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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14

Nearly one hundred interested and
enthusiastic men and women met Sun.
day afternoon at the Commercial club
rooms and perfected plans for the Mu.
nicipal Christmas Tree celebration to
be held at the Coliseum next Sunday
evening for the benefit of the city's
poor children. They are assured the
happiest Christmas in all their young
and none too happy lives.
Wednesday morning at S:4J O'Clock
the forty or fifty members of the So
liciting committee, of which Louis S.
Bowman is chairman, will meet at the
Commercial club and at o'clock they
will start out on a two hours canvass
of the business sections to secure
money. candy. fruits, nuts, cookies and
toys. At IL o'clock they will all as
Semble at the city building.
McNaIiy Takes Money.
What money has been collected will
be turned over to Sergeant McNally:
those who promise to contribute
money later in the week will also send
their contributions to Sergeant Nc
Nally. What candy, toys, etc, is prom
ised to the solicitors should be sent to
the city building as soon as possible
in no event later than Thursday, be-
cause II must all be placed in sacks
preparatory for distribution.
A special committee will visit the
factories and every lodge in the city
is represented on the committee. Miss
Edna Johnson of the Federation OF
Women's clubs, was appointed TO the
committee and instructed to name her
own assistants to secure the co-opera-
tion of the various women's organiza-
tions in this worthy movement.
Santa Will Parade.
The program committee. of which
Charles W. Jordan is chairman. an
nounced after its meeting that the en-
ercises would be brief but impressive
and befitting the occasion. Previous
to the opening of the celebration San
ia Claus will have triumphant pa
rade along Main street. The Rich
mond City band which has donated its
services without charge. will furnish
the music. some minister will open
the program with prayer. Mayor Rob
bins will make a brief address.
Christmas carol will be sung by
chorus of little girls. and two bows will
recite Christmas selections. Then the
goodies will be distributed.
The decoration committee VIII ar
range the stage in a most attractive
manner. featured by a Christmas tree
twenty feet high and illuminated with
five hundred various colored electric
lights.
Santa to Use Chimney.
Back of the trees will be a big fire
place and a chimney and the commit
tee confidently expects that Santa
Claus will enter the building through
the big chimney. The building Is to be-
beautifully decorated
The gift distribution committee. of
which Mrs. II. l.. Monarch Is chairman,
arranged to distribute many OF the
TOYS some time after the celebration at
homes where they will be most well
coined This committee has = large
list of children who will get no Chris
mas playthings unless arrangements
are made to send toys contributed to
the committee to their homes.
ANY people who have good second
hand toys can send them to the city
building at any time and they will be
most welcome.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
DRESDEN STILL FREE
D0DCES BIG FLEET
TBY LEASED WIRE,1

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. IA wire.
less message received here reporting
the German cruiser Dresden had ar.
rived at Punta Arenas in the strait of
Magellan also brought the information
that the warship, which had fled to
Santa Cruz. after the engagement of
Falkland Islands had steamed $50
miles down the Argentina coast, keep
ing we'll within the neutral three mile
limit.
In order to escape being dismantled
and interned until the end of the war
the Dresden would have been compell-
ed to leave Santa Cruz Immediately
after her arrival.
Since the report was received of
the arrival Of the Dresden at Punta
Arenas belief has sprung up here that
the man-of-war which was reported
aground off Port Galliegor yesterday
may have been the Prinz Eitel-Fried-
erich.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
French Move in Direction of
Str0nghOlds of Metz,
Strassburg and Muelhau-
sen.
II MILES FROM METZ
Anglo-French Generals Hope
to Force Retreat of Center
by Massing Against Ends
of Line.
BY FRANKLIN p. MERRiCk,
staff Correspondent for International
News Service,

