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NOH-mERS HEAR THEATRE TALK DY BAIN "Y" Meeting Appeals to All MenAttendance Pleases General Secretary Ellis M. Learner. PLEASURE NOT BARRED Kentucky Speaker Would Put Ban on Liquor and Tobacco to Protect Lives of Young Men. Almost half of the gathering of BOO men at the Y. M. C. A.'a first Sunday mass meeting, were non-church members, according to a secret poll taken of the men before they left the building. Secretary Learner is well pleased with the attendance which heard the address of George W. Bain, of Kentucky, but hopes to pack the theatre In the uture. Eleven more Sunday afternoon meetings have been planned. 'I ain well pleased with the audience yesterday afternoon," said Mr Learner, "There were men there from all chareh denominations and 1 am especially pleased to see so many nonchurch men there for I want the men - - Continued On Page Eleven. FORMER LOCAL MAN WINS NOMINATION IN SENATORIAL RACE -" Kenneth D. McConake, whose boyhood home ; was Richmond, was the choice of the Democratic . voters of 'Tennessee in the primary election held In that state Saturday for the nomination of a candidate for the United (States senate. He received a plurality of approximately &70ft,': v s 4T remember McConake well." said Building Inspector Hodgin, today. "We were boyhood friend. He resided with his parents -- on-North "Tenth. y street, north of the railroad. His father was a carpenter and was not even a man of mod eat e means. "Richmond friends - remember ' McConake as a youth of a somewhat indolent temperament.' He was, I remember, a member of a fishing party. He ttid not want to fish co we left him in charge of the rig. McConako promptly went to sleep in the buggy and did not even waken when the bcrse broke the shafts and harness and ran back to town." WAR BULLETINS ACCIDENT ON DESTROYER PARIS, Nov. 22. On' sailor was killed end several wounded by an accident and explosion In the stern of the French torpedo boat destroyer.Escopette, it was officially announced today by the minister of marine. SINK TWO STEAMSHIPS. LONDON, Nov. 12. The British steamship Merganser, 1,905 tons and Hallamshire, 4,420 tons, have been mnk by German submarines. TRANSPORT IS SUNK. LONDON, Nov. 22. A Turkish transIiort with 500 troops on board has been sunk in the sea of Marmora with the loss ot a majority of those on board, according to a Central News Agency dispatch from Zeurich. GEN. SAMSONOFF DEAD. ' STOCKHOLM. Nov. 22. General Samsonhoff, who commanded one of the Russian armies at the battle of Tauneburg is reported to have died a prisoner of war In Germany. EXPECT TO TAKE GORIZIA. PARIS, Nov. 22. It is confidently expected that this winter will see the capture of Austrian stronghold o Gorizia by the Italians. Dispatches state that the Austrian works defending Gorizia have been almost completely reduced by the terrjfic fire of the big Italian guns. ARRANGES WAR LOAN. BERLIN, Nov. 22. Dr. Tontfhev, Bulgarian minister of finance who is in Germany, has arranged for another war loan from German banks to the Bulgarian government, it was announced today. The amount was not given. Weather Forecast UNITED STATES REPORT Cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday. Probably rain Tuesday. Temperature Noon 33 Yesterday Maximum 39 Minimum '.- 25 FOR INDIANA Cloudy tonight; rain and warmer. GENERAL FORECA8T Barometric pressure continues low over much ot the Mississippi valley causing unsettled weather for the next 36 hours. j jwywre. weather Forecaster.

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her Red Cross nurse s uniiorm, noming in ner arms a ueaumiu mtle Belgian girl she has adopted. The little one is, in the most dramatic sense, representative of the thousands of orphaned children of Belgium. She was discovered by a wounded French soldier, left in the wake of the German advance in ruined Soisson. He crawled to the door of a handsome home beyond deserted gardens, answered cries 'of distress, finding the house in flames, a beautiful woman dead, all signs of domestic destruction and the crib in which the wee lamb lay already on fire. Dragging the baby from danger the soldier crawled with her back to the main road, where a Red Cross crew rescued him.

