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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
Committee TELLS
SHIPPERS TO LOAD
PRODUCTS EARLIER
Club Asks Cooperation of
Shipping Firms With
Freight Carriers to Insure
Quick Service.

Letters were sent out to shippers TO-
day by the committee on steam rail-
roads of the Commercial club, asking
that freight be brought to the railroad
freight depots earlier in the day.
The committee has been conducting
an investigation and has found that
most of the shippers hold up ship
ments until o'clock and then rush
1t to the freight depots shortly before
the closing hour which is 5 o'clock.
The shippers expect the freight to
go out the same night and reach its
destination the next day. Out of JUS
tice to the railroads, the steam rail
roads committee, composed of ship
pers, investigated and asked that the
habit of waiting until o'clock to de-
liver shipments be broken up and that
the shippers cooperate with the trans
portation companies.
In the letters, the humanity of
bringing freight early in the day was
also pointed out. 1t is said that the
men have little to do in the time they
are most fit to work and after they
become exhausted. Richmond shippers
bring in most of their freight
The committee expects to receive
replies in a few days from freight
agents in Richmonds rival shipping
cities, asking about the arrangements
for receiving freight in the afternoons
There was some discussion of a plar
of closing at 4 o'clock in the after
noon instead of o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
BULGARIA REMAINS
NEUTRAL IN BALKAN
ACTIVITY ON TURKEY
British Diplomat Swings Ma
ton Into Line to Favor AL
lies in Big European War
[BY LEASED WIRE.1

LONDON. Dec. 22.-Bulgaria will
maintain hands off, policy if her
Balkan neighbors attacks Turkey. Of
ficial notification of this act was sent
to the Greek and Roumanian govern
ments and dispatch received from
Athens today stated that a concerted
action against Turkey was being plann-
ed in messages exchanged between
Athens and Bucharest This was Ia
ken here to indicate that the two coun-
tries would soon enter the war on the
side of the allies.
Bulgaria's action in abandoning the
position in which she has served as a
barrier against an attack on Turkey
by her neighbOrs Is regarded as an
other triumph for British diplomacy,
this one having been gained by Noel
Buxton, a liberal member of Parlia-
ment and chairman of the Balkan
committee He has been in the Bal
kans for two months
Turkey has been conscious Of Bux-
toms efforts. On October 49, Turk
attempted to assassinate Buxton, but
he received only a slight wound The
attempted assassination took place
while the Buxtons were riding with
the son of the former Bulgarian pre-
mier in Bucharest.
1t was subsequently learned that the
assassin had left Constantinople about
the time Buxton left London for
Bucharest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
SPEAKERSHP RACE LACKS GINGER
AND bEDWELL'S ELECTION CERTAIN
Acqutta Of Is Members Of Last Legislature Of Charge Of
Presenting False Claim. Against State, Fails Revive In
terest in Contest Anti Taggart Men Silent

Robert G.. Tucker, writing from In
dianapolis to the Cincinnati ENQUIRER,
comments:
pep" has been taken out of the
Democratic party in Indiana by the
exposure of the 1913 legislative meth
DDS and the subsequent Indictment of
thirteen members and attaches on the
ground that they presented false
claims against the state. And their
acquittal Saturday did not serve to
revive interest.
The usual scramble for patronage
that precedes the meeting of legisla-
ture has not been evident. There are
fewer candidates for minor offices
than there have been for years.
The fact that National Committee
man Taggart came out openly for Rep
resentative Charles H. Bedwell of Sui
Ivan has not been sufficient to create
stir Usually the case has been that
when Taggart announced for speak
ership candidate all of the anti-Tag-
CART Democrats, big and little, set up
an awful road, Immediately attempting
to elect some other persons.
Taggart's Foes Silent.
But this time the anti-Taggart con-
tingent has not lined up for action. 1t
seems to care little whether Bedwell
is elected. There was an effort few
days ago on the part of some of the
speakership candidates to start some
thing again Bedwell because he was
supported by Taggart and Governor
Ralston. An appeal was made to the
friends of the indicted man to line
up against Bedwell because the gov
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

