Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 129, 13 May 1915 — Page 1

E RICHMONB PA1IADIUM YT Mn ion Palladium and Sun-Telegram 'KJL. A.L,., IZy. Consolidated, 1907 RICHMOND. IND THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1915. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

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TURK DESTROYERS SINK BATTLESHIP OF BRITISH

GOLIATH TAKES MORE THAN 500 TO SEAJOTTOM Twenty Officers and 160 of Crew Saved When Ship Protecting French Flank Is Torpedoed. TURKS LOSE 2 BOATS Submarine E-14 Sinks Two of Porte's Gunboats and Large Transport in Dardanelles Battle. LONDON, May 13. The British battleship Goliath was torpedoed and sunk by Turkish destroyers in the Dardanelles last night with the loss of more than 500 members of her crew, it was announced by First Lord of the Admiralty Churchill in the house of commons today. The Goliath was attacked and sunk while protecting the flank of the French troops in their landing. Dispatches to the admiralty from Vice Admiral Robeck, commander of the British fleet in the Dardanelles, said that twenty officers and 160 members of the crew had been saved. The battleship normally carried 700 men. In the same operation in which the Goliath was sunk, the British submarine E-14 sank two Turkish gunboats and a large transport. The Goliath was a vessel of 12,950 tons and was commanded by Captain Thomas Shelford. The Goliath's length at water line was 400 feet and her beam 74 feet. She carried four 12-inch guns, twelve 6-inch guns, ten 12-pounders and smaller armaments, in addition to the four submerged torpedo tubes. Her speed was 8 knots. The Goliath was commissioned on April 22, 1909. Her destruction by a torpedo recalled Turkish claims that other battleships had been torpedoed during the Dardanelles operations, information from non-Turkish sources had listed them as victims of the Krupp guns in the forts. CHURCHES OBSERVE ASCENSION SERVICES Some Pastors Postpone Special Sermons Until Sunday Morning Hour. In observance of Ascension Day, special services were held in various churches of the city today and sermons will be preached by other pastors Sunday at those churches which did not have programs today. Services today were held at the St. John's Lutheran church where Rev. Feeger preached in German on the "Significance of Christ's Ascension" at 10 o'clock this morning. Tonight a sermon will be delivered in English on "Christ Absent and Yet Present" at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Joseph Beck will preach at the Trinity Lutheran church on "The Ascension" tonight. The services will open at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. Conrad Huber, pastor of the St. Paul's Lutheran church conducted services at that church this morning and delivered a sermon on "The Benefits to Us From Christ's Ascension." Special music and special sermon will be preached at the morning Sunday services in the First English Lutheran, St. Paul's Episcopal and the First Methodist churches in observance of the day. Rev. H. C. Harman of the last named church will give a sermon on "The Significance of Ascension Day." No special services were conducted at St. Andrew's church because of the illness of Father Roell.

N. L. WILSON SHOWS LIMITATION OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

CLEVELAND. May 13-Henry Lane IVilson. recently United States Ambassador to Mexico, at the World Court Congress here applauded the design of an international tribunal, but pointed out its limitations. He described these as follows: "First. The right or power of initiative. "A tribunal clothed with the authority of arbiter of world's affairs must rest, upon those serene heights which are not blown by the winds of passion or moved by the tumults of the hour: before contention enters its precincts its eyes must be blindfolded. It must be then a court of spontaneuos appeal, not one affected in its conclusions by the baked funeral meats of heated controversy or the necessity of justifying the action of its left hand by the coup de grace of its right. From this it should not be inferred that the executive power necessary to enforce its own decree is denied to the court. On the contrary, it should be amply Invested with this power, nd behind every decree should lie the lower of the united signatory nations n the form of irresistible police pow-

