Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 75, 7 February 1916 — Page 1

RICHMOTN JD PAJLLABIUM HOME EDITION HOME EDmon -t vi I MM 75 Palladium and sun-Telarram RICHMOND, IND.; MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1916. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS COOK TRIES TO BLOCK CERTIFICATIONS OF STRAYER AND HARLAN All Kinds of Trouble

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Will there be any candidates for the Republican nomination for prosecuting attorney of Wayne county? About 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the last day for filing certifications of candidacies for nominations on the various tickets, it was discovered that Frank Strayer, Denver Harlan and Ralph Ranck, the three contestants for the G. O. P. nomination for prosecutor, had filed their applications with the clerk of the Wayne circuit court instead of with the secretary of state, at Indianapolis, as required by the primary law.

Cook's Office Closed. L. S. Bowman, Republican county chairman, got into communication with Strayer and Harlan in time for them to catch a. car leaving for Indianapolis at 5:40. He was unable to locate Ranck. Reaching Indianapolis, Strayer and Harlan discovered that the secretary of state's office was closed, although the secretary. Homer Cook, had previously promised over the long distance telephone, to keep his office open Saturday evening. Falling to gain admission to the office of tie secretary of Btate, Strayer ar.d Harlan each shoved their application papers under the of'ce door in the presence of witnesses. After they had left Richmond for Indianapoli3, Attorney W. H. Kelley sent by registered letter duplicate applications for both Harlan and Strayer, wLIch were received by Secretary of State Cook Sunday. Believes Them Qualified. County Chairman Bowman says he Is confident that both Harlan and Strayer had qualified their candidacies. He pointed out th-t they not only had placed their applications in the office of the secretary of state before midnight, Saturday, but that their duplicate applications had been received by the secretary of state thirty days prior to the primary election, as required by the state law. State officials, however, have contended that Saturday, February 5, was the legal limit for filing applications of candidacies because Feb. 6 came on a Sunday, on which day the office of secretary of state Is not open. They Continued On Page Twelve.

The county commissioners today expressed themselves in favor of building the south side bridge in 1916 and visited the proposed sites this afternoon for the purpose of instructing County Engineer Mueller at what location the bridge should be built. Mr. Mueller believes that South G street is the most advisable location for the bridge and indicated that opinion to the commissioners this afternoon. Within all probability the commissioners will decide definitely upon this location this afternoon after returning from their viewing trip.

Action l Assured. Assurance was given Saturday when the Joint ccuimittee from the South Side and the South West Improvement associations petitioned the commissioners for immediate action that final action would be taken today and to impress upon the county officials that they "meant business" th. committee called at the court house again today and made arrangements to accompany the commlssione: i to the proposed sites this afternoon. U 2 o'clock J. Henry Bode, as chaiman of the joint committee, several memVrs of both associations, the county commissioners and Mr. Mueller left the court house for an inspection tour. President M. D. Doddridge Indicated Continued On Page Two. GREAT AUDIENCES GREET EVANGELISTS IN UNION CAMPAIGN The union revival services under the auspices of the three Methodist Episcopal churches of Richmond, opened Sunday and large congregations greeted the evangelists. Rev. J. McD. Kerr and Rev. H. W. Kerr, brothers, who will conduct the campaign. Rev. J. McD. Kerr preached at the morning service of Grace M. E. church and Rev. W. H. Kerr preached at the First M. E. church in the evening. Services will this week be held In the Crace church each evening at 7:30 o'clock. This evening's service Is designated "Ladies' Aid and Ivies' and Pastor's Union Night." Tuesday will be Brotherhood night and Wednesday will be Epworth League night. Group meetings of the prayer circle will be held Tuesday at 3 o'clock at the following homes: Mrs. A. T. Wilson, 309 Boyer street; Mrs. Fred Allen, 418 Randolph street; firs. W. D. Stevenson, 408 South Fifteenth street; Mrs. Thomas Lovin. 20 f.orth Fifth street: Mi.-s Frances CunhjpffKiuo. 327 North Eleventh street . J