KELLY RUINS HEW SUIT; GIFT OF COMMISSIONERS: DRINK CURE ASKED NEXT

Tim Kelly, an unfortunate man who for several years has been the abject slave of strong drink, was discharged from county jail early this morning on the completion of one of. his. innumerable sentences and was presented with a new suit, a hat and a pair of shoes, the gift of the county commissioners in appreciation for having saved the county about $300 on painting " done at the jail by Kelly during his confinement. . About 8 o'clock this morning Kelly, helplessly drunk, was found in an alley near South Fourth street. "When Kelly is arraigned in court tomorrow I am going to make a plea for him. I am going to suggest that if the county commissioners 'would assume the cost of having him cared? for at some Keeley cure instead of buying him new clothes they would do a

SOUTH SIDE ASSOCIATION TELLS WHY C,& 0. SHOPS WENT TO BOSTON

The following has been submitted for publication: At the last meeting of the South Side Improvement. Association the matter of the C. & O. yards at Boston, and the accusation' of the S. S.'I. A. being responsible for the same was taken up and at length discussed, and finally agreed ' to make a public statement through the papers that the S. S. I. A. was never , given a , chance to ' locate the yard in Beaavlew. As to the opening of Soutn N street. Harry Starr advised the directors of the S. S. I. A. as to how to proceed to open said street, but when the case came up in court for trial he changed, and then the . impression was 'made

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Belgian Girl whole lot better by this unfortunate man, who, when sober, is honest, lawabiding and industrious," said C. R. Richardson, an attorney. "What good is done for Kelly or how, is the community benefited by sending him to the county jail." A few months ago Kelly was sent to the state penal farm and while there did a job of painting which would have cost the' state several hundred dollars if' some contractor had been employed. . Attorney Richardson is also going to present Kelly's case to . Secretary Melpolder of the Centrrl Bureau. "I was prompted to send Kelly to county jail this last time because the commissioners indicated that they would like to have him sent there Instead of to the penal farm," Mayor Robbins said. that because of the opening of N street the yards were taken to Boston, but we think it was done to influence the jury against granting the opening of N street, for we know the railroad company don't want any street crossing across , its ' track .if .. it can be avoided. : But it; bad no effect on the jury. This matter has been j thrown at the S. S..I. A. by individuals and through, the papers, so that we feel it our duty to publish this, so that the public may - have the facts before them. B. A. KENNEPOHL. . HANS N. KOLL. , WM. H. BARTEL, Jr. ... ED-H. TEMME. : A. W. BLICKWEDEL.

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DEUOCftATS GET JOSS ON RURAL ROUTE SYSTEM Appointment for One Place in Richmond Office Was Held Up by Technical Matters. OTHER JOBS FILLED Successful Applicants for Centerville, Greens fork and Fountain City Not Made Public by P. O. ROUTE APPOINTMENTS Richmond Route A, Howard Elliott, Richmond: . a Richmond Route B, Verlin . P. Foland, Centerville. Richmond Route C, Frank E, Thomas, Richmond. Richmond Route D, no appointment. Hagerstown James Stuart, Hagerstown; George Rhinehart, Hagerstown. 'w Cambridge City Richard Ressler, Cambridge City; Roy Schepman. Richmond. Milton Irvin Harmeier, Milton. Fountain City, Centerville and Greensfork appointments not made. Carriers for three of the four rural routes from Richmond were appointed today, by postoffice officials at Washington. The appointees received high grades in the examination and were recommended by Finly- Gray, congress man from this district. None of the appointees had been a rural route carrier before, which means that all the present rural route car riers will lose their jobs. Howard Elliott, however, has been acting as sub stitute carrier. He received the high est grade of any of the applicants. His grade was 91.6; Verlin Foland received a grade of 90.3 and Frank Thomas received a grade of 90.6. Appointments Held Ud. "The rMstnrfor not appointing a carthat a oneetion-mroBe 0Vnh6 certin4U -ef ppUxbsiU for tittit Several weeks ago word wag received that there was some dispute over the certification of a certain applicant and. that the grade he made in an examination of October 9 was being taken into consideration. All the appointments that have been made are Democrats as far as can be learned. At Continued On Page Eleven. WATER HEARING COMES BEFORE UTILITY BOARD Mayor Robblns, City Attorney Bond and President Bavis of the board of public works left this morning for Indianapolis to attend the hearing before the Indiana Public Utilities com mission of the petition of the Rich' mond City Water Works company for an Increase in the Richmond water rates. City Attorney Bond will submit a demurrer to the company's petition and will seek to convince the commission, that under existing rates .the company is earning a fair and reasonable profit upon its investment. The case was called for hearing at 2 o'clock this afternoon and probably will continue over tomorrow. Just what facts the city attorney will submit in substantiation of his contentions are not known. One thing that the commission will be asked to rule upon in connection with the case are claims entered by the company against the city, totaling $1,727.92, which the city has refused to pay. They constitute almost entirely rental charges for intermediate fire hydrants. STEAMER HELPLESS IN MID-ATLANTIC BEFORE BIG GALE HALIFAX, N. S., isov. 22. the British steamer Oakfield Is disabled in mid-Atlantic in the grip of a southeast gale, with her propeller blades--gone, according to a wireless dispatch received at the Cape Race station today. The Italian steamer San Giorgla reported that she was standing by the Oakfield, but that she could be of little assistance. The Oakfield was being. whipped to and fro like a chip of wood by the terrific wind when the Italian vessel arrived on the scene. The Oakland was on her way to Portland, Me., from Rotterdam when caught by the gale. MARRIED AFTER 20 YEAR8 BOONVILLE, No? 22. The secret marriage In Illinois of Miss. Gusta Kinderman and Charles Webner of this city was the culmination of twentyyear romance. , ,

