Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 89, 1 March 1916 — Page 15

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, MCH. 1, 1916.

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TAX SCHEDULE 'OFNEIV RATES ISSUED TODAY

New rates and schedules for assessment of personal property and additional Improvements were made at the meeting of the township assessors and their deputies this afternoon, which go into effect immediately. The assessors, upon advice of County Assessor Matthews, decided to " assess all notes at their true cash values deducting 25 per cent.; money and live stock at their true cash value with no deduction, whatever. The state board of tax commissioners in a letter to the county assessor, recommended that money and stock be assessed with a 25 per cent, reduction from their true cash value, but Mr. Matthew said that live stock is placed at so low a figure that an additional reduction would result in an Inequality. rr County -Auditor Bowman urged the jfcssessors and their deputies to make accurate checking sheets and addresses of the property owners. The assessors will begin the canvass of the property owners tomorrow. The following rates were agreed upon: Typewriters, each $25 and up. Adding machines, $50 and up. Cash registers, $50 and up. Pianos, $100 and up. Organs, $10 and up. Automobiles, $300 and up. Horses. I'lrst class team and farm horses. $150 to $200 each. Common work horses, $75 to $100 each, First-class thre-year-old colts. $100 fib $150 rach. t "First-class two-year-old colts, $75 to j $100 each. j First-class one-year-old colts, $50 to r $75 each. J ; First-class carriage horses, $200 to j $500 each. First-class horses, with records, $300 path. ' Registered stallions, $500 each. ' - Graded stallions, $200 to $500 each. : Mules. Jjcks, $100 to $500 each. Registered bulls, $100 to $200 each. First-class three-year-old mules, $100 to $130 each. FJrht.o'rsB two-year-old mules, $75 to fi , .year-old mules, $50 to ' Cattle. Uegistered bulls, $100 to ,200 each. Common cows and bulls, $40 to 81; ;,,,each. j, Stock tattle, per hundred pounds, '"' Good feeders, per hundred pounds, ''"$0.00. Fat cattle, per hundred pounds $6.50. it,, Sheep. . , ! Registered $10 to $30. ,J"' All other sheep, $5 to $10. Hogs. . Registered hogs, $30 up. Common brood sows, $208$30. ' Stock hogs, per 100 pounds, $10. ' Fat hogs, per 100 pounds, $8.50. Poultry. Chickens and ducks, per dozen $4 up. -Turkeys and geese, per dozen $10. Farm Products. Wheat, per bushel, $1. Corn, per bushel, tlOc. Rye. per bushel, 60c. Oats, per bushel, 35c. Potatoes, per bushel. $1. Barley, per bushel, 60 cents. Clover seed, per bushel, $10. Timothy seed, per bushel, $3. Flaxseed, per bushel, 50c. , Clover lay, per ton, $8. ;: Timothy hay, per ton. $10. i Mixed hay. per ton, $9. Shredded fodder, per ton $3. r-'.Uucon, per pound. 10c. Lard and bulk pork, per pound 10c. Wool, per pound, 20c. Tobacco, per pound, 10c. Maple syrup, per gallon, $1. Maple sugar, per pound, 10c. Sorghum molasses, per gallon, 50c lee (50 cubic feet to ton), per ton $2. ARREST SOUTH BEND I MAN WHO PASSED y CHECKS ON SALOON v William K. Hayes has been arrosted in South l!end. lud., his home, on a chaiue a( having passed fraudulent checks at the Dolan and Kinder sa-. loon, this city, last November. He isKiiHl two checks, each for $10, without havina funds In the bank. Tin- chUf or police at South Bend has written to Chief Goodwin that Hayes father is the owner of the Lafayette hotel in that city and regarded as a well-to-do man. Hayes' father, however. Chief Goodwin was informed, refused to make a settlement, declaring he was' "broke" and intended to do nothing more for his son. It is stated that complaints have been made tp the South Bend police that young Hayes has Issued fraudulent checks in several other places recently visited by him. PIGKELL APPROVES I GOOD GLASS SPIRIT ?j When asked whether or not the hign school authorities would make an attempt to apprehend and punUh the person or persons guilty of the recent! class spirit displays, Principal Pickell intimated that the matter had been dropped and that the school had no objection to the students displaying class spirit as long as they kept within the proper bounds. V'They can string pennants all they want too. As long as no property is damaged and the school prestige not disturbed in any way I see no harm to euch innocent actions of a few overenthusiastic fellows. The matter has bieen dropped as far as I am concerned," said Mr. Pickell. ?The world's largest steel plate mill soon will be in operation in Penntylvania and will be able to roll plates .Hixteen feet wide.