PARIS, Dec. 14.-Beginning with
rigorous demonstrations the French
holding the allies right wing has
assumed the offensive all along the
nne and progress is being made in the
direction of the three principal Ger
man strongholds on the AlsatianLor
.aine front, namely Metz, Strassburg
md Muelhausen.
Evacuation of st. Mihiel by the Ger
mans is imminent as a result of the
progress Of the French in the fores,
Of LaPretre. where they are menacine
the invaders line of communication
with Metz.
The French are within twelve miles
Of the outer forts at Metz, twenty
miles from the fortress at Moulsheim
which is one Of the works in the outer
ring defending Straussburg, and are
within eight miles of the Notifications
defending Muelhaussen on the west
side.
Furious Fighting.
"FightinS is becoming more furious
all along the line and in West Fland
ers the battle RACES necessarily.
The offensive of the French and
British is being pursued on both ends
of the 800 miles battle line with more
vigor than it is in the center. General
Joffre and Field Marshal Sir John
French believing that they can compe,
the retreat of the German center by
exerting more and more pressure on
both flanks of the German triangle.
"According to official dispatches
from the front all efforts of the Ger
mans to regain lost ground in front OF
Ypres, in the Argonne, on the heights
of the Meuse. and in Alsace have been
repulsed with heavy losses.
Battle to Gain Road.
Around Cirrey. east of the Meurthe
valley, the French have extended their
lines and the fighting in this region
especially near Senons, have been
very hot with the St Die-Luneville
road as the prize. The French now
claim to hold both upper and lower
Aspach, west Of Muelhausen. The
French forces south of Thanh are
only eight miles from the new forti
fications which the Germans built
around the western side Of Muel
hansen after the French We're driven
out in the early stages Of the war.
Northwest of Pont-A- Mousson, be
tween Rezonville and Beaumont there
have been fierce artillery duels. The
French have massed fresh detatch
ments there, reckoning that the Ger
mans had weakened their lines by
sending trOODS into Belgium anC
Poland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
KNIGHT TO PRISON

Obed knight. blind tiger operator
and chicken thief, was taken to Mich
igan City penitentiary today to sta>'t
a sentence of one to eight years for
petit larceny.
Clarence Blair was arrested today by
Sheriff Bayer charged with wife de-
sertion. He will be arraigned this
week: his wife acting as the proceut-
ing witness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
GERMANS IN DENIAL
OF RUSS VICTORIES

BERLIN, Dec. IA. (By Wireless)--
Light French attacks on part of our
positions in the Meuse and Vosges re-
gions have been easily repulsed," says
an official report from headquarters
issued here at o'clock this afternoon.
The official report adds:
"There is nothing of Importance
from either the Prussia or southern
Poland in the eastern war theatre. In
northern Poland our operations are
taking their normal course
The report declares that the official
announcement Of successes by Rus
slams southwest of Cracow on Dec II
and by French troops on Dec 12
against the German batteries at Vailly
are "inventions"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
STEVENS TO START
TWENTIETH Term
AS SOCIETY HEAD
Horticultural Body Elects
Officers and Considers
Merging Club With Colum-
bian Farmers Association.

For the twentieth time the Wayne
County Horticultural society, which is
starting on its sixtieth year of activity,
elected Jesse Stevens president. 9th
er officers who were selected at the
annual meeting Saturday afternoon at
the court house were: Mrs. Minnie
Wright, secretary: Walter Ratlift, vice
president; r. Evans Kenworthy, treas
urer.
The executive committee is COM
posed: Of the following members
Jesse Stevens, Thomas Jessup, Thorn
as Elleman, William Macy, Mrs. Dick
inson, Anna Darlington, Minnie
w 'ght. Eliza Stevens and Essie Bur-
CESS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
NOTE SUBSCRIBERS

installation of new presses and
stereotyping equipment in the new
Palladium building. will cause the
paper to be late for several even
tngs. The mechanical department
is handling the unusually heavy
Christmas business handicapped
by the fact that the stereotyping
equipment and the press are still
at the old plant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
Mrs. Christman Rehearses
Chorus for Municipal Ex-
ercises in Coliseum Next
Sunday Evening.
SANTA HEADS PARADE
Canvassing Committee Will
Make Systematic Visits to
Business Houses Early
Wednesday Morning.
Mrs George ChriSfman who has

Mrs. George Christman. who has
charge of training a chorus of lit
tie girls between the ages OF eight
and twelve years to sing at the Mu-
nicipal Christmas Tree exercises
next Sunday evening, requests that
any little girl who desires to be a
member of this chorus meet at the
Commercial club rooms at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, when a Christ
mas carol will be rehearsed She
wants large number of little
misses who are willing to help in
this way to bring Christmas JOY to
their less fortunate school and
playmateS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
CAPTURES RED FOX
HagerstOwn Hunter Makes
Fine Catch.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Dec. IA
Elmer McGrew, living three miles
east of HagerstOwn, was exhibiting on
the streets Saturday morning one of
the largest and finest Red Fox pelts
that had been seen here for many
years He had killed it near Milton
Friday and intends to have it made
into fur neck piece for his wife. Mr..
McGrew is an experienced hunter. this
being the ninth fox he has captured
in the last eight years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
CHRISTIANS MAKE
CREENV|LLE TRIP