ernor asked for the grand jury inves-
tigation, but to all appearances it has
failed.
The attitude of the average party
worker Is that of "watchful waiting"
He seems to realize that the grand
Jury by it's sweeping arraignment of
the loose system of making appoint
ments in the legislature has killed off
some good things and that there won't
be much to distribute this time. Prob
ably the understanding that the breth-
rem who are to be employed will be
expected to earn their salaries is hav-
ing much to do in keeping the profess
siOnal job hunter in the background.
Explain Indictments.
They have been pointing out that the
men indicted were not charged with
obtaining money for themselves. and
that the worst thing to be said against
them and the party Is that they per-
mitted the legislature to make more
appointments than necessary, and in
that manner run up big expense &C
count for the people.
Bedwell apparently has the speak
ership cinched, but the race will not be
decided until the night of January 5.
when the Democratic members of the
house will hold their caucus. II ap-
pears that Senator Fred Van Mugs Of
Anderson will be elected president pro
tenn and Democratic floor leader of
the senate 1t is regarded as likely
that Senator Yarling Of Shelbyville,
who is a member of the Legislative
visiting committee, will be appointed
chairman of the senate committee on
finance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
TuLL PAYS SIS fine
FOR BEATING RIVAL
Robert Edlin Again Pleads
Guilty to Theft of Coal.

James Tull today pleaded guilty to
a charge of assault and battery on
Taylor Green, his rival in the affec-
tons of Miss Bessie Richardson, and
was fined SIS and costs. The court
was convinced that all assault had &C.
Cured after he had taken look at
the swollen and discolored visage of
Green.
Robert Edlin, colored, who pleaded
not guilty and then guilty yesterday
to charge of stealing two hundred
pounds of coal from the Union Ice
and Fuel company, today pleaded gull
ty again to the same charge after a
night of reflection in the city jail
He denied selling any of the coal, how
ever, but a witr SIS testified that he
had purchased coal from Edlin. He
drew IS and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
WAR PROBLEM ONLY
BEFORE TRADE MEET
"Greater Prosperity Through
Greater Foreign Trade"
Objective of Convention.
rev LEASED WIRE.1

NEW. YORK, Dec. 22.-"Greater
prosperity through greater foreign
trade" is the objective of the second
national foreign trade convention to
be held at St Louis January u and
%, 1915.
Three thousand commercial and in
dustrial organizations, corporations,
firms and individuals engaged in for
eign trade, have been invited to send
delegates. In a letter to them James
A. Farrell. president of the United
States steel corporation and chairman
of the national foreign trade council,
says: "The European war has dem
onstrated that our foreign trade. while
small in comparison with domestic
business, is vital element in C'-" do
mestic prosperity, and therefore. of
immediate concern to every citizen.
Individual action, however strong, can
not do justice to the present opportunl-
ties for its expansion. Co-ordinated eff
fort of the entire natiOn-manufac-
turers merchants, bankers, carriers
and all others-working together in
harmony with a well defined national
policy, will alone enable us to develop
the possibilities now before US
War Problem Only.
The convention will eliminate gem
eralities and concentrate on CONNER
cial problems created by the European
war and those which confront Amerl-
can foreign traders when peace is re-
stored.
TO present the effect Of the war on
United States trade, John Bessett
Moore, formerly counselor of the state
department, who is the foremost Am
erican authority on international law,
will speak on "Problems Arising in
War and Commerce. Hon. w. c.
Redfield, secretary of commerce, will
open the convention.
Instead Of numerous speeches on the
general aspects of foreign trade. the
sessions will be divided between au-
thoritative papers by leaders in the
business world and constructive dis
cussiOn by delegates representing all
sections of the country. Ways and
means whereby the smaller manufac-
turer and merchant may engage in
foreign trade will have an important
place on the program.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
RUSS DRIVES BACK
GERMANS ACROSS
THE BzURA STREAM
Straighten Out Line and De.
spite Hard Counter At
tacks Roll Back Kaiser's
Army From Warsaw.
BY FRANcio LAvELLE MURRAY.
Stan Correspondent Of International
News Service.

