Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 219, 1 August 1916 — Page 1

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AUTOMOBILE GAL1PAI6N TO STIR UP INTEREST IN SUFFRAGE MOMENT

'" Definite plans for the automobile campaign to be started by the Wayne county suffragists on August 15, in conjunction with the members of the ' Woman's Franchise League of Indiana, of which the Wayne county organization is a branch, were outlined at a meeting held with Mrs. Nelle Barnard, county chairman, at her home in Glen View last evening.

Those present were the executive

committees of the Wayne county or

ganization and the Richmond league and . included Mrs. Nelle Barnard,

county chairman. .Mrs. Edward Dye, vice-chairman, Miss Alice Hill, secretary-treasurer, Miss Florence King, president of , the Richmond league, Miss Morris, treasurer of the RichContinued on Page Two

ZEPPELINS USE AERIAL TORPEDO IN COAST RAIDS

LONDON, Aug. 1. Latest reports " on the raid of last night showed that ' Germans axe using a new weapon in their aerial warfare. This is an aerial torpedo. Several weeks ago it was reported that German engineers had invented a new engine of destruction to be used by the Zeppelin ships, but this was used for the first time last Light. t One of the Zeppelin airships is believed to have been damaged by the heavy fire directed on it while homeHard bound. The Evening News States that the searchlights of a town on the southeast coast detected the airship while it sailed eastward toward the sea from the interior of England. The British, guns opened , heavy fire upon the raider.

ELIASON HARVESTS 31-BUSHEL YIELD

HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Aug. 1. Wheat harvest has about ended in this community and harvesting of oats was begun last week. Link Eliason threshed an eighteen acre field of wheat which turned out thirty-one bushels to the acre and the weight was sixty lbs. to the bushel. The 'dry weather has affected the oats seriously and the crop is short.

RAILROADS OPPOSE GRANTING REQUEST : FOR EIGHT HOUR DAY

CHICAGO, Aug. 1. The railroads will not budge one inch from the position they have, taken with, their employes and which has resulted in the utrike vote, according to Harry A. Wheeler, chairman of a special committee of .the national, chamber, of commerce." The committee was named to try for- a peaceful solution of the eight hour day and overtime dispute between four brotherhoods, involving more than 350.000 men, and the railroads. Wheeler has-just returned from New. .York after a conference with railroad officials.

FRENCH AIR FLEET DRIVEN BACK FROM GERMAN INVASION

BERLIN, Aug. 1. Defeat of a French air squadron that had invaded

Germany for an attack on Meulheim and other Rhine cities was announced by the war office today. The machine carrying the commanders of the squadron was shot down, The battle in the air occurred Sunday and was reported from headquarters in the following statement under date of July 31: "A French air squadron engaged against Meulheim was attacked, routed and pursued to the vicinity of Nuernberg by our machines. The enemy's head aeroplane .was shot down northwest of Meulhausen. Lieutenant Hohensdorf shot down, his eleventh foe north of Bataume."

NEW BRIDGE NEEDED AT EAST GERMANTOWN

Germantown's historic old wooden bridge located just east of the town will probably be replaced by a modern structure. Because' of its breaking down Sunday it is closed to traffic. County Surveyor Peacock said today that the bridge was getting so old that it would be folly to spend any great amount for its improvement. Road Superintendent Jones is looking after the bridge and trjing to repair it at least for temporary use.

COMPILE DIRECTORY.

A new merchant's credit directory is being compiled by the Commercial club. When completed it will contain rating of almost every Richmond citizen.

TELEGRAPHERS. GET WAGE INCREASE ON NEW YORK CENTRAL

NEW YORi:, Aug. 1. The telegraphers of the New York Central and Nickle plate railroads today won their fight for an increase of wages. An increase of 8 per cent in pay is granted to telegraphers who sought 15 per cent on the lines west of Buffalo. Those on the line east of Buffalo asking 13 per cent were granted 10 per cent. The board's finding grants double pay on Sundays and seven days annual vacation to all telegraphers who work nine or more hours, and who have been two years in the service. Those who have been three years with the road get ten days vacation.

KAISER DEPLORES PERSISTENCY OF ALLIES IN CONTINUING WAR

REDUCE ASSESSMEET ON TELEPHONE PLANT

The state board of tax commissioners today announced that the assessment of the" Richmond Home Tele

phone company was reduced $315,580 to $209,588.