Divorced Princess Leads In Russian Relief Activity

.The Grand Duchess Maria V'avlona, cousin of the Czar, who left Sweden and obtained a divorce from her husband the second son pf the Swedish King, after it had been discovered that she was sending the most important military secrets of the country of her adoption to the country of her birth, is now very active in war relief work at Petrograd. The vivacious princess who reported the Swedish court too slow, has developed remarkable executive ability. She is the head of a committee which looks after the wounded soldirs when they have recovered sufficiently to take up the responsibilities of existence, but are not yet strong enough to return to the army. The committee receives a subsidy of several miliion dollars from the government. GLEANERS SELECT CASTS FOR 2 PLAYS Casts for the plays to be given at the Middleboro school on the evening of March 17, by the Middleboro Arbor of Gleaners are as follows: "Borrowing Trouble" Mr. Borrow Charles Little Detective Spotem S. E. Danner Dr. Drench J. B. Hawkins Miss Sophy Borrow Mrs. Williams Mrs. Mehitable March .. Mrs. Minnie Clark Mrs. Wiggins Mrs. Cora Sieweke "Irish Linen Peddler" Patrick OTJyle ..George Baker Mr. Flannigan W. B. 'Barton Mr. Darling L. G. Cook Miss Darling Mrs. Vore Mrs. Wrade Mrs. Barton Molly Elva Jordan ENTER CORN CONTEST To facilitate arrangements for five and one acre corn contests tor men and boys, respectively, Joe Helms, Wayne county's corn king, has announced that entrants may leave thjeir names and addresses either with the Jones & Williams implement company or with the German-American Trust and Savings company. Mr. He! jts will undertake the raising of premiums valued at $50. HERO KNOCKED DOWN! NEW YORK, March 1. Just as the hero in "The Law of the Land," was about to fire his revolver at George Glade, the villian, last night, the curtain at the Lexington theatre came down and struck Glade on the head, knocking him unconscious. ORDERS ESTATE DIVIDED Judge Fox entered a decree in the case of Elizabeth Gibson and others against Perry Shadle, asking for a partitiop of real estate. The judge ordered the property, valued at $5,000 to be sold and the proceeds divided.

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FOREIGNERS RIDICULE AMERICAN STRENGTH

WASHINGTON", March 1. It was also learned that the president flatly told the visitors from Congress that his v confidential advices from Berlin showed that the Teutonic powers looked upon the United States more in the character of a "big mass meeting-' rather than a closely welded nation. In consequence the president said that it was growing increasingly hard to secure ordinary consideration for the demands of this government. The president believes that all this could be changed if one of the resolutions pending either in the House or Senate could be voted down by an overwhelming vote. Action of - this character, the president made it, plain would almost certainly be followed by the Teutonic powers accepting the view of the United States on the apGLEE CLUB STAGES PROGRAM IN CHAPEL A distinctly new and unique chapel exercise. at the high school wil be the appearance of the , Richmond High Glee club next Friday morning. This will be. the first appearance of this organization. The High Glee club under the leadership of Lawrence Chrow has prepared a program as follows: Glee Club Selection "I'm Looking For Somebody's Heart." Vocal solo Paul Steen. Original solo Whitney McGuire. Comedy Skit Harold H. Norfis and Wilbur C. Morel. Vocal solo Ralph Woods. Initiative Glide H. H. Norris. . Glee Club Finale "Down in Bom Bom Bay. HICCOUGHS TO DEATH HARTFORD, Conn., March 1. Ernest Walker Smith, of Farmington, Ala., with offices here and a brother of President Roosevelt's commissioner of corporations, is in a critical condition at the Hartford hospital. It is feared he is hiccoughing to death. FOX SAYS WATSON CAN'T CARRY WAYNE "Watson is right when he says that he will not be able to beat New in this county," said Judge H. C. Fox today. "He is going to be nominated, I believe, but he would be fooling himself in thinking that he will get an extremely large vote in WTayne county. Even at that, I believe he will poll a larger vote than he is generally attributed with," said the Judge.

plication of international law to submarine warfare and would end the present grave situation existing between this country and Germany.

