Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 108, 19 March 1917 — Page 2

I'AGE TWO

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, MARCH 17,1917-

35 AMERICANS ABOARD 3 SHIPS - . .... , I - ' , 1 , .

1 SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINES;

20 SEAMEN ON MISSING LIST

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J; (By Associated Press) , . NEW YORK, March 19-Eighty-five Americans, comprising a large majority; of the crews, were aboard thethree American steamers Vigilancia. City of Memphis and Illinois, sunk by German submarines on Saturday and Sunday In; the blockade zone. The latest information here is that 14 men are musing from the Viglancia and 8 from the City of Memphis. The crew of the Illinois 'was landed safely. the City of Memphis left Cardiff. Wales, Friday, in ballast for New York. She encountered the submarine Saturday evening and the crew was given fifteen . minutes to take to the boats. The vessel was owned by the Ocean Steamship company and valued at. 5600.000. She left New York, Jan. 23, with a cargo of cotton which was delivered at Havre, France. There were 57 men In her crew. .

The -Vigilancia "was.; torpedoed without warning according to .survivors and the submarine did not appear. She carried a crew of 45 men, 21 of whom were Americans. Thirty-one of these have been landed at the Scilly Islands. The Vigilancia sailed from New York, Feb. 28 with a cargo consisting in part of provisions and valued at nearly $760,000. The Bhip herself was said to be worth one million dollars.

No details had reached here early today regarding the destruction of Illi

nois. She was reported merely as having been "sunk."' The Illinois was a tank ship owned by the Texas Oil Co. She left Port Arthur, Texas on Feb. 17 for London with a full cargo. There were 16 Americans aboard, including all the officers and eight members of .the crew. Her entire crew consisted of 35 men. Her home port was New York. - " ' - .

German Revolt : is Possibility Say Socialists f . . . ' '. (By Associated Press) LONDON, March 19.-rThe executive committee of the British socialist party has decided to hold an Informal patty conference on April 4, to consider the situation in Russia and for the discussion-of subjects arising in connection therewith. ' The recent speeches of socialist

members in the Prussian" diet in which sensational attacks were made on the government have caused considerable discussion as to the possibility of a revolutionary outbreak in Germany.

GERMANS EVACUATE. 620 MILES GF FRENCH SOIL IN RETREAT

. '. (By Associated Press) The greatest military movement on. the Franco-Belgian front since--the battle of the Marne is still in, full t -ving with the Germans in retreat on a front of nearly 100 miles. French t erritory approximating nearly. 620 square miles has been abandoned. The retirement of Field Marshal Von Hindenterg's armies has already virtually resulted in the straightening o it of the famous Arras salient and pprarently the retrograde movement 1 3 till in jirogreBs. Should' the expectations of many military observers who have been watching the operations be realized, the retreat will not stop short of the oowerfuliy fortified line running from

Lille to Laon through the strong defensivepositions of Cambrai and St. Quentln. Today's German statement speaks of the movement' witlr a certain note of finality as If it were entirely completed. The previous retirement in the . Soimme, region, however, ; was marked by such a statement In the midst of its progress. - ; ,.-

WOMEN WILL RECOVER

SCHOOL AUTHORITIES TO GRANT INCREASE IN TEACHERS' WAGE

Richmond school teachers probably will be granted Increased salaries by the board of education this spring. President Johnston of the board said today the board would be likefy to give Increases when the next year's budget is prepared toward the close of the school year. A petition was presented to the board several weeks ago by the Teachers' ' Federation asking for salary increases because of the increased ost of living. The board declined to grant the petition because, under terms of the present budget funds are not available, and also because contracts for this year were signed last spring and could not be changed now.

CARL MOTE GIVEN POST BY GOVERNOR

Carl H. Mote, of Indianapolis, Governor Goodrich's appointee as chief supervisor of the state oil inspection bureau, Is well-known . in Wayne county. He formerly lived near Whitewater, leaving there to move to Randolph county, where he became acquainted with the governor. l Mote is a newspaper man and Is widely known for his political -activity. He has been a personal friend of the governor's for several year b. It is suggested that he was given the job temporarily, until something more congenial could be found for him. The salary of his present position is $3,500

a -year.

. The condition of Mrs. Isaac Floyd and Mrs. Charles Howard, who were shot by Isaac Floyd last Tuesday, steadily is improving at Reid Memorial hospital. Their recovery is regarded as certain.

