Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 284, 16 October 1916 — Page 1

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JAPAN TO ACT FRIENDLY NOW TOWARD U. S.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. The new regime in Japan is preparing to "forgot" tae cdniroversy over the California law forbidding Japanese citizens to own land in that state. Ambassador Sato, the new Jauanese diplomatic representative here, made this plain today in an Interview with a representative of the International News Ser vice. He also expressed as his opin ion that Japan will, in every possible way, demonstrate her friendship to ward the United States. .,- This statement is Interpreted by students of the situation in the Far East, to remove for the present at least, one of the largest under-the-sur face causes for friction which has jeopardized relations between the United States and Japan. ITALIAN DRIVE ABOUT GORIZIA . MEETS REVERSE ; VIENNA, Oct. 16. The war office .today announced that the new Italian offensive movement has been checked. Between the Adriatic and the heights couth of Gorizia the Italians used 320,C00 infantrymen in their attacks upon the Austro-Hungarian position. AIR CRAFT SPREADS HUGHES LITERATURE ALL OVER CHICAGO "HICAGO, Oct 16. Leaflets boom ing the candidacy of Charles Evan Hughes for president will be showered upon Chicago from the air probably Thursday, by Miss Virginia Arnold, national executive secretary of the Congressional Union. William Caugh, ee aviator, will take Miss Arnold up. GOODWIN PRAISED BY BIBLE GLASS FOR HiS-SER VICES Following an address delivered before the members of the First M. E. cchurcli Brotherhood Bible class, Sunday by Chief of Police H. D. Goodwin, class members unanimously adopted a resolution praising the chief for his work in attempting to improve the moral conditions of the city. Chief Goodwin spoke briefly but his remarks greatly interested the churchruen. He told of the difficulties experienced by the department is securing reliable evidence to convict law violators. He Bald it was especially difficult to secure convictions on charges involving illegal sales of liquor, principally because of the unreliability of the witnesses. He told of the difficulty recently experienced in city court in convicting a man charged with operating a "blind tiger." The state's principal witness, the chief said, was bribed to leave town but was finally located and arrested. He praised the jury which heard the case because they had returned the maximum penalty provided by the law, $250 and costs and six months imprisonment. He then pointed out thai when this verdict was returned it was appealed to the circuit court, which overruled the lower court's action and administered the minimum penalty, $100 and costs and 30 days In jail. Chief Goodwin stated that Richmond's morals were not the best but that this city was a much better community to live in than the majority of towns of the same population. RETURNS DESERTER TO OHIO BARRACKS Homesickness caused a lot of trouble for Francis Atkinson of this city, who enlisted in the United States army recently. A few days ago he departed from the Columbus, O. barracks without leave. Last week while huntiuf, near Greensfork he lost the index finger of his left hand by the accidental discharge of a shotgun, and now he Is under arrest charged with having absented himself from his post without leave. He will be returned to Columbus.' GUN TOTER DRAWS WEAPON ON WOMAN Albert Dadisman pleaded guilty to i -charge of having carried a concealed weapon, a revolver, when arraigned In city court today, then denied that he had the gun concealed. It is charged that he drew this revolver on a girl following a dispute. The case will be heard tomorrow morning. DadIsmau said that a boy who was with bim bad the gun and placed it in his hand. PAY TAXES NOV. 6 November 6 is the last day that the County Treasurer will receive fall tax .payments. Afater that date, all unpaid taxes will be placed on the delinquent list

