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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-19
THINK OF AMERICA.

My thought is of America. ] am
speaking. J feel sure, the earnest wish
and purpose of every thoughtful
American that this great country of
ours, which is. of course, the first in
our thoughts and in our hearts. should
show herself in this time Of peculiar
trial. a nation fit beyond others to ex-
hibit the fine poise of undisturbed
judgment, the dignity of self-control,
the efficiency of dispGssiOnate action;
a nation that neither sits in jdG gment
upon others nor IS disturbed in her
own counsels and which keeps herself
fit and free to do what is honest and
disinterested and truly serviCea BILE for
the peace of the world.
Shall we not resolve to put upon
ourselves the restraint which will
bring to our people the happiness and
the great and lasting influence for
peace we covet for them
Prior to the issuance of the state
ment, officials Close to the president
made it clear that Mr.. Wilson was
fully determined to take no part in the
dispute between Japan and Germany
over the situation in the Far East
While the Germany Japan question
was rot referred to in the statement
it became known that the president re-
garded with disfaVor efforts he be-
lieved were being made to embroil the
United States in the controversy in the
Far East or in Europe.
The president is understood to be
deeply concerned because naturalized
Americans who came from countries
now at war have taken sides in public
discussions in the I nited States of the
European war. This feeling is under
stood to have prompted the assurance
of his statement today.
MANN TALKS IN HOUSE.
In the house. Republican Leader
Mann voiced sentiments similar to
those expressed by the president.
1T seems to me that in this country
at this time it is extremely important
THAI every one in official life, as well
as those in private life, resolve firmly
not to be carried away by any hys-
terical emotion or any partisan feeling
for or against either side in this con-
f1ict abroad" he said.
The great powers abroad are in
deadly conflict. There will be many
times when complications will arise
affecting our interests and our poll
cies. When men are engaged in a life
struggle they are not careful or too
particular about the interests of out
siders or about observing the ordt-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-19

Mr.. John Fiournoy of Pensacola
Fla, is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs J. +. F1ournoy, in Wynton,-
Columbus Enquirer Sun.
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Mrs. S<s.g Chipley and attraotiv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
STEEL TRUST SUIT
OPENS IN CHICAGO
Witnesses Tell of Absorb.
ton of Tennessee Coal
Company.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Jan. 27-The govern.
ment suit to dissolve the United States
Steel Corporation began here today
before John A. Brown, special examin-
er. Witnesses were called to testify in
regard to the acquisition of the Ten.
nessee Coal and Iron company by the
Steel Corporation. Among the first who
appeared were John 0. Shell, presi-
dent of Marshall Field & Co., John AL.
Mitchell, president of the Illinois
Trust Co., and George S. Reynolds,
president of the Continental CONNER
cial National bank
Shedd, Mitchell and Reynolds ap-
peared as witnesses for the steel cor
poration. Their testimony, 1t was ex-
planned related TO the action of the
trust in purchasing a controlling in
terest in the Tennessee Coal, Iron Co.,
just before the end of the 1907 panic.
Col Roosevelt, who was then Presi-
dent of the United States, fashioned
the steel company's purchase. h.
Mr.. Shedd stated that the Tennes-
see Coal and Iron company stock deal
had reassuring effect on the people.
The people felt that the situation had
reached the critical turn. If the Unit
ed States Steel corporation had not
taken over the stock at this time, there
is no telling what the probable failure
of this company would have had on
the country"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
OFFICIALS
TO INSPECT BLOCK
Hodgin Believes Vaughan
Building Is Menace to
Public Safety.

'I intend to send for the state fac
tory inspector to make a thorough in
spection of the old fremont block on
Main street, owned by the E. G.
Vaughan estate" said Building In
spector Hodgin today.
Whether the building should be.va-
Gated or torn down. because it is a
public menace, will be determined by
the state Official" added Mr. Hodgin.
Yesterday Hodgin and Fire Chief
Miller made an examination of the
fremont block and declared it to be in
danger of collapse at any time, and
that it was one of the worst fire-traps
in the city.
When the state factory inspector
will come to Richmond is not known
but he is expected at some early date
Should he order the building town
down in the interests of public safety
it will be the first action of this kind
in Richmond for many years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
STARVATION STALKS
| AT WIDOWS HOMES
IN C|TYS CONFINES
Never Have More Women
and Children Gone Hun
CRY Than Now. l.
CITY MISSIONARY
| BESIEGED BY POOR
Men Beg For Work, While
Children Go to Bed
Hungry.

