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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
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WASHINGTON, May 5.-President
Wilson has completed the roster OF
the federal reserve board which will
inaugurate the operation of the bank
ing system by the recently enacted cur
rency law, and it will probably be an
nounced tomorrow.
The president has invited five men
representing different sections of the
country to form the board, together
with Secretary of the Treasury Nc.
Adoo and Controller of the Currency
Williams.
The five selections are:
Richard Olney, of Boston, form
er secretary of state.
Harry A. Wheeler, of Chicago,
merchant and banker.
Paul M. Warburg, of New York,
banker.
w. P Harding, of Birmingham,
Ala, banker.
DR.. A. C. Miller, of San Fran
cisco, authority on finance.
Mr. Olney has been asked to accept
the position of governor of the board.
1t is reported that Mr.. Wheeler Sc
lected to represent the Middle West,
has accepted, but his reply has not
been received at the white house. Mr..
Wheeler is vice president OF the Union
Trust company, of Chicago, and was
the first president of the National
Chamber of Commerce, federation
of the most important commercial Or
ganizations in the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
KEEP LIBRARY TAX
3 CENTS THIS YEAR
Commercial Club Directors
Decide Against Increase to
Six Cents.

The proposed increase in the IL
brary tax was not approved by the d.
rectors of the Commercial club last
night, and the library tax rate will
be three cents on the one hundred
dollars as it wis this year. However,
all the plans for poulariZing the city Ii
brary will not be lost as the branch
library idea can be carried out on the
present. income, and possible the re-
arrangement of stacks can be made.
The directors believe citizens Of
Richmond are paying enough with the
tax rate at s3.1S and fear increases
may come in other departments for
next yeas. The recommendations of
Charles Sanborn of the state library
commission included a five or six cent
tax rate instead of three or four cent
rate.
The membership committee will
meet Monday afternoon, Lee B. Nus
baum, the chairman reported, and
plan the 1000 members campaign.
Every member of the Commercial club
will be asked to bring in a new men,
ber. and probably there will be a COM
petition between teams.
The steam railroads committee re-
ported that money has been appropri-
ated by the c. and o. railroad to en-
large its platforms for freight. As too
few manufa cturers were present, no &C
tion was taken for or against the five
per cent freight rate increase. The
Pennsylvania railroad will be- able to
to do nothing toward additional freight
handling facilities this year, but prob
ably will next year, the committee re-
ported.
Both the Morton park and the Beall-
view street car line extensions will be
built, the committee on electric rail-
roads reported. They are now await
ing a report from Indianapolis officials
setting definite date for the work
to start.
Will Romey, chairman of the adver-
tising committee, reported on a meet
ing held last week in which it was
decided to have four booster trips this
year, two in May and two in the fall.
The date of the opening of Morton
park will be changed from June ~
Thursday, however. and probably b
fixed for the following Saturday.
The progress of yard cleaning work
was reported by John Mccarthy, chair
man of the comr1tttee on civic I'm
provement j
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05

Havoc done to the streets of the city
by the various public service corpora
tions was thoroughly discussed by
council last evening and at the con.
clusion Of the discussion a motion, of,
fered by Councilman Steinbrink, that
the public service companies be given
one month to make satisfactory re-
! pairs with the option of having the
city do the work at the end of that
time and charging the corporations for
its services.
One councilman after another arose
and told the mayor of bad street con-
ditions in every section of the city
Councilman White even stated that
the gas company had placed service
pipes into properties on North Fourth
and Fifth streets by breaking the
cement curbs and walks with sledge
hammers.
Drastic Action Necessary.
1t was councils opinion that the
street abuses of the companies had
been tolerated long enough and that
the city from this time on should
take drastic action to force the COM
panies to make all necessary repairs.
Mayor Robbins said the board of
public works had listed one-third of
the street which had been damaged
and that when this work was COM
pleted each company would be inform
ed of the work it was expected to do
and told to get busy at once.
City Attorney Bond suggested it
would be a good plan if the board start
the companies at work on streets so
far listed, which met with the approval
of council. eff the city is required to
do this work." remarked Councilman
Waidele, 'it should make a little
profit and employ all the extra men
and wagons needed"
Mayor Robbins said that the gas
company desired the city to do the
work
Complains Of Crossing.
Councilman Steinbrink complained
over the condition of the east crossing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
O'Shaughnessy
Glad to Return
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NEW ORLEANS, La, May s.
"I'm damn glad to be back in the
United States," said Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, United States
charge d'affaires in Mexico City,
who arrived here this morning
from Mexico City via Vera Cruz.
His wife and child accompanied
him. He will leave tonight at 9:35
direct for Washington. A messen-
ger boy waited at the dock all
night with a telegram which
O'shaushnessy said was from
Secretary Bryan instruetins him
to rush to Washington with all
possible speed.
~ don't expect to be sent back
to Mexico City," he said. "They
usually send back a new man.
"The situation in Mexico was
acute when left" he added.
"Huerta held up my mail and
teIegrams two days."
O'Shau9hnessy formerly lived
here and spent the day visiting
old friends. ~ never heard Of
Flood" he said, when told Of that
representatives. attack on him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
New Eorejun Minister,

