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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-11-19
FIRST OF ITS KIND BUILT
New American Dreadnought to Be Run
by Electricity.

Washington. Nov. 1.-THE super
dreadnought California, which will be
built at the New York navy yard, will
be the first electrically driven war
ship ever built. If electrification
proves as great success in the bat
tleship as it has in the collier Jupiter
it will mean the complete displace-
ment of the direct steam drive in flu
ture American warships, in the opin-
ion of naval officers.
This type of power for the big fight
err was authorized by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels at the recommendation
of Rear Admiral r. S. Griffin, chief
engineer of the navy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-11-19
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Wallingford
: In His Prime
. Ry GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
Copyright. 1913, by the Bobbs-
By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
Copyright. 1918, by the Bobbs-
Merrill Co.

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shrink from publicity. but since I can I.
what do you want for the BessIner
stock?'
1--WE are coming on" approved MIR.
Spooger, much gratifed. He had been
so eager as to be almost impatient.
II have ten shares of my own and
twenty-fiv shares that yesterday a.
cepted from clients Of mine to apply
ON mortgage payments that were in
arrears"
"Thirty-five shares" figured Wailinc-
ford in disappointed tone. us that
all?"
"That is all for the present." regret
fully admitted Mr.. Spooger. 1.-The
price will be $1o5."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-11-19

to say nothing of chickens and sucn
minor articles of inner comfort. filed
the yard, and at the center Of the
head table. f1anked by Walingford on
one side and Bessmer on the other,
stood Blackie Daw in his blacklist
Prince Albert. making a farewell
speech to his many friends in and
out of the factory and inviting them,
| one and all, to move to Tarryvllle, so
that they could vote for him for may
or on the reform ticket in the coming
fall.
1t was all very reassuring to the
only man in Oak Center who could
command over 100000 cash, and when
the final applause had subsidized the
three starred one bent with an ingrAti-
| ating smile over the back Of Walling-
ford's chair
! II have that stock for you" he hap
PLY contided. right here" and he tap
ped his bullying breast pocket.
oh yes. the stock!" returned WAL
ger. my firm has decided not to bother
with the Bessmer company" He
paused pacidly to watch Mr.. Spooger
clutching at his Adams apple so
last night before / went away l sold
what had purchased from you and
from others to Mr.. Daw."
Mr.. Spooger gripped his cuffs wildly
in both hands and pulled them out
arms length. "And you sold 1t to-
mev' he holly charged Blackie. ''Yon
never said a word about buying the
extra shares from Wallingford."
Tut, tut" demonstrated Blackie
kindly. You didn't tell me you in
tended to sell to Wallingford."
You fooled me!'' frothed Eli, turn
ing to the representative OF the trust
II don't want this stock"
'"Throw it away. them" advised Wal-
Iingford. I'D suggest that you keep
it, though. BY resolution adopted
almost unanimously last night Mr..
Bessmer has the right at any time
within the next ten years to purchase
1t at par. and l think he's going to
make some money"
THAT stocks worth all it cost YOU"
ste1nly declared Bessmer. who did not
vet understand how it had all happen
ed and never would. 1T may not pay
dividends for five years to come, BUT
will bring it to par value before
then"
did you help get me into this. WIN
Bessmer?" half shrieked Spooger. "lli
make it hot for you: Remember.
hold majority OF stock!'
"You can help vote to repaper the
office or to adopt pink stationery, but
that's about ALL" Blackie Informed
him. "rhe constitution of Mr. Bess-
mer's company. amended at our regu-
lar stockholders meeting last night.
when you owned no stock gives him
the final say in the management anos
direction of the concern for the next
ten years."
"rhat's one of the reasons my monop-
oily did not care for the stock suayely
explained Wallingford. chuckling about
something or other.
Its a swindle!" yelled Spooger, pur
pie with rage.
Blackie Daw arose and confronted
VIII. pale WIFI OulIdseu hltiSlldlioll.
"A repetition of that charge and
>hal sue You for libel" he warned.
PUT him out!' shouted the express
nan indignantly.
Seven men arose to their feet. and
then the whole crowd got up. Spooger
did not wait
"Gentlemen," said Blackie Daw.
bowling his thanks will some one
kindly hand me my saXophone"
THE END.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-11-19
COTTON EXCHANGE RESUMES
important Step Toward Resumption Of
Normal Conditions