ANONYMOUS LETTERS HINT AT EXPLOSION: WORKERS QUIT CITY ASHLAND, Wis., March 1 Three hundred workmen employed in the plant of the W7ashburn Powder company refused to work today because of anonymous letters that haye been received by officials of the company, threatening the plant with destruction on March 1. The company excused all employes who feared to enter the plant. Many of the employes of the company left Ashland with their families last night to remain away all day.

uesiaents ot otner sections or the city The Eagles never do things by fearing destruction if the powder plant halves, and this rule is not broken in was blown up, moved out of their their present undertaking, their Minhomes last night. . strel and Musical Revue Thursday and

CARRANZA TQ CRUSH DIAZ'S REVOLUTION WASHINGTON, March 1. General Carranza, head of the de facto government of Mexico, through. Eliseo Arredondo, his ambassador here, today for the first time took cognizance of the reported revolution headed by Felix Diaz in Oaxaca, Mex. Arrendondo issued a formal statement in which he declared that he did not place credj ence in the reports that Diaz is actually in the field, but he added that he j hoped that such is the case, as the ; Carranza government could theri demi onstrate how weak the Diaz movement i is by stamping it out quickly. SEGREGATION LAW VOTED IN ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS, March 1. Complete, unofficial returns today showed that the segregation ordinances submitted to the voters yesterday were approved by a majority of more than 34,000 votes out of a total of about 70,000 ballots. The proposed ordinances provide that no negroes shall become residents of a city block in which 75; per ce'nt of the inhabitants are whites and that no whites shall move into any block in which 75 per cent of the residents are negroes.

SAYS AIU1EN DON'T KNOW OF PREPAREDNESS

WASHINGTON, March 1. Not even the best Informed naval and military experts of the United States have an idea of what constitutes adequate pre paredness, a rather startling assertion by the Navy League of the United States. It was made in connection with the announcement that the forthcoming convention of the league in Washington will "mark the first organized effort in the history of tha nation to determine correct measures for national defense." "Emphasis is given to this new phase of preparedness agitation," says the statement, "by the fact that its sponsor is not only one of the oldest and most influential defense societies of the country, but has always been an uncompromising advocate of the big navy idea. This does not mean that the Navy League is receding from its former position, but that it believes augmentation of the naval and military forces of the nation should proceed only from an exact estimate of the country's needs." The league suggests that a board of experts on all the subjects involved, should be appointed by the president, and made permanent by act of congress, to study the question from every angle and make a report on which preparedness legislation could be based. KENTUCKY DELEGATES ARE FOR FAIRBANKS CLAIM SUPPORTERS LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 1. The Republican state convention to be held here this afternoon for the purpose of selecting delegates from the state at large tp the Chicago convention derives its interest from the effort of the Fairbanks wing of the Republican party, to gather enough candidates to start the-ball rolling for the Indiana man for president. While it was agreed that there should be no contest in the district over instructions, the Fairbanks men claim that at least seventeen of the delegates selected are for Fairbanks. The eight delegates from the state at large who will cast four votes, will in all probability be instructed for Fairbanks by the state convention. The Fairbanks men claim that they will thus have at least 21 votes from Kentucky at Chicago. On the other hand, the Hughes-Roosevelt opposition claims it has ten votes assured. SCHOOL HACK HIT: 3 CHILDREN DEAD MUSKOGEE, Okla., March 1 Three were "killed and six injured when ai Iron Mountain train stTuck a district school service wagon near Inola, Okla. The driver, an employ of the Inola school district, and one pupil were killed in the crash. Two others were injured fatally, one dying shortly afterward, and four more school children are being rushed to the Muskogee hospital. MRS. BUENING DIES Irene Mary Buening, wife t Clarence R. Buening, died last night at her home, 1208 South F street. She had been ill but a short time. Her husband, three children, Robert, Elizabeth and Virginia, her father, Edward Hawekotte. two brothers, Russell and Howard, all of this city, and three sisters, Mrs. Francis Sharkitt, of Connersville, Mrs. George Fitzgerald, Springfield, and Mrs. Dorothy Hawekotte, Cincinnati, survive. Funeral arrangements have not been announced Friends may call at any time after tomorrow noon. SEAT SALE OPENS FOR EAGLES SHOW 'l FYirla nifht i p-ntnir tn hf "S?nme Rir Noise." The scenery and costumes ar rived today, and the work of transforming the stage at the Gennett will start at once. The Fraternal Producing Co. which has charge of the production has arrange-1 to have a corps of its best stage mechanics here. Miss Meta Pfafflin is cast for a very important part. Mr. Wessell, Mr. Gausepohl and the other members of the singing ensemble are all well and favorably known, and a great .treat is assured all who attend. A monster street parade will be given Thursday noon. The performance will be repeated Fridaynight. A number of good seats are still available, for both nights. The committee has decided to make the price for the gallery within reach of all. twenty-five cents. The money rea lized from this production will be used on the Eagles' Home debt. PLUMBERS WILL ELECT. FORT WAYNE Ind., March 1. ' When the Indiana Master Plumbers j went into business session this afternoon it was thought that Logansport would be the unanimous choice of next year's convention. Following the selection of the 1917 meeting place the plumbers will name the new officers. M. S. Noll, of this city probably will be elected president. H. H. Meerhoff of Richmond, is a delegate. HINDU UNIVERSITY FOUNDED. B'NARES, India, March 1. Lord Hardinge. the British Viceroy, has laid the foundation stone for the new Hindu university buildings to be erected here at a cost of $10,000,000

