Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 317, 18 December 1915 — Page 1

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PROGRESSIVE

WILL VJA6E CAmiGN TO CARRY ON FIGHT

(STAFF CORRESPONDENT.) INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 18. There la to be a Progressive party in the field In Indiana again next year. This deci sion was reached late yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the Progressive chairmen of the various districts. There were some who desired peace. They had tired of the fight and were Inclined to favor disarmament of the Progressives forces, but the clarion voice of Edwin M. Lee of Muncle, state chairman in 1912. rang out, "you talk of peace and there is no peace," so, af ter a protracted discussion. It was de cided to effect a reorganization ot tne party in the state, the districts and the counties next year and take a vigorous part in the campaign. Mr. Lee was elected state chairman I to succeed Jackson Boyd, who resign DEFENSES OF

EXPECTED TO BAFFLE STRATEGY OF GERMANS

satixika nee. 18. Greece will Imfrn-ln from Interference and mainI tain a policy of the strictest neutrality I if the Allies are attacKea on ureex territory. General Serrall, commander of the Anglo-French forces received formal notification to this effect today I from Colonel Pallls, official represenItatlve of the Greek war ornce ai Salonika. Militnrv drnnrli todav expressed I doubt as to the proposed attack of the I German and Bulgarians upon we allied forces at Salonika. They pointed ..... .. m 1 I out that tne city , is nanaea on au ildes by the best natural defenses USES COUNTY TRUCK IN VIGOROUS MOVE TO COLLECT TAXES Permission has been asked by Coun ty Treasurer Chamness for the use of Ae county truck tor the"pnrpose of naking a personal levy on property on which the owners refused to pay taxes liter a personal demand has been nade by the deputy treasurer, William rrusler The county treasurer is deermined to push the collection of deinquent taxes to a conclusion and no ne will be favored, he says. He is also considering the appointnent of a second deputy to take over he work of collections outside of the sity of Richmond. Deputy Trusler will ie busy for several weeks on delinluents in the city and it is believed by he treasurer that a man working iimuanoous1y with Mr. Trusler in he country will tiave the effect of facilitating the work. Mr. Chamness admits that the reposition he has tackled is a big one ut says that he has the support of he county council and the county commissioners who believe that the novement toward payment of tax lebts is a move which is for the good f the county. Deputy Trusler began the work of naking personal demands today.

BOWMAN DISTRIBUTES

$422,869 OF TAX MONEY

The semi-annual distribution of 1914 axes was made by County Auditor (owman today and paid into the county reasury at the November settlement. he total amount received from this ollection of taxes was $422,869.56 In ash and $106.65 in road receive. Last ear the total collection was $407,80.27, exclusive of road receipts. This hows a gain over last year's settlelent of $14,780.25. The city of Richmond will receive 77,521.84. less $50,000 which has been iven in advance, being the general ind in the city. The corporation bond ind of the city will receive $5,238.88. us $2,000 advanced. Richmond ;hools will receive $33,753.60 on anunt of special school, less $25,000 adanced. Local tuition will receive $22,'3.85, less $15,000 advanced; school ouse bond fund receives $11,229.27 ss $5,000 advanced. Makes Final Draw. This is the final draw except the in nary apportionment of common hool revenue, which win oe maae to ie schools on the last Monday in uiuary. as prescribed by law. The state will receive $73,814.55 on :count of the various state tax levies, bis amount includes $4,749.31 comon school interest; $316.78 permasnt endowment Interest and $180 3cket fees of the circuit court, due ie Btate according to law. The amounts that other funds reive are as follows: eneral fund of county $56,843.39 ownshlps .". 8,350.53 jcal tuition 45,255.48 lec.ial school 67,292.87 carl 459.73 or 4,197.23) edemption of bonds and coupons on three-mile roads 30.322.95 ir school house bonds .... 14,599.35 irporations ' 86,532.65 jrporation bonds . 7,124.55

