Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 41, 30 December 1916 — Page 1

RIGHMOM) PAIX AMIJM VOL. XLII., NO. 4 1- ;WnUT-''r RICHMOND, IND.; SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 30, 1916. SINGLE COPY. 2 CENTS

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ROUMANIANS

IN RETREAT FIGHT BACK WITH VIGOR Von Mackensen's Victorious Advance Captures 660 Prisoners and Seven Machine Guns Despite Resistance. WEST FRONT QUIET Russians and Roumanians are fighting a heavy rear guard action as they retire toward the line of the Sereth, in northeastern Wallachla on Southern Modavia. Today'g German headquarters' report shows steaay progress for Field Marshal Von Mackensen's armies along the entire front between the Roumanian Carpathians and the Danube against strong resistance. At the same time the attack on the Moldavian frontier is developing and RussianRoumanian positions have been carried by the invaders. Repeated counter attacks have not stopped them. In this fighting the Teutonic forces took 660 prisoners and seven machine guns. Advance Line Stretches. The Teutonic line of advance from the Wallachian plain now lies well to the north of Rinnlk-Sarat on the railway from Buzeu to Fokshani while on the right flank a still nearer approach lias been made to Braila. the Danube granery, which is one of the main ob jectives of von Mackenson in the present stage of the struggle. Operations of the Franco-Belgian front have been confined to minor movements except in the Verdun region, where Berlin announces the repulse of several attacks made by the French on the position on Dead Man's Hill of which the German recently reported the capture. CHAMNESS RECEIVES $463 DEMAND FEES ON OVERDUE TAXES Approximately $18,000 has been collected by the special delinquent tax ;ollectors In Wayne county during Deember. It is Impossible to tell the exact amount because the books havo not been footed since December 21. The collectors reported today that probably 2,000 of the 7,000 delinquent tax accounts have been collected. The collector's fees will probably amount to something less than $1,500. Until December 21, the special collectors' Tees amounted to $1,023.72. Under the head of treasurer's fees (fifty cents is allowed the county treasurer by law for demand fees ci most of the accounts) the footings to December 21 total $463.40. Besides this. County Treasurer Chamness receives six per cent, of accounts collected. He will receive this money after the spring settlement is made next year. PURCHASES MADE HERE PARIS, Dec. 30. Alexandre Ribot, minister of finance, addressing the enate on the appropriations for the first quarter of 1917 said that the French government had dono everything possible to centralize its purchases in America, and that It now bad an Intermediary to regulate prices. FAMOUS COMPOSER DIES BERLIN, Dec. 3,0. A Vienna dispatch announces the death of Eduard Btrauss, the composer of dance music. PESSIMISTIC OVER PEACE LONDON, Dec. 30. The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger has become pessimistic ver the prospects of peace, according to n Copenhagen dispatch to the ExJliange Telegraph Company. UNION BARBERS ELECT Barber shops will be open New i'ear's day from 7 to 10 o'clock in the morning. The following oftlcers have been lelected to manage the Barbers' union jext year: President, Benjamin Bulla; vice president, Harry Golden: flnanc ial secretary, A. O. Dorman; recording lecrotary, Harry Slntz; treasurer, erne Pentecost. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weathir Bureau Fair tonight. Sunday fair, (farmer. Temperature Today. Coon 28 Yesterday. faximum 26 Ilnimum, I 11 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore -Fair tonight and probably Sunday ollowed by increasing cloudiness. Using temperature Sunday. General Conditions The climax of he cold wave probably occurred last Jgbt and temperature reached 8 above ero at 3 o'clock this morning. Low rea of high barometric pressure conInues over the central states causing enerally fair weather. Severe coM leather continues in the north and 'est. Temperatures range from zero i eouthern Kansas to 32 below in lontana

