Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 84, 18 February 1915 — Page 1

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EMPEROR TELLS POSITION ON UNDERWATER MENACE TO NEUTRALS IN WAR ZONE

CORDIAL TONE IN GERMANY'S REPLY TO U. S. Kaiser's Note Explains Drastic Naval Policy Follows England's Attempt to Cut Off Food Supoly. FRIENDLY TO AMERICA Proposes Convoys to Escort U. S. Ships Flying Ensign Through War Zone Waters to Destination. BY FREDERICK WERNER. Staff Correspondent for International Newt 8ervlce. BERLIN, Feb. 18. Germany's reply (o the note of the United States protesting against a submarine blockade of the British coasts sets forth firmly the position of Germany, but at the same time the document is couched in cordial terms and Bhows a spirit of friendliness towards America. The German reply, which has been transmitted to Washington by American Ambassador Gerard, explains that Germany's drastic naval policy towards Great Britain was made necessary by the attempts of England to cut off the food supply of German's civil population. Suggest Ratification. A summary of the contents of the German reply was secured by the International News Service today. One of the proposals contained in the document is the suggestion that the declaration of London be ratified, in accordance with a suggestion made by the United States at the outbreak of the war, thus enabling Germany to import food and raw material. With this ratification, . It is pointed out, Germany would be in a position to modify her maritime policy. ' - The German reply is begun with theF loiiowing expression or irienasnip to'ward the United States: "The imperial government has examined the communication from the United States government In the same good will and friendship by which the communication seems to have been dictated. "The imperial government is in accord with the United States government in that for both parties it is to n high degree desirable to avoid any 'understanding which might arise pi the measures announced by the riran admiralty and to provide xinat the occurrence of incidents vhich might trouble the friendly relaii :ns which so far happily exist between the two governments. No Hostility Intended. "With regard to assuring these friendly relations, the imperial government believes it may all the more reckon on a full understanding with the United States, as the procedure announced by the German admiralty, which is fully explained in the note of February 4, is in no way directed against commerce or legitimate shipping of neutrals, but represents solely a measure of self-defense imposed on Germany by her vital Interests against England's method of warfare, which is contrary to International law, which, so far, no protests by neutral have succeeded in bringing back to the generally recognized principles as they existed before the outbreak of the war." Regarding the flag question the German government recommends that any ships avoid the war zone around England. The hope is expressed that the United States will fully respect the struggle of Germany for her national existence and will fully understand and appreciate the motives which impelled the proclamation of a war zone in English waters. Proposes Convoys. The German government also suggests that the United States government cause all American ship passing through the war zone waters be recognized by conveys of ships flying the United States ensign. It is emphatically pointed out in this connection that Continued on Page Three. Weather Forecast

FOR INDIANA Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; slowly rising temperature. , Temperature Noon 39 Yesterday. Maximum 39 Minimum 19 Local Conditions Increasing cloudiness tonight and Friday. Rising temperature Friday and Saturday. General Conditions High barometric pressure and cold weather is central over the Great Lakes and affects the entire eastern portion of the United States excepting rain on the Atlantic coast, with temperature of 20 below zero at White River, Ontario. It is much warmer west of the Mississippi river with showers due to an immense area of low barometric pressure over Canada and the western portion of the United States. Unsettled weather may be expected (or the next 48 hours or I more. r W. E. Moo! Weather Forecaster.

