedness limit. Expect Value Increase. City officials, however, are anticipating that the total taxable valuation of the city will be increased at least five per cent by the assessments be lng made this year, which would increase the bond Indebtedness sufficiently to permit the floating of both the municipal plant and the permanent street and sewer improvement bond issues. The title of the condemnation proceedings filed with the state commission today by City Attorney Bond is: "The city of Richmond. Indiana, petitioner, versus the Richmond Light. Heat and Power company and the New York Trust company of New York, and Demas Deming of Terre Haute, Indiana, trustees." After reciting the history of the two local plants and the action of the Richmond city council last Monday night in passing a resolution instructing the board of public works to begin condemnation proceedings for the purchase of the electric pant of the Light, Heat and Power company, the brief continues: Give Adequate Service. "That said petitioner by the. acquisition of such property of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company will be able to serve at a reasonable rate all the electric current used within the city and the vicinity thereof, both for light and power. "That the present electric plant of the city of Richmond is in a high state of efficiency and it is for the best interests of the city and its inhabitants and those living in the vicinity thereof that this petitioner shall acquire said prpperty of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company. "That' on or about February 28, 1914, the Light, Heat and Power company made, executed and delivered to its said co-respondents, the New York Trust company of New York, and Demas Deming of Terre Haute, Ind., trustees, its certain mortgage whereby the property herein sought to be acquired by this petition, together with other property belonging to the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company, was and is encumbered, and which mortgage was duly recorded in the office of the recorder of Wayne county, Ind., and that said respondents, the New York Trust company of New York and Demas Deming of Terre Haute, Ind., trustees, are made parties hereto and required to answer as to their rights and interests in the property herein sought to be acquired by this petitioner. Asks for Hearing. ''Wherefore the City of Richmond prays that the commission proceed, and by law provided, to set a time and place for a public hearing upon the matters of a Just compensation to be paid by the city to the said respondents, or either of them, or to any other person, for the taking of the property of the Richmond Light. Heat and Power company, actually used and useful for the convenience of the public in producing, distributing and furnishing electric current and for all other terms and conditions of the purchase and sale, and shall consider' and determine the interests of all bond holders, mortgages, lienors and all persons having or claiming to have any interest in the Light Heat and . Power company and the property herein sought to be acquired; and that said commission Bhall by order fix and determine and certify to the municipal council of the city of Richmond, to the Richmond Light. Heat Continued On Page Eight. .