New York, Nov. 1.-THE cotton eX-
change has opened for business.
It was the first time business had
been done on the exchange since the
suspension on July 80 caused by the
European war.
The market was steady at the OPEN
ing and the feeling was hopeful. The
first trade was in December 7.45, COM
pared with 1875 when business was
suspended The price conceded with
expectations.
Brokers termed the opening one Of
the most important steps toward the
resumption of normal business since
the war began
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
CINCINNATI R0BBER
TALKS TO POLICE:
FLEES FROM CITY
Joseph Draper, Wanted for
Bank Burglary and As
sault, COnverses With Pa
trOlman.

JOSeph Draper, wanted in Clncln-
natl on a charge of having robbed a
bank and beaten young woman book
keeper almost to death, is not in Rich
mOnd now" said Chief Goodwin to-
day, 80 if he commits suicide today,
as he threatened to do in letter to
his wife which was intercepted by the
Cincinnati police, it will not be in this
city,
Chief Goodwin said that Draper was
in Richmond Wednesday and Thurs
day last week and one police officer
talked with him. At that time, how
ever. the description and photograph
of Draper sent out by the Cincinnati
authorities had not been received at
local police headquarters. After the
receipt of this information the police
at once made search for Draper but
he had left town. Chief Goodwin says
that since Draper has been in Rich
mond his wife has received a letter
from him mailed in Kentucky town.
Weil-known in City.
Draper was welEknown by local en-
ployes of the G. & O. railroad having
at one time been an engineer on that
road, coming through Richmond every
day and spending much of his time
here.
Shortly after the robbery of the
Winton Place Savings bank at Cincin-
natl. Dec. ., Draper was sen in Rich
mond and a railroad man reported the
fact to the police at that time. A
wrong description of Draper was fur
nished, however, SO Draper escaped ar
rest When the description of Draper
sent out by the Cincinnati police was
received last Friday Patrolman Vogel-
song Immediately recognized him as a
man with whom he had been talking
the day before.
In a dispatch from Cincinnati today
it was stated that Draper in a letter
to his wife which the police intercept
ed announced his intention of cheat
ing the law by taking his own life
Monday, SO that Mrs. Draper could
realize on an insurance policy he car
ried. The policy he carries expires to-
day and Draper stated that he hoped
to end his life in such way as to
make it appear that his death was ac-
cidental
Draper robbed the Cincinnati bank
at noon when the only employe on
duty was Miss Gertrude BALI. He
struck her over the head three or four
times with an iron bar and then fled
with $233 he took out of the counter.
Miss BALI is near death at the Cincin-
natl city hospital.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
EAGLES GET SANTA
TO HELP At TREE
Committee Invites Poor Chill
dren and Arranges for
Giant Evergreen.

A letter from Santa Claus was read
at the meeting Of the Eagles Christ
mas entertainment committee yester-
day, saying that he would be present
Christmas afternoon to assume charge
of the Christmas entertainment which
the Eagles are giving for the poor chill
dren of the city.
An invitation has been extended to
every child who can have no Christ
mas cheer at home to come to the Ea-
gles' hall Christmas afternoon. There
will be toys of all sorts. dolls that shut
their eyes, and say papa" and
mamma" candy, oranges and pop
corn enough to feed a small army
Santa Claus will hand out the gifts
and the children can rest assured that
he will not forget anyone, members of
the lodge say
Several letters have been received
by the committee from children who
wish to be remembered. One little
girl showed that the real Christmas
spirit had touched her heart, when she
wrote: Il don't need anything much
for myself, but there is a family of
children living close to me that won't
have any Christmas if you don't take
care of them, and do so much want
them to have something"
The committee made arrangements
yesterday to purchase the big tree this
week and begin decorating it as soon
as it is put in place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
British Underwater Craft
Slips Through Dardanelles
and Torpedoes Battleship
Behind Mine Field.
600 MEN ON BOARD
Forts Open Fire But Daring
Destroyer Escapes Bonn
bardment and Regains In
ternatiOnal Fleet.
By HERBERT TEMPLE,
European Manage The International
News Service