The Central Christians vii! figure
in a big entertainment "Wednesday
night when they go TO GreenVille for a
return game of basketball. AS part
of the evenings events the Boston
college girls, who are touring the coun-
try, will play the Greenville city team.
The Boston girls have lost but two
games A dance will follow:
The Centrals will line up as follows:
Brown, z; Won Pein, G: Kennedy, c;
Wilcoxen. f: Hale, t. Three substitutes
will make the trip.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
COLD HITS CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND, O.. Dec. 16.-Snow
which began falling yesterday envelOp-
ed the city in blizzard last night and
inausurated Cleveland's first real Win
ter weather. The temperature fell to
II degrees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
The Weather
FOR iNDlANA-Fair tonight and
Tuesday,; not SO cold Tuesday.
MOORE'S FORECAST.

LOCAL CONDITIONS-Fai tonight.
Temperature about zero or below;
Tuesday fair.
Rocky mountain storm which caused
Sundays snow is moving rapidly
southwark toward the Carolinas 1t
probably will cause freezing weather
in Northern Florida.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
MERCURY FALLS
TO TWO ABOVE
AS SNOW STOPS
Cold Wave Sweeps Country
in Wake of Two-Day Fall
of SnOw-ZerO at Indian
apOlis.

With the temperature at 2 degrees
above zero, Richmond shivered in real
winter weather this morning and ad-
mitted the approach of Christmas.
The cold wave followed snow which
fell all day Saturday and Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14

1t is expected that congress will
take action on the report presented by
Secretary of Commerce Redfield to
the Maritime Exchange on the Coast
and Geodetic Survey, the Lighthouse
Service, Steamboat Inspection and the
Bureau of Navigation, conducted by
the Federal department of which he is
heard. Describing the equipment of
the Coast Survey as antiquated and
the other branches as undermanned,
Redfield predicted succession of
marine disasters as a result for the
broken down system, since it refuses
to appropriate money enough to main
tain the service at the proper stand
ard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
DAKOTA HOLDS RECORD.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.--Below zero
weather was recorded in d dozen west
ern and central west states this morn
ing. The real winter weather of the
year pursued down from Manitoba
and a blizzard ragged over some sec
tions Of the south. Devils Lake, n. d.
with a temperature of IS degree below
zero.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
SUES ON ESTATE

John Wolfe filed a claim in circuit
court against the estate of Isaac
Huck, who committed suicide last year
at Centerville, asking an allowance of
S353 for money he loaned Houck and
for farming implements he gave him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
HUGGINS TO STICK
IBY LEASED WIRE.1

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 14-Miller
James Higgins, manager of the st.
Louis Nationals, has signed contract
to continue in that capacity during the
1915 and 1916 seasons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14

On Tuesday the snowfall was 4.2
inches. On Wednesday 3 inch fell,
and on Thursday there vase 6 ir
About one-tenth of an inch fell on
Friday and Saturday. 1t was cloudy
all week until Saturday, when the
sun shown for short time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
WAVE GRIPS SOUTH.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. II
Freezing temperatures with snow fur
ries prevailed over the Gulf section to-
day, in the first full grown blizzard
of the winter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
FOOT OE SNOW FALLS.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Dec. 14.-More
than foot Of snow fell on the level
and huge drifts piled up in the hol-
lows, yesterday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
sNOW STOPS rRAFEIc.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-lTp state rail
way lines are partially crippled as a re-
suit of n blizzard last swept the north
ern part Of New York during the night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
Drops Below Zero.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 14.-The
first below zero weather Of the season
arrived in Indianapolis today. At s
o'clock the mercury stood one below
zero.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-14
Nicholson Asks Congressman
If They Care to See Name
of Their Church on a Wine
List.
BILLS MEET FAVOR
Richmond Man Believes
Congress Will Protect Re-
ligiOus Creeds From Use as
Trade Marks.