PARTY

ed several weeks ago; Ellas D. Salsbury of Indianapolis, vice chairman and H. S. Rominger, Indianapolis, treas urer. The chairman will appoint a secretary. State Meeting May 24. Wednesday, May 24, was decided on as tHe date for the state convention to nominate all state candidates, except governor and United States senator. Plans were made for the circulation of a petition placing the names of Progressive aspirants for president, vice-president, governor and United States senator on the ballot for the primary, March 7. Just who these candidates will be has not yet been disclosed. For the past week Wayne county Continued On Page Five. SALONIKA known to the art of war. To the east, which presents the easiest route for an attacking force, the Bardar river serves as a barrier. On the north and swinging around the arc of a circle a substantial mountain defense runs all the way to the gulf of Salonika. The gulf of Salonika with the allied warships supplies a complete defense to the south. The British military experts say that this condition makes it apparent that the Germans and Bulgarians would require more men for the taking of Salonika than the result would justify. HARLAN ASKS $50 EXTRA FOR SERVICE When Denver Harlan, pauper attorney, presented to the county council a petition for an additional appropriation of $50 for pauper attorney fees during the last year, he was met with opposition by members of the council. After considerattonwOTTr oualli passed the appropriation, making the total salary of the pauper attorney for 1914 $450, to cover the additional fees, but the board said this would be the last time an additional appropriation would be made by the present council. 'This practice of presenting demands for additional money after the original yearly appropriations have been made must be stopped some time, so we might as well stop it right now," said Lee B. NuBbaum, president of the council. "The council will always be found ready to meet any emergency case with additional 1 appropriations, but county officials must learn to keep expenses within appropriations." County Auditor Bowman Is preparing a budget system, which he believes will alleviate all possibilities of making additional appropriations. Each official will be required to keep within appropriations unless an important emergency exists. This plan will be ready for presentation to the commissioners and county council early next year. Library 4,975.08 Bond sinking fund 11,671.67 Bridge sinking fund 1,671.46 Free turnpike repair 15,003.76 Amount by Townships. Next Monday the auditor will make a distribution to the various trustees, corporation treasurers and school treasures of Wayne county amounting to $234,229.54, less $103,500 which has heretofore been given as advance pay ments. The amounts by township are as follows: Townships. Abington $ 1.778.74 Boston 4,477.11 Center 4.178.13 Clay 4.138.14 Dalton 2,158.88 Franklin 4,078.13 Greene 4,250.18 Harrison 1,824.46 Jackson 3,244.32 Jefferson 4,690.72 New Garden 3,964.38 Perry 3,522.37 Washington 4,186.41 Wayne 14,465.61 Webster 2,825.57 Corporations. Boston $ 335.89 Cambridge City 4,758.67 Centerville 1,346.14 Dublin 680.38 East Germantown 197.69 Fountain City . 427.44 Greensfork 439.69 Hagerstown 1,521.43 Milton 552.59 Mount Auburn 91.59 Richmond City 82,760.72 Spring Grove 416.24 Whitewater 37.61 Cambridge City school 4,179.76 Centerville school 1,576.58 Dublin school 1,527.41 Hagerstown school 1,745.30 Richmond school ........... 67,756.72 Spring Grove school 84.54

