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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
HORSEMEN EXPORT
ANIMALS FOR WAR
Shippers Send Two Carloads
of Fine Stock From Wayne
County.

Two carloads Of horses were ship
ped out Of Wayne county last week
by commission buyers who will send
the animals east for export to Europe.
One load was purchased by George
Taube Of Cincinnati, and the other
load was taken by a member of St.
Louis firm.
Only high class animals are being
sought by these buyers who will not
consider horses Of light color
Importers of Percheron and Belgian
animals for breeding purposes, will not
be able to secure their annual spring
consignments Of horses from France
and Belgium, which is expected to
place a premium on American bred
stock. Followers Of the horse breed
ing industry are unanimous in their
opinion that American farmers now
have an opportunity to raise their own
animals, with every chance Of finding
a ready market for them.
Sylvester Cook, a Wayne county i'm
porter received word this week from
a member Of a Belgian firm, saying
that he had secured permission to ship
fourteen stations out Of that country,
and they would arrive in New York
about Dec. 8.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
Mail Christmas Gifts Early
Post Office Requests Gipers
Prepares List of Prohibitions

Richmond office has
o Handey
offenders
employees office
o but until
other
DontL
The follow:
Do
to
Don't that easily
attempt to mail
the side beakage
Don't hat boxes be Grated.
enclose
Christmas
a
Christmas is
Of
mail enclosed sealed
with outside
office address
parcels mailing.
have that following
be delayed
Don't parcels unless letter postage
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
COUNTY TO RECEIVE
BIDS FOR SUPPLIES
Commissioners to Get Fig
ures on Food and Office
Books.

On December 81, bids will be receiv-
ed by the county commissioners for
supplies for county institutions in 1916.
All materials and food for the poor
farm and Jail, and all supplies and
records for the court house and county
offices are included.
Among the court house supplies,
about sixty thousand new blanks are
needed. The clerk will have seventeen
new record books, besides indexes and
delinquent lists. A new set of trans
fer books, consisting of thirty-two vol
umes, was asked by the auditor. Other
records the auditors needs includes the
tax duplicates, assessors books, mort
gage exemption records, make up a
list Of about four hundred volumes.
The treasurer needs $4,000 tax re-
ceipts for next year; the recorder thir-
teen new books, and the county super
intendent of school needs 2,400 reports,
records, teachers licenses. diplomas,
~ hnnks and diractnriaA-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
ALLEGED SHORTAGE
LEADS ROAD AGENT
TO SHOOT HIMSELF
Claude Cooper, Employe of
Pennsy at CampbellstOwn,
Tears Hole in Side With
Shotgun.

EATON, o., Dec. 2.-Driven into
desperation by worry over what is
said to be discrepancy in his account
ing with the Pennsylvania lines,
Claude Cooper, p, agent at the Camp
bellstown station, shot himself Tues
day afternoon about 4:45 o'clock at the
home Of his mother, Mrs. Mary Eta
Cooper. He used double-barrel shot
gun and fired the contents into the
region Of the heart. A gaping wound
was torn through the body, but not
withstanding, death did not come un-
til about two hours later. Friends of
the young man had noted during the
last day or two that he had been under
an apparent strain. He left letter,
but the contents have not been made
known.
Members of the family heard the
room where they were Mortified to
find his half-lifeless body. DR.. J. C.
Ryder and Coroner Silver of this city
were called. The latter assisted in
giving the young man attention in an
endeavor to save his life, and will not
conduct an investigation.
While it is not positively known
that his accounts with the railroad
company are bad, the fact that at this
time the monthly report of the Offices
business is made gives what is &C
cepted as slight substantiation of the
rumor. His accounts at last report
were correct, and if there is an dis
crepancy the amount involved is small.
Besides his mother, the widow of
the late J. NJ. Cooper, the deceased is
survived by three brothers and four
sisters. They are Charles. Roy and
Paul Cooper of Campbelstown; Mrs.
William A. Markey of Eaton, Mrs. F. G.
Thompson, near Campbellstown; Mrs.
James Jackson, near New Paris, and
Miss Effie Cooper, who resides at
home.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been announced, but probably will
be held Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
ROBBINS PLANS SECOND MUNICIPAL TREE EXERCISES
Ragged Youngsters With Gloomy Prospects for Christmas
Morning With Empty Stockings Facing Them, Address
Pleas for Useful Things to Palladium Little New,boy
Brings Sister, Wants Doll for Her and Warm Suit for Self

