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DECLARES HOOD CLEARED DECKS WHEN HALTED , BOSTON. May 8. That the British battleship Vancouver threatened to fire on the battleship Texas of the United States navy lest October and that Captain John Hood, of the latter ship, cleared decks for action in reply was the assertion of William P. Larkin. who presided at a Clan-Na-Gael meeting Sunday. "I have the proof of this assertion," said Larkin, "and I stand ready to produce them. No: a word of that incident has been made public." Larkin claimed the following telegram -was sent to Secretary o the Navy Daniels : "October 26, 1915. "To the Honorable, The Secretary of the Navy: "Sir: I have the honor to report herewith an incident which ' occurred as follows: "At 3:20 o'clock on the morning of October 24, while under full steam for Hampton Roads, we received a wireless from the British warship Vancouver which was accompanied by a British warship torpedo boat. The message inquired as to our destination and full particulars of our compliment. A reply was wired as follows: "Why the hell should we give you information? Can't you see our flag? Whereupon we were commanded to halt, to which I replied by ordering ell decks cleared for action. Within fifteen minutes from the time I was commanded to halt m tr Hariris nrnm stripped for action My men were at their posts, and without further action they proceeded on their way. Hoping that I have acted wisely in the fulfill ment of my duty, I remain, "Yours obediently, JOHN HOOD. "Commandment U. S. S. Texas." FUNSTON LACKS MEN TO GUARD BORDER TOWNS EL PASO, Tex., May S. Thousands more men needed and none to be had unless Washington calls out the coast artillery or the national guard. This was the situation faced here today by General Funston as he began to lay plans for the distribution of his meager forces in such a. way as to prevent a repetition of the Columbus and Glenn Springs massacres. General Funston himself sums up tho situation in a reply to a question of whether he was going to send more troops from here to B.ig Bend section: "There are no more troops to send," he replied simply. "By drawing twenty men from this and thirty from that place I will have a fair sized force on Its way to the bandit terrorized district." ORDERS NEW BOOKS : FOR STATE SCHOOLS

INDIANAPOLIS. May S. The state T board of education today awarded contract for $200,000 worth of school ; books to be used in the state for five "years. New histories, grammers, geographies. . spelling books were , adopted. Geographies will cost more ;; it was anounced because a supplement will have to be issued after the Europeau war showing the changes. H. G. .C, Brown of Lebanon, was re-appointed a ,- member of the state board by Governor Ralston.

EARLHAM HEIGHTS OBSERVES BIRTHDAY Eighth anniversary of the Earlham Heights Presbyterian church was observed at the services last night. G. - W. Neff. a charter member and an elder of the church, told the story of ' the organization of the church. First ? Sunday school was held in the various homes "and then at the old - school "house on the National road. May 5, 190S, the church was orgahized- : Friday night a social will be held at 'the church in celebration of the anniversary of the church, H. S. Weed said -this afternoon.

The Australian commonwealth has .J the sweetest tooth of all the coun--! tries In the world, its annual per 1 capita consumption of sugar being "t 109 pounds. , -, .

MRS. STANTON LIVED 50 YEARS IN SAME HOUSE IN RICHMOND

Mrs. Mary Stanton, "8, one of the oldeBt members of the St. Mary's" church, died at her home, 229 North Second street, this morning. During the some fifty, odd years of her residence In Richmond. Mrs. Stanton had lived at the same homestead in North Second street. She was known as one of the most faithful members of the St. Mary's church. The deceased is survived by two sons, U. R. Stanton, of Richmond, and the Rev. Father John F. Stanton, of Vincennes, Ind., two daughters, Misses Katherine and ' Cecelia Stanton, both

