Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 46, 5 January 1917 — Page 2

WOOD OBJECTS TO STAR CHAMBER HEARING DURING PROBE OF "LEAK"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. "I am Informed," Representative Wood testified at the public hearing of the house rules committee today, "that Barney Baruch had information about the note to the European belligerents two or three days before it was sent and that on two or three occasions at about that time he was in consultation with Mr. Tumulty at the Biltmore hotel in New York. Representative Bcnnet of New York, a member of the committee, said on the house floor Wednesday that Baruch was reported in New York to have sold short' 15,000 shares of steel on a rising market shortly before the note was mac'e ,iublic. Motion is Withdrawn. At the outset of the hearing Representative Campbell of Kansas moved to subpoena Secretary Lansing, Secretary Tumulty, Baruch and Thomas W. Lawson. He was prevailed upon by other members to withdraw his motion, but he said he would make U again later. Representative Wood objected strenuously to testifying in public. What information he had regarding the so-called leak, he said, was only hearsay and he feared that a, public statement would interfere with the work a committee in obtaining witnesses, ; . Representative Chipcrfield, of Illinois. Foster of Illinois and Harrison of Mississippi protested so vigorously against any "tar chamber proceedings" that Representative Garrett of Tennessee, who had moved that the sessions be made c"' '''. withdrew Jtis motion. Gives All Information. Chiperfield insisted that as a witness sworn to tell the truth Wood should give the committee the advantage of all the Information in his posMission. Wood testified he had bee'i informed that on Wednesday, December 20, which was prior to publication of the note, a confidential telegram had been sent by R. W. McKinnon, of Thompson & McKinnon, ?rokers of Chicago, to Ralph II. Hartlv. manager or their branch at Oshkcih. Wis., advising him that the President would have a message of Importance soon and that he should advise friends and patrons of his office to sell short on stocks. S. B. Friday of Oshkosh, was named by Wood as his informant. Also Receive News. Early In the afternoon of the same day Wood said he was informed. Lawson brothers branch brokerage office in Lafayette, Ind , also received information from Chicago that the President was about to send a "peace note." Representative Wood requested that Otto Kahn, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., New York, be subpoenaed and interrogated regarding what advance information he had, if any, about the note. A resolution offered by Mr. Campbell to ask the New York Stock Exchange to preserve all its books and papers frcm Dec. 10 to the present date, and another by Representative Harrison of Mississippi to make the same request o W. R- Hibbs & company, and any other brokers in Washington, were approved by the committee. Mentions Mr. Boiling. "I have information also," Representative Wood told the committee, that nn pxchanee firm here known as K. a. Connolly & company, of which a Mr. Boiling, a brother of the President's wife, is a member, engaged in profitable transactions during the recent flurry. Their dealings on the Stock Kvchanee were made through Hutton & company of New York, reputed to be one of the largest speculative con cems. in Wall street" Asked by Representative Henry for the source of his Information, air. Wood said that most of it came from "Mr. A. Curtis, a broker and stock deaW in Wall street." "Who gave you the information about Barney Baruch and Mr. Tumulty?" Representative Henry asked. "That came from Curtis." "Did you see him, and where?" "No, I never saw him." Wod replied. "It came to me in a letter." Asked for the letter, the congressman said he did not have it with him but would get it later. "Where did you get your Information about the Connolly firm and the Mr. Polling you spoke of?" - "That has been a common rumor prevalent for several days," said Representative Wood. "I heard it from several sources but don't remember Just where." "You certainly must have received it from some one." "Yes, but I don't think I can recall just who told mc that. I heard It many times. I haven't taken the names of all persous who gava me information." Here Representative Wood Interrupted the qvosttoning to say: 'I have said and I wish to say igain at this time, that I have made

