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RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1916.

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FORM CLUB TO BOOST COMSTOCK

Supporters of Richmond Can

didate Take First Step to Organize County-Wide Political Boosters.

CALL BIG MEETING

Formal Campaign Opening Set for Lincoln's Birthday Former Progressives Attend G. O. P. Discussion.

GTLL THBY COME

BOUND, GAGGED, ROBBED COLLECTOR TELLS CHIEF

M. Feaselman, a resident of Spring Grove and a collector for the Union store. Main street, reported to the police last night that he had been held up on North G street, near Twelfth street, and after being gagged and bound, robber of $37. He said three men, two colored and the other an Italian, had attacked him. "They carried me Into an alley, gagged me, then bound me, hands and feet and left me against a fence. I finally succeeded in rolling out of the alley where I was found and released by passsrsby," Feaselman informed Chief Goodwin. After Feaselman had given a detailed description of the men who had attacked him. Chief Goodwin assigned every, officer to look for men answering descriptions given by Feaselman. Shortly before midnight two colored men and an Italian, all answering perfectly to Feaselman's descriptions, were brought into police headquarters. The three men were at their homes in bed when taken into custody, but they admitted thay had been in each others company earlier in the evening. Feaselman was brought to headquarters in the police automobile from his home in Spring Grove. After looking

at the three suspects he positively declared they were not the men who bad attacked and robbed him. Chief Goodwin is continuing his investigation of the peculiar case today.

JOHN SHADLE EXPIRES

C ENTER VILLE, Ind., Jan. 27. John A. Shadle, 81, a life-long resident of Center township, died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at his home, three miles south of Centerville of a complication of diseases after a lingering illness. He had always been a farmer. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. Seven children survive, Perry and Harry Shadle of Center township; Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson of Center township, Mrs. R. D. Plankenhorn and Mrs. Sarah Rodenberger of Union county, and. Margaret and Cora Shadle, who live at home. Funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning from the residence, Rev. Pfeiffer officiating. Burial in Crownhill cemetery.

REPORTS TELL HOW SOCIETY ASSISTS POOR Mrs. Millard F. Warfel was re-elected president of the Penny club at the annual meeting of thirty members of that association held in the president's home, 210 South Tenth street, Wednesday afternoon. Following are the other officers selected to serve for the ensuing year: Vice president, Mrs. Balthazer Bescher; secretary, Mrs. Mary Stlens; treasurer, Mrs. Laura Nicholson.

The president's annual report was an interesting feature of the meeting.

Following is an itemized list of articles given for relief purposes by the club

during the last year representing a total expenditure of $141.34: 65'yards

of outing flannel, 70 yards of calico, 5 1 suits of underwear, 50 pairs of hose, 20 pairs of mittens, 24 pairs of shoes, 10 pair of overshoes, 10 extra pairs of

trousers, 4 overcoats, 6 ready made

women's dresses, 2 kimonos, 6 dress skirts for women, 68 yards of wool dress goods, 24 yards of percale, 40 yards of muslin, 45 yards oi gingham, 8 wraps for -women and children and 20 yards of black satin, 2 mattresses, 2 pair, of pillows, 3 beds and springs, 1 washstand and dresser, x table, 6 Continued On Page Seven.

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At a meeting last night attended by several Republicans and men who have been identified with the Progressive party plans were formu

lated for the organization of a Wayne County Comstock

club to promote the candidacy

of Judge D. W. Comstock of

Richmond, for the Republi

can nomination as represen

tative in congress. - Call 8econd Session.

It was also decided at this meeting,

held, at the lajr office of .Bobbins &

Robbins, to formally open the Cornstock campaign in Wayne county on Lincoln's birthday, Saturday, Feb. 12. On the evening of that date a political rally will be held at the Gennett theatre and the speaker will be Judge Comstock. Arrangements will be made to have delegations from every township in the county attend this meeting. Plans formulated provide for the organization of a Comstock Boosting club in every township In the county. The following committee was appointed to form the various township organContinued. On Page Eleven.

MARGELLUS BEITZELL

DIES AT CENTERVILLE

CENTERVILLE, Jan. 27. The fu

neral of Marcellus Beltzell, aged 72, hardware merchant of Centerville, who died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday after

noon at his home after tour months illness will be held at 2 o'clock Friday

afternoon from the residence. The

Rev. M. Pfeiffer will officiate. Burial In Crownhill cemetery. Mr. Beltzell was a resident of Centerville for about fifty years. He was a member of the G. A. R. post.

