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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 337. Palladium and Sun-Telegrram Consolidated. 1907 RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

PROSPEROUS ERA ABOUT TO DAWN WITH NEW YEAR Representative Business Men Predict Cessation of Depressing Wave With Next Month.

REVIEW JORDAN PLAN With Bright Trade Forecast Commercial Club Will Promote $250,000 Industrial Association. Another month will see the clearing away of the clouds which are making conditions seem dark. The silver lining of business, finance and manufacturing will be exposed soon to brighten future prospects. This opinion was expressed at a meeting of seven representative men, members of the new industries committee of the Commercial club. These men represented the banks, the merchants, the legal fraternity, the city, the manufacturers and the public utilities. January 15 in the date set for a meeting in which the "past" conditions, 'which are the present conditions, will be reviewed and plans for a bright future will be made. The primary cause of the meeting is the discussion of the proposed industrial association, a $250,000 stock company, the success of which would depend entirely on the brightness of business conditions. Eight in Conference. Present at the meeting were H. A. Dill, chairman. W. F. Boekhoff, Joseph U. Mills, Wilfred Jessup, Henry Goldfinger, Alfred Davis and Everett K. Lemon. C. W. Jordan was also in the conference but not as a member of the committee. The industrial association plan was presented two months ago by Mr. Jordan. The committee members entered into little discussion of the project then because of the diminishing business prospects. Now, however, the industrial association plan will be tried. The outline of the plan was roughly gone over agnin. The committee, if the plan is adopted, is to appoint other committees of representative men to secure pledges fr.om every maw In Richmond who wants to become a member. The total amount to be raised In $250,000, payable in five 3 early installments of $50,000 a year. Means New Factories. With the first $50,000 secured, five new factories would be brought to Richmond on the agreement that 110,000 worth of stock is taken in each by the association and representation is given the industrial association on the board of directors. The plan Is flexible and can be made to fit new conditions. The members of the new industries committee agreed that the plan is too big a proposition to undertake without the previous assurance of success and that under present conditions, it could not even satisfactorily be discussed. The tone of the meeting was that hy January 15, the business fog will have begun to lift and the citizens will be in readiness shortly after that time to talk of any plans which will Increase the general prosperity, advertise the city, and make a reputation for Richmond as among the most progressive cities, even though they will be asked to reach into their pockets to prove their trust in the industrial Association project. This does not mean that, the association will be organized in January. Some time will be devoted to working nut the details. The general plan has been well worked out and the committee members have gone as far as to anticipate the obstacles such an organization would meet and to arrange to surmount them. Jordan Sees Bright Outlook. O. V. Jordan, secretary of the Commercial club, speaking of tin meeting today said that it was probably the best indication of what may be expected of business in 1015, that can he secured in Richmond. "It was an unusual meeting in many vays," Mr. Jordan said. "It was not n round table discussion. These men who represent all the important lines of business, came to the meeting prepared to express themselves frankly und fully and they did not sit in their places and make haphazard remarks nbout the subject. It was one of the livest committee meetings 1 have ever attended. "It was agreed at the meeting that ptock could not be sold now. Every member agreed on the practicability of the plan to secure factories for Richmond to offset the loss sustained when some of our larger industries Shut down." NURSE IMPROVES Miss Florence Rentier, visiting purse, is practically out of danger from typhoid fever with which she has been confined for almost six weeks at the hospital, her physician said today. The danger of a relapse w hile she is recovering, has not entirely passed, however. The Weather FOB INDIANA Snow flurries tonight. Friday cloudy. Temperature. Noon 28 Yesterday. Maximum 31 Minimum '. . 27 LOCAL CONDITIONS Cloudy tonight and Friday. Occasional snow: flurries. GENERAL CONDITIONS The Canadian cold wave has moved to Lake Superior. Zero weather prevails in northwest. Rain and snow still continues east of the Rocky mountains. W. E. MOORE, Forecaster.