Brotherly Love Becomes Theme Of Local Poet

L. H. Handley has written the following which he has called "Love One Another": Love one another as brothers How sweet is the tuneful sound, Like the rippling rill thru the shady dell, With the flowers blooming 'round; Like the song bird's note at even, As the sun sinks slow to rest, And the blending colors of Heaven Appear In the golden West. Love one another as brothers Away with the vengeful hate. That would drive men's souls into deadly strife And regret that comes too late; Like the sweets that have turned to wormwood Ere the blood has time to cool, And the truth stands out with added strength Who hateth his brother's a fool. Love one another as brothers 'Tis tha balm for the wounded heart, And renToves from a world of sorrow The sting of the poisoned dart; Like the gentle dew of Heaven, As it falls to refresh and heal, Let the fragrance of love eternal The blessings of life reveal. PAVING PROGRAM INCLUDES BRICK FOR 54 BLOCKS Works Board Adds Nineteen and One-Half Blocks to List of Proposed Improvements. The board of public works today revised its extensive street train -whiC: this year. It decided to make an ef-1 fort to have nineteen and a half more blocks paved than was originally intended, or a total of 53 Vi blocks. If this program is carried out it will shatter all street paving records for any one year in the history of the city. Today the board initiated and adopted a resolution for the paving of South A street, from Fourth street to Sixteenth street. The board also adopted a petition filed by Paul Comstock for the paving of seven and a half blocks in the Reeveston addition. South Seventeenth street from South B street to the south end thereof, also on South C and D streets, and the Reeveston Rdad from South Sixteenth to the east line of South Nineteenth. Order More Plans. "We decided South A street was badly in need of improvement, so we ordered the engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the paving of that street either with brick, concrete, asphalt or creosoted wooden blocks, as the property owners desire," Commissioner McMinn said. Mr. Marlatt said he thought some of the proposed improvements would be remonstrated out of the board's jurisdiction and he did not believe council would authorize all of the improvements. Other resolutions adopted by the board today were: Cement floors on bridges in Glen Miller park. Cement sidewalks on both sides of Center street from North West Second to North West Fifth. Cement roadway in the alley be-' tween South Seventh and Eighth streets from South A to South B. Cement sidewalks, curbs and gutters on South Twenty-second street, and macadamizing the roadway, from South A to South B. WILSON DENIES PLEA TO GUT OFF POWER BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 President Wilson today told a delegation of German American women who appealed to him to prohibit the exportation of arms and ammunition to the warring nations that he felt that the United States might become Involved In dangerous complications, and possibly war, if congress took the action they urged. He said such action might be questioned by certain nations abroad because the United States has not made any such move at the outbreak of the war. The delegation represented the German-American relief organization and other societies and came from New York. ROBBERY FOR REVENGE f BY LEASED WIRE.l ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 18. Robert Hinton of Logansport. who is held by the police on a charge of house robbery, explained that he had Intended to revenge himself on a relative by robbing him, but that he got into the wrong house by mistake. Hinton said he would plead guilty to burglary of the home of Edward. Vest.

ADVISES WOMEN TO WEIGH GOODS WHEN DELIVERED , i Inspector McKinley Tells Members of Domestic Science Club to Purchase Pair of Small Scales.

TESTS EGG WEIGHTS Official Declares Good Customers Receive Large Eggs Cautions Women Making Charges. in "I believe the people of Richmond could help the Inspector of weights and measures and could do more to insure honest weight if they bought for their own use a pair of small scales, which I would gladly test to make sure of their correctness, and weigh their purchases," said Inspector McKinley. "Do the weighing in the presence of the deliveryman If possible, or some witness. In any case, let the fact of your having scales, properly adjusted, be known and no merchant is going to run chances of being reported, however dishonestly inclined, when he knows you weigh what you buy." The "Weigh What You Buy" advice was given by George McKinley yesterday to fifty or sixty members of the Domestic Science association at a meeting held in the First Presbyterian church. Shows Dry Measure. Mr. McKinley used a glass measure and demonstrated the method used in stacking dry measures with potatoes, apples and similar fruits and vegetables. This method is very simple, Mr. McKinley said, and it does not require a clerk or store owner of great intelligence to adopt the plan. . "When you buy a bushel of potatoes, ask for sixty pounds and then see that you get sixty pounds," Mr. McKinley advised. "When you ask for sixty pounds, the grocer knows at once that you are acquainted with weights and measures and he will bring you sixty pounds. ' "I am working on a plan now to have eggs purchased and sold by weight. Grocers give to their best customers or to customers whose favor they are trying to get, the largest eggs and the other customers get what is left. A dozen choice eggB often weighs fifty per cent more . than a dozen small ni.3r&t- Weigh Egg. "Ifli : some tests t I have made, I found that small eggB weigh a pound and one-half to a pound and threequarters while large eggs weigh from two to two and one-quarter pounds. Without intent, a grocer may give a half pound short weight on eggs. "The function of an Inspector of weights and measures is to see that justice is done to the public and at the same time guard against injury to the reputation of an merchant who aims to be honest, (as I believe most of our Richmond merchants do) yet their scales will get out of balance. "Great care should be taken that no charges of dishonesty be made that cannot be sustained later. But any cases of short weight or measure should be prosecuted."