1t is just twenty-three days until
Christmas, holiday which every child
has the inherent right of thoroughly
enjoying. but Santa Claus will forget
to bring Yuletide joy to many a tot
in Richmond unless the good people
of this community make arrangements
whereby he will visit every home
where there is a child, no matter how
humble it may be.
The Palladium has interested itself
in the movement to bring Christmas
happiness to the poor children of the
city. On Dec. 9 and 10 the Chicago
Tribune's famous Belgian war moving
pictures will be shown at the Murray
theatre under the auspices of The Pal
ladium and all the receipts from the
various performances, after the ex-
penses have been deducted, will be
placed in its poor children's Christmas
fund. A large sum of money will un-
doubtedly be realized from the dis
plays of these films.
Prepares Gift List.
The Palladium is now preparing a
list of children whom it will present
prepared by a well-known charitable
WI htl I'LL IuC oSololoASO VI thO
teachers in the various public and
parochial schools. With the list COM
pleted the Palladium will purchase
with the money in its Christmas funds
gifts to be placed in little boxes, and
it will then distribuate them to the
youngsters.
In each box will be some candy, a
toy of some kind, fruit and some
article of wearing apparel.
Since the announcement was made
that The Palladium intended to make
the poor children happy on Christmas
day there have been many letters re-
ceived from little boys and girls, near
ly every letter being prefaced by the
announcement, papa is out of work,
in which they set forth their wants,
which range from ponies to warm
stockings" and quite a few children
have called at The Palladium office
bashfully to dictate their demands to
Santa Claus.
Brings Little Sister.
One manly looking little chap, who
picks up a few pennies every evening
selling newspapers on the streets, en-
tered the news room leading by the
hand his little sister. She hung her
head and the cat had run off with her
tongue He said his working" clothes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
CHARLES JACKSON
HEEOS DEATH CALL
Prominent Farmer of West
ern Wayne County Leaves
Large Family.

CENTERVILLE, Dec. 2.-Charles F.
Jackson. 81, one of the townships
prominent farmers, died Tuesday after
noon at his home one mile west of
Centerville. He had been afflicted
with a complication of diseases for sew
eral years. Mr. Jackson was mem
ber of one OF the early families of the
county He is survived by his wife
and four sons, Gaar, John. Elmer and
Clarence; six brothers, c. B., John,
Cambridge City: Lease, Leander. Chi
cago; Columbus, New Palestine, and
Joseph, Kansas City. and two sisters,
Mrs. George McConaha and Mrs. Codd-
ington.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the home by the Rev. Mccormick
Friday afternoon at l O'Clock. Burial
will be in Crown Hill cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
NEW STREET ARCS
GET FIRST TRIALS
City Turns on Light Circuit
Running Along Main and
A Streets.

Richmond people last night for the
first time had an opportunity to see
the luminous arc lamps with which the
streets are to be illuminated. All of
Main street east Of the bridge, and Sec
tions Of North and South streets,
which are on the Main street circuit,
We're lighted with the new lamps, and
they made very favorable impression
There are fifty-eight lamps on this
circuit, and but one failed to work A
few others were not properly adjust
ed
Today the West Richmond circuit is
being equipped with new lamps, seven
ty-nine Of them, and they will be in
operation tonight. This is the largest
circuit in the city. BY the end of
the week new lamps will be in opra-
ton in every section of the city, about
four hundred in all.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN ALABAMA

Percy Lankert, who for years was
employed in the pattern room at the
Gaar-Scott plant, died yesterday on
his farm near Athens, Ca, where 'he
went some time ago for his health
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Lankert Mrs. Charles Piehl and
Mrs Mary Ford of this city are sis
ters. A brother, who lives in Mich
igan, also survives. Mr.. Lankert will
be buried at Athens. where his wife
and two sous reside
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
HOKENOAUQUA TRIBE
TO NAME OFFICERS
Members Expect Spirited
Fight in Race for Junior
SagamOre's Place.

