Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 130, 12 April 1918 — Page 9

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGJtAM, FRIDAY, APKIL 12, X918

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SPECIAL SESSION 7 OF LEGISLATURE ' IS PROBABILITY .Governor Goodrich Indicates That Extra Session May Be Called April 29. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind..- April 12. Governor Goodrich at the close of a conference with members of the Legislature yesterday afternoon declined to Bay definitely whether he will call a special session. He indicated to them, however, that he 'believes an emergency exists for an extra session. He left no doubt that he is determined to Issue a call. The Governor asserted during the conference that he thought it would be advisable to have the session begin April 29. Objection was raised to that date by the Democrats, wfco said that many members of the Legislature are "candidates for renominatlon , and that it

would bo inconvenient for them to come here before, the primary. The Governor "was inclined to acquiesce m

me views or the Democrats. Those Who Attended. , The members who attended the conference were Representative Charles McGonagle, of Muncie; Senator Gemmill and Representative Miller, of Kokomo: Speaker of the House Eschbach; Senators Frank Culbertson. of VIncennes; W. S. Chambers, of Newcastle, and Representative Andrew Durham, of Greencastle. Former Governor Ralston also attended the conference. Lieutenant Governor Bush did not arrive until a few minutes before adjournment of the conference. Governor Goodrich declared disposition was manifested to limit the session to emergency matters. The Democrats said the calling of a special session rests with the Governor, and that they are ready to join with him In enacting whatever emergency legislation may be necessary. It has been the talk for some time that the Governor would call an extra session for the purpose of enacting war measures. It did not develop that there are any "war measures" of significance to be presented. Would Legalize Council. , The nearest approach to a "war measure" was the suggestion of the J governor that the State Council of Defense should be legalized, and that the Marion county officials should be authorized to Issue bonds for the construction of military roads from here to Ft. Benjamin Harrison. The governor gave the impression that the most important reason exist

ing In his mind for the calling of an extra session is to make appropriations for the maintenance of stata institutions that are said to have run short of funds on account of the in creased cost of labor and supplies. Ho submitted the following reasons for holding a special session: To legalize the State Council of Defense. To authorize the county sheriffs to charge more than ' they receive for boarding Jail prisoners and to authorize county councils to receive more for boarding inmates of county orphan homes. To appropriate $150,000 for a new home for the Indiana University school of Medicine. To appropriate $150,000 to meet the increased cost in maintenance of state institutions. To legalize the construction of military roads to Ft. Benjamin Harrison. i Refer to Jeff ersonvi lie. ' To. appropriate funds for rebuilding the state reformatory at Jeffersonville. To increase the per diem of men em ployed on public work. To repeal the law for the compuls ory teaching of German in the graded schools. To legalize the removal of Moores Hill College to Evansville. To authorize penal Institutions to take contracts for building roads. The governor asserted he would be obliged under the constitution to sub mit to the special sessions a resolu tion for the ratification of the nation al prohibition amendment. The governor said he will have bills prepared carrying out the measures he will recommend and that copies will be mailed to each member in advance of the session. Members of the legislature in the army will be invited to sit in the spe cial session. War Cook Books are on Sale in Richmond Cook books for kitchen patriots have been received from the federal food . administration, and may be purchased

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Kline, county agricultural p.gent, or from Mrs. Forest Meek, chairman of the Home Economics Federation. The price of the books was originally announced as 10 cents, but this has been Increased to 15 cents. Each book contains 400 tried war recipes governing foods of all kinds, and by using these recipes a considerable saving of products needed in the carrying on of tbe war can be effected. As vonly a limited supply of the hooka have been received women are urged to place their orders at once

Jf they wish to get one. Fights Extradition Here on NonSapport Charge Sheriff Clem Carr returned from Lansing, Mich., Thursday, where he went several days ago to return Roy Robinson, arrested there by the Lansing police, to Wayne county to face a charge of non-support of his child. Doctors say the child is very ill and needs tbe care and eupporj o Its father. Robinson fought extradition and tho case was argued before a Lansing judge who has taken it under adviseI ment. Lawyers for Robinson attacked '( the Michigan governor's warrant on the grounds that their client was not a fugitive from Justice, and a temporary writ of habeas corpus was issued in favor of Robinson. The case will be lecided within a few days.

