Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 87, 21 February 1918 — Page 1

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ALL UTILITIES TO BE TAKEN UNDER WING OF PRESIDENT

Senator Lewis Says U. S. Will Take Over All Agencies That Are Necessary to Welfare of Man. MEASURE IS DRASTIC WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. In accordance with the plan for a compromise on the war re-organization legislation, the administration bill extending President Wilson's authority to Do-ordinale government agencies -was revised today by the senate judiciary subcommittee and ordered reported next Monday to the full committee. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Senator Lewis of Illinois, speaking in the senate today, declared the administration war bill is a forerunner of government control over various public utilities and predicted that the question tvould be the great domestic issue in the next presidential campaign. "Let us not deceive ourselves as to the meaning of this -measure," Senitor Lewis declared. "This is the heginning of the government taking the railroads as a government agency. The roads will never be permitted to return to the former state of personal control for private benefit. At the name time, this country takes over the railroads, it will take the telegraph and telephone privileges and then the products for fuel, particularly the lands of coal and oil and put these under government direction. "All agencies of this nature in this republic, necessary to the public welfare of man, will be taken by the govmiment as a necessary protection of the republic." The railroads, Senator Lewis declared, confessed their inability to meet the situation and by surrendering to the government admitted that Ihe on"? power capable to carry on :he work under the existing conditions was the government itself. "The government now conducts the roads and directs them as the proof f its power and ability to do so," he inserted. "Private ownership of rail roads failed us for the purpose of sending supplies to ships or for transport of soldiers for foreign service. What' would be the calamity under rivato ownership if enemies were at jut gates and in possession of our :ountry? "Let us, announce that the United States is a government and shall assume governmental responsibility in jrotecting all public agencies of human welfare from being a monopoly f private pillage." If this is done, Senator Lewis said, my Bolshevikl uprising in the United States will be avoided. OPPOSES HOUSE DRAFT WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Opposition to the house draft of the administration war bill, particularly its prorislons for compensating the roads, determining rates and fixing the period if government retention after the war ivas voiced today by Representative (Jsch of Wisconsin, ranking republican member of the Interstate Commerce Committee. , Representative Esch, speaking for Continued On Page Nine. THE WEATHER For Indiana by United States lVeather Bureau Fair and not quite to cold tonight and Friday. Today's Temperature k'oon 14 Yesterday Maximum 30 Minimum S For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy but mostly fair tolight and Friday. Continued cold fought. Slowly rising temperature Frilay. General Conditions The great cold nave is central over the Missouri valey and covers all the stales east of he Rocky mountains. The zero line xtends as far south as the thirty'lft h parasol and extremely oold veather prevails over the northwest, t was C above at Amarilla. Tex., 3t elow zero at Havre, Montana, and !4 below at Medicine Hat. A storm of onsidorable energy is making its apleanince over California. Tempera,ii res will moderate over this vicinity lightly Friday and will more Saturlay and Sunday and probably will be tomiderabiy warmer the first of next vvvk. Young and (BY HAZEL SARLES) Whatever other arts the war may tiave killed or partially subdued, the art of writing poetry is Ftill with us. In no other times have newspapers received so much poetry as has been received during the last year. Themes of the verses range from the ridiculous to i he sublime, from the serious to the comical, and from long epic-like poems lo four-line verses. This new era of verse writing in Richmond had its beginning last fall when the boys began to leave for training camps. Mothers, wives, sweethearts, fathers and brothers were prompted to write. In some cases