NSWS oSFvICS.
LONDON, Dec. 14.-The British SUBJ
marine Bill, attached to the Interna-
tional war fleet, which has been bonn
harding the Turkish forts at the west
ern entrance of the Dardanelles, has
forced a passage of that waterway by
diving beneath the mine fields with
which it is lined, and torpedoed the
Turkish battleship Messudieh.
The Messudieh, which carried a
crew of six hundred men, was sinking
rapidly by the stern when the daring
submarine withdrew
News of this bold sea raid, the first
submarine attack Of Importance that
has been made since the war began,
was announced by the admiralty
throught the government press bureau
today.
Avoids Sea Mines.
The BIZ, which is commanded by
Commander Holbrook of the royal
navy, was compelled to feel her way
among the strong and treacherous
currents of the narrow Dardanelles
and to dive beneath five rows of
mines. At the point where the raid
was made the Dardanelles is lined
with powerful forts equipped with nu-
merous batteries of heavy guns.
The Messudieh, which is believed to
have had German naval officers on
board, had been detailed to guard the
mine field, and was lying in what the
Turks thought was perfect security,
behind the mines and beneath the pro-
tecting gums of the forts.
AS soon as the torpedo was fired,
and Commander Holbrook saw that it
CT re- oil a
craft began a retreat at full speed
for the open water, but not before the
guns in the forts set up violent can
nonade.
Messudieh Old Ship.
The official statement issued here
says:
although pursued with gun fire and
torpedo boat destroyers, the Bill was
able to return to the fleet in safety.
She had been. submerged for nine
hours. When last seen the Messudieh
was sinking rapidly by the stern"
The MeSsudieh was a 17-knOt iron
clad of the old type, having been built
in 1874. In 1903 she was remodeled
however, in the Genoa shipyards, and
up-to-date alterations made. She was
315 feet long, SO feet wide and regis
tered 10000 tons. Her armament con
sisted of two 9-inch guns, twelve 6
inch guns, fourteen 3-inch guns, ten
6-pounders and two 3-pounders.
The Bill was built in 1906 and has
been attached to the British naval de
! pot at Anita. She is 135 feet long, 1:
feet wide and displaces 313 tons under
water. She registers a speed of 1:
knots, carries two torpedo tubes anG
has crew of fifteen men. The com
mander of the Bill, Commander Nor
man D. Holbrook, has been elevated
from a lieutenancy since the war be
gan. He has commanded the Bill
since December 80, 1913
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
VOSSLER REPORTS
FIVE INCHES SNOW
DURING LAST WEEK