PREPAREDNESS LEADERS ASK FOR OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Confident that they control the house by at least a two-thirds vote, preparedness leaders today brought in their first national defense bill. Chairman Padgett of the naval affairs committee, demanded that all rules of the house be set aside and that the bill increasing the number of cadets at the naval academy be passed forthwith. The mrtlon to set aside the house rules can be passed only by a vote of two-thirds of the house,' but the preparedness advocates declared that they had plenty of support to assure the adoption of the motion. The anti-preparedness faction asserted that the measure was designed to provide officers for the increased number of ships provided for in the five-year construction program proposed by the President and the navy department. They opposed the bill because they said it involved the whole question of increased defense, '"he preparedness leaders insisted that the bill was necessary to provide officers for the ships now In commission and in reserve. FRIENDS RESIST WAR S. E. Nicholson, editor of the American Friend, has received word from London that practically all 'he members of the society in that country have given notice that they will seek exemption rom the compulsory military service under the clause covering "conscientious objectors." STREET HEARING HELD Hearings on two proposed permanent street improvements, the paving of Richmond avenue, from Doran bridge to West Fifth street, and the paving of South Seventh street, MaiD to South A streets, with a sewer to extend along that street from Main street to South B street, were given by the board of public works today. Owing to the absence of President Bavls, however, no action was taken on either improvement. The two improvements will be considered by the board again Thursday. Weather Forecast United States Report Fair and colder. Tuesday fair. Temperature. Noon 12 . . Yesterday. Maximum 33 Minimum , 20 Local Forecast Fair tonight and Tuesday, followed by increasing cloud-i mess. Zero or below tonight. General Conditions The storm over the southwest is moving rapidly northeast and is causing snow over the central states. Cold wave from Canada moved rapidly behind the storm and covered most of the Mississippi valley fh)a marniujr.

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LUSITANIA CASE BELIEVED SETTLED WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Acceptance by the United States of the latest German suggestion for a settlement of the Lusitania controversy was forecasted in official circles today. The chief optimist was Senator Stone of Missouri, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. Following conferences at the state . department and White House, Senator Stone expressed the belief that danger was passed. HOLD CUNNINGHAM ON ASSAULT COUNT MADE BY STEWART Herbert Cunningham, colored is being held by the police pending an investigation of a charge of highway robbery preferred against him by Harry Stewart, an aged white man. . Stewart alleges that Cunningham assaulted him on North Tenth street, near the old Akron house, Saturday night then robbed him of $20. Etta Smith, colored, who operates this house, has informed the police that she saw Cunningham with Stewart shortly before the assault is alleged to have occurred. No charge of highway robbery has been preferred against Ed Bodiker, suspected of having assailed Miss Marie Dillon last month and Miss Anna Newman last December. CHAMP CLARK WANTS MILITARY STATISTICS ON CONGRESS FLOOR TASHINGTON, Feb. 7. A scene of wild confusion on the floor of the house precipitated by tLe first prepar edness bill, called up for action today. brought Champ Clark out of the speaker's chair seeking military information. In the noisy hubdub with a half dozen members shrieking shrill questions, the speaker decanded that the house naval affairs committee explain: Why the United States cannot build warships as fast as England? Why the biggest available guns are put on our battleships?

DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLE FOR GREAT LOVE FEAST

All preparations have been completed for the Sixth district Democratic love feast, to be held this evening at the Coliseum and which promises to be the most important event of its kind held by the district Democrats in several years. Following the banquet the balcony and gallery will be opened to the public at 7:30 o'clock so that anyone who so desires can hear the speaking. J. A. M. Adair, a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, will be the principal speaker but the crowd will be most Interested in the address of John M. Lontz of Richmond, a candidate for the congressional nomination. This will be his first speech of the campaign. Prominent party workers from Indianapolis and throughout the district will attend the meeting. '

