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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
SAYS SMITH FAILED
TOFIND WITNESSES
HetheringtOn TeStifies Mrs.
EIIertS Story Was Not Suffi-
GENTLY Corroborated.

The prosecution in the case of Mat
thew J. Smith, District Attorney of
Queens County, who is facing trial in
Long Island City for failure to prose-
cute Harry ScanlOn and James Heffer.
nan, CEded its testimony yesterday and
the first Of the witnesses for the de-
fence was summoned. The hearing will
he continued Friday, when the accused
District Attorney will take the stand.
Assistant District Attorney John
Hetherington, for the defence, testified
that every effort was made to find wit
nesses to corroborate the story Of
ScanloT'S and Heffernaa's alleged as
sault upon Mrs. Clara Ellert, but with
out success.
1t came out during Mr.. Heathering-
tons examination that County Detec-
tive James Cassidy, brother of Joe
Cassidy, head of the clubhouse in
which the alleged assault was commit
ted, was the person intrusted with find
ing these witnesses. Mr. Hetherington
denied that the detective was instruct
ed to investigate Mrs. Ellert's reputa-
ticn.
August Way, of Jamaica, a member
of the March grand jury, was called BY
the prosecution to substantiate the
charge that Smith opposed presenting
the Eilcrt case TO the jury. Smith.
Way said, announced to the jury that
he had no evidence against the two
men, and Detective Cassidy also came
into the jury room and said that Mrs.
Ebert bore .! bad reputation.
James II. Rider, no was on the April
grand jury. which indicted Scanlon and
He.Ternan despite Smiths alleged pro-
-. al
jurors they could not consider the case
without an order from the court, as it
had been thrown out by previous
grand jury. When indictments were
found, Rider said, Smith took the jur-
ors to ask for obtaining evidence other
tEan tnat presented Oy the District
AtInrrnN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
AUTOS CRASH; 7 HURT
Whole Family Injured in East
New York Collision.

Three women, two children and Two
men were injured last evening in East
New York when Henry S. Bradley, pay
ing teller in the Merchants Exchange
National Bank, at 257 Broadway. this
city, tried to avoid collision with a
wagon and sent his car into n machine
run by Ferris A. Overfield, Of BIB Ar
lIngton av. Overfeld was thrown out
and the Bradley car was overturned.
Bradley, with his wife, Mrs. Mary
+. Reiss, Mrs. James Little, his moth
er-in-law, his wo-year-old son, Harold,
and Mrs. Reiss's two-year-old daugh-
ter, Alice. was driving west in Airing
ton av. At the corner of Linwood St.
the two machines crashed. Mrs. Little
was thought to be dying when she was
picked up and taken to the Kings
County Hospital. Her left leg was
broken and she was injured internally.
The other occupants Of the machine
were bruised and cut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
EXPLOSION KILLS
THREE WORKMEN
Gun Cotton Races Three Build
ings and Shakes Union
County for Miles.

Three explosions Of guncotton in the
Wright Chemical Company's plant, at
Union Township, n. j., followed in such
rapid succession yesterday afternoon
that at distant points they sounded like
one concussion. When the smoke had
cleared it was discovered that three
employees were missing.
Places twenty-five miles away heard
the report, which in distant sections led
to rumors of an earthquake. Union
County and its principal city, Eliza
beth, were badly shaken. Windows
were broken, pictures hurled to the
floor and plaster cracked. Crawford re-
ported chimney collapse as q result of
the shock.
That the loss of life was not greater
was due to the absence of other en-
plOyes of the company from the drying
room or immeA late vicinity. A number
of Polish laborcrs working at some dis
lance were bruised by fragments Of the
walls of the ruined building.
The cause of the explosion and how
much force there was behind it are I'M
known. Henry Allen, the superintend-,
said he could not say how much eX-
plosive had been in the drying room.
The material was used by the company
in the manufacture of artificial leather.
The dead men are John Ryele, fore
man of the gUncotton department; Win
field Palmer, seventeen-year-old
youth of Springfield. and Grover Klein
dendial, of Union Township.
Besides the building in which they
were working, which was one story
affair. 100 by 200 feet, two SINH lar
structures wer, levelled by the explo-
sion. Identification Of the victims was
made by fragments Of their clothing
TotDd in the debris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
ACTRESS MUST TESTIFY
Miss st. Clair to Take Stand
in Steuer Trial.