HUSHES RESUMES NEBRASKA TOUR

HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 16. Charles Evans Hughes today resumed his tour of Nebraska, starting with a speech here in which he spoke on the tariff, "false prosperity," and the Adamson eight-hour law." Speeches were also scheduled at Grand Island, Columbus apd Fremont and the day will end with a night meeting at' Omaha. GERMANS FAIL TO WIN BACK LOST GROUND . LONDON, Oct; 16. German troops on .the Somme front made a powerful effort to win back some of their lost ground from the British last night but failed.- . The war office, In an official statement today, said that the Germans attacked in the vicinity of Schwaben redoubt, but were repulsed with heavy losses. ' " FRENCH LINER SLIPS THROUGH WASP NET; REACHES NEW YORK NEW YORK, Oct 16. Carrying many distinguished persons and defying the U-boat menace the French liner Lafayette arrived here from Bordeaux. A constant look-out for submarines was maintained throughout the voyage, particularly off the French and American coasts. TAX RAISES $2,932 Inheritances taxes which had been collected . in ..Wayne county up until August 31, amounted to $2,932.46. This was found today when a balance of the county ..treasurer's books was taken. - - FIRST STORM RAGES CALUMET, Mich., Oct. 16. Three inches of snow " already have fallen aud the storm is still at its' height 'today in the worst blizzard in ten years.

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The British crulBer Essex Is one Atlantic near the United States coast (Editors: The Essex is sent you more for current use.) STROBEL REACHES CITY Ralph Strobel, Washington Court House, O., new Boy secretary at the Y. M. C. A. arrived in Richmond today. He will make a thorough study of his work under the direction of the present secretary, J. J. Somerville, who has consented not to leave for his new position In Russia until November 11. RAISE FLAG WRONG With much ceremony a brand new flag was raised over the court house today as a part of the Centennial celebration. The commissioners went uj) into the tower to see it raised. When they got gack to their room a merchant informed them by telephone that the flag would look better right side up. HELD FOR MURDER OF HIS DAUGHTERS PENSACOLA, Fla., Oct. 16. E. J. Fudge, a prominent business man, was indicted today on a charge of murdering his two daughters who were shot to death here last month. COMMISSION RETURNS PARIS, Oct. 16. The United States industrial commission, which has been In Paris for several weeks conducting an investigation," has completed its mission and is returning home.' It was stated today that the visit has been a complete success.

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Here is an Interesting picture of the wreck of the Zeppelin brought down in the last German aerial raid over England on Sept; 23. The silk covering of the gigantic balloon was burned away as the Zeppelin fell to earth after being struck by shells from anti-air-craft guns. The exposed framework of the Zeppelin is clearly shown.. An idea of the size of. these monster aerial raiders is gained by comparing the framework with the two-story house at the left of the picture. ";

DELAY OF REPORT WORRIES COUNTY William Cheesman, candidate for reelection as county commission, is anxious that J. L. Harrington, Kansas City bridge expert, send his report here immediately so the commissioners can again ask county council for appropriations for the Main street bridge some time before election. Mr. Cheesman has found that there Is a great deal of discontent over the county because the appropriation for the new bridge has not been made. All three commissioners are getting anxious for Mr. Harrington's reply. Council will be called in emergency session to pass on the appropriation as soon as possible after Mr. Harrington's report Is received. It has been a month since the engineer was here. STOVALL DESCRIBES EXCUSES AS ABSURD Any persons in the audience at First Baptist church last night who were not members, learned from the pastor, W. O- Stovall, how to excuse themselves. Rev. Mr. Stovall told what some excuses are for refusing to join church. He called them absurd, and likened them to the excuses of the men in the parable, who were excusing themselves from attending a feast. , . ' ovf, i

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HERMITESS IS ILL AND WITHOUT FOOD PUT REFUSES HELP CHICAGO. Oct 16. Eliza 'Ellison, for twenty-five years a hermitess, today Is barricaded behind the doors of a dilapidated building which she calls home while a policeman on guard outside fears to break it in lest it prove fatal to the aged woman, who wheezlly demands that she be left in peace. The woman has been seriously ill with pneumonia for several days and is not believed to have any food in the house. The blinds are down and the keyholes stuffed with paper. Her bed consists of narrow board laid on two chairs. Mrs. Ellison owns property here and in Gary, Ind. , MME. PADEREWSKI AIDS WAR WIDOWS CHICAGO, Oct. 16. Mme. Helena Paderewski, wife of the pianist, announced today that she has launched a plan to care, for the war brides of her native land of Poland,- to save them from the hands of a band of organized white slavers and revive the ancient handicraft of their country. Her plan is to buil''. an asylum in Warsaw to be known as the American Refuge. DROP POISON BOMBS LONDON, Oct. 16. A dispatch from Bucharest says that Secretary Andrews of the United States embassy confirms the report that German aviators dropped bombs containing poison and epidemic spreading substances on Roumanian soil.

