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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16
NURSES IN THE WAR.
What the Women are Doing.

The women OF the waring nations
are nursing. cheering and comforting
the wounded or dying. The women Of
Europe not only wrap bandages and
scrape lint. but they tend the farms,
dig coal. carry burdens and do the
work of the men now under arms.
Every male fighter, however brawny
and heroic, was born Of woman; the
high courage and hardihood that are
a nations strength are inherited from
the mother.
Young mothers who preserve the
charms of face and figure in spite Of
ar increasing family and the care of
growing children are always to be
envied. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
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depends 1t practically does away
with the pains of maternity. It en-
ables the mother to nourish the infant
life depending on her. and enjoy the
hourly happiness of watching the de-
velopment Of perfectly healthy
child.
Thousands Of women who are now
blessed with robust health cannot un-
derstand why thousands of other.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16
Manner. George O'Brien. Joseph Par
dick, Carl Schepman. Lawrence Kiser.

Manner. George O'Brien, Joseph Par
dick, Carl Schepman, Lawrence Kiser.
An important social function for to.
day is the dance and card party to be
given at the Y. NJ. l. club house this
evening for all members and their
friends. This is the last affair to be
held at the club until after lent.
Miss Juanita Ballard has returned
from an extended visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henri Kampe at their home on
Thornburg street to her home in
Richmond.-New Castle Times.
Misses Anna and Alice Harrington
who were the guests of Mrs. Collins
In Chicago, have returned home.
Miss Irene Kelly, Of Marion, Ohio,
Is the guest OF Miss Ernestine Law.
street.
Is Misses Rose and Edna Ferling are
the guests of kinspeople in Indianapo-
lis for few days. Mr.. Clarence Fer
ling returned Monday from Indianapo-
lis, where he say The Follies."
Messrs. Thomas Powers, Walter
Shellar and Macer Jenner Of Dayton,
Ohio, are spending the week in this
city on business.
Miss Nell Becher has returned from
Dayton, where she spent the week end
with Miss Lola Clemmer Saturday
she attended a large dance given by
the Phi Delta Kappas at Dayton and
also attended the open house Sunday
afternoon from until o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Baptist church will meet for work
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Addison Parker 1913 South Fiji
teenth street
Miss Pearl Coffman of Williams
burg, entertained with Valentine
party Saturday evening. The guests
were Misses Dorothy Shute, Esther
Frazier, Josephine Hinshaw, Fannie
Zerbe. Edith Hinshaw, Mabel Coffpan,
Homer Stegall, Paul Zerbe, Messrs.
Leslie Shute, Harold Brinkley and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16
Social Calendar

The Woman's Loyal Moose Cir.
Gle will meet at 1880 o'clock in the
Moose hall and a box social will
be held.
The Ladies' and Pastors Union
Of the Grace NJ. E. church, Section
One. will meet at the home Of
Mrs. Lydia Trump, 2024 North F
street.
An open meeting Of the Domes-
tic Science association will be held
at the First Presbyterian church,
The Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary society of the St.
Pauls Lutheran church, will meet
with Mrs. Fred Bartel at her home
on South Eighth street.
Section No. Of the Ladies' and
Pastors Union of Grace M. E.
church, will meet with Mrs. H. G..
Abrams, 10S South Twelfth street.
A card party will be given in the
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in the
Moose hall.
Mrs. G. w. Miller will entertain
Section Three Of the Ladies' and
Pastors Union Of the Grace M.
K. church at her home, 40 North
Tenth street.
Members Of bridge club will be
entertained by Mrs. George H.
Eggemeyer at her home on East
Main street.
Section Four Of the Ladies' and
Pastors Union Of the Grace NJ. e.
church. will meet with Mrs. ]. B.
Srre'ser at her home. 430 Pearl
stlCCt
The Protected Home Circle will
give card party in the evening at
the Red Mems hall.
A meeting of the Tirzah Aid So
ciety will not be held in the after
noon, but all those taking part in
the play are asked to meet at the
home of Mrs. Jones, West Main
street.
The B. B. B. Sewing club will
meet with Mrs. Cldye Gardner at
her home, 16 North Nineteenth
street.
The wedding of Mr.. George
Weller and Miss Mabel Davis will
be solemnized at high noon at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Davis, northeast of
the city.
The Home Economics club OF
District No. 6, will meet with Mrs.
Jennie Miles, north Of the city.
The A. N. c. club will be enter
tanned by Miss Mary Bulla at her
home on East Main street.
Transformed into veritable bowe
+ beauty by the means of red AM
'hite ribbons and other decoration
ppropriate to Valentines day, tn
nights of Columbus hall presented al
unusually attractive appearance las
when the social committee
nth Mr.. John Harrington, Jr., a.
hartman, gave valentine dancin,
arty.
The affair was unique as we'll as at
active and the valentines were thu
urprise of the evening. Strands o
ed and white ribbons were suspended
'om the center of the hall in the form
{ a canopy while at various intervals
ere large red hearts.
Eighty pretty red ribbons were ar
anged about the room and caught il
lie center by the means of large
alentine box covered with cupids anC
listened with artistic bows of red ant
hite ribbons.
On some Of the ribbons were cupids
n the men and hearts for the wome,
uests. Each guest selected hear
r cupid as the case might be and be
an to progress toward the center
hiding the ribbon into ball. Al