Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 313, 18 November 1916 — Page 1

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PEACE STEP IS RUMORED BY REPORTS FROM SWISS

; Zeitung Says European Neutials Get in Touch America to Arrange for First Con ferences. REPORTS MOVEMENT NOT UNACCEPTABLE Official Circles in Berlin Deny Knowledge of Facts for Basis of Article in Zeit ung. BERLIN, Nov. 17, via London, Nov. 18. The movement for peace negotiations, according to reports from "the Swiss frontier," which were printed by the Koelniache Zeitung, is about to assume, definite shape in the form of a joint call from various neutral governments to the belligerents asking them to send delegates to a peace conference. The reports assert that several European neutrals are already in touch with the American government and that various belligerents have been sounded on the proposition of a conference. According to this story the conference would necessarily open its sittings without an armistice being procoming only after it was established, that the negotiations were apt to be crowned with success. In authoritative official circles here it is stated that no facts .are known upon which the Koelniache Zeitung's story could be based while it is. considered . not impossible that neutral governments may be considering some such step. :-; '' ' . iMI i" .mi i ii ' t ' ' tt- ' . ., 'jt , '" :A,V . ; fVjTW 1CQNAHA FAVORS IS 17 CONVENTION ON CONSTITUTION Walter McConaha of this city, who represents Wayne county in the state senate, today expressed approval of Governor Ralston's decision to recommend to the 1917 legislature, when it convenes in January, the adoption of a resolution calling for a convention for the purpose of revising the state constitution. Senator McConaha had first been lnfomed that the governor intended railing a special Bession of the legislature some time before the first of next year for the purpose of authorizing the calling of a state constitutional convention, a plan which he did not approve of because, he said, this question could be left to the newly elected legislature. Approves of Plan. "I understand now that Governor Ralston has no intention of calling a special session of the legislature and that he contemplates recommending the calling of a constitutional convention in the message he will send to the 1917 legislature. Such action on the part of the governor would meet with my entire approval," Senator Mfrnnnha Bai;l. conninr MpfVnnha says that the present constitution of Indiana is not "up-to-date ana sianas m uceu ol modernization. . "As I understand it Governor-elect Goodrich, who assumes office about a week after the convening of the legislature, favors a revision of the constitution as much as does Governor Ralston and I would not be surprised if the next legislature decided to call a constitutional convention," the senator said. Will Elect Delegates. In the event a constitutional convention Is called the various counties in the state would elect their delegates to the convention. Political leaders in Wayne county were predicting tha election of a convention delegate from this county would center about the temnerar.ee question. "Of course one of the principal amendments which would be considered lit the constitutional convention would call for state-wide prohibition, and it quite probably would be the paramount .question before the. convention." said a Richmond politician today. "I presume that Wayne county candidates for delegate to the 'convention would have to place themselves squarely on record on the prohibition question." DEFEATED CANDIDATES SPENT MOST MONEY v TOPEKA. Kas.. Nov. 18. Candidates who met defeat in the general election in Kansas November 7, generally spent more money in their campaigns than the successful ones, it was shown today by expense accounts filed .with the secretary of state. The largest amount spent was $429, reported by governor Arthur Capper, who was re-elected. W. S. Lansdon, the Democratic candidate for governor spent $130.25 in his unsuccessful tamoalgn

TEMPLE MAY HEAD

NATIONAL COMMISSION VmUAM- C. TEMFI&. , William Chase Temple, millionaire baseball fan and known as the "Father of the World's Series" is considered a very probable successor to Garry Herrmann as Chairman of the National Commission, according to reports current In baseball circles here today. , Mr. Temple, who at present is at his winter estate, Winter Park, Florida, has been a baseball enthusiast since 1876. He was the donor of the famous "Temple Cup" for the baseball championship in 1894, 1895 and 1896. He formerly owned the Pittsburg Pirates, but got out of active participation in baseball affairs in 1894. It is said that a majority of the baseball magnates favor Temple Another point in his favor is the fact that he does not believe the chairmanship of the National Commission should carry a salary with it WOULD LIMIT GIFTS TO CAMPAIGN FUND NEW YORK, Nov. 18. Prohibition by law 'of any person" contributing more than $1,000 to a campaign fund was proposed here today by Wilburn W. Marsh, treasurer of the Democratic national committee. Marsh i3 working to raise $300,000 to wipe out the deficit incurred by the committee in its campaign to re-elect President Wilson. -..... PENNY-SAVING TIPS FROM CITY INSPECTOR Here are two more "penny-saving" tips for housewives from their friend the city food inspector, George McKinley, tips which are useful during this period of high living costs. Tip No. 1 When you buy lard bring your bucket with you. If you buy lard already in a five-pound bucket you lose four cents. . The bucket weight is counted in by the dealer as a part of the lard weight. , Such a bucket weighs approximately a half pound and lard now sells for 18 cents a, pound. The dealer only reimburses you five cents for each empty bucket. A five-pound bucket is equivalent to a half pound of lard, and a half pound of lard is worth 9 cents. You only are reimbursed 5 cents for empty bucket returned to the dealer, so the net loss is 4 cents. Tip No. 2 When you buy apples do not buy "sights unsen unless you are willing to receive a goodly number of rotten apples. WILLIAMS FILLS SOMERVILLE'S POST To succeed J. J. Somerville who sails from New York today for Russia, Ross Williams, a former Earlham student, has been chosen boys secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Williams, who is at present engaged in association work at Oak Park, Chicago. He will assume his duties here, January 1. He was a wellknown athlete while a student at Earlham. , j Weather Forecast ; For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Sunday not much change in temperature. Temperature Today. Noon " 38 . Yesterday Maximum ..38 ..30 Minimum For Wayne County by W: E. Moore Fair tonight and Sunday. General Conditions Great area of high barometric pressure still continues over most of the United States as a result fair weather is general. No immediate prospects of any bad wea,th-

