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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
Commissioners Saw
Nothing on Road Job

A L, Brown. a we'll known Clay
township farmer. who was mentioned
as prospective candidate for super
lntendent recently. was in Richmond
yesterday and announced that he was
out Ior the office, and had so informed
the commissioners.
Il am no expert road builder, nor
am | an engineer, but | believe | could
fill the office satisfactorily and become
thoroughly familiar with its duties by
giving close attention and study TO the
work" he said.
Mr.. Brown said he has assisted in
road work since early youth. and knew
the fundamental principles of road
construction.
CasSius Beall of Richmond. it is
said, is another candidate for the new
county office.
At the per diem salary of 81, it is
possible for a road superintendent in
Wayne county to make little more
than $1,000 a year. but out of this
must come his transportation expense.
There is a general sentiment that the
salary attached to this important Of
fee, which 10 be administered in a
most efficient manner. would require
the appointment of a civil engineer
with experience in road construction,
Is entirely too small.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
INDIANAPOLIS UNDER
STRICT POLICE LAW
Not More Than Three Per-
sons Permitted to Congre-
gate on Streets.
100 NEW POLICEMEN
Citizens Lay in Provisions in
Anticipation of Gen
eral Lockout.
100 NEW POLICEMEN

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov 29.-Indiana-
polls awoke this morning TO ind that
orders had been issued TO the police
department by Mayor Wallace and the
new board of safety TO prevent more
than three persons congregating to-
gether at any point unless waiting Tor
street cars or because OF congestion OF
traffic The order applies only TO con
gregating on the streets and does not
apply to public meetings of any kind
that may be held indoors.
These extraordinary plans were
made at a secret meeting which last
ed until after midnight in which mem
bers of the board of safety and others
participated.
1t is understood, however, that the
squads of police on duty in the down
town districts will be permitted to ex-
ercise their judgment as to whether
three or more persons stopping are
union men or persons persuing their
ordinary daily activities.
100 New Policemen.
A hundred new policemen have been
sworn in and by night it is expected
an additional one hundred will have
been recruited. This will give the po-
lice department a force of 500 men.
ANY ToIuSdl OF ClJlZeHS 10 ulSpSI &c
will be reported to headquarters and
reserves will be rushed to the scene
at once. Two hundred night sticks,
larger and heavier than the ordinary
mace. have been distributed, and lndl-
annapolis today was declared to be un'
der alright police protection.
Whether teamsters and chauffeurs
strike of city wide proportions will be
declared depends upon action to be
taken at a meeting of the unionists
Sunday The Commercial Vehicle Pro
tective association, team owners, has
flatly turned down all propositions to
arbitrate with the union men. Mean
while persistent rumors are in circu
iation that instead of a strike there
will be a lockout by all members OF
the Vehicle association, which con
trolls ninety per cent of all kinds OF
hauling vehicles.
In anticipation of either strike or
lockout the households of Indianapolis
are laying in coal, provisions, etc, to
| withstand. a reasonable siege. -..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
ODD FELLOWS HERE
FOR BIG BANQUET
Oriental Encampment to En-
tertain Patriarchal Branch
es of County.

What is expected to be the first of
a series of similar entertainments will
take place tonight when Oriental En-
campment of this city will entertain
the five other encampments of the Pa
triarchal branch of the l. O. O. F. A
banquet will be served in the Odd Eel
lows hall at o'clock
There are $50 members Of the Patri-
archial branch of the order in Wayne
county, with encampments located at
HagerstOWn, Dublin, Cambridge City,
East Germantown, Centerville and
Richmond. At least two hundred are
expected to attend the banquet to-
night.
Among the out-of-town speakers will
be S o. Sharp, of Indianapolis, grand
patriarch of the state encampment,
and R. II. Hollywood, past grand mas
ter. L. II. Handley will preside as
POSTMASTER. Demas S. Coe is chair
man of the committee on arrange
ments. All members of the encamp-
ment living in the county are invited
to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
ALIENS GET READY
FOR REBEL ATTACK
Foreigners in Mexico City to
Seek Refuge Under
British Flag.
VILLA MARCHES SOUTH
Intends to Capture Chihau-
hau City Before Christ
mas Day.