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and am 'making no charge against any one. I m merely giving you information I have received." :; "What public position has Bernard Baruch?" asked Representative Campbell, ranking republican of the committee. ; "I understand he is a-member of Council of National Defense." , ' "Do you have memorandum as to the date of the alleged conference between Mr. Baruch and Secretary Tumulty at the Biltmore hotel?" Mr. Campbell continued. "I don't remember, but It Is stated in this letter from Curtis." "In these conferences between Turonlty and Baruch, what is meant to be Implied by the word conference?" asked Representative Garrett, a Democratic member of the committee. "Only that they were seen talking together and registered together," said Wood. No Knowledge Held. "Of course you have no information as to what they talked about?" "No. I have not." - - Referring to the inclusion tn.his resolution of reference to Thomas W. Lawson's telegram, hinting that members of congress sought to dodge an Inquiry, Representative Garrett asked If Wood had any information In any way Indicating that members of the house were involved in the "leak" transactions. "I have no Information whatever involving the name of any member of the house," Wood replied. "I know of no member of the house being mixed up in this stock crash." "I understood you to say that a firm In Washington known as Connolly ft company profited by alleged transactions," Representative Garrett continued. "Can you state where you got that information?" "No more than it was common rumor." "Is there any one you know who might be subpoened in that connection

ivu Names Hutton Company. "No one except Hutton & company." In response to further questioning Wood said he understood Hutton & company were the New York representatives of Connolly & company. Wood said he had not consulted Secretary Lansing regarding a reported leak of the president's note, either before or after he introduced his resolution. Mr. Wood also said he had other information and had sent a number of letters and telegrams to various persons inquiring about It. "It is not sufficiently developed to give at this time," he said, "but I may hear from it later. I can give the committee in private what I have heard if it is desired. Mr. Wood was not pressed further on that point but will be asked later concerning it. Representative Harrison ,R of Miss issippi, suggested that the witness should give dates of publication of the note and other details. Mr. Wood replied that the crash in the stock market came or rather culminated on Thursday, December 21, and that the peace message had been leleased for publication by the Associated Press at 12:05 o'clock that morning for morning papers of that day. Representative Harrison tried to bring out that In the 48 hours between the time the peace note was forwarded and published Information regarding It could have come, back from the foreign powers to some of the embassies here. Mr. Wood said he had heard some intimation to that effect but could not say who told him. He also said he had heard an intimation that the German Embassy in this country had gotten that information back here. "Don't you think, asked Mr. Harrison, "that the news leaked out from foreign powers and came out in that way?" "I would have to know more about the conditions in that respect at the foreign capitals," replied Mr. Wood. DENIES RECEIVING TIP REGARDING NOTE LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 5. James F. Hamill. manager of the Lafayette branch office of Lamson Brothers, Chicago commission house, denied emphatically today that any advance information concerning President Wilson's peace message had been receive.1 at the office here. . He said Representative Wood's charges in congress were without foundation. SUBURB USES' ELECTRICITY Mount Auburn; a suburb of Cambridge City, is assuming city airs. For a whole week, the village has been using electricity for lighting. Other improvements to the village are contemplated for the near future. but the general color scheme as carried out in the furniture and other accessories. The next thing Is to select thechints or cretonne which will best combine all the desired colors and shades. As a rule, the smaller patterns arc to be preferred. Onco the pattern chosen Is cut out anil pasted on the paper which has hecn attached to the wire fran. as u.rctcu in 1 previous arUcifc; a wew

