Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 274, 29 October 1915 — Page 1

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AT SESSBEI With Exhibits of State Insti- . tuticns cn Hnd Delegates : ; Begin Arivins: f cr Charity Conference.-- , Saturday, 7:46' . M. : Conference called to order by, Prof. J. T. Giles chairman of local executive committee. . ; Invocation. Music Richmond Hlch School orchestra.;-. ' Address of of Welcome Hon. W. J. Robblns, mayor of Richmond ; " J. ' H. Nicholson, president of the Richmond Commercial club. . ' Response on Behalf of ConferenceThomas ' F.- Moran, professor of history and economics. Purdue university, Lafeyette. Music Hick' quartet.' " ' " President's Address "At the End of the Century" Amos Butler, secretary state board of charities. : ' '-Informal Program.. ... ... . Judging from the number of inquiries for Information and the interest manifested ; the state conference ot charities and corrections, which opens In ' this city tomorrow evening, is expected to be attended by the largest number of delegates ever attending a state . convention of the organisation. Superintendent' Giles, chairman of the' local executive committee, has everything la readiness for ' the - opening session Saturday-evening, at which Amos Butler . president , .of . the conference, and V Continued On 'Page- Six. J "Y" DROPS INTO SIXTH HEAR CLOSE The fourth day of the state T. M. C. A. membership campaign 1 closed last night with Richmond tied for sixth place with Evansville The results of the fcea canvasi however were satisfactory i they; ie. tetai of I4f new members for the campaign to date aal Mi renewal memberships making -a. total 28(L.TesterdX ?V new members were secured and 33 renewals,, a total of 64. - -. . - Interest in the position Richmond assumes in the state race Is subservient to the local success attained. Arrangements have now been made to give memberships to applicants without requiring the heretofore necessary initial payment of $1.26 or cneJourth of the! total cost of a year's membership. . . - Applicants will b3 permitted to raaki suitable auangeraeri ' for "payments c f a raembsi 4id Organ; isa ion" atTns-ihe -. i underway and progress ia balu in4''.e in efforts to secure meniler f .; m among the employes of the various industries. The following men compose the committee which w'll make a thorough canvass of the business rection of the city: Harry Doan, Sam Fred, A. L. Smith, Fred Partel. A. W. Jenkins. G. O. Ballinger, Oliver Nusbaum, Turner Hadley, H. R. Robinson and C. E. Thomaspn. Approximately 80 men participated In the demonstration, auto ride and social last night In the interests of the campaign. Fifty machlnea were used to bear the men around the streets of Richmond and . megaphones and cornets ' were need to arouse - enthusiasm. After the workers had returned to the building, men who had attended the Debs meeting . at . the Gennett theatre visited the association ; and aweet cider and doughnuts were served. Following is the number of points which the various associations in . the state have obtained: . , ' Auburn 346, Evansvttle 2084, Indianapolis 4740, Lafayette 801, Laporte 962, Marion 684, Michigan City 619, M uncle 3132, New Albany 105, Richmond 1684, South Bend, 2185, Vin- . cennes 1457 and Huntington 1625. - Team standings: Ulrich's Division. Team Roach Points .18 . 0 . 15 . 10 . 10 .16. . 38 Fetser: . . Hoover smith Klnley Logan ; Norrls Total Grand total Jenkins's Division. ..108 ..7424 Points . . 65 .. 10 .. 0 . ..11 .. ri ..20 .. 37 Team ..... Ballinger . . . . Rodefeld . . . . Brunton Crawford . . . . Wagner Doan Keelor Total ..1544 Grand total .885 FLOOD DOES DAMAGE , PARIS, Oct. 28 The overflow of the - Basse river has caused . several million francs damage In the region of Pertlgnan, a historic city of southern France. A railroad bridge Was washed away at Rivesaltes, the home of General Joffre. Communication was cut off between Narbonne and the rest of the district." Water -was reported standing ten feet deep over a wide are. " - - "