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$1,000 BOND SET FOR AUTO THIEVES

HUGHES WILL SUPPORT FEDERAL E1EN0MT FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE

DONDON, Aug. 1. A message from Emperor William to the German imperial chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, on the second anniversary of the war transmitted by a Reuters correspondent at Amsterdam quotes the Kaiser as follows: "There are still hard times ahead. After the terrible storm of two years of war the desires for sunshine and peace is stirring all human hearts. But the war continues because the battle cry of the enemy government is still the destruction of Germans.

The blame for further bloodshed falls only on our enemy. Germany , knows she is fighting for existence; knows her strength and relies on God's help. Therefore, there is nothing to shake pur determination and endurance." In a proclamation to the army and navy the Kaiser says: "The strength and will of the enemy is not yet broken. We must continue the severe struggle in order to secure the safety of our beloved homeland and preserve the honor of the Fatherland and the greatness of the empire."

Bonds for Harry Whipple and Joe Thomas, who are charged with having stolen an auto belonging to Rev. A. J. Feeger, Saturday nigh have been placed at $1,000 each. The prisoners have- been unable to furnish bonds and Prosecutor Reller said that he felt certain that they would never be able to. "I will bring a burglary charge against them," Reller said today. "If convicted on this charge, the sentence will be ten to twenty years in the state prison which is the heaviest penalty possible for this offense. I am going to put a stop to this automobile stealing business.' There are two other possible charges which might be placed against the men, house breaking, two to fourteen years, and grand larceny, one to fourteen years.

BURNS IS IMPROVING

Harry Burns, of Greensburg, who was taken to the hospital Sunday morning after he had suffered a sunstroke, is improving rapidly and will soon be released from the hospital.

1916 YEARLY MEETING PROGRAM TO CONTAIN NAMES OF SPEAKERS; BRINGS DISTINCT INNOVATION

BOMB EXPLOSIONS . WRECK BUILDINGS

CHICAGO, Aug. 1. Two terrific bomb explosions tore the side out of the building at 1215 South Racine avenue today. It is the home of Abraham M. Liebling, editor of the Jewish Dally Press, published in the same building. Liebling and his family and the family of I. Troy were thrown from their beds and bruised.

MAN WHO CONVERTED BILLY SUNDAY DEAD

FOX MAY OBTAIN PAROLE FOR ELVORD

Richard Elvord may.be paroled. Judge Fox is investigating to see what can be done toward securing a parole for 'Blind Dick" Elvord, Hagerstown, who is serving out a six months sentence of imprisonment in the county jail which was imposed on him June 28 for running a blind tiger. The parole will likely have to come from the governor, the judge said today. If this is the case he will likely recommend the release of the blind prisoner. v "I feel sorry for the man," Judge Fox said. "He is blind and has to sit there closed in on all sides by thick walls and with nothing to do to pass the time. He keeps claiming that he is innocent of the last charge."

At least one radical change will be made in the program for the Friends' yearly meeting which will begin at the East Main street Friends' church on Sept. 19, preceded on Sept 18 by

the meeting of the committee on ministry and oversight. The session will close the folio .ving Sunday. Names of speakers will be printed

on the program, a distinct departure ! from the custom of former years. This

announcement was ; made today by

President Robert L. Kelly of Earlham college, clerk of the meeting and

chairman of a special committee to revise the -progra m- - --The - program

will carry more information of -In

terest to persons attending the meeting. More attention will be given to

ARREST PRESIDENT OF DOCK COMPANY

NEW, YORK, Aug. 1. While New Jersey authorities were seeking sufficient evidence today to warrant the arrest of two millionaire railway presidents in connection with the ammunition explosion on Black Tom island, E. L. McKenzie, president of the National Dock and Storage company was arrested at his home in Fairfield N. J.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1. Harry Monroe, "the lighthouse of the Pacific's garden mission," is dead. He was the man who converted Billy Sunday and started him- on his career of evangelism. His death was due to an injury received in c street car accident last winter. He was born in Exeter, N. Y., January IS, 1S53, and after a rough life as a youth, was converted thirty-six years ago and has since devoted his life to religious work.

