Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 232, 10 August 1917 — Page 1

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EVIDENCE OF PLOT TO GET CORNER ON CROP FOUND

Packers Try to Buy All Tomatoes on Pacific Coast, Federal Trade Commission Leans. PRICES ARE JUMPING WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Evidence of a conspiracy among large packing interests to corner the entire tomato output of the Pacific coast has been discovered, it was said today at the offices of the federal trade commission. The commission's investigations in California reported today that three large canning concerns were Involved Armour and Co.. Morris and Co., and Libby, McNeil and Libby. 7hese companies, they, declared, have attempted to purchase the entire California tomato crop from local canners and prices consequently are jumping. COUNTY TO BEAT CITY IN RESERVE Time for enlistment In the Boys' working reserve has been extended ten days, according to word received from the state organization Friday by Vernon D. Brammer, county head. Ten thousand boys enlisted in Indiana in the first three days of enlistment week, the letter says. A telegram of congratulation on the good showing was received Thursday by Governor Goodrich from President Wilson. The rest of the county is going to beat Richmond badly in numbers enlisted. Brammer thinks. Reports indicate that the townships will make their quota, but Brammer doesn't think the Richmond stations will, unless by a last minute rush. Only thirty-five Richmond boys had taken out application blanks Friday and the quota, is f 00. Stations will be kept open at the Y. M. C. A. and at Sheridan and Richmond avenue.

Second District May Have To

Call Third CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind., Aug. 10 Only a day or so of rest was expected by the weary members of the second district examining board after they had . examined the last man of the first call Thursday evening. , Just as soon as enough affidavits are ife probably this week, the board will Begin hearing claims for exemption. Within ten days, perhaps before they have finished passing on exemption claims on the first men, they expect to issue a second call. Twenty-six men was the total from the i Cambridge City district out of the 189 men who appeared for examination, who passed the examination and did not ask for' exemption. The quota is ninety-nine. Five were ex amined elsewhere, two volunteered, and two failed to show up. May Have to Call Third Although not all of the 158 men who passed and claimed exemption will be granted it, Chairman Miller said Thursday afternoon, it will be necessary for the board to call at least the second 198, and perhaps far into the third, before the dis trict's quota is completed. While the men who did not claim exemption are a handful beside those who did, they will make a magniflcent nucleus for the Wayne countyselective army. Russell Zook, wrest ler, and Jack Adler, molder, Carl Ledbetter, Edward McFarland and John Riggleman, five of them, were the best men examined, and others were almost as good. Edward McFarland and John Rig gleman came In together Thursday morning. They were asked before examination if they were going to claim exemption. Going to Get Two Anyway "Not on your life," said Riggleman. "We made up our minds that the Do YonrrJ -iJoin the Bit NowLiJrJRed Crow WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Saturday. Warmer Saturday. Today's Temperature. Noon ? 74 Yesterday. Maximum ....71 Minimum v.... s..54 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair and cool tonight. Saturday fair and warmer. Warmer Sunday. General Conditions A storm Is over Lake Ontario and is moving down the St. lAwrence valley. The weather is clearing west of the Soth meridian. Temperature is rising rapidly In the west. Fair weather Is general west of the Mississippi valley.