See the Burning of Antwerp on Palladium Films of the War

KAISER BETTER SAY DOCTORS IN ATTENDNACE Casualty List Brings Total Slain to November 30, 603,100, According to Mortuary Record Published. BY FREDERICK WERNER Staff Correspondent The International News Service. BERLIN, Via Amsterdam, Dec. 10 It is stated here that Emperor William's condition is steadily improving though he is confined to his room by order of his physicians. According to reliable reports the Emperor has been 111 for a week, but no announcement of his condition was made until he was out of danger. A dispatch from Hamburg to Amsterdam states that two aeroplanes believed to be piloted by British aviators flew over the Dutch town ef Sittard last evening in the direction of Duesseldorf. where the Germans have a great Zeppelin station. The Berlin Ixkalanzeiger asserts that the Turkish ambassador to Rome had an audience with King Victor Emmanuel and assured the King that Turkey's holy war did not apply to Italy or her possessions. The people of Lybia, the ambassador is quoted as saying, are considered by the Turks to be Italian subjects. 603,100 Killed. German casualties in the war up to November 30 totaled 603,100, according to the lists that have been published at Berlin. They are divided as follows: Killed, officers 5.000: killed, men 00.000; wounded, officers 11,000; men 20,000; missing, officers 1,100; men nr,,ooo. Many of those wonded in the early fighting have recovered and are again at the front. Despite severe storms in Galicia, heavy fighting between the Austrians and Russians is going on there according to an official report from the Austrian general staff printed there today. Attacks Successful. It says: "In western Galicia we are continuing our attacks with success, and violent fighting is going on despite storms that have ben raging for several days. "In Poland, calm reigns on the southern front. The enemy has renewed his attacks against Pietrokow, but these have again failed because of the stubborn resistance of the Austro-German troops." Hostile aviators flew over Freiburg Baden, again today and dropped bombs but were driven off by fire from the town. The bombs did no damage. The Telegraaf at Amsterdam prints a Berlin dispatch stating that the sound of Russian guns is plainly audible at Cracow, that Austrian aeroplanes are flying over the Russian troops and dropping bombs and that the residents of the city are digging cellars in which to hide during the bombardment that threatens. LONDON DENIES KAISER'S DEATH LONDON. Dec. ,10. An unconfirmed rumor that Emperor William of Germany was dead was widely circulated throughout London today but no confirmation had been received up to 5:30 p. m. Publication of the rumor here was forbidden by the British foreign office. The government press bureau issued the following warning: "The foreign office peremptorily forbids the dessemination of this rumor. It is obvious that if the rumor is false England will be open to a just and serious criticism, If it permitted it to be published.'

1 ,900 PERSONS WITNESS FILMS OF BELGIAN WAR

Pictures Shown to Big Crowds This Afternoon Will Be Flashed Tonight Thirteen Hundred and Eight Pay Admission to See Remarkable Pictures of Terrible WarfareSix Hundred School Children Visit Theatre as Palladium's Guests.

Nearly four hundred people attended the first performance this afternoon of the war pictures at the Murray theatre, showing that the general interest in these great films is more than being sustained Large crowds are expected to attend the performance this evening. There were 1,308 paid admissions to the Murray theatre yesterday afternoon and evening to witness the Chicago Tribune's wonderful moving picture views of the Belgian war, produced under the auspices of The Palladium. The expenses of producing this great spectacle were more than covered and every cent taken in at the box office this afternoon and evening ' will go into The Palladium's Christ1 mas Cheer Fund for Richmond poor children. This is the last day this historic film will be shown in Richmond and those who have not seen it should not overlook the oportunity to do so. Every one who pays a quarter to see this film is not only provided an interesting and educative entertainment but also contributes to a most worthy cause. Nineteen Hundred See Shows. Yesterday morning six hundred school children saw the war pictures. ' being admitted free as The Palladium's guests, so over nineteen hundred I men, women and children visited the Murray theatre yesterday. In the audiences last night there were quite a number of German-American citizens who were particularly interested in the film, nearly all of them having visited Belgium and quite a few of them having taken ships for the United States at Antwerp. After the last performance yesterday Joseph Brunner, a well known Richmond tailor, said he had the pleasure of again seeing the dock at Ant HOSPITAL OFFICERS GET DETROIT NURSE FOR NEW MANAGER Engage Miss Clara Pound and Assistant to Take Place of Misses Marsh and Sands at Institution. Miss Clara B. Pound of Grace hospital, Detroit, will take charge of the Reid Memorial hospital as superintendent Jan. 1 to succeed Miss Marsh. Miss Pound will bring her assistant with her. The hospital directors said today that Miss Marsh and the assistant superintendent Miss Sands, who have been asked to resign, have not done so. It is probable that the directors will not ask again for a resignation, but the affairs of the hospital will be turned over to the new superintendent at the beginning of the year. A director said today that no dietician had been secured to succeed Miss Yost who resigned voluntarily a short time ago. The director said that the board has no fault to find with Miss Yost nor with the surgical nurse who will remain in the institution. Arrangements are being made to secure a dietician by Jan. 1.

werp where he had boarded the ship which had taken him to New York.