(RON PRINZ WILHELM SINKS 5 BRITISH SHIPS

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 18 Four British steamers and a British schooner of a total tonnage of 11,874 have been sunk off the east coast of South America by the German cruiser Kron Prinz Wllhelm, which before the war. was a North German-Lloyd liner. This was learned today from Captain Dreyer of the German steamer Holger, which arrived last night, bringing814 persons comprising the crews of the destroyed English ships. The steamers sunk by "the Kron Prinz Wllhelm were the Highland Brae, 4,824 tons; the Potaro, 2,810 tons; the Hemisphere, 2,230 tons, and Semantha, 1,811 tons. The three masted schooner, Wilfred M., 199 tons, was also sent to the bottom by the cruiser. After the vessels had been sunk by the Kron Prinz Wllhelm the Holger was summoned from Pernambuco by the captain of the cruiser to take aboard the passengers and crews of the British vessels. After leaving the Kronprinz Wllhelm, the Holger was pursued to Armonteviedo by two British cruisers, but succeeded in escaping, owing to a heavy fog.

LIGHT OF PRESS ELEVATES WORLD; ILIFF ANSWERS MINISTER'S VIEWS

BY EDGAR ILIFF. If we are to believe such writers as Dr. Geo. M. Gould and Professor Abram S. Isaacs it Is time for another deluge 'and some one should begin to build the ark. Dr. Gould gives a warning in 7,000 words and Prof. Isaacs consumes 2,000 to tell lis that the world is 1 absolutely iost. Both writers are trying to shoo us. like chickens, back to the old coop, for our only hope Is to return to the old ways, the old laws, the old manners, the old faiths, the old books, the old everything. Of course, they tell us, the present is infinitely

APKINS TO ANSWER TO FAYETTE COURT Released From Kentucky Prison and Taken to Connersville for, Forgery. That injuries received In the Iroquois theater fire in Chicago releases him from responsibility for his acts, is the statement made by Peter Paul Apkins of this city, a few hours before he was supposed to step from the doors of the Kentucky state penitentiary into the hands of a waiting sheriff from Fayette county. Apkins has completed his two year sentence for bigamy and was supposed to be brought from Lexington, Ky., to Connersville where Richmond persons will take a large part In convicting him for forgery. If he is not convicted on that charge, there are a number of other charges awaiting him in Richmond. Apkins was arrested through the diligence of former Chief of Police Gormon in July, 1911. Mr. Gormon is now in possession of the letters, forged checks and the working outfit Apkins carried with him. A Richmond woman, his first wife, also has evidence to convict him for bigamy. CHARITY CALLS DECLINE WHEN LIEN GET JOBS Secretary Believes Gradual Decrease in Appeals Marks Beginning of Relief From Financial Depression. A decrease of twenty-five per cent in the calls for charity aid at the Central Bureau was reported by Secretary Melpolder today. "It is the healthiest outlook for months," the charity secretary declared. "Gradually, one by one, the men are picking up jobs. Some are going to work in factories and there is a noticeable picking up all around. There is not enough in any one place to be noticed, "but here where we talk to men from all sections, it Is easily seen. "It looks like the beginning of the end of the depression and if it keeps up at this rate, the city will gradually and unconsciously be restored to its normal condition. I hope this is not a temporary thing, but is here to stay. I gave out only four grocery orders yes-terday:""''-"''1 "I have told a few men where they can get jobs and others have gone out themselves and found them. I do not like to have jobs ready for men without any effort on their part in getting them. I would rather for them to see some one who might have a Job, and in that way, make them feel that it is through their own efforts that they are getting work. This prevents some of them from getting the idea that some one will provide them with work whenever they are out and it makes them try harder to keep their jobs. "I referred a man yesterday to a job and he lasted three minutes on it. He has not been back since. The work paid twenty cents an hour and the man had to' clean calcimine from walls."