MEXICO CITY. Nov 29.-Plans for
the defense of foreigners are being
rushed 10 completion in Mexico City
as a result OF the advance of the
southern division of General Villa 5
army and the renewed activity of s.
600 Zapatlsts in cities adjoining fed
eral territory
In the event of anti-foreign riots or
a threatened massacre. all foreign res
idents are expected to take protection
under the British flag. Sir Lionel Gar
den. the English minister. having eX,
tended such an invitation in a Circu
lar letter.
Herbert Bourchier. general manager
in Mexico for the Mutual Life Insur
anCe company. and chairman of the
committee for the defense of foreign
residents. has endorsed the proposal
made by Sir Lionel for the purchase oi
provisions. arms and ammunition fol
use by foreigners in the event they are
besieged
Reports that the important port ot
MaXatlan, on the west coast, had beer
captured by the Constitutionalists
We're denied at the war office. Private
advices say the rebels hold at least q
part of the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
Enter Protest Over
Proposed Ordinance

duced by Councilman Jones, two weeks
ago, was passed TO the third reading
and will come up for final action at
the next session.
Superintendent Johnson said the
city had to reach Glen Miller park
with lines, and could not put them up
alleys because there were no alleys
in the rear of the section OF Main
street affected by the ordinance To
place the wires in underground con-
duits under Main street. he said. would
mean tearing up the paving which has
not been laid much more than q year
and would mean a great expense.
The second section Of the ordinance
provides that all such wires except
those OF the street railway company
shall be placed in conduits- Mr. John
son said the council might be able to
order the companies 10 remove the
poles, but doubted its authority to
prescribe what should be done with
the wires, after the poles were remov-
ed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
WHAT SEALS DID

You would have laughed to see the
fellows look at me when l went back
to work after being away FIVE months, 3"
said rugged and healthy looking boy
after his frst day back in the factory.
Understood. a victim of tuberculosis.
pinched and thin. with a bloodless
spin. and apparently half dead when
he quit work. there was little won
der that few knew him when he re-
appeared twenty-three and one half
pounds heavier and some inches taller.
with healthy color in his face Dur
ing his absence he had been at the
tuberculosis sanitarium. The company
paid half of his expenses and Red
Cross seals has provided the rest Was
il worth while?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
IMPORT DIAMONDS
WORTH S57,OOO,O0O

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90. - The
American womans love of diamonds
was responsible for the importation
of s57, 100000 worth of those precious
stones during the year 1918. The de-
partment OF commerce announced to-
day that this is the highest mark ever
reached. being s12, 2,750,0 900 better than
the record established in 1906
Milady wants only the real thing in
diamonds. according to the depart
ment's report limitations constituted
only about two per cent of the total
importations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
MEREDITH ANNOUNCES
FUSION TICKET PLAN
Democratic-G. o. p. COaIi-
ton to Defeat Progress
sive Candidates.
ILIFF ENTERS DENIAL
City Chairman Believes Re-
publicans Will Enter Own
County Ticket.
ILIFF ENTERS DENIAL
w. r. POUNDSTONE.