Election of officers to serve a half
year in 1915. will be held in the meet
ing of the Hokendauqua lodge of Red
Men Friday night. In several offices,
the only candidates are the present
officers butit is said spirited fight
will develop when the junior sycamore
is chosen. There are three candidates
There is also opposition for the trus-
teeship.
The nominations follows:
Prophet. Thomas Wood; sachem,
Lantz Newland; senior sycamore,
more. Ralph Bowman; junior saga
more, Charles Breese, Charles I'm
thank and Earl Ainsworth: Chief of
records, Cliff Haworth; keeper of
wampum, c. w. Genn collector of
wampum, James Howarth; trustee, E.
P. Ireton and Charles Potter; team
captain, Carl Miller.
The new officers will be installed
the first meeting in January.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
WAR NUTSHELL
TOLD BY MESSAGES
FROM THE CAPITALS

PETROGRAD - Officially an
nounced that Russians continuing
their advance along entire battle
front Portions of Russian army
near Cracow.
BERLIN Officially announced
that Russians putting up stubborn
resistance, but German campaign
being prosecuted with success.
German offensive toward Lowicz
pushing back Russians.
VIENNA-Austrian garrison at
Przemsl made sortie and delivered
counter-attack which checked Rus
sian advance, it is officially an
nounced.
ROTTERDAM - Reported that
fierce artillery duel raging on Bel
gian coast between British war
ships and German land batteries.
PARIS - Officially announced
that three batteries Of heavy Ger
man guns have been destroyed by
French in an artillery duel at Yer
melles. Allies took some German
trenches in that district.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
JUDGES PICK BEST
At CRAFTS EXHIBIT
Award Special Design Prize
of S. to RMS. Wilbur Hase-
meier.

All of the prizes in the arts and
crafts exhibit at the high school gal
lery have been awarded except those
in the jewelry department. which will
be decided this week
The Emily A. N. Stubbs prize Of SIS
for a special design using the nastur-
tium as the subject, was awarded to
Mrs. Wilbur Hasemeier. The collegi-
ate club prize of 50 for needlework
was given to Mrs. Daisy Mote McCon-
logue.
The money for the other prizes was
donated by Mrs. John B. Dougan and
Mrs. Paul Comstock, and the awards
were as follows: Crochet work, Mrs.
w. H. Hanning: basketry, Mrs. Mary
e. Lebo.
The exhibit will be open to the pub
lie on Tuesday and Thursday even.
ingA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
EARLHAM SPEAKERS
CONTEST FOR PLACE
At STATE MEETING
Six Orators Compete Friday
for Honor of Representing
College in Event at Indi-
annapolis.

Earlham representative to the state
oratorical contest which will be held
at Tomlinson Hall, indianapolis, in
February. will be chosen Friday even
ing. Six speakers, winners in the
class preliminaries, will deliver their
orations in Lindley hall. The public
is invited to the college contest.
Park Pender and Edwin Eley are
the winners of the Freshmen prelim
inaries and will represent their class
in the college contest.
The following is the program for
Friday evening:
Gilbert Shambaugh-"World Peace
and the Present War"
Janney Hutton-"The Call of the
Man Behind"
Garfield Cox-"My Brothers Keep
er."
Selection by the Madrigal club.
Park Pender-"America's Duty to
the Foreigner"
Martin Kuehn-"The international
Conscience"
Edwin Eley--"Peace and the Com.
mon Man
Selection by the Earlham orchestra
Decision of the judges.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
PREBLE men FEAR
CHOLERA OUTBREAK
Hog Raisers Petition u. S.
For Right to Ship for
Slaughter.

EATON, O., Dec. 2-Believing that
the effect of hog cholera will prove
a far greater menace than the foot
and mouth disease among cattle, more
than seventy-five of Preble county, 8
progressive farmers held meeting
Tuesday evening in the court house
and resolved to petition the state agri'
cultural commission for release from
quarantine restrictions.
Following the selection of l. M. Bid
dinger of Eaton, as president, and
Frank Rinck of West Alexandria, as
secretary. a committee was named to
present the petition to the authorities
at Columbus
The petition asks that farmers be
allowed to ship hogs for immediate
slaughter under regulation inspection
Cholera is raging in some sections and
raisers are anxious to prevent a big
loss by selling their porkers while they
are healthy. The petition was signed
by every person at the meeting, and
will be circulated throughout the coun
ty for signatures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02