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Gen. Pershing Inspecting American troops in France (above) and Yanka bringing light field piece into position. The American forces now in France have shown in every detail their complete readiness to take an important share in the task of vanquishing the Hun. The excellent physical fitness of the men is apparent in the photo above showing the inspection of them by General Pershing. Below, light artillerymen are bringing a gun into position on a hill overlooking one of the fairest regions of France. 4

BATTLE ULLETINS (By Associated Press) LONDON, April 12 Last night the Germans captured Merville. Heavy fighting is continuing in the neighborhood of Merville and Neuf Berquin. (By Associated Press) PARIS, April 12 The Germans renewed this morning the bombardment of Paris with their long- range guns. i By Associated Press) J . LONDON, ApriH12-VThe V Turkish and German forces in" Palestine On Wednesday opened an' offensive attacking the British front near the coast, the war office announces. Additional Society The Magazine Club will meet Monday afternoon with Mrs. P. W- Smith at her home on East Main street. The leaders for the afternoon will be Mrs Smith and Mrs. M. M. Paige. The Ladles Aid society of First Baptist church held an all day meeting with Mrs. Henry Unthank at her home yesterday afternoon. The day was spent in sewing for the Red Cross. Another all day meeting will be held next week with Mrs. William SIssman on South West Third street.. The Missionary society of Second English Lutheran church will hold its quarterly tea this evening at the home of Mrs. C. Wellbaum. Miss Lulu Hanning in charge of the program has arranged a number of pleasing numbers. A silver offering will be taken. Mrs. Catherine Brennan, 619 North Eighth street, received word yesterday morning that her son Joseph had landed safely in France. Brennan is in the ambulance unit. Miss Nina Edmundson and Miss Vivian Harding left yesterday for Purdue university to attend the Kappa Sigma houseparty over the week end. "The Lass of Limerick Town," a comic opera of two acts will be presented by the Choral society of St. Andrew's church next Wednesday and Thursday evenings in the school auditorium. Prof. Joseph Richter is directing the play. Seats will be on sale Sunday afternoon at St. Andrew's auditorium. The Foresters will hold a special called meeting this evening at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Kant, 626 Main street. A full attendance is desired. A delightful birthday surprise par ty was given last evening for Mrs. Fannie Garthwaite. The evening was spent in1 dancing and music and cards. Euchrew as played at four tables. Late in the evening a luncheon was served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Clutter and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jess Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Minnich and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Westerfield. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vossler, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Vossler and family and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Garthwaite and family. Farmers May Retain Enough Wheat for Seed Washington has just issued a bulletin rescinding the order given a few days ago for tbe farmers to bring in all their wheat which Included seed. They now issue a new order which provides that all farmers may retain a sufficient amount of seed wheat until this year's crop has been assured. H. W. GILBERT. Federal Food Administrator for Wayne County.

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Seeker Funeral Will Be Held Sunday Afternoon . The funeral services for William C. Seeker, whose death occurred Wednesday, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence, 101 South Fourteenth street Rev. Frank Dressel of the First English Lutheran church, will have charge of the services. Members of the Elks lodge, of which he was a member, will conduct the services of the order at the home at 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening. : WORK OF ALBUS 13 COMMENDED At a meeting of the board of directors of the Commercial club held Thursday at the Arlington hotel, the following resolution of appreciation for the work of Frank Albus, retiring secretary, was adopted: "We the undersigned committee, appointed by the Board of Directors of the Richmond Commercial clubto draft resolutions on the resignation of Mr. Albus, secretary of the club, beg to submit the following: "Inasmuch as our secretary, Mr. Frank Albus, has been called to a greater field of labor, in his chosen work, we deem it most fitting that our Board of Directors should express their deep regret in the loss of Mr. Albus as our secretary and say thnt they fully appreciate the splendid work he has done while laboring with us. We recognize his ability as a Commercial club executive, his. untiring efforts, his superlative energy and his affable manner in handling people and affairs, and are not at all surprised that larger cities have recognized his ability and have made such a tempting offer to him, that he cannot, in justice to himself and family, afford not to accept. We regret keenly our inability to keep. Mr. Albus and submith our loss is Evansville's gain. "We extend to him our sincere good wishes that his work will be even more successful with the greater opportunities offered in the larger field of labor, and assure him that he carries with him the very best wishes of the Richmond Commercial club." The resolutions were signed by L. S. Bowman, Elmer E. Eggemeyer and Atwood Jenkins. Carl Ullman of Youngstown, O.. who Is a candidate for the place to be left vacant, by Mr. Albus, was present at the luncheon and favorably impressed tho members of the board of directors. No action was taken toward selecting the successor to Mr. Albus. SERVICE AT ONCE FOR NAVY RECRUITS After April 17 the waiting list in the navy will be eliminated, and men who enlist will be sent into active service, Navy Recruiter Alden stated Friday. All men who enlist will be sent to the Great Lakes Training station excepting electricians, who will be sent to Newport; carpenters mates for aviation service, 3ppersmiths and blacksmiths, who will go to Charlotte, S. C, and mess attendants, who will be sent to Norfolk. An urgent call has been received by the recruiter for painters and carpenters in the naval reserve. Men who enlist under this rating may be enrolled as first class petty officers, according to experience. There is also an urgent need in the navy for hospital corpsmen, musicians on reed instruments, structural iron workers, painters, carpenters and seamen second class. i Men who enlist as first class in the navy In any rating can qualify for chief after a few months' service, and after a years service can receive the appointment, with pay of S3 a month and allotments.