FIND FLEMING CHILD

Habeas Corpus proceedings will be instituted by Mrs. J. " E. Fleming to get possession of her 4-year-old son who was abducted from the home of Mrs. Fleming's parents at Eaton, Ohio, Tuesday night. Mr. Fleming who took the child away in an automobile was located at Anderson by Prosecutor Saylor of Preble county. JUDGE DELAYS TAKING ACTION IN LIGHT CASE Attorneys Argue Light, Heat and Power Demurrer to Injunction to Prevent Improving Plant. One hour each was used by Attorney Wilfred Jessup for the Light, Heat and Power company against the restraining order granted the city to prevent the addition of a new building and new equipment for the electric plant of the privately owned company, which the city seeks to purchase. Judge Cometock is not expected to rule on the demurrer for several days. If he sustains it the private utility will continue with its plans for enlargement unless the city can amend its complaint asking for an injunction. If the demurrer is overruled, the hear ing of the city's petition for a perma nent injunction will continue. Need New Equipment. The argument advanced by the Light, Heat and Power company attor ney is that the city has no right to prevent the addition of equipment to take care of business of the private I corporation and that the new equip ment must be added at once to provide for the business the company now has. Attorney Jecsup said the hearing of the public utilities commission to establish the compensation the Light, Heat and Power company should receive from the city for its electric plant will not be completed until late in June and the purchase price not be fixed until the middle of July. After that the city has 120 days to decide whether or not It desires to purchase the plant. City Attorney Bond declared the plans of the Light, Heat and Power company were hastily made to increase the price the city would have to pay for the private plant. He said the city's purchase plans would be carried through within a short time and, with the combination of the two plants, there would be adequate equipment to take care of all Richmondbusiness and all outside contract business now held by the Light, Heat and Power company. GERARD PUTS OUT AMERICAN CITIZENS INSULTING BRYAN MARION, Ind., May 13. Word was received here today that Maurice Somborn, a naturalized American citizen, who for several years has represented the National Sweeper company of this city and the Standard company of Tarrington, Conn., in Germany was forcibly ejected from the American embassy at Berlin by orders of Ambassador Gerard. Somborn, according to allegations told the United States ambassador that he had evidence that Secretary Bryan "had accepted British bribes." Gerard resented the insult and ordered Somborn from the legation. When he refused to comply tho 1 services of a butler were brought into action. The report said Gerard intended to ask the German government to expel Somborn from the country. The officers of the National Sweeper company disclaimed any knowledge of Somj born's troubles but understand that he is soon to return to the United ! States. ers or of an international ban, which : is a more terrible weapon than fleets and armies. It follows that the more ! ample the power of enforcement lodg ed in the court the less will be the tendency to question or resist its decrees. He enumerates the probabilities of a world court as follows: "1st. Jurisdiction over the waterways of the world with the power to embody a comprehensive code on navigation and sea law and a clear defi- ' nition of the right of neutrals. I "2nd. International Commerce, I Trademarks, Inventions and Copy i rights and Exchange. ! "3rd. Establishing the rules of war j in accordance with civilized and Chrisi tian pract ices. 4th. All questions relating to international boundaries. "5th. Regulating the treaties of nations holding savage or uncivilized colonies. "6th. International laws relative to health and sanitation. 7th. Emigration. 8th. Trade discrimination. 9th. The rights of nationals of one country domiciled in another.

SEND GERMANS IN ENGLAND TO PRISON CAMPS Men of Military Age to Be Interned While Old Men, Women and Children Sent to Germany.

