Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 10, 23 November 1916 — Page 1

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QURN STORES OF MUNITION IN RETREAT Teutons Press Advantages Gained by Capture of Corabia and Conquest of Wallachia District. SERBS FAIL TO PRESS GAINS AT MONASTIR Artillery and Aviation Operations Mark Fighting Along Somme and FrancoBelgian Battle Lines.'

LONDON. Nov. 23. Latest reports of the vigorous campaign General Von Falkanhayn Is waging against the Roumanians indicates that the Teutons are overrunning western Wallachia, following up sharply their defeat of the Roumanians in the Jlul valley region and the capture of Creiova. Berlin has reported progress for the ' Austro-German armies that are extending the Teutonic front westward from the Jlul region. The fate or the Roumanian army that was operating In . the Orsova region yet remains in doubt. Roumanians Abandon Wallachia Indications of the abandonment by the Roumanians of a large section of western Wallachia may be found in today's announcement by the Bulgarian war office. It reports the destruc- . tion by Roumanian forces, of the bridge over the Danube near Corabla, fifty miles southeast of Craivoa; tho firing of stores of ammunition there and the sinking by the Roumanians of- their barges in the Danube, presumably, in the region indicated. So far It appears that the Entente 1 forces which captured Monastir have not been able to press their advanco beyond the new lines taken up by the Bulgarians and Germans a short distance north of the city. . ! Only artillery and aviation, operr . ', atlons along the Somme in northern Prance and elsewhere on the FrancoBelgian front are reported in. today's ) bulletins from London and Paris. , : The British admiralty today ,conf firmed press advices that there were no wounded on board the British hostpltalship Brittaine when Bhe was,

COLONIAL TENANTS GIVE GOLD WATCH TO ELEVATOR OPERATOR Conrad Ammon, elevator man at the Colonial building, beamed with satisfaction today. "It's all about a watch," said Mr. Ammon. 1 Early this week, the elevator man hung up hl3 coat in a rest room and loft it a few minutes. When he returned, somebody bad taken his watch. Not only did this inconvenience Mr. Ammon but every man who holds an office in the Colonial building, felt the loss. So greatly were the people of the Colonial building Inconvenienced that a meeting was called as soon as the loss was discovered. Despite that fact the whole bunch turned sleuths, the watch could not be located. There wbb only one alternative a new watch. The subscriptions were bufilclent to purchase one of the best gold watches in Richmond. GERMANS INCREASE BELGIAN TRIBUTE LONDON, Nov. 23. The German levy on Belgium has been increased from 40,000,000 francs a month to 60 000,000, according to a Reuter's Amsterdam dispatch quoting the Echo Beige. The dispatch says the new order -was Issued by the governor general of Belpium and was signed by the Duke of Wurtemburg and General Friedrlch Von Falkrnhausen. It states that the levy is to pay the cost of maintenance of the German army of occupation and the German administration of the occupied territory.

AUTO ACCIDENT AND GAS TANKS THREATEN LIFE OF FATHER AND SON

Thomas Turner and his son, Edward. 804 North E street, who operate a boiler repair Bhop at 33 South Sixth street, admit today that the goddess of good luck took an interest in their welfare last evening when they were returning home from Eaton in a touring car. Near the crest of the State Line hill on the N-tional road, Edward Turner turned the car into some fresh gravel to give the road to an east bound machine. The Turner car skidded and rolled down a 25-foot slope into a field, the machine turning over three times during the descent and, after reaching the field, plunged into a pit ten feet deep, alighting on its sido. When the car's mad career ended, FbHnaa "'qroax. wha bad been, seated.