Richmond Man Quits Post on I -Boat Long Enough to Marry

American submarines are the most efficient in the world, according to Cleo Thatcher, wireless operator, who recently completed a tour of more than 10.000 miles with the submarine flotilla that had been stationed at the Hawaiian islands. Thatcher is here to spend a short furlough with his brother, Paul Thatcher, 807 South Seventh street "Our submarines are better than Germany's," he said, "because, at the rate Germany has been turning them out, they can't be efficient. We haven't had a chance to use ours yet to sny extent on the Kaiser's ships, because they are keeping them away from our submarine bases, and our effective work has been conducted through submarine chasers, which are smaller than the torpedo destroyers, and have a greater speed." When Thatcher leaves Friday for the east to join his ship he takes with him his bride, formerly Miss Beulah Rogers, of 119 South Second street, to whom he was married Wednesday on arriving here from the east. Thatcher has been transferred from the submarine, on which he was stationed, to a former German ship, which was interned at Honolulu. The Germans wrecked most of the machinery of the ship before it was taken by the Americans, and according to Thatcher, the American machinery which was replaced that destroyed by the Germans, is proving much more effective. The recent submarine tour proved some interesting statistics as to the effectiveness of the American "subs." but the figures have not been given publicly by the war department. The trip from Honolulu to San Pedro, Cal . took fourteen days, and after leaving California, the flotilla touched at Acapulco, Mev, went through the Panama canal, stopped at Guatemala to carry relief to the earthquage sufferers, and visited Central American , countries end islands off the coast, i The submarines carry a crew of twenty-four men and two officers, j Enlisted in 1912. Thatcher enlisted in the navy at Richmond in 1912, and sinee that time has seen service in almost every part of the world. He witnessed a part of the Chinese revolution in 1913, and aided in rescuing Americans, whose lives were endangered by the lawless condition of the country. He was sent to Nicauraga during the last revolution, and was in Mexico when the guerilla warfare was at its most dangerous fioint, about the time Carranza became president. He was in charge of a government wireless station in Alaska for one winter, and was frozen up on the island where the station was located, until spring came. A short time following, he was placed at the Paga-Paga, Samoa wireless station and spent fourteen months on the island. British troops are in charge of SoAlleged Disloyalist is Relied by Angry Men ANDERSON, Ind.. Feb. 21. Gottfried D. Yaetrer, secretary and treasurer of the Wagner Axle Company here and formerly assistant cashier of the Commercial National Bank at Indianapolis, was detained in jail here for a few. house by Sheriff Hughes today after charges had been made at the factory that he was a German propagandist. After rumors were circulated about the factory of the alleged charge against Yaeeer he was attacked by a number of the workmen and was "rolled" on the office floor and held down by six men. Succeeds H. D, Harting. William W. Hammond, an attorney at Indianapolis and a director in the Wagner company, arrived here after the trouble was reported. He stated that the directors at a meeting in Indianapolis yesterday accepted the resignation of H. D. Harting as general manager of the factory here and appointed Yaeger to fill the position. Sheriff Hughes this afternoon released Yaeger from jail on instructions from Mark E. Storen. United States marshal at Indianapolis, who stated that, there was no charge against him.

Selling Papers Not Too Hard For These Patriotic School Girls

Introducing Richmond's first news girls: If a pretty young high school girl calls, "Paper, Mister?" after you any evening, stop and buy, and do not wait for the change. She will be doing it for a patriotic purpose, and every paper sold will mean just that much more toward Uncle Sam's thrift stamp fund. Four high school girls Ruth Smith, 306 Northwest Fifth street: Edna May Rubev. 211 North Sixth street: Neva Showalter, 224 North Fourteenth! street and Madge Whitesell 217 North-1 west Fourth street, are going to es-'

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eulogies and in others, light verses celebrating their departure. Some were written for the sole purpose to bring forth a flood of tears from the sympathetic, while, the others were written on the glories of war. Almost no poems or shall we say rhymes, for some have no resemblance of a poem were received that did not have a patriotic theme. Some dealt with meatless days, some with the "Boys Over .There," "How to Get Rid of the Kaiser," "When the Boys Come Back," and still others with "Knitting." The latest recruits to this 1918 army of poets, are the children who are entering whole heartedly in the Thrift Stamp content. About five hundred

moa, he stated, and all the property owned by the Germans has been contiscated by the English or Japanese. The Americans and British have wireless stations on the island within a short distance of each other, and the American wireless of a little over four kilowatts, is more efficient that the British wireless of fifty kilowatts. Last March the sailor was transferred to the submarine service in Honolul and remained there until the tour of the flotilla to the eastern coast. He expects to be transferred from the Carl Shurz to submarine service later. A brother of Thatcher, Karl W. Thatcher, who is enlisted with the trench and mortar branch of the coast artillery is also stationed at an eastern seaport, and expects orders to sail for France in a short time.