VERA CRUZ, May 5,-Advices from
Mexico City today stated that Joaquin
Casasus will be chosen foreign min
lister succeeding Lopez Portillo Rojas
Gossip in the capital is to the effect
that General Huerta has consented to
abdicate under pressure brought upon
him by the diplomatic representatives
of foreign countries.
Senor Casasus, is said to have no
affiliations with any political faction
and could serve without showing un-
due favor to either the Huertistas or
Constitutionalists. He has been in
Germany for his health, but is now on
his way home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
CarranZa's Refusal to Send
Delegates to Peace Tribu-
nal Defeats Chief Aim of
A. B. c. ENJOYS.
Settlement of Difficulty Be-
tween United States and
Huerta Considered Probe
matical as New Issues Arise
BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, May S. With
the most profound secrecy mask
ing the deliberations Of the me-
diators, today's developments in
the Mexican situation point to
the fact that only one topic is
open to discussion now to the me-
diators-the failure Of Huerta to
salute the flag at Tampico.
The other questions have either
been adjusted or there is no posi-
bility of mediating them. Huerta
refuses to leave Mexico City.
Carranza refuses to enter into a
truce pending the conclusion of
the mediation. The United States
has succeeded in getting ninety
per cent of it's citizens out Of Mex
leo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
HUERTA ADDS DELEGATE.
TORNADO KILLS IL
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ST. LOUIS, May 5.-Twelve per
sons were killed and property dam
age estimated at several million dol
lars was caused by gales and floods
which swept five central western
states Sunday night and yesterday, &C
cording to advices received here today
In Oklahoma three were killed; Hi
nois, two; Iowa, two; Texas, two;
and Kansas. three. Hailstones in
many localities badly damaged fruit
trees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
RUNS DOWN FATHER.

ORANGESTOWN, N. Y, May s.
Going to pick up victim whom his
automobile had run down, Leon X.
Page discovered that the injured man
with his leg broken. was his father.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-05
COSTLY INVESTIGATION.

LADENTOWN, N. Y, May s.
Hearing groans in wood. Albert
Knowlet investigated. A highwayman
knocked him down and stole $17.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
WINS FIGHT NEAR TAMPICO
Carranza Men Defeated and Many
Prisoners Captured by Villas
Troops.

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec Local rep
resentatives of Provisional President
Gutierrez of Mexico declared that fol-
lowing his triumphal entry into Mexi-
co City, General Villa would take the
field against the forces of General Car
rama and Gen. Pablo Gonzales, latest
claimant to the presidential office.
A dispatch from General Gutierrez
reports the defeat of Caranza troops
nine miles from Tampico by a force
led by General Torres and the capture
of numerous prisoners and three ma
chine guns.
Zapata has not entered Mexico City
personally, but has appointed a mill
tary autocrat to represent him. 1t is
by the edict of this autocrat that the
prescriptions are being announced
and the hangings for political offenses
conducted.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
WAR TAX BILL IS IN EFFECT
luxuries, transportation, Theaters,
Banks, Brokers, kilograms,
ETC., Are Taxed.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The emer-
gency war tax bill to raise $100.O0O,-
600 in revenue has gone into full ef-
feet The provisions of the measure
levying taxes on tobacco, beer and
wine went into effect November 1.
The other provisions include taxes on
bankers, pawnbrokers. brokers. pro-
prietors of theaters, including motion
picture houses, owners of circuses and
other shows; perfume, cosmetics,
chewing gum and similar articles;
commercial paper of all kinds. steam
ship tickets, parlor car seats and
sleeping car berths. and telephone and
telegraph messages where the charges
exceed 10 cents. Stamps in denomi-
nations are TO be affixed to these az
ticles.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
GERMANS FAIL TO AID
PRUSSIANS IN DIxMUDE
Allies Prepare to Advance on the
Banks of the Yser-Reims
ShelIed Again.