Would you object if you looked on
the reverse side of wine list and
saw:
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-05
MAYORS MEDALLION PROC
LAMATION.

In accordance with the an
nouncement of the Governor re-
questing the Mayors CT all cities
and towns to issue proclamations
setting aside this date as, Lorisi-
ana Medallion Day, Mayor Fon-
telieu issued his proclamation at
the last meeting Of the City
Trustees. The purpose of the
movement is to have every pat.
movement is to have every pa
triotic citizen purchase a Medal
lion to help make the. Louisiana
Exhibit at the San Francisco
Fair a creditable one. No better
movement to raise funds could
have been started and we feel
assured the good people Of New
Iberia will do their share to-
wards the undertaking..
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-05
THIS WOMAN WAS
VERY UNHAPPY
Physically and Mentally Worn
Out-TeIIs How Nervous
ard Crying Spells Were
Ended by VinoE.

Monmouth, Ill.:-'I was weak, worn
out and nervous. / had no appetite and
was getting SO thin and discouraged,
one day l just broke down and cried
when friend came in and asked me
what was the matter. / told of my
condition and how nothing took seemed
to do me any good Vinol was suggested.
l got bottle and before it was half
gone l could eat and sleep well. I
continued its use and now my friends
say look ten years younger, and am
well, healthy and strong. l wish l
could induce every tired-out, WORKOUT,
nervous woman to take Vinol. Mrs.
HARRIET GALE, Monmouth, III.
Thee are many over ed, tired
crt ccrevorn, nervous women in this
vicinity who need tn9 strengthening,
tissue building, and viUsli2irg effects of
mol, OF delicious COG liver and iron
tonic, and 30 sure are we that it will
build them up and make them strong
that we offer to return their money
if it fails to benefit.
Vinol is delicious preparation of the
extract of cod liver oil and peptonate OF
iron end contains no oil.
,hn r TAYLOR a Bro. New Iberia. La
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-05
YOU MAY BEGIN WITH Us
AT ONCE.

Our students are with us, from
many different states and they
do not 90 home for the holidays
owing to the great distance, there
fore, we have no vacation and
new students may enroll any day
and do. splendid work, right
through the holidays. The adj
vantage Of enrolling now instead
Of january LIST is, the sooner you
enter, the. sooner you will be
thru and holding a. good posi-
ton. Second, and you get the
advantage Of selecting better
boarding, place before the big
January crowd gets in. Our
school is like a big bank or mer
camille establishment it runs
thru out. the year, we are al
ways well organized and ready
for new business, rendering the
same service thru out the year.
Practic allv every student gets
Individual. instruction; he is not
held back by slow students or
crowded too fast by bright ones /;
he goes just as fast as his ability
will permit. Should be happen
to be slow or backward in his
work, he is not embarrassed by
others knowing how he is getting
along, for under this individual
method of instruction. they Have
no way Of finding out. With
our methods of individual in
struction,, and orr own copy
righted systems, we are demon
strating to young people that it
is useless: to attend a commercial
school teaching other systems
and requiring from seven to ten
months to- finish the course, if
they ever finish, when they can
finish with us in half th9 time
at half the cost and be more eff
ficient, get a better salariad po-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-05
DOING OF THE POLICE JURY

The Police Jury held it's re2u-
lar monthly meeting last Thurs
day. The regular routine work
done, and as usual, much time
taken up in discussing the road
problem to which the present
Jury has devoted so much OF its
attention. 1t is unfortunate that
the revenues of the Parish will
not permit the carrying OFT OF
the sevela al projects Of road
building contemplated. Good
roads are not only needed to add
to the comforts Of travel, but are
essential to the welfare of COM
munity. We well recall the de-
plorable state Of affairs IN New
Iberia during the winter OF 1911
1912 when. for months the farm
ers were denied admittance to
New iberia by wretched roads. 1t
would be well for US to keep this
experience in mind. and to JOIN
the Police Jury in concerted
effort to raise funds necessary
for the accomplishment Of the ex-
cellent plans devised for the con
s1ruction and maintenance OF a
perfect system of highways to
serve for all times.
Mr.. Walter Y. Kemper who
has been busy for the past month
receiving the tax rolls with the
view of placing thereon proper
ties omitted by the Assessor
Submitted a list showing that
values amounting to $2o2,223.00
have. been escaping taxes for sev-
eral years, depriving the Parish
of an annual income Of $2,322.23.
This list was accepted by the
jury filed with the Tax Coltec-
tor with instructions to enforce
the collection of these taxes for
the current year. as well as for
the past three years which the
law requires shall be paid by de-
linquents. The laxiety Of these
property holders in bearing their
lust burden of taxation is one OF
the contributing causes to the
shortage Of funds: and should
be guarded against by the officers
whose duties require them to en-
force the payment of taxes:
Motion says: Some Candy
line. Toe to $40.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-05
THE MOSS TABASCO INTER.
ESTS SOLD OUT.