TWO COLISEUM EXITS LOCKED DURING SCARE

Chief of Police Goodwin said today that he regarded it as extremely fortunate that no panic was started in the Coliseum last night while the charity ball was in progress, when Miss Florence Bond's dress caught on fire, as one of the officers on duty at the building had reported to him that two of the three main entrance doors were locked at the time. "If the crowd of spectators in the balcony had seen the blazing dress of Miss Bond it is quite probable there would have been a panic and I hate to think what might have resulted because two of the exits were locked," the chief said. "I intend to Inform the Coliseum management today that prosecution will follow in the event any of the exits are locked in the future while there is a crowd in the building. Such practice Is a violation of the fire rules for public buildings and an extremely dangerous practice." JOBBERS REPORT GREAT BUSINESS FOR LAST YEAR If business in Richmond next year is as good as it was during the year now closing Richmond business interests will have little cause to complain. In 1913 business conditions locally were at a low ebb and the outlook was far from satisfactory. Late in 1914, following the outbreak of the European war Richmond's industrial plants began to experience a boom and at once the local wholesaling and retailing concerns began to benefit from these changed conditions. Collections soon began to pick up, showing the purchasing public was sharing in the industrial boom, and each month the past two years there has been a steady improvement in collections. Close Satisfactory Season. Richmond jobbing concerns have enjoyed, without exception, one of the most profitable seasons in their history the past year notwithstanding the greatly increased costs of products. As a ; rule each market advance found these .concerns well prepared lo benefit from the price increases. Advances in foodstuffs the year now closing were almost unprecedented but In most cases the wholesale jobbers had anticipated these increases. Richmond is probably the largest jobbing center of any city its size in the United States and during the past year one of the largest wholesale groc ery concerns in the state, the Hood company, opened a plant here, giving Richmond three wholesale groceries. Report Wonderful Business. The two local wholesale hardwaro concerns, Miller Brothers and Jones Hardware company, probably the largest concerns of their kind in the country, did a remarkable business ths past year, as did the Adam H. Bartel company, dry goods jobbers and overall manufacturers. The Bartel company distributed a large Christmas bonus to its employes. y With steady employment and better wages for the city's workers the retail concerns enjoyed the most prosperous season they have experienced in several years, and the prosperity of the Jobber is always dependent upon the prosperity of the retailer. It cost the jobbers and retailers almost twice as much to operate in 1916 as it did in 1015 because of the spectacular increases in the costs of practically ever commodity, but the purchasing public was able to meet this abnormal advance in the cost of living. Had the purchasing public, as a whole, lagged In its payments there probably would nave Deen a cmererit siorv to relate concerning me ijio to relate concerning the business record of the local jobbing and retail interests. Bank Deposits Increase. The banks are the foundation of all industry, and no city or its population in the nation has a better industrial foundation than Richmond. The city's banking Institutions won for Richmond the title, "Panic Proof City" during the dark days of 1907 when the country was in the throes of one of the worst panics in its history. These institutions stood as firm as Gibralter during that trying period and kept in operation the city's hard hit industries. Since that time, year by year, these banks have become stronger. Bank reports last November showed a total over $6,600,000 deposits, an increase of almost a million dollars over the deposits of the first of the year. CORONATION SERVICES BEGIN IN AUSTRIA BUDAPEST. Hungary, Dec. 28. Via London, Dec. 30. The coronation festivities are in full swing here, under the brightest of winter skies nnd Budapest for the time being seems to have forgotten the war. A holiday crowd moves through the streets gay with flags and bunting. The inaugural diploma was handed to the king las evening by a deputation from both houses of parliament. Today the king returned the diploma to parliament, with his signature, and parliament administered the oath. The cornation ceremony will begin at 7 o'clock Saturday morning. ASKS COURT FOR RELIEF CHARLESTON. W. Va,. Dec. 30. Coal operators of the New River Field of West Virginia today planned to appeal to the United States district court for relief from the car shortage which they allege has greatly cur tailed operations In their field.

HERE ARE NEEDS OF RICHMOND TO FORTHER INDUSTRIAL BOOM AS VIEWED BY MANUFACTURERS

'Put That $100,000 Development Company to Work at Once" is Demand of Big Producers Others Ask for Co-operation and Not Antagonism of City Government.

