Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 314, 15 December 1915 — Page 4

THE KICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15, 1915 ' THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND 8UN-THXBQRAM er to do so, the latter because he holds us responsible. Truly, the United States stands without a friend. The recent brusque note to Austria will not help matters. It is aggravating to the Central Powers and makes no impression on . the Allies. The latter keep on searching American ships, practically blockading our Atlantic coast, regu r Published Every Evening Except Sunday, by Palladium Printing. Co. Palladium Building, North Ninth and Sailor Sts. R. G. Leeds, Editor. E. H. Harris, Mgr. lating our commerce, and treat with disdain the notes of protest we 'send. Notes and protests have seen their day, action is what is needed at Washington to restore the United States to its former place of influence among the Great Powers. ' . In Richmond, 10 cents a week- By man. In advance one year. $5.00; six months, 12.60; one month. 5 cents. Rural Routes, In advance- one year. 12.00; six months, 11.25; one month. 25 cents. Entered at the Poet Office at Richmond. Indiana! as Second Class Man Matter.

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The Note to Austria-Hungary.

i Wilson's brusque and peremptory note to Austria-Hungary relative to the Ancona incident raises several vital problems. If the United

States really intends to back up its demands that Austria disavow the act, pay reparation, and

punish the submarine commander, the note is not at all too severe. But it is safe to hazard the opinion that the Wilson administration .will not force the issue. The tone of the note to Austria, recognized as one of the weaker nations of Europe, is far from being as mild as those directed to Great Britain and Germany. If Wilson believes he can bluff Austria because this nation is weaker, perhaps he will again miss the mark. That Germany and Austria are of one accord needs no elucidation, and Wilson's bluff to Austria is in fact a bluff directed also at Germany. That the Kaiser does not fall for this style of play is well known. The final effects of the notes upon the United States gives food for speculation. Just now, the United States is the most heartily detested nation on the globe. Germany, that is the common

people, accuses us of supplying the enemy with weapons of destruction that are killing thousands of her men. Austria-Hungary holds the same opinion. Great Britain accuses America of selling munitions of war at high cost merely for the sake of the profits. She sees in it no act of friendship. She accuses the United States of greed and avarice. Overlooking the advantages gained .from buying supplies here, Great Britain insists Uncle Sam is a mercenary trader and a nation without a soul. When the war is over, where will we stand? It makes no difference as to who wins the struggle, for all the belligerents are sore at the United States, and winner and vanquished will turn their wrath on us, the former because he has the pow-

. The Right Spirit. Some men give gifts costing hundreds of dollars but the presents raise few thoughts of genuine thanks in the hearts of the recipients of these munificent tokens. Other men give trifles or a mere "Merry Christmas" and the gift and the salutation fall like a benediction from heaven'and are reciprocated with words of true thanks. This merely goes to show that it's all in "the way you do it." All of us have seen costly gifts received with little appreciation, and again, we have seen mere trifles warm the hearts and cheer, the soul. The costly gift given by a thoughtless or overbearing donor Isjreceived in much the same spirit, but the insignificant gift of a genuine friend, given from a warm heart, always arouses a reciprocal feeling of kindness and cheer in the heart of the recipient and he voices it by a genuine exr pression of gratitude. ;

Do It Today. Today t is the most precious treasure a person has. Yesterday is gone forevertomorrow is a gamble and a bet. Today is yours; you may do with it what you will ; yesterday is history and you cannot erase or change its record; tomorrow is a possibility, perhaps your eternity. So say the kind word today, do the generous act today. The Christmas season is at hand. Today is the time to act! Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow you will be jostled and pushed, crowded and jammed in the increasingly large crowds of late shoppers. Yesterday you said you would do your shopping today ; don't say today, you'll do it tomorrow. Procrastination is an awful thief. It steals time, money and opportunity from you, and you do not know it until it is too late. Do your shopping today and you'll have the satisfaction of saying tomorrow, "it's over," and "I need not dread buying my gifts." Act today.

EARLY CITY HISTORY

Contributions on the pioneer days of Richmond will appear in this column daily.

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD V8. SLAVERY. When the United States - government obtained control of the Great Northwestern territory laws were immediately enacted excluding slavery forever from every part of the land, but when Indiana began to be settled slaveholders from Kentucky and Virginia made strenuous efforts to establish their slaves in the southern part of the state. The Freestate men who had left the older states on account of the curse of slavery were determined that slavery should be excluded from Indiana. The consequence was that there was a constant contention for many years between the Freestate party and the Pro-slavery party. Slaves were constantly escaping from Kentucky and crossing the Ohio river they entered Indiana where the Abolition party assisted them to pass through the state on their way to Can

ada where they could not be reclaimed on account of the English laws; but in the United States a slaveholder could come into a free state and If he could prove his "property" he could return the negro slaves just as he could have recovered a stray horse or cow. The following incident appeared in a Fort Wayne paper. The article was s written by a man who had formerly lived at Richmond. The story is as follows: A Mr. Todd of Kentucky came with two officers to search for and recover if possible a negro who had escaped from his plantation some five years before. The. man was arrested , In the .neighborhood of Richmond where he was supposed to be a free negro. His arrest caused great excitement when he was brought into a magistrate's office to enable Mr. Todd to prove his "property" before it could be removed from the state. The office was soon filled with an excited crowd and as all were listening intently to the evidence someone motioned to the negro to Jump out of the open window at his back which be attempted to do. when one of the officers seised him' by the leg, but friends on the outside assisting him be was soon on the Underground Rail-

AS WE GROW OLDER

our minds are quite as active as in former years but our strength does not respond when we need it most; perhaps the kidneys are weak, the liver torpid, rheumatic pains or stiffened joints beset us, and we cannot easily throw off the colds that winter brings. What we need is the rich cod liver oil In Scott's Emulsion to renew the blood and carry strength to every organ of the body, while its glycerine soothes the respiratory tract, and its hypophosphites

strengthen the excitable nerves. , I Scott's Emulsion is a scientific oilfood, of unusual benefit to those past Uifty. years particularly during the ?S5lder seasons, it.hnparts warmth. and creates strength. One bottle will prove fa worth. No alcohol or harmful drugs. I " ficoUakBowne.Cloomfield.N.J. 1S-X

road on his way to Canada and freelom. The officer was left with an ;mpty boot in his hand. During the excitement one of the officers was tripped and fell to the floor. The other officer and Mr. Todd were -crowded Into a corner. One Quaker who ; was prominent in the melee was arrested for obstructing the progress of justice. As this would be a test case the best legal talent in the state was secured on both sides and a judge came from Indianapolis to conduct the trial. It was decided for the plaintiff and the defendant was forced to pay $500 to Mr. Todd for the loss of his "property" and to pay the expenses of the court the total amounting to about $1,000. When Mr. Todd received the $500 he facetiously remarked, "I could sell you another nigger at that price." This was adding insult to injury, MRS. S: A. WRIOLEY.

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EVANSVILLE, Ind., Dec. 15. When burglars entered the saloon owned by J. H. Thomas a fox terrier darted out of the door and ran to the home of its master, where it scratched at the door and whined until Thomas got up and accompanied it to the saloon When

Thomas arrived at the saloon he found that the burglars had helped themselves to a few drinks and cigars and departed.

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