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' MILTON,- Oct. 29. interest in the amalgamation of the Doddridge Grave Decorating company and the" GodfreyBeck company, which, will establish a factory-here, was shown last night at a meeting of the Boosters club, when there : was a large attendance at the smoker and entertainment. ' ' - ' Mr.' and ' Mrs. Charles Davis had charge of the decorations. Music was furnished by the Milton band. . A quartet of girls from Dublin entertained the audience, and were assisted by Bernice Fticker of ' Milton,' Mary Gilbert of Dublin, Henry McDowell and Bessie Buell. KING INJURED WHEN TIIROIVN FROM MOUNT LONDON, Oct. 29. While reviewing troops King George -was thrown from his horse on Thursday and injured. Although it was officially reported that the king was '"severely bruised," his majesty is unable to leave his' bed and there are indications that his condition may develop serious complications. News of the accident to the king was kept secret for 24 hours. - It was fin ally given out through the press bureau of the government. r AFTER 8 DAYS MELLEN QUITS WITNESS BOX NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-i-Charlea S. Mellen, former " president and vice president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway today finished the first stage of his direct testimony In the conspiracy trial of William Rockefeller Lewis Cass Led yard, and nine other former directors of the road. He was excused until next Wednesday afternoon. When Mellen left the. stand, ' after being a witness for eight days, he had covered the period from 1892 to 1897, the "expansion period" of the New Haven when Mellen was second vice president in charg of traffic - - -' 1 Mellen's dismissal as a witness followed is- heatedrotesrTOtrrthe pry ceedlngs were unfair. . LONDON PRESS SCORNS PEACE LONDON. Oct. 29A"Pope Benedict and President Wison will only expose themselves to disagreeable but inevitable snubs if they assume that there is any willingness in London, Paris and Petrograd to accept a patched up peace at this time" says the Globe today, in discussing the recent conference between United States Ambassador Gerard and the Kaiser in Berlin. "There can be no peace while the shadow of Prussian junkerdom lies over the world." FULLE CELEBRATES GOLDEN WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. William Fulle , celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last night at their home, '148 Liberty avenue. Many presents were received, among them being a purse of fifty dollars in gold. Supper was served in the ' dining room, which was elaborately decorated with yellow chrysanthemums . sent from the greenhouses of E. G. Hill Co. Among those present were the Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Feeger, Prof, and Mrs. Zimmerman, Henry Fulle and children, George Fulle and child, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fulle and child, Christian Fulle and children and Mrs. Harmon Placke. BRYAN HERE TONIGHT Former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan will be here for a few minutes tonight. He Is on his way from Eaton to Dayton, where he is booked for a speech tonight. Mr. Bryan is due here at 6:30 o'clock and will remain' about five minutes. Local Democrats have not made any plans to receive the man from Nebraska. Weather Forecast United States Report Fair tonight, slightly cooler extreme south portion. Saturday fair. Yesterday Temperature Noon .69 Maximum Minimum ...... ....(.,......, ,, . , I J .....;..;29 For Rlohmond Fair tonight, Saturday, probably Sunday. Oool tonight; warmer Saturday afternoon and Sunday.- ' ' .v .-v General Conditions A- remarkable spell of;falr weather prevails generally throughout the United States and likely will continue for 36 to f 48 hOUra. - ' ... -,v, , : -ir ' W. E. Moore, Weather Forecaster.