The Highland Brae, which was the most important victim of the Kronf prinz Wllhelm, was sunk two weeks after leaving London for isuenos Aires. She was sent to the bottom near the Brazilian port of Pernambuco after her cargo, coal, crew and passengers had been removed to the Kronprinz Wllhelm. The passengers stated today that they had received good treatment from hte Germans, both on the cruiser and on the Holger, to which they were transferred near the Brazilian coast a few days after the Highland Brae was sunk. They complained, however, of a lack of comfort on board the Holger which is a coal carrying tramp. Captain Dreyer of the Holger stated that after he left Pernambuco In response to an aerogram from the cruiser he Jiad considerable trouble in locating the Kronprinz Wilhelm. She was on the high seas for several days before she came up to the cruiser. The Holger, which is bringing a cargo from Bremen, had a crew of 40 men, who will be compelled to remain here because they have no health certificates. wicked, infinitely coarse and infinitely unbelieving, and the past was most infinitely good, pure and gentle. Dr. Gould blames It all upon the wicked newspapers and Prof. Isaacs charges it up to our modern novels, which, he says, "have fallen, fallen, oh, fallen, from their former high positions." All of which is very silly. Past Was Cruel. In the first place this is an eminently humane age. The past was cruel. In spite of the great war now raging this is still the most humane age the world has ever seen. The atrocities of the past could not be tolerated now. We can read of them only with horror. Take that infamous command of Moses, when he or

YOU CAN TAKE TOUR TO FAIR FREE OF COST

Palladium Offers Unlimited Number of Railroad and Exposition Tickets to Its Readers Who Want to Go. READ FULL DETAILS No Competition and Districts Bar Entrants Each Contestant Who Enters at Once Receives 1,000 Votes. Are you going to visit the world's fair to be held In San Francisco this year? If so, have you ever given any thought as to how you Intended to make the trip or if you would like to secure a trip without any cash outlay to yourself? If you were to take the trip yourself on regular trains it would cost you about $317, not including all side trips that you would want to take, as it has been figured by experts who have traveled or made trips from here to the coast by taking in the places of interest throughout their trip. Go on Special Train. Would you like to take this trip any time during this year on a special train with the best equipment that the Pullman company has in service, and take all the side trips, seeing all places of interest going and coming; stopping at the best hotels, having au tomobiles meet you at the depot on your arrival in each city enroute to the exposition and back, and being able to go at any time during the year on one of these elaborate special trains by giving 30 days' notice of your starting date. How would you like to get this alj for nothing, or rather for just a little of your spare time during tne -next few months? Well, to make a long story short, the Palladium is giving you just such an opportunity Just now. (Continued on Page Eight.) CHECK CLUB WORK UNTIL NEW BOARD ASSUMES CONTROL Officers and Directors Prepare Reports to Show Progress Made Since Installation Last Year. Activities of Commercial club committees are now practically confined to making up annual reports. The directors will make their reports at the meeting March 1, when the new directors will take office. The reports will be read again at the general meeting March 8. President Seidel has completed his report. This will be presented at the expiration of his term of office the first of March. Secretary Jordan will also make a report of the past year and will be asked to review the work of the club in the four and one-half years he has been secretary. Among the committees to report are finance, house, press and printing, public improvements, education, new industries, public service corporations, membership, insurance, public health, legislation, taxation, program, homes, steam railroads, electric railroads, good roads, entertainment, manufacturers, retail merchants, advertising, civic improvements, municipal research and public welfare. The work of four or five of the committees has been hampered by the depression of business and there will b little to report. Other committees have been unusually busy. There will be a re-arrangement of committee chairmen next fiscal year. Every director and officer is chairman of a committee. FLEE IN "NIGHTIES" BY LEASED WIRE.l GRAYS VILLE, Tenn., Feb. 18. Forty girl inmates were forced to flee in their night apparel early today when fire destroyed one of the girls dormitories of the Southern Training school. None of the number was injured although all suffered from exposure. dered his generals to butcher all of the married men and women prisoners are no longer scalped, tortured or the brutality of the soldiers. Prisoners are no longer scalped, tor tured or slaughtered, except In Mexico. That country is the only spot on earth where frail and Innocent CathoMc sisters are turned over to the soldiery of such fiends as Villa. We have even softened the names of things. Our language has been humanized. We no longer say "madhouse" but "hospital." We no longer say "poorhouse" but "infirmary." The condition of our penal and charitable institutions has improved a thousand (Continued on Page Four)