FACULTY WILL SPEND VACATION MOST ANYWHERE BUT IN EUROPE

Ten of the thirty-six instructors j comprising the high school faculty: when asked how they planned to spend their summer vacation replied in terms to the effect: "Well, I'm not going to Europe." And while the remaining number replied in various ways, it is a safe assertion that every one of the thirtysix high school instructors is planning no European vacation tour for this summer. But few of the high school teaching corps have determined plans for the coming vacation. Some, and a majority, will remain in Richmond. Others will take up summer school extension courses at different universities or engage in practical lines' of work. Pickell Goes East. Principal Pickell plans to spend most of the summer in New York, where he will take work at the Columbia university. Before entering the university Mr. Pickell will attend several educational conventions in Eastern cities. Assistant Principal John Thompson has not announced his plans. In the commercial department, Mr. Helman plans to take up office work in the city. Commercial department assistants Misses O'Neil and Vossler have not announced their plans for the summer. B. W. Kelly, Instructor in science. Intimated that he preferred practical electrical work in Richmond to touring a foreign country during the coming summer. Instructors Mays, Vickery, of the manual training department, after taking several weeks of "back to nature" vacations, - plan to take up practical work in the city. Towle to Go East. Charles Towle. printing instructor, will go to Baltimore, Md. immediately CYMRIC SINKING AFTER ACCIDENT LONDON, May 8. According to an announcement by Lloyd's agency, the Cymric met with an accident and is sinking. Particulars are lacking. The ship left New York April 28 with a general cargo including munitions of war. She displaced 13,000 tons and was built in 1898. LONDON," May 8. The White Star Liner Cymric bound from New York with a general cargo and munitions, was torpedoed in the English channel, according to a dispatch to Lloyds. JAIL NEEDS PAINTING. The interior of the county jail is badly, in need of paint, acording to Sheriff Steen and the county commissioners will be asked to make an appropriation to cover' the expense. RETURN TO THEIR WORK ALBANY. N. Y., May 8. After having been on strike thirty-six hours, the employes of the Schenectady Railway company are back at work. Arbitration settled the walf-out yesterday. A plan to make Nottingham, England, a port by deepening the River Trent at a cost of $750,000 has been approved by the Nottingham corporation.-. .. i

of Richmond, one sister and one brother and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Friends may call at any time and are requested to omit flowers. .

START WORLD TOUR. MARION, Ind., May 8. Two thirteen-year-old boys, starting out to see the world, returned home after spending one night in a box car in the railroad yards. aftersclo6e of school and after a brief visit will return to Richmond where he will be engaged as printing instructor in the summer school at Garfield. Robert Nohr, Jr., supervisor of athletics, will remain in Richmond and will direct the playground activities for at least a part of the summer. Other instructors have not definitely decided just how they will spend the summer vacation. WILSON DEMANDS CONFIRMATION OF LOUIS D. BRANDEIS WASHINGTON. May 8. Despite the fact that there was before the senate a' letter from President Wilson practically demanding the confirmation of Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, to be associate justice of the supreme court, the members of the senate judiciary committee today failed to set a date for the vote on the question. The committee held a session on the question at which Senator Culbertson presented the letter from the president, and asked for a vote on whether the nomination , should be favorable reported to the senate. Several of the members abjected and an adjournment without action was ordered until Wednesday. FIND FAT WALLET IN DEPOT MAIL BOX When the mail clerks at the Pennsylvanit station opened the mail box at the station yesterday they discovered. It contained a large leather wallet containing some valuable papers, eviden tally deposited there by a foreigner. Included among the contents of the wallet was a deposit receipt for 150 pestas ($30) on the Cuban branch, Bank of Spain, Havana, Cuba, and a U. S. government "head tax" receipt for $4. issued on April 25 in New York to a passenger on a Havana steamer, Valentine Arias Gonzales." The bank deposit receipt was made out to the same person. CRUISER CAPTURED. WASHINGTON. May 8. Rear Admiral Winslow, commander of the Pacific fleet, today reported to the navy department that a British cruiser had captured the Schooner Lean ore, flying the Mexican flag. PAY INHERITANCE TAX. Inheritance tax on the estate of Sarah D. Starr, who died Feb. 6, was pair to the. county treasurer today. The estate was valued at $7,894.93 and the tax a mounted to $35.83. SUSPENDS INCREASES. WASHINGTON,' May 8. The Interstate Commerce Commission this afternoon further suspended until November 19 proposed increases on rates on bituminous coal in car loads from mines in - Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky to Ohia, Inl diana and Michigan' on the B. & O. and other railroads in that territory. ' IRONING BOARD BURNS. A hot iron set fire to an ironing board at the borne of Robert "Worley, Northwest Fifth5 street, just outside the city limits, Saturday evening and the tire, department was given Its first run for several days. The damage done was inconsequential.