SHIPPING FACILITIES Officers of various manufacturing concerns in Richmond were recently asked by The Palladium for their views on important needs of the city in the promotion of its industrial expansion. The replies received were extremely interesting and instructive. Some of them follow: "More work and better wages." "A city administration which wiil work in harmony with the business interests." More High-Class Labor. "More good, high-class labor and not so much common labor. More good, reasonably-priced homes for laboring men that will rent from $12 to $16 a month. More ready and willing capital to help develop small factories now here and to assist in the locating of and developing new concerns, all this independent of the $100,000 factory fund." "Co-opeTation of business men and city officials in welcoming new industries, and the education of the public in the nature, extent and status of the present home industries." "To encourage capitalists living in Richmond and those living outside to invest their money in manufacturing or business enterprises in this city." New Administration Needed. "A new city administration which will not oppose the' industries of the city." "More labor." "Conditions here are now satisfactory except shipping conditions. The NATION CITES CHIEF POINTS IN PEACE NOTE If- rjt.T-J; i WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. The American government, ' it" became known authoritatively today believes there are three principal points in its note to belligerents, and is surprised that they have not been more clearly understood, particularly by the press of the entente allies. These points, taken in their order of importance from the administration viewpoint are: The fear that the position of the neutral nations by "rendered altogether intolerable" if the war continues; The suggestion that arrangements be made as a guarantee against sim ilar conflicts in the future; The proposal that means be found i terms of both sides. HURTY MAKES ERROR ON PRIVATE FUNERAL ORDERS HE ISSUED That the order recently issued by Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, against the holding of private funerals in cases of death from virulent contagious diseases was not acceptable to himself or to Dr. F. W. Krueger, county health officer, was the statement made today by Dr. S. G Smelser, city health officer of Richmond. "In the future when such deaths occur we intend to act so as to safeguard properly the community," Dr. Smelser said. When a public funeral was denied I bv the local authorities, this week, for a colored child who had died of men- i ingitis the father appealed to Dr. Hurty, who stated that a private funeral could not be held, claiming private funerals were prohibited by law providing certain requirements had been complied with. Local health officers declare they cannot find any such law. Dr. Smelser reported a child's death due to diphtheria and one of the labratory deputies asked what arrangements had been made for the funeral. Dr. Smelser said that it would be private and was informed that it should by all means be private. "Now Dr. Hurty says private funerals must not be held," Dr. Smelser remarked today. Today Dr. Krueger received a letter from Dr. Hurty stating he had made a "great discovery" through information furnished him by Dr. Krueger, to-wit-that the private funeral law appearing on the 1915 statutes was one which had been rejected by the legislature and that the act which had been passed was not on the statute books. OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED Newly elected officers of the St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday school and mission will be installed at the evening services Sunday, Rev. F. W. Rohlfing announced today. SPAIN DISPATCHES NOTE MADRID, via Paris, Dec. 30. Spain's reply to President Wilson's note will be handed the American charge d'affairs tonight and will be made public at noon tomorrow.

GOULD BE IMPROVED

railroads are not able to handle the large volume of business offered to them here." . "Better railroad service." Live Wire Promoters. "Live wire promoters and men of means who will put up their money to finance active enterprises." "Active co-operation on the part of all citizens." "Additional moderate sized manufacturing concerns." "Not so much effort on behalf of the retailers and a reduction in their number by elimination and consolidation into stronger units with larger and more complete stocks. Condemnation and destruction of all shacks which many families of laboring men are compelled to live in at loan shark rents. Put that $100,000 development company to work at once. Carl Bernhardt, formerly of Richmond, has handed in his resignation as manager of the Little theatre at Indianapolis. The reason for Mr. Bernhardt's action has not been di vulged. Mr. Bernhardt assumed the management only recently having re signed from the employ of a publishing house to direct the Little Theatre. PRICES ON EXCHANGE VALUED AT $5,000 PITTSBURG. Pa., Dec. 30. Seats on the Pittsburg stock exchange have reached a valuation of $5,000. The announcement of the sale of a seat at that price, the highest with one exception in ten years, has been made. The last sale of a seat was at $2,300 several weeks ago. Since that time the -value of the 120 seats have Increased $325,000 to a total value of $600,000. y , ,, :; r : RELLER CLEARS COURT DOCKET OF DEAD CASES With the filing of the last quarterly fftnrtrto iltlt t Vi Annt r o ij"tv lota , DVtlT,w wwna Jtv year was brought to a close today. When the statement of Inheritance taxes was compiled at. the county auditor's office it was found that year's collections amounted to $4,199.99. All of this goes to the state. Retiring Prosecutor Reller cleared the criminal docket of the Wayne circuit court, of much "dead wood" when he made a motion to dismiss thirteen cases. Judge Fox sustained the motion and ordered the clerk to strike state cases against the following from the docket: Arthur J. Peet. Daniel II. Johns, Henry Ewing. Charles Carter. Findley L. Hicks, Lee Nichols, May Collins, Samuel A. McDonald, Ed. Hilling, Verdlah Coombs, William C. Piper. Jacob Rilchardson and Walter Evans. The suit of Samuel Fred againr.t William L. Leavell for collection of rnt. was dismissed. Wayne county commissioners allowed bills amounting to approximately $9,000 for the payment of salaries to county officials during the last quarter. Arrangements are being made for opening a branch of the county treastsrer 8 office in the city building to hanrtlo the city finances. A report made public todavs. shows that unless payments are made between now and Feb. 12, 547 lots will have to be sold in accordance with the law to meet 510.147.93 delinquent street, sewer and alley assessments. PRESIDENT SENDS OUT NOTE OF EXPLANATION BERLIN, Dec. 29, (via London), Dec 30. It has been learned that a few days ago, President Wilson sent a second note explanatory of the first, to the Central Powers and the entente nations. This note has not been pre sented. EMBARGO IS EFFECTIVE LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 30. Announcement was made today of an embargo by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, effective Sunday, upon all classes of freight, excepting live stock, perishables and coal for public utility plants, moving through Louisville and Cincinnati, destined for points in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and all Atlantic seaboard states. PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS END WEEK'S STRIKE SCRANTON, Pa., Dec. 30. With the closing of the school week yesterday the strike of students of the Scranton public schools for, a week's Christma3 vacation automatically C3me to an end. New Year's day is a legal holiday and the strikers declare they will return to their classes on Tuesday.