Linus p Meredith, member of the
state Republican central committee as
chairman of the Sixth district, today
declared that d publican-Democratic
fusion ticket would be placed in the
field against the Progressives at the
county election next year.
All arrangements for placing such
a ticket in the field have been made
and have been agreed to except by a
few Republicans and one faction of
the Democratic party which was res
pOnsible for nominating Henry Farwig
for mayor This faction is interested
in the success of one of the Progress.
sive candidates for county office" said
Chairman Meredith.
THE nominations for only three
county offices will be asked by the
Republicans. What they are | will not
announce now. Democrats will be nom
mated for all the other places on the
fusion ticket"
Ilff Opposes Scheme.
Republican City Chairman Tiff
when asked today what he thought OF
the plan of putting out fusion ticket
said he was opposed to it.
'If the plan is merely an office grab
bing scheme, or plan to defeat the
PrOSresslves at any price, 1t is all
right, but | would not be interested in
it for it would have the effect of caus
ing the Republican party to lose its
identity" said Mr. Tiff. Il believe in
Republican principles now as firmly as
ever did, and l believe the Republi.
can party must make its fight all along
the line to maintain these principles
not to see how many offices it can OBJ
tain for it's followers"
He said he knew nothing of any ne
gotiations between any Republican
and Democratic leaders to place a fu
sion ticket in the field, but he did not
believe such a plan would meet with
the approval of the rank or file OF
either party.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
FIGHT SANITARY AIM
OF HEALTH OFFICER
DR.. ]. E. King Faces Loss of
Position Through Boards
Opposition.
ENEMIES ARE SILENT
Official Asserts Trustee StOt-
tlemeyer Hampers Dis
charge of His Duties.

DR. J. r. King OF this city, county
health officer, and the first health
commissioner in the United States to
make a sanitary survey OF rural
schools. will not be reappointed to Of
flee. if the influence of the majority
of township trustees has the neces-
sary weight with the county commits
sioners.
The Palladium learned today that.
at a recent meeting of the county
board of education. of which the trus-
tees are members. resolution was
put through, setting forth the boards
opposition TO the reappointment of DIR.
King.
This report could not be confirmed
today for the board members who
were questioned had nothing to say
ON the subject, However. DR.. King
stated that he had been indirectly in
formed that the board had taken such
action.
King Is NonpIussed.
81 have no idea why the trustees
are opposed to my retention as county
/ health commissioner unless have
been too drastic TO suit them In the
performance of my duties" said DR..
King. Il would not accept a reap
pointment TO the office with the un-
derstanding that | should pursue any
other course than what | have been"
Township Trustee Howarth refused
to discuss the situation. but intimated
that DR.. Kings name had been before
the board of education.
/ DR.. King admitted that he undoubt-
edly made many enemies among the
trustees, and that he was not sur
prised at their opposition. The only
ones | have not had to call down and
I call down hard are Trustee Bond OF
| Clay township and Trustee Harris OF
Center township" he said.
/ DR.. King went on to tell he had ex-
! perienced the most trouble with DIR. c.
l. Stottlemeyer of Hagerstown. trustee
of Jefferson township. He cited as one
| instance an effort to condemn a
school house in that township. He
said he had no objection to the con-
demnation, for a new building was de-
sired by the patrons, but did not care
to place himself on record as favoring
the action.
| StottIemeyer Buys Land.
| DR.. King said that. after 1t had been
decided to erect a new building. DIR.
Stottlemeyer purchased a tract OF
ey. and then called upon the health
commissioner to approve of IL as a
site for a school building.
This land was in a hollow and poor
! ly drained. and to use IL for a school
site would have required considerable
expense for filling" said DIR. King.
II told DR.. Stottlemeyer to have the
township purchase a tract of land in
the same neighborhood, which was ad-
mirably suited for school purposes.
He said he did not think the owner
would be willing to sell at a reasona-
BILE figure. l then told him to make a
fair offer for the land and IL the own
er would not accept It. to bring con-
demnation proceedings.
| Sets No Price.
Later / learned DR.. Stottiemeyer
had purchased the bottom land for the
purpose of selling IL to the township
for school purposes. I Will not say
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
FORTY RESCUED FROM
BURNING TENEMENT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov. 29-
Thirty persons, firemen and specta-
tors, were injured by explosions of
gasoline. dynamite and powder follow
ing fire in a tenement house early
today. The explosion occurred just
after the fremen heroically had re-
moved more than forty persons from
the burning building and had warned
people i'll adjoining buildings. The
force of the explosion broke glass in
many buildings and shook that portion
of the city within radius of one mile
The loss is about 5000 900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
Men Who Will Compose
County Board After Janu-
airy | Refuse to Express
Opinions on Probable APP
pointee - Brown, BeesOn
and Beall Are Candidates,
1t Is Said.

