Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 26, 12 December 1916 — Page 1

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WET HOPE Some goad pp. LOW W1VL efclNG THEM A SANTA FOR. CK2ISTMAS 8-CENT BREAK IN GRAIN MADE BY PEACE TALK CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade on receipt of the news of the proposals for peace of Germany and her allies broke more than 8 cents. May wheat sold last night at $1.75. Within fifteen minutes after the opening today the price touched $1.66. The extreme drop was to $1.66 for the May delivery, a loss of 8 cents as compared with yesterday's finish. At this point buyers took hold with vigor, and a rally to $1.68 Vi cents for May ensued. RELLER WILL APPEAL. HAMMOND DECISION When Judge Fox announced in clr cult court today that he had decided to dismiss the suit of the state against Homer Hammond, former president op the board of public works, Prosecutor Reller announced that he would make a test case of it by appealing to the supreme court of the state. This Is the first appeal that Reller has ever taken to a ruling by a judge and it is in exceptionally rare thing for a prolecutor to take exceptions to rulings at the court. Hammond was tried and convicted In the Wayne circuit court about six weeks ago on a charge of, failure to provide for his wife. Attorneys for Hammond were granted a new trial ind then their motion for dismissal because of lack of Jurisdiction was sustained. It was urged that the local rourt has no jurisdiction over Hammond since he has been a resident of Ripley county for over a year. Sixty days was given for the filing of a bill &f exceptions. THESES OF LUTHER FROM SERMON TOPIC The 95 theses of Martin Luther, dis cussed by Rev. C. Raymony Isley of Second English Lutheran church, and the old testament manuscripts discussed by Clarence W. Foreman, league president, formed the program at the Luther League of First English Lutheran church last night at the home of Fred J. Bartel, 66 South Fourteenth street. The next meeting will be held at the home of William H. Romey, Jan. 10. FIGHT WINTER FLY AND SPITTING MEN The winter fly, progenitor of millions of nc,xt summer's flies, has become the target of the Commercial club. Secretary Haas announced today Lhat winter campaigns will be carried on against the apparently dormant housefly and against men who expectorate on cellar gratings. An effort ilso will be made to have business houses clean cellar gratings and the space beneath them. ! Weather Forecast ! For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Cloudy tonight and Wedtesday. Probably snow. Little chango n temperature. Temperature Today. Coon 25 Yesterday. Maximum 39 dintmum 29 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy and continued cold tolight and Wednesday. Occasional mows. General Condition The center of he storm Is moving over the Eastern tates and is causing general snows as ar west as the Mississippi river. Cold t-ave extends from Canada southward fcrough the Mississippi valley to tho Julf. Lowest temperature was 26 deTees below zero south of Saskatcheran. It is probable a reaction to warmr t.eather will take place Thursday Friday.

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SOME MEN WILL ClVE THEMSELVES NCE BRIGHT HALOES FOR. CHRISTMAS

ORDER MOBILIZATION OF GRECIAN FORGES LONDON, Dec. 12. An Exchange Telegraph dispatched from Copenhagen says advices have been received there from Switzerland that King Constantino of Greece has ordered a general mobilization. EMPEROR NOTIFIES GENERALS OF NOTES TO HOSTILE POWERS LONDON, Dec. 12. A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says It is announced officially in Berlin that Emperor William has notified, his commanding generals of Germany's peace offer and has informed them it is still uncertain whether the offer will ": be accepted. Until - that uncertainty Is ended, 'the message ' says, they are to fight on. FACTORY PRODUCTS RUN TO BILLIONS WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. The country's manufacturing industries in 1914 turned out products valued at more than $24,000,000,000 and employed eight million persons. In giving out these figures today the census bureau announced that investigation planned for the coming year will cover transportation by water, religious bodies, and marriage and divorce. WEALTHY CHILDREN FIGURE IN DIVORCE Children of wealthy parents who live at Liberty, Ind., and College Corner, O., figure in a divorce and alimonf suit brought at Muncie, Saturday. A dispatch from there reads: Everett Osborn, Liberty, well known race driver, was sued for divorce In the circuit court yesterday by his wife, Shirley Ha wley . Osborn, who charges that her husband has treated her in a cruel and inhuman manner by choking, kicking and cursing ner. The plaintiff asks for the restoration of her maiden name, Shirley Hawley, and alimony in the sum of $2,000. ORGANIZE LABEL LEAGUE For the purpose of having wives of union men pledge themselves to buy nothing but union made goods, Mrs. W. H. Fosler, Decatur, 111., is organizing a "Women's Label League," in Richmond. GAUSE HEARS PETITION Petition of attorneys to have a special venire of ten extra jurors drawn for the case of Walter Morris against Isabella Haner to break a will. The suit will be tried before Special Judge Fred Gause, New Castle, Thursday. GERMAN DIVISIONS GO FROM ROMANIA LONDON, Dec. 12. A Rome dispatch to the Wireless Press says that Petrograd reports the Germans have begun the retirement of some of their divisions from Roumania, transferring them to other fronts and that the situation In Roumania is becoming more favorable for the entente. NEW FIRE APPARATUS CALLED OUT TODAY A hotplate placed next to a partition in an apartment in the Gaar flats, on the south side of Main street between Fourth and Fifth streets, started a blaze about 5:30 o'clock this morning. Th4 flames were threatening when four fire companies arrived but were extinguished With little difficulty. The new motor-driven chemical truck at the No. 1 station, which arrived yesterday, made its first run at the fire this morning and operated in a very satisfactory manner.