COBBLERS KEPT-BUSY REPAIRING $8 SHOES

The high price of . shoes Is causing a rush in the shoe repair shops. J It was estimated today by shoe cobblers that their business has increased twenty-five" percent "over that of a year ago. - . ii "When one pays . $8 for a pair of shoes, he. likes to wear them as long as possible," is the usual greeting of the customer., ; ' - f But shoe ' repair . prices have advanced , and they are going to lake another. Jump. next month.: Increased costs of materials is the cause. WAR INCREASES SWEDEN'SCOST OF GOVERNMENT ,. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Denmark's proximity to the war zones is adding heavily Vto the ' country's ' annual ex penditures, according to consular advices to the department of commerce, This year's war cost is estimated at twenty seven million dollars gold. Increased revenues will fail to cover this and the annual deficit is placed at f 13,000,000,000 for next year. The Denmark national debt will have reached about $130,000,000 by the end of the next fiscal year. NICHOLSON POSHES "QUAKER" MEASURES ON EASTERN TRIP Conferences on the" introduction 'of the "Quaker bills" in congress at the next session will be held this week in New -York by S. Edgar Nicholson, editor of the American Friend. Mr. Nicholson spoke before an audience of Friends in Washington, visited the yearly meetings in Baltimore and Philadelphia, and will leave Philadelphia tonighLipr-New Jfork. city.... The "Quaker Bills" seek to restrain advertisers ; from using the word "Quaker" or ' "Friends" in ' advertising matter and from publishing trade marks which the Friends say inspire a feeling of trust by the use of illustrations of Quakers. The bills were introduced four years ago, but did not WOMAN DRIVEN OUT OF INDIA PROVINCE The expulsion by the British authorities of Mrs. Annie Besant from the Bombay Presidency is on account of her energetic methods In pushing the agitation for Home Rule in India and the danger of a general uprising throughout the Indian Empire. on the right of his son, was on the floor under the wheel and Edward was on top of him, still puffing away at his cigarette. - -- "What gave the incident an extru thrill was the fact that in the back of the machine was one tank of oxygen with a 2,000 -pound pressure, and two large tanks of acetylene gas, one tank having a pressure of 1,700 pounds," Mr. Turner said today. "If that oxygen tank had gone vtp there would have been very little left of the neighborhood, and. an. explosion of the gas tanks might have wiped out the township." . : : 1 The two Turners emerged from their wrecked car without injuries. A house moving crew was" at work this mornins getting the machine ouwf the pit

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NIGHT NURSERY SUGGESTED TO HELP MOTHERS DURING CLASSES

Seeking Knowledge, Mothers ; Go to Night School Bringing Children With Them Into Classrooms. ADULTS STUDYING MANY NEW SUBJECTS School Teachers, Member of Council, Mothers, Fathers and Children Eager to Learn Branches Taught. There is room In Richmond for a night nursery. The plan of having a night nursery was ' suggested by teachers of the night blgh school. The night nursery would be for the children of many mothers who are among the most diligent workers in night high school classes. Having no place to leave their children under guardianship, the mothers . are compelled to bring them along to school and at last night's session two dozen of them were in the halls. One of the most interesting classes every year is the foreigners class, taught by Prof. Benjamin Null, head of the high school English department. Cosmopolitan Class "It is a cosmopolitan class," said Prof. Null last night "We have Germany, Greece, Tennessee and Italy represented." The boy from 'Tennessee is one of the most keen pupils in tbe class. He was practically an alien to school systems when he came to Richmond from the Tennessee backwoods. Now he is able to write his own name and boasts that he does his own writing Continued On Page Thirteen. ADAMSON TEST CASE CONFERENCE AGREES TO POSTPONE ACTION KANSAS CrTT, Nov. 23. Counsel US. jponfere9ce,i)ver Jhe 4. damson, law case today agreed to request tnat tne Sante Fe case, schedule to come up In the United States district court in Kansas City,' be postponed - until tomorrow.' . : t; t The conference, it was- stated, authoritatively, was as to. whether the record of the case of the Missouri, Oklahoma- and Gulf, appealed to the supreme court yesterday, could be made to cover the problem of all railroads or whether one or two additional test cases should be brought. Judge Pollock agreed to the postponement. DEALERS COMBINE TO ADVANCE PRICES CHICAGO, Nov. 23. A voluminous report said to contain evidence of collusion between wholesale and retail dealers to advance the prices of food was turned over today to -United States District Attorney Kline by H. C. Clabaugh, head of the local bureau of the department of Justice. The report is the result of several weeks' investigation. The evidence will be presented to the Federal grand jury. The report is said to show the price of food sold consumers has been rais ed in many Instances without regard to the increased cost of production. SHELLY FINE STAYED On a plea of guilty to a charge of petit larceny, Charles Shelly in the city court this morning was sentenced to a fine of $10 and costs and 30 days imprisonment in the state penal farm, but sentence was suspended by Mayor Robbms because the stork, recently brought a baby to his home and because the young man has promised never to transgress again. . Shelly stole a set of harness valued over 50 from the barn of Isaac Pryor and later sold the harness. - When the purchaser advertised its sale Pryor palled to see it and identified it as his own. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Partly- overcast in south and rain changing to snow north portion tonight. Colder tonight Friday fair and colder. Temperature Today. Noon 44 Yesterday. . Maximum 54 Minimum .....30 - For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy and colder tonight and Friday. Probably occasional snows with strong west winds. V - General Conditions The south western storm was central yesterday over Arkansas and Is moving rapidly northeastward across Indiana and i Is now headed for the St Lawrence valley. The northwestern storm Is also now rapidly moving eastward and the two will probably meet tonight over the Great Lakes. Zero weather prevails in Wyoming.