RICHMOND, INDm SATURDAY EVENING,

BAVIS PROPOSES RADICAL SHIFTS OF FIRE TRUCKS Mortorization Plan Would Place No. 1 Crew at Central Station to Man New Aerial Ladder. , ONE TRUCK RESERVED One of the principal demands of the State Fire ' Insurance Rating Bureau, of which E. M. Selle-s of Indianapolis, is chief, before Richmond's classification is increased to permit a general reduction in local fire insurance rates, is an Increase In the personnel of the fire department so that the aerial ladder truck can be operated by a crew of at least twice the present number, four. President Bavls of the board of public works, at a meeting of the Insurance committee of the Commercial club last night, which was attended by Mr. Sellers, proposed a plan to reorganize and motorize the fire department which he thought would be satisfactory to the rating bureau. He insisted, however, that before the city government took any action along such lines that the state rating bureau give satisfactory assurances that the carrying out of the plan would result In bringing about lower fire Insurance rates. Plan Pleases Sellers. Mr. Sellers said he was much impressed with the proposed, plan and . Continued On Page Ten. XP.1AS TREE FUND GROWS SLOWLY The following contributions have been received by The Palladium for the Municipal Christmas Tree fund: Previously acknowledged $20.00 John Melpolder 1.00 German-American bank 6.00 Dickinson Trust Co 5.00 Second National bank 5.00 First National bank 5.00 Union National bank 5.00 Either The Palladium or the Evening Item will receive contributions to this fund. A liberal response on the part of Richmond citizens will be appreciated arircft'W lis to finance the project, the city government having no authority to do so. BOY'S ADVENTURE HALTED BY STEEN The ambition of Roy Shumaker, 14, to "see the world" suddenly came to an end yesterday after he had traveled only forty miles from home. The boy is the son of Mrs. William Burden, 554 North Thirteenth street, and when informed this morning by Sheriff Steen that the boy had been arrested at Greenfield, Ind., she said that she did not want the authorities to take any criminal action against him although he has attempted to run away from home several times. For the past few years he has been living with relatives near Fountain City and he had not seen his mother for . over a year. Sheriff Steen instructed the sheriff at Greenfield to hold the boy until some arrangement was made to return him to his home. OFFICIALS DOWNCAST AT AUSTRIAN CRISIS WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Characterizing the Austrian crisis as "very grave" administration officials declared today they are prepared for any eventuality. Secretary Lansing sent to the president before 11 o'clock a memorandum of what he believed our answer to Austria should be. The president will examine it and afterward hold a conference with the secretaray. The answer will probably be started to Vienna before midnight tonight. Officials who know all the circumstances declare they saw nothing in the information in the possession of this government to warrant the optimism prevailing in Teutonic circles. It is made plain that unless Austria meets the wishes of the United States a break will follow. $529 APPROPRIATED FOR RELIEF BRIDGE An additional appropriation of $529.16 wag made by the county council to cover the expense of the temporary bridge at Main street. Changes in the original plans of the engineer which necessitated the removal of tracks from one side of the road to another and the construction of a wider approach on the west end, made the additional expense necessary. The county council is in receipt of a letter from Superintendent Jeffries of the T. H., T. and E. Traction company, in which he agrees to pay the company's share in the additional cost. The council also made an appropriation of $2,600 to cover bridge repairs in the county during the past year. An appropriation of $929.90. proposed by the county commissioners, was turned down by the council The appropria tion was for bridge repairs.

SUMMER ROMANCE OF PRESIDENT WILSON CULMINATES IHfEUDlNG CEREMONY AT HOME OF FIANCEE TONIGHT

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ODD FELLOWS PREPARE PLANS ; FOR RECEPTION Practically all arrangements have been completed for the joint-meeting of the lodges of the I. O. O. F. which will be held on Monday afternoon and night in the Odd Fellows hall. Reports of the progress of committee work were made last night at the regular meeting of Whitewater lodge. The district deputies meeting will be held, in the afternoon at the hall. Two representatives from each county in the Sixth congressional district will be present at the session. Dr. R. A. Chattin and George Bishop will represent Wayne county. A public recepiton to members of the lodge and their families in honor of Jesse Macbeth of Fort Wayne, Grand Master, and Fred Stewart, Grand Chief Patriarch, will be held in the evening. Speakers at the meeting will, include ihe state officers and Charles Jordan. A musical program being arranged by Dr. Chattin will consist of selections from Hicks orchestra. All the lodges will participate in the event. These include the Oriental Encampment and the subordinate lodges of Whitewater, Woodward and Herman and the Eben Rebekahs and Hermania Rebekahs. Elmer Hawkins with Dr. Chattin and George Bishop are members of the reception committee. Besides the hearing of reports rela-" tive to this meeting and the transaction of . routine business, Whitewater lodge last night had initiatory work for Winston C. Hayes, the only candidate. CONGRESS ADJOURNS WASHINGTON', Dec. 18 With members of both houses homeward bound for the Christmas holidays the capitol building today was practically deserted. Congress will re-open Jan. 14 to take up in earnest the administration program of national defense, finance and a merchant marine. One of the last acts before adjournment Friday night was the passage by the sente by a party vote of 45 to 29 of the house resolution extending the emergency - revenue clause until Dec 31, 1916. Weather Forecast United States Report Partly cloudy tonight. Sunday fair. Temperature Noon 23 Yesterday' Maximum 49 Minimum .. 29 Local Forecast Unsettled . tonight and Sunday. Conditions favorable for snow. , General Conditions The . storm ot! the past three days now covers . the Atlantic coast and the northwestern storm has moved southeastward to the north plain states. Temperatures below zero in South Dakota and Nebraska. 20 below zero at Minnedosa, Canada. Unsettled weather will continue for the next 36 hours. W. E.' Moore,; Weather: Forecaster.