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John T. McCutclieon in Cbicao Tribuna Get Seats Early For XmasShow . If you want a good seat at the Christmas vaudeville attraction at the( Murray, the first three days of next week, you want to be at the box office of the theatre on Thursday morning, for the reservations will begin then. The prices will be the same as are charged for the regular performances ten, twenty and thirty cents. The regular matinees and two night performances will be given. The proceeds of the show will be devoted to help the needy children of the city, so that there will be Christmas in every home this year. . 5 . Charity organizations of the city will look after the very poor and needy, while -frateraai organizations will assist in spreading cheer. The fund which the Palladium and O. G. Murray are raising through the benefit performances will be devoted entirely tc those homes where misfortune will prevent the bread winner from giving his children a few toys and a little Christmas cheer. There are scores of women in this city who slave over .the wash tub from Monday morning till Saturday to earn enough money to support themselves and their orphaned children. How much Christmas do you believe that these hard working women will be able to provide for their little flock of children? These are the women who never plead for help from charity organizations. They are fighting life's battle single handed. They are keeping just one step ahead of dire want. Their's are the children that will receive little if nothing on Christmas. Here's where the Palladium fund, wants to help. h These children are deserving. Their hearts ought to pulsate with joy on Christmas day. The hearts of their mothers ought to be made glad with the knowledge that the more fortunate men and women of this city have not overlooked them, but in true community spirit have spread the spirit of joy on earth and good will among men. Here's Bill For Acts ; at Murray The Christmas bill which will show at the Murray for the purpose of creating a fund to spread Christmas cheer throughout the city leads off with the "Revue de Vogue," said to be the classiest act in vaudeville this season. Pepple and Greenwald, whose reputation for putting on high class attractions is known from coast to coast, hare arranged and produced this playlet. The "Revue de Vogue" runs for thirty minutes, with Henry Catalano, Valeria Beck and Hallye Nester as headliners. Miss Evelyn Zabelle, a violinist who has appeared in the leading vaudeville circuits of this country, is one of the special features of this bill. "The Bimbos," describing their act as composed of. acrobatic funosties, will put on some of the newest acrobatic stunts, that have been seen In vaudeville this season: "Follis Sisters and LeRoy," in "Gingersnaps" are headliners in the vaudeville world. Gladys Corrieli" is a character comedienne of the highest order. She winds up her act with a dance with one of the stage hands that is one of the funniest incidents to be seen on the vaudeville stage this season. ' There will be three matinee performances beginning next Monday and running until Wednesday. The usual two night performances will be given Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. . The seat sale opens at the Murray box office, Thursday. If you want a seat, make your reservations early. The prices are ten, twenty and thirty cents, i