HOLD TWO GERMANS WHO POSSESS MAPS OF NEW YORK PIER

NEW YORK, March 1. Following the arrest today of two Germans. Rudolph von Kracht and Richard von Arend, on the technical charge of using the malls to defraud, United States of ficials declared that elaborate maps showing ' the fortifications and pier around New York city were found in their room. The men were held in $5,000 bail for further examination on Saturday. - It is alleged that the men have been posing a German army lieu tenants . and have been -mailing out letters requesting contributions to the German cause. . WOMEN ROB BANK: ESCAPE IN MOTOR I DA BEL, Okl., March 1. The bank of Millerton, twelve miles west of here was robbed late yesterday by two women and a man who secured $1,000 and escaped in a motor car. TURNS IMMIGRANTS AWAY FROM COUNTRY , WASHINGTON, March 1. The nation's net gain in population in January was only 7,303 as a result of immigration, Commissioner of Immigration announced today. This small percentage of increase, as compared with months before the outbreak of ttife European war, is due to the continued decline in arrivals fronv Europe, and to the large outflow of foreigners returning to their native lands. During the month, 21,300 aliens were admitted, but the departures numbered 14,005. A total of 805 were debarred for many causes, chiefly on the ground that they were likely to become a public charge. Italians figured most prominently in the alien movement. One thousand two hundred and twenty-three were admitted while two thousand two hundred and fifty-three left the country. England contributed two thousand four hundred and ninety-nine new residents, four hundred and ninety-six of that nationality returned home. Despite the war, Greeks continue to come over in comparatively large numbers. One thousand six hundred and nineteen were admitted to U. S. ports, chiefly at New York. Only 226 left for Greece. U. S. BAMK IN CHILE WASHINGTON, March 1. The National City Bank of New York, plans to establish banking agencies in Chile, as a means of facilitating the business between American and Chilean concerns. Consul General Keena, at Valparaiso, has cabled the state department that the Government of Chile, has granted the necessary permission to the New York institution. The decree just issued by the Chilean authorities, Mr. Keena says, reveals that the capital of the banking agencies to be established will be in the neighborhood of $1,000,000. NEW ARID COUNTRY ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, March 1. Newfoundland and Labrador will be one of the most arid regions on the face of the earth when the ned prohibition law goes into effect. It will be a crime to import or manufacture liquor except for. strictly medicinal purposes. No longer will Portugal wine be imported for aging in this favorable climate, as in the past. Because many of the inhabitants are in the army and navy, it was agreed before the election that forty per cent of the registered voters should be considered a majority. The "drys"'won by between 500 and 600 votes. It is several days' travel for most of the population to get to Canadian towns where drinking is still allowed. DR. RAE DISMISSES. MID-WEEK SERVICE. Mid-week prayer service at the First Presbyterian church will be dismissed Thursday night to allow members of the congregation to hear Bishop McDowell speak at the Grace Methodist church at 7:30 o'clock. Announcement to this effect was made by the Rev. J. J. Rae. pastor, today. USE DRAGS ON ROADS "By running the drags over the roads of the county several times, they can be placed in fairly good condition again," said County Road Superintendent Jones today. "This winter has been particularly hard on the road because of the repeated freezing and thawing and then more traffic than usual forwinter months." GOMPERS IN FAVOR OF NEW INCOME TAX WASHINGTON, March 1 Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, at the close of the meeting of the executive council of the organization, announced that the council had decided to "aid to the full extent of Its power" the enactment of a graduated income tax by congress at its present session. . "The Federation has been consistently in favor of this principle and is now more than ever convinced of the necessity for its adoption," Mr. Gompers said. "Income tax should be so graduated that wealth and its accumulations shall contribute a larger proportionate share than now prevails under existing law."