MILTON JUNIORS ENTERTAIN FOR SENIOR CLASS

MILTON. Ind., May 8. The Juniors gave a very pleasing recepion in honor of the graduating class, with Olin Davis, Friday evening. The house was prettily decorated the color scheme being red and sky-blue. The program for the evening's entertainment was composed of the class history, given by Miss Veva Witter, high school principal and the class prophecy was given by Harry Gause. The remainder of the evening was spent in music and contests. A two course luncheon was served, the menu consisting of creamed chicken, bread and butter sandwiches, salad and pickles for the-first. Ice cream, cake, mints and nuts, for the second. The color scheme was carried out as nearly -as possible in the refreshments, the cream be'ing in cherry color with top" in sky-blue figures, "16. Punch was served in the dining room. The hostesses and hosts were Dorothy Hoshour, Laura Bertsch, Minnie Higham, Harry Gaus,e, Robt. Kirtley, Olin Davis and Howard Basson. The guests were Prof and Mrs. L. E. Thompson, Miss Witter, Miss " Emma Gingrich, Miss Marie Snyder, Mr. Cartwright and Miss Nellie Jones with the graduating class, Serena Hoshour, Ruth McCormick, Firman McCormick and Paul Werking. The Juniors, at the. close of the evening's festivities remembered Misses Lorene Warren, Daphne Dailey and Messrs Emert Jones and Howard Warren, who are among the sick, with beautiful boquets of flowers. ' EDWARDS ASKS POLICE TO HELP LOCATE HIS SON INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 8. D. W. Edwards, father of Carroll P. Edwards, who disappeared from Earlham college last week, today had printed circulars with the picture of his son and facts concerning him in them. They will be mailed to the police departments of many cities in the Middle West in the hope of finding some trace of the missing youth. j Although both father and mother are nearly distracted they still cling to the hope that he is only missing and that he has not met with foul play. Both ask that publicity be given his disappearance hoping that the newspapers will aid in finding him. LL EXTRADITE SPY WASHINGTON,' May 8. Upon motion of the attorney general the supreme court of the United States ordered issuance of a mandate in the case of Ignatius T. T. Lincoln, selfdescribed German spy, the result of which will be Lincoln's extradition to England to stand trial on a charge of forgery. SINKS GERMAN WASP AMSTERDAM, May 8 Berlin ad vices received today state that a Ger man submarine was recently sunk by a mine in the Black sea off the Bulgarian port of Varna. Most of the crew was saved by a destroyer dispatched from Varna. EGG HAS HANDLE NEWTON. N. J.. May 6. Mrs. Wil liam Toy's pet hen, "Minnie." has laid a large egg with a thick shell, and a perfect handle attached. Mrs., Toy will use the egg as a darning implement. DENIES AUTO MERGER CHICAGO. May 8. W. C. Durant. who it was anounced in dispatches from Detroit, was at the head of a movement to consolidate a number of leading automobile concerns, today denied the reportHEN LAYS SIX EGGS .WELLINGTON, Conn, A white Leghorn hen celebrated her birthday by laying six eggs, all at one cackle. She had stopped laying a week ago. a ELECT MAY QUEEN. WESTPORT, Ind May 8. An elects ion was held to select a queen of the May. Miss Zelma Pool will be crowned queen, ...