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Left to right: Gilbert (aged 4), Ida (aged 6), and Margarette (aged 2), the three perfectly normal children of Mrs. Anna Bollinger, whose defective infant Dr. H. J. Haiselden of the GermanAmerican hospital in Chicago, left to die at the age of six days, because he was convinced it would grow up an imbecile and probably a criminal. His refusal, with the consent of the parents, to perform a simple operation which probably would have saved the life of the. child, created much comment all over the country.

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With the story that she had been thrown out of her home by her father when she was a senior in high school and that as soon as she became 25 years old she would inherit $50,000 from a rich aunt. Miss Winifred Sammons, of Lansing, Mich., was arrested Saturday afternoon for forging the name of Miss Nola Russell, stenographer. In the office of John Melpolder, social service secretary. The girl attempted to obtain a home with a local woman, who lives alone. An investigation made by Secretary Melpolder, after he had "shadowed" the girl for over an hour Saturday afternoon, showed that the story she had been telling was fictitious although it was a fact that she is to inherit $50,000. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Prank Sammons, of Lansing, Mich., and her aunt, who owns a large farm and has other large interests is worth approximately $50,000, all of which Ms to fall to the girl when she is 25 years old. Relatives Back Story. As soon as the facts were learned from the girl, telegrams were sent by Mr. : Melpolder to the girl's relatives and it was learned that her aunt has taken a deep interest in her although she believed her to be lost. A mystery surrounds the case because no letter has been received from the girl's father, who replied in a short telegram

"ROMANCE OF AUBREY AND LUCY"; EVERSMAN NOW ENTERS PLOT

Another chapter In the city court's serial story, "The Romance of Aubrey and Lucy," was written into the police records today. The principal characters in this romance of violent, blood-letting love are Aubrey Austin and Lucy Saines, both colored. - . ' Previous installments have told how Lucy, jealous of Aubrey, twice operated on him with a razor; how Aubrey, jealous of Lucy, once committed assault and battery on her. and previous to that, escorted her to the middle of a railroad bridge and then pulled the old melodrama stuff of threatening to heave her into tbe turbulent waters of the Whitewater. Despite their acute misunderstondings. Aubrey and Lucy appear to have a fascination for each other, but whenever they meet the police have some business to attend to. Saturday night Lucy and Aubrey met at the corner of North Seventh and A streets with the usual results. Ear-splitting feminine shrieks -rent' the atmosphere And terrorized residents telephoned , to the police. ' President Eversman of the police board, and - Police , Chauffeur Wehger responded: When - they approached the combative lovers took to their heels. Wenger ran Aubrey to earth opposite Reid Memorial church,

