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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
CHARITY ADOPTS COUPON
TO REACH CONTRIBUTORS
Failure of Canvass to Reach All Citizens Leads to Use Of Diff
feren Method to Raise Funds to Carry on Work During
Severe Winter Months Ahead.

In the recent canvassing for funds
for local charitable use there were a
number Of people whom the solicitors
did not get to see. So that such peo-
pie can contribute to this worthy
cause the Richmond newspapers this
week are publishing a coupon, to be
found elsewhere in this issue, which
can be clipped by those who desire to
make donations or who are willing to
pledge themselves to contribute Or
ganizationS, the Associated Charities,
the Penny Club. the Domestic Science,
the Aftermath and the Central Bureau
After clipping the coupon check the
name Of the society which you desire
your contribution to go to and bring
your contribution, with the coupon, to
either Of the local newspaper offices
or mail check with a coupon to
George II. Eggemeyer, treasurer of
the Central Bureau
The Associated Charities, the Pen
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
Stockholders Select Eleven
Well-knOwn Men to Man.
age Latest Financial Inst.
tuition.
CHOOSE FIRM NAME
German-American Trust and
Savings Bank to Operate
Under State Charter, Pro-
mOters Decide.

A board OF directors of the new
At a stockholders. meeting it was de-
cedid to name the new institution the
"German-American Trust and Savings
Bank
The directors, eleven in number, are
W. T. Bockhoff, Eben Lutck, Henry
Goldfinger, John II. Teetor, Lee B.
Nusbaum, L. S. Bowman, c. w. Jor-
dan, Hans II. Kohl, w. II. Romey. AL
bert Chamness and Oliver p. Nus
baum.
Members of the board announced to-
day that the bank would not ask for
a national bank charter but will in
corporate within the next few days as
a trust and savings company.
This is being done to escape the linn
1tations placed on national banks, es-
pecially those in loaning money on
real estate. National banks now have
power to loan a per cent Of their
mony on real estate but the amount is
limited.
To Feature Savings.
In selecting the name at a stock
holders meeting last night, 1t was de-
cided to call the institution a bank
because its scope will INCLUDE prac-
tically every line of banking business
The word "SavingS' was included in
the title because the bank will make
the savings department big feature
of the business.
The policy of the new organization
will be practically the same as that
of the other banks and savings COM
panieS. 1t was be even more liberal
as the bank was organized by men who
favor liberal loan companies. This
policey has not been announced by
the directors, however.
The directors will elect officers
tomorrow or Thursday. John Teetor
is mentioned as the prospective presi-
dent and L. S. Bowman as prospective
vice-president
Places Remain Open.
One of the directors said today that
all offices within the bank which will
be active in banking work, are open.
Ray Swallow of Economy, was men,
toned as a possible choice for cashier
but there are other candidates under
consideration.
The temporary executive committee
elected few days ago has made no
selection of a building for temporary
or permanent location. 1t is said sew
eral sites are being considered since
the elimination took place. Options
are held on these places and one of
them will be selected in the next
week. The bank will open for busi-
ness January 4. Haste was made in
in order that the German
American Trust and Savings bank
would receive share of the county
funds which will be deposited in all
the banks in the county during the
first week in January.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
DOPESTERS ASK
ABOUT POLITICS
OF INSPECTORS
With Three Parties on Board
of Commissioners, Specu-
latOrs Wonder About 40
Appointments.