Those members who will compose
the board Of county commissioners af-
ter the first of the year Albert An
derson, Mordecai Doddridge and Bar
ney Linderman, are non-commital on
the subject of whose candidacy they
will support for the new Office OF
county superintendent of highways
Up until two or three weeks ago it
appeared almost certain that this ap-
pointment would go to Robert Beeson,
whose term as county commissioner
will expire December 81, but there has
been so much opposition to Mr. Bee.
son that 1t is believed now he will not
be the choice of the new board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
COAL TRUST FALLS
SINCE NATURAL GAS
HIT FUEL MARKET
One Price Agreement of
Dealers Smashed By 40
Cent Competition.
q U CITATIONS VARY
Anthracite Offered From So
to S8.85 a Ton Today
By Dealers.
gu CITATIONS VARY

Today's quotations on two standard
grades of anthracite coal indicate that
the introduction of natural gas in
Richmond will be beneficial other than
slicing seventy cents off the price for
merly paid for artificial gas. Real com,
petition among the coal dealers loom
ed into sight today.
There is now every evidence that
the local coal dealers trust" which
has been maintained for several years
to hold up prices under an ironbound
agreement, is beginning to break to
pieces.
Last evening the o. H Little Fuel
company advertised anthracite coal at
1925 to $3.50 a ton, the former quota,
tion for furnace use. the latter quota
ton for baseburner use.
Prices Now Vary.
Today the Richmond Coal company
Is notifying the public through an ad
Vertisement that it will sell a stand
ard grade of anthracite coal at $500
ton. The price asked for furnace an
thracite was not quoted in this ad'
vertisement, but inquiry at the com
panys office resulted in the informa
tion that this grade of coal was being
sold for $8.25 ton. 1t was also stated
that the anthracite offered for base
burner use was a mixture of No. ]
Chestnut and No. 2 Chestnut
The H. c. Bullerdick company
Hackman, Klefoth company, Independ-
ent Ice and Fuel company, Mather
Brothers and John Starr company
each were today offering the grade
used in baseburners at $3.50 a ton and
the No. grade for furnace use at
$685..
Other Quotations.
However. the J. H. Menke com
pany was quoting the baseburner
grade at $3.50 and the furnace grade at
$3.50, and the Harsh Coal and Supply
company was asking 1885 for the for
mer grade and $3.50 for the latter
grade.
Quotations made by the various coal
companies show that anthracite for
baseburner use varied from $500 ton
to $S85, and prices for anthracite
used in furnaces varied from $S25 to
$3.50
For several years representatives OF
coal companies which are members OF
the so-called trust" and nine-tenthE
of the companies are in this organiza
ton, held monthly meetings during
the winter to fix a schedule of prices
Gas Breaks Combine.
These schedules were carried out
without a break until the establish
ment of the natural gas service in
Richmond. The first monthly meeting
held since last winter was Sept. l, and
another one was held Oct. l, but the
best information which the Palladium
could obtain today was that no meet
ing has been held so far this month.
This fact is taken as additional ev.
idence that the cheap gas service has
struck such powerful blow at the
coal trust" that it has begun tC
dsintegrate and the coal dealers are
now entering the market for business
as free lances on a competitive basis
1t is also predicted that within a
short time there will be a still greater
variance in coal prices than noted
now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
MARRIED I MONTHS
Walter Brumfield Asks Sep
Grafton From Mary
Brumfield.

Seven months OF married life was
enough for Mary Brumfeld. according
to allegations in a complaint filed
against her by her husband. Walter
Brumfield, asking divorce. in circuit
court. The couple married in February
1911 and the plaintiff charges that she
left him in September of the same
year.
rural route s. while Mrs. Brumfield
lives with her parents in Williams
burg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
VILLA MARCHES SOUTH
Rebel Leader Hopes to Take Chihau-
hau by Christmas.