HEAT CLAIMS 379

CHICAGO. Aug. 1. Stirred to life by a northeast breeze, Lake Michigan, which had been quiescent for a recordbreaking period, brought relief to Chicago and today the city is really alive again after a night during which the mercury dropped almost to the seventy mark with a strong breeze. The total toll of deaths during' the heat wave which established new records for continuous high minlmums and 100 per cent, sunshine days is placed at 379. St. Louis reported a high of 98 and Kansas City 98.

CLAIMS AGAINST BELLIGERENTS DEFERRED UNTIL PEACE DECLARED i . . , , .

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the mission work and a general effort will be made to prepare a highly interesting program. These sugestions will be incorporated into the revised list of sessions at a committee meeting to be called soon by President Kelly. Among the other members of the committee are: Mrs. M. A. J. Ballard, Prof. E. P. Trueblood, Miss Hunt of Charlottsville, and Harry Reeves.

FORTY ARE DROWNED AS SHIP CAPSIZES

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 1. The steamer Ecuador capsized today off the port of Constitution and forty persons were drowned. Many were saved by rescue boats that put out from the mouth of the Maule river.

OREGON BOYS REACH EAST

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 1. Three high school boys have just reached here from Portland, Ore., after walking from the Pacific coast. They left Portland May 7.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Charles Evans Hughes, Republican candidate for president, today declared himself In favor of an amendment to the constitution granting women the right to vote. He made his views known In a telegram sent in reply to an inquiry from Senator George Sutherland of Utah. Mr. Hughes states that the proposed amendment should be submitted and ratified in order that the question of woman suffrage should be removed from political discussion. The text of the message to Sutherland follows : "Your telegram has been received.

In my answer to the notification I did not refer to the proposed Federal amendment relating to Voman's suffrage as this was not mentioned in the platform. I have no objection, how ever, to stating my personal views. "As I said in my speech, I think it to be much desirable that the question of woman suffrage Ehould be settled promptly. The question is of such a nature that it should be settled for the entire country. "My view is that the proposed amendment should be submitted and ratified and the subject removed from political discussion."

CONFERENCE PLANS FOR FESTIVAL

TO DISCUSS MERCHANT'S AND PAGEANT

Tentative plans for the Commercial club's fall festival and centennial celebration under consideration will assume definite shape before Saturday night. Developments were expected to come rapidly after a conference which was arranged this afternoon between Lewis Iliff, general chairman of the festival executive and publicity committee, and E. M. Haas, secretary of the club. A meeting of the full committee membership will be held later in the week. Announcement was also made by Secretary Haas that Mr. Marx, who makes a specialty of aeroplane exhi

bitions and festivals of this charade! who is now at Hamilton, Ohio, wouW be in the city this week to consider a contract with the club. Features of Festival. From the outline of the celebratiot which assumed shape today it vail incorporate, not only the features of the last fall festival in 1913 but will be far more elaborate. Among the principal features of the three-day festival will be: Aeroplane and balloon flights and ascensions. Electrical pageant in connection Continued On Page Eight.

iPANISHcWMNLEADS

ERICANS INTO TRAP; RANGERS SEEK TRAIL

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action on individual claims of losses to American firms and individuals resulting from interference with their rights by European belligerent nations, will be deferred until the end of the war. Meanwhile the general protests against abridgement of American rights will be pushed to Great Britain and her allies in the effort to have existing discrimination done away with. To insist upon an adjustment of existing grievances for individuals or single firms, in the midst of the war, would jeopardize the best Interests of American commerce, officials are con-

INFANTILE PLAGUE CLAIMS 57 BABIES

tion of collecting damages should be

left to an international committee on trade claims that is certain to be named after the war. Details of the number of protests that have been filed with the departments of justice and commerce reciting discrimination and damage resultig from delayed mails, diverted cablegrams and the like is withheld. It is very likely that the total is very large.

LABOR FEDERATION BACKS RAILROADERS IN 8 HOUR DEMAND

NEW YORK, Aug. 1. Deaths in the infantile paralysis epidemic broke all records in the twenty-four hours ending at 10 a. m. today. The number of new cases also, increased materially. There were 57 deaths and 159 new cases as against 57 deaths and 132 cases the day before, the total deaths and' cases now being 89S and 4,133, respectively.