Last weeks average minimum tenn
perature of two degrees below freeZ-
ing. reported today by the cooperative
government weather observer, Walter
Nossler, was within three degrees of
the average maximum, making what
many declared was a week of ideal
winter weather. The highest tempera-
ture was 40, with % as the lowest.
There was little more than five
inches of snow all week. On Sunday
and Monday Of last week, the finish Of
the rain of the week before, was
brought about by a drop in tempera-
ture. On Tuesday when it began snow
ing, the high and low temperatures
were "a and 80.
On no day was the range Of temper
ature greater than six degrees. The
high average was 33, and the low av-
erage was 80 for the week 1t was
warm enough to keep the snow soft.
The snow melted was equal to about
half-inch Of rainfall, but this did no
good in filling wells.
The temperature for each day last
week follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
Measure Includes Rider Re-
ducing Mileage of Con-
gressmen From 20 Cents to
5 Cents.
SALARIES CED
Postoffice and Pension Bu-
reau Feel Effect of New
Saving Policy of the Law
Givers.
TBY LEASED WiRE.1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The ad-
ECONOMY policy is
maintained in the legislative and judi.
cial appropriation bill reported to the
house today by the appropriation COM
mittee. The estimates were cut con-
sistently all down the line.
Although the bill carries $2,2S1 900
for an agricultural census. an item not
ed today is not greatly above that of
last session.
Including the allowance for the cen
sus, the bill carries S3S,744,7335O a
cut of approximately $1,9S2,O 900 in the
estimates submitted. The amount ap-
propriated last year was $37 ,625, ,7S9.
The committee also economical a
bit at its own expense. 1t inserted a
legislative rider providing that here
after member of congress shall receive
only five cents per mile going TO and
returning from the sessions. The
present allowance is twenty cents per
mile each way.
A big fight will be waged over this
recommendation The senate last year
defeated the efforts of the house to
cut the allowance to five cents. Re
ductiOnS in the force of the pension OF
flee and the postoffice department are
the principal salary saving items in
the bill. Mr.. Burleson informed the
committee that there had been a re-
duction of the department and that the
bill carries for the fiscal year fewer
salaries. A reduction of SO places was
made in the pension office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
EATON WOMAN, SO,
HELPS. GET SPREAD
Mrs. Christian Wesco, Pion-
eer of Eaton Town, Cele-
. brates Anniversary.

EATON, O., Dec. 14.-Celebrating
her ninety-third birthday anniversary,
Mrs. Christena Wesco, among the old
est residents of Eaton and Preble
county entertained a. number of rela-
tives Sunday at her home on East
Main street. Despite her many long
years, Mrs. Wesco is not seriously
handicapped and assisted in preparing
the big spread enjoyed.
She enjoys remarkable health and
appears no older. now than she did
twenty years ago. Save for her de-
fective hearing, she has maintained
all her faculties. When the woman
with her husband, the late Reuben
Wesco, came to Eaton they erected in
the timber the house in which she
now resides. This dates back about a
half century. During the years that
have followed she has noted the build
of the city and the progress made
along all other lines, and she now
admits that she can hardly believe
that SO many years have passed. She
bids fair to round out full century
She Is the mother of five children.
They are: Jonathan Wesco, with
whom she resides; Marion j. Wesco,
near Eaton; Mrs. Barbara Sample,
wife of DR.. r. Sample, of Eaton; Clara
White, wife of DR.. o. F. White, of
Dayton, and Mrs. Maria Waters, also
residing in Dayton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
100000 GERMANS
ON WARSAW DASH
Heavy Snow Storms Fail to
Deter Drive on Polish
Capital.
By FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY,
Staff Correspondent The international
News Service.

PETROGRAD, Dec. 14.-Through
great snowdrifts in the region west of
Warsaw, the Germans are hurting 500,-
900 men upon the Russian line in the
greatest attempt that has ever been
made to open the way to the capital
of Poland. They are making night
and day attacks, but all have been
repulsed. the Army Messenger states,
and the Russians have maintained
their positions without change.
In the Mlawa region, where the
Russians are making a drive toward
the Thorn-Soldau front, the Germans
have been forced to retire at several
points, from ten to twenty-five miles
before dashing raids of the czar's cav
airy. The Army Messenger states that
as result of the retirement of the
pulses they have suffered on the
Glowno How line, Warsaw is once
more free from danger, though at one
time the evacuation of the city was
considered.
In analyzing the situation the Army
Messenger says today:
The Germans are meeting with enor-
nous difficulties in their continued at
tacks west of Warsaw. We continue
to hold Lowicz, around which fighting
has centered for a week. The Germans
there have attacked night and day,
only to be driven back by our artillery
fire"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
.EARLHAM CHAMPS
MEET PENNY'S FIVE
Promise to Give HOoverI
Bonds First Real Battle of
Season.