He declared the pictures were quite remarkable. Depict Modern War. One man who saw the pictures last night had served three enlistments in the United States army and had seen active service. "Some people may be disappointed in these films because no actual hand-to-hand fighting is de picted," he said after the show, "but let me tell you those pictures aceuratej ly depict modern war, which is for the I most part long range fighting, except j where opposing armies have by tunneling, advanced their trenches within close proximity of each other. In such advanced position hand-to-hand fighting is frequent but no photographer i nor correspondent is ever permitted to i visit these advanced positions. "One part of the film gives the audience a true idea of modern fighting. It shows the retreat of a Bel- ; gian column across a large field. The average citizen w.onders why they are retreating because no enemy is visible. I but that enemy is several miles away i and his artillery has made it so hot 1 for the Belgian column that it has j been forced to fall back. That the I column is retreating under fire is shown by the shell which strikes a i farm house and demolishes it. It took ! a lot of pluck for the photographer to stand up and take that view." It is hoped that today the paid admissions to the war pictures will exceed those of yesterday, and there are about five hundred poor children who are expressing the same hope. It means warm clothing, some ' play things and something good to eat for them on Christmas day. "If a person fails to see those pic tures he must credit himself with a lost opportunity." is the way President Bavis of the board of public works puts it. TWENTY DAY TRUCE ON HOSTILE FRONTS ASKED BY KENYON BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. A joint resolution requesting the nations now at war across the seas to declare a truce for twenty days in which the people of the whole world may fittingly observe the Christmas season, was offered to the senate by Senator Kenyon of Iowa. The resolution reads: "Resolved, That the congress of the United States representing the desire and sentiment of the people of the United States, request the belligerent nations now at war across the seas to declare a truce for twenty days in order that the Christian people of the world may fittingly observe the Christmas season with the hope that such cessation of hostilities at this time may stimulate reflection upon the part of such nations as to the meaning and the spirit of the Christmas time, to the end that there may come again 'on earth peace good will toward men.' "Resolved, Further that a copy of this resolution be transmitted by the secretary of state to the official representative of such nations now duly accredited to the United States."

STEEN SELECTS MASHMEYER AS DEPUTHHERIFF Clarence Mote Ousted by Sheriff-Elect, as Result of Agreement Engineered by Charles Potter.