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CITY RAISES WAGE SCALE FOR WORKERS ON STREETS

New Order Provides Increase of $1.20 Per Week on Nine-Hour Day During Winter Months. ONE MAN PLACED ON PENSION BASIS Administration Brings Department to High State of Efficiency by Liberal Treatment. A voluntary increase in wages for the street and ., alley cleaners and dump tenders of the city street department was today authorized by the board of public works. It was ordered that these men, ten in number, shall receive ten hours' pay at 20 cents an hour for nine hours work throughout the winter months. This order provides an increase of $1.20 a week for each of the street and alley cleaners and dump tenders. Practically on Pension. Street Commissioner Knollenberg, in approving of the board's action, stated that at the present time the street department force consisted, of able-bodied men, with one exception. One man is carried on the payroll as reward for long and faithful service to the city as it is not possible to retire him on a pension. Under the present administration the work of bringing the street dehigh standard of efficiency has steadily progressed. . There have been occasional wage increases also. ''.;-' Drivers Work 10 Hours At the!present time there" are ten drivers of one-horse wagons receiving 32 cents an hour, ten hours per day in the summer and nine hours per day during the winter; one driver of a two-horse, wagon receiving 40 cents an hour; one driver of a street sweeper and street flusher, receiving 45 cents an hour; ; one street - roller -engineer at 30 cents an hour; two general purpose men at 25 cents an hour and one street and alley cleaning foreman at 22 cents an hour. There are also six alley cleaners, two street cleaners and two dump tenders, who will now receive 20 cents an hour for a ten hour day with nine hours work. HOLD CHARLES SHELLEY ON THEFT CHARGES Charles Shelley was arrested today on a charge - of having stolen some sets of harness from Isaac Pryor several months ago. The harness had come into the possession of Charles Long and was identified yesterday when Long had a sale. Shelley admits having sold the harness to Long but denied having stolen it He says he purchased the harness from a man he does not know. FLOUR IS UNSETTLED NEW YORK, Nov. 18 Flour unsettled. Pork unsettled. Beef seady. Lard easy; middle west $17.3017.40. Molasses steady. Hay firmer; No. 1, 110115; No. 2, 105; No. 3, 95; shipping, 80 85c. Hides firm. Leather firm.

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HUGHES GETS 396 PLURALITY IN MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 18. The complete official vote of Minnesota as announced today by " Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl, gave Hughes a plurality of 396. " The vote .was: Hughes, 179,553; Wilson, 179,157. LEVEL BRIDGE MEN TO FIGHT REPORT MADE BY ENGINEER Lindemuth Indicates Opposition Policy to Be Formed at Meeting to Be Called Soon. ' Report of James L. Harrington on the Main street bridge problem will not be accepted as final by the level bridge faction of the recent bridge controversy. In his correspondence with Mr. Harrington,1 F. I. Cabell, chief engineer of the C. &;0. railroad declined to state definitely the company's attitude on the change of grade proposition. Therefore, Mr. Harrington based his report on the' assumption that the railroad would not permit its grade to be changed enough to accommodate the erection of a level structure. A. C. Lindemuth, attorney for the level bridge advocates, said today; that Mr. Harrington's report contains nothing that the citizens of Richmond do not already- know. . , -'- , WitLCall Meeting, t . "A meeting; of "the level bridge men will probably be called within a, few days to consider the report," said Mr. Lindemuth today. "We will consider carefully the advisability of the county making the proposition to the railroad that it will stand the expense of the change of grade necessary to make the railroad grade suitable for the erection of a level bridge." Mr. Lindemuth said that the level bridge men would also consider the possibility of the .C. & O. railroad being forced to alter its grade by order of the public utilities commission. Harrington expresses the opinion that the railroad could not be forced to change its grade. All factions of the bridge controversy had pledged themselves to abide by the Harrington report. The level bridge men claim that they are not bound to abide by the pledge because the report was not based on a definite reply from the railroad. The commissioners favor accepting the reply of Harrington as final and will . probably not grant any requests which call for a further expenditure of money or for longer delay. SOLDIERS ON BORDER WANT MORE LITERATURE WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. National guardsmen on the border want" more reading matter, writing material and games, according to Major General Arthur Murray, U. S. A., retired, former . acting chairman of the Red Cross central committee, who now is on a visit to the various army camps.