HOUSING PROBLEM TO BE CONSIDERED AS FACTORIES GROW

Moderate priced houses, renting be-5 tween $10 and $15 a month, are in great demand in Richmond at this time. ' This information was given today by several of the large real estate concerns. It was estimated that there are now less than twenty vacant houses in the city renting for $15 or less and most of these, it was stated, are homes which would not be acceptable to the average workman. The Richmond Malleable Castings company, it ,i3 stated, has secured practically every desirable moderate rental dwelling in the city as quarters fcr the families of workmen who are being brought to this city by the company. It is reported that a plan is now being developed to meet the demand for the" construction of a number of residences which will rent for $12. and $15 a month, this plan being a part of the program for the Industrial development of Richmond. Men who are directing Richmond's industrial boom confidently anticipate that within the next five years Richmond's population will be close to $35,000 and the problem for housing this increased population will be considered and provided for without delay. CLUB ENDORSES NICHOLSON'S VIEW Timothy Nicholson's printed answer to Gov. Samuel M. Ralston met with the complete approval of the Commercial club, and its distribution by the club was voted last night on recommendation of a special committee. The answer, dealt with efficiency of the present system of control of state institutions as compared with Gov. Ralston's plan for a central board of administration, 't. The special committee, composed of George Seidel, F. Bates. Howard A. Dill nd It. W, Haiyas. was in full ac cord with lftteholson's slsa'4 xnai me present pian or aamimsiratlon of state institutions by the superintendents and the individual boards, is more efficient than the other plan has proved to be in other states. HEALTH CRUSADERS TO NUMBER OF 250 SELL XMAS STAMPS The peak of interest in the Red" Cross seal campaign has been reached, according to reports from the county. Mrs. O. N. Huff of Fountain City, announced the organization of 250 school children there in a Modern Health Crusaders league, which will have for its first duty the sale of Red Cross seals. The league will be made permanent. After the sale of seals has been completed, each school child who has sold ten' seals will received a v certificate for the year of 1917, on which there ia an agreement to keep the health crusaders rules which have to do with fresh air. proper food and mastication, cleanliness, attention to teeth, exercise, proper hours of sleep, and a cheerful mental attitude. The greatest sum paid for Red Cross seals in this year's campaign in Richmond is in the "hands of the treasurer. Ben4 Bartel paid five cents a seal for 200 seals and sent a check for $10 as evidence of his interest in the campaign for a tuberculosis hospital and fresh air school. REDUCE LIVING COST WASHINGTON. Dec. 12 Efforts to keep down the cost of food by bring Ing producer and" consumer closer together and outlined in the annual re port today of the federal bureau of markets. HOUSE ASKS COURT TO UPHOLD POWER WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Former members of the House of Representa tives today urged the supreme court In admitting the habeas corpus case of United States District Attorney H Snowden Marshall of New York, in proceedings charging him with being in contempt of the House, to uphold power of the senate or house to punish offenses which detract from their dignity and authority' CHILDREN CUT DOWN . SHORTAGE OF PAPER PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Dec. 12. More than sixty thousand pupils of the parochial schools in this city have been enrolled in the campaign to collect and save every available piece of paper In an effort to relieve the shortage, it was announced today. PUBLIC MUST HELP BRING PRICES DOWN WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Government officials made it plain today that while they are conducting inquiries into the high cost of living and planning grand jury action against any who have conspired to maintain prices, the principal remedies must come through economies and co-operation of the public.