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TAG DAY NETS $29 Only $29 was realized Saturday by the Salvation Army tag selling day. It was a keen disappointment to Captain Millet. -;-.-?..,' .. .. - : , . : "I had expected to have $200 to start the winter's work," he said today. Captain Miller said factory owners refused to permit women to go through factories, where the army had expected, to gets its main support. GIRLS DON'T PROPOSE Leap year has produced no shocking increase in the number of marriage licenses which have been issued at the county clerk's office. To date there have ben 311 licenses issued in 1916. The ' total number issued in 1915 was 375. Employes at the . clerk's off ice declare that they have not learned of a single instance where a girl has proposed. . BURY NORMAN PRINCE PARIS, Oct. 16. Arrangements for the funeral of Sergeant Major Norman Prince, the ..American member of the French air-corps, wto-died on Sunday from injuries sustained in an accident, were, begun by relatives today; LOVERS END WORRY PADUCAH, Ky., Oct 16. Charles Brown, a married man. and Elma Cone. luuueeu, wiiii wnom ne eiopea tnree weeks ago, were found dead here early today on the farm of the girl's father. They had taken poison. The elopers were caught In Arkansas. Brown was held under the Mann Act. MUNCIE DEFEATS "Y" Richmond finished tenth in the State Y. M. C. A. membership contest with a total of1 1051 points. South Bend won the contest with 7475 points. Mnncie came under the wire third with 3410 points. Among local workers J. C. Bockman's team won first place. Starr Piano company pioduced the largest number of new members. OPEN GATES WILL The will of William Gates was opened for probate in the circuit court today. He left his entire estate valued at $2,000 to Flora A. Gates, his widow, Brownsville. r Mrs. Gates qualified as executrix. ., " ATTEND STATE SESSION Timothy Nicholson, J. T. Giles, John Melpolder and, Dr.,;S. E. Smith will leave tomorrow to attend the state meeting of the Children's Charity association.

PICTURE SHOW WILL BE GIVEN BY REPUBLICANS The moving picture is to be introduced into the Wayne county political campaign in Richmond, Wednesday night of this week, by the county Republican organization. A moving picture machine located in a window over the German-American bank, Ninth and Main streets, will flash views of the Republican party's activities all over the nation on a screen located on the opposite side of Main street. Views will be shown of the crowds which have greeted Justice Hughes all over the country 'and there will also be some Mexican views which, it is said, aptly illustrate the . results of President Wilson's Mexican policy. James E. Watson, Republican candidate for United States senator, will make his first appearance of the campaign in Wayne county when he speaks at the Coliseum on Tuesday evening, October 24. . The Republican organization is planning a big rally on this occasion.' - Gurley Brewer, editor of a colored newspaper at Indianapolis, will address the colored Republican voters at the circuit court room next Monday night.. 4 . . . ; . vv There will be a big Republican rally next Saturdayafternpon at Olive Hill. Efforls'are being made to Vecure former attorney - general James Bingham to deliver the address. There will-be a "pole-raising" in connection with this event. FRENCH THRUST TEUTONS BACK AT SAILLISET PARIS, Oct. 16. Another outburst of violent fighting has developed on Somme front. North of the river the French, extending their drive, have penetrated Sailly Sailliset, the French war office announced today. The Germans pushed home powerful counter-attacks and the fighting which thus developed is continuing, according to the communique. After entering the German position at Sailly Sailliset, the French engaged the-Germans in the streets and were able to occupy some of the houses along the Papaume highway. M'ADOO MAKES TOUR NFAV YORK, Oct. 16. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo left today on an extended speech-making tour through the west in behalf of President Wilson. HEARS CRIMINAL CASES Criminal cases will occupy the undt vided attention of the circuit the first two weeks in Novmber, Judge Fox announced today. There are fifty-seven minor criminal cases on the court docket and it is the plans of the judge and prosecutor to dispose of all of them before January 1. SELL DAUGHERTY FARM Attorney Benjamin Harris reported to the circuit court today that the onehundred and three acre farm west of Economy involved in the Daugherty partition suit has been sold for $5,562. FIRST DEED RECORDED The first deed for a lot in the new Fairview Heights addition was recorded today. Charles C. Shinkle purchased lot 17, Ridge street for $600. Y" LOBBY IS OPEN Visitors at the Centennial celebration, this week will be invited to use the Y. M. C. A. lobby as a rest room. , Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Slightly cooler Tuesday. Temperature Today " Noon . . 59 Yesterday Maximum 56 Minimum 38