Never have SO many homes In Rich.
mond been in need; never have SC
many men been out of work: never
have more women and children gone
hungry: never have there been moro
appeals for help to the Associated
Charities; never has that organization
been less able financially to aid the
poor.
This is the summary OF the situa-
ton in Richmond today as seen by
Mrs. Elizabeth Gambler, city mission
airy, Mrs. Gambler knows all the ind.
gent people of the city. They come 20
her with their stories of hunger and
want
Many, many times day strong men
ask for something for their families.
Widows, who have been washing for a
living are unable to find work to buy
food for their children. come to Mrs.
Gambler and beg-not for money, not
for food, but for work, that they can
honestly win bread for their children.
Weak from lack of proper nourisn-
ment they would spend the last ounce
of strength to relieve the hunger
pangs.
Hungry Since Xmas.
Mrs. Gambler described the cases
which have come to her notice during
the last day or two. One woman said
she had not had enough to eat since
Christmas; she had been hungry
since the scraps of the Elks' Christ
mas basket were eaten.
Struggling along to support her four
small children, another woman was
unable to make enough to buy food
Nv Il hn hnl
out anything to eat that her children
might have the two loaves of bread,
except for which the cupboard was
bare.
Because their husbands are out OF
work many women who have been
hiring their washings done are doing
the work themselves. This has thrown
the widows and women who are sup
porting worthless husbands without
Husband in Distress.
Just day or so ago Mrs. Gambler
sat in the office and watched man
go past the door five times before he
had the courage to come in and tell
his story, so like the many others that
had been heard recently. TIE begged
that she would not tell his name 10
anyone that it might find its way 10
the press. He had never had to have
help before, but had been out of work
for months. The odd jobs which he
got were not sufficient to buy food. 90
say nothing of clothing and fuel and
rent. The day before he had unloaded
hal IA car of pig iron for twenty cents
several hours.
For the first time in the history OF
the Associated Charities, Mrs. Gambler
~ sl..-tft
known laboTins men had appealed for
help. Expenses while the head of the
house was out of work had exhausted
their savings. One man said he would
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
STARVING DEPENDENTS |MPEL
|UNEMPL FATHERS TO BEG
AID OF ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
K|RKMAN PREPARES
TO GIVE LECTURES
Says He Has Received Offers
to Go on Chautauqua
Platform.
Although he has signed no definite

Although he has signed no definite
contract. Roscoe kirkman. former
state representative, is preparing to
90 on the chautauqua platform as lee.
turer. For the last year kirkman has
been settling up his business affairs
and gathering material for his ad.
dresses. These will deal with civic
Improvement and righteous living.
Mr.. Kirkman said he intended to
use his experience in public life, so it
would be a help to the world. He be
lieves he will be able to make his
service broader and more effective,
leaving himself and his interests out
of it, since his conversion at the
Honeywell revival
Tentative agreement has been
reached with a chautauqua bureau
which will be converted into CON
tract soon. A short time ago he re-
ceived an offer from a lyceum bureau
in Chicago offering him an engage
ment at Dufoniac Springs, Florida,
between March Is and 80, when ne
would be expected to give two lee
lures. Mr.. Kirkman has not accept
ed the offer, as yet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
ROAD SUPERVISORS
MUST Be ELECTED Ct
Attorney General GiYs In
depreciation of Law to
HOeIscher.

