Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 158, 16 May 1917 — Page 1

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NEW OFFICE BUILDING TO BE ERECTED BVPYTHIANS

Four-Story. Structure, Approved by the Lodges, Will Cost Approximately $75,000. FINANCES CARED FOR A four-story office and lodge building Is to be erected on South Eighth street on the Pythian Temple site by Richmond Knights of Pythias. The building is to coat approximately $75,000 and Is to be under roof fcy winter and completed in one year. It has been practically financed. Plans for the building, as provided by the Pythian Building Board, vera approved unanimously by Coeur de Lion lodge last night They were approved unanimously by the other two lodges, Iola and Triumph, last Thursday and Friday nights, respectively. A draft of the plans has been prepared by Architect Hughes, of Rich mond and Dayton. For the last six weeks, it has been in the hands of an active member of the Building Board, who has been Instrumental in arousing sentiment in favor of the project Full Power Given to Board. The lodges all voted to give the Building Board full power to accept plans and let a contract for the build' ing. The Board Is composed of J. H, Meerhoff. Ebon Louck, O. R. Cause and Henry W. Deuker. Trustees of the lodge, who were ac tive In supporting the building plan, are: Coeur de Lion Q. R. Oause, Wil liam Stahl and AI Ford: Triumph J. II. Meerhoff. Ed H. Roser and Elmer Weisbrod: Iola E. L. Louck, B. .. Myrick and Henry W. Deuker. " This is to be the second modern of fice building in Richmond and will be (instructed of concrete, brick and teryx cotta. It will be as fireproof as It un possibly be made. Basement to Be Garage. The basement is to be a garage, with rn entrance at the side of the build ing. The rear part of the first floor also is to be used for garage purposes. The front of the first floor la to be used for store rooms. Office suites will occupy the entire Kccond floor and the front part of the third floor. In the rear on the third floor will be a large public hall. Complete lodge and club rooms are to occupy .the fourth floor. Two lodge rooms, one larger than the other, a banquet hall and kitchen, committee rooms, and women's rest rooms will be in the rear part of this floor. Club rooms will occupy the front part. . A movement for a new building has been on foot in Pythian circles for several years bat this is the first time it has assumed definite form. WHEAT SLUMPS DOWN TO $2.04 CHICAGO, May 16. The wheat market broke sharply today on the restrictive regulations adopted yesterday. September on initial sales declined an extreme 17 cents to 12.04. This was 41 cents under the adjustment price fixed by the board of trade. McAdoo Starts Tour to Explain War Loan WASHINGTON, May 16. Secretary McAdoo starts late today on a tour of mid-western cities to speak on be half of the $2,000,000,000 liberty loan, His first speech will be in Chicago tomorrow. Before leaving, Mr. McAdoo ad dressed an appeal to American women to come to the support of the liberty loan by buying bonds and urging others to participate In the loan. WEATHER FORECAST Do Your r-L-i Join the Bit Now -j- Red Cross For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Thursday. Temperature Today.. Noon .......75 Yesterday. Maximum ' ..75 Minimum ....42 For Wayne County by W. E Moore Fair tonight and Thursday, excepting possible local thunder showers. Continued warm. . General Conditions The weather remains warm over the United States east of the Rocky Mountains except over southeast and the AUantic coast Temperatures range from -70 in Tennessee to 94 in Medicine Hat Can., and 98 in Yuma. Ariz. The cold snap Is apparently broken for some time.