PROPOSAL OF PEACE ' IS MADE TO ALLIES

LONDON, Dec. 12. A wireless dispatch from Berlin says that in his speech before the Reichstag, today. Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg announced that Germany, together with her allies "conscious of their responsibility before God, before their own nation and before humanity," have proposed to the hostitle powers to enter into peace negotiations. ' AUSTRIA EXPLAINS MOTIVE PROMPTING ENTRANCE IN WAR LONDON, Dec. 12 An official statement referring to the peace offers says: "When in the summer of 1914, the patience of Austro-Hungary was exhausted by a series of systematically continued and ever increasing provocations and menaces and the monarchy, after almost fifty years of unbroken peace, found Itself compelled to draw the sword, this weighty decision was animated neither by aggressive purposes nor by designs of conquest, but solely by the bitter necessity of self-defense." BRITISH CABINET MAINTAINS SILENCE ON PEACE TERMS LONDON, Dec. 12. The foreign office today informed the Associated Press that it was unable to discuss the German peace until the terms have been received. Meanwhile the attitude of the British government toward possible peace terms remains as frequently enunciated by the for mer premier and foreign secretary. .... PROPOSALS DISTURB MARKET NEW YORK, Dec. 12. The stock market became immediately unsettled today on the receipt of the news companies which have profited by the war were most effected, Bethlehem Steel dropping twenty-six points. PRESIDENT OPPOSES TEST OF LITERACY WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Friends of a literacy test for aliens arriving in the United States, one of the principal provisions in the Immigration bill now under discussion in the senate, received information today that President Wilson would veto the measure if ft comes to him with that feature incorporated. DELINQUENT TAXES AMOUNT TO $950.50 When books in the county treasurer's office were balanced today, it was found that $950.50 in delinquent taxes had been collected in Richmond by the special collectors, Saturday. SMALL CHANGE SCARCE High cost of living seems to be keeping people from tossing their change into the Salvation Army ket ties this year. It was reported this morning that only about $16 has been donated since the Xmas kettles were placed on the street corners, Saturday. ASKS FOR RECEIVER Because the defendant voluntarily gave a deed of assignment for benelt of all bona fide creditors to a trustee, the German American Trust company administrator of the estate of Alves Mendenhall dismissed its suit against Marion Mull for an injunction and appointment of a receiver in circuit court today. WOODMEN ELEVATE HEIRONIMUS AGAIN Completing the eighteenth term as clerk of Richmond Camp, Modern Woodmen, N. C. Heironimus, principal of Garfield school, was re-elected last night for another year. Other officers elected are W. D. Runnels, venerable consul, Charles Harlis, worthy advisor, H. D. Moss, excellent banker, Leo Medearis, escort, Dr- D. Horine, watchman, Ernest Bietry, sentry, E. E. Thompson, trustee for three years. One candidate was adopted. Officers will be installed Jan. 15. " DETECTIVES CHECK UP CAR SHORTAGE CHARLESTON, W. Va., Dec. 12. It has become known here that detectives have been stationed by railroad companies and other large coal consumers at nearly every coal tipple in this district for the purpose of checking up the shipments of operators, who it is claimed are behind on their orders because of car shortage.

STATUS QUO OF ESTABLISHMENT IN POLAND AND

INCLUDED IN TEUTON PROPOSAL BERLIN, Dec. 12.-Germany and her allies today proposed to enter forthwith into peace negotiations. Propositions which they will bring forward, accord- .1 ing to Chancellor Von Bethmann HoHweg, will be appro- i priate for the establishment of a lasting peace. 1 Representatives of the United States, Spain and Switzerland, neutrals attending to the interests of Germany in belligerent nations, were presented with notes which the chancellor asked them to bring to the attention of hostile nations. Similar notes were transmitted by the governments at Vienna, Constantinople and Sofia. The communications were sent not only to the neutral powers but to the Vatican. Th. Official Annniini-MiMint

The following announcement was given out today by a semi-official news agency: The chancellor this morning recdr ed one after another the represent tives of the United States, Spain and Switzerland, that is, of the states pro tecting German interests in hostil'3 foreign countries. The chancellor transmitted to them a note and asked them to bring it to the knowledge of the hostile governments. The note will be read today in the Reichstag by the chancellor. "In the note the four allied -central powers propose to enter forthwith on peace negotiations. The propositions which they bring for such negotiations are, according to their firm belief, appropriate for the establishment of a lasting peace. The governments at Vienna, Constantinople, and Sophia transmitted identical notes and also communicated with the Holy See and all other neutral powers." TERMS OF PROPOSAL Germany asks restoration of Status Quo, declare Washington Dispatches. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Advices from Berlin to the German embassy indicate that the Central Powers' peace terms propose restoration of the status quo before the war with the exception of the establishment of independent kingdoms of Poland and Lithunia. The negotiations are understood to propose restoration of occupied Belgium and parts of France in return for Germany's captured colonies. The Balkan situation would then be considered In a peace con ference. Follow News Dispatches Dispatches to the German embassy telling of the chancellor's action in calling in the neutral diplomats and transmitting the peace proposals of the Central powers, arrived soon after the news dispatches. The terms for th& restoration of Belgium and portions of France gave no indication, so far as is known of stipulations such as generally have been expected by the allies although they did not absolutely dispose of their possibility. It was indicated that while the Ger--man allies might not entirely expect that the proposals would actually cause a peace conference they were not without hope that they would, and thev were hooeful at least that the' would be the means of getting the belligerents together lnsome manner to discuss the situation, and this, it was expected, would lead to a base for peace. JWIII Repeat Proposals Should the offer be declined, it is said, here, it will be made again next fall and if necessary the fall after that. Another of the objects, it is explained, is to force a "show-down" and es tablish whether the entente allies are willing to make peace or whether it is their interttions to crush Germany and dismember her. . Among the entente diplomats here Germany's offer was, pronounced to be of double purpose and unlikely of acceptance. The first purpose, the allied representatives declare, is to affect the .world's opinion of neutrals and place upon the entente powers the responsibility for continuing the war in the face of offers for peace. The second, they declare, is for the internal affect in Germany and to give evidence to the people that the government was t ready to end the war, but was forced to continue by her enemies. While without official information of the terms proposed by the Central Powers, the allied diplomats here believe they are somewhat after the general nature of the following: Restores Occupied Positions Germany to restore the occupied portions of Belgium and France but not Alsace and Lorraine. The restoration of Belgium hewever, Is expected to be accompanied by terms which would give Germany control of, Antwerp and what the allied powers declare would be practically military control of the country. They expect also that in restoring the occupied portions of France, Germany would seek to retain economic control of the rich iron country and stipulate that no restriction be placed on free exportation of the raw material she needs so much. As regards Poland, the entente representatives expect that all the ter ritory conquered from Russia would ,