KNAPP STATEMENT

RELATES OPERATION AT ELVORD'S ROOM

When Prosecutor Reller introduced

a written statement of Arch Knapp re

garding hit transactions with Blind

Dick Elvord's "blind tiger" at Hagerstown, it provoked a sharp rebuke from Attorney H. U. Johnson on the prac

tice of county prosecutors taking writ

ten statements from a defendant before he has had an opportunity of

seeking counsel. ' The statement was Introduced with

out objection, however, but Prosecutor Reller contended that the criticism of

Henry U. Johnson was unwarranted

because that statement had nothing to do with the guilt or Innocence of the

defendant but merely shed some light

on tae "blind tiger" operations in

Hagerstown which were used in work

ing up the case against Elvord, who was given a heavy fine in circuit court

and sentenced to the county jail.

Albert Steen, county sheriff, was

placed on the stand by the prosecutor to verify the statements made by Knapp which were written down and

sworn to by the defendant.

"What right has the prosecutor to eweBT-snybody -to a statement," said

Mr. Johnson. "I don't know," replied the sheriff. "Don't you know that a person, under constitutional right, does not have to make a statement," asked Mr. Johnson. "No I didnt know anything about that," replied Steen. "Don't you know that It lsnt fair to a man accused of a crime to ask him to give a statement before he had a chance to confer with friends or counsel," asked Mr. Johnson. "No, I didn't know that," replied Steen.

WMFEL WITS; LEE MEDDLES

Edward F. Warfel, of Richmond, who was elected secretary of the Wayne county Progressive central committee on January 8, to succeed Roy Fry, who resigned, today tendered his resignation of this office to Chairman Price. At the same time Warfel announced he would be a candidate for the Republican nomination for county treasurer. Warfel is engaged In the dry cleaning business. He was in the newspaper business a number of years, for a time being managing editor of a Richmond newspaper.

amalgamation, but it is hoped by some that both conventions may name the same ticket, and adopt the same platform, both of which must be progressive."

' This remarkable picture shows the U. S. S. Oklahoma, the latest addition to Uncle Sam's sea-fighting force, cleaving the water on her speed trials off Rockland, Me. The Oklahoma is fitted with reciprocal engines, while her sister ship, the Nevada, is equipped with turbine engines. Na

val men are watching the tests with interest to decide which 'type of engine is best suited to the

needs of our navy.

Thoroughly displeased over the action of the Wayne county Progressive central committee, last Tuesday, in voting not to put a Progressive county ticket In the field this year, State Chairman Edwin M. Lee today notified County Chairman Clifford Price, who is opposed to a county ticket, that he had called a mass meeting of Progressive voters of the county, to be held at the court house Saturday.

At this meeting William D. Head-i-

rick of Indianapolis, representing Lee, will urge the adoption of a resolution demanding the nomination of a Progressive county ticket. Lee says it will be impossible for him to attend the meeting Saturday because of the press of other business. Yesterday by long-distance telephone Lee notified County Chairman Price that in bis opinion a great mistake had been made by the central committee in the action It took at its meeting Tuesday. Today Chairman Price received a letter from Lee announcing his call for a mass meeting Saturday. Progressive leaders are incensed, it is understood, because of Lee's constant meddling in the affairs of the Progressive party of Wayne county. They insist that they are as loyal to the Progressive party as Lee Is, and

have not sacrificed the party's inter

est in deciding not to nominate a county ticket which would stand no chance of being elected. Wayne coun

ty Progressive leaders say that in de

ciding to maintain the party organization in the county the central committee has done all that is necessary. In part, the letter written by State Chairman Lee to County Chairman Price, reads: "There seems to be a mistaken idea concerning the June convention of our party. No steps have been taken for the amalgamation with the Republican party. Neither are we seeking an

Weather Forecast J United States Report Rain tonight, turning to snow, followed by generally fair weather Friday, except snow northeast portion. Much colder with a cold wave southwest to northwest galea.