Members of Congress Plan to Join Navy

. When Session Ends WASHINGTON. May 16 Several senators and representatives, it w learned today, are planning to enlist as blue jackets in the navy when the present session of congress ends. They will go in for the period of the war, to serve during the recess of congress and then determine whether they will resign from congress or get a leave of absence from the naval service during the next session. To enable members of congress to enlist as privates Senator Kenyon of Iowa, has offered an amendment to a navy personnel bill in the senate and it was accepted by Senator Swansen, in charge of the bill, who said he knew a few members are anxious "to do their bit" in the war. , RED CROSS NEEDS WORKERS TO MAKE HOSPITAL SUPPLIES "More workers are needed at the Red Cross headquarters," says Dr. L. F. Ross. The local society received notice to send all boxes at once to New York 'to be shipped to France. These boxes are made by the manual training department of High school. Lumber for them is donated by the Richmond Lumber company. Band:, ages of different kinds, compresses, gauze sponges, dressings, and pads are sent. ' , Most of these bandages are of the kind that can not be bought Hence, a large number of workers is needed to keep up the supply. . All hospitals in America have an abundant supply of first aid material, so the American Red Cross Is spend ing all its time in making supplies for France. The supply In France is re ported aa dangerously low. This is caused by the great advancing battle now being fought Seven or eight boxes will be sent from Richmond as soon as gauze ban dages, which have been ordered, ar rive. Any woman in Richmond, whether a member of the Red Cross society or not is urged to sew, at any time during the day. AGENTS OF ENEMY SURVEYED. PACIFIC FOR MILITARY BASES SAN FRANCISCO", May 16 Germany began actual work last fall toward the establishment of submarine and airplane bases along the coast of Lower California, and maps and mili tary information were gathered along the entire Pacific coast by German se cret agents, according to information which federal authorities declared today had been imparted to them by a youth arrested here a week ago as a spy. The suspect was known here as Lieut Frank E. Wolf. His real name, the authorities say is Baron Fried rich Devan Fels. He is 22 years old. Fels, the federal agents say, has made a complete confession of bis activities, admitting that he was sent here as a spy and working unwillingly under Rudolph Flamendlnghs, now under arrest in Los Angeles, Coal Dealers Called to 9 o'Clock Hearing More than a score of coal dealers and large consumers of coal are ex pected to attend the heardlng to be conducted tomorrow morning at' 9 o'clock at the Commercial cluub. John W. McCardle, members of the state utilities commission, is to have charge of the probe. He is seeking in these hearings to discover the true cause of the scarcity and high prices of coal. Richmond coal dealers are eager to nelp the commission In its quest WEST SIDE YOUTHS HURT WHILE PLAYING Two small boys, residing In West Richmond, were seriously injured yesterday while at play. One boy, Raymond Ingalls. 109 Southwest Second street was accidentally shot in the back by a companion, while they were hunting in a woods west of the city. His condition is very serious but there is a chance for his recovery, it was an nounced at Reid hospital today. He is the son of Louis Ingalls. Albert Cox, young son of Georre Cox. 1217 Ridge street may lose the sight of one eye as the result of a brick carelessly thrown by another boy. Young Cox wears spectacles and , when the brick struck him the glasses were broken, several splinter penetrating an eye ball. It is barely possible that the sight can be saved. Rep. Gardner Quits Seat to Join Army WASHINGTON, May 16. Representative Gardner, of Massachusetts, has resigned from Congress to enter the army. - r