had seen better days and II he was
Slipped" something warm TO wear he
would be satisfied. He will be be
cause every business man has to be
we'll clothed if he is to be successful
He said he had been able to get sis
sufficient warm clothing but he did
hope she would get doll Christmas.
This announcement was sufficiently
thrilling for sis to raise her head
for a brief second. She will get one OF
the one hundred dolls The Palladium
has contracted for.
Mayor Robbins is considering plans
for another municipal Christmas tree.
whereon gifts donated by the citizens
will be hung and distributed to the
youngsters Christmas night
EIks Remember Parents.
The parents of the city's poor chill
dren are not to be overlooked on
Christmas Day. The Richmond lodge
of Elks, as usual. is to distribute bas-
kets filled with good things to eat
and warm things to wear at the home
Christmas morning.
DR.. F. S. Anderson, chairman of the
Elks' Christmas relief committee, said
To-Day tnat tne 1lrSt llSt prepared In
cluded ITS families but had now been
reduced to about 100. Those who had
been cut off the list had either moved
from the city, had died, had been
found undeserving of assistance or
| were not in need of any relief.
Members Report Cases.
More names are now being added
to this list and by Christmas Day it
! will probably number between $50 and
| 175 families. Cards were sent to the
various lodge members today asking
them to report any family thought to
be deserving of assistance. Each re-
port will be carefully Investigated and
if satisfactory the name will be placed
on the list. In the past the Elks have
been very successful In giving relief
only to persons actually deserving of
! their charity as a result of the care
taken in the preparation of the list.
"There will be quite few families
on our list this year who have never
asked for charitable assistance but
are in dire need of q helping hand"
DR.. Anderson said. Christmas morn
ing fleet of automobiles will draw up
in front of the Elks home and the bas-
kets filled with good cheer will be
quickly distributed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
HUSBAND CUTS Up
W|FES PROTECTOR

Mrs. William Redd, colored, ap-
preached Bruce Bennett, colored, on
Fort Wayne avenue, last night and de-
manded his protection from her hus-
band who was intending, she said, to
give her a sound beating. She asked
Bennett to escort her home. Just then
Redd appeared on the scene and at
tackled Bennett with knife.
Redd pursued Bennett about Fort
Wayne avenue and North D street but
finally the men came to clinch. Ben
nett knocking the knife out of Redd' 8
hands. Then Bennett brought out his
own knife and proceeded to operate on
his adversary's face, and the police I'M
derstand he did a very complete job.
No arrests have been made. Bennett
left town after the melee going to his
home south of the city. Redd is con-
fined to his home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
RECORDER awaits
NEW TAX STAMPS s
Failure of Revenue Seals to
Arrive Suspends County
Business.

Business was suspended today at the
recorders office. The lack of stamps
for legal Instruments, preventing re-
cording, and not an instrument of any
nature was filed.
Deeds, contracts and power of attor-
ney papers will require the One-cent
stamp. The recorder ordered some Of
the stamps from the internal revenue
collector a week ago. but none have
been sent.
The old office business was COM
pleted at 9 O'Clock this morning, and
the deputies were forced to remain
idle, waiting for business which did
not come. 1t happened that instru-
ments which are not subject to the
war tax were not brought in for re-
cOrding.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
BARTHOLOT ATTACKS
SHIPMENT OF ARMS
TO SUPPORT ALLIES
TBY LEASED WIRE.7

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Ten thousand
persons last night heard Congressman
Richard Bartholdt of Missouri bitterly
denounce the Washington administra-
ton for not shutting off shipments OF
arms and ammunition to Great Brit
tain and her allies. Speaking at a
mass meeting of German and Irish
Americans, the congressman said that
the man in the white house could
end the human carnage across the sea
at will, but by permitting shipments
Of munitions of war to the allies, while
trade routes are closed to Germany,
America is prolonging the war and
compromising her honor"
Germany" Mr.. Bartholdt said, "can
not be crushed, and when Germany
conquers she may set Ireland free. -
The Irish joined the Germans at the
close in singing Deutschland weber
all allies"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
MINOR GOES TO JAIL
Gets Trip to Dayton Work.
house.

Goodbye, chief. goodbye" sobbed
Harry Minor, wringing Chief Good
wins large right fist as he stood hand
cuffed to a stern-looking Dayton con-
stable. Those who entered police
headquarters while this touching scene
was being enacted thought Minor was
being sent to the electric chair at
Michigan City, but it developed that
he was en- route to the Dayton work
house to serve time for neglecting to
support his wrathful wife. On Novem-
Der 18 Minor was cautioned to con-
tribute to his wife's support, but he
failed to play the tip. Two other Rich
mond men were taken to the Dayton
workhouse for the same offense a
short time ago, George Sites and R
A. Hahn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
TBV LEASED WIRE.1