WILL POLL CITY FOR THE SALE OF WAR STAMPS Joseph H. Hill, Orville Boyd and J. C. Starr, who have been named by J. H. Mills, county chairman of the thrift stamp campaign, to have charge of the work in Wayne township, are deep in the work and are preparing the organization which, it is expected, will push Richmond and Wayne township across the coveted goal of $500,000 thrift stamps sold. The committee has divided the township in thirteen parts, each to be headed by a sub-chairman, who in turn will select two aides. In Richmond these divisions correspond with the city wards and each ward will be organized so that each voting precincts will have a head. By this means the most effective working force possible soon will be in the field. The first work to be undertaken will be to poll the entire township, obtaining the names of each man, woman and child, together with necessary data concerning their affairs which will show the extent of their ability to assist the government in the war stamp propaganda. The sale of thrift stamps and war savings certificates is to be carried on through a series of agencies in every ward of the city, stores, factories and schools to lead in the undertaking. Tfiese agencies all will be commissioned by the federal authorities. The purchase of thrift stamps and war savings stamps is an investment proposition, and the purchaser is no sense making a donation. The committee is endeavoring to impress on people generally that they never before have had such an opportunity to invest small savings as well as large, at such an attractive return. The sales in Richmond and Wayne township up to this time have not reached $100,000, but it is expected that the township's full quota of a half million will be reached before May 1. The Richmond high school today qualified as a first class agency. Richmond Women to Be Enrolled April 19 Wayne county and Richmond women are called upon to register according to an announcement from the State Council of Defense, received Thursday by Miss M. E. B. Culbertson chairman of the Woman's Work in Wayne county. The enrollment begins April 19. The purpose is to develop a clearing house of information regarding the qualifications of the women of the county. The names of all women available for special lines of work must be submitted to make it possible for them to voluntarily serve where they are most needed. Plans for the work will be made Friday at a meeting of the FourteenMinute women of Wayne county and chairmen of the registration committees in the office of the Wayne County Council of Defense. tablish a precedent in Richmond by becoming newsgirls. They will buy thrift stamps with the money they earn, and are hoping to bring their class in school up to first place in the thrift stamp contest being conducted in the schools. Selling papers is something of a hard job, and it is a new job to be taken up by girls in this city, but these energetic young misses are not bothered by th "We are doing it to be patriotic," they say, "selling papers isn't hard when you are doing it for your country." verses have been received during the last wto weeks. While "in many cases, the metre is grossly lacking, and diction almost comical, the real theme of the verses is there, good and strong. That these verses come from patriotic homes is evidenced by the fact that they clearly tell why Thrift Stamps should be bought. The children seem to have it clearly in mind that buying these stamps will help to win the war, and in their simple manner, forcibly tell it. "Say, When Do I Get It?" When the Thrift Stamp contest opened, It was intended that only limericks wouVd be considered. It was soon seen that, since children were the

THEY CARRY WOUNDED OFF FIELD, BUT STREET CARS TAKE THEM

Above Carrying wounded Sammies "Shank's Mare" is still the mode of travel for Red Cross and hospital corps men in carrying wounded Sammies from the trenches to the advanced dressing stations, but the last lap of the journey will be made in trolley cars. The northeastern department of the army has equipped Red Cross trolley cars to carry wounded men from ports of unloading to convalescent hospitals over here. In the photo above our khaki-clad More Than 250,000 Skip Workers Will Enroll WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Preliminary estimates of the result of the campaign to enroll 250,000 ship workers shows that the number sought will be much exceeded and that thousands of union men have joined without restriction against working with unorganized workers. SIX MEN ARE HURT ARROAD WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 One officer was wounded in action in France on February 12, five enlisted men were wounded in action on February 17, and three soldiers are prisoners in many. General Pershing cabled war department late Wednesday. Ger the The wounded are: Second Lieutenant John J. McNeely, Washington, D. C; private Frank Wolse, Ashland, Wis.; private Elmer Wise, Fairview, O.; private Charles W. Durant, Sheridan, Wyo.; Corporal Ellie L. Tapley, Adrian. Okla,, and private Irwin C. Sutton, Lansing, Mich. The three soldiers who were previously reported missing in action and now reported prisoners in Germany follow: Corporal Nicholas Mulhall, r Jersey City; private Edwin H. liaines, Woodard, Okla., and private Frank F: McDougal, Maryville, Mo. Two deaths from natural causes were reported. They were: Private Sydney A. South, Alexander, Pa., and private Andrew Reymer, McKeespovt, Pa. HYBARGER RESIGNS Voyle Hybarger, in charge of the vocational metal work at the Junior High school, has resigned to accept a similar position position in the high school at Covington, Ky.