SEAMAN TO TELL OF LIFE ABOARD

I). S. WARSHIPS Richmond people, like all Americans, are proud of and deeply interested , in their country's navy the one branch of the national defense which is al ways ready, as the late Admiral Evans put it, "for a fight or a frolic," always on a war footing. . . , A ... Those Richmond people who are In terested in becoming better acquainted with the navy will have that oppor tunity tonight when M. B. Goldfarb. gunner's mate, first class. U. S. N.. will tell about life aboard Uncle Sam's great battleships. There will be no charge of admission. The meeting will be held at the high school auditorium. at 7:30 o'clock. A patriotic address win oe delivered by Henry TJ. Johnson. Opens Temporary Station. Gunner's Mate Goldfarb has opened a temporary navy recruiting office on tne second floor of the Palladium build ing. There is to be no drafting for the navy. That branch of the service will be brought up to war strength by vol unteer enlistments. The navy is particularly anxious to secure competent machinists, Goldfarb says. The pay of a machinist upon enlistment is $44 per month. Men be tween the ages of 21 and 35 years are accepted, if physically fit. As in the army, the government assumes all the living expenses of the enlisted man in the navy. There is a bill now pending providing a $15 a month in crease in pay for the enlisted men in both branches of the service. Goldfarb today received one amplica tion but the candidate did not come up to the physical standards and was rejected. . Volunteer Registrars Instructed to Tell Sheriff of Desire WASHINGTON, May 16. Persons volunteering to act without compensa tion as registrars under the selective draft bill were requested in a war de partment statement today to commun icate direct with the sheriff or mayor or tneir borne jurisdiction. The department has been flooded with such volunteer offers which in each case have to be referred back to local authorities. . f ' The - statement announced that - the pay of registrars .nof volunteering would be $4 a day but that com Den sauon for the registration day only would Me allowed. Can Detect Slackers Easily. Slackers who seek to evade registration for the war army on the day to be set by President Wilson, can be detected easily. Another statement today by the department explains that lists of persons registered will be posted and all citizens who know of evasions are expected to report them. In falling to register, says the state ment a citizen "places himself cross current to the overwhelming sentiment or the country as voiced by its representatives in congress. He casts doubt upon his courage, commits misdemeanor and renders himself, ale to imprisonment" a ,11T. R. KEEPS SECRET REASON FOR VISIT ALBANY. N. Y.. May 16. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived here today for . a conference with Governor Whitman said the two planned to talk the object of his visit the former president replied: Its impossible." Prior to the conference Governor Whitman1 ssald the two planned to talk over the general war situation. Children Can Raise Relief From Junk WASHINGTON, May 16. Secretary Redfield today proposed that children go into the rag, waste paper and old Iron business to raise funds for war relief work. He recommended that In every town and city an organization be formed to systematize the collection of junk by children. PRICE CURB FORCES FUTURES NEAR $2; WHEAT BRINGS $3 CHICAGO, May 16. The price curbing effect of restricting regulation by grain exchanges was enhanced today by warm weather and wheat futures. by noon, had shown further declines of from 23 to 24 cents. , July dropped to $2.18, which is 37 cents cheaper than it was before the regulation went into effect The decline carried September under the $2 mark to $1.98. which is 47 cents under the maximum price fixed by the board of trade. The restrictions apply only to futures as they provide the means of speculation. Actual wheat was still selling over $3 a bushel and very hard to get v

Wounded Man in Farmer's

Entrance is Mystery . When . George Thornburg, a farmer residing a' short distance . north of Economy, arose Monday morning and went to his bath room he was startled to find a man sprawled on the flood, blood caked over a long, but not very deep, throat wound. The injured and uninvited guest was inan unconscious condition' and as - soon as possible Thornburg had him removed to Reid hospital, this city, to receive medical attention. ' -v At the hospital today it was stated that it had been ascertained that the injured man was F. S. Welch, a painter, until recently employed by Haner & Fahlsing, painting contractors,: this city. . His condition is not serious, . Welch told the attending physician that he was "riding blind baggage" on a ireignt car ana that he rolled oil a bumper while the train was passing close to the Thornburg home. He does not know how he gained entrance to the house. NEW CABINET GIVES RUSSIAN RADICALS POWER WASHINGTON, May 16. Reorgan ization of the Russian cabinet was regarded here both as increasing the power of the radicals and as looking forward to a greater degree of unity. It is generally felt that the coming into power of the radical party is more desirable than a situation where the power was divided between radi cals and moderates with both practic ally powerless to act The resignation of Foreign Minister Milukoff is . regarded as the price demanded by the radicals for their active co-operation with the government FOREIGN MINISTER OF RUSSIA RESIGNS; POSITION IS FILLED PETROGRAD, (via London), May 16. Paul N. Milukoff. minister foreign affairs, has resigned, leaving the cabinet altogether. M. Tereschtemko, minister of finance, has been appointed foreign minister and M. S. Kernesky, previously minister of justice, has been named minister of war and marine. r Colombia Will Use Indemnity to Make Public Improvements BOGOTA. May 16. An official announcement has been issued declaring tnat any indemnity which may be re ceived from the United States under the treaty of 1914 will be expended principally upon public works, some of international benefit. The state ment says that the Colombian congress alone has authority to dispose or such moneys and that all plans put forward by individuals are unauthorized and contrary to the constitution of the republic. ...-.. Under the treaty of 1914 negotiated by Secretary of State Bryan, the United States was to pay $25,000,000 to Colombia as compensation for the partition of Panama. WALLACE REYNOLDS CALLED BY DEATH Richmond friends learned today of the death yesterday in Jacksonburg of Wallace Reynolds, 56 years, old. at the ' home of his uncle, B. T. Reynolds. Reynolds recently came to Jacksonburg from Florida and was expecting to build a new house for bis uncle. He was a member of Webb lodge of Masons and Whitewater lodge of Odd Fellows. He is survived by one brother, Marcus, who lives at Olive Hill, and by two daughters, Mrs. Cora King, of Gary, and Miss Maud Reynolds, who is a school teacher at Laporte. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow raornng at 11:30 o'clock at Centerville. Senate Closes Doors During Budget Debate WASHINGTON, May 16. When the senate today took up the great $3,300,000.000 war budget it closed the doors and discussed It privately, because, many senators said, it entailed discussion of confidential information on the prosecution of the war. The house passed the bill openly. RUSSIA .GETS $100,000,000 WASHINGTON, May 16. The government today made its first loan to Russia, $100,000,000, bringing the amount thus far advanced to the allies up to $625,000100. J