RIOTS CONTINUING 60,000 Germans and Austrians in United Kingdom Affected by Order of British Ministry. LONDON, May 13. Premier Asquith announced in Parliament today that aliens of military age in Great Britain will be segregated and interned. Those over military age will be repatriated. Women and children will also be repatriated. An advisory board to consider cases arising under this ruling will be formed at once. This order affects all Germans, Austrians and Turks now enjoying liberty in the United Kingdom. The order to intern them came as the result of the antiGerman riots which followed the destruction of the Lusitania. Defying the police and the military authorities mobs in London and other English cities, continued their antiGerman warfare today. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property owned by Germans was destroyed. At some places troops were called out. Scotland yard called all the "war constables" to duty, on the east side. Keeps Troops Under Arms. Sir Francis Lloyd, commanding the military district of London, was warned by the home office tot keep his troops under arms. Hundreds of men and women, the ringleaders of mobs were arrested. Rioters wrecked German saloons and stores. British men and women furiously shouting "remember the Lusitania," battered their way into the homes of German citizens, smashing furniture and assaulting the owners. Persons bearing Teutonic names or having a Teutonic cast of countenance were in personal danger if they appeared upon the streets. It is estimated that there are about 60,000 Germans and Austrians in the United Kingdom still at liberty. Of these about 20,000 reside in London. Altogether it is estimated that 12,000,000 worth of German property ha3 been destroyed since last Saturday. OLD TRAILS BOOSTERS AROUSE ENTHUSIASM FOR BIG CELEBRATION Enthusiasm for the county wide Fourth of July celebration is growing. Last evening the Wayne township Nttional Old Trails Road association heard the report of its organization committee and decided to accept the invitation of the Milton, Centerville and Williamsburg citizens to explain the celebration at booster meetings and to aid in organizing in these places. Tonight a committee goes to Milton where the Booster club has given it a place on its program. The committee will explain the objects of the celebration. The Milton Boosters club is heartily in favor of the project and intends to make the Fourth of July this year a memorable one in the history of Wayne county. Later the local organization will arrange a booster trip through the county calling attention to the celbration and to the plan of asking the government to take over the old National Road and of making it a national highway worthy of the history that attaches to it. HIBBERD STUDENTS PREPARE PROGRAM OF MAY FESTIVAL Exhibits of Manual Training and Art Work Will Follow Class Drills on School Grounds. Pupils of the Hibberd school will hold their May Day Festival on the school grounds at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. The program of exercises and drills will be followed by an exi hibit of work done in the manual training and art departments. The displays have been placed in rooms No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The program follows: America School. Fruehling's Ankunft, pupils of German Dept. Little Yellow Dandelion. The Tulips. Messenger of Spring. Kindergarten, 1AB, 2AB, 3B grades. Danish Dance of Greeting. Shoe maker's Dance. 2B Grade. Das Schaefchen. Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf. 3A, 4AB, 5B Grades. The Robin's Song. 4A 5B Grades. Play: Hare and Hedgehogs. George Healy, Adele Harris, Marion Thomas, Morris Cottingham. Let Us Go a Maying. Lenzes Ankunft. Come to the Woodlands. 5A, 6AB Grades. Calisthentic Drill. 5A 6AB Grades. May Pole Drill. 3A, 4B Girls. KING AT HOSPITAL. Lewis C. King, well known printer, is ill at Reid Memorial hospital, having recently been operated on.

CHURCH TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY EVENING

Community night will be held at the Central Christian church tonight as an experiment. The evening has been divided into periods of thirty minutes each during which it is hoped to transact much of the church business and social affairs. The program follows: 7:30 8 o'clock, social activity. 8:008:30 o'clock, prayer meeting. 8:309 o'clock, official board meeting. 9:00 9:30 o'clock, program. 9:30 10 o'clock, choir practice. Program for the social hour includes: Quartet, reading, Mrs. McDaniel; address, Rev. Anderson, music, Leta and Leta Roland. BOARD ORDERS BRICK PLACED ON 15 BLOCKS Richmond Contractors Bid Lowest in Competition for Three Jobs Let by Works Officials. BOND LIKES ASPHALT Property Owners to Determine Material Used City Declares Brick Stands Wear Best of All. About the biggest day's work transacted by a Richmond board of public works in several years, so far as permanent street improvements are concerned, was done today. Three contracts were awarded for the paving of fifteen blocks, as fol; lows: Eleven blocks on South A street, Fifth to Sixteenth streets: three blocks of North and South Sixth street, from South A street to Fort Wayne avenue, and one block of North Fifth street, from Main to North A streets. The contracts will all go to Richmond contractors in the event the property owners affected by the improvements do not overrule the mo tion adopted by the board, after the bids had been read, that all fifteen blocks be paved with peebles wirecut brick. Cronin and Meredith' of this city were the lowest bidders for brick pav ing on Sixth street and South A street, $1.75 a square yard in each instance, one of the lowest bids for brick pav ing received by the board in a long time. F. E. Slick of this city was the lowest bidder for brick paving on North Fifth street. His bid was $1.79 9-10 a square yard, one-tenth of a cent less than the bid entered for the improvement of this street by Cronin and Meredith. Enters Low Bids. The Union Asphalt Construction company of Indianapolis entered the lowest bids on all three improvements for asphalt paving, its bid being the same in each instance, $1.93 a square yard for one and a half inch binder and a two inch surface, and $1.70 a square yard for one inch binder and one and a half inch surface. Bids for concrete paving on North Fifth street were high because of the double street car tracks and probably will not be favorably considered by the property owners." Bids for concrete paving were the lowest of any entered to secure the contracts for improving Sixth street and South A street, Harding & Slattery of Crawfordsville bidding lowest in each instance. This firm made a bid of $1.35 per square yard for South A street and $1.25 per square yard for Sixth street. Six firms submitted bids for the South A street contract, eight for the Sixth street contract and eight for the Fifth street contract. The fifteen blocks to be paved have an area of about 20,000 square yards and under the bids received for brick paving, which the board has ordered, the total cost will be approximately $35,000. Bond Favors Asphalt. City Attorney Bond, who will be affected by the South A street improvement, said he favored an asphalt street and he thought most of the other property owners also favored this kind of paving. The board members disagreed with him, however. The board's investigation of the durability of asphalt paving has not been satisfactory in the majority of cases. It has been found that it does not stand up well under heavy traffic and it is quite expensive to keep it in proper repair. Board members are also far from being favorably impressed with concrete paving. Not a concrete road put down in this city has met with its entire approval, one of these streets. North Tenth, now beginning to ravel although it has been down only about two years. Next week the board will award the contract for the paving of eleven blocks of North A street. WeatherForecast Temperature. Yesterday. Noon Maximum Minimum For Richmond Some cloudiness but mostly fair tonight and Friday. Possibly light showers. General Conditions Fair and warmer weather prevails over the central portion of the United States. General rains on the Atlantic coast. Temperature of 90 degrees yesterday in South Dakota and Nebraska and 102 degrees at Yuma. Arizona. W. E. Moore. Weather Forecaster.