Last week witnessed the cul-
miration of one Of the biggest
sales ever recorded in the Par
ish, the taking over Of the New
Iberia Tabasco Pepper Company
Of this City by the McIlhenny
Company of Avery Island. The
company which bore the name OF
Mr.. c. P. Moss as its president
was started by him some four
teen or fifteen years ago and
prospered to such an extent that
its products were found in almost
every city in the United States
as we'll as many foreign countries.
For the past six years however
there was much litigation as to
the rights Of the New iberia con-
Germ to use the word TabascO
which resulted in the highest
Courts awarding the New Iberia
concern several favorable deci-
sions and some heavy damages
which had to be paid by the Nc
Ilhennv Company. This sale
wipes out all further controv-
.ersies now pending in the highee
Courts which will be dropped by
the Moss interests. Dame rumor
has it that Mr.. Moss will engage
in the canning factory business
on large scale, which We hope
will prove true. The loss of the
Tabasco plant here will be keen
! ly felt by many for the present,
but if it superseded by canning
factory there will be no COM
plant. Mr.. Moss has the good
wishes of all of our citizens for
his thrift and enterprise and
/ public spiritedness as "a citizen
and we hope ere long to be able
! to announce to our readers that
what we now consider our loss,
will in reality be our gain.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-12-05
ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICES

! The crstom annually Of the
New Iberia Lod2e B. P. O. EilIs,
No. 554 holding memorial services
over their departed brothers Will
be carried out in ALI its solennlty
tomorrow afternoon, December
9th at four O'Clock ia their spa
cious meeting room by the officers
and members Of that worthy
charitable and benevolent Asso-
citation. The program as ar
ranged is as follows:
Invocation .... Rev. A. S. Lutz
Lead Kindly Knight ....~....
Elks Chorus
The Order and its Dead 49,.
...........-W Walter J. Burke
Vocal Solo 49,, Miss May Darby
Eulogy Judge V. }. Sriltn
Violin Solo Miss Ello Cel:aG1;
Accompanied by Misses Laurence
Broussard and Sis Renoudet~
Benediction Rev. !. NJ. Langlols
Since the year 1904 New he
ria Lodge has had strichri from
it's active roster, twenty-five wor-
tay members de to death, the
last being the late Frank }. Mes
tayer and all Of -hen being cltl-
zens who stood high in the c,m-
munities where they resided,
most of them being natives aud
residents of New Iberia. TIE
list is as follows: Geo. L. Della
houssaye, died Feb. %. 1904:
William B. Gray died Oct. 10,
1905; Henry E. Suberbielle died
May 20, 1906; L. A. Mckinnon
died Sept. II, 1906; Gilbert Bo-
min died March 9, 1907; J. War
rem Shelby, died June "A, 1907;
James R. Dampier, died Jan. Ii,
1908: John Broussard died Aug.
5, 1908; Emanuel G. Soulier died
Sept. Is, 1908; Willard F. Smith
died Sept. 20, 1909; Walter NJ.
Gates died Dee. %, 1909; Henry
F. Levy, died Jan. 49,, 1910;
Chas. C. Clerc. died April ~,
1910; J. L.. Schexnayder died
Aug. IS, 1910; Leonard S. F'rere
died May II, 1911; F. NJ. >Welch
died April 6, 1912; John B. New
man died Dee. %, 1912; Gabriel
Landry died July q, 1913; Mi
chel G.. Romero died Nov. 70,
1913: Victor J. Erath died Dec.
16. 1913; Thomas R. Morse died
Jan. q, 1914; Nicholas Nlrdler
Feb. Is, 1914; John R. Davis died
May q, 1914; Frank J. Mestayer
died Nov. Is, 1914.