WILSON ANSWERS

HUGHES MESSAGE WASHINGTON, Not. 23. President Wilson today sent a telegram to Charles E. Hughes acknowledging bis message of congratulation received last night. The President's telegram said: - "I am sincerely obliged to you for your message of congratulation. Al low, me to assure you of my good wisft. es for the years to come." UNDERHILL WANTS TO BECOME LAWYER BEFORE TIPTON BAR BULLETIN INDIANAPOLI8, Nov. 23. The supreme court today, reverted the Henry circuit court's ruling, for conviction of Alfred C. Underhill of Richmond, for drawing a dead- . ly weapon , on John A. Weldenbach. The reversal was baaed on the admission of incompetent evidence. .' ; ,: V : Alfred C. Un.derhill comes Into the glare of the limelight again. Under hill desires to become a lawyer and he has applied for admission to the bar at Tipton, Ind. This fact was revealed today when Richmond attorneys were notified by the committee appointed to consider Underbill's . application. They gave Underbill's residence as 120 North Twentieth street, Richmond. Indiana. Information as to Underbill's standing in the community was requested by the examining committee. Underhill has figured extensively in the local courts in recent years. At the present time he is under sentence to the state penal farm on a charge of having drawn a deadly weapon on a Wayne township farmer. This case is now pending in the Indiana supreme court. - JESSUP FILES DEMURRER TO CITY'S SUIT .. ; 1 . r - t -v Demurrer to the complaint of, the City of Richmond, which asks a reconsideration by the Indiana Public Utilities commission of its recent "70 cent gals rate" order, was today filed in Wayne circuit court? and ftnjfhejiat01 me counsel ior tne xdgnt, iieai et Power .company. Mr. Jessup also filed a brief -in the case, 'which was also withdrawn before its contents became public. - I " This case is being heard by Judge Gause of - the Henry circuit court at New Castle. Judge Gause will preside in Wayne circuit court Saturday and hear the oral arguments by the counsel for the city and for the Light, Heat & Power company. Mr. Jessup left the city shortly after filing the demurrer and brief in the gas rate case. NEW NECKTIES JOIN H. C. 1. PROCESSION When you go to buy those neckties for Christmas gif3 this year, you will find it hard to get one for the customary fifty cents. Ties which last year sold for fifty cents, are now retailing for sixty-five and seventy cents. There is a mfty cent tie on the market, but if you want it put in a nice Christmas box you will be charged five cents extra for it. - INSPECT BANK VAULTS Walter W. Bonner, cashier, and Louis Zoller, W. Robblns and J. Meyers, directors of the Third National bank of Greensburg, Ind., were in Richmond yesterday inspecting the banks of this city to determine ' the kind of vault to install in their bank. Richmond banks have the reputation of having the best vaults in the state, these Greensburg bankers stated. , TURNER RECOVERING FROM INJURIES IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT With four or five ribs broken, a lung punctured and his neck sprained, Wilbur Turner, 29 years old, 706 National Road, west, is recovering in a Columbus, Ind., hospital today, according to a message from his father, William H. Turner, to H. H. Grottendick, 52 South Thirteenth street. Mr. Turner was the most seriously injured of four when an automobile In which he was returning from a hunting trp in Southern Indiana skidded from the road in passing a farm wagon and over-turned. The pain of his injuries was so great that his ribs could not be Immediately set, and it will be three or four days until physicians determine exactly the extent of the injuries. Mr. Turner formerly was secretarytreasurer of the K-D Cabinet company In West Richmond, his father being part owner at the. time. - He has a wife and child who are in Richmond. They learned of the 1 accident last nirht and ww Informed todav that the injuries will not be fatal, but that Mr.. Turner cannot be moved from the hospital in Columbus in less than teu aavs under most careful treatment. .

FIRST MESSAGE OF GOODRICH TO PLEAD REFORM IN LEGISLATURE Governor-Elect's Inaugural Speech to Be Brief But Message to Assembly to Be Elaborate.