Wayne Unite in Poetically Denouncing Kaiser

chief contributors, anything that rhymed would have to be considered. Children do not know the difference between a limerick. blank verse, rhyming couplet, or the old Greek dactylic hexameter. So it was decided to consider all forms of "poetry" contributed. And all forms are being received too. . Optimism of childhood is plainly demonstrated by children contributing their verses. They never think of not getting a prize. Of course not they wrote it so it must be the best that is their logic. An awkward looking ten-year-old boy stumbled into the office last week, handed the editor his verse and demanded, "When will I get my Thrift Stamp ?"-

into front line dressing stations. Below Trolley car equipped by the Red Cross for trip to convalescent hospitals.

boys at Camp Hancock are showing the method of carrying wounded at front line dressing stations. The lower photo shoivs one of the done-over trolley cars. The trolley hospital will undoubtedly be used in many cities for the moving of wounded soldiers from ports of arrival to neighboring hospitals. It was designed by Supt. John Lindell of the Boston Elevated railroad at the suggestion of Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston, commandant of the north SECOND DRAFT WILL BE USED TO FILL GAPS WASHINGTON. Feb. 21 The men called out in the second draft will be trained as replacement troops, it was learned at the war department today, to fill gaps in the divisions organized and sent to the front from the three armies now in the field. Moreover, it was learned the war department does not consider that it is limited to calling out 500,000 to complete the total of 1,000,000 provided for In the selective draft act, but may call out a maximum of 2.500,000 if it is necessary to call out that number to keep the "draft army of 1,000,000" at strength abroad. Secretary of War Baker said today he had not signed the order calling out the next draft and was not prepared to announce officially the date of the call. All plans of the department are being made, however, in anticipation of the acceptance by Secretary Baker of the general staff's plan of calling out the next draft in May. There are two or three national guard camps now available for troops arid there will be more of these camps ready by May. as some of the guard divisions are scheduled to go to France before that time. The largest second draft contingents will be sent to these camps. But some men will be sent wherever cantonment space is available. It has been officially decided by the war department to give all three of the armies in the field representation in each army corps. General Pershing has been instructed to organize corps of six divisions, composed of two divisions or regulars, two divisions of national army, and two divisions of national guard. A full army corps is to be assigned to every sector of the line taken over by the American forces. Now what could the editor say? He hated to blast all the hopeo of youth by telling the boy that there was-a grave possibility that he would never get any stamp at all. So he tried very tactfully to tell the youngster about the rules. ' Did it dampen the spirit of the boy? Not at all, for youth can't be "dampened. " As he stalked away the boy remarked that he would call next day for his stamp. "Faint heart ne'er etc" evidently is the motto of some of the limerick composers. In sending in their verses they do not stop with one verse, nor two, nor even three. Well, they have sent as many as six all at one time, with "take your choice" written above.

TO THE HOSPITAL

eastern department. The details were worked out by Superintendent LIndell and Colonel Straub, chief medical officer of the northeastern department. An obsolete open car with slight alterations was transformed Into an ambulance, equipped to carry sixteen reclining patients, and an equal number of patients in sitting position. Drinking water and all medical supplies are carried ia a large box constructed beneath the seat at one end of the car. Fast Passenger Trains to Be Taken Off Soon WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 Fast passenger train competition between New York and Chicago, Chicago and St. Louis, Washington and southern points and other important passenger terminals will be eliminated soon, the railroad administration announced today. Certain road will be selected for fast passenger trains and other lines devoted more extensively to freight traffic. Patriotic Program at High School Friday The Richmond public schools will observe Washington's birthday Friday with appropriate exercises. Rev. F. A. Dressel of the First English Lutheran church will make an address at the High school chapel Friday. The orchestra under the direction of Supervisor Sloane will play an overture, "America Forever." Community songs, "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" and "Yankee Doodle" and "America, the Beautiful" will be sung by the students.