NO IMMEDIATE RAILROAD STRIKE DECLARES LEE

CLEVELAND, Dec. 30. Warren F. Stone and W. G. Lee, heads of the railway engineers and railway trainmen brotherhods respectively, arrived in Cleveland today following the rejection of the demand by the managers' committee that the Adamson law be placed in effect Jan. 1. "It is highly improbable that there will be a strike Monday," Stone said. He .declared the report that a circular letter had been sent to railway employes, asking for a renewal of the authority to call a general strike, were untrue. No Circular is Ready "No circular has yet been prepared" he said. Stone said no further statement would be forthcoming today in Cleveland, and that there would be no meeting of the brotherhood heads. It was pointed out that a general strike Monday was an impossibility because of the fact that the railroad unions would have to be first notified of such an intention and they would have to notify their separate chairmen. Lee said he had nothing to add to the statement given out yesterday in New York. "There will be no immediate strike" he said. MISS BOND SUFFERS SEVERE BURNS WHEN DRESS CATCHES FIRE The presence of mind of dancers at the Charity ball last night at the Coliseum saved Miss Florence Bond, tigh school teacher and daughter of Dr. Charles S. Bond, from serious and possibly fatal burns after her gown caught fire. Miss Bond's exact condition could not be determined today, her father said. She has blisters six or seven inches long on her arms and shoulders. It is believed the speedy action of the men who saved her stopped the flames before they could cook the flesh and she probably will recover unmarred. Net Gown Catcher Fire Miss Bond was in charge of one of the punch bowls. She went to the office to get change and was turning to leave , when ;tbe net covering of her silk gown brushed a small open gas stove which heats the office room. Fjames enveloped her in an instant Several dancers rushed to" her a3 the fire rapidly ate away the flimsy outer ekirt and singed her hair. Wilson Magaw tripped her and he, Julian Gates and Frank Wissler quickly wrapped her in their coats. She was taken home in W. H. Romey's car. She did not faint, but she suffered a severe nervous shock. The men were cool headed and worked rapidly despite the growing confusion in the Coliseum entrance. One man pulled a window curtain down when it seemed that other means of smothering the flames would fail. The smoke at first caused some excitement but word of the accident spread quickly and a probable panic of dancers to get out of the crowded building was avoided. BEATS OUT FLAMES GN BURNING DRESS; GALLS PHYSICIANS Mrs. W. B. Watson, 215 South Eleventh street, is recovering today from the effects of a kerosene explo sion in a furnace she was firing Thurs day night. She was wearing gloves and unassisted she beat out the flames which enveloped her and probably saved herself from fatal injury. Mrs Watson was alone when the explosion occurred. Her furnace fire was low and in order to revive it more rapidly, she used paper and kindling wood saturated with oil and poured oil inside the furnace. The explosion threw burning oil on her bare arms and clothing. Her face and arms were disfigured and she lost her eye lashes and eyebrows. Mrs. Watson retained her composure and immediately telephoned three physicians' residences, but could get no answers. She was alone for more than an hour when Mrs. J. F. Ratliff, a neighbor, came to her assistance. Her husband did not learn of his wife's accident until he returned from a lodge meeting later. MORE BLAST FURNACES BANKED BY SHORTAGES PITTSBURG, Pa.. Dec. 30. The Iron and Steel Industry in the Pittsburg region is suffering with increased severity on account of the lack of coke due to car shortage, according to officials of the leading plants. The number of blast furnaces that have been banked has grown from the few reported last week to a total of between 30 and 40. 30 KILLED BY HUNTERS HARRISBURG, . Pa., Dec. 30 One hundred and two gunning accidents occurred in Pennsylvania during the 1916 hunting season, according to reports made public by the state game commission today. Thirty of these were fatal. In the 1915 season there were 139 accidents, of which 29 were fatal. HAWKINS IS INITIATED Marlowe S. Hawkins was initiated into Whitewater lodge I. O. O. F., last night.