Saturday that he would write full details immediately. The girl is now held at the Home for the Friendless although no charge has been placed against ber "If you come and get Winifred, the charge of forgery will not be pressed against her," was the telegram sent to the girl's parents Saturday afternoon. Aunt Answers Appeal. The answer came immediately from her aunt, who is reporter on a newspaper there. She identified the girl and told the authorities nop to divulge the fact that she had telegraphed. It is believed by Mr. Melpolder that there is an estrangement between the parents of the girl and the other members of the family. Winifred, who is 17 years old, came to Richmond about four weeks ago and applied for work at the social service bureau. Miss Russell answered the telephone and said a woman just a few minutes before had asked for a house maid. Miss Russell gave the girl the address of the woman and she secured workwSInce that time she has worked atttiree homes. A call was received at the social service headquarters Friday from the home in which the girl was working at the time, stating that she Continued On Page Six. but was compelled to use bis mace to subdue him. Lucy, hotly pursued by Eversman, hurdled a hedge fence at the postoffice then hurdled back again, squarely into the arms of the president of the popolice board. Although she nearly knocked the wind out of him. Eversman managed to hold his captive. Lucy was later dismissed. Aubrey drew a fine of $1 and costs on a plea of guilty to a charge of public Intoxication. NATIONAL ROAD EA8T IN NEED OF REPAIRS Repairs will be made on tbe National road east, according to County Road Superintendent Jones, . who inspected the road Saturday afternoon with the county commissioners. Although the road has only been completed a few months, it needs repairs, the commissioners say and crushed stone will be placed on it before extreme cold weather. '- JERKED FROM TRACK TO COURT INDIANAPOLIS. No.' 22. Because he took' a nap on the railroad tracks and was dragged from In front of an approaching train by policemen, Robert Worrell was hailed Into court.

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U. S. TO EXPOSE GERMAN PLOTS AGAINST SHIPS Secret Service Ready to Present Data on Neutrality Violations Before Federal Grand Jury. MANY ARE IMPLICATED Former German Ambassador to U. S. and Several Rich German-Americans Said to Be Involved. (BULLETIN) Washington, Nov. . 22 An env bargo has been piace-i government on all information about the so-called German neutrality conspiracy and bomb plot. . Every effort le to be made by the administration to secure laws that will definitely punish all violators of the neutrality of the United States. The attorney general in his annual report to congress will point out how worthless the present laws are. NEW YORK. Nov. 22 Carl Bnens. resident director of the Hamburg-American line; George Cotter, Adolph Hormelster and Joseph Pottenhans were placed on trial in federal court today charged with ' conspiracy to defraud the U. S. government by making out false manifest papers for vessels bearing munitions to German war cruiser. All four are subjects of Germany, and are concerned In the attempt ot the Hamburg-American line to send out supplies to German warships about the time the war began. Each defendant baa been Indicted twice. That high German officials In this country may be brought Into the case w. s indicated by the questions asked the talesmen. Each prospective juror was asked It he knew Count von Bentstorff. German ambassador to the United State, and Captain Boyd, naval attache to the German embassy. -.-T - , -. AWAITING MORE DEVELOPMENTS NEW YORK. Nov. 22 After months of ceasless delving by agents ot the United States secret service, the government Is ready to present evidence to the federal grand Jury to expose the German conspiracies against American neutrality. The grand jury investigation of tbe Teutonic plot to prevent Americanmade war supplies from reaching the allies and to help Germany In other ways will be commenced at once. Testimony which will be given to the federal grand jury la said on high authority to involve a former ambassador to the United States, a warm personal friend of tbe kaiser, several rich German-Americans and not a few women. One of the most Interesting developments was the possibility that Frans Rintellen. who Is held In England as a German spy. may be extradited to this country to stand trial on the charge that he tried to foment anti-American feeling In Mexico and otherwise conspired against the neutrality of the United States. Not counting money raised In this country, $40,000 Is alleged to have been sent here from Germany to further tne work of the pro-German propaganda and to be used in other actvlties on behalf of the German cause. ATTORNEY GENERAL RULES IN FAVOR OF VOCATIONAL SURVEY INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 22. The Attorney general's office today advled C. A. Greathouse. suiierintendent of public instruction, the vocational education law would permit him to expend $1,900 for the making of a survey ot Richmond, Ind.. preparatory to the Installation of a system of vocational education in that city. Members of Greatiiouse's department said today the state board had voted this amount but the full question of making the survey bad not been decided upon as yet. The board, however, contemplated making several surveys of this nature in the state during tola year. PLEASED OVER ACTION Richmond school authorities were pleased when informed that the attorney general had ruled favorably. They are confident that the state board of education will promptly order the survey made, the first undertaking of tbe kind In the state. The total expense of making this survey will be approximately $3,000. Indiana University has agreeu to contribute $1,500 and the Richmond school board will appropriate $500. . CRAWFORD RESIGNS7 It was announced today that H. M. Crawford, for several years city salesman for the Richmond Light, Heat 4b Power company, had tendered hi resignation. His future plans are not known. . -

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