DECEMBER 18, 1915.

GERMAN BANK CLERK HELD fOH COMPLICITY IfJ AMMUNITION PLOTS

NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Continuing their search for Germans accused of having plotted in the United States to destroy the Welland canal, the police today arrested Frederick Schleindl, a young German employed as clerk in the commercial department of the National City bank, the Rockefeller institution. The arrest was made by detectives led by Captain Tunny after four other men alleged to have been implicated in the plot had been taken Into custody. The arrest of Cchlelndi is regarded as the most important made by the police since the German bomb plots were first discovered. In his home. 1165 Bryant avenue, the Bronx, the police say they discovered a great quantity of telegrams, cablegrams and confidential messages stolen from the vaults of the National City bank. Handles Allies' Business. The bank is the largest in New York and is Generally sunnosed to have ranked next to J. P. Morgan & Co., in ! LINDERMAN IN RAGE Barney Linderman. formpr county commissioner, announced today that he would be a candidate for county recorder subject to the Republican nomination. The county recorder's race is running a close second to tho sheriff's contest, and eight candidates have announced themselves. BEVERIDGE'S MOTHER NEAR DEATH'S DOOR SULLIVAN, 111., Dec. 1. Mrs. Fannie E. Beveridge, mother of ex-senator A. J. Beveridge, was stricken with paralysis Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. G. Eden of this city.. Mrs. Beveridge is 91 years old. She has made her home with her daughter for a number of years, and her health has been gocd until recently. Senator Beveridge was located in Boston and hurried to his mother's bedside arriving last night. Mrs. Bev-j eridge's condition owing to her ex-! treme age, is very grave. TRUCK RAMS TAXICAB A collision between H. V. McLeland's auto truck and - a Glen Miller taxicab at Tenth and Sailor streets at 11 o'clock this morning resulted in the bus getting one wheel smashed and the side of the car badly dented. No carnage was done to the truck. SOMERSON TO LECTURE. C. L.. Somerson. will deliver an ad dress at Socialists headquarters at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. No charge will be made for admission..

handling financial matters for the allies in America. The four men under arrest In addition to Schleindl are: Paul Koenig, chief of the bureau of investigation of the Hamburg-American line and alleged head of the German secret service in the United States. R. E. Lyendecker, a dealer In antiques. Fred Metzler, Koenig's private secretary. George Fuchs, who worked for Koenig and had a quarrel with his employer last week. The police say the documents found in Schleindl's home show the amount of money shipper to the allies from this country; details concerning shipments of all varieties of munitions, including the date and name of sailing of each vessel; where the munitions were purchased; the manner in which they were stored, and the exact quantity of all shipments made since the war began. MRS. ELIZA MORRIS, 72 YEARS OLD, DEAD AT HER HOME HERE Mrs. Eliza W. Morris, age 72. widow of. Eli Morris, died about 8 o'clock Friday night at her home. 25 North Twelfth ' street, after an illness of three weeks of a complication of diseases. Because her long residence in Richmond and her activities in the North A Street Friends church and the W. (.'. T. V. she was ry v.eli acquainted. Mrs. Morris was born in Laporte in 1S43 and at t..e time of her death was 72 years. 4 months and 27 days old. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jehiel .Wasson and moved to Milton with her parents where 6he was married to Eli Morris in 1864. Since 187S she has lived in Richmond. Mrs. Morris was a birthright member of ilo church in which she was interested all her life. She became prominent in its affairs and was an Hctive worker of ihe Woman's . i.iisuan Teiup-rarte lr.iun. Besides many friends. Mrs. Morris is survived by two sons Jehiel W. Morris and William E. Morris and two daughter, Mrs. John Woodhurst and Mrs. Charles D. Shively of this city. The funeral services will be held at 2 : o'clock Monday afternoon at the North A Street Friends meeting house. Burial in Ridge cemetery- Friends may call at any time. PAY CAR ARRIVES. The Per.ssy pay car arrived here this morning and began aing off the men at an early hour. With 1.254 men on the local payroll it will take all day to complete the work which will put thousands of dollars In circulation for Christmas shopping,