SWINGS ECONOMY AXE ON OIL INSPECTORS Bureau to Be Abolished and Cost of Running State to Be Cut Down to Low Minimum. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 23. James P. Goodrich, governor-elect has definitely decided that his inauguration will be of the simplest character and there will be no attempt at making it a social event. There will be no inaugural ball or anything of that kind. He has decided to make his inaugural address very short. It will not deal with legislation or details of his policy in the administration of the state's affairs. , ' He will keep these matters for dis cussion in the message which he will Continued On Page Two. DIPHTHERIA SCARE EXAGGERATED SAYS FOUNTAIN CITY MAN Reports to county officials that an epidemic of diphtheria is spreading over Fountain City, were exaggerated according to Dr. On N. Huff, of Fountain City, who said today he has administered anti-toxin in the only case In the town and the pttlent Is practically cured. As a result of the report and others circulated - through the county, the town is being shunned and business men' are worrying for fear they will be harmed. The attendance at the school is 75 per cent below normal, County Superintendent Williams said. Health Officer Kreuger ordered one class In. the ' school adjourned as a precaution, Dr. Huff said,, and, the pupils have been Imder 'observation. The diphtheria patient was teacher of the class. . . There is' another isolated case two miles from Fountain City, Dr. Huff said. There 'are ' no others in the neighborhood , and the two cases are the only contagion in or near Fountain City, he said. ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND FANCY COSTUME AFFAIR A Centennial fancy dress party will be given Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the Pythian Temple by the Federation of. Women's clubs. All persons are asked to - wear costumes dating back at least one hundred years. An admission of twenty-five cents will be asked. The galleries will be open to spectators. During the evening there will be special feature of entertainment and the high school orchestra .will play. Refreshment booths will be a feature. All the guests In costume will participate in a grand march at the begin ning of the function. Men and women of the city are invited to attend. The proceeds will be used for charity work in this city. ; RATE DISCRIMINATION CHARGED BY PACKERS WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, the Indianapolis Auditor company and tbe Indianapolis. Live .Stock .Exchange complained today to the interstate commerce commission that because of material advances in rates from Illinois and the west to Indianapolis, while rates to Chicago, Peoria and East St. Louis continued unchanged, the relation between he competitive live stock markets has been destroyed and that Indianapolis as a live stock market suffers from discrimination. ABBOTT STILL ALIVE "Luther C. Abbott is living and well," read a letter received by Judge Henry C. Fox today. A rumor has been circulating through Wayne county that the former Richmond man was dead. Judge Fox who has been a life long friend to Mr. Abbott made a personal investigation to find out if the rumor were true. , Mr. Abbott Is living with his daughter in Summerville, Mass. ASK OWNER OF HORSES ; At the present time three 'stray horses are being-cared for at Glen Miller park. Owners of lost animals should communicate with the police q fllcifl la (a regard to these horses.

HAGERSTOWN HOLDS DEMOCRATIC RALLY

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Nov. 23. A jollification was held here last night by the Democrats. There was a red light parade, banners and a drum corps. Shooting began early In the morning and was kept up at intervals d-ring the. day and late into the night. A big bonfire on the Savoy vacant lots drew a large crowd. Tbe fire department was called out Fire chief John Harry and others worked for some time to , extinguish the flames. CHURCH CENSUS WILL LIST ALL CITY FAMILIES Definite steps toward taking a church census of Richmond will be taken this evening when a committee of the Church Federation meets in the Y. M. C. A. at 4:30 o'clock. The committee le composed of John Holaday, Rev. J. J. Rae, Ed. Crawford, L. H. Bunyan and Ellis M. Learner. Plenty of time will be taken to make this census and every family In Richmond will be listed. The census will be placed where the ministers can have access to it The fundamental purpose is to give the Church Federation a definite foundation on which to work when the simultaneous revival starts, Jan. 16. Tbe town will be divided into sections and each church which takes part in the revival will be directed to work one of these divisions. In this way it is believed that before the city-wide revival closes, almost every citizen of Richmond will haxe been extended a personal invitation to become a church member. CRONES ARRESTED CHICAGO, Nov. 23. Jene Crones, a former cook of the University Club of Chicago, who is wanted in connection with the poisoning of "200 guests at a banquet . tendered Archbishop Mundelein of this city, has been arrested in Spaulding, Neb., according to a telegram 'received by the local police today. - . LONDON CONTINUES -WRITING UNTIL DEATH SANTA ROSA, Cal., Nov. 23. The fact that Jack London, the author who died last night at his Glen Ellen Farm near here, spent his last conscious evening in writing, caused his Intimate friends to discuss today his unusual capacity for work, especially in recent years. London complained of indigestion when he went to bed Tuesday night, but notwithstanding, during his last conscious hours, sat propped up in bed writing a short storv. His nhvslcian attributed death to "a gastro-intestinal type of .uremia." The body will be taken to Oakland Friday for burial in the family plot SUES FOR HER SHARE IN $60,000 ESTATE EATON, Nov. 23. Following closely upon an application to admit to probate and record the will of the late Mrs. Lola M. Austin, who left an estate reported to be worth $50,000 to $60,000, a partition suit involving 163 acres of land in Washington township was filed late Wednesday in common pleas court by Mrs. Susan Alexander, widow of Perry Alexander, father of the testator. The petition names F. O. Dunlap and thirty-seven others as defendants.. The land was owned in partnership with the testatrix and tbe plaintiff asks that her share be set off.