Red Cross Notes Thev provisions of the Sailors'Qind Soldiers' Civil relief act, recently passed by Congress, are explained bythe Lake Division Red Cross News. 'The act aims to protect soldiers and sailors from undue hardship," says the publication, "due to their inability to bring or defend lawsuits, ,and to attend to their business and property rights, during their absence in military service. The act provides that the court shall make inquiry into suits where the party concerned is known to be a soldier or sailor, and shall stay the other party from further proceedings, or to give other remedy that may be appropriate." The American Red Cross has made appropriations to be used to aid in carrying on the relief work of the Allies. An appropriation of 5,000,000 francs, to aid the families of French soldiers has been made. The donations are to be made in allotments of 100 francs to each needy family. The American Red Cross war council has appropriated $1,193,125 as additional contributions for the British Red Cross society. An appropriation of $14,400 has been made by the American Red Cross for the education in Switzerland of forty Serbian students. A total Junior Red Cross membership for Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky has been announced by the Lake Division. Indiana, outside of Indianapolis, has 90,000 children enrolled. Mrs. Edward Schalk has called a meeting of the instructors in the surgical department, to be held at the Red Cross rooms Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The organization of a Red Cross unit was effected at Dalton Thursday night, with Mrs.-Lena Beeson, chairman of the unit, Miss Harriett Taylor, vice chairman, and Mrs. Nelson Weaver, secretary and treasurer. Over 50 persons attended the meeting. Miss Margaret Starr of tbe Richmond Red Cross chapter ' was present and assisted in the organization, and talks were made on food conservation and registration by Mrs. D. W. Scott, and Mrs: Chrisman, fourteen-minute women. The organzation of Dalton township makes Wayne county fully organized for Red Cross work. The West Side . work rooms on West Third and Main streets, will be open on Monday evenings. Yarn was distributed from the Red Cross headquarters Friday beginning at 11:30 o'clock. The yarn will be distributed every Friday as long as the supply lasts. - POLICEMAN SHOT BY BY AUTO BANDITS TOLEDO, O.. April 12 Kenneth E. Young, 17, automobile bandit, is dead; Wesley Worden, 20, alleged to have been his companion, has a bullet wound in the knee, and Patrolman Christopher C. Dersch, 26, wounded three times, is believed to be dying. Dersch early today discovered two men, with an automobile, stealing gasoline from a tank. A gun battle between the officer and the men followed. Young was shot through the heart. The police say Worden confessed that he and Young stole tbe automobile and were attempting to replenish the tank with stolen gasoline. The Kaiser hates America, That's why you ought to buy a bond to prove your love for your country.