BOND SPLITS ON BILL TO PROFITS OF

LATEST MOVEMENTS IN THE BLOCKADE LONDON England awaiting first blow by German submarine fleet. Regular English channel steamer, service still being maintained. Meeting of cabinet held in Premier Asquith's home. Reported Britain will classify German menace as piracy and hang submarine raiders. BERLIN German reply to link ted States note couched in cordial terms, showing spirit of friendliness towards United States, but at same time sets forth firmly Germany wil not recede from war zone decree. WASHINGTON United States official preserving strict silence. Expectantly awaiting beginning of German submarine campaign. Probably will not further pursue differences with Great Britain over seizing and detaining of American ships. BUENOS AIRES German cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm has sunk five British ships off east coast of South America. BRITAIN HGLDS SEA BLOCKADE ACT OF PIRACY Issues No Reply to German Submarine Menace and Is Expected to Consider Reprisal Illegal. BY HERBERT TEMPLE. LONDON, Feb. 18. England is 'sitting tight" today, awaiting the first blow of the German submarine fleet: Though the German proclamation making English and French waters a war zlne went into effect at midnight, it was officially announced here this Horning that regular traffic between Folkestone, Calias, Boulogne, -Dieppe, Southampton and Havre was being maintained despite the German threat to mine all harbors.' A meeting of the cabinet was held at the home of Premier Asquith early in the day, but up to noon no formal proclamation in answer to that of Germany had been issued. This led to reports that no such proclamation would be issued, but that the Gritish government, classifying the German menace as piracy, would not recognize Germany's attacks as conducted under the rules of civilized warfare. May Have Crews. By adopting this attitude and holding the crews of German submarines to be pirates, it would be possible to hang them for murder if any are captured. An influential part of the public, led by Charles Beresford, is in favor of this method of procedure. The rules of international law provide that the penalty for piracy upon conviction may be death. The first requirement to constitute an act of piracy is that it must be an act of adequate violence. It need not necessarily be an act of depredation. The second requirement is that the piratical act must be committed outside tha territorial jurisdiction of any civilized state, but a third holds that the perpetrators of piratical act must be without the authority of any recognized political community. England's Chance. The third requirement might be overcome by England's refusal to recognize Germany further as entitled to consideration as a civilized nation. The Westminster Gazette, which speaks for the government, today predicts a period of great naval activity in the "bread war" as the new conflict between England and Germany is now termed. "For the next few weeks," It says, "we must expect a period of exceptional violence by land and sea. We shall sit through this without allowing ourselves to be scared or flustered." BERLIN GREETS RETURN OF KAISER TO HOME BY LEASED WIRE-1 BERLIN, Via Amsterdam, Feb. IS Official announcement was made today that Emperor William had returned from the eastern front for a short stay In Berlin. This news was received with enthusiasm by the public, coming as it did on the same day that Germany opens her submarine campaign against England. While no announcement has been made as to what section of the empire the Emperor will next visit, semi-official intimations were made today that he would visit Cuxhaven, Wllhelmshaven and Heligoland, the German naval bases and then proceed to the western battle front. OSCAR II RELEASED