SOLDIER'S SCHOOL

The Palladium Is to conduct a school for citizen soldiers who will enter the National Army. The first lesson will be printed in next Monday's Issue. Its title will be "Your Post of Honor." It will be followed by 29 other les sons printed daily. While the Information is of chief In terest to the men selected for service In Wayne. Union and Preble counties It also will prove interesting to rela tives and friends of these men as well as the men who will be called later for service. Information In the lessons is supplied by the Government's Committee on Public Information. Tentative titles of the lessons fol low: 1. Your Post of Honor. 2. Making Good As a Soldier. 3. Nine Soldierly Qualities. 4. Getting Ready for Camp. 5. First Days In Camp. 6. Cleanliness In Camp. 7. Your Health. 8. Marching and Care of Feet. 9. Your Equipment and Arms. 10. Recreation In Camp. 11. Playing the Game. 12. Team Work In the Army. 13. Grouping Men Into Teams. 14. The Team Leaders. 16. Fighting Arms of the Service. 16. Staff Branches of the Service I. 17. Staff Branches of the Service II IS. Army Insignia. 19. The Army System of Training. 20. Close Order Drill. 21. Extended Order Drill. 22. Guard Duty. 23. Getting Ahead in the Army. 24. Army Courtesy. 25. Discipline and Respect for the colors. 26. Some Army Traditions. 27. The Spirit of the Service. 28. Why We Fight. 29. The War In Europe. 30. The Soldier in Battle. Only One In Five Draftees Rejected In Wayne County Added proof that America's young men are not declining physically is shown in the fact that only twenty and a fraction percent of the men examined for military service were disqualified. Out of the 477 men examined by the selective army board ninety-seven were disqualified. Figures also show that Richmond's young men are better equipped physio ally than the young men of most cities and especially large cities. In Chicago and New York the percentage rejected for physical disability aver ages about twenty-five per cent. During the drafts of the Civil war the percentage rejected amounted to slightly more than twenty-six percent. And,, the examinations r under the present selective service' law were more rigid than those conducted in Civil war times, records show. List To Fill Quota government was going to get two good men from Cambridge if it didn't get any more, and we're going." Blaine and Roy Williams, neighbors and friends, are not relatives, but were called by consecutive numbers, came together Thursday and were ex amined togetner. Several men who had been rejected because of a minor ailment will be notified, in a day or two. that the board has re-considered and accepted them. The doctors got together Thursday morning and decided that they had mis-read the Instructions linrlor which they had turned the men down. cracked Skull Did It. After listening to the lists nf iiin which some of the men rlnimori tho doctors grew cynical. One boy claim ed a cracKea skuii which gave him sick headaches, rheumatism, stomach trouble and Brighfs disease. He was given a clean bill of health In the physical examination. A red, white and blue tie worn by a man who had been married some three months and claimed exemption because of a dependent wife, attracted the attention of the board. He was advised to go away and adopt some less patriotic clothes until he was ready to fight Two men, who had left without asking for exemption Wednesday and Tuesday, were at the door when headquarters opened Thursday. "I got the dickens from my wife and if I don't claim exemption she will for me," said one of them. Those examined late Thurarinv art. ernoon. with results of the examina tion, rollow: Passed, no exemption: James Otho Clark. Russell Thomas Forkner. Paul Hunt. George W. Byrd. Jesse Herschel Browne. Garl Ledbetter. Passed, claim exemption, with reasons: Ray Austin Monran. farmer wtf and child. Paul Harvey Cain, fanner, wife and child. , Walter C. Williams,. Friends' church Walter Caldwell, wife and child. Walter Ammerman, wife and child. Paul R. Bertsch, farmer, wife and child. Luther C. Wisehart. Dunkaxd church wife Bfid child. Clarence M. Rummel. wife and chil dren. Fred C. Williams, wife. Frank Charles Hale, industrial. Thomas Lawrence, Friends' church. George Henry Kreagy, wife. Roy Stidham, parents. Rejected: Emmett Smith. Earl A. Cheeseman. Louis Edwin Thompson. Examined elsewhere: Walter Earl Spahr. Madison, Wis. Claude Emory Smith, Iowa. i

FIRST BATCH OF SOLDIERS LISTED BY AW BOARD One Hundred and Sixteen in List Certified for War Duty.