Paris, Dec. 1.-The allied lines are
now being advanced south of Ypres.
1t is declared here that gradual with
drawal of the Germans is evident.
British and French troops are pressing
forward. occupying the abandoned
trenches.
South of Ypres, which is il. ruins
from the German bombardment, the
allied advance has been cautious.
Heavy artillery fire has been directed
against the Germans. under cover of
which new trenches were occupied,
but a general offensive has not yet
been developed
London, Nov. 2S.-t resh efforts of
the Germans to cut through the allies
lines to the south of Dixmude and re-
lieve the beleaguered Prussian occu-
pants of that ruined city have been de-
feated by the Franco British forces
holding this section of the front, ac-
cording to official announcement from
the war office at Bordeaux
The Germans directed two furious
drives at the bridges which had been
constructed by the British and Bel
gian engineers across the User at two
strategic points and both were re-
pulsed with ease by the defenders at
the crossings.
This Is the first official admission of
the French war office that prepara-
tions were being made for a forward
movement from the User positions
The bridges were constructed for the
purpose Of transporting troops in great
force to the right bank of the canal
lied river for the purpose of following
up the advantage which has been ap-
parent to the allies for the past two
days.
Reims was bombarded by the Ger
mans with vic.ent cannonading and in
the Argonne there were sporadic at
tacks and counter-attacks between
small detachments of infantry which
attempted sallies from their trenches
and were content with alternate gains
and losses of never more than twenty.
five yards
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
SHOW HERRICK GREAT HONOR
Retiring American Ambassador to
France Furnished Special Train
Filled With Flowers.

Paris, Nov. 30.-Cordial expressions
of esteem marked the departure from
here of Myron T. Herrick, the letir-
ing American ambassador, who left
for Havre on special car accom-
panied by members of his family.
They will sail for New York on the
steamer Rochambeau.
Sir Austen Lee, acting for the Brit
ish ambassador, handed to Mr.. Her.
rick a letter from Sir Edward Grey.
the British foreign minister, thanking
him for his services in behalf Of Brit
ish subjects.
The French government had placed
the special car at the disposal of Mr..
Herrick and he was presented with a
big bouquet of roses by a deputation
of French army officers. So many
flowers were received that the pri-
vate car was half filed.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
ENGLAND DEMANDS
THAT NORWAY AID
IN BALTIC ATTACK
Nation Refuses Use of City as
Naval Base.
ARMY TO CHRISTIANSAND
Troops Rushed to Port to Defend
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. May Be In
volved in European Conflict
Has Defensive Alliance.

Christiania, Dec England has
demanded from Norway, for use as a
naval base, the city and harbor of
Christiansand, on the southern coast
of Norway, such use to continue only
during the war.
This demand has been refused by
the Norwegian government. and prep
arations are being made to defend it's
neutrality. Troops have been sent to
Christiansand from all parts Of Nor
way, and the defenses of the city are
being strengthened
Will Draw Sweden Into War.
If Norway's neutrality should be
violated by England, Sweden also
would be drawn into the struggle. be-
cause of its defensive alliance with
Norway. The people of Sweden also
dislike the Russians.
The significance of England's de-
mand for Christiansand is believed to
lie in her determination to force the
German fleet to come out for battle
from the Kiel canal, where it has lain
sheltered ever since the war began.
For this purpose Christiansand would
be an ideal base of operations.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
SUSPEND RATE INCREASE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Holds Up Railroad Freight
Advance.

Washington. Dec Proposed in
creases in freight rates extending
throughout the middle West and West
affecting many classes of freight, were
suspended by the interstate commerce
commission. pc ding Investigation
Increases on coal. live stock. meats.
hay and grain were suspended as
were elevator allowances at Kansas
City and other terminal points In
creases on fresh meats from New
York to st. Louis and East st. Louis
also were suspended
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
FORMER MRS. C. H. MACKAY
Is MARRIED TO DR.. BLAKE
Ceremony in Paris Day After Physi-
clan Is Dvorced-Doctor Is Op-
Grating on French Soldiers.