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LIGHT ELECTED TO PRESIDE OVER M. E. MEETING

With organization and election- of officers this morning the first district conference of the Richmond district of the North M. E. church settled down to business and besides hearing iue reports or pastors representing the various charges, named three young men to be endorsed as "traveling preachers" at the coming annual conference. The officers of the organization of Dr. Somerville Light, Richmond district superintendent, presiding officer. Rev. Preston Polhemns, Economy, secretary, and Rev. W. H. Wehrly of Ridgeville, registrar. Various committees whose names were printed on the program were announced. Part of the morning's session today was devoted to the hearing of pastors' report and up until noon the alphabetically arranged list had been completed to the report of Rev. H. C. Harman on First M. E. church. Richmond. Recommend Preacher. The students who will be recommended as traveling preachers at the Fort Wayne annual conference on March 29, are Rev.' Clyde G. Howard. Rev. H. H. Franklin of Winchester, and Rev. William O. Power. - One of the speakers at the morning session was Peter Quartel of Dayton, Ohio, superintendent of the City Rescue Mission, who in discussing the work of that institution gave a number of remarkable instances of conversions " to Christ. A devotional and testimo nial service followed. The closing address of the morning was delivered by Rev. F. M. Stone. D. D. on "The Vision of the Christ." He took a decided stand in his behalf that Jesus Christ was able to solve the liquor problems, the social order questions and other grave problems which is making Society's . position complicated and complex. He asserted his unequivocal belief in the "Virgin Birth of Christ" and the Doctrine ot Atonement." SENATORS AWAIT HOUSE ACTION WASHINGTON, March 1. After their return from the president. Sen ators Stone and Kenyon held a short conference. Senator Stone then be gan taking a canvass of the situation by interviewing various other sena tors. "I don't believe anything will be done in the senate until after the house has acted," Senator Kern said. There will be no effort so far as I am concerned to get unanimous con sent for consideration of the Gore resolution today." MINNESOTA GIRLS DESCRIBE HUSBANDS MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. March 1. The man who smokes but not drinks, who dances divinely and makes $1,600 a year, is the ideal husband of the University of Minnesota girl. This is the result of a canvass by "The Minnesota Daily," the university student newspaper, which put the query: "How much salary must a man receive before you would consent to marry him?" The sums named ranged from $S0 to $10,000, with $1,600 a year as the average. One girl wrote, "What is money to me. Give me a true, loving husband and a cottage." A large majority of the girls demanded that their future husbands be good dancers, some said they must know the "latest steps," and one went so far as to sayshe would marry only a man who was a "dreamy dancer." Smoking would be permitted, even demanded, by a large number of the girls, but drinking would be prohibited. STRIKERS SHOOT MEN WHO REMAIN ALOOF SCRANTON. Pa., March 1. Dynamite and revolvers wore used by rioting industrial workers of the world -it the Greenwood coliiery of the Delaware and Hudson company today whi an attack was made on miners who refused to join the strike. Many shots were fired and a dozen cars in thyards were blown up. Policpmen wer rushed to the scene and five arrests were made. The mine is now under an armed guard. TRADE WITH ALASKA SHOWS INCREASES WASHINGTON, March 1. Mining development and railroad exploitation in Alaska during the last l'J months were responsible for an increase of $12,000,000 in the trade of Uncl Sam. according to a report received from the collector of customs at Juneau. The. big jump in trade figures" was attributed to the large shipments of goods and materials from the United States, needed for extensive improvements projectc.l. Alaskan. exports of placer gold are steadily declining, it was announced. The favorable trade balance of Alaska, gradually increasing with t-ach year's returns, reached $27,000,000 last year. Gold and silver shipped to the United States aggregated $16,000,000. almost $2,000,000 more than was exported to this country in 1914. The United States supplied the Alaskan with $23,000,000 worth of goods, while only $500,000 was imported from foreign ports. The weight of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor is 440,0J pounds.