The question of the political affili-
ations Of forty-nine election inspectors
at the presidential election in 1916 in
Wayne county has been raised.
The board of county commissioners
in 1915 will consist of Mordecai Dodd-
ridge, Progressive: William Chees-
man. Republican, and William O Sea
ney, Democrat This is the first time
NE Wayne county board or any other
board Of county commissioners in the
state has ever had three parties rep
resented in its membership
Trustees to Serve.
BY virtue Of their office, the town
ship trustees will act as election in
spectors in their respective precincts.
Unless some Of them are using the
trusteeship as the stepping stone to
higher political offices. the fifteen in
spectors will be made up as follows:
Republicans, 5; Democrats, d: Pro
Eressives. g.
The appointment of the other forty
nine election inspectors will rest with
the county commissioners. What will
be the result when the three parties
try to be represented by majority
of the election inspectors is a matter
of speculation.
Forecast Party Alliance.
Political dopesters declare that a
non-partisan board is an impossibility
Rnd that Progressive-Republi al
lance or understanding will be the
outcome Of the situation, the purpose
being to divide hOnors between the
two parties to shut out the Democrats
completely. With a Republican audi
tor on one side and Progressive
county council on the other, this is
said to be the most logical solution.
Since this is purely speculation. and
the election Of the inspectors is rwen-
ty months In the future. lone Of the
parties are worrying over the prob
1em
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
THAW UNDER WATCH
OF SPECIAL GUARDS
New Hampshire Authorities
Take No Chances on Fugi-
tive.
[BY LEASED WIRE.I

MANCHESTER, n. H.. Dec. 22.-
Special guards were assigned today
to watch Harry X. Thaw to prevent
another spectacular attempt to eS-
cape pending the proceedings in
which VIM. r. Jerome. the New York
nemesis of the fugitive, will eventual
ly land the slayer of Stanford White
back in Mattewan
From now on there will be a con-
stant watch over him. and any at
tempt to leave his present abiding
place at Manchester will be checked.
To all intentS and purposes he is as
much prisoner as though he were
back In the asylum, surrounded by
attendants.
The law which sends Thaw back to
the cheerless institution for the Grim
lnal insane gives thirty days of nomi-
nal liberty under the jurisdiction of
New Hampshire. There is proba bill
ity that this time may be extended.
for the Thaw people are prepared to
fight to the last scratch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

ny Club, the Domestic Science, the
Aftermath are all affiliated with the
Central Bureau but each carries on
its work as a separate unit, using the
Central Bureau, however, as a sort of
charitable clearing house to avoid du-
plication.
Richmond must help it's unfortunate
citizens through the winter and those
who are fortunate enough not to hear
the wolf snarling at their doors can
do nothing better than to give the
poor a Christmas present: the coupon
system offers you the opportunity to
give such present
The most severe months of the win
ter, January, February and March are
near and the charity organizations
need every cent they can secure to
meet the demands which will be made
upon them Won't you help them in
their Christian labors?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
DAYTON DETECTIVES
SAY FAKE OFFICERS
SW|NDLE CHINAMEN
Hold Two Men Whom They
Assert Extracted S95 From
Local Laundryman After
Threats.

Numbered among RichmOnd's small
but industrious Chinese colony is one
Lung Tung who draws pay from Long
Chong for starching collars and wash
ing shirts in Chong's South Eighth
street laundry
The Dayton police assert that Lung
Tung was victimized to the tune of $95
recently by two clever American
crooks in Dayton. posing as federal
immigration officials. And they fur
ther assert that Lung Tung was not
the only Celestial defrauded out of
savings from much rubbing of wash
boards by this same pair of crooks.
Earl Heironimus. 80, Dayton. and Dial
ton Patten. %. Washington c. H., O.
They have been arrested at Dayton for
fraudulently representing themselves
to be federal officers.
Refuses To Talk.
Does Lung Tung work for you?"
Long Chong was asked today. He said
he did. An effort was .hen made to
explain to Long Chong that Lung
Tung was the alleged victim of two
crooks and that they were under ar
rest In Dayton. Long Chong however,
apparently became suspicious that this
announcement was merely a prelude
TO more trouble for the unfortunate
Lung Tung. After intimating that his
knowledge of English language was
limited he terminated the interview
by declaring that Lung Tung did not
work for him and he knew nothing
about him. Lung Tung remained in
obscurity throughout the interview,
but as the interviewer departed 4
flood of Chinese language broke in all
quarters Of the laundry.
Police Charge BlackmaiI
The Dayton police assert that for
sometime Heironimus and Patten
have made their headquarters at the
chop suey joint of Joe Lee, where they
have met Cinnamon from various
parts of western Ohio and eastern In
diana and have blackmailed them out
of large sums of money. representing
that they were immigration officers
and that unless they made settlements
with them they would have them de-
ported for alleged violations of the i'm
migration laws.
Joe Lee is said to have formerly
been leader of one of the notorious
tongs in the New York Chinatown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
D0RMITORY men FIX
TREE FOR CHILDREN
"Y" Residents Decorate Ey.
ergreen and Plan Program
of Stunts.