CLAUDE KEEVER CALLED BY DEATH YESTERDAY

Claude S. Keever,.31, former editor and owner of the Fountain City Times, trustee of New Garden township for six years, and well known in Richmond and Wayne county, Is dead at his home. 330 South Sixteenth street. Death came yesterday afternoon after an Illness extending over about a year and a half. Ten days ago Mr.

Keever returned from Battle Creek, Mich., where he had gone in a vain attempt to regain his health.

Mr. Keever was born at Huntertown,

The American Federation of Labor ...ill 1 1

win support me Kailroad Broth

iiWuo in lueir euoris to secure an eight-hour day, preferably by arbitration, "but the Federation will stand solidly behind them if recourse to a strike is necessary.' Robert Graham, president of the Central Labor Council of this city, has received notice of the decision of the head officials of the federation.. During the entire campaign for the eighthour day the Central Labor Council has supported local railroad njen. "It will just be the final step to stand by them and to help them in every way possible when the crisis comes," Graham said today. ,

DEUTSCHLAND STAYS

BALTIMORE, Aug. 1. Once more the German merchant submarine today failed to start on her return trip across the Atlantic. After an "off-

again on-again" performance that kept

FORT HANCOCK, Tex., Aug.- 1. Texas rangers and government line riders rode down the border all night and this morning seeking the Mexicans who escaped after the clash between American soldiers and the outlaws, in which two Americans aud five bandits were slain. In every Mexicin village and louesu"io hut along the international line, the pursuers sought the desperate renegades. Back at the scene of the attacks, guardsmen of Company C, Eighth Massachusetts infantry, entrenched themselves and held their outpost po

sition against the new raid that was expected hourly. Citizens along that portion of the border begged the mili

tary authorities for leave to cross the

Rio Grande and attack the larger ban

dit bands known to be in that territory. One of the objects of the rangers pursuits was a woman a Spanish woman who is said to have had a guiding hand in the affairs of the Mexican raiders. It was she who really led the soldiers, customs officials and cow

boys into the trap that had been laid for them. It was she who stood in the doorway of the hut of Pas Sepulveor and engaged James D. Bean, customs chief, In conversation while the bandits inside the house believed to have been the store house of great quantities of smuggled ammunition trained their rifles on the approaching troops. After the firing it was she who led the escaping bandits into the brush.

GORDON AND SPEKENHEIR MEET; NEW ORLEANS EXPECTS EXPLOSION

When Al Spekenhier of Bogaloosa, La., former postmaster of Richmond, read the dispatches concerning the munition" explosion" in NewYork, he probably thought the news services had made a mistake in locating the source of the detonation. He probably thought it was caused by the arrival of J. Bennet Gordon, a former Ricmond newspaper man, at New Orleans where he has accepted a position on the Nev Orleans Item. Supposition of this nature would not be accredited to Mr. Spekenhier if it had not been for the toe of a letter which Lawrence Handley has just received in which Spekenhier describes Gordon's visit to Bogaloosa. Spekenhier writes that Gordon has added considerably to certain sections of his vocabulary which new verbal

equipment was used with telling effect with Spekenhier as the subject. The natives according to the letter, stood in awe, "not being used to the Chester dialect," and feared an open break into hostilities. The writer added that if the 'New Orleans Item turned Gordon loose on the town he was sure an explosion would be forthcoming and that he would listen for the reverberations.

COOL WEATHER GIVES PERSONS CHANCE TO REGAIN LOST SLEEP

SONS Gf VETERANS PLAN ENCAMPMENT IN WAYNE COUNTY

GHOOSES PRISON LIFE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 1. Choosing to remain in prison rather than accept a parole on the condition that she go back to her husband and children, Mrs. Lydia Hartman, of Nappanee, informed Governor Ralston that she wished the parole revoked. The Governor acceded to her request.

LAST TEN DAYS HOTTEST PERIOD IN WAYNE COUNTY SINCE JULY 1901

Did you realize that the ten days vhich closed yesterday marked the hottest period of similar length since July 1901. Such afe the facts as shown by rornrHc Irant of t Vl o water wnrto miffln.

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Weather Forecast

1916 was 95 degrees which is extremely severe. In July 1901, there were seventeen consecutive days on which the thermometer registered 90 degrees or above. There were a total of twentyfive days in the month which register, ed 90 degrees or more. The maximum for the month was 102, which was three degrees higher than the maximum for this July.