SKATE COMPANY CHANGES HANDS; NEW HEAD HERE M. C. Henley After 33 Years' Active Leadership, Retires to Look Atfer Other Business Interests.

RE-ORGANIZES PLANT Name of "Henley" Retained on Output of Factory Rated as One of Largest in Country. With the completion of the neeotiaions involved in the change of active management of the Henley Roller Skate Co., John H. Williams, the newmanager, is busy re-systematizing and re-organizing the factory. Mr. Williams declined this mornins to say whether he bought the factory outright or make public any of the details of the transaction other than to say that he has taken over the factory and will manage it under the name of the John H. Williams Co., manufacturers of Henley Roller Skate. The negotiations which brought about the change in the management were completed on May 5 and since that time Mr. Williams has had charge making an investigation of the conditions of the plant. Mr, Henley Retires. M. C. Henley, who has had personal charge of the factory since he organized the company thirty-three years ago and began the manufacture of roller-skates, will now give his whole time to other personal interests and business investments. Mr. Henley is a retired capitalist. Mr. Williams is a former Richmond resident, was born here and is a brother-in-Jwr of Mr. Henley. For the last thirty years he has been connected with a firm, manufacturing playing cards in Cincinnati and which was capitalized at three million dollars. When he severed his connection with this concern he held the position of sales and advertising manager. Adrian Clark of the Stewart-Kidd Stationery Co. of Cincinnati has been selected by Mr. Williams as assistant manager of the roller skate company and will come to Richmond next Monday to begin hi3 new duties. Preserves Old Name. The Henley Roller Skate Company has been recognized as the largest and most prominent manufacturers of roller-skates in the country. For this reason and because of the reputation it has gained in business dealings, Mr. Williams says the name of "Henley" will continue to be used. With the close of the winter season, work at the factory declined and for the last few weeks little business has been done. During the coming summer months, advantage will be taken of the dull season by Mr. Williams and Mr. Clark to become thoroughly acquainted with the trade and prepare to give impetus to the business which will open next fall. Extensive improvements are not thought likely but changes will be made as required by the business. SMALLPOX VICTIM FROM NEW CASTLE SENT TO HOSPITAL Carlos Ryle, colored, brought from New Castle to Richmond today on a crowded passenger car of a Pennsylvania railroad train, to answer a charge of failure to pay a fine which had been stayed for him by a friend, announced at police headquarters that he had just been dioir.isfd from quarantine at New Csstle qfter having been ill with smallpox tor seventeen days. Sores on the man's tace and body were healed and were s aling so City Health Officer Smelser was summoned. He declared that Ryle could not remain at large as there was great danger of him spreading the disease, so the health officer hustled the man to the detention hospital. Found by Detective. "It does not seem probable that the New Castle authorities would permit Ryle to be at large so long, as there was danger of him spreading the disease, but he was found by Isaac Burns, a railroad detective, wandering about the streets in New Castle. The man did not have any papers on him to show that he had !een released from quarantine and so far we only have his word that he was released by the New Celtic authorities," Dr. Smelser said. Detective Burns had to be in New Castle on busines stoday and Chief Goodwin requested him to take Ryle into custody if he found him in that city. Burns located Ryie and placed him under arrest. The railroad officer had no idea that there was any aanger of Ryle spreading the disease. Dr. Smelser did not permit the police to place Ryle in the city jail. New Castle is just recovering from the severest, epidemic of smallpox in its history. DR. RAE TO TALK Rev. J. J. Rae, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has been chosen by the students of the high school to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the services for the senior class on Sunday morning, May 23. The baccalaureate services will be held at the First Presbyterian church and will open at 10:30 o'clock. The seniors will meet in a body at the church.