That all voters of a township shall
vote for township road supervisors
and that the names of candidates fol
supervisors shall appear on the town
ship ballots with the names of candi
dates for township trustee and town.
ship assessor, to be voted on at the
general election next November, was
the opinion given County Attorney
Hoelscher yesterday by Attorney Gen.
This Interpretation of the new road
supervisor law, which & Ersatay con,
flicts with former laws c6fncided with
the opinion HoeA M Mad previously
given the county ycoff1llssioners.
Formerly there were from four to
six supervisors in each township of
the county, but there can be no more
than four such officials in any tjwn-
ship under the new law and the dis
tricts will have to be rearrangeds I'm
der the former law only residena of
road district were qualified to elect
the supervisor for that district, but
now every voter in the township is eli
gible to vote for supervisors for all
districts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27

den, in a closet. She said that when
the search of the house had been
made the long cumbersome pipe and
the hop cooker" had been rolled up
in curtain and placed on a window
sill.
Whether other persons than the
three arrested frequented the South
Sixth street poppy dream" joint,
where few puffs of the evil looking
pipe sends the smoker into the
seventh heaven of bliss, where human
woes are unknown, has not been as
certained
The three HOP fiends" now held
by the local police, begging and
threatening for the drug which has
been denied them, have bad police re-
cords in Dayton.
Julia Keeting, alias Julia Moore,
was arrested three times in Dayton
last year, in August for street walk
ing, in November for picking the
pocket of a white man, and in Decem-
ber for lettering. The last time she
was ordered to leave the city. Nam
cy Green, alias Mabel Green, was ar
rested in September for lettering and
in December for cutting to wound
She was also ordered out of the city,
never to return. There are several
Charles Millers on the bad" books Of
the Dayton police, all with ugly GRIM
inal records.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
Will GAS RATES INCREASE
BECAUSE COMPANY ISSUES.
$85O,OOO MORTGAGE BONOS2
CRAWFORD SEEKING
JOB IN LEGISLATURE
Fights Tom Taggart's Ambi-
ton to Become United
States Senator.

Earl Crawford Of Fayette county
who served in the last legislature as
joint representative from Wayne and
Fayette counties, devoting much OF
his time and energy "insurrecting''
against the Taggart machine, al.
though he was elected as a Democrat,
was in Richmond today preaching an
ti-Taggartism as strenuously as ever
Crawford is considering seeking
denomination as the Democratic can.
didate for joint representative, but il
this nomination is given him at the
joint convention it will be with the
distinct understanding that he will
not be bound by any machine dictat.
ed platforms and that he will be at
liberty to continue his warfare
against Taggartism.
,''If Taggart is nominated for Unit.
ed States senator on the state Demo.
cratic ticket next March, the Progress.
sives, if they are smart, will only
have to name a strong candidate
against him and they will capture the
senatorship with ease,' Crawford
said
"The next senator from Indiana, as
you know, will be elected by popular
vote and if Taggart heads the Demo
cratic state ticket he will be slaught-
cred and it would not surprise me if
all the rest of the ticket went down
to defeat with him.
Representative Crawford said there
were thousands Of loyal Democratic
voters in Indiana who were anxious
to do everything in their power to aid
in upholding the hands of President
Wilson, but they would bolt the state
Democratic ticket without a moments
hesitation if they had to swallow Tag
CART as the senatorial candidate.
Representative Crawford is not on.
ly opposed to nominating Taggart as
candidate for senator but to renom-
mating Shively. He declares that
Shively is a very weak man.
Asked if there was any chance of
wrestling the control of the Indiana
Democratic party from the Taggart
gang, Mr.. Crawford said there was a
slight one, ifathe anti-machine faction
of the state convention, to be held in
March. He added, however, that this
would be a difficult task.
Representative Crawford is an ac-
tive leader in the forward looking"
party movement in Indiana and re-
Gently played prominent part in the
organization of the Wilson-Bryan
Democratic league, which is weapon
insurgent Democrats plan to use in
their fight against Taggartism.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
State Board Makes No Eff,
fort to Obtain Valuation
of Plant.
BOND SEES LITTLE
CAUSE FOR ALARM
Bavis Believes Commission
Will Fix Rates on Tangi-
BILE Valuation.