The Hoover-Bond basket ball team
will go up against the champion fresh
man team on the Earlham gym floor.
The freshies lineup will include such
men as Morrisch, the husky center on
the football team. Herbie Logan, who
played on the varsity team last fall,
Meeks and Slater. All of these boys
are expected to make the varsity
squad and at least two Of them are
expected to land regular positions.
So far Penny's team has had rather
easy sailing with the teams across the
river. They will have to go some" to
get away with the game tonight. The
H.-B.'s will use their regular lineup.
They play the curtain raiser at the
Coliseum Friday night with the fast
DAYTON Standards.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14

would you object if you looked on
the reverse side of a wine list and
saw:
Methodist Martins
"Catholic Cocktails
Presbyterian Scotch Whisky"
This is the argument S. Edgar Mich
olson, editor Of the American Friend
and chairman of the Friends Legisla-
tive and Temperance board, used with
the house and senate patents commit
tee and the house judiciary committee
OF congress last Friday and Saturday.
when he was given hearing on the
two Quaker bills which have been in
troduced into congress-
Mr.. Nicholson said today that he be-
lieves the members of the two com
mittees are friendly to the two bills
One of them relates to the use of re-
ligious denomnational names and
terms by which religious denomina-
tions are commonly known. forbidding
the copyrighting of either for CONNER
cial purposes. The other bill prevents
interstate shipping of goods bearing
religious denomination names or nick
names.
THE name of QuakerS has been Sc
cured through suffering and hardship
and has received it's reputation from
the strict honesty of the members of
the church," Mr.. Nicholson told the
congressman. IF you members of 9TH
er denominations saw advertised in
tOxicating liquors bearing the name of
the church to which you belong, You
would recommend the passage of
bill in ten minutes, prohibiting such
usage
The honesty of the Quakers is be-
ing commercialized for private gain"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
NEED COUNTY RACK
FOR TIEINC HORSES
NEAR COURT HOUSE
Anderson Asks Commission
ers for Accommodations
for Farmers Who Trade in
Richmond.

A return to the old trading days
when the farmer. who did not know
what a self-propelled carriage was.
drove his team to town on Saturday
only and sometimes only every three
or four Saturdays. hitched his horses
on the court house square and did his
purchasing and social visiting in the
stores and taverns surrounding the
county building, is the idea of Albert
Anderson, county commissioner from
the eastern district.
The court house has always been
the center of the city houses before
city buildings were thought of. as
things necessary for the administra-
tion of city government. All the emf
nent men could be found at the court
house and all the good fellows in the
taverns or inns close by the court
house
Like Court House.
When Centerville's court house was
taken from her by force, all except the
buildings themselves, the location of
the new court house at the corner of
Fourth and Main streets was regarded
as central. Then the business center
began its eastward march and by the
time the present half million dollar
structure was erected and dedicated
TO the citizens of the county. the
banks and most important stores were
several squares away.
Commissioner Anderson says that
the country people have a different
feeling towards the court house than
residents of a city. The country
people are attached to no munich ipal-
ity and are chiefly affected by affairs
administered from the county building.
But when the new court house was
erected, one thing was neglected.
hitching racks.
Proposes Hitch Racks.
Mr.. Anderson suggested Saturday
at the commissioners meeting that
the farmers be given some accommo-
datiOns. He did not present any de-
tailed plan of making the court house
again drawing card for the farmers.
but as starter. he said he would
build hitching racks along the Third
street side.
The automobile and interurban have
cut down the number of horse drawn
vehicles which enter the city for trad
ing and social purposes on Saturdays
but there are still sufficient to make
a county hitch rack look popular. He
also suggested that the half square
from Main street to the Fourth street
entrance be left for an automobile
parking place but later extended this
to include the entire square on Fourth
street.
The commissioners have not taken
up the idea as yet for action, but
probably will do SO at a later meet
ing room on the third floor of the
court house may be set aside for "a
farmers meeting room.