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citement for two hours, efforts to move the Deutschland out of her berth were abandoned. Her barge barricades were again sealed up.

" Forecast for Indiana: Fair tonightj and Wednesday.' Cooler tonight in i

southwest portion. Temperature. Noon SiYesterday. Maximum " 95 Minimum ...............v....... 68

in -i i - Local Forecast: Partly cloudy, but mostly fair , tonight and Wednesday. Moderate temperatures. General Conditions:. The hot wave has been broken up temporarily north of the fortieth parallel. ' But it Is getting warmer in the far west. Heavy local thunderstorms occurred

yesterday afternoon in the extreme western and southern portions of Wayne county, also in Union county. But there will be no general rainfall in the central states for several days. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster.

OLD SETTLERS MEET

Caleb Harvey, president of the Wayne County Old Settlers association, has called a meeting of the officers and the executive committee at the Commercial club rooms in Centerville tonight. Arrangements will be made for the annual reunion which will be held in the park at Centerville on Aug. 19. So far no arrangements for speakers have been made. The official and only list of the old settlers - who have died will be prepared and read by Walter Ratliff, secretary of the association.

"Wasn't last night the best night to sleep- you ever lived through in all your life?" This sentence and others having the same purport were the most common bits of conversation in Richmond today. Late in the evening thunderstorms in various parts of the county cooled the atmosphere to such an extent that Richmond experienced the first relief from the torrid weather that has caused the city to swelter for about two weeks. Today, although it was getting warmer again, the temperature showed a drop of eleven degrees from yesterday's maximum which was 95.

MOOSE PIGK SPEAKERS

Campfires may burn brightly, tents may be pitched, pickets stationed and army grub dished out in a regular military camp between Richmond and Fountain City. This is the latest plan for a joint encampment to be held sometime this month by the Winchester and the Richmond posts of Sons of Veterans. The idea was evolved as the result of the visit of the Winchester degree team and members, numbering 44 men, to the local post last night, when the Winchester men conferred work on a class of 14 candidates. Ten visitors including some of the grand officers, came from Indianapolis. Light refreshments were served after which the work which was exemplified in splendid manner,

BRITISH DRIVE BACK GERMAN ASSAULTS

James A. Goodrich, of Winchester, candidate for governor of Indiana, and John Lantz, senatorial candidate in Ohio, have been selected as the speakers for the Moose picnic which will be at Glen Miller park on Aug. 13.

LONDON, Aug. 1. Sir Douglas Hague's troops are holding the ground gained in the Somme campaign against the attacks of the Germans. The official report issued today announced the repulse of a German assault .at Bazentlin-le-Tetit between Pozieres and Longueval. In general according to the official statement the situation is unchanged.

TEETOR-HARTLEY CAR COMPANY ERECTS $22,000 ADDITION TO ITS FACTORY AT HAGERSTOWN

FAR WIG IS ABSENT.

Inability of Councilman Farwig to attend the meeting last night caused postponement of the junior council committee session scheduled to consider public welfare and educational problems. The junior councilmen will meet tonight.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Aug. 1. Ap

proximately $22,000 is being spent here by the Teetor-Hartley Motor Car com

pany for improvements to , the company's plant.

A two-story addition of brick and

steel construction, 135 feet by 32 feet, giving additional floor space of 8,640 square feet to Le completed by Oct. 1, will cost $12,00Q. . , - ; Machinery to be installed will mean an expenditure of $10,000, John Teetor estimated today. The new; building will run -parallel with the - Pennsylvania railroad tracks just west of the present west factory building. Fifty more men will be employed. With the completion of the new addi-

tion and more intensive work In the . present large factory space the com-. pany expects to double its capacity. "Last" year the output amounted to approximately 2,000 motors. This year without the new equipment and added quarters .the. plant has. been turning out 10 motors a day, which means in itself a large increase over the 1915 capacity. Mr. Teetor said today by j the. time the addition was . completed 1 the company expected to be producing 20 motors each day. j Henry Keagy, a local 'contractor and ; stockholder in the Teetor-Hartley com- j pany, has the contract for the improve- j ment, . . .. - . - .. . t