Did the action of the state pub.
lie service commission yesterday
in sanctioning the issuing OF
$85O,OOO in first mortgage bonds
on the plant of the Light, Heat
& Power company mean that the
commission has allowed the com.
pany to make it's first step to-
ward an increase in rates at
some future date? This is the
question that is being asked by
those familiar with the fight
which has been waged against
the Light, Heat & Power com.
pany during the last year.
Apparently without ascertain
ing the true valuation of the
Richmond Light, Heat & Power
company's property, the state
public utility commission yester-
day authorized the corporation
to float a $85O,OOO first mort
gage gold bond issue, with 80
cents on the dollar as the mini
mum price at which the bonds
could be sold. This issue is to
be raised to take up the 100000
first mortgage, 5 per cent. bond
issue and note Indebtedness of
S5OO,OOO, bearing 6 per cent in
terest.
Take Optimistic View.
An optimistic view of the action of
the commission is taken by City At
torney Bond and President Bavis of
the board Of public works. however.
Both assert that the bonded indebted
ness and the stock of the company will
not be taken into consideration by the
commission.
only what is used and is useful
to the public in the company's service
will be considered by the commission
In determining the plant valuation,
upon which rates will be based" said
Mr.. Bond, and Mr.. Bavis agreed with
him.
Both admitted, however. that in ap-
plying for authority to float $780,
900 bond issue the Light, Heat and
Power company was undoubtedly seek
ing to increase its plant valuation, but
expressed confidence that the COM
mission would only fix gas and cleo
trical power rates on the tangible
valuation of the plant
Whether the old 100000 indebted
ness represents a true or ficticious
valuation of the plant is question,
but in local business circles it always
has been the belief that it represent
ed ficticious valuation. AT least
the company has never offered proof
that the old bond issue was used ex-
clusively for plant betterments, or
that some of the note Indebtedness
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
Report of" Y" Treasurer
Shows a Deficit
During 1918.
Expenditures Exceed Receipts of Institution About 50 O0o
Year Closing with Total Deficit of Sc, ,245.-Trus-
tees and Directors Chosen at Annual Meeting

The meeting the Richmond Y NJ c. A.
held in the last and officers
suing chosen George H. Knoenberg and Richard
Sedgwick elected unanimously. Howard Dill A.
and H. McAfee chosen fill the
the expiration Clarence E.
E. R. Lemon. The board will
c. A Carr and j. A. Carr will for three
B. Dougan will serve for two years as trustees.
The board of directors it stands composed George
Knolenberg Richard Sedgwck Judge Boggs, W. W. Clifford
L. Smith H w Deuker H. C. Doan E. Howard
Dill j. H. McAfee and c. E. Thomason.
ruary for reorganization
The presidents report shows that membership of the
association ia Of this numbers there 238 active members
the senior department and 81 limited members the mems
division The remainder the membership young
and President Sedgwic also commended the
the association throughout the given
womens auxiliary in association affairs.
CONTINUED Eishtl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27

D 1t was learned today that the Ohio
pharmacy board has been investigat-
ing other cases of illegal sales of
drugs, and has so far succeeded in es-
tablishing fairly good cases against
two or three Dayton pharmacies. If
a confession from the three negroes
arrested here as to where they OBJ
tanned their opium can be secured, it
will be of the greatest value to the
Ohio and fe e7eral authorities in Day
ton.
The police said that it was impossi-
BILE to obtain accurate information
frpE the three hop fiends" now be-
ing held here because their mental
condftion1s were still affected by over
indul grnces in the drug, but as soon
as 8taey became more normal mental
ly an effort would be made to have
them tell where the hop" distributing
station was located.
Today Officer Vogelsong called at
the Mays home for a second investi-
cation of the place and was rewarded
by the discovery of an opium pipe and
the device used for cooking the
dope" pills. Mrs. Mays denied
knowledge of the presence of the
outfit in the house at first, but final
ly yielded to the officers arguments
and showed him where they We're hid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
Opium Fier1dS Obtain
Drug From Dayton
Dope Dealers
Conraband Struggled into Richmond Links City with I'm
derground Road Traffic Now Being Investigated
By Federal Authorities in Ohio City.