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DEMURRAGE SCHEDULES WILL RELIEVE SHORTAGE

New Tariff Becomes Effective First of. Month, Railroads Notify Local Shippers Today. DEALERS BLAMED FOR CAR SCARCITY Carriers Anxious to ' Have Equipment in Operation as Demurrage Ties Up Their Business. 1 Shippers here were learning from the C. & O. and Pennsylvania railroads today that a new car demurrage tariff will be effective December 1. The railroads have received their published schedules and will charge the new tariffs unless a notice of suspension Is received from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The new schedule gives 48 hours for unloading and loading cars and charges for the first day thereafter $2, for the second day $3, for the third day $4, for the fourth day $5 and $5 a day until release of cars. Road Needs Cars. ' "We are not after the extra dollars," declared T. A. Greenstreet, C. & O. freight agent here today, "but we have to have the cars." The old demurrage charge which is still effective is $1 a day straight. Both Pennsylvania and C. & O. officials declared this charge permits shippers to use cars for storage purposes. It is cheaper, especially in the case of coal, to hold the cars and unload them into wagonrfor delivery, than to unload the contents into storage bins and reload into wagons. " The new demurrage rate, when " effective, will mean that a shipper will Continued On Page Twelve. OWNERS OF TUG SUE DEUTSCHLAND NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 18. Cases to recover for the loss of the tug Thomas A. Scott, Jr., against the German undersea merchantman Deutschland, were filed in the United States district court here today, by owners of the tug, the value of which is given at $12,000. GERMANY IN GRIP OF SEVERE WINTER LONDON, Nov. 18. Germany is in the grip of winter, the Exchange Telegraph company's Berne correspondent reports. Several trains from Berlin are snowbound near the Swiss frontier where extreme cold prevails. WILL ABANDON PROBE OF HIGH FOOD COSTS WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The Federal trade commission anotmced todajr that it will not undertake an investigation of the high prices of necessities of life because it largely would be a duplication of the works of the department of justice under the Sherman anti-trust law. Feast

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COMMANDS ROUMANIAN

AND RUSSIAN ARMIES 0 rzZJ& -Istf t iu. uri.,vArv , Lieutenant-General Vladimir Sakharoff, one of the ablest of Russian com manders and long in command of the Czar's forces in Galicia, who has been sent to the Drobudja to take command of the Russo-Roumanian armies in an effort to check the German and Bulgraian troops under General von Mackensen. General Sakharoff and General Bertholet, a . Frenchman, have supreme command of the allied forces in the Balkans, exclusive of General Sa Trail's forces in Greece. C. & 0. STANDS PAT ON PRESENT GRADEJOTTRAGIC Engineer of Corporation Reports to" j: L: Harrington, Bridge Expert Employed by County. In part, the reply of F. I. Cabell, chief engineer of the C. & O. railroad, to the inquiries of J. L. Harrington, Kansas City bridge expert, relative to changes In the company's tracks through Richmond which would be necessary to alter bridges follows: "Relative to the bridge at Main street, we understand that the county commissioners have decided to replace the highway bridge at Main street on its present grade, which will not affect the C. & O. tracks. (This was based on the action of the commissioners in asking for an appropriation for a slanting bridge at the September session. The letter was dated November 8, 1916.) "Regarding the proposed bridge at North D street, it would be an expensive proposition to eliminate the grade crossing at this point, and In view of the fact that we can operate at a slow rate of speed at this crossing, due to the nearness of the station, we would not feel justified in expending the money. You will please note that the grade on the connection between the C. & O. and the P., C, C. & St L. is already excessive." Mr. Harrington In his letter to the railroad had pointed out that in lowering the tracks so that a level Main street bridge could be erected, the dangerous crossing at the east end of the Doran could be eliminated. FACTORIES FILL BUILDING USED BY AUTO SHOW Industry has "supplanted the automobile show in Richmond and with every part of the old Rumley plant occupied this year by scores of work men, it is doubtful if a repetition of last year's success can be given. When the automobile show closed it was expected that there would be such a demand for another automobile show that It could be given without great difficulty. But apparently there was only one suitable building in the city for a show of such magnitude In the winter, and it has been converted Into a foundry. , ' Members of the committee which arranged the show last winter have not even met and have not had a meeting under consideration. CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED FOR DESTROYER FLEET i WASHINGTON, - Nov.-. 18. Awards for the construction of fourteen of the torpedo boat destroyers authorized by the last naval appropriation bill were announced by the navy department today.; The Four River Ship Building corporation, Quincy, Mass., will build eight and the Union Iron Works company, San Francisco, six vessels. . . .