CITY USES 4,824 QOUARTS OF MILK AS DAILY PORTION

Richmond,, with an average : daily consumption of 4,824 quarts, is getting a far better milk supply now than a year ago. according to a report filed by City Dairy Inspector Lou Clem today, in - which he said that -'. every dairy serving citiaens of Richmond has a higher score and the few small dairies which had low scores are now out of business. Last year's consumption of milk was 1,797.260. ; ;: : Inspector Clem made 775 inspections of dairies, milk stations and wagons, prosecuted four dairymen, but found the year a good "one from the standpoint of dairy improvements. The quarter ending Jan. 1 produced good dairy scores, that of J. L. Batchelor being 96.5 per cent The lowest was 61 per cent Of the 13 milk depots, eight were graded good and the remainder fair. ' ONE INHABITANT MOVES FROM CITY The first four days of 1917 lost Richmond one inhabitant. According to thermometer of Richmond's population kept by Clarence W. Foreman, post office directory clerk, 26 new entries have been made in the post office directory filing oases but 27 have been withdrawn, making the net loss one. The hitch in keeping the barometer fa the absence- of what Mr. Foreman says is an accurate figure on the city's population. The government estimates of 1915 iust published "give Richmond a population of 24,600. "I refuse to accept that." said Mr Foreman. "At the lowest figure, the estimate is -2,000 short." JONES RETURNS TO JOB Edwin Jones, brother of Hubert Jones, the young man who was buried here last week, left Richmond today for Boise, Idaho, where he will re sume his position as assistant weather observer in the government weather bureau station. He will reach there Monday morning. WILL OUST MEMBERS If members of the .Junior Council, do not report for sessions regularly their positions will be declared vacant and council will elect their successors This was the new power with which the council of the junior municipality vested itself last night. No other busi ness was transacted ' under Mayor Swearinger s direction. : , SUES 360 COMPANIES.,,, CHARLESTON, WL Va., Jan. 5. Suit has been brought in circuit court here against more than 350 corporations by the state of, West Virginia through Attorney General A. A. Lilly. The preceedings are for the, purpose of recovering corporation taxes in the payment of which the defendant concerns are alleged to be delinquent More than 200 of the defendants are resident 100 non-resident and the remainder foreign corporations. BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS There was a substantial difference in the birth and death rates for December, the births exceeding- the deaths by 12. There were 43 births and 31 deaths," according to Health Officer Smelser's monthly report. Diphtheria cases exceeded others, with nine, and scarlet fever ranked second with 5 cases, chicken pox. four cases, measles, three cases and typhoid fever, one case. ADDRESS LUMBERMEN. W. O. Newton of New Castle addressed 18 members of the Wayne County Lumber Dealers Insurance association last night after a dinner and smoker at the Westcott hotel. He spoke of methods for greater efficiency of yard management and arrangement to lessen fire hazards. SELLING AGENCY BILL SUBJECT OF HEARING WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The Webb bill to permit American business firms to operate collective selling services abroad, was the subject of a hearing today before the senate commerce committee. The measure was passed by the house during the last session, and although President Wilson and his administration senators sought to have the senate act on it before adjourn ment. threats of a filibuster against it by Senator LaFollette prevented. effect may be obtained if the maker, is a bit of an artist by painting scrolls or other, conventionalised designs connecting the successive patterns. One of the most successful of these embellishments was seen in a set of four, shades which had bunches of flowers for Its motive. A set of shades will bring from six to eight dollars. Of course, if they are made to order to mstcV a particular . room, they ' are - more ,

MILITARY SURGEONS COMPETE FOR PRIZE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. The association of military surgeons of the United States announced today the results of the Henry S. Wellcome prize competition. ' r . Captain Mahlon Ashford, of the army medical corps who wrote on the sub. jecV "the most practicable plan for the organization, training and utilization of the medical officers of the medical reserve corps of the United States army and navy and of the medical officers of the officers reserve corps of the United States army, in peace and war," got a gold medal, and three hundred dollars. .First Lieutenant Henry C. Coe, of the Medical Reserve corps, of New York, received honorable mention for the prize was awarded a life membership in the association. SUSTAIN RECEIVERSHIP BOSTON. Jan. 5 The receivership of the Boston & Main railroad was sustained by the federal court today, pending final determination of the questions of law involved. This ruling followed a hearing of five weeks, in which minority stockholders had opposed a continuance of the temporary receivership. FAVOR TRADE TREATY SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 5. A resolution favoring a commercial j treaty between the United" States and China 'to take the place of the treaty which expired in 1904 was passed here last night at a meeting of the Chinese "Six Companies," an organization whose membership throughout the country includes ' the leading Chinese merchants and bankers. ' APPROVES DISCOUNT WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The Federal reserve board today approved a discount rate of ZVz per cent, on trade acceptances up to ninety days for the St Louis reserve bank. POSTMASTER LEADS AS RECRUITING MAN WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Vina C. Mullinix, postmaster at Wilder, Tenn., was the army's best individual recruiting agent during December. Under the section of the national de fense act appointing postmasters re-' cruiting agents, she obtained six recruits for the regular service from a town of GOO population. The government pays $5 per man. WELCOME TROOPS BACK DETROIT, Jan. 5. Citizens joined with city officials in extending a rousing welcome to the thirty-first infantry, Michigan National Guard which returned home today from Border duty at El Paso. A formal welcome by the city will be given the soldiers after-they have been jnaustjred ,.outH .ii. i'i'rf'ir ,f''C'v' IS HE ANARCHIST? - CHICAGO, Jan. 5. The clerk of the United States court in Chicago is waiting today for John Burrows Col-lings-Woods, formerly of Hartlepool, England, to determine whetheF or not he is an anarchist. ' Mr. CollingsWoods expressed a desire to declare his intention to become an American citizen, but handed back the blank form after reading it. MAKE STARR RECORDS The Wittenberg Glee club which will give a concert here at the high school auditorium on Monday night, Jan. 8, has been engaged to make records for the Starr piano phonograph department. The college singers will record for the Starr all afternoon Tuesday. RETURNS FROM GAME HUNTING HONEYMOON MRS ANG EJA DC A - SZWaVV. Mrs. W. D. Sewall, wife cr a noted big game hunter, who before her marriage was Miss Angela De Acosta, a Boston society girt, has returned to New York today after a honeymoon spent in big game hunting in Africa. Under the tutorship of her husband, Mrs. Sewell has become a hunter of big game. She has to her credit six lions, two elephants, a hippopotamus, four giraffes and numerous water buffalo. Mrs. Sewall is a sister of Mrs. Phillip Lydig, of New York. . ' The nneumatic . stacker saves a I great deal of grain which was formerly wasted. . -