The Richmond selective army board Friday certified 116 men, who passed physical examination and did not claim exemption or discharge, to the second district conscription board, with head quarters in Fort Wayne. The men still have the right to file industrial claims for exemption before the district board. The claims should be sent directly, to the board, Physic ians Defense Building, care Miles F. Porter or Earl Crawford, Fort Waayne, Ind. Six Are Married. Six of the men In the list below, who were passed, are married. They did not ask a discbarge: Ellwood F. Carr. William Thomas Conyers. Everett E. Floyd. Frank Taggart. Morlow Henry Kluter. y Elmer Christian Brucker. Earl R. Hicks. William McNutt. Roscoe Candler. . Lester L. Padddock. ' Charles Francis Carroll. Arthur James Ryan. Dan F. Casey. George W. Bailey. Ollie Peyton Milton. Russell A. Bucher. Lawrence A. Sturm. Preston Payne Foster. Ernest Berry Snell. Bradley Daniel Calkins. Paul Leslie Minor. Julius Johnston Grosvenor, (medical reserve corps.) , Sherman F. Kortwright M. James Quigley. Reinhart Erdman. Aloysius Jasper Pardieck. Verlin Comer Ratliff. Kenneth W. Toler (regular army.) Leonard Carmen. John Preston Scott. Filippa Nuzzureno. Harry Covill. Harry Benton Williams. Roman Vosmeier. Jack Wilson. Guy Kenneth Morris. John Perry. Aloysius P. Otten. William Weaver (St. Louis). Leroy Mobley (regular army.) Joseph Henry Smithmeyer (officers' reserve corps.) Elmer. William Erk: Howard Brunher. Claude A. Doyle (regular army.) Harry Glenn Wilson. William E. Dean. Ewald C. Killinger. Andy Norton. Harold W. Scott, (officers' reserve corps.) William Walker Evans. Harry Scott Driggs. Rirol Rohllg. Walter F. Miller. Frank H. Lakamp. Howard Armstrong. Lawrence M. Hoover. Russell S. Joy. Cleo Clffton Lamb. Harry J. Lahrman. George Reed. William Leonard Connor. Lawrence David Jessup. Harry Cecil Study. Forrest E. Livelsberger. Paul Grandstaff Druley. August Blomeyer. Green Parks. Herbert C. Arnold. Ora C. Hughbanks. Clifford Ray Umpleby. William Albert Yoder. Roy Clark. Henry Field. Alvin C. Thornton. Paul G. Nolte. Kenneth Ross Wright. Joseph Mitrlone. Charles Henry Ernst. George Chester Kelley. William Raymond Knauber. Clarence Gagen. Matthias George Schroeder. Troy Ivan Shackelford. Claude Humphrey Addleman. Harry Edward Weber. Clyde Edward Willard. Michael NoNcton. Howard Henry Hartman. Hugh Moore. Benjamin Lewis Moore. Harry Morton Ray. Clyde Redmon Hunt , Carl Ashcraft. Thomas Hedges Ferris. Evan Skidmore Horn. Forrest Caldwell Boren. George Earl Lynn. Clarence Henry Veregge. Robert L. Clark. Leroy Shewman. Harry Sylvester Nicholson. Carl Downing Skinner. Harry Hawley Doner. Omar Ryan. t . " Elmer Ribkee. Robert H. Harrison. William Francis Kinsella. Karl B. Toschlog. Karl Fred Burkhardt Robert J. Butler, (signal service, army.) Norman Oscar White. Elmer Adolph Herzier. Benjamin O. Lawrence. Myron Wettig. Marion Louding. Lawrence Virgil White. Crowd Tears Down Banner Addressed to "Kaiser Wilson" WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 A banner displayed at one of the White House gates by a Woman's Party suffrage picket addressed to "Kaiser Wilson" was torn down today after an indig nant crowd had cheered and. hissed the suffragettes for several minutes.

Here's the label which will go on every can of fruit put up for war needs by members of the Five Year's Friends of America. It was designed by Miss Dorothy Helronimus of Richmond. The rectangle and motto in the center were adopted from another design but tie rest of the work Is credited to Miss Helronimus. The eight-pointed star at each side, red and black in the original, Is the star under which Quakers did relief work in the Crimean war. Five thousand of the labels have been ordered for distribution by the Five Year's Friends central office, and more will be ordered later.