News Service.
PETROGRAD. Dec. 22-Russia's
hosts are moving forward again. They
have taken the offensive west Of War
saw and have driven the Germans
back over the Bzura river. Once more
they have Strengthened their line and
despite hard counter attacks by the
Germans. are slowly but surely roll
ing back the Kaiser's legions.
Almost daily for three weeks there
has been terrible fighting along the
Bzura river from kamion. where it
flows into the Vistula, southwestward
to Lowicz. The fighting has been no
less fierce along the Bzuras tributa-
ries, the Utrata. Rawka, Pisia and
Skierniewka rivers. There have been
occasional lulls in the fighting, but
these have been only brief
Russians Come Back.
At one stage in the right flank of the
Russians swung back from kamion
along the Vistula to kazunpolski. only
is miles from Warsaw, but this was
only until reinforcements were
brought up. Then it swung back again
like huge pendulum.
For seventy-two hours Russians and
Germans fought a hand-tO-hand battle
for the possession of the ruins Of Ter
esin, between the Utrata and the Pr
STA. This was a flourishing little town
until the Germans made their first at
tempt to take Warsaw.
The seventy-two hour fight resulted
in reverse for the Germans. They
had to withdraw and the crazed inhab-
1tants of Teresin emerged once more
fro mtheir burrows. In giving up Tere-
sin the Germans also abandoned
SzymanOw. another little town few
miles to the north
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
DISTRICT EDUCATORS
DRAW CONSTITUTION

The committee on constitution and
bylaws appointed Saturday at Rush
Vile when the Sixth District Teachers
association organized will meet in In
dianapolis Saturday. E. E. Oldaker of
Cambridge City is member. G. O..
Williams is secretary OF the new Or
ganization and J. T. Giles is a member
Of the executive committee The COM
mittee will meet soon to arrange a
program for the first meeting to be
held in Rushville March 10 and 20. The
new organization takes the place of
the Northern and the Southern Indi-
ana Teachers associations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
GERMANS FEAR
REAR ATTACK
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 22.-Evidence
that the Germans in Belgium fear the
invasion Of a hostile force which will
try to force it's way to the Scheldt
river by way of the Zelzaete-Terneuzen
canal. is given by the precautions that
are being taken on the Dutch border
near Zelzaete. Great quantities of
artillery are being massed there. more
trenches are being dug and dredges
and sandboxes are being requistioned
to block them for; navigation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
TRUSTEES HOLD UP
CHOICE OF AGENT

Action on the county agent matter
which was brought before the new
and old trustees yesterday. was post
poned until Wednesday after a meet
Ing of farmers which. will be held at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the
court house.
Lewis Heller. who is investigating
the place, said today he Is satisfied
with conditions in Wayne county as
he has found them, but has not gone
into the details Of the office
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
STEAMER ASHORE
TBY LEASED WIRE.1
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mas

SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass, Dec
unknown steamer believed to
be coastwise vessel is ashore off
Bass river. Efforts are being made
to rescue her crew. The steamer blew
distress signals all night long The
revenue cutter Acushnet and wreck
ing tug Tasco were today rushed to
her assistance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
SENATOR WEST DIES
AT VALDOSTA HOME
TBY LEASED WIRE

VALDOSTA. Ga, Dec. Ex-senator
w. S. West died suddenly at 4 o'clock
this morning. He was apparently in
his usual health last night. His death
was caused by heart trouble.
Senator West was appointed by
Governor Slayton to fill the unexpired
term of Senator Bacon when the lat
ter died last year. Senator Vests
term would have expired Mach a.,
next
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
REMAIN
IN BAD CONDITION

More satisfactory winter weather
arrived today and even though the
temperature dropped considerably
last night, the atmosphere outside was
pleasant after the warm sun had
shone for short time this morning
1t was about ten degrees above zero
at o'clock
Most sidewalks over the city are in
dangerous condition. In the business
districts, the ice has been removed by
the merchants but in residence parts
of the city, the streets are the safest
path of travel for pedestrians.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
GETS JUDGMENT.