HOME RULE BILL WILL flOT SOLVE IRISH PROBLEM

Promise of Self Government To Ireland Does Not Ease Way to Conscription. (By Associated Pre) . ' LONDON, April 12. -The Irish convention laid the foundation for an agreement on the Irish question which is unprecedented in history. Sir Horace Plunkett, chairman of the convention says in a letter accompanying the report of that body. The convention did not find it possible to;overcome objection of -. the Ulster Unionists, says Sir Horace. A majority of the Nationalists, all the southern Unionists, and five of the seven labor representatives agreed upon a scheme of Irish self-govern-mentfwhich is given in the conclusion reached V by the majority which, he states, would be enacted into law. Promise of a home rule bill by the government has not had the smallest effect In easing the way to conscription in Ireland, according to special dispatches from Dublin. : The unionists will not sit quiet and allow the bill to be rushed through and the ationallsts are more concerned in the defeat of conscription than in obtaining home rule. In consequence the situation as regards home rule at present is that nobody wants it. Urged to Make Bargain. Meanwhile, the Irish Times, which In the past clamored for conscription and Wednesday endorsed the resoluttlon of Ulster Unionists in parliament accepting it, yesterday invited John Dillon to make a bargain with the government. The Irish Times suggests that in the six weeks before the machinery for conscription can be in working order the nationalists fchnnld imdertAke to raise seven di visions by voluntary recruiting a result which it says, should persuade the government to abstain from enforcing conscription. W. F. O'Connor, high sheriff of the City of Cork, has requested that he be relieved pf his duties as a protest against conscription. John Dopley, Irish party candidate for parliament In north Kings county, at the request of bis supporters, has decided as a protest against conscription not . to contest the seat against the Sinn Fein candidate, although he was confident of winning. Mr. Dillon is said to have sent him a message advising him to abandon the contest. By order of the military authorities the Belfast Evening Telegram was suspended yesterday owing to the publication in Tuesday's edition of a report regarding the decisions of the Irish convention, which has been prohibited in advance of official publication. tt Foolish" Says Paper of Probable Hun Move AMSTERDAM, April 12. The strategy of the German supreme army command is still unrevealed, says the Koelnische Volks Zeitung. and will be recognizable only in the course of operations. The paper discounts the "extremely foolish idea" which it thinks may crop up, that the German thrust against the Anglo-Portuguese front indicates that when the offensive in Picardy could not be carried to success, the German commanders wished to try an experiment elsewhere. The Frankfurter Zeitung regards the new thrust as a portion of a great plan of attack and dwells on the great strain put on the enemy's nerves by the necessity of making dispositions in the greatest haste. The boys are giving their lives. You must give your dollars. Buy a Liberty bond.

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Miss Short Named as Demonstration Agent in Richmond end Wayne Miss Nina Short, supervisor of home economics in the Wayne county schools was recommended as county Instructor of domestic science, at a meeting of federated women's clubs held In the court house Thursday afternoon. The recommendation was forwarded to Purdue University and the official appointment probably will be announced In two or three weeks. At the last meeting of the county board of education a county agricultural agent was appointed, this making' possible the appointment of a woman agent to assist the women of the county in their home and. domestic science work. The salary of the office is raid by the federal and state government, and Wayne county was asked to pay only $200 yearly toward the support of a woman agent .-- . Miss Short-will leave the city Saturday for Purdue .University, and will not return until the appointment Is officially announced, which will be in about three weeks.

PRAISES WORK OF MISS SHORT Mrs. Charles Druitt, chairman of the woman's . committee" of Wayne county in the Liberty Loan drive, said Friday , that in certain parts of the county where her workers are soliciting for the sale of bonds they find that the women have been thoroughly educated In all lines of food conservation work, understand the Liberty Bonds and their purpose, and are exceptionally well versed In war activities. "The credit for all this undoubtedly belongs to Miss Nina Short." said Mrs. Druitt, "for she has certainly done a wonderful work among the women of our county. She has been traveling through the county in the interest of domestic science work but she has accomplished a great deal more than that. She has explained to the women the part they can do in helping to win the war, and my saleswomen do not need waste any time explaining the purpose of Lib erty bonds." Miss Short has been recommended by the women of the county for appointment as woman county agent for home economics work, and the opinion of tbe women in the rural and city districts, as expressed by Mrs. Druitt, is heartily in favor of her appointment. FARMERS URGED TO KEEP RECORDS The following statement was issued Friday by County Agricultural Agent Kline: ' "The Income tax on farmers makes it absolutely necessary for men who have a large Income to keep some form of a record of the farm Dusiness. I have a number of Farm Record Books that are free for the asking. All we require is that you promise to return the book one year from now when it will be gone over by an expert accountant. Advice will be given you in regard to keeping your records correct. Information gained will be kept confidential. "It is a good plan to give the boy or girl an opportunity to keep these records for you. They will enjoy the work and learn something that will be very valuable to them later on. An excellent system of keeping these records Is to use an ordinary day book and keep an accurate account of all business, at the end of the month transfer the figures from this book to the proper place in the Farm Record Book. "Call 60 and ask for one of these books. "J. C. KLINE. "Emergency Demonstration Agent." .jfrieuport iximidc i . : i i r p cioiirnai Mons l o,,ouai oW&CTes ' Cambrai I A s'ffiirffe