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LONDON, (By mafl to New -York), Oct. 29. The British war office is In possession of information which places beyond 'doubt that' Germany intends in the near future : to attempt a landing on English soiL : The Invasion . is -- planned to ' take place on the coast of Kent just south of the Isle of 8beppey more than four army corps of first line German troops were ; tolled off for the British; expedition. " : ::.x" ' .. ' ' ,,; :. : i ' Lord Kitchener the secretary of war along with other, military men . who have been watching the . disposition of German forces have .been puszled for some time by the absence from active of several corps - of.- Germany's .best veterans. :.: .,; -r . : LOCAL SHOP OF RUDELY TO BE SOLD LAPORTE, Ind., Oct. 29. Judge Anderson has ordered" the sale of 'the plants of the Rumely company located in Richmond, and Laporte, Ind., Battle Creek, Mich., Stillwater, Mich., and Toronto, Ont. Received Finly P. Mount will conduct the sale during the first week In December. Under the reorganization plan of the new corporation the plants at Laporte, Battle -Creek and Toronto will be bid in for future operation, while these at Richmond and Stillwater will be abandoned. -The new company Is planning to engage in manufacturing with a capitalization of $22,000,000. BOY BANDIT JUMPS THROUGH WINDOW OF CHIEF'S OFFICE ; Trank Frazeew the X$ year sM key. who was arrested for petit larceny and held at police headquarters, - steeped from taepoilee chiefs office by elimV farlmwgh "ttrewlndow opening von North Fifth street and raft as far as the Indiana Refining company's plant on- South O street between Eighth and Ninth streets before -he was apprehended. -- :-; " v' The boy had been left alone in the office of Chief Goodwin while the officers and Prosecutor Reller discussed the matter of disposing of his case. - As soon as his escape was discovered, Chief Goodwin apd an assistant climbed Into the . police patrol and started in pursuit.' He was taken ' to the Home for the Friendless after he was caught in the south end and will be confined there, until disposition of bis case is made. - t GERMAN TROOPS TAKE ATO CHINA BERLIN, Oct. 29. (By wireless.) Austro-German troops have captured Batochlna. an important railway town in northern Servia it was offielally announced today by the German war office. Batochlna is 40 miles south of the Danube and lies at the junction of the Belgrade-Nish railway, and the line running south from Semendria. It is only, ten-miles from Kragejuvatz; the headquarters of the Servian general office.. v The capture of 1.300 more Servian prisoners is also reported. LAFAYETTE BEESON DIES FROM CANCER Lafayette F. Beeson, 63 years old, 800 West Main street, a, life-long resident of Wayne county, and for the last six years a resident of Richmond, died at his home Thursday morning at 8 o'clock after several'months' illness of cancer of the stomach and liver. He was taken sick last spring. Since he moved to Richmond Mr. Beeson has not actively engaged in occupation save to manage a farm he owned west -of the city He is survived by his wife, Alice Beeson, and two sons, Glen' E. Beeson and Wayne Beeson. ' Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home. Burial In Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at any time. ; ; SECOND LUTHERANS ENLARGE BUILDING 'Involving an additional expense of approximately $1,500, an extension of 25 feet will be made to the north en the Seeond English Lutheran church building, according to decision made at the congregational meeting -.. last night, ? About 60 members .' of the churob iwere .'present, :- :- The matter has new been placed in the hands of : the building; committee of which William Klopp is chairman, and work . will proceed immediately. The Sunday school will be enlarged and a new basement made in the improvement decided pbB.c," v.;,v- -W-r