At the hearing yesterday before
George c. Holt, referee, in the disbar.
ment proceedings brought against
Max d. Steuer, who was counsel Tor
Edith st. Clair, an actress, in her sun
TO enforce q contract with Klaw g.
Erlangcr, it developed that she is not
az i'll as reported and will be able to
testify next week. go
DR.. Austin Flint, the alienist, OF llS
East 10Th st., was appointed by MT.
Holt to visit Miss st. Clair. DIR. Flint
reported yesterday that her condition
was not serious and she would be
able to appear soon. The hearing was
adjourned yesterday until the 21th'
when she is expected to testify.
Most of the time yesterday was oc-
cupied in putting in evidence affidavits
and the record Of testimony at the
trial of Abraham l.. Erlanger, who was
defendant in the suit brought by Miss
St. Clair to enforce a $4,000 contract
against the theatrical firm OF which he
is a member.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Charged with neglect OF duty In per-
mltting the escape ~ two prisoners from
the hospital ward Of the BlackweTs Isl
and prison. James McNamee. the keeper In
charge OF the ward, was dismissed by
Commissioner Davis.
Louis y. Ill., OF Newark. has asked The
New York police 10 hnd his wife. Ethel
who GiSapp"ared September ). nm said
tnat she had threatened to 20 out 10 work
since n" lost rs position recently. The
couple have two children.
\ deer was discovered bounding along
Southern Boulevard. The Bronx b. pa
trolnsn Lynch. lie chased the animal
into an area betN cen twn apartment houses
On East lI6th 81. In irving To crraus IN .
deer leapeG over fence and broke it's
neck
Dying from a stab wound In the sbdo
meH. Thomas Pondi. Uf l4I Moore ~
Williamsburg, told the Police that eleven
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
N. H. COUNSEL RESIGNS
e. D. Robbins, Last of Melen
Officials, to Quit October l.

Hartford, Conn, Sept. he. D. Rob,
bins, for many years general counsel
for the New York, New Haven q Hart
ford, and lately general counsel to the
board of directors Of that corporation,
has rendered his resignation, effective
on October 1. He will take a trip 20
South America, and on his return may
reopen his Hartford law office.
1t is understood that the place wllI
not be filled. Z. &. auckland, vice
president of the company, having taken
up the work which he has been dong
The refinement Of Mr.. RoooinS maHe sc
the departure of the last of the otti.
Gals prominent in the management o.
the New Haven in the Mellen days. AS
an officer of the company he was one
of the defendants in the dissolution
suit filed under the Sherman antitrust
law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
SULZER PUTS T. R.
INLIST OF BOSSES"
Candidate Also Opposes Barnes
and Murphy-GO to Polls
Unbiased, He Urges.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was in
Guided in the list of bosses to which the
followers Of William Sulzer declare
themselves opposed. A statemer:
Issued last night by the Sulzer conf
mittee says:
"The enrolled Progressives in this
state are against any kind of bossism,
"They are against Boss Murphy,
against Boss Barnes and against Boss
Roosevelt. They will go to ;he polls
on September Is unbiased, and vote
Tor the man they want to select, and
not the man who is the selection Of
twenty-one men. Governor Sulzer will
carry the Progressive primaries, even
against their wish. The letter Of Colo
rel Roosevelt will not have the desired
effect. II did no harm to Governor
Sulzer; on the contrary, it helped
AfterR talk with the Colonel sometime
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
WOMEN SEEK PRESIDENT
Representatives of All Ma
tions Call for Peace.

Washington Sept. 1S.-Presilent
WILSON, to-day received an appeal from
women of all nations that he lead a
movement to end the European war. 1t
was carried to the White House by Mrs.
Rosika Schwimmer, Of Hungary, secrc-
tary of the international WOman's Suf-
frage Alliance, who was presented by
Senator Thomas. Mrs. Carrie Chap-
man Gait accompanied Mrs. Schwlm-
mer. The total of those for whom the
appeal was made was not less than one
million women, of thirteen countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
KILLED AS AUTO FALLS
Backs Car Down Elevator
Shaft, Not Hearing Warning,

Plunging in an automobile from the
second floor to the basement, Philip
Hollow, twenty-cight years old, Of 1873
jefferson av, Brooklyn, was buried be-
meath the wreckage and met instant
death in a garage at South 9th st. and
Bedford av., early last evening. He
backed the machine into the elevator
shaft, believing that the elevator was
there 70 receive it. Employees cried a
warning when he started to back his
car toward the elevator shaft, but he
failed to hear. The car turned over in
is descent, and fell upon Kozlow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
Republicans Hold Clambake.