Richmond War Gardens Will be Ploughed Free of Charge

Richmond probably will have 6,000 gardens this year according to Gardner Murphy after a careful survey of the city. Gardens will be ploughed free of charge. A tractor was do- ! nated Thursday by the International i Harvester company and a plow by the ) MConaha company. Gardner Murphy hopes to start the ploughing the first of .March. An office will be opened in the Commercial club. Persons who have vacant lots or are eager to secure lots for cultivation may telephone 2000, after March 1. A shy little girl, in an interview with the limerick editor last week, said," I have tried tnree times before, and ain't got none yet, so here is another one. If this one does not get a prize, I'm going to write another one." She is a firm believer in persistency. . . When older persons bring in their verses, they are, more or less, a little bit modest about it. They always explain that they did not want to bring the verse but sister Mary, or Aunt Jane, or some one in the family, insisted that they have it published. They are very considerate of the reading public and say that if it is not worth publishing. It will be perfectly alright to send it bock.

UNCOVER PLOT DEFRAUDING GOVERNMENT OF MILLIONS

U. S. Defrauded to the Extent of $5,000,000 by Profiteering in Army Cloths Eleven Indicted by Federal Jury. CLIPPINGS WERE SOLD NEW YORK, Feb. 21. An alleged country wide plot involving illegal profiteering in army cloths at the expense of the government was disclosed here today with the indictment by the federal grand jury of eleven men, one a clerk in the quartermaster's department of the army, on charge of fraud. Investigations, which will extend to other cities, federal authorities here believe, will show the government has suffered to the extent of $5,000,0u0 but at the same time it was stated that the indictments today would serve to terminate' further conspiring and save the government from millions more in losses. Eight of the defendants are manufacturers of army uniforms. The profiteering is made possible, the federal investigators explained, by the methods in which the cloth is cut. From material which the government estimated would provide a dozen uniforms the manufacturers would cut ten or lass, according to the authorities, and the excess cloth, known to the trade as "clippings," would be resold, either to the government itself or to other manufacturers. "Clippings," were sold to manufacturers in Chicago, St. Louis and Greenville, 111., and large quantities of the cloth has been recovered at those places, it was announced. The manufacturers purchased innocently and will not be prosecuted. Clothing houses in other eastern cities also have obtained cloth not knowing it was stolen, the investigators said, and this has not yet been recovered. BOLSHEVIK! WILL FIGHT PETROGRAD, Feb. 21 Bolshevikl leaders declare that if the German advance continues they will defend Petrograd with the Red Guard and harass the German advance by guerilla warfare. No plans have been made for evacuation of the city. The Bolshevikl say this is a new war, not the old war, and that they will present a united front against the Germans. They believe the Proletariat of Russia will be able to continue the struggle. BERLIN, via London, Feb. 21 The Russian town of Rovno has been cleared of the Russians, the war office reports. Trains with about 1,000 cars, many laden with food, have been captured as well as airplanes and an incalculable amount of war materials. The war office says that 1353 guns and between 4000 and 5000 motor cars have been captured from the Russians. Between Dvinsk and Pinsk, the Germans are pressing eastward. General von Linsingen's movement continues. Important railway and highway junctions have been occupied. MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO MEET The Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Bond. "Last year there were 1,200 gardens in Richmond. I feel assured that with the backing the organization has this year every lot in Richmond will be cultivated," said Murphy. Prizes amounting to $150 will be given for the best looking gardens. An exhibit of garden pro'duce will be held during the summer at the market house. The following banks have contributed to the prize fund: Union National bank, $23; American Trust and Savings association, $25 and the First National bank, $25. But it's different with the children. They know their verse is good and they want it printed, largest type possible, with their name In streaming headlines if. possible. Not that they like publicity, but they can see no reason why a paper should not publish good literature and when they furnish it why not use it? Some of the world's greatest poets, musicians, and artists have been found during a criticle time in the country's history. It was during the American Revolution that many of America's best oratore, ballad writers and poets sprang up. - So Richmond may prove to be the home of a great author.