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 18. The Scandinavian liner Oscar II., which was held up by a British cruiser of r the coast of Scotland until search could be made for contrabands among her cargo, is expected to reach Christiansand tonight. After leaving Kirkwall, Scotland, into which port she was taken for search, the Oscar II. was allowed to continue her voyage to Scandinavian ports. -

WITH MAYOR ALLOW CITY LIGHT PLANT

BOBBINS STANDS WITH PRESIDENT OF WORKS BOARD City Attorney Makes Vigorous Protest When Officials and Commercial Club Men Frame Measures. USER REVIEWS CASE Member of Committee Says Reduction of Rates Asked by Bond Without Interest to City Impossible. It was learned today that City Attorney Bond has lined up against Mayor Bobbins and President Bavis of the board of public works on the question of having the state law amended to permit the Richmond municipal plant to pay into the general fund of the city at least six per cent, on the plant investment, per annum. When the public service committee of the Commercial club had this question up for consideration recently, it is stated. Mayor Robblns and Mr. Bavls advocated the drafting of a bill incorporating such an amendment, but Mr. Bond, who also attended the meeting, entered vigorous protests. The session was said to have been an exceedingly lively one. The city attorney contended that the city should expect no financial returns from the municipal plant and that the sole benefit derived from the plant should be in the form of the lowest possible rates for electric lighting and power, even to a point of making rates so low that the plant would show no profits at the end of the year after all fixed charges had been provided for building and equipment, operating expenses, depreciation, sinking fund, etc. Bond's Argument Fails. Mr. Bond's arguments, however, failed to impress the members of the public service committee of the Commercial club, who pointed out that the Indiana Utilities Commission would never permit the establishment of rates which would not provide a six per cent return upon the city's Investment in the plant, which is required by law. Mr. Bond Insisted, however, that there was an opportunity to secure authority from the commission to reduce the municipal plant rates considerably. The committee, nevertheless, unanimously decided to draft a bill for submission to the legislature which would provide for a six per cent return to the city on the plant's investment annually. Mr. Bond then declared that the committee members would have to shoulder the entire responsibility for their action. Mayor Robbins and Mr. Bavls, however, assured them that they would not, as they would support the committee in its actios. Permits Bond Issue. "About a year ago," said a committee member today, 'the state commission authorized the Richmond Light, Heat & Power company, or rather the corporation which owns it, to issue $900,000 in bonds, accepting the company's own valuation figures, $1,200.000, without first making an appraisi ment to determine whether this valuation was correct. The city protested, but without any success. Then the city petitioned for a reduction in lighting and power rates. At that time the commission declared that it would (Continued on Page Ten.) MAKE FINAL EFFORT TO BREAK DEADLOCK ON SHIP PROPOSALS BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Administration leaders in the senate today made their final effort to break the deadlock over the ship purchase bill, before giving up- the fight and passing to the appropriation bills.. . . With . the Republican filibuster as strong -as when it started a month agi and with not a single proposal in sight the outlook for the bill was gloomy. Senators La Follette. . .Norm and Kenyon, Progressive Republicans, are firm In their demand that the Democrats make the bill a permanent, rather than a temporary measure. . Without two of their votes the administration senators can do nothing,. .The bijl ca be changed to suit them only through conference . with the bouse, . . or by amendment . in . the . senate. . Against either move the Republican filibuster appears Invincible. MEAT POISONS FIFTY BY LEASED WIRE.) GARY. Ind.. Feb. IS Poisoning of fifty Gary citizens led Pure Food Inspector Fenanck today to examine the meat in their homes 'and in all the shops in the city. A 'score of persons were reported seriously ill ' and all were sufferiog from blistered mouths, and throats.