CHICAGO, Dec. "A wide shadow
Athwart the 1916 campaign only serv-
ed to increase enthusiasm of the mem
bers Of the Progressive party execu-
tive committee when they met today to
debate campaign plans.
George W. Perkins Of New York was
Cheered until the walls of the Progress
sive club rang when he said in his
opening address:
The Progressive party is here to
stay. Our intentions are that we are
not going to amalgamate with either
the Republicans or Democrats
The shadow was that of William II.
Taft, who, the Progressives were in.
formed will be the Republican candi-
date for President In 1916.
Fight Against TAFT.
You may be sure" said a member
OF the committee that the Progressive
party will keep up it's fight as long as
the prospect OF Mr.. Taft's candidacy
remains. 1t would be better to 60
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
George w. Perkin. Evokes Cheers by Stating New
Party Is to Stay and That Amalgamation With Old
Line Parties Is Out Of Question-Taft's Candidacy
Looming Up in 1916 Urges Bull Moose to Action.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN SESSION IN CHICAGO
Colonel Roosevelt Busy Studying European War Re-
fuses to Bother About Politics, So Perkins Tells Com
mittee-Places Principle. Above Success or Defeat
at Election Roosevelt Probable Candidate in 1916.

ahead and lose an election than to lose
cur principles. The Progressives would
feel happy in knowing that they had
accomplished good deal If they kept
a reactiOnary out Of the White House"
Mr.. Perkins denied that he voiced
former President Roosevelt's views in
denying rumors of amalgamation. Also
he denied that the national headquar-
ters were to be moved from New
York to Chicago.
Roosevelt Busy.
II saw Colonel Roosevelt just before
l left New York." said Mr. Perkins
"He was too busy studying the war in
Europe and writing to bother about
politics."
Meetings Of the committee are Sc
cret. Mr. Perkins said he would issue
complete statement after adjourn
ment.
A strong minority expressed conf
dence that il Theodore Roosevelt
would consent to head the ticket in
1916, all would be we'll
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
GARFIELD GROUPS
CHOOSE CAPTAINS

Captains Of the basket ball teams
at Garfield school will be elected to-
night. Eight teams will be organized
including two teams from the small
whites, two from the small purples,
two from the large whites and two
from the large purples. After the
election tonight, each captain will
choose his own team.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
FIVE ROYAL HEADS
ON BATTLE FRONT
TBY LEASED WIRE,1

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Ruiers Of
five warning nations are now
watching the fighting from the
front. Kaiser Wilhelm and Gar
Nicholas are on the battle lines in
the eastern theatre Of war. King
George Is with his troops in
France. So Is President Poincare,
while King Albert has been with
the BeIgians since the war opened.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02

LOCAL-Continued unsettled to-
night and probably Thursday with
lower temperature Thursday
GENERAL CONDITIONS - Unset
tied and rainy weather continues over
the United States except for fair
weather on the Rocky Mountain
plateau. An extensive storm is ap-
preaching the Pacific coast which
causes unsettled and rainy weather.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Suit for divorce was filed in circuit
today by Harry Jordan Dickhut
against Cora M. Dickhut. He says
they were married in 1898 and that
she deserted him in 1912.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
LOOTER is SHOT
IRY LEASED WlREl

VERA CRUZ, Dec. 2.-The first mil
itary execution since the Constitution
alists occupied Vera Cruz took place
today. A soldier who had been tried
by a court martial and found guilty
of looting was shot by a firing squad
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
ASKS FOR GUARDIAN,

Volney D. holland petitioned the
court today to have guardian ap-
pointed for Harry F. Noland, whom.
the petition says. IS an habitual
drunkard and incapable OF caring for
his estate Of x1.260
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
The Weather

FOR INDIANA-CIoudy tonight and
Thursday Probably local rain.
Colder tonight and in southeast
portion Thursday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-12-02
DESTROY THREE BATTERIES.

PARIS, Dec 2.-Three batteries Of
heavy German guns have been de-
stroyed by the French in an artillery
duel at Vermelles, it was officially
announced by the French war office
this afternoon. Vermeles is about
four miles southwest of La Bassee
in northern Frfance on the railway
joining the line between Bethune and
Lens.
The allies took some German
trenches in that district after a bril-
liant bayonet charge in which the sol
dters engaged in hand-to-hand fighting.
South of Ypres the Germans made a
furious but Intellectual attack in an
effort to regain ground they had pre-
viously lost. These attacks, which took
place at St. Eloi, two and half miles
south of Ypress, were repulsed
Heavy artillery fire was reported
from other sections of the front. par
tcularly near Craonne, north OF
Rheims where the Germans have in
creased the vigor of their cannonade.