Alderman Brush, executive member
of the 18th Assembly District, will lead
his Republican cohorts to WeitzeIs
College Point grove to-day for the
third annual outing of the club. A
clambake and a baseball game between
the married and single men will be
features. The steamboat John Sylves-
ter leaves from the foot of West 10th
ST. at $3.50 and from the Battery an
hour later. David 5. Lande is chair
man Of TIC committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
HOTEL IANGDON.
J5th 1t. a. 5th Ave.

years ago in italy ho KILLED a man IT,.
believes his injury ~ be the result v'
revenge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
DANCING Ac.DEslss., >. I
DANCING CARNlv " - .

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05

At the meeting of candidates seek
ing nomination on the Progressive
county ticket, held Saturday afternoon
at the Progressive headquarters, City
Attorney Bond, who is a candidate for
Judge of the Wayne Circuit court,
turned the tide of sentiment which IA
vored holding a primary election on
Monday, February 2, by his advocacy
of holding the primary week later,
Monday. February 9.
IIe said it would be impossible to
make a thorough canvass of the coun-
ty in a months time, and he believed
a five weeks campaign was none too
long 1t was then decided to recon-
mend to the county central committee,
which will be reOrganized January IL,
to set February as the primary date.
Want Primary in Summer.
Lucius C. Harrison and Fillmore f.
Riggs, two candidates for county clerk,
both spoke in favor Of pOstponlng the
primary until summer, but added that
they were willing to abide by the de
cision of the majority, and if the cleo
ton was to be held this winter they
wanted it at an early date.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05

OF the two great demoralhing in
fluences in the communicative saloon
and the theatre--the theatre is the
most dangerous said the Rev. Truman
kenworthy Of the East Main Street
Friends church in his sermon yester-
day morning. His sentiments were en-,
dOrsed by a standing vote Of the con
gregation.
II suggested to Mr.. o. G. Murray
that he permit all the plays which he
brings here to be censored by repre-
sentative Of the school board, and one
from the Ministerial assoc iation, with
Mrs. Gambler, city missionary, AZ the
third of board Of censorship, and he
admitted to me that he would fail in
business" said Mr.. kenworthy.
There is an element of good in the
theatre and that is where it's danger
lies. 1t is thrown open to men, wom-
en-. boys, girls and little tots. The sa
loon is a toboggan slide without a re-
deeming feature but theatres, I believe
demoralize Richmond more than her
fifty-two saloons.
Attacks Mr.. Murray.
90. G. Murray is responsible for
nine-tenths of the bad that is done
here by theatres. He cannot blame us
for singing him out as target be
cause he owns the majority of the the
atre property here. do not say that
personally he is an immoral man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05
RETURNS VALUABLES
TO ROBBERS VICTIMS
GOrmon Receivers Jewelry
and Silverware Belong
ing to Persons Here.
BOYS UNDER ARREST

JeWelry, Silverware and other val
uables taken from the homes OF Mrs.
Rosa Blickwedel, 620 South Ninth and
Il. G. Taylor, AZ South Eleventh, Sun
day night, Dec. IS, were returned by
Police Chief GormOn yesterday, fol-
lowing a trip to Muncie, Saturday.
John Morgan, %. Paul W. Butt, 19,
and Bert J. Kelly, Il, who had the
goods on them, and who confessed to
the robberies, are being held at MUG,
Gle for trial.
The thieves were arrested at Ham
mOMd. Indiana. When they told the
hammond chief they had been in
Richmond he notified GOrmon, who
went to Muncie, where they were also
wanted on a burglary charge. They
We're brought to that city, Saturday.
Tell Of Robbery.
They told Police Chief GormOn they
walked into Richmond from Boston
the Sunday afternoon before the rob
berry. They came to Boston from Gin
cinnati. During the early part of the
evening they watched until the Blck-
wedol and Taylor families left for
church. After entering the houses
they boarded d G.. &, O. train for Nun
Gle where they entered a house, get
ting watches and some money before
going on to Hammond.
Stick pins. a watch, bracelet, lock
cts, chains, hosiery and sif%erware val
ued at about SO was returned to
Mrs, Blickwedel by Police Chief Cor
mon The thieves had spent the SO
in money which they got at the Blick-
" edel home Gormon returned a stick
pin and some rings to Mr., Taylor.
Morgan and Butt gave their homes
as Richmond. Va. Morgan said he had
been on the road as bum for the
last tour years. Kelly. the youngest
Jncmher of the gang, said his home
Lad been in Baltimore
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05
KETTLER ARRESTS
ST|CK-UP ARTIST
PatrOIman Detects Will Rob
bins in Act of Holding
Up Helms.