The dormitOry men of the Y. NJ. G.
A. will decorate the Christmas tree to
night for the entertainment which
they will give to about fifty boys to.
morrow evening
A royal good time is being planned
for the little fellows, and each will re-
ceive some useful gift when Santa
Claus assumes charge of the cere-
monies, as he has promised to do. One
of the men who is interested in a
large clothing store, has donated a
quantity of new outfits, and there
have been liberal donations of clothes
and gifts. A program full Of amuse-
ment will be given by the dorm men
who have plenty of talent among
their membership, and some of the
stunts are guaranteed to provoke lots
of laughter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
Change for Commuters.

Residents of East Germantown will
pay fifty-siX cents round trip to
Richmond instead of forty cents. The
round trip fare to Cambridge City will
be increased ten cents. 1t will cost
seven cents more to go to Jackson
Park and return to Richmond, than
the present round trip rate which is
given dancing parties in summer.
What arrangements will be made
about Communication tickets has not
been announced. There are several
hundred commuters from Conterville
and other stops west Of Richmond who
come here every morning to work, re-
turning in the evening to their homes
The commuters are now buying IS
books of five cent coupons.
The purchase of tickets will be in
sisted upon by the traction company.
Even for short rides. 1t will be neces-
sary to have tickets instead of cash
fare This is to relieve the conductor
of the necessity Of making penny
change to every passenger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

little hearts. Ragged knickerbockers
can be patched until nothing remains
but the belt line and patches, but
shoes must be discarded when they
wear out.
The little fellows and their sisters
used every subterfuge known to get
shoes. The common one was to go
to the woodshed and get out the pair
of shoes they wore out last winter.
Most of the children who received
shoes would not deign to wear foot
protection in the summer, this attitude
toward shoes being not a matter of
necessity, they claim, but an essen
tial to good, typical American child
hood.
Secretary Melpolder of the Central
Charity bureau, declares he has had
the most interesting job in Richmond,
it lasted only two days. Every
Continued on Page Eight)
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H|BBERD STUDENTS
ENTERTAIN PATRONS
Large Audience Attends
Christmas Program in
Which All Grades Perform

A large audience of parents and
friends attended the Christmas pro
gram given at Hibberd school Friday
afternoon. Each grade took part as
follows:
l A and B grades: Waiting for Santa
Claus, Maries Nordsiek and Kenton
k1mm; Slumber song, eight girls; :;
recitations. eight boys.
l A and 2 B grades: Recitation.
Our Christmas" Vivian Igelman: ::
play. "The Little Christmas Tree" five
pupils.
2 A and 3 B grades: Recitations,
SIX girls; play Santa Claus" four
pupils.
A and B grades: Dialogue, "A
Brewing of Brains," three pupils:
song, Wiegenlied, eight girls.
4 A and 5 B grades: Recitation,
"Jes' Fore Christmas song, Pass
Along Your Blessings" six boys;
songs, (a) Xmas Cradle Song, CO. The
Bethlehem Babe, five girls.
A grade: Play, "The Red Sohes,"
thirteen pupils.
A and B grades: German play,
The Little Red Hen," eleven pupils.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
HUNDRED PAIRS OF SHOES
MAKE YOUNGSTERS HAPPY
Poor Children Parade Main Street Newly Shod Trampng on
Toes of Weary Christmas Shoppers-Henry Godfinger
Makes Gift to Charity-Children Prove Worthness.