INCREASE OF 25 PERCENT MADE If THE NUMBER OF LABORERS EMPLOYED IN LOCAL FACTORIES

Coming of United Refrigerator Company From Peru and Organization of $100,000 Industrial Development Company Opens up Unprecedented Period of Prosperity in Factory District.

SEVERAL PLANTS BUILD During the business year closing today every one of thirty-one listed manufacturing concerns of this city operated successfully with profits ranging from ten to 100 percent in excess of 1915 profits. Thus the year 1916 will be recorded as one of the most, if not the most prosperous in Richmond's industrial history. No local factory employed as many as 1,000 men during the past twelve, months but at least 75 percent of them operated with capacity forces most of the year and the majority of the fao tory workers, mechanics, clerks and laborers, received higher wages than the preceding year. Promise Further Increase. Several industrial concerns in statements which they have submitted to The Palladium announce that wage increases will be provided for their employes next year. Without except ion the managements of the local factories anticipate that business next year will be as good, if not better, than the year just closed. Data secured by The Palladium in dicates that between January 1, this year, and December 1 there was an approximate 25 percent increase in the number of factory employes. Statistics show that at the close of the year there were 4,185 men and women working for the thirty-one listed manufacturing concerns against a total of 3,335 employes the first of the year. Plants Build Additions. The closing year was featured by an unprecedented amount of plant ex tension work. New additions were constructed by the Fry Brothers company, auto body manufacturers; by the Pilot MotoivCar company; by the Standard Pattern company; by the EIliott-Reid Fence company, which acquired the old Richmond Manufacturing company plant and by the National Automatic Tool company. The F. & N. Lawn Mower company took over the remodeled one of the largest buildings of the Rumely group and after building a large addition to it for a new Industry, a malleable iron foundry, prepared to begin operations the first of the next year. Starr Builds Phonograph Plant. During the year Just closed the manufacturing concern which now has the largest number of employes, the Starr Piano and Phonograph company, completed the construction of an im mense new six-story factory building in which it is now manufacturing" its phonographs. The Starr company, the first of this month was employing 700 people. Work has just begun by the Richmond Underwear company on the construction of a factory building which is to be almost an exact duplicate of the large and model factory the company now operates in. With the completion of the new building this company can increase the number of its women employes from 250 to over 400. Natco Ranks as Largest. A large new factory building for the National Automatic Tool company, today the largest concern of its kind In America, was completed the past year. The Reliance Foundry company last summer took over one of the large buildings of the Rumely group and is now operating two plants. Two new buildings were constructed for the W. N. Johnson company, manufacturers of automobile parts, and the Davis Motor Car company doubled the size of its plant by leasing the factory formerly occupied by the Westcott Motor Car company, which was moved to Springfield, O. Occupies Rumely Building. Richmond has secured two large manufacturing concerns the past twelve months, the Richmond Malleable Iron foundry, organized by John M. Lontz, and the United Refrigerator company moved to this city from Peru. This concern is located in several buildings of the Rumely group and is now employing 200 men. The United Refrigerator company came to Richmond as a result of a big deal put over by the Commercial j Club whereby all the buildings of the j M. Rumely company were purchased SEVEN OF AEROPLANES MAKE TRIAL FLIGHT PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30 Seven of the 14 aeroplanes that set out today on a flight from Long Island and Governor's Island, New York, to the Philadelphia navy yard, had arrived at noon. Tne first tnree arnvea at li:4a, making the trip In a little less than two hours. The machines followed the Delaware river from Tr?nton to Philadelphia. One machine landed so heavily that it buried its nose in the mud, throwing the passenger and pilot out. The machine was not damaged. WENTZ CASE JURORS FAIL TO REACH VERDICT After it had been out eighteen hours, the jury in the case of Margaret A. Wentz against Edward Beeson for collection of an account, demand $3,000, reported a disagreement to Judge Fox in circuit court today. The jury was evenly divided. This was the second jury drawn for the October term of court. It was dismissed today. The jury drawn at the beginning of the term was dismissed at the end, of its second month of service because it disagreed on practically every suit which came before it