In the act of holding up Bert Helms
on Fort Wayne avenue. near the
bottling works, Will Robbins. tall and
clender, and in no way resembling
Will ]. Robbins. mayor. was caught
by Merchant Policeman kettler Sun
day morning at o'clock.
AS Helms was passing down the
avenue, Robbins jumped in front OF
him and ordered him to stop. kettler.
who had been watching Robbins for
fifteen minutes. came up from behind
and arrested the stickup man.
Shortly before o'clock. kettler's at
tention was attracted to Robbins, who
kept passing up E. street to Eighth
then to the alley south of + street,
down Fort Wayne avenue and back
to +, street. Kettler shadowed him
until he attempted 60 stop Helms.
TAnpers With Lock.
Some one attempted to enter the
Lichtenfels meat market on Fort
Wayne avenue Saturday night. The
lock on the rear door was tampered
with until the door could be opened
but for some reason the person who
worked on the lock did not complete
the lob
Police Chief Gormon is also holding
Robbins in connection with this at
temped robbery, believing that he
knows something of 1t. Charges will
be filed against Robbins either in po
lice court or circuit court, according
to the evidence brought out by the
prosecutor in his investigation of the
case
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05
KRUGER WILL GET
HEALTH OFFICE JOB
Understood Board Is to Af-
feet Compromise on COun-
ty Position.
DOCTORS SUPPORT HIM

II was learned today from sources
regarded as eminentIy authoritative.
that DR.. F. w. Kruger, as South Sew
enth street, would be named county
health commissioner in an announce
ment which the board of county COM
missoners will issue tomorrow.
Two members of the board, il is
said, are pledged to DR.. Kruger, and
it is probable the vote will be unani-
nous. He will succeed Or. J. E. King.
whose fate was sealed Saturday when
the county commissioners decided not
to consider his application.
His selection is a compromise agree
ment reached by members of the board
Saturday after they had agreed upon
DR. George B. Hunt as the next health
commissioner Opposition TO DR. Hunt
by many members of the Wayne Coun-
ty Medical society is regarded as one
reason why the commissioners made
an eleventh-hour shift to DR. Krueger.
Physicians Back Move.
He will have the support of ply
siCians of the county and is accent
able to the township trustees. who
persistently have fought DR. King
After the commissioners adjourned
II wss learned today, local physicians
We're canvassed to ascertain their sen
'ihi0i' do ~ iut HloSt dNttpidDlt lttn
for the position. DIR. krueger received
hearty Endorsement. and the commits
sloners decided the Gordon knot by ig-
noring DR., Hunt and naming DR. Krue-
ger. 1t is believed that DR. Krueger's
appointment will end controversy
that has engendered bitter feeling
among the township trustees and the
physicians of the county Opposition
to DR.. King from the trustees was so
pronounced that the commissioners
felt his worth as health commissioner
would be hampered
On the other hand. il was pointed
out. with physicians fighting DR.. Hunt.
little good would accrue to the school
system il he We're appointed.
DR.. Kruger has been a practicing
physician here for about ten years.
| and is a native Of Richmond
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05
FREELAND SUPPORTS
REVIVAL MEETINGS

Before beginning his sermon at the
First Methodist church yesterday
morning, the Rev. W. B. Freeland, SUI
perintendent of the Richmond district
of the Methodist church, stated that
he was entirely in accord with the
evangelistic movement and that he
hoped his church would ardently sup
port it.
standing as representative OF
Methodism in this city. hope that our
people will make the most Of the Tab
ernacle meetings. There come times
in the history of cities when the indi-
vidual churches can not take care OF
the conditions. l believe that Rich
mond is in such a position, and / hope
that the Methodists will contribute to
the success Of these meetings as much
as possible"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05