Paris, Nov 30.-Mrs. Katherine
Alexander Duer, formerly Mrs. Clar-
ence H. Mackay, and DR.. Joseph A.
Blake were married by the mayor Of
the sixteenth reimbursement, Passy
Doctor Blake's wife obtained divorce
In the United States on Friday. A
little more than a year ago she sued
the then Mrs Mackay for 100000,
charging alienation of her husbands
affection, but later the suit was
dropped
Doctor Blake and the 6rmer Mrs.
Mackay were married with a civil
ceremony only. Neither desired re-
llgious ceremony. Only the necessary
witnesses were present. These were
the Countess Henriette de Bonneval
and Francis Riggs for the bride and
DR.. Richard Derby, son-in-law of
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, and DR..
Walton Martin, chief surgeon of Mrs.
H. P. Whitney's ambulance corps. act
ing for the groom.
The wedding was planned for next
week, but occurred suddenly on ac-
count of the necessity of Francis
Riggs leaving to join Mrs. Herman
Harjes field ambulance at the battle
front.
Until nearly two o'clock in the after
noon Doctor Blake was busy operat-
Ing on the wounded at the American
hospital. The mayor of the arondis-
sement, who performed the ceremony,
Doctor Bouillet, is well-known Paris
physician. The ceremony was sud-
den for the bride also. She had no
time to change her costume, and went
in ordinary blue velvet street attire.
New York, Nov. 30.-Dr Joseph A.
Blake's wife was granted a divorce
from him in Connecticut on Friday on
the ground of desertion.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
w. E. WILLIAMS is WINNER
Official Canvass Shows Democrat De.
feated J. M. Davis by 1873 Plural
ity in Race for Congress.

Chicago, Nov. 30.-William Elz9
Williams of Pittsfield, Democratic con-
gresham at large, was reelected by
a plurality of 1888 votes over j. Nc
Can Davis, Republican. according to
official returns from all counties in
Illinois, which were available for the
first time. Davis won on the unoffi-
cial returns by $3.50 votes Discrep-
ancies In the Cook county returns
gave a net gain of 5,2S3 to Williams
over the police figures.
B. NJ. Chiperfield. Republican, is the
other newly-elected congressman at
large, running ahead of both Will
liams and Davis.
No other changes beside that for
congressman at large were made. Sem
ator Lawrence Y. Sherman's official
plurality over Roger c. Sullivan is IT,
25S.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
RATE INCREASE is APPROVED
Terre Haute, Ind, and Similarly sltu-
ated Points Affected by Inter
state Commerce Body.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-Increases of
about two per cent on freight rates
from Terre Haute. Ind. and similarly
situated points to destinations In Mis-.
souri, river territory were approved by
the interstate commerce commission.
Protest had been made by the Terre
Haute chamber of commerce and the
Terre Haute Retail Merchants asso-
citation. suspension of the increase
was vacated by the commission and
they will become effective Decem
Der 15
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
MUST SERVE ALL ALIKE
Railroads Must Furnish Sleeping Cars,
Chair Cars and Dining Cars
for Negroes.

Washington. Dec. 1.-Sleeping car.
chair car and dining car accommoda-
tions must b furnished by railroads
for whites and negroes alike. This. in
substance, was the decision of the Uni
ted States Supreme court in the test
case of Oklahoma's Jim Grow" law.
which bars negroes from such accom-.
modations. The opinion was read by
Justice Hughes and concurred In by
Chief Justice White and Justices
Holmes. Lamar and McReynolds.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
Sam Lancford Wins Bout.

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. 27.-Ask,ne
no quarter and giving none. handi
capped by a lamed ankle and shoulder.
ing q storm OF foul fighting Sam Lang.
ford OF the heavyweight division
knocked out Harry Wills In the four
teenth round.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
NOV. 20 OR RETREAT"
German Colonel. Captured by French
Offers Life If Above Stater,ens
Is Not True.