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WORLD NEEDS BIRTH CONTROL SAYSJACOBI

(ROM ?f 'JWW i M i DR ABRAHAM . JACOB! Or. Abraham Jacobi, the distinguished physician, is in favor of birth control and has stated so publicly. In a recent address before a meeting of the Medical Association - of the County of New York, Dr. Jacobi stated that in his opinion the "world needs birth control, but he would have this control properly supervised by competent authorities. EXPECT SUBMARINE TO REDUCE TRADE LONDON, Jan. 5 Confidence in the effect of Germany's submarine campaign is expressed by Captain Persius, the German naval critic, in his review of the naval war in the Berlin Tageblatt, according to a Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam. Captain Persius says: "We firmly believe that the commercial shipping of our enemies will become still less active in 1917. This will he accomplished by our daily growing submarine weapon. Our confidence for the new year is based on' the expectation that our submarines will continue with growing success the process of wearing away the economic life of our enemies." ORGANIZED LABOR HELPS IN DEFENSE CHICAGO, Jan. 5. Contributions aggregating $30,000 or $40,000 are expected from labor unions throughout the country toward the expenses of the defense of Thomas Mooney, his wife, Rena? Mooney, Israel; Weinberg,! and Edward Nolan, charged with murder in connection with the rpeparedness day bomb . explosion here last July, when ten persons were killed and forty, injured, according to a statement today by Robert Minor, treasurer of the International Workers' Defense league which is financing their defense. NEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSES AND. CHANGE OF AGENT THEREUNDER. Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the City of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, and to all others concerned, that the undersigned, WardenWestcott Hotel Company, a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana as a hotel company, with its principal place of business in said city, and which corpora tion operates a hotel known as the ; j Westcot Hotel in said city, containing i more than twenty-five rooms, and used actually and in good faith for the re-; ception and accommodation of guests, i will make application to the Board of Commissioners of thev County of! Wayne in said State of Indiana at the next regular session of said Board, commencing on the first Monday in February, 1917, for a renewal of its present license to sell intoxicating liquors at retail, with permission to allow the same to be drank upon' the premises where sold,' in accordance with the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 4th, 1911, and all additions and amendments thereto, and all other laws in force in relation to such business; notice is further given that said corporation desires to. and does hereby designate Frank Metzger in the place and stead of Harvey L. Ashley, as agent for the said corporation as provided by the laws of the State of Indiana,. who shall have con trol and general supervision of the sale of intoxicating liquors undt r said license when renewed, as aforesaid: and that said Frank Metzger is a.bona fide resident of the United States, a j male inhabitant overthe age of twen- j ty-one years, has resided in the State of Indiana more than one year last ; past, in said City of Richmond more ' than six months last past, is a quali- i fied voter of said city and state, id duly qualified according to law as such agent, and has all of the qualifications i required by law of individual appli- i cants for the sale at retail of intoxicating liquors. Notice is further hereby given that said corporation will make application to said Board of Commissioners at its said next regularssession for authority and permission to designate and substitute said Frank Metzger as Us agent, as aforesaid. The precise location of the premises for which said corporation desires such Renewal License, and the specific ' description and location of the room . in such building where It will sell such j liquors in event of such a Renewal, is ' as follows: Being a certain front room on the1 ground floor, fronting on the East side j of North Tenth Street, Richmond, Indiana, and being Number Eleven (11) North Tenth Street; said room being situated on part of Lot Number One Hundred Twenty-six (126) in C. W. Starr's Addition to said City of .Richmond, said room fronting 18 feet on North Tenth Street, and running back east 45 feet, and being the northwest room cn the ground floor of the building known as the Westcott Hotel ani being in the Third Ward of the City of Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne County, Indiana.- - r ,.: . WARDEN-WESTCOTT HOTEL CO.