$.500 MlfflD

TO (GET IRS

BY OR. D. W. DENNIS. The following is the completed list of sustaining members to the Anti-Tuberculosis society, in all 113; we started out to raise $500; we have not sought to increase the list since the entire $500 wa&raised; the response has been generous; within two weeks the entire sum was raised. We shall now seek to make the amount $1,000 byraising in the same proportion the remaining $500 in the other townships of the county. The money from the city of Richmond is now due; more than half of it is now paid and in the banks. We thank you, one and all, sincerely. Our obligation begins now; you will see Jby the papers within the next month how we are getting on with the other $500.

FINAL LIST OF NAMES. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Price. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Iliff. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Mansfield. Gath Freeman. Henry Goldfinger. W. E. Jameson. Robert H. Wiechman. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Hollingsworth. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Carr. Mrs. Clara B. Graves. Continued On Page Seven.

SORORITY EXPRESSES THANKS TO DEALERS

Members of the Psl Iota XI sorority

wish to thank the firms, including

Romey Furniture company, Droltt Furniture company, Grothaus, Weiss, Doan & Klute. Reed FurniMirn Store

Nicholson Book Store, Nicholson Print

tag company. Ackerman & Co. and

especially the management of the Hotel Westcott for eoiirteav thnwn thorn

when a benefit card party was given at

tne Hotel westcott.

CHANGES 6.0. P. DATE

Requests from members of the com

mittee living out of the city has led

County Chairman Bowman to change

the date of the meeting of the Republican county central committee

from next Tuesday to 1:30 o clock Saturday, January 29. The meeting will be held at the court house for the purpose of considering the new rulings on the primary law as well as the recent action of the county Progressive committee in deciding not to place a Ucket in the field this year.

COMPLETE INVENTORY.

The inventory of the property at the county poor farm shows a s1n of $959 over last year's Inventory. The county commissioners visited the farm Monday and reported to the county auditor today that the poor farm property to be valued at 111.170. During the past three months. Superintendent Petro has turned Into the county treasurer $1,237.40 received In the sale of products.

JEWS APPEAL FOR RELIEF FUNDS

This having been designated by President Wilson and Governor Ralston as Jewish Relief day, an appeal was made today by a committee of local men for funds with which to help alleviate suffering among the stricken millions of Jews in Poland, Galicia and Russia. The committee consists of A. Harsh, EdHirsch, Sam Fred and Sam Vigran. Regardless of sectarian or religious differences persons who were approached gave generously to the fund. The campaign will not close today but will continue for a week. Heretofore Richmond Jews have taken up several purses among themselves and contributed to the national headquarters at New York. But as the need across the ocean has become more pressing they have decided to give all citizens a chance to assist in this noble relief work. Contributions will be received by members of the committee or at The Palladium office.

Yesterday. Maximum 58 Minimum 43

Local Forecast Cold wave and westerly gale tonight and Friday, with probable snow flurries. General Conditions-The western

storm has divided into two sections, one crossing the great lakes now and the other is still over the Rocky mountains. The cold wave is moving In behind the lake storm. The western storm now over the Rocky mountains will probably follow in a few days. Ex

tremely cold weather continues over the northwest and will probably con

trol weather conditions over most of

the United States for the next several

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VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT MEANS DRUNK PERMITS MURDER SAYS RELLER "A hell-hole of iniquity," was the way Attorney Joshua Allen described the environment in which the shooting of William N. Williams, colored, took place on last Halloween night, for which Arch Knapp is facing the charge of voluntary manslaughter. "The reason that Knapp fired the shot at Williams was because he had so much of the cheap Dick Elvord's 'blind tiger' whisky in him that he was unconscious of anything around him. It was a drunken accident but was bereft of any criminal intent on the part of Knapp. If

the 'blind tiger' had not been there, the killing would not have taken place for Knapp had no ill feeling toward Williams."

The above statement, made by At-

torney Allen in his argument this morning, sums up' the defense that Knapp has attempted to show before the jury. ' ' Situation la Peculiar. '

"It was a peculiar siatuatlon there at Hagerstown," said Allen. "This

'blind tiger was being run and the

liquor sold there would be complimented if It should be called whiskey. It was nothing bat a narcotic It was not 'Arch Knapp' who killed the man, it waa the "blind tiger whiskey within him and because the defendant had no Intent or malice toward Williams he can not be held' to a strict accoontContinued on Page Two. '