HARD FIGHTING IS CONFINED TO

NARROW STRIP ' (By' Associated Press) On the front in France the hard fighting has been confined to the Bui lecourt sector and the region, north of the Scarpe, in the Arras battle area, and to a strip, about two and one-half miles in length, on the western end of the Alsne front. " Correspondents' dispatches from this region report General Haigs troops as having reclaimed all the ground they had lost within the confines of the ruined village and to have established new posts, west of Bullecourt . As to the fighting north . of the Scarpe, there is nothing in the official account to give a clue to its definite import or to the way it is trending. A new German attack on the French lines was delivered along a four kilometer stretch in the region of the Lasfaux mill, where the French front bends northward. The French positions here were maintained in spite of -repeated powerful assaults by the Crown Prince's troop. . The demoralization of the Russian armies and the consequent withdrawal of German forces from the eastern Continued on Page Three . Miss King Selected Presedent of League; June Lunch Planned Officers of the Woman's Franchise League were elected yesterday as fol lows: Miss Florence King, president; Mrs. S. W. Hodgln, first vice-presi-dent; Miss Jean Dunlap, second vicepresident; Mrs. George Chrisman, sec retary, and Miss Annette M. Edmunds, treasurer. Miss Cox, of Peru, private secretary of Mrs. R. W. Edwards, state presi dent, spoke on "Work to Be Done by the Franchise League in Indiana. Arrangements were made for a reception and luncheon to be given at the Westcott hotel on June 2, at which Mrs. Edwards, i and. Miss Betsy Edwards, chairman of the Sixth district will be speakers. This meeting will be open to all women in the county. ASKS IF HOLLWEG CAN STOP OUTRAGES LONDON. May 16. An Amsterdam dispatch to the Times says that Dep uty Cohn, an independent socialist ssked Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holl-weg in the Reichstag, if be was pre pared to exert influence on the Turk ish government to prevent as far as was still possible, a repetition of the Armenian atrocities, in Palestine. Deputy Cohn said that Djemal Pasha, commander of the Turkish forces in Syria, at the end of March had ordered all Jews, including German, Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian subjects, to be removed .from Jaffa and its neighborhood.; Djemal Pasha said military consideration required this although deputy Cohn said his German chief of staff said it was unnecessary. Outline War Policy at State Conference The policy for the Y. M. C. A. war work campaign was worked out yesterday noon at the Y. M. C. A. in Indianapolis. A committee of 100 was present. W. B. Allison, chairman of Indiana war work, presided. H. R. Robinson, represented Richmond. This is prob ably the last meeting of the committee, as plans were definitely formulated. The campaign is now under the direction of the local committees. PRESIDENT WANTS MEASURES TO END ' FOOD GAMBLING WASHINGTON, May 16. Members of the senate and house agriculture committees today reported to their colleagues .that President Wilson is unusually anxious for early passage of legislation to stop speculation in foods and regulate production and distribution. The food situation ranks second only to the army and navy in importance for the war, the president told the committee members at a White House conference last night WILL YOUR NAME BE IN THE LIST? On Friday of this week the Palladium will publish a complete list of the membership of the New Commercial Club. If a committee has not seen you, telephone the Commercial Club or the Palladium, and' your, name will be enrolled. , 208 members were enrolled today. Total 401. Tomorrow is the last day.