PROGRESSIVES RUSH COUNTY TICKET INTO FIELD AT LAST MINUTE

Pleadings of the Progressive State Chairman Edwin M. Lee for a Progressive ticket in Wayne county as an important agency in the maintenance of the county organization of the party, were taken seriously by certain Bull Moose leaders, residing for the most part in the western section of the county, and late Saturday, afternoon certifications of candidacies for office were filed with County Clerk Kelly. No candidates for prosecutor, for commissioner from the Middle district and for surveyor were certified. The Bull Moose ticket will comprise the following: For Coroner Roscoe C. Parker of Washington township. For Recorder Scaife E. , Reed of Washington township. For Sheriff Albert E. Ranks of Richmond. For Treasurer Orange D. Hall of Dublin. BRITISH TROOPS AT KUT-EL-AMARA FACE STARVATION CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 7. British troops besieged Kut-El-Amara by Turkish forces are short of food and ammunition and will be compelled to surrender very soon. A dispatch from Bagdad states that a wireless message from the commander of the besieged troops, sent to the relief expedition which has tried in vain to reach Kut-El-Amara, says that the British force is on the verge of starvation and that the supply of ammu nition would last for only a week. Disentary and typhus fever are said to have cause havoc among the English soldiers. MEN CONDUCT SERVICES. ELWOOD, Ind., Feb. 7. Local pas tors sat witn their congregations yesterday and let the aspiring men folks of the congregation run the services.

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For Commissioner, Western District Isaiah Fricker of Jackson township The action of putting out a county ticket is in defiance of the recent action of the Progressive county central committee, which by a vote of 20 to 5, Continued on Page Twelve PAPERS FILED BY CANDIDATES FOR PRIMARIES Candidates whose certifications were filed 4n the county clerk's office Sat urday are as follows: Commissioner, Middle District. Republican William Cheesman, Center. Democrat James Harris, Center. Commissioner, Western District. Republican M. D. Doddridge, Washington; Andrew Simpson, Jefferson. Democrat Robert Hartman, Jackson. - Progressive Isaiah Fricker, Jackson. Coroner. Republican W. W. Anderson, L. M. Gentle, R. D. Morrow. Democrat Fred Buche. Progressive-Roscoe Parker, Washington. Recorder. Republican Robert Boyd, Joseph Edwards, Harry Fisher, Joseph Groves, Jackson; Dave Hoover, Jefferson; John C. King, Center; Barney Linderman, Clay; Benjamin Parsons, Joseph Peltz, Harry Shaw, Harry Wessel, Oscar Williams, Isaac Winburn. Democrat Henry Long, John Pickett, Harry Thalls. Progressive Scaife Reed, Washington. Sheriff. Republican Jesse Bailey, Jacob Bayer, Clem Carr, Frank Demaree, Oscar Mashmeyer, Willis Rich, Howard Ridge, Hamilton Squires, Clay; Albert Steen, Harry Thornburg, Dalton, William Watson. . . t Democrat, Benjamin Drischell, Frank Rels, George Young. Progressive Albert Ranks. Surveyor. Republican Howard H. Horton, Levi Peacock. Democrat James C. Starr. Treasurer. Republican Thomas Ahl, Center; W. Howard Brooks, Robert Hall, Fillmore, Riggs, Edward F. Warfel, Abiathar Way, Edward Weidner. Democrat William Hunt, Jackson. Progressive Orange Hall, Jackson. GAS OVERCOMES HILL Elam Hill, 78 Fort Wayne avenue, a painted by trade, while working at the Robinson foundry this morning, was overcome by the fumes of gas coming from the furnaces. He was revived after brief unconsciousness and taken to his home in an amb -.lance. His condition is not serious. The accident happened about 9 o'clock.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 7. Sixteen dead, thousands homeless, twenty towns swept by water and property damage that cannot be estimated until the flood recedes, were the startling facts faced today by the country along the Arkansas river where the still rising stream has broken through thelevees. A greater disaster was in prospect as the flood waters of the '1ssis&ippi steadily climbed toward the danger mark near Arkansas City. If the big levees there go out, the worst calamity

BELIEVE LYNCH INDUCED STIVERS TO ENTER RACE

One of the real surprises for the voters of the Sixth district cn the final day for filing certifications of candidates for public offices was the action of Charles W. Stivers of Liberty, a newspaper publisher, entering the contest for the Republican nomination for representative in congress against Judge D. W. Comstock of Richmond, and P. J. Lynch of New Castle. Mr. Stivers had never indicated his Intention of seeking this nomination and in a recent issue of his weekly newspaper, the Liberty Herald, he published a strong endorsement of the candidacy of Judge Comstock.