Paris. Nov. 2S--According to the
Temps. a German colonel. a prisoner
of war in Belgium. declared: IF we
don't break through by November 30
the general staff has decided to retreat
to the second line OF defense in Bel
GUM. If you find this untrue you may
shoot me on November So
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
Commemorate Battle of '6l.

Franklin. Tenn, Dec. 1.-The fiftieth
anniversary of the battle of Franklin.
one of the bloodiest of the Civil war.
was observed here by Union and Con-
federate survivors. Impressive exer-
vises were participated in by Gen. d
]. Palmer. commander of the G. A. r..
and Gen. Bennett Young. commander
OF the United Confederate Veterans.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
Lincoln Aid Dead.

Appleton. Wis. Dec. DIR. F. II
Graves. who drove Lincoll and Doug.
las on their memorable debating tour
of Illinois. and the oldest veterinarian
I'm the state. died at the Odd Fellows
home in Green Bay. aged eighty-five.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
VERA CRUZ NORMAL AGAIN
All Places Of Business Reopened-No
Disorder Since Evacuation by
American Troops.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-All place of
business at Vera Cruz have been re.
opened md there has been no disorder
there since the evacuation by the
American troops. Consul Canada re-
ported TO the state department
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

Instead OF building guns TO have
longer range than those Busy Berthas.
why do not the allies enlist a corps
OF Federal league backstops to catch
the German shells and thus prevent
damage to Notifications?
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
SAY ALLIES LOSE 100000
Berlin Asserts Russian Casualties Are
100000, France 100000 and
England 10000.

Berlin. Nov. 27.-An official esti-
mate of the losses suffered so far by
the allies follows: Russians, 1.1O0..
600; France. 100000; England. 10000
No estimate was made of the Belgian
losses. The figures above include
killed. wounded and missing.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

Edison has invented a telescope to
write down what one says over the
telephone. He should not be permit.
ted to work on an Invention to take
down what one thinks when the line
is busy"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

There is probably no truth In the
report that certain bush league" man.
ayers are thinking OF feeding their
players on beans next year in the
hope that they will emulate the Bos.
ton Braves.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

German soldiers at Breslau fired up
on the planet Jupiter. thinking the
luminary Russian airship. The next
thing We will find the solar system
declaring war for the violation of its
neutrality.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04
$4,000 AUSTRIANS LOST?
Casualties Of kaiser's Ally Said to Be
100000 Men ana 10000 Officers
Since War Began.

Petrograd, Dec, lon the basis of
reports received in Petrograd from
Hungary Ii is stated here that the
Austro- Hungarian casualties to date
amount to 100000 men and 10000 off,
GERS
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

The packing houses in Chicago are
working day and night for the first
time in 10 years and still some peo-
pie in this country cannot get enough
to eat
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

The farmer who used to think IL
wasn't safe to live in a house that
wasn't equipped with lightning rods
joy-rides back from town every Sat.
urday night In his motor car.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

TIE American business man who
used to fret and fume because he
couldn't get to Europe in day is
now glad that the Atlantic ocean is
wide.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

A California naturalist is authority
for the statement that skunks like to be
petted; but that is an instance where
absent treatment ought to work just
as we'll.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

Chicago claims to have hotel walt
ers who make 81 900 month. 1t also
has some that try to make it in muc-.
shorter time.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

The edict has gone forth that the
slit skirt is to go, and the suspicion
Is only natural that the movement in
favor of discarding silk petticoats and
hose for cotton is at the bottom of Il.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

The old-fashioned man who wound
his watch with key now has a son
who rides in a self-starting automo-
bile.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

Some people like the sound of a
shower on tin roof, but the musical
ear prefers the patter OF the rain upon
the shingles.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

The lady who invented a surgical
shirt with a slit down the sleeves evil
IDENTIFY possesses a husband that pat
ronizes Chinese laundry.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

Perhaps the country has so long
been wearing cotton masquerading as
wool that the change will not be no
ticeable.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

A girl can put in ten years acquir-
Ing culture. But that won't keep her
from snoring when she Is asleep.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

Wellesley girls are knitting mittens
for soldiers. But wouldn't II break
soldiers heart TO get the mitten from
q Wellesley girl?
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

world."as the making of homes for
homeless boys proves.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1914-12-04

American ambassadors are not
growing now about their places OF
residence providing the cellars are
deep enough.