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BOARD HOLDS STAR CHAMBER SESSIONS TO FORM POLICY

Harrington, Kansas Expert, Advises Immediate Erection of Span at South Ninth Street Site. . SUGGESTS CHANGED CROSSING AT DORAN Failure of C. & O. Officials to Commit Themselves. to Definite J Course, Causes Uncertainty. A slanting Main street bridge, the immediate erection of a South G street bridge and the depression of the C. & O. railroad tracks at North D street to eliminate the" dangerous grade crossing at the east end of the Doran bridge, are recommendations made in the report of J. L. Harrington, Kansas City bridge expert. The report which has been sealed since its receipt by Auditor Bowman was opened and made public for the first time at 10 o'clock this morning. All factions of the recent bridge controversy were represented in the commissionera' room when the recommendations were read. The report is made on the assumption that the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad refuses to lower its tracks nine feet at Main street. It was impossible to get the general officials of the road to commit themselves on the proposition. , Hold Executive Session ,' This afternoon, the county commissioners went into an executive session with Engineer Mueller to decide whether they should call- immediately for an emergency session of the county council to pass on appropriations for a slanting Main street bridge and for a South G street bridge. From all indications, the council will be called in as soon as the law permits. Mr. Harrington explained that although there are many benefits to be gained from the, erection of a mediumly high level bridge, the grades as they would exist in case a slanting bridge were erected would be nothing to cause worry. Quotation From Report "Throughout the country a four per cent, grade Is considered thoroughly satisfactory and a low level bridge would, in no case, involve more than four per cent, grade. The low level bridge is not as attractive viewed from the center of the city as a high level bridge. It appears unreasonable to go down hill to a point beneath the C. & O. railway crossing only to climb up again to the opposite side of "the river, but I cannot see any material advantage over this condition In going down hill from the center of the city to Third street, thence up to a point above the C. & O. Railway only to go down again to the terminus on the west side of the river. It is my judgment, therefore, that the interests of the County and City would, on the whole, be best served by constructing a bridge having a continuous grade beginning practically at the elevation 972.2 on the west side of the river, shown -on the accompanying sketch, and terminating at the present street level, substantially at the west side of the present C. & O. overhead bridge. This structure provides a grade of only about 2.7 per cent, down, and the present street grade nowhere quite reaches 4 per cent., and while the appearance of the structure is marred by this dip and by the intrusion of the C. & O. Railway bridge It is cheaper in first cost and its substantially equivalent grades to those offered by a high level bridge warrant the choice of the low level bridge," read3 the report. Would Raise Elevation. "If the Chesapeake and Ohio railway refuses to lower its bridge 9 feet, as now seems probable, the elevation of grade above the present C & O. tracks would have to be raised 9 feet rbove that shown on the sketch and the approach would have to be extended to the west side of Third street if the approach grade be kept down to 4 per cent. This would result in a grade of approximtaely 1.8 per cent up from the west side of the river to a point above the railway tracks; thence down 4 per cent grade to the west side of Third street." The advantages would be of value to for team traffic but of little consequence to motor cars or motor trucks, it is explained. - Suggests Alternative. In case the C. & O. railroad conld be lowered about nine feet, the floor of the bridge could be constructed on ' a grade of .87 per cent up, east bound, to- the railroad tracks, thence on a three per cent rrade down to approximately one-hundred and four feet west of the center line of Third street Mr. v Harrington explains. ' u -. : . . Would Entail Expense. . , 'The building of the high structure would entail an expense of from $85,000 to $100,000 whether the C. & O. tracks are lowered or not over and above the cost of a structure leading under the C. Sc. O. substantially on Continued On Page Nine. '