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Only Immediate Members cf Contracting Parties to Witness Ceremony- of Chiet Executive and Mrs. Gait ' COURTSHIP IS SHORT Bridegroom Meets Future Wife Through Daughter and Acquaintances Soon Ripens Into Love Match. WASHINGTON. Dec 18 Woodrow Wilson president of the United States, and Mrs. Norman E. Gait, of the District of Columbia and Virginia, will be married tonight. The wedding will be solemnised at the home of the bride. 1308 Twentieth street, northwest. Only the Immediate members of the two families will be present. .The wedding ceremony will be performed in the spacious drawing room of the Gait home amid a setting of ferns and cutflowers . of. which there will be a goodly show of orchids, Mrs. Gait's favorite flower. . Overcast . skies, and heavy rain driven through the 40-mile-an-hour wind marked the early boars of the wedding day of President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait. But the weather man held out the promise that by 8:30 this evening, thetime fixed for the ceremony, the rain will have passed off and clear cold weather, which should continue for the major part of the honeymoon, could be expected. Everything was in readiness for the' wedding today. Mrs. Gait chatted! tranquilly with her mother and sister; and other members of the immediate family who are on hand for the ceremony. President Happy as Boy. At the White House the president'a desk was cleared of all accumulated business before he retired last night. Secretary of State Robert Lansing had been made absolute in all matters of foreign policy and clothed with authority to act promptly In any emergency. And all other cabinet officers had been warned that until about January 3, the chief executive would have little time to bother with the ordinary affairs of state. The president was declared by those closest to Mm In his Whit House family to be as "happy as a boy" today. He arose very early and It was rtated that h!s morning Toottne was -unvaried. He shaved as usual, glanced over the morning paper and then breakfasted with his daughters. AfterContlnusd On Pag Ton. SELLERS HOLDS OFF COMMITTEE ON FIRE RATES Promises to Consider Plan to Motorize Fire Department in Connection With Reduction Asked. Assurance was given the special committee composed of George Eggemeyer and E. M. Haas, of the Corcmer- ! cial club and Alfred Bavis. president of tne board of works that the Sellers rating bureau, which has refused to lower Richmond into Class 2 for insurance rate classification, would report by the m little of next week recardlne j the effect the proposed motorization or the fire department will have. E. M. Sellers, head of the rating bureau, held a conference with these men Friday afternoon and the propoeal to In I crease the fire fightinsr ffirlency of the city was presented to him. Mr. Sellers agreed to take the matter before his engineers immedlatelr antl report by Wednesday or Thursday of next week. He said, however, that the plan presented by Alfred Bavin looked favorable to him and that if the plan were carried out consideration would undoubtedly be given. Ask Immediate Action. "We want to hear your decision be- ! ore the first of the year." said Mr. EgI eemever. "TTia morrhantK hr an considering the proKsal to organize a Merchant Mutual or join a mutual company already organized." At the last meeting of the Commercial club, action was taken favoring the forming of a mutual insurance company to take over the business of the old line companies, which it has been alleged, have been charging exhorbltant rates in consideration of the fire fighting facilities of the city. Mr. Sellers, who is demanding that the city employ five additional fire men, will undoubtedly accept. the proposal on the part of the city to motorize the denartment as a satisfactory substitute for the additional men. This is the belief of Mr. Bavis and the members of the insurance committee. The motorization of the fire department would probably Justify a decrease in the number of men although an Increase is now demanded by the bureau before Richmond can be placed In Class 2. VVEIDNER MAKES RAGE E. J. Weidner gave out a statement todsy in which he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county treasurer. His entrance into the race will make that eomtest one of the most interesting in tee whole campaign. '

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