BEFORE UAH, OF KINGDOMS UTHUNIA ARE

be Included In the Independent kingdom, but that none of Poland held by Germany before the war would be so included. May Include Messopotamia. Messopotamia, these diplomats expect would be claimed for Germany and Austria to give them an unbroken line to the Persian Gulf. Such an arrangement they say, would threaten Great Britain's control of Egypt and India. In Serbia all of the country as far south as Nish, would, according to this plan, be awarded to Bulgaria. It would take from Serbia as much territory as she gained in the Balkan wars. As regards Turkey the allied diplomats here have no idea what the peace plan might propose, but they are of the opinion that Turkish Interests will be secondary interests. In the re-distribution of colonies it is expected that Germany will ask to have her conquered outposts returned to her or might propose to exchange them for some of the French colonies. Whether the U. S. would give any suggestion or comment, it was stated, depends entirely upon the- nature- of the proposal and whether it Is considered likely of consideration. If the offer is deemed one which all sides might negotiate, the U. S. probably would urge that it be taken up. Will Transmit Proposal. In transmitting the proposals it was officially stated the United States probably would follow the practice which has been in variable so far in acting as the medium of communication between the hostile governments and would not make them public. Terms would, of course, be known to President Wilson and Secretary Lansing who would examine them to determine whether they should be accompanied by any word from the United States. The news was practically the only topic of discussion among the members of congress as they assembled for the day's session. A regular cabinet meeting was scheduled this afternoon at the White House and there was no doubt it would be discussed there. The foreign embassies and legations received their first information of the event through Associated Press dispatches. On every hand the discussion turned to what had moved Germany and her allies to make their proposals at this time. Although for many weeks there have been persistent and officially denied reports that some peace proposal was about to be made by President Wilson there was no open indication that the central powers themselves were about to make one. Generally the announcement was a distinct surprise through official and diplomatic circles. One prevailing opinion was that the Germanic allies had brought out their peace offer at this time with the xepectation of making trems which might be acceptable to the allies of England and In effect might possibly cause the British government to yield to the presure of the nations fighting with her. In this connection the recent crisis in Russia, in which the Duma Interfered to prevent the negotiations of a separate peace with Germany, was recalled as an indication of what the German foreign office might be looking forward to In peace negotiations. It has been generally acknowledged in entente ally circles that efforts would be made by Germany to conclude peace separately with her enemies but so far all the entente nations have reiterated their intention to adhere to their agreement made early in the war not to make a separate peace. The recent death of the Austrian emperor, Francis Joseph, and the succession of King Charles to the throne of the dual monarchy also was discussed as one of the considerations which might have been a factor in bringing out peace proposals at this time. The United States represents Austria and Germany in Belgium, France, Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Serbia, and Rumania; represents Turkey in France, Great Britain and Japan; has taken over Bulgarian Interests nowhere and does not represent any of the belligerent governments in Italy, Portugal or Montenegro. PRESIDENT 13 INTERESTED Believe Notes Ask Neutrals to .Transmit Terms of Proposed Peace. WASHINGTONTDee. 12. News that Germany and her allies were about to Continued On Page Three