DE SAULLES HAD $50,000 INCOME MINEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 10. Mrs. Bianca De Saulles, who suffered a nervous breakdown after Bhe shot and instantly killed her former husband, John Longer De Saulles, was said to be somewhat Improved today following the visit of her four and a half year old son, yesterday, over the custody of whom the shooting occurred. The first day of the inquest, which has been postponed, brought out the fact that De Saulles left an unsigned will. The will made no mention of any provision for his former wife who had divorced him on the ground of infidelity, but dealt principally with his wishes regarding the education of the child. It was said the will, which was written several months ago, was propably not signed because of the divorce proceedings, which bad not been decided at that. time. While no details of the estate left by De Saulles were given out it was learned that his personal income from his real estate business has been about $50,000 a year during his life time. The will also showed that the country home known as "The Box" where De Saulles lived was not leased, as generally reported, but was owned by De Saulles. De Saulles by the terms of the unsigned will expressed the wish that his son be educated at Yale. The inquest was adjourned when Mrs. De Saulles maid, Susanne Manton v failed to appear to-glve her testimony The maid, who was with. Mrs. DeSaulles on the night she shot her husband, has been out on f 1,000 bail, and it was said was in another part of the building at the time. LONDON BLAST KILLS SCORES LONDON, Aug. 10. An explosion and fire in a big chemical works in East London last night wrecked the building and killed or injured scores of workers. Thirteen bodies of women so far have been rescued from the ruins. A large number of injured have been treated at the police station and other convenient places. Bodies are still being searched for. BUMPER CROP OF POTATOES SEEN The greatest crop of potatoes ever harvested to the state of Indiana Is forecast in the July summary of George C. Bryant Indiana crop .field agent, Issued Friday. There will be 9,310,000 bushels of spuds harvested in the state this year, tn total croD last year of 3,256,000 bushels, Bryant's report says. Oats will vield over 70,wo,um Dusneis, against 50,000,000 last 'year. Almost all other crops show large gains. Corn will run over 200,000,000 bushels, to 174,000,000 last year; wheat is estimated at 31,000,000 bushio ran:t 19.O00.000: tobacco and apples -will run ahead of their last year s crops Crops to show a decrease are hay, which will harvest about three-fourths of last year's banner production, ana peaches, which will also have . about three-fourths of last year's crops. The month of July was favorable to almost all growing things, the report says. Many crops and most vegetables made a substantial gain over June, hay being the only one to be damaged. The month was cold but there was more than the usual amount of sunshine, according to Bryant. MAKE CARDBOARD COFFINS TO BURY GERMANY'S DEAD AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. Coffins of waterproofed cardboard are now being made In Germany, according to the Tagllche Rundschau of. Berlin. The lids are glued Instead of being nailed down. i SHIP SEEKS DAMAGES AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 10. The British steamship Kandy, damaged -recently in collision with the British steamer Arab, has libeled the Arab for a large sum. The Kandy bad her stern almost torn away.

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Fred C. Krone, Former State Redmen Sachem; Is Stricken