Ell PASO, Nov. 29-Cheering his
followers with the prosise that Christ
mas probably would see them at Mexi
co City, General Francisa Villa an,
nouncd today that he would lead in
person the army which will try 10
capture Chihauhau City from the Fed
erals. General Villa expects some
fighting before he reaches Chihauhau
City and notified General Rosalio Her
mosillo. who left yesterday at the
head of one thousand men, that reb
el sscouts had reported the presence
of al rage body of Federals near Villa
Ahumada.
If Villas present plans are carried
out. the campaign at chihuahua City
will included a simultaneous attack on
the four sides of the city. General
Villa does not expect the city to hold
out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
TO SEND NOTICES
REGARDING PAVING

Property owners will soon receive
notifications of the city's intention to
pave with brick the parts of streets
necessary to connect all the paved
streets. The notices are being pre-
pared by City Clerk Bescher and will
be mailed TO the property owners next
week
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
SUMNAR

The eastern high is slowly diminish
ing and the western low is advancing
and as the center of the low passes by
somewhat colder weather is expected,
but the appearance last night Of an
other low of great energy just off the
Oregon coast. should keep back any
very cold weather for a while
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
Official of Companies Using
Poles on Main Street to Ap-
pear Before Council Mon
day-Believe Tearing Up
of Main Street to Lay Con-
duits Would Mean Heavy
Expenditure.

To protest against the passing Of
the ordinance, providing for the reno
val OF all lighting and power poles on
Main street from Twenty-second street
10 the corporation line. superintendent
Johnson OF the city plant and repre-
sentatiyes of other companies, using
the poles. will appear before council
Monday night. The ordinance intro
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
ALLEGES OESERT|ON
Minnie McCann Asks Di-
XOrce and Alimony.

Divorce, restoration of maiden name
and $500 alimony is asked by Minnie
McCann from William e. McCann of
Cambridge City in suit filed in cir
cult court today. The plaintiff alleges
her husband failed to provile for her
and deserted her in 1910. They were
married in 1907, living in Cambridge
City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
"CHT" REMAINS WET

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-By a vote of
81 to 30 the temperance societies of
the city have decided not TO attempt
to make Chicago a Try city in the
spring campaign Of 1914.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
TEMPE RaTURE.

HICHMOND-BY W. Z. MOORE.
Continued unsettled tonight and
probably Sunday. with occasional rains
and somewhat colder by Sunday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
WEATHER FORECAST

FOR tNDIANA-Rain tonight and
probably Sunday. Slightly cooler in
vest and South portions Sunday.
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Continued on Page Sfx)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-29
Sets No Price.

Later I learned DR.. Stottiemeyer
had purchased the bottom land for the
purpose of selling IL to the township
for school purposes. I Will not say
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-09-18

Stearns county and promised the I'M
divided and loyal support of the peo-
PIE of St. Cloud i'm the future. In
this connection the Herald under
stands that the Commercial Club of
that city have voted to make St.
Cloud day at the fair an annual out
ing hereafter, and that the strong
probabilities are that asuitable build
ing will be erected before another fair
to properly house St. Cloud exhibits.
The Catholic Boy Scouts under the
direction of Rev FIR. Hildebrand gave
an exhibition drill in front of the
grand stand and went through the
intricate military maneuvers in a
manner that would have done distinct
credit to we'll drilled members of the
regular army.
The St. Cloud people were out
for a good time and had it. Although
the delegation was very large it was
also very orderly and thoroughly re-
preventative of the thriving city in
which they live.
When St. Cloud gets woke up she
does things, there can De no doubt of
that.
St. Cloud brought her fast Elks
ball team up with them. The Sank
Centre boys entertained them in the
afternoon. 1t was simply case of
being outclassed, the Elks winning
by score of 7 to 0.
Brooten was also out in evidence on
St, Cloud day. Besides bringing a
delegation of 20 autoes they sent their
band along. This organization would
be credit to a city much larger than
Brooten With three bands on the
ground there was some music in the
air on Friday.