Jonas Gaar was given judgment in
circuit court today against Edward
and James Powell. contractors who
purchased coal for use in the con-
struction of Gaars buildings and did
not pay for it. Gaar was given judg-
ment for $15S which he said he paid to
A. Harsh to release a lien against the
property. The Powells were not rep
resented in court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
FUNDS DISTRIBUTED

In the distribution of county funds
announced today, Richmond is to re-
ceive $SO,326.13 of the s23O,329 appor-
toned. An advance of $4,000 has
been made and $23,326 will be the
citys share in cash. The school city
will receive $66,441, of which $4,000
has been advanced. Wayne township
receives $14,695 and has had no ad-
vanceS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
STEAMER
SENT TO BOTTOM

F1LEY, England. Dec. 22.-The Nor
wegian steamer Boston, bound from
Oran to London with a cargo of tim
Der, struck mine off Scarborough to-
day and was beached near Filey.
where eight men Of her crew were
landed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
REV. LYONS WORSE
Local Pastors Condition
Causes Friends Worry.

Friends of DR.. S. r. Lyons will be
grieved to learn that the latest word
from his bedside is not encouraging.
The Doctor seemed to make steady
Improvement several weeks prior to
last week, when he commenced step
ping backward, and was yesterday in
very serious condition
His daughter, Miss Flora, left this
morning to visit him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
Mrs. Austn's Bag Pancake, delicious
light cakes for breakfast.
POLICE ASK AID
FOR "BUM FUND.-

Members O, 80 police department
requested CO tons Of money or
sugar and la,' >>s for their bum
fund" These provisions are used to
provide meals for the hungry and
homeless men who seek refuge at
night in the basement Of the city
building. The police say this under
taking of theirs has been an unQuali-
fled success as 1t has prevented a
number Of men from committing
thefts.
Brownies and kodaks at QuigIeys.
Let
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

The Russian soldiers are even great
er cigarette smokers than are the Brit
ish Tommies. They simply must have
cigarettes, and, failing anything bet
ter, they are quite content with a
pinch of tobacco rolled up in a bit of
old newspaper
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
JAPANESE CRUISER
AFTER GERMAN SHIP
rBY LEASED WiRE.1

LIMA. Peru, Dec. 22.-The japanese
cruiser Idzumo sailed from Callao
shortly before midnight. She pro-
ceeded south along the Peruvian
coast It is believed the Idzumo COM
mander expects to intercept the Ger
man cruiser Dresden. which. accord
ing to latest reports, was not sunk by
the British cruiser Bristol, but escaped
and joined the German transport
Prinz Eitel Friedrich west of Chile.
AnuIM WANT AnS RkX
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22
EXCHANGE MESSAGE,

ATHENS, Dec. 22.-Confidential
dispatches are being exchanged by the
Greek foreign minister and by the
Greek minister at Bucharest they are
said to relate to concerted action by
the two countries against Turkey.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

Joseph Miller, noted because his
joke book is a joke among joke writ
ers. was born in England in 1884, and
died there in 1899. He was an actor.
famed for his wit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

Over one million acres of land in
Oregon are available for 320-acre home
steads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith,
vice-president of the Society for the
Prevention of Useless Giving, has an
nounced that the Spugs have changed
thir name to the Society for the Pro-
motion OF Useful Giving. When peo-
pie are In distress" said Miss Robin
son-Smith. such holiday as Christ
1nas---symbol OF brotherly love should
be converted into a vehicle of relief
before it is considered a conveyance
OF festivity and gaiety. SO this year
instead of spending our money on use
less presents for friends and unneces-
sary dainties for ourselves, let us
spend it in seeing that as many girls
as possible have food to put in their
mouths. It has come to that. and we
know It."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-12-22

PALLADIUM WANT Aos PAY.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-03-27
Power Going Upward.