AS the result of the discovery today smoking out
fit at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Mays coored South Sixth
where large quantity of tablets and morphine found
Sunday following the of Julia Keetng Nancy Green
today began investigation to discover where the drugs
obtained
1t is positively known that the opium found at the Mays home
three
here lived and is the theory of local and Dayton police that
Ohio city distributing point for those engaged the opium
and cocaine traffic in this section of the country.
Opium conraband handled exclusively
interstate shipments drug
lawful violation of the federal
United attorney Dayton has been notified
pected shipment opium Richmond the
that is unlawuly selling opium,
other drugs placed the hands Ohio board of
pharmacy for thorough investigation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
G0ETHALS IS NAMED
GOVERNOR OF CANAL
Heads Government of Zone
Becoming Operative
April /.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-President
Wilson today signed an executive ord
er making Col. G. w. Goethals govern
or of the Panama canal zone.
The order put into effect the admin
istration act creating an entire form
of government for the zone. The Ad-
amson act will take effect on April l
next, and steps will be taken within
the next few days to prepare for the
reorganization of the canal govern
ment under the provision of the act.
While no announcement was made
today it is expected the entire plan
evolved by Secretary of War Garri-
son regarding the disposition of Col.
Goethals in the building of the canal
will be carried out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
Cage Runs Wild;
9 Miners Hurt

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 81
Nine American miners were injured
this morning. one probably fatally
when the engineer of Mine No / of
the new Central Coal company lost
control of the machinery. causing the
cage carrying the men to run wild
to the bottom of the pit, distance of
200 feet, where all were hurled out
of it. Charles Sherwood whose back
was broken. probably will die. The
others sustained serious injuries.
An interurban car served as an am
bulance to bring the injured to hos
pitals in this city
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
Democrats Will Elect
County Chairman
!. Next Friday
Bayer and Harper Forces Line for Hot Fight to Settle Sc
lection Of Head of County Organization Both
Candidates Have Large Following

FRIDAY all the newly elected Democratic precinct committeeman
will Richmond for the the county
committee and the election of county chairman and other
officers There is hot fight for the between
Cambridge City and George Bayer of Richmond
Wayne township meeting this evening Bayer will stand
chance capturing the Craftsmanship all the
instructed him. In the
Wayne township members of the central committee
him and the the delegation split
will be the chairman
the big ory townships.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
FINGER IS AMPUTATED INVITES LOCAL MEN
HagerstOwn Club Asks Rich
mond Citizens to Banquet.

AS guests of the HagerstowI Com
mercial club, s. e. Swayne, L. S.
Bowman, Charles Jordan and Wilfred
Jessup will attend banquet at Hag-
erstown tonight. This is the first of
a series of attempts to make the in
terest in the work of the commercial
body more general. The Richmond
men will be asked to speak.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
Walter Chapman Meets With
Painful Accident.

While repairing a machine on which
he was working at the Hoosier Drill
factory this morning.. Walter Chap
man, $40 North Nineteenth street, suf-
fered a painful accident. His little
finger was caught in a swiftly revolv-
ing wheel and was crushed and torn
into shreds. Poisoning was threaten
ed and physician Immediately am
putated the finger. The injured man
was taken to his home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27

Harper has been an active Demo-
cratic leader in Western Wayne coun-
ty, while Bayer the last year or two
has been very active in party affairs
in Richmond. Much of the credit for
the excellent showing made by Henry
Farwig, the Democratic mayoralty
candidate, last fall, is given to Bayer.
who acted as Farwigs campaign
manager and was tireless in the in
terests Of his candidate. Bayer also
played leading part in the organi-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27

cation recently of the Wayne county
Democratic club, being chairman of
the committee of formulating plans
for it's organization.
1t is not known who will be the
vice chairman, secretary and treasurer
of the new Democratic county central
committee, but it is probable the de-
feated candidate for chairman will be
elected secretary.
The Wayne township Democratic
convention will be held at the city
building at 1880 this evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-27
| WEATHER FORECAST

FOR iNDIANA-Rain and colder to.
night. Wednesday fair and cold.
er.
TEMPERATURE
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