G. O. P. ORDERS MOVE Potter, Peeved at Defeat, Throws Support for Steen and Mote Loses Job in Shuffle. Alhert B. Steen, sheriff-elect of Wayne county, who was elected on thu Rennhlican ticket last month, has selected as his deputy one of the best known Progressive workers in ine city, Oscar W. Mashmeyer, city sanitorv nf finer and who served as deputy under former Sheriff Linus P. Mere dith. tn makine this appointment, hteen has followed the advice of certain in fluential Republican leaders to select a Progressive as his deputy, although a certain faction of Republican work ers strongly advised the appointment of a Republican, while still another faction urged the retention of Clarence Mote as deputy. In the selection of Mashmeyer as deputy sheriff an interesting political angle is developed. Mashmeyer was a candidate against Steen for the Republican nomination for sheriff four years ago but was defeated. He polled a very large vote, however. It is understood that Mashmeyer still cherishes an ambition to fill that office. Avenges Defeat. Steen served his first term, two years, and was then renominated to succeed himself. Jacob Bayer, running on the Progressive ticket, defeated him. however, but this year he avenged this defeat by beating Bayer, who was seeking his second term as the Progressive candidate. In his campaign this fall Steen. many Republicans assert said that if he was elected sheriff again, he would not. be a candidate for re-election in 1916, but following his defeat of Bayer it was soon common gossip in political circles that he had approached Mashmeyer with the offer of the deputyship providing Mashmeyer would agree not to be a candidate for sheriff in 1916, which was taken to mean that Steen was already considering making the race for a third term. Mashmeyer in Denial. This report was denied by Mashmeyer today. He said he had entered into no such an agreement with Steen hut he further admitted he still entertained political ambitions. The elimination of Mote, who has served four years as deputy sheriff, is the direct result of a bi-partisan agreement entered into by a disgruntled Progressive worker and certain leadera of the two other parties some time before the recent election. While Mote is a Progressive and would therefore have been eligible to re-appointment under the tacit understanding that the deputy sheriff should be selected from the ranks of that party, he was in the bad graces, political wise ones say. of the only Progressive member of the bi-partisan organization, Charles 10. Potter. When Potter was a candidate for the Progressive nomination for county clerk at the Progressive primaries last winter. Mote was one of the candidates against him. Both were defeated and Claude Keever received the nomination. In the campaign last fall Potter, it is openly charged by a number of Progressive leaders, threw his influence to Steen, M. W. Kelly, Judge Fox, and L. E. Bowman, candidates who were not on the Progressive ticket. It was asserted after the election that Mote had a very poor chance of being selected Steen's deputy. Under the bi-partisan agreement Kelly, Democratic candidate for county clerk, received Republican and Progressive support. Judge Fox Republican candidate for circuit judge, L. S. Bowman. Republican candidate for county auditor, and Al Steen. G. O. P. candidate for sheriff, received Progressive and Democratic support. The so-called "wet" faction leaders of the Democratic party were identified with this political cabal. Potter was recruited from the Progressive ranks, while the Republican organization as a whole encouraged the movement because it meant additional support to so many of its candidates. The moist influential Republican leaders advised Steen to appoint a Progressive as his deputy as a matter of political expediency. . They are the promoters of the Republican-Progressive "get-together" movement in Wayne county. BLAST WRECKS SHIP ON WESTERN COAST Wireless Calls Aid for Vessel With 34 Persons Aboard Doomed to Death. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. Assistance is being rushed to the passenger-carrying steamer Centralia, anchored five miles south of Point Argiella light, north of the Santa Barbara Islands. The ship's machinery is disabled and she is whipping around on her anchor in a strong southerly wind which threatens to drive her on to the California shore. Upon receipt of a wireless call for help at Point Arguella, the liners Sharvard and Bear were notified and changed their courses to render assistance. Meager wireless dispatches said the Centralia boilers exploded wrecking the engine room and injuring several of the crew. The vessel was reported to be anchored. She carries 15 passengers and a crew of 19.

NINE BRITISH WARSHIPS SINK 3 GERMAN SHIPS WITH LOSS OF 2,000 Admiralty Dispatches Vice Admiral Sturdee, Chief of War Staff of Royal Navy, to Battle Emperor's Cruisers Raiding Pacific Waters Admiral Graf Von Spee Reported Lost When Scharnhorst Went Down England Rejoices.

JAPANESE FLEET CHASES

Scharnhorst, Gueisenau and Leipzig Sunk, While Victorious Fleet Chases Dresden and Nurnberg Which Escaped Battle Fought Off Falkland Islands Tuesday London Wild Over 'News of Important Victory in South America.

STURDEE'S CAREER. Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, whose fleet defeated the Germans off Falkland Islands, has been serving in the British navy since 1871, when he entered the service at the age of 12 years. Sir Frederick commanded the British forces in Samoa in 1899, and was decorated for services there. In 1912 he was made commander of the second cruiser squadron, and on July 20, last, was made chief of staff of the British navy. He has risen steadily through positions of high trust. BY HERBERT TEMPLE, European Manager The International News Service. LONDON, Dec. 10. There are believed to have been nine warships in the British fleet under Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee which defeated the German fleet under Admiral Graf von Spee in the South Atlantic of Falkland Islands on Tuesday with the loss of nearly two thousand lives. The battleship Canopus, which arrived too late to take part in the engagement off Chile on November 1, when two English cruisers were sunk, is believed to have played a prominent part in the sinking of the German armored cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Leipzig. Although the admiralty has remained silent on the composition of Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee's fleet, its is estimated that other ships were engaged. News of the capture of the destruction of the German cruisers Dresden and Nurnberg, which escaped, thus clearing the Pacific of German warships, is expected hourly. England Enthused. Rejoicing over the victory swept through the British Isles like wildfire, and today Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee was acclaimed as the national hero of the hour. Warm tributes to the English navy were presented by the press, and many buildings were decorated with flags in honor of the signal victory. According to the admiralty, none of CRUISERS ESCAPE MONTEVEIDO, Uruguay, Dec 10. According to a wireless message received here the German cruisers Dresden and Nuernberg are still afloat, but are being pursued to the Argentine coast by British warships. NAVAL ARMAMENT REDUCTION SOON . . BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. That : there is hope of an agreement among nations to reduce their armaments at- , j ter the European war but that meanwhile the United States must keep up its navy building program, was asserted before the lionse naval affairs committee today by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The seeretarv, while recommending the regular building program, made his chief appeal for a trained naval reserve. He urged the committee to authorize legislation to build up a reserve of approximately 25,000. consisting of men who have enlisted in the navy and served out their enlistments, but who would be willing to enter the reserve system and be subject to a call to the colors. "Indicating the possibilities of such I reserves." said Secretary Daniels, "is the fact that during the Mexican troubles my office was deluged with applications from former enlisted men who wanted to rally to the service. This was a most gratifying state. "I do not think it necessary," he said, "to keep every ship we have in commission during ordinary times, we now have 222 ships, all told, in commission, whereas we need only about 200." A. S, M. ELECTS CARR James A. Carr was re-elected president of the American Seeding Machine company yesterday at a meeting of stockholders held in Springfield. Willard Z. Carr was re-elected second vice president. The company's reports were read and routine business disposed of. Nothing was said regarding the prospects for increased business, such business being confined to active officers and managers. ;