A few minutes after noon today
Mayor Will J. Robbins assumed the
duties of chief executive of the city
of Richmond. The new mayor was
sworn in several days ago, but it had
been announced that a second oath of
office would be administered to him
by the retiring mayor. DR.. w. w, Zim
manran. However, the doctor failed to
appear.
Every new city official and the few
who have been retained in office met
at the city hall shortly before noon
and after their commissions had been
formally signed by the new mayor the
oath of office was administered to
them by City Clerk B. A. Bescher. The
three exceptions were the new police
commissioners, who were sworn in by
County Clerk Matthews.
After these formalities had been
concluded, and they were very infor
fal formalities, the members of the
Robbins administration, elected on a
platform to give Richmond an effici-
ent city government, got right down to
business.
Dismisses lliff.
The first thing Mayor Robbins did
was to fire" Edgar Tiff, who was pres
ident of the board of police commits
siOners under the Zimmerman admin
istration, from his official position.
The letter of dismissal forwarded to
Mr.. Iliff was a SiZzler He was told
that Mayor Robbins did not believe he
would be discrete enough to hold
down his job. The letter was signed,
will J. Robbins, Mayor of Richmond,
formerly of Abingdon, Ind"
This was a parting shot at Mr. Illff,
who as Republican city chairman fire.
quently attacked Mr.. Robbins during
the campaign on the grounds that he
hailed from Abingdon and was not yet
city broke"
Text Of Letter.
This letter follows:
Mr. Edgar Ilff,
"Richmond, Ind.
Dear Sir:
''As you have been, and according to
your appointment are at this time a
member of the Board of Metropolitan
Police Commissioners of the City of
Richmond, Indiana, and as each of
said Commissioners according to the
Acts of the Legislature of 1909, page
161, shall be subject to the removal
by the Mayor for any cause which the
Mayor deems sufficient; and as one
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05

Urging fathers and mothers to pro-
teet their sons and daughters from the
temptations of the world, the Rev. I.
e. Honeywell delivered powerful
sermon, interspersed with "evanee-
listic hot shots" at the tabernacle SUM-
day night. 1t is estimated that about
three thousand persons heard the ser
mon.
Stories of how young girls had been
started on the downward path of life
and had died in disgrace and shame
through the Ignorance or lack of Wig
ilance of mother, were related by the
evangelist. Because fathers did not
look after their sons as they should.
many boys and young men are now
serving sentences in the reformatories
and penitentiaries, he said.
The crowd frequently applauded the
reviyalist during his discourse. and
he had little trouble in holding the at
tention of the audience At times
man or woman would leave the taber-
naCle and the Rev. Mr. Honeywell
would stop his sermon until the doors
of the building had been closed
1t is likely that the evangelist will
not ask for conversions until the lat
ter part of the week. due TO the fact
he says. that Richmond persons must
be awakened to their lack of religion.
Mothers Must Rise.
Mothers must rise and protect their
daughters" he said THE trouble is
Continued on Page Four)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-05
Theatres More Den10ralizing
Than So Saloons of Richmond

! 81 do not say that members Of the
moral" said Rev. Mr.. Kenworthy
But since Mr. Sayles has said that
the theatre is the greatest moral force
in the community, it is profitable to
examine it in a general way, as the
personnel is so God fearing and piOus
But the police tell me they often
have to caution our theatres to change
their repertoire. Mr.. Gormon said he
has stopped parts of certain plays
which have been brought here.
Theatres Still Run.
Since the theatre is the greatest up.
lifting force in Richmond let it pro
duce something by which it can be dis
tinguished as such The churches have
stopped their meetings in order to aid
the revival work The theatre is still
running and while the church people
are going to the tabernacle, the thea
ire people are passing out hand bills
advertising their plays.
''The most degrading and smuttiest
plays brought to Richmond bring the
highest prices For instance, Salome
They called that art. But If that play
had been played at cheap price, where
it was accessible to the poor people
and to everybody. 1t would have been
abled otherwise
The Rev. Kenworthy then read the
opinions Of a number Of theatrical pro
ducers, and reviewed criticisms Of Sa
lone.
Soma of the greatest theatre stars
are the vilest and most reprehensible
persons. Nat Goodwin and DeWolf