Water power, as everybody knows,
is obtained by the fall of water. wheth-
er it is the fall of water on an old
fashioned overshot water wheel In a
New England mill stream or to the bot
tom of great steel pipes. as at Niagara
falls. An Australian community has
now reversed the standard practice
and is lighting the village by power
obtained from water that is not falling.
but is going up. For water supply pur-
poses a deep well was drilled at Thar
gomindah. in western Queensland, and
a spouter resulted. Water shot up with
a rush and still keeps a pressure of
above 200 pounds, flowing 10000 gal
Ions a day. The pressure is just as
good to turn wheels as IF it were
caused by falling water. so turbines
were installed and the power used to
generate ectricity.-Saturday Evening
Post.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-03-27
Lunch ~lnnovation.

Americans who have never been
abroad will be surprised to know that
they are only beginning to install
bathrooms in the houses of ordinarily
well Off people in Paris. Twenty years
ago few of the hotels even had baths
installed in bathrooms. They had
movable baths. and the bath cart stop
ped at the house, the man carrying up
a tub and filing it with a hose and
then moved on, to carry the tub away
on his return.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-03-27
Starved TO Death,

Under the headline "All Died of Star
vation' the Geographische Z~eitschrift
tells this grewsome story: -Four years
ago a hundred fishermen were landed
on the Russian island of Nowaja Sem
liza Ships called there at irregular
intervals for the catch and left sup
plies In exchange. The last winter.
however. was so severe that vessels
could not reach the settlement, and the
heavy ice precluded fishing even for
nourishment. The colony were left to
their fate In the hope that relief might
come to them. When a scientific expe-
dition reached the place recently the
skeletons Of the people who died Of
starvation were discovered in the open.
The huts, partly demolished by the
elements, were empty"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-03-27

1t was there. for when she became dis
heartened and dissatisfied (as is fire.
quently the case with modern wives
OF ancient husbands she had only to
remove her waist and arrange the mir
rors to experience a feeling of placid
contentment.
But soon she became an enigma to
her friends. She did such strange
things and made such extraordinary
remarks. For instance, she gave up
the use of rocking chairs entirely.
81 have noticed" she said, that no
matter how gently one rocks the mo-
ton results in a sort of rubbing of
ones back by the back of the chair
what of it," asked the friend to
whom this remark was made.
Don't you wish you knew" she re
torted.
Then she evinced a strong repug-
n to massage. which she previous
ly held to be conducive to beauty and
health. Indeed, when the subject was
mentioned she shuddered and once ex-
claimed. Heavens. it might rub out!'
In a crowd, too. she exhibited great
distress. If any one brushed roughly
by her so as to touch her right Shout
der she became perceptibly pale and
promptly e~ndeavored to back into
some corner where she would be rea-
sonably safe. Naturally there was
speculation. then gossip.
"That old brute of a husband beats
her." some one suggested.
"Why. of course" another exclaim-
ed. ''That explains everything. doesn't
it? Her back is probably a mass of
bruises"
Just as this was satisfactorily set
tied by the gossips and every one was
wondering how long her pride would
keep her out of the divorce court she
still further puzzled them by a remark
of an entirely different nature. Some
thing was said about the value of a
beautiful skin to a woman. a particu-
larry fair deSutante being under dis
cussion.
at Is PRICELESS one of the party as
serted. 1t cannot be put in figures"
"Oh. | don't know" returned Mrs.
Ezra Dalton in a dreamy way. "a
few square inches of mine are worth
So 100000"
On another occasion she asked If she
walked straight.
certainly" was the reply. Why
81 feared | might sag a little on the
right side she answered. Il am car
rying a fortune there, you know"
She also told a gallant young man
who had said hat woman was worth
her weight in gold that. if she cared tC
do it. she could demonstrate that she
was worth a good deal more than that