MRS. BECKETT TO SPEAK Mrs. Louise Beckett will deliver a health address to women only at the Fairview Methodist thurch at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. 'Oyer otte hundred women are expected to attend. y ;' ANDREWS' FIRM

Continued From Page One. . that he and B. H. Collings called upon Thomas but flatly denied that either of them had attempted to bribe Thomas, a statement directly contradictory

to the statement made by'Tbomas. In testifying before the board Thomas said that two men, names unknown to him but representing themselves as agents of the Andrews company, called upon him three times and urged him to sign a' petition to have North F street paved with asphalt. He said he was offered $75 If he would secure the signatures of - himself, wife and Milton to such a petition. "It wbald have been easy money,;' . remarked Thomas, "but I did not want it. I wanted brick and I have petitioned for brick because I believe it is the only suitable material to be ,used on our street. I live in Richmond and I don't want to lose my reputation by doing something I should not do. No man offered me money to petition for brick or concrete. I was told that some of the property owners would take the case to court if a majority of the resident owners petitioned for asphalt." Bavis Commends Thomas. After he had given' his testimony, President Bavis of the board . com-

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MRS. CAVENDER DIES

Richmond relatives of Mrs. Martha

Ellen Cavender will attend her fu

neral In Dayton Wednesday afternoon

st 2 o'clock. She died Saturday at her home in Dayton. .Two brothers and . one sister, the nnly ones that survive, live in Richmond. They are A. P. and J. A. Bailey and Mrs. Louis Hawley. Her husband and three sons also survive. She was

the wife Of W. E. Cavender and was

born In Richmond, leaving here 25-

years ago. ) PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY -

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"Theres a Reason" for

mended Thomas for "standing pat on a principle you thought to be right." Bavis- .then. lnformed Thomas that he had shown 'himself to be a "good citizen."': v : ': " px , ix ' - Milton .testified; that he 'did i not know- the' man. who called upon him and could not Tecall all this man bad said to him, but remembered that he had remarked "would forty sigh the asphalt petition." Milton remarked that there were not forty resident property owners on the street and he had interpreted this remark to mean tha he would secure $40 if he signed the petition. ,

Before Spindler, the Andrews com

pany representative, testified. Presi

dent Bavis inquired of City Attorney Bond if the city had any legal right

to "stop such practices."

"I have my mind made up and will

give my opinion at the proper time, replied Mr. Bond. Await Arrival of Collings.'

- - President Bavis asked Mr. Spindler for a complete statement pertaining

to the North F street improvement. After entering a blanket denial to all charges Spindler was informed - that the hearing of the case would be continued until Mr. Collings, the - other

Andrews company man involved In the affair, can come to Richmond to testify before the board. Spindler informed the board that Collings would be in Richmond as soon as possible. Mr. Bavis informed Spindler that because of the charges that' had been made he believed the city was well within its rights in making' a thorough Investigation of these charges. "It is bad enough that ninety-five per cent, of the property owners, as nonresidents, have no voice in the selection of paving material without corrupt practice being resorted to to influence the resident owners," Bavis said. City Well Within Rights Spindler agreed that the city was well within its rights in conducting an investigation. "It's easy to holler 'graft'" Spindler added, "and we want all the facts in this case , brought to light. Since the time we secured our first contract in Richmond there have been insinuations made against our company. - We are glad that a showdown, has finally come." Spindler denied that his 'company

had been officially notified to have a representative at today's hearing; He said that some one had telephoned that the "North F street contract was

to be opened Monday and the company had better have a man on the job." It developed that Chief or Police Goodwin bad done the telephoning. He Informed the board that he did not notify the Andrews company the nature of the hearing because he doubted whether; the charges made against the company were . of a criminal .nature. Defends Name of Company .'"I am here, because of an article which appeared in the Saturday" issue of The Palladium," Spindler said. "I am here to clear my company's good name. I was one of the men who went to see Thomas. I absolutely deny that Thomas was offered any money to. sign an asphalt petition by either myself or Mr. Collings." . Spindler again repeated that there had been previous insinuations reflecting upon the good name of the Andrews company as a result of other improvements put down in Richmond. "Yes, that is true," replied President Bavis. "I remember of -hearing some talk about the paving of. Richmond avenue. These rumors were never substantiated and were given no heed. In this case, however, direct charges have been made and testimony substantiating them has been

Ueritered.' If such actions as have been

reported have actually occurred I

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want to say, as one board members, that they will not be tolerated in the future." Bavis Ejects All Innuendo. , "Of course there Is a motive behind this case," remarked Spindler. We all have cur opinions as to what this motive is." "That is - Innuendo and we cannot consider such statements. We are here to hear facts," retorted the board president. "As to a motive for these charges, I have heard one. It wa3 given by Mr. Thomas. He said his motive in not signing for asphalt was because be was for the city's best interests and he did not believe asphalt was the kind of paving to be placed on such a heavily traveled street as North F. I commended him for his good citizenship." Spindler again repeated denial of offering a bribe to Thomas and said he had never called upon Milton. "We

only showed Thomas how he could save money by petitioning for asphalt Instead of brick," he said. "I don't see how the . statements we - mad Thomas could be misunderstood." President Bavis pointed out that If the Andrews company was guilty of the charges preferred against it no criminal . action bad transpired. He added, however, that from . a mora! standpoint attempts to secure contracts by bribery constituted a corrupt practice and had a demoralizing effect on competition."

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