GERMANS INTO ATLANTIC

the British ships suffered severe dan age from German shells, and the casualties in the English fleet were light. Naval experts say that the victory '3 another tribute to the master seamanship of the British navigators, the pluck of the officers and sailors, and the accuracy of the gunners. Von Spee Dead. Admiral Graf von Spee. who went down with the flagship, the Scharnhorst, put up a stout resistance until his ships were riddled and on fire. It had previously been reported that a Japanese squad ron of warships had crossed the Pacific and was cooperating with the British men-of-war that were searching for Admiral Graf von Spee's fleet, but no mention was made in the admiralty's report of the victory as to Japanese ships taking part in the action. Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee, who formerly commanded the second cruiser squadron of the British navy, and who in July was made chief of the war staff of the British royal navy, was secretly sent to sea by the admiralty to give battle to the German fleet, which had been preying upon English commerce in the Pacific. Except in official circles it was not known that he had been dispatched to give battle to the German men-of-war in South American. CHASED BY JAPANESE. BUENOS AIRES. Doc. 10. A Japanese fleet chased Admiral Graf von Spee's German fleet out of the Pacific into the Atlantic and into the clutches of the British fleet, which defeated it off Falkland Islands, according to a report here today. It was based on information just received from arriving mechant ships. A wireless message to the ministry of marines from the commander of the Argentine transport Piedra Bunoies says three German merchantmen were sunk by either British or Japanese men-of-war off the coast of Tierre Del Fuego at the southern extremity of South America, on Sunday. There were five armored ships and a transport in the fleet. One of the German ships was sunk in the roads Sunday morning and two were sent to the bottom outside the harbor of Pantlon. One of the steamers belonged to the Kosmos line. "Y" INCREASES BUDGETS2,500 Board Raises Estimate of Expenses to Cover Association's Growth. The annual budget of the Y. M. C. A. was increased from $2a.Oti0 to 27.500 at the monthly meeting of the board of directors last night. It was found necessary to make this increase to meet the expansion of the association during the past year, which included remodeling the boys' department, and building repairs. Richard Sedgwick announced that the obligations assumed by Richmond for the support of the state body, which have always been raised by a canvass of the state committee would be raised by members of the local association this year. The board voted to contribute $2." to the Reliaious Work Department o the International committee. To Study Efficiency. Previous to this meeting there was some talk of changins the Sunday afternoon meetings to the high schMil auditorium, on account of the expense incurred in renting the Gennett theatre, but the board decided last night that it would be better incur a small deficit, than to make any changes at this rime. A committee to go over the work of the association, making a study of the efficiency of the different departments was considered. This committee, if made permanent will be known as the efficiency committee. The board approved the suggestion of the Boys' Work committee to set Feb. 22 as the date for the Father and Son banquet. POSSE HUNTS BANDIT BY LEASED WIRE-1 MOBERLY. Mo., Dec. 10. A sheriff's posse with bloodhounds is searching the woods for a bandit who robbed the Wabash ticket office at Carrollton early this morning, after shooting Jacob Auer, 26 years old, telegraph operator. Auer, who has charge of the office, was building a fire in the ladies' waiting room when the robber pointed a shotgun through one of the windows and shot him. An hour later Auer was found unconscious by a streetcar conductor, who notified the police. The thief robbed the cash drawer of $60, and is believed to have been frightened away wrhile trying to open the safe with a chieeL