Open up Galleries After Forum Dinner at "Y" Gymnasium

Nearly 200 persons are expected to attend the Wayne County Forum's Discussion Dinner tonight in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. ' After dinner the galleries will be opened for those, who do not care to eat but who wish to hear the addresses. . : ' Rev. Herbert S. Bigelow, pastor of the People s church of Cincinnati, and president of the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912, is to be the chief speaker." William Dudley Foulke is to be the toastmaster. ' - Out-of-town men who have been In vited to attend the dinner and to speak are: Judge Eichorn, Charles Fox and Ross F. Lockridge,-. of Indianapolis; Edward Toner and Charles Remey, of Anderson, and Theodore F. Thleme, of Ft Wayne. The dinner la to - begin at 6:30 o'clock. CLUB OBTAINS 401 MEMBERS; NAVY IN LEAD Naval forces triumphed oner the Commercial club's land detachment today in the second phase of the groat battle now raging. Admiral Harris of the navy report ed his command to be recruited up to 203 and General Elmer of the army re ported his forces to be recruited up to 198. This makes a total of 401 re cruits in both branches of the Com mercial club in two days of the cam paign, with one to go. These reports were made at a lunch eon at the Y. M. C A. attended by all members of the armed forces and the judiciary. Navy Reports 107 Recruits. Naval of fleers reported a total of 107 recruits for the day. P company, commanded by C W. Jordan, reported 30; D company, led by O. O. Ballanger, reported 38; Q company, led by Lee Nusbaum, reported SO; the Marine Corps, commanded by R- G. Leeds, reported 10. Joseph H. Mills, who was on special scout duty for the navy, reported nine recruits. Army commanders reported 101 recruits for. the day; Captain Fred Bertel of A company reported 21; J. T. Giles reported forTT company 24 additions; C company reported 46 recruits through Henry Goldflnger; Rev. W. J. Cronin reported 11 additions through the Hospital Corps. Commander-in-Chief Lontx urged his warriors to greater efforts and confidence was expressed that the total for the three-day campaign would reach at least 600. He announced that the arm of the service which reported the greatest number of re cruits for the campaign would be awarded the flag trophy permanently. "Stepping out of his character,' President Lontz announced he would appoint a social committee to extend a greeting to newcomers to Richmond in the name of the Commercial club. Tin Cans are Denied to Packers of Beans and Toilet Articles WASHINGTON, May 16 American consumers win hare to aeny inemselves canned beans and canned soups of all kinds for a time under a decision of the war can committee to day which cuts off the supply of cans to packers of these foods. The committee, comprising tin plate makers, can manufacturers, eanners and government officials held that the shortage of tin. makes it imperative that cans be supplied only to .packers of perishables and foods absolutely necessary to the national existence. The order will be effective for sixty days or perhaps longer and will be put into operation over the vigorous pro test of the bean and soup packers. No cans will go hereafter to packers of products who can substitute paper or other containers. No tin will go to packers of a hundred different kinds of toilet articles. Rev. Mitchell Accepts Call to Local Pulpit South Eighth Street Friends church is to have a new minister soon. Rev, Andrew Mitchell, of Long Beach, CaL, has accepted the call from the congre gation. Members of the church are quite pleased to be able to get the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, who comes highly recom mended. The Rev. Mr. Mitchell has been in Long Beach for ten years and has done excellent work there. He will arrive here about the first of August Rev. Francis An scorn be, present incumbent, -will leave to study in the Hartford Theological Seminary. He will remain with the church until the Rev. Mr. Mitchell arrives. ST. LOUIS UNIT LEAVES ST. LOUIS, Mo.. May 16. The St Louis unit of the American Ambulance Field Service, which Is attached to the French Army, left here today on a special train for the Atlantic coast where it willembark for France.