lWM TO FURNISH THRILLS FOR CENTENNIAL WITH DIPS AND LOOPS

A high powered military tractor will rise from a field three miles east of Richmond late this afternoon and will swoop down ott Richmond for the first aeroplane flight the city has ever had. Louis Gertson, aviator, is the only flier who has, survived the terrors of "looping-the-loop" and spiralling at night ,. There is only one other night flier, and no other night "looper. Gertson calmly announced his satisfaction today when he was informed that, his contract for the week here calls for looping Wednesday afternoon and giving ."everything he has" Wednesday night. ' Pleased With Idea. "That's money for me," he said at the Arlington hotel this morning. "I didn't care to come here for straight flying." : V . Gerston sees no danger in the thrills he gives his audiences. He indicated that he' is flying to make money when he told the story of his start in the aviation game.' ."I saw the French aviator, Maison, flying in San Francisco in 1910," he said. "Maison swooped down a short distance from the crowd and waved his hand and -flew on. He got $10,000 for his exhibition. I went to New York immediately and in 1911 1 started in the exhibition game." Uses Curtiss Machine. Gerston uses a Curtiss machine with a 9-horse power gyro motor. The steadying influence of the gyro is slight, he said, but this type keeps the motor revolving as long as the machine Is making forward progress, so the motor can be stopped or started in midair at will. Motors are never stopped in midair, however, Gerston explained, unless they are out of order." The flights will start from a long field on Clem Carr's farm on the New Paris pike. "I usually start my ascent in 900 to 1,000 feet," Gerston said. "I can GREECE TO DEFINE POLICY OF FUTURE LONDON, Oct. 16. An Athens dispatch to the Chronicle says that the Greek government is expected to present a note to the entente powers today relative to future foreign policy. It is understood in diplomatic circles that the note will be friendly in tone. STRIVE TO "BREAK TEUTONS' PRESSURE UPON ROUMANIA LONDON, Oct. 16. Russia and Italy have joined hands in an effort to weaken the Teuton pressure against Roumania. Following the renewal of the Italian offensive, the Russians are making violent attacks in Galicia and Volhynia. Dispatches from Petrograd today dwelt upon the fierceness of the fighting in the Carpathians and on the Stokhod river front in Volhynia. HUGHES REPLIES TO PRES. WILSON HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 16. The "invisible" government charge which President Wilson laid at the door of the Republican party came in for a sharp retort from Charles Evans Hughes as the Republican candidate swung through Nebraska today, speak ing to farmers. "Those who are going about mocking about 'invisivle govern ment' had better remember that while I was governor of New York there was no invisible government in that state," he told a large crowd here today. RIOT STOPS MEETING AT BAYONNE STRIKE BAYONNE, N. J., Oct. 16. A meeting of the Standard Oil strikers broke up in a riot today. M. F. Trakimas, chairman of the strike comittee, was arrested while he was making an infiamnatory speech announcing that he would prosecute the strike "with every inch of his blood and every ounce of his flesh." As the police seized him pandemonium reigned. LETTERS FORM CLUES INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 16. Letters of Jennie L. Davis, to her seetheart, Walter Johnson in which she urged him to "get even" with George Farlaw today led to the arrest of Farlow on a charge of murdering Johnson. Johnson, a Crawfordsville young man, was found on the banks of White River here with his head beaten to a pulp and a piece of gas pipe nearby. ORATORY SAVES NEGRO PADUCAH, Ky., Oct. 16. Quick work on the part of jail officials and the oratory of Judge Reed saved a negro from being lynched today. A mob of 500 men and boys gathered in the court house yard to avenge the attack on Mrs. Etta Rose last week.