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TWO CHURCHES GET CENSUS STATISTICS

Allen Jay Memorial Friends church and Grace M. E. church have completed their districts in ' the Richmond Church census which is heing conducted under the auspices of the Church Federation. The Friends' church canvassed all homes in West Richmond south of Kinsey street and the Methodist church enumerated all families between Tenth and Eighth streets north of Main street and south of the railroad. AH reports must be in the hands of the executive committee a week from tomorrow. This census will be, used in the simultaneous , revival which starts Jan. 28. . I. V. W. SQUABBLE BROUGHT TO CLOSE VIRGINIA, Minn.. Jan. 5. With the dismissal of 53 woodmen, several of them leaders in the Industrial Workers of the World, arrested in connection with the strike of employes ia lumber camps in this vicinity, officials said today they believed the troubls among lumber jacks virtually at an end. One cause of the difficulties was the demand of the I. W. W. that the lumber companies not discriminate against them. x BEGINS OPEN HEARING j ON "LEAK" TO STREET t WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The House rules committee today besan open hearings on Representative Wood's charge that a leak gave Wall street advance information about President Wilson's peace note. In view of the absence of two of the principal witnesses, representative Gariner and Thomas W. Lawson, prospects w ere that the committee's session would be brief and adjournment taken until Monday. GARRULOUS CAPTAINS USE WIRELESS CURRENTS WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Garrulous American sea captains, talking with each other by wireless, have brought down on their heads the wrath of Australian government officials, it was learned today. Complaint has reached Washington that American Ehins 2,000 miles apart in the South Seas ciscuss trivial subjects when the Australian wireless is trying to get into the air important messages. A British inventorhas perfected a single davit that launches a boat from a vessel with a sling, and automatically releases it as soon as it touches the water. ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepackage. proves it 25c at all druggists.

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HEART Oil LEFT SIDE OF BODY EXAMINED AFTER MAN'S DEATH

ST. LOUIS, Mo Jan. 5. The body of William King which has been preserved for twenty months is described by anatomists as "left handed, both inside and out," acording to a statement made public today at the city hospital. ! On May 8, 1915, King, who was 35 years old, applied at the hospital for treatment. He said be was a laborer and had lived most of his life in Wisconsin. He was suffering from typhoid fever. When asked who should be notified in case of his. death, King said : "Don't worry about that. Just cut me up and examine my body. There's something wrong with me besides the fever." He died a few days later. When surgeons made an examination of the body they found one of the most abnormal cases in the history of surgery. The heart was on the right side, the liver on the left; the appendix was on the left side and the spleen on the right. The stomach was turned around completely. On the left lung was three lobes, the ' right lung had but two. The left kidney was larger and lower than the right one. Now You Can Have Fresh Grated Coconut in Cans Packed in Ha Own Original Ml Yes, as fresh as though you went to market, selected a fresh nut and cracked and grated it yourself. Baker's Fresh Grated Coconut is just the natural coconut packed with the original coconut milk and you use it just the same as you would a whole coconut. No trouble to usejust open the can. For cakes, icings and desserts, press the meat thoroughly dry in a cheesecloth bag. Mrs. Scott's Recipe Book Free with a can of coconut at your grocer's or sent by mail on request. These are all original, prac tical recipes of the kind Mrs. Scott is noted for. Prepared specially for users of Baker's Fresh Grated Coconut. " 1 f emmtm in A 1 sanitary cm Franklin Baker Company Phil., Pa. t3 Phone 1839

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