Fred C. Krone Jr., one of Richmond's most widely known business men, and proprietor of Krone and Kennedy's Clothing store, died very unexpectedly shortly after 9 o'clock Friday morning of apoplexy. , Mr. Krone was stricken at his place of business about 8:45 o'clock Friday morning and was taken immediately to Reid Memorial hospital. Medical as sistance was summoned, but physicians arrived too late to save his life, and he died shortly after his arrival at the hospital. Born In Richmond. Fred Krone, was born In Richmond on January 17, 1 871, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krone Sr, who live at 612 South Eighth street. He was educated in the common schools of this city, and attended business college here. He learned the trade of his father, blacksmithing, but after working at the Gaar Scott plant for some time, entered the clothing store of Peter Llchtenfels, at Ninth and Main streets, and here he learned the business in which he was engaged at the time of his death. He continued in the employ of Lichtenfels until April, 1897, when he was appointed to the position of first sergeant of the Richmond police department. This office he held until October, 1906, "when he resigned to Mc Marines In France to Fight tor Their Forest Green Togs AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP in France, Aug. 9. The marines of the expeditionary force will make a fight to retain their forest green uniform against a tentative order which would place them in regular army khaki. The marines think they can arrange a necessary supply of their distinctive clothing, but army officers feel it would perhaps be better to have the entire expedition uniformed alike. The marines hold that to abandon their distinctive dress would tend to lower the morals of the men which in turn would rob the expedition of the spirit of friendly rivalry now existing between services. The marines cite the case of the Alpine Chasseurs in France, who won their fight early in the war to retain their distinctive uni forms of dark blue against an ordew that all French troops should wear horizon blue. The marines today subscribed to a fund of sixty thousand dollars to buy French war bonds, the fact evoking great cheers from their French trainers. Here's Marching Song of Friends' Unit HAVERFORD, Pa., Aug. 10. Here's the marching song which has become the "Tipperary" of the boys of the Friends Reconstruction Unit on their hikes. It Is eung to the tune of "I've been working on the railroad": "We will soon be reconstructing. Eighteen hours a day; We will soon be reconstructing, And we won't get any pay. We win live on graes and dog meat; Sleep upon the ground; Have to march on bare feet When we're homeward bound." "We will soon be reconstructing, In 'somewhere In France'; We will soon be reconstructing. In these khaki pants. We will, build a lot of houses, Roads and Paris flats; Find for lonely wives their spouses; To all take off our hats." Credit for most of the song is given to Henry Strator, of Louisville, but it "just growed" on one of the hikes, lines being contributed by several men. Its only rival is the Marsellaise, which Is sung in many accents and tunes. President Affixes Name to Food Bills WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. The administration food control and food survey bills were signed today by President Wilson and became law.

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A mTJ VV 1 cept a position In a clothing store at Hamilton, O. Krone was one of the organizers of the Young Men's Business club, its first treasurer, and one of its active members. Buys Clothing Store. - He moved to Hamilton, O., but remained there only a short time. Upon his return from Hamilton, with Lon Kennedy, he purchased the Globe Clothing store, which became known as the Krone and Kennedy store, and has been connected with this business since that time. Krone was one of the influential and prominent Democrats of the county. He was a prominent member of the Red Men's lodge, and held the office of Past Sachem of the state, one of the highest offices of the order. Besides his parents, his widow and one daugh ter, Miriam, five brothers, Otto C, and Albert of Richmond, Walter, of Cambridge City, William, of Indianap olis, and Elmer Krone, of California and one sister, Mrs. George Brown, of Richmond, survive. Funeral arrangements have not been made. CENTRAL CHURCH CALLS PASTOR Rev. Henry W. Schwan, of Huntington, West Virginia, has been called by the Central Christian church, and will occupy the pulpit at both services Sunday. Rev. Mr. Schwan will come to Richmond Oct 1, as he accepts the calL STRIKE ON WAR WORK CALLED OFF NEW YORK, Aug. 10. The threatened strike of carpenters in government work In this district on cantonments, navy yard construction and aviation fields was called off today. An agreement was reached after a conference between governmnt officials and labor union leaders under which it was agreed that union hours and wages will hereafter prevail on the work contracted for by the government. The contractors had objected to th demands of the carpenters union that no non-union labor be employed. BECK IS OUT FOR COUNTY AGENT JOB Ivan T. Beck, present agricultural agent for Wayne township, is one of the men named as a probable candidate for the position of County agent in case the township trustees of the county favor the hiring of an agent. Mr. Beck has been agent for Wayne township for the last year and has made a favorable Impression with the farmers of the township. He is a Purdue university man, and is well Buited for the position of county agent It is understood that Mr. Beck has applied with the Purdue extension department for a position as county agent, and he will probably be chosen for the position in case an agent Is hired in Wayne county.