start in about 20 feet aud climb 5,099 feet in eight minutes. I have not seeu the field. I was told It Is the closest suitable field here. My mechanician have the machine ready. The art of flying is in making a landing without a jar and this requires space." Gertson has done no military flying l... 1 - n H ...1 9

military aviation. To Organize Company. He and others are preparing to ot ganize a company in Washington to make high powered planes with two motors to gain a start and climb without loss of time. The planes will be designed to climb from the ground at a 45 degree angle for war scout duty. Continued On Page Six. DRAWN CURTAIN MARKS OPENING OF CENTENNIAL The curtains were 6wnng aside at high noon foday and the Richmond centennial exposition opened. It opened with a brief period of sunshine which lasted as long as on groundhog dajr. Thousands are expected to rejoice tonight in the biggest celebration the city has ever had celebrating the formation of the state, the county and the city, 100 years ago. Despite the threats o rain all day, the exposition on North A street was crowded with spectators and workmen. A slight drizzle , started during the morning and the conspicuous absence of city street cleaners at points where they were needed, sent employes of dozens of stores into the streets with brooms to sweep the gutters. The city was hot prepared, for the magnificence which it witnessed in the industrial exhibit and the vast scope of the exposition in general, to be topped off each night with the historical pageant at the Coliseum. Thousands of dollars are invested In beauf i fill Knntrt A i c?t1 tTra T7: U and Tenth streets, one firm spending $700 and dozens of others smaller amounts to $100. It is the most costly exhibit the merchants and manufacturers here ever -engaged to. Wednesday will be the big day, with almost every neighboring city represented with official delegations, the afternoon loop-the-loop and spiral flight of Louis Gertson, the aviator, and his night fireworks and bomb dropping demonstration. FIVE MEN HURT WHEN TRACTION CAR HITS TRUCK A National Automatic Tool company truck with eighteen employes of the factory aboard was wrecked in Centerville Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock by a westbound limited traction car and five of the men on the truck were slightly injured: E. E. Crawford, driver, cut and bruised. William M. Digler, foreman, bruised. Everett Howard, cut and bruised. R. O. Davis, bruised. Albert Minner, cut and bruised. The men had been at a picnic west . of Centerville and were returning home when the accident occurred. As the truck entered Centerville its right wheels were inside the car tracks. In front of the truck was a Ford, ob-scur-ing the truck driver's view to the east. He did not notice the approaching traction car, which was being operated at a high rate of speed, until the Ford turned 'out. When Crawford attemnted to turn the truck to avoid the car the truck I wheels caught on the rails and the j traction car plunged into, the machine ; with exeat force, hurlin all the orciipants of the truck to the road. A part of the truck was demolished and the pilot of the traction car badly damaged. The motorman escaped without any injuries. Occupants of the truck regard themselves fortunate that they escaped death or serious injuries. After the injured men had been cared for by a Centerville physician they were returned to their homes In this city. HENDREN SUGGESTS FIXED SALARY PLAN INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 16. Recommendation that the per diem system of paying officials and clerks In the employ of the state of Indiana be abolished and that all salaries be fixed by statute, is contained in the annual report of the state Board of Accounts, -made by Examiner Gilbert Hendren today. 74 PLANES WREGKED BERLIN, 0.ct. 16. Seventy-four British and French aeroplanes were destroyed or captured by the Germans in September, acording to official figures siren out through the Overseas News Agency today. Fifty-three ot the machines were British and twentyone French. ;