Did you see the dress parade on
Main street today?
Up and down Main street, lodging
past shoppers, singly and in groups of
two and threes, were sixty or seventy
small children. Happily they were
sliding over ice, where sliding was af-
forded, and in other places walking
with a gallant display os feet.
Black. with every shade up to white,
the whites being in the minority, their
faces shown with pleasure as they
skipped. trod on pedestrians toes, re-
tied their shoe strings and used other
methods of making their pedal extrem-
tiles the most prominent part of them.
They were showing off the new
shoes which Henry Goldfinger, owner
Of the Palais Royal, donated.
Donates New Shoes.
One hundred pairs of shoes to be
given to charity. This announcement
brought JOY to more than one hundred
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
QUAKER STAR GETS
CHANCE WITH YANKS

Ray Brubaker, the old Earlham star
of 1913 baseball team, who last year
was with the Bay City team in the
Southern Michigan league, was yester-
day purchased from that club by the
New York American league team for
tryout in the spring. Ray will coach
the Earlham squad for short while
and then go to the New York training
camp in the south.
He had a good year last season and
it was reported at one time that Co
miskey, manager of the Chicago
White Sox, had signed him to a con-
tract for the coming season with his
club but the deal fell through and now
he finds himself on the New York
club. He is fast as a streak on ground
balls around the short field and is
known as a slugger of no mean repute
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
FRENCH PARLIAMENT
MEETS TO DISCUSS
FINANCIAL MEASURE
Proposals of Government Elk.
pected to be Adopted by
Body Without Much Oppo-
sitiOn.
BY FRANKLIN p. MERRICk,
Staff Corresponds The International
leWs Service.

PARIS, Dec. 22.-The French gov
ernment has only one policy. That is
the prosecution of the war against
Germany until absolute victory has
been won, Europe liberated and peace
guaranteed.
Premier Rene Viviani set this forth
in emphatic fashion today when the
French senate and chamber of depu-
ties met in session to take steps for
the successful waging Of the conflict
The speech of the premier was in
terrupted many times by cheers.
Among the senators and deputies were
many who had returned from the
front, and attended the session in their
uniforms. The seats of those who
have been killed in battle were COW
cred with flowers and mourning in
sigma.
Full responsibility for the war plac-
ed on Germany by the premier, and
he declared that this was clear to
the world.
Speech of Premier.
The premier's speech vas a follows
"This communication is not the Gus
(COntlnued on page six
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
Temperature.

LOCAL~Fair and continued cold
Wednesday. followed by some cloudi-
ness.
GENERAL CONDITIONS-The cold
wave now covers most of the United
States excepting California and Flori-
da. Zero temperature extends as far
south as Oklahoma. High barometric
pressure south and west of the Great
Lakes is expected to cause continued
cold weather during the next twenty
four hours.
w. u. MOORE,
Weather Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
Granting of Petition Placed
Before Utilities Commits
sion Means Increased Rate
to Points Near City.
/. u. T. GETS RAISE
+. H. I. & E. Will Insist of
Purchase of Tickets for
All Stops to Avoid Penny
Change on Car.

The last remaining public utility in
Richmond which has not had hear.
ings before the public service com.
mission of Indiana to increase or de-
crease rates, the Terre Haute, India.
pany, will Join the others within a
short time in an effort to revise its
schedule of charges.
The traction company has filed a
petition with the public service com
mission which Is open for replies and
answers until Friday, January Is. Be
cause of the recent ruling in the In
diana Union Traction company case,
1t will be only short time, probably
Feb. I, until similar ruling goes into
effect for the T. Fl. |. and +. com
pany.
Asks Two.Cent Fare.
The petition Of the traction com
pany asks that a schedule charging
two cents mile for passenger traffic,
be sanctioned by the public service
commission and that fares now made
up of multiples of five cents be
abolished
This will mean that rates in Wayne
county VIII be slightly increased
There will be a five cents fare to
points within three miles of Rich
mond. At three miles the fare be-
comes six cents, four miles eight cents
and five miles ten cents. The three
and four mile charges are the only re-
ductions, the fare being ten cents
now.
The following changes will be made:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
CONVERT LINER

BREMEN, via Amsterdam, Dec %.
The North German Lloyd liner
Aachen has been converted in to a
cruiser and is now engaged in very
work, it is announced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
POSTPONE SESSION.