See Hand of Lynch Many Richmond Republicans see in the Stivers candidacy the hand of P. J. Lynch. Those who are supporting the Lynch candidacy are expressing the opinion that Stivers will be able to secure some support which otherwise would have gone to Comstock, especially in Union county. Stivers once before sought the Republican congressional nomination ut was decisively defeated. Wayne county Republicans who attended the G. O. P. rally at New Castle

CREMATION AND KNIFE ESCAPED BY PET DOG WHICH JENKINS SHOT

"Dick" the venerable and very fat fox terrier in the family of Chief of Police Goodwin, bears a charmed life. The tale being told today. of how Dick escaped cremation at the city crematory then chloroform and dissection in the biological department at Earlham college is the real epic growing out of the recent edict of the county) health office proclaiming a ban against and a general massacre of dogs.

STATE HOLDS UP GAS RATE BOOST (BULLETIN) INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7. 18 as the date of hearing: and 21 as the date of hearing and announced no temporary increase in rates would be granted until auditors of the commission could go to Richmond and make an investigation of the properties involved. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. A Officials of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company this afternoon petitioned the public service commission for immediate hearing to increase gas rates from 40 cents to 75 cents In Richmond. Officials say there is a big deficit In revenues and they must have relief at once. Attorney Bond and Mayor Robbins and a delegation of Richmond men were here for the city and protested against the action. There was serious objection from the citizens of Richmond to an increase in rates. The commission has not announced its decision. ' When Commissioners McClure, Murphy and Edwards called the meeting this afternoon City Attorney Bond moved that the hearing be continued until after the commission engineers had completed making an appraisal of the physical valuation of the company's gas property, work which will require over two months. Attorney Beasley, one of the company's staff of counsel, at once opposed the adoption of such motion. He said an emergency existed and if the company had to continue to operate any longer under . existing rates It would mean a receivership. After this statement the commissioners took the city attorney's motion under consideration.

in the history of this section will b visited upon the country. The Arkansas river has formed a giant lake, with the east wall of the Mississippi river forming one of its banks. For distance of forty miles the lake was thirty miles wide today. All of Arkansas City except the upper stories of buildings was under water. Only a few residents of the city remained in their homes, marooned in the second stories, and three steamers were tied to the levee, ready te take them off when the flood wateri theaten to wash away the houses. ,

Saturday brought back the story that influential party leaders in Henry county had predicted Comctcok would carry that county over Lynch anywhere from 500 plurality to a two to one vote. Lynch, it is understood, received the customary endorsement of the Henry county central, committee, but Richmond party leaders have been Informed that two members of the committee voted against this indorsement while some other committeemen declined to vote. Dick Ordered Killed. Chief Goodwin decided Dick had outlived his usefulness and so decided to have him sent to dog heaven. He requested George Jenkins, superintendent of the crematory and lord high canine executioner under the dog quarantine edict to perform the last sad rites over Dick. Jenkins agreed and Dick was led forth to execution amid the wailings of the members of the Goodwin household. Saturday afternoon Jenkins called at police headquarters and the chief asked him If Dick had departed his earthly existence. "Yes, I shot him myself, poor little fellow," said Jenkins, almost weeping. "Then I cremated the carcass." Saturday evening George M. Guyer, engineer at Earlham college and a brother-in-law of the police chief, noticed a light in a part of the college basement which is seldom used. He made an inspection and found the contented Dick, chained to a post anc feasting from a bowl of milk. "Dick, I thought you . were deads" gasped the astonished Guyer. Dick wagged a stump tail, blinked knowingly and continued lapping up milk The delighted Guyer promptly took Dick to his home where Mrs. Guyer was so delighted to see him that Sunday she killed a ' chicken for Dick, which he devoured with much relish. From now on Dick will be a member of the Guyer. household. Mrs. Guyer says she cannot trust the family pet with, her brother any longer. Jenkins would like to know what fox terrier he executed Saturday. He thinks one of his assistants must have secretly given the chiefs dog to some college students. CITY CAN GET TRACTION LINE HAAS REPORTS "If Richmond wants another electric railroad, she can get it," said E. M. Haas, secretary of the Commercial club who returned from Huntington, Ind., with Charles Jordan, chairman of the electric railways committee, after a conference with promoters of the merger of six steam and electric railroads in northern Indiana and northern Ohio into one large traction system. . .- "The prospects are bright and the information Mr. Jordan and I received will be given to the committee at Its meeting in a few days," said Mr. Haas.