BAVIS ADVISES MANUFACTURERS . TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS FOR LOWERING OF SPRINKLER RENTAL

Following the latest clash between the . board of public works and local manufacturers who are using automatic sprinkling systems In their plants over the Are protection question. President Bavis of the board, said today that if the manufacturers opposed that section of the . recent water rate order of the state utility commission requiring the installation of meters for all sprinkler systems that they had the legal authority to initiate proceedings in tbe courts for the modification of the order. "These manufacturers, however, want the city of Richmond to take such action," Bavls said. "The board agrees that the charge inflicted upon the. sprinkler users is an unjust one and the city Is considering some method of assisting these concerns in obtaining relief."' . "What we object to is the openly expressed demand of the sprinkler users that the city assume the burden of paying over to the water works company the 47,000 revenue the water company was authorized to receive in the form of meter charges for meters

FORD THIEF ADMITS GUILT DENIES THEFT

OF MORE CARS Young Man Confesses Stealing Three Cars, at Rich mond, Union City am Greenville, Ohio. OHIO MAft CAPTURES THIEF IN OPERATION i Greenville Man Pays $24 for Automobile Stolen Here Early Last August, Confesses Young Man. With the arrest yesterday of Forest Davis, of Greenville, O., formerly of Lynn, Ind., while in the act of stealing a Ford parked on South Ninth street and his confession, only three of the many automobiles stolen in Richmond and vicinity In recent months remain to be located. Two of these, both Fords, were stolen in this city last Sunday night. The other is a Pullman, owned by Marcus Sostmeyer, this city, which has been missing since early, In the summer. Davis Will Plead Guilty Davis said he desires to enter a plea of guilty to grand larceny in Wayne circuit court but added that he not be arraigned until tomorrow to permit some members of his family to attend the hearing. Davis has confessed to stealing three cars, all of them Fords, one in Richmond, one in Greenville and one in Union City. The car he took la this city was owned by Elmer Bailey, 117 Pearl street. He stole it the first of last August while it was parked on North Ninth street. Denies Stealing Other Fords Davis today vigorously denied having stolen any one of the four cars taken in Richmond last Saturday and Sunday nights. He says he spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of a girl friend near Rossville, Ohio. This girl will be questioned to see if she corroborates the boy's story. . Text of Confession l ; . V'A v - Davis' confession reads: "My name is Forest Davis. I am 18 years old. I have no mother, only a stepfather. I left Greenville, Ohio, at 12:10 (Wednesday, afternoon) with the intention of stealing an automobile. I arrived here and walked up town to a restaurant and got my dinner. After that I walked around town and met my stepfather's sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Piatt. Then I walked around and found this Ford car and started to crank it up, when the owner came Continued On Page Ten. "DIET SQUAD" LIVES ON THIRTY GENTS IN FIRST DAY OF TRIAL CHICAGO, Nov. 23. The single blessedness of some of the women members of the diet squad of the Chicago Health department may be menaced because of their experiment. This was indicated today when the fact that two of the squad had received proposals of marriage, was revealed The twelve dieters began the second day of the two weeks race against the high cost of living with a breakfast of apples, rolled oats, hot biscuits and coffee. All of them expressed themselves as well satisfied with the food and individual weight with two exceptions showed a slight increase. Estimates today indicated that it cost less than thirty-nine cents a person to feed the squad its first three meals instead of forty cents, as anticipated. Installed for the various sprinkler systems. These sprinkler users asked the city to assume this expense by installing a number of additional Ire hydrants." President Bavis declared that the attitude of the sprinkler users was: "Don't let the sprinkler users be robbed of this $7,000; let the city be robbed." Tbe board president .further declared the present administration had put forth every, effort to - provide proper fire protection for the city. He pointed out that four chemical wagons . were being motorized at an expense of $10,000, that an aerial motor truck had been acquired at a cost of $10,000 and that fire hydrants - had been Installed In every section of the city , at an expense of $57.50 per hydrant' per year, tbe highest charge Is thT state.' . ' '. "Now; the , city. Is being asked to . assume the expense of meter rental for sprinkler meters and to provide; three additional firemen at a cost of $2,700 a year," he added," ' j