HAGERSTOWN DRYS SELECT OFFICIALS

HAGERSTOWN, Ind.. May 8. Names will be. suggested at a meeting of the executice committe of the Law and Order league this evening to act as clerk inspectors and judges at the local option election here May 27 These names will be presented to the county commissioners Saturday when definite appointment will be made. James Starr, commissioner representing the "drys" said today that a strenuous campaign is being planned during which prominent speakers will make addresses. Among the speakers proposed is Judge Ed. Jackson, of Newcastle. A personal canvass will be made of the voters. 1 Meeting of the Law and Order league will be held Wednesday evening when the proposed board members will be ratified and definite plans outlined for the campaign. HOLD CHAPEL IN HONOR OF BOY ORATOR Special chapel services were held at the high school this afternoon in honor of Ralph Nicholson's victory at Indiana university last Friday night when he won the state discussion contest. The services lasted about one and onehalf hours. Prof. Benjamin Null, who coached Nicholson, gave a humorous talk on the trip to Bloomington, but ended up by saying that Ralph's victory was due to his Conscientious work.' He said that during the training the young orator would say "I will," and "I get you," and that he did what he said he would do. He said that Nicholson won with a quiet style or oratory, and that sev eral of the contestants used the noisy style. Robert Smith save a humorous talk nn tho hlncrranhv nf "V'rTnrt1crn Tho ! drum corps, of which Nicholson Is a member, marched around he auditorium in uniform, bearing their champion on their shoulders. .Music was furnished by the high sehool orchestra. Just The Gist START BIG BROTHER MOVE IN FRATERNITY LAFAYETTE. May 8. Advocates of the "big brother" movement in preliminary meetings of the state convention of Knights of Columbus urged the appropriation of $35,000 for the estab lishment of a home for delinquent Catholic children. Five hundred delegates arrived today for the convention. MISSED BY BULLET; SUITOR DRANK ACID WABASH, Ind.. May 8. Anna Doremiere. 21. shot at William Standel. a suitor, when be called at her home today against her wishes. The shot went wild. Standel returned to his home and drank chloroform. His condition is serious. RETURN TO WORK. NEW YORG, May 8. About eigbt thousand garment workers returned to work today in seventy-three independent factories which had settled with the Union. ORGANIZED IN U. S. MEXICO CITY, May 8. In an official statement issued here today Minister of Foreign Affairs Aguilar charges that the bandits who raided Glenn Springs last Friday night were organized in the United States. INCUBATOR EXPLODES. MORRISTOWN, Ind., May ,8 Mrs. Arthur Talbert was seriously burned when a lamp in an incubator exploded. BUILD BIRD HOUSES. FOWLER, Ind., May 8. Prizes were awarded to Fowler boys in a birdhouse building contest. LANDS RIVER FISH. INDIANAPOLIS, - Ind., May 8. Lewis Day, veteran fisherman. - succeeded in , landing, a fourteen-pound channel ' cat fish from White river, hooking it with a throw line and minnow bait. - , More than 500,000 people die of communicable disease' each year in the United States, and more than 5,000,000 are sick as a result of Infection.

1LIFF BLAMES PRESIDENT FOR PROLONGING CONFLICT

BY EDGAR ILIFF. The British government, during tbe Japanese-Chinese and the JapaneseRussian wars, notified its subjects that it would not be responsible for the lives of any who took passage upon either of the belligerent ships.! President Wilson assumed the opposite attitude, declaring that Americans had the right to travel unmolested on any ship in any part of the world. The results were horrible to us, and upon these results he has .been hectoring Germany for over a year. He has preached exalted humanity in long essays, forgetting that England was trying to starve German women and children, and Ignoring the fact that Great Britain was holding up our ships and interfering with our mails in a high-handed way. It ill becomes us to preach Ihumanity and brotherly love on one hand and sell murderous weapons on the other to kill those we are preaching to. Branded by Britain. The submarine is a new weapon and is called "uncivilized" by Great Britain. It is no more uncivilized than the brutal shooting of the Irish and crushing them by force. It is no more uncivilized than guns used against those who had only bows and arrows, or spears and clubs. All weapons of war are murderous, in human and hellish, whether they are the primitive club, the tomahawk, the scalping-knife, the bow and arrow, gun powder, the rapid firing guns or the submarine. The highest state of civilization invents the most murderous weapons. War is worse than hell, and the more civilized we become the more frequent and the more murderous war becomes. It is the child of civiliza tion, for primitive people did not organize armies or carry on great wars. We as a civilized nation stand con victed of prolonging this war by supplying the material in exchange for paltry dollars. Shaw Not Neutral. We are not neutral, for as G.Bernard Shaw, an Englishman, said, "America is not neutral. She is taking a very active part in the war by supplying us with ammunition and weapons TROOPS PROMISED TO GUARD BGRDER WASHINGTON, May S. Representative W. R. Smith of Colorado, Texas; who represents the district in which Friday's Mexican raids took place announced his afternoon that he exacted a promise from Secretary of War Baker that additional "troops would be rushed to the border at once. Representative Smith told Secretary' Baker that the war department has been warned time after time that additional raids were to be expected and that additional forces -were necessary. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. CARROLL James F. Carroll, 62, a well known contractor, died at his home, 414 North Seventeenth street, vesterday noon. Death came after a long illness. He is survived by two sons, George ana timer, ana inree brothers, John, Owen and Andrew, Funeral services will be held from the St. Mary's church Tuesday morning at 9 oclock. Burial win be in tne bt. Mary's church cemetery. Friends may call at any time. LANCASTER The funeral of Mrs. Allie Lancaster was held from the home vesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Hinckleofficiated. - Pall bearers were Oscar William, Grant Hunt, Benjamin Lunsford, John Sitloh, Herbert Gren. Charles Warner. Interment was in the Earlham cemetery. LAMB Caroline Lamb, 60, a resident of near Hagerstown, died at the Reid Memorial hospital Sunday morning. She is survived by her husband, A. E. Lamb; six brothers, Peter Smith, John Smith, of Hagerstown; W. B. Smith, of Indianapolis; Adam Smith, Indianapolis; Clarence Smith, New Castle; Arthur Smith. Oklahoma, and three " sisters,- .Mrs. Morris Pitman, Hagerstown; Mrs. Elizabeth Leinbach, of Alexandria, ; and Mrs. Jeannette Woody, of Hagerstown. The funeral will be held from the Friends church at Franklin, Ind.,-Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Eastern time. TURNER Eliza A. Turner, age 76 years died this morning at the home of her brother, Jesse Turner, one mile south of the city on the Liberty pike. Death was due to a complication of diseases. The deceased is survived by on sister and four brothers. Funeral Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Elkhorn church. Burial Elkhorn cemetery. '