TRAVELERS

MEET HERE FOR MAYS CONVENTION Local Committees Plan Gala Time for Stay-at-Home Wives of U. G T. Members Who Will Attend. PARADE ON SATURDAY "drummers" win three-day Invasion of Richmond tomorrow afternoon. It will be a peaceful invasion. They win contmenee to stiff all parts of the stato during ths noon and by Friday morning, ft is expected, fully 400 will bo registered at TJ. C. T. convention headquarters at the Westcott , Of-coarse they're not "drnnsjaers" any more, excepting In - the eomle papers and rural regions, but Che old name clings. They are members of a highly-specialized and highly-useful craft and, as such, they will be accord ed au the honors within Richmond's gift Con vent! on Opens on Friday. The convention proper will not open until Friday morning at 8 o'clock, but the early visitors will be entertained with a theatre party Thursday even ing. An elaborate entertainment program has been planned by Richmond members of the United Commercial Travel ers and their wives, for the women are to have a large part in the convention. Traveling mens wives are left at home so much that they rather insist on going along when their spouses attend conrentlons. . The Richmond' wives are planning to entertain between 150 and 200 out-of-town wives. Fifty Indianapolis delegates will bring their wives. Hold Business Sessions Friday. Business sessions will be held Fri day afternoon and Saturday morniu at Pythian Temple. A parade will be feature Saturday morning. The big social affair win be a reception, dance and card party at the Pythian Temple Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Visiting women will be entertained Friday morning with a card party at the Westcott and Friday afternoon with a reception and musicals at the Elks club. The women also will be taken for an automobile trip through Richmond and environs following the parade Saturday morning. Among notables of the order who will arrive Thursday are Walter Murphy, of Cohnnbus, Ohio, supreme secretary, and Indiana Grand Counsellor Bivins, of Marion. Other supreme counsellors from the supreme offee la Columbus may attend. Inject War Measures, War measures will be injected Into the grand council meetings when the sentiment of the state with regard to treatment of members bearing arms by the order will be canvassed. ' Considerable interest attaches to theelection of state officers. A contest for, the state secretaryship m being hinted, at The present state secretary is H. ' D. Kellenbaeh, of IndianaDoBs. - The : election and selection of the next meet ing place will take place Saturday morning. Handsome souvenirs will be provided by the Richmond hosts. A silver spoon will be given to each woman visitor and roses and carnations will be distributed frequently, under direction of Mrs. George Chrisman. A souvenir program will be distributed. It exploits Richmond. New Factory Holds Interest of S. S. I. A. A new factory In Bean view Is in prospect The South Side Improvement association met last night and again this morning, to discuss plans for bringing a new factory to Richmond. Although nothing definite is known, members of the S. S. L A. say that prospects look very favorable. The proposed factory will employ a large numDer of men, and will be located In Beallvlew. Overalls For Women Favored By Employers CHICAGO.' May 16 II was made known at the semi-annual convention of the National Association of Garment Manufacturers, which adjourned today, that employers are strongly in favor of their girl employes wearing overalls, and that ten large factories have already supplied their girl workers with that article of masculine ap parel. It was predicted at the meeting that all shop and factory employes would be wearing overalls within the year..- :'- ; , , . BRITISH CAPTURE - NEW FRONT LINE ; - - " . .. BERLIN, : (via London). May ls The capture of trenches on a front of 600 meters, east of Xaaeuville Is an nounced in today's official