GERMANY RECEIVES NOTE ON LUSITANIA TRAGEDY

HURLS MSN IN HOLE CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., May 13. While assisting in adjusting an electric light pole Wednesday morning, near the home of Charles Kerlin, on West Church street, Daniel Evans, electrician, was thrown into the hole, when a rope broke, severely straining the right shoulder, right knee, and back. He was taken to his home on Front street. FRENCH GAIN BIG VICTORY AROUND ARRAS Capture 1,500 Germans, Taking Village of Terrency After Stubborn Resistance With Teutonic Invaders. PARIS, May 13. A brilliant success has been achieved north of Arras, says the official statement. After a " ,r Tn! . ' m 7 ". ue,rm:?si '"wfe""- feonauii auu iui. uva uy lur French took possession of Terrency. "u e achieved a brilliant success north of Arras. On Wednesday night at Notre Dame de Lorette we became masters of the field fort and the Chanel. In thf prfat miarirancrlo nf trenches and on rt h wnrli - tYia cnnih I

of the chapel we were subjected to a j Germany will be released for publicaSwi wprnia!tiaCtk- Inbe mlD" tion in Friday morning's papers. It mg -we were complete masters of the , . situation. j contains about 2,000 words and the "During the same night we took by i translation by cable to Germany probstorni the whole of the village of Ter- j ably will not be completed until 6 rency and the wood to the north. The ; 0-ci0ck this evenne garrison that held the village and the j een.ng. woods consisted of three battallionsl Holds Germany Accountable, and six companies of pioneers, w ith I President Wilson in his message noC00 men to each company. tjfied Germany that he would hold hlJipH,htOP!id Tted forhmId"l,he German government to "strict acable redoubt. Although verv much reduced in numbers by losses the Ger- j untability" for its destruction of mans fought desperately, but their : American life and property.

blockhouse and other works were demolished. The resistance was finally broken. Our troons killprt hundreds with the bayonets and took 1,500 pris - oners, among whom thirty were offi - cers. "At Neuville our attacks against that place and south of it have remeters Wp havo taken t.nS.tftn nf the hichwav which runs from v,.p - ville to Givenchy. BARNES TAKES STAND AGAINST ROOSEVELT SYRACURSE, May 13. William Barnes today took the stand in his $50,000 libel . suit against Theodore Roosevelt. The man whom Roosevelt called boss and accused of being in corrupt business and crooked politics with Tammany hall and Murphy, took the stand with a nonchalant air and with crossed legs and arms resting on the chair. In one hand he held a pencil with which he emphasized his words from time to time. Barnes gave his name and age and said he lived in Washington and was a publisher. "Publisher of what?" asked Mr. Ivins. "Of the Albany Evening Journal and other things." He said he was editor of the Journal. Asked to tell of his political career Barnes began with May 1SS9. "There was a primary fight in Albany county," he said, "and the party was split in two factions. I was publishing the Journal and also the Albany Express, a morning paper. I declined to join any faction, so both sides asked me to decide which side was right.