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GOVERNOR URGES PREVENTION OF HOB VIOLENCE

County Officials Warned to Take Measures in Curbing Violence Against Disloyalists. In order that there may be no scene of mob violence in Indiana against' pro-Germans or disloyal persons, aneh as was witnessed in Collinsvllle, I1U a few days when a man was lynched, Governor B. F. Goodrich. has writtento every county sheriff in the state urging them to do all in their power' to cur ''"ice on the part of outraged citizens. - vmnwg - "IIt Is feared that outraged citixensare apt to take the law in their owni hands In exceptional cases and mete out punishment as they may see fit. It is to avoid any such scenes as Illinois witnessed that the governor has issued the warning to county sheriffs. A letter has been received from the governor by Sheriff Clem Carr, and the locations of all militia companies in the state are among its contents. In case of any crisis arising in this county Sheriff Carr is empowered to at once get in touch with Governor Goodrich who will furnish state troops if the conditions merit such action.. "The public mind la at this time Inflamed against anything; that would appear to be disloyal," said the governor in his letter. "With the increasing casualty in France that is sure to come as the war progresses, this feeling will be aggravated to a considerable degree. "It is the duty of erery good citizen to report all instances of disloyalty to the proper officials that the offenders may be apprehended and punished, but it is clearly 'not the duty of the citizens of the state to attempt to deal out punishment without due process of law." Hoosier Happenings PRO-GERMAN ALMOST MOBBED. FORT WAYNE, Ind., April 13. i When he refused to permit Liberty Loan posters on a bill board in front of his home, J. N. Davis narrowly es' caped being mobbed at Hew Haven, Ind. SHIPS LIQUOR OUT OF STATE. GARY, Ind. April 12. Thousands of gallons of intoxicating liquors were shipped out of Lake county yesterday by former saloon keepers. Most of the liquor went to Chicago and some of the dealers there are understood to have obtained bargains in tbe wet goods. Today is the last day that liquor stocks can be held under the prohibition law. STEALS MILK FROM COW. LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 12. Geo. Nice was arrested qesterday on the unusual charge of stealing milk from a cow. Nice wag on his way home with five quart bottles of milk under his arm when the police accosted him. It was alleged that he had gone to a pasture two miles west of the city and milked one of the cows that he found there. He was taken to JaiL SHE'LL SOON BE RICH. SPARKS VILLE, Ind., April 12. Th most successful chicken raiser In tbe state probably is Mrs. C. C. Hill. Sparksvllle, R. R. No. 1. who has a flock of 340 hens from which she gets 300 eggs a day. 23 COUNTIES HAVE EXCEEDED QUOTAS (By Associated Press) . INDIANAPOLIS. April 12. Subscriptions for the third Liberty Loan in Indiana ttood at $23,614,700 at noon today, the state headquarters announced. Benton and Gibson counties were added to the list of counties which had subscribed their quotas, making 23 counties In all in the state to so report. A feature of the subscriptions reported is the number under $1000. As yet comparatively few large subscriptions have been reported, but some banks reported many hundred applications for small bonds where they had only one application at tbe previous loans. WASHINGTON. April 12. Official returns at the treasury for the first four days of the third Liberty Loan today showed a total of $275,919,000. These figures represented pledges backed by initial payments reported by banks and trust companies in ten of the twelve federal reserve districts', but since many bank reports were not Included in he total and tbe Philadelphia and Minnesota districts were missing it is believed the actual total has reached $400,000,000. City Statistics MITCHELL Otis Mitchell. 37 years old, died Thursday at his home, S19 North Fourteenth street. The funeral was held ' Friday afternoon followed by burial n Earlham cemetery. TO PREACH AT BOSTON The Rev. Sara L. Stoner of Eaton, O., will preach in the llniversalist church at Boston, south of Richmond, next Sunday at 10:30 o'clock. The subject of the sermon will be "Who Is Responsible for tbe Evil that is in the World!" There's no difference between the man of military age who is a slacker and the man who refuses to buy a bond..