The clerks union will not meet to-
might a. most os the stores will remain
open, meeting probably will be
Ihel day night.
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The Weather

FOR INDIANA-Fair tonight and
Wednesday.
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CONTINUED on page six.)
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asss tcenHHued On Fsse :s4f&E !
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-24

that a service period be substituted
for the mileage basis of pay, basis
long in effect on practically all rail-
roads. Negotiations between commit
tees representing the railroads and the
enginemen eliminated in both of these
committees submitting revised propo-
sitions, the railroads Insisting upon a
modified form of their service
period and the enginemen insisting
upon retaining the mileage basis Of
pay and allowance for extra work
as in the past.
"(4) Upon submitting the matter
to the engineers, firemen and hostlers
employed on western railroads, it was
learned that by an almost unanimous
vote the proposition of the managers
was rejected and a-strike approved.
"(5) Upon the superstition that the
federal board of mediation and con-
Citation will propose arbitration, as
directed in the present federal law,
the enginemen will necessarily reject
any proposition to arbitrate, because
in all recent arbitrations railroads
have repudiated arbitration awards
and have not been bound thereby"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-24
CROP OUTLOOK
CAUSES CHEER
Chamber of Commerce of Unit.
ed States Reports Future
Looks Bright.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-1n re-
view Of agricultural business condi-
tions sent to it's members last night,
the chamber of commerce of the Unit
ed States emphasized the bright pros
poets for bumper crops this year and
reported general feeling of optim-
ism over what the future has in store
in spite of present depression in manu-
featuring, mining, lumber and rail-
road centers. The chambers conclu-
sions, prepared at the headquarters,
were based upon data gathered from
all parts of the country.
Optimism for Future.
ut is rather remarkable" said the
review, "that in most sections, even
in manufacturing sections where bust
ness conditions are at their worst,
there is much optimism of the imme-
date future, and a general feeling
that with normal crops there will be
very great improvement in all bust
this year.
Manufacturing Quiet.
Manufacturing is exceedingly quiet
throughout LHo country. MINING, Hear:
ly all kinds, suffers from strikes and
lack of demand. Lumber interests are
feeling the dearth of building, especi-
ally in small towns and in the country.
The railroads, because of decreasing
revenues and increasing expenses,
have cut down their forces as far as
possible, and laid off many trains, in
the interest Of economy. These con-
ditions have naturally bred much ap-
prehension, conservatism and pessi-
mism in districts where these indus
tries are the principal sources of rev.
enue to the inhabitants. This is par
ticularly true in the middle and New
England states and some Of the large
manufacturing centers of the west
and south.
Crop Situation Encouraging.
"Against these unfavorable condi.
tions, the situation of agriculture is
most encouraging, despite drouth con.
ditions that have prevailed more OF
less extensively in the spring and sum
mer in widespread sections. Widely
extended rains in the latter part oil
June and early in July have put {
new phase upon affairs"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-24
w. E.. LEE SPENDS
VACATION AT DULUTH

DULUTH, July 23.-W. E. Lee Of
Long Prairie, Republican nominee for
the governorship, is in the city-not
on a political mission, he says, but
to cool off and take a rest.
Mr.. Lee is staying at the CONNER
cial club while here, and says that he
will devote his time, for the two or
three days that he remains at the
Head of the Lakes, to recuperating
after his recent strenuous campaign,
and from the heat which has been in
flicted upon his part of the state and
on the Twin Cities, where the COVER
norship candidate spends much of his
time. No politics will be discussed ex-
cept incidentally, Mr.. Lee says, for he
wants to forget about it while he is
getting his second wind for the COM
ing campaign.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-07-24
PILOT WITHROW
LOSES LICENSE

ST. LOUIS, July 23.-After serv-
ing more than forty years as steam
boat pilot on the Mississippi, Stephen
E. Withrow, II years old, Of Momer,
MIMI, probably the oldest pilot on
river, has lost his license. It was re-
voked yesterday by United States
steamboat inspectors, who Investigate
ed the sinking of the excursion boat
Majestic, June 20, near St. Louis,
while Withrow was at the wheel. In
spectors Downs and Bower formally
notified the veteran pilot that his IL
cense was revoked in letter sent to
him at Homer, MINI. Their action was
based on charges preferred against
Withrow after an investigation into
the cause of the accident. He was
charged with carelessness, neglect and
inattention to duty while stationed at
his post of duty.