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and other munitions. Neutrality ia all nonsense." And as Norman An gall puts it, "If we go below diplomatic fictions down to positive reali ties America is decisively intervening in the war. She is settling its issue by throwing the weight of her resources in money, supplies and ammunition on the side of one combat ant against the other. America would have been absolutely neutral if she had decided that her national interests compelled her to exercise her sovereign rights in keeping her resources at home at this juncture and treated all combatants exactly alike by exporting to neither." But the high-financiers of this world guide the destinies of nations for personal profit and it pays them to have war, while the poor devils pay the cost in blood and suffering and tears. BOYS LEARN TO SWIM AFTER THREE TRIALS After three lessons in the public school swimming campaign being conducted by the Y. M. C. A., twenty-four boys out of seventy-two were able to swim the entire length of the tank, which is sixty feet long, last Saturday morning. During last week 892 lessons were given to 305 different boys. Many more than came out Saturday morning can swim the length of the pool after three lessons, J. J. Somerville said this morning. The purpose of the campaign is to teach every boy how to swim. Similar campaigns are being conducted in Y. M. C. A s all over the country. COLORED PYTHIANS HEAR ANNUAL TALK The annual sermon of the colored K. of P. lodge was given last night in the A. M. E. Bethel church. The local lodge and the ladies' auxiliary, Calanthe Court, attended in a body. The Rev. Mr. Uptegrove, Grand Keeper of the Records and Seal for Indiana, delivered the sermon. Dr. W. W. Anderson delivered the Pythian address. Mrs. Anna Jenkins delivered the address to the Court. William Smith, chancelor commander, presided. Mrs. Effie Bass sang a solo and several numbers were rendered by the church choir. KAISER ASKS PGPE TO FURTHER PEACE ROTTERDAM, May 8. Pope Benedict XV. has again been approached by the Kaiser with reference to peace according to the German Humanity league. The Kaiser dispatched an autographed letter to the Pope express the hope that the pontiff together with the king of Spain would be able to construct a scheme to bring logewer unaer me auspices em- ; Diem or tne dove or peace and olive i branch a conference of belligerents for ! the consideration of an armitice in the hope of securing an early peace without detriment to the legitimate aspirations of the nation. INSPECTORS COVER CITY TO FIND DIRT Six automobile loads of "inspectors" toured the city today in search of a speck of dirt. At a late hour this afternoon, it had not been reported whether or not they had succeeded, but Ira Wood, chairman of the "cleanup" campaign committee said before the trip began that they would keep on traveling until it was found. At 6 o'clock this evening, the party, which includes R. E. Richman, secretary in the office of the state fire, marshal. Alonzo Hutchins, of the state health department, city officials and members of the "clean-up" campaign committee, will banquet at the Westcott club rooms, which is open to the public. Addresses will be made by the visitors and by several of the city officials and a report will be made on the success of the afternoon's trip. A brilliant and permanent green can be produced from the juice of the stalk and leaves of nettles. It is sometimes used to dye woolen stuffs.