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SOCifltlST RACE FffiTOgHiT Unless He ykFtstfs ' Horr cf Cnyiay Stsnd- - WNext Yesr. , Engene V. Debs, candidate for arosident on the Socialist ticket. spqiV before an aadience of . Ave' hundred per sons last night at the. Gennett thea tre, and aroused a. lot of enthusiasm. ; Mr. Debs arrived in Richmond yesterday at 12:10 o'clock, and left ' at mldglght and everey minute he was here he was" kept "busy. ' " " 7' ' ; The Socialist leader stated positively tht he : would be a . candidate for the presidency next year,, and said that if he was not, the workers in the party woum consider tnat.be had laid down on them, and "that is a thins: that Gene Debs -'can' never be 'accused of doing. . The party has stood by me for years, and l win atand by the- party while there is life in my body. . Please refute any statements made to the contrary," said -Mr. Debs. . - i . ' Debs Holds 'Audience. C. . L. Sommerson introduced - Mr. Debs, and for' two hours the , speaker held .his audience without apparent ef fort. . Mr.. Debs is a fluent 'talker and made his points tell.. He made a spirited attack on John D. Rockefeller and Harry Thaw. Among other- things he said: .. : "The caplUlist system is. no longer adapted to the needs of modern soci ety. , it . is outgrown- and fetters the Continued On-Page Six. . ' VILLA REMOVES HIS PROTECTION FROU CITIZENS WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. General Villa, through Carlos Randall, governor of Sonora, In Mexico, today served warning on the sUte departMent that ne wouid De no longer responsinie tor the lives 'and property of Americans in his territory. Randall's. ,., communication .. reached the state denartment just before noon. In it ' he sale; that inasmuehaa the United States, bad "given aid to the enemy by eltowinr fcl treens to pass otgr United State! soil, tha .vuirsta government was forced ;to take ; that atep." ' . : : -,s . - ; 1 No reply will be Sent' to ' Randall's communication .It Tss believed 'that there are very fewv Americans Jeft in Villa's territory, i v i NO ONE BLALlED FOR SCHOOL FIRE PEABODY, ' Mass., Oct. 29. Tnvestigation today in the ruins of , St John's Parochial school, where yesterday's fire cost the lives of 21 little girls, made known these . facts: That the fire started in a closet or small room - under the 'stairs where sweepings,, broken desks and. the like were stored. ' t That there was no criminal negligence such as would justify , an arrest in the' case. That the school building met all legal requirements in the line of precaution against such, a .holocaust. - - JUDGE GIVES REST IN HASEMEIER SUIT The jurors and every one interested in the Hasemeier-Bentlage case will be . given another rest tomorrow for Special Judge Sparks 'of Rushyille, announced today that he would adjourn court Saturday, as was done last week: The case has dragged On for two weeks with prospects - of continuing more than a week longer. The' jurors, the judge, the lawyers, the plaintiffs and defendants, and even some of the spectators who have attended the trial regularly since the beginning of last week, have felt the strain of the long grind. : OPERATE ON MORGAN FOR APPENDICITIS : NEW. YORK, Oct. 29 A successful operation for' appendicitis;. was . performed .today upon J. - Pierpont -Morgan, the head of J. P. Morgan . company.' ; .. , ' - -' -. The attack was a. mild , one .and following the-operation the surgeons expressed the belief that the financier's complete recovery would be rapid. ' i PEACE ADVOCATE TO SPEAK IN CITY The .Sons of. America Peace league wUli hold a .meeting next - Tuesday -night at St, John's hall, South Fourth ana u streets, .witn nr. K. p. Jonas as the principal - speaker. : Dr. Jones 1b a peace , ayocate .and belongs to the 'pro-German party. This party is ' making ; every endeavor possible to bripg-' the: war . w- an ; end and show. v how it .will '.benefit the JJt- S." A ...-W-dO SOfVs" ' ,fci'.!'-

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it-- IHTEBNATIONAJ. FUJyl 8CHVICC. iwa . ' IrvSan'Franclsco on the twenty-seventhday- of .last : July a pale - and trembling glrlof nineteen years was released from a hospital... Her physieian said to her:- 'x . x. t - .- "You ' are - well now. . All . you need Ms ' a great deal - of fresh air and exercise.. Have' you money 1 1 ' '" '. t V : - "No," said .the girl, "but don't you think I would get plenty of air and exercise by walking from, here to Pennsylvania V The "girl: was Miss Harriet Madison. . She arrived-in-Chlcago yesterday looking fit as a polo player; plump as a dairy maid jsnd, happy as a canary. "v- . .. - , : - ' ) "I shot a man and two coyotes In Nevada," 'she slid.. "I rode a hyndred miles rso-ln-a-box-or-an- an other -hundred or-so-on-a-'bHnd-beg--gage.'. I washed dishes for a week in Nebraska to . earn a .'new pair of shoes. . And here I am. It's great."