WAYNE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS HOLD YEARLY MEETING

With the Meihodiat church crowded to the doors with delegates from every part of the county, the Wayne county Sunday school association's annual convention opened at Fountain City this morning for a two-days session. ; The registration books showed 250; delegates present, besides those who will attend the meeting tonight and tomorrow. The reports made by the leaders of various department showed surprising results obtained through the work of the past twelve months. Wayne county will stand above every other county in the state in the number of members of the teachers train class according to the report of the county superintendent of this department, Rev. J. W. Zerbe. The sixteen members of last year have been increased to forty with the prospects of a still larger membership. Rev. Zerbe's report followed the opening of the convention by devotional exercises conducted by Rev. Aaron orth. Albert Thomas, representing the ; Sunday school workers of Garden township, delivered the address of welcome to the delegates and was; given a response by E. B. Jones, presi-. dent of the association. Mrs. Oliver Hyatt, and Miss Emma! Lemon, county and state superintend-j ent respectively of the Missionary! society delivered addresses speaking! in the interests of their departments, j The principal address of the morn-; ing was made by Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, ; pastor of the Grace M. E. church of

WILSON SENDS U. S. DEMANDS IN FIRM TONE Text Strong Enough to Satisfy Self -Respect of Nation and States Stand of Neutrals.

BERLIN GETS CODE Note to Be Published in Friday Morning Papers, According to Decision of the Cabinet. WASHINGTON. May 13. President Wilson's note to Germany on the Lusitania and other attacks upon American lives and property on the high seas is now being coded and the first section of it already has been tranmittei to the German foreign office in Berlin. The note, it is declared, is as forcible as it is possible to make it without actually furnishing justification for a declaration of war by Germany. The note of the United States to One fact definitely ascertained is: The United States does not make ,an' demand for financial reparation jfor the loss of American lives on th United States. No specific kind of reparation is asked for. In drafting the note the President i had three thoughts in mind I To satisfy the self-respect of the I United States. To arouse German v to a realization of her offense against the rights of neutrals and finally to stop short any statements which reasonably could be regarded by Germany as justification for declaring war. Risk Eventualities. The president and his advisers in determining the character of the note were aware of the ventualities which mght follow. These were weighed, with the greatest care and the determination was reached that the United States owed it to herself and humanity to accept the risk. The final touches were put on the note by the president shortly after midnight last night. Secretary of the Navy Daniels called on him today to congratulate him on the note and to discuss certain features of it. It was announced after Secretary Daniels had t-een the president that the plans for the review of the fleet in New York are unchanged. The president will leave Washington Saturday on the Mayflower and will return Wednesday or Thursday. The Mayflower will go without convoy. Although President Wilson will make a talk at Mitchell's luncheon at the Baltimore hotel It is thought likely he will discuss the international situation. The German embassy today disavowed having received any instructions from the German government regarding the American note. Richmond, who spoke on the "Imperative Need of the Winning Life." He showed the necessity of a thorough, well-grounded and moral development and advocated as a safeguard against sin, membership in Sunday school through continuous life. Edward Hasemeier, superintendent of the Adult Sunday school classes made his report, stating that an Increase in membership had been made during the last year. Miss Edna Smith, superintendent cf the Primary department, reported that every one of the fitty-nine Sunday schools in the county had a cradle roll and that this record was equalled by only one other county in the state. Last year there were no cradle rolls in Wayne county. The chief lecture of this afternoon's session was delivered by Rev. Robert M. Hopkins of Cincinnati, on "The Winning of Pupils to Christ." Rev. Hopkins is general secretary of the Sunday school beard of the Christian churches. Rev. Rend cf Indianapolis took the place of George Burnie, state secretary of the Sunday school association who was unable to attend the convention. Rev. Rend delivered an Interesting lecture. Rev. Hopkins and Rev. Rend will speak again tonight after the opening of the exercises by devotional services conducted by Rev. Isley of this city. Fountain City residents are making arrangements to accommodate some of the delegates who will spend the n'.ght In that town.