ADDITIONS DURING 1916

by the Club, several of the larger ones being presented to the refrigerator company as an inducement for its location here. The other buildings were sold to local interests for amounts which equaled the purchase price. Following in the wake of this big deal a movement was launched which has now become an epoch in the city's Industrial history a movement which aims at the industrial ex pansion of the city through the acquisition of new manufactories. To finance this undertaking a fund of $100,000 was raised and this fund is now controlled by the Richmond Industrial Extension company. Prospects Appear Encouraging With an organized and financed effort for a bigger and better Richmond under way the prospects for securing several new industries for the city the new year are excellent One manufacturing concern moved to Richmond the past year without any kind of inducement, the Pulley Machinery Manufacturing company. It Is now Ideated in the west end and employs thirty men. This plant cam here from Cincinnati because its management regarded Richmond as an ideal manufacturing center. Labor, especially skilled men mechanics and women factory workers, has been scarce in Richmond the past year and there is still a big demand for competent factory workers. Three factories, two of which manufacture gloves, the other underwear, had over 600 women workers on their payrolls this month and all of them want to increase the size of their force. Wage Scale Is High Fifteen concerns submitted data on the average pay of mechanics, clerks and laborers the past year. The average wage paid to mechanics by these concerns was $18 a week, and this was probably close to the average for all the factories. Wages for mechan ics ranged from $12 per week to $23. Wages for laborers ranged from $11 per week to $15, while wages for clerks ranged from $15 to $35 per week. .Women mechanical workers wages range from $8 to $15 a week. The Standard Pattern company, the RnrPTHP.Pnh1nnn rnm na n v (ha ttlnlimond Furniture company, the W. N. Johnson company and the Elliott-Reid company have all indicated that they plan further plant enlargement work next year but report their plans not matured as yet. EDGAR ILIFF GALLS PRECINCT LEADERS TO PICK CHAIRMAN Edgar Iliff, Republican city chairman of Richmond, today issued a call for a meeting of the precinct committeemen of the city at the city building Tuesday, January 2, at 1 o'clock. An organization for the municipal campaign wiil be effected and a chairman, secretary and treasurer elected. The Democratic city committeemen will hold a meeting the following day, January 3. but City Chairman Frank Ringhoff has not yet announced the l lace of meeting. Chairman Iliff expects every committeeman of the thirty city precincts to attend the meeting. They will effect an organization which will supercede the old ward committee of eight members. The Republican city committeemen are: Edward Hollarn, George C. Ferling, Clark Thomas Charles McPherson, Harry Gee, Robert F. Davis, Edwin O. Marlatt, Charles Woodhurst, John E. Peltz, L. H. Jones, N. A. Kirkman, Isaac G. Dougan, J. E. Thatcher, George Zuttermeister, Albert Oler, Otis W. Hunter, Charles C. Partlow, Nimrod H. Johnson, Archibald M. Price, Fred McKinney, M. H. Green, Elmer J. Carrol. Edwin N. Wilson, Karl K. Meyers, Robert L. Study, George H. Shofer, Edgar Iliff, Earl M. Kessler, John M. Underbill and W. Thomas Moorman. ELECTS NEW LEADERS AT ANNUAL MEETING Officers were elected by Triumph lodge last night In the Pythian temple. Installation rites will be held Friday night Those elected were: George Cox, chancellor commander; Everett Moore, vice chancellor: John Burkhardt, prelate; Wilbur Weisbrod, master of work; August Schroeder, master of finance; Clarence Mote, master of exchequer; William Balzer, keeper of records and seals; Ralph Nicodemum, master at arms; Charles Eloff, inner guard; L. E. DeArmond. outer guard; Elmer Weisbrod, trustee for three years.ASKS FOR GUARANTEE OF ISLAND'S SAFETV CINCINNATI. Dec. 30. "If the United States withdraws fromthe Philippines, will there be any guarantee against the seizure of the islands by any other nations? I'm afraid not" This was a statement made by James A. Robertson, of Washington, who spoke at the closing session of tho American, Historical association here today.