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Among, the prominent men and women from all: parts of the state and country here, to attend the state char ities convention, : the following "have been assigned as speakers in. the various churches Sunday, October 31: First ' Baptist Dr George'; C. Bliss, Fort Wayne, superintendent; Indiana School for Feeble-minded Youth. " ' Grace' M: E.-RevDemetrioua ,TiHotaon, D.'. D.7 Greencastle. "'member' of board, of .trukteea.". Indiana. .Tuberculo sis hospital.. " r ,-..,,. First M. E. Dr. John k. Hurty. In dianapolis, secretary state, board, of health. - '- - " '" -'-'.'-- Fh-stEnllBh - Lutheran-Rev. : Luclen V.. Rule, Jefferson vlllev chaplain Indiana reformatory.- . - "v '- Second -pglish Lutheran Prof. T. F. Fltzglbbons, -Columbus', Ihd 'superintendent qf schools, v St. Paul's EDisConal Mornlns' ser vice," Judge James A.. Collins, Indianapolis, -judge;' Marion, county criminal court: evening: Prof. T. F. Mbrah,. Purdue university, Lafayette, jnd..-.. . East Main Street Friends Amos-W. Butler; Indianapolis, secretary state board of .charities.' " C-'SJ.' ." - Central 'Christian Alexander "Johnson,1 Philadelphiar Pa-T field 'secretary national ' Committee '. on- provision' for the. feeble-minded. .,- , . , - Second' Presbyterian W. -'C Ban; Terre- Hant', secretary board, of. trustees Indiana sUte farm. . - Earlh?imCoeg,e Janjea -.Jaoksen, i Cleveland, secretary. Associated Charities, z., i .- t V-,---First. Christian Frank ' D liobmis. Indianapolis, secreury state conference of eharitles.t':vr-,,-"7 'Vr'T 1

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(0 3J 1 t "A fit t-l 4 WTiitewater Prof. , Cecil North, De Pauw university. Reid Memorial Dr. David Peyton, general-superintendent of the Indiana state reformatory. : - St. . Paul's Lutheran Judge James Collins, Indianapolis. WILSON T FILLS DEIICII WASHINGTO!,'. Oct 29. President Wilson ttill flil three vacancies in fed eral Judgshlps within the next-month or six weeks it was learned at the departmeht 'of justice today. .-' The , va s cancies are on-, the federal district benches for the 'Utah and Nebraska "judicial' districts and ; the ; federal . cir cuit court of appeals for the district embracink ' Indiana,- Illinois' , and Wisconsin. - r I ''''. ' ,.'. ' ITALIAN DRIVE LOSESrPOWEI. , VIENNA. .Oct 2.Therhe Italian offensive is collapsing, is.lndicated by the' following official statement just 1ssu'f 4 by.1 the Austrian war "office: '.. "The Italians ' have --. not ' renewed their-' attacks -against , our position'- at Dobero. A - seeond army" Is cootinajng its atuck k against us at TerriUin and

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. :: (ii ix r ii nr.i eia Defers ShcTTs Fba ' cf Arffisssst cs Rxyi,rt Acccur.tUst'a Bocks. " The cross examination of Afioonntant 8chlautterbach at the Bentlstsj '' trial. eontjaaed - todar and indications are that his testimony m not be completed until at least ate. day afternoon or Tuesday aaotmans; of next week. He baa boon on the stand an entire week, raining throngs the records ot the company In tka effort to preeeat ta thst imrw Om staam mt Oia company's books keatiy Mtos Laaasa by the dry coeds flm Car anwraxl. mately le.ot. - Will Blame Hssimiln. An off ort will bo made br the de fense in argument, and wtth their expert, to prove that the saoney eTIiert to have been taken from the company's bnsfneas by Mise Beatlacv was m raniuy nuten ny fr. Haesfnefer himself, in other words, tna.deftmsa wfll attempt to prove, aeoordlng to the sUtement of Charles Shtveley, that overdrafts of members of the eorporauon eausea -a lose in the bnstaees to the extent of the "shortage" shown In the books by the plaintiff. - Just hew this will he 4ma ! known. .The defense will attesant as Prove farther, it Is believed, that Miss Benttaae. .