Unfair Advantage is Taken of Dependent Clause in Measure; lis Menace; Declares Crowder

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Reports from many districts throughout , the country that as high as eighty percent of the registrants called for examination are filing claims for discharge because of dependents caused provost Marshal General Crowder to instruct exemption boards today to reduce grants of immunity from the draft law "to a far more restricted class and to very , necessities and clearly defined circumstances." Wholesale applications for discharges indicate, said the provost marshal that unfair advantage Is being

PARENTS MAY BE CALLED ON TO SUPPORT DEPENDENTS

New Ruling of Provost Marshal General Indicates Strict Orders May Be Laid Down for Discharges. AFFIDAVITS ARE FILED Richmond's conscription machinery lessened Its speed Friday, following the completion of the examining of men in the Irst call for military service, to allow those men who have filed exemption or discharge to file affidavits supporting their claims. Ten days are allowed for 111ns of supporting affidavits after which, time the selective army board will take: each one up separately and Impartially decide the claims. Married Men Can Go Under a ruling of Provost Marshal-' General Crowder, who Is the head of the selective army machinery, married men, who themselves or their wives,! have parents "able, ready and will-i ing to support the wife and children' will not be exempted. The order reads: "The general basis for ruling upon such questions should be the spirit and purpose of the act in providing for such discharge wherever the terms of the act and of the regulations are not In themselves conclusive. "The act authorized the presi- : . dent to discharge wherever the parties drafted are In & status with respect to persons dependent upon them for support which renders their exclusion or discharge advisable. Support Aimed At "Such dependency ordinarily renders their exclusion or dia- . charge advisable because since the drafted person loses his civil Income and thus loses his support, the wife is left without support and this lack of support is the effect which the act alms to, avoid. "But wherever such effect does not in fact follow and the wife Js not left without reasonably ade-" quate support but will receive such support from other sources there Is no real dependency rendering discharge advisable. The following comes within this ruling: 1. "Where the parents of either the wife of husband are able ready and willing to provide for the wife (and children) during the husband's absence. Where Property is Owned. 2. "Where the wife owns land or property and the Income is suffi- . cient to properly support her (and children) during the absence of the husband. 3. "When some arrangement is made whereby the man receives a part of his salary from his employer and the amount together with his pay as a soldier, is sufficient to support the wife and children." Under the ruling married men whose . parents or wife's parents have sufrlc-. lent means to support the wife during f the husband's absence, the husband' will not be exempted. May Appeal Case. However he may appeal the case to i the district board which Is located in the Physician's Defense Building. Fort. Wayne, Ind. It is certain, members of the board ! said Friday, that more men will have j to be called before Richmond's quota i of 252 men, for the first national army, . is filled. It is as yet unknown, how-, ever, just how many additional menj will be called, but it is believed that ati least 600 will be. ' Notices will be mailed these men,,' . following th bearing of exemption claims by the board, telling them when j to appear before the board for pbys-l leal examinations. Democratic Rally Will Not Be Held There will be no meeting of Richmond Democrats to consider the city judge ordinance, Councilman Walterman, who is also chairman of the city Democratic organization said Friday. The meeting has been called off as it is believed the ordinance, which would create the office at an annual salary of $1,200, will be passed. taken of the regulations designed to protect men" who properly should be exempted from military servio. Existing conditions, he Intimated, are, positive menace to the raising of the national army. ' "' Regulations detailing the proceedure in assembling the soldiers of the selective draft, army were being: forwarded to exemption boards today. Every stage of the draft is outlined, from the initial call for service to the entrance of the men to the cantonments where-their trainlng.peiiod will, begin.. r