- while aha Vn iv. shortage, had Informed the president oi ue company and was- covering It up In order to protect him. This ta refuted by' the plaintiff's attorneys by the sUtement made la the letter written . to Mr. Heaesaeter by Miss Bentlage on the day aho committed suicide In which she said that "you will bo surerlaed ahtu vn h. r these (referring to the unpaid bills.)" Divieends Declared. In 190T. Mr. Schlautterbaeh teaUfted total dividends were declared by the H. C Haaemeler oempany to all the stockholders, of $6.SBf.S0. Of this amount H. n m $4,917.37 and John Haaemeler received si.H9.is, no dividend was paid to Edward Haaemeler during that year. The withdrawals on the dividend aecount during this year amounted to tX.74s.ll an dlvldaeif aoMn.t. t-v aaeount of H. O. Hasemeier waa drawn on rer 13.106.0 and John Hasemeler s eeeonnt was drawa on for $10. Withdrawals were made en the aalafo,,OWB: H. C. Hasemeier. $1.286.54: John TTaaomalM et - v.w. . TiM.H Edward Hasemeier $944.84. overdraws Aeoount. At the nAvlflnlna- A4 r r Hasemeier had overdrawn his dlvi-aSeK-JMJ!2lt 5-W: John $1,125.79. The flanrea ihnn, the Witness ' Ifl fmm 1 showed that this total 'overdrawn account of $6,168.40 cf all the stock holders on January 31. 1907. had been reducd to $3,748.18 on January 31 19US. The witness - k j regarding the finances of 1908. fiscal Dividends were paid during 1908 as follows: To H r? u.....i 03? 99: Jhn 1759 00: .total $3;Bv carrvinr rnm.nl , dividend accounts of the preceding year, the witness said that the balance of M. C. Hasemeler's overdrawn account was $3,220.32. jonn Haaemeler'a balance waa $129.76 overdrawn. lnlnrfin. previous years a total of - $3,350.08 for all stock holders. Eetimatee Withdrawal. Dividend withdrawal- -4-- 1AA0 . - amounted to the following: H. C. nasemeier S3.8Z3.68: John $912.17: total $4,735.85. . Salary withdrawals were aa follows- m r u.. ht s a aasc aajSevgew g $1,1337:.. John $1,206.63. Tne dividend account overdraft of H. C. Hasemeier In 1n ... -f00; John $281.94: " total $5,045.94. The dividends declared by tbe company in 1909 amounted to $6,976 20 Of this imamt u c - u...- . ceived $532.15 and John $1,744.03. Liiacuasion between the attorneys arose when Bchlauttrhh tirii that In February. 1909. I2.8S7.43 was piacea io ue account or H. C. Haaemeler. althouah there waa im Mt made in the ledger to that amount. He saia inai ne naa not investigated this Item fully, but it appeared to bo the payment of a note by the corporation, which was Indebted to H. C. Hasemeier for money borrowed from him Individually. The money bad been placed to the credit of H. C. Hasemeier on . his dividend account. an i ve ley Makes Protest. The obiect raised bv Aiinm.. ski. ley to the witness making an explanation: of his figures when nothing appeared on the book from which be waa reading, was overruled by tbe Court "Did von snrer find an amhii. atlon of this entry?" ahouted Mr. sniveiey. "No. for I never looked for mt" m. piled the witness. Now add that amount to $2487.43 to the dividend account of H. C Hasemeier and tell tha mnri k rnll amount of withdrawals from dividends cnargeaoie to cnna.r said Mr. Salveley. . " - . 'Refuses to Reply. When Mr. Schlautterbaeh protested against making the addition of the paid note to the yearly dividend account. Attorney Shiveley jumped to his feet and demanded that the witness reply to bis question. . 1 will not reply to your question aa yon stated It. because-the $3487.43 is not dividends." aald the witness.'' '."Never mind what "you think., you answer my question." shonted ' Mr. Shivsley. . . ; --. Tbe Judge then interceded and rebuked the' attorney for the defense In attempting to demand an .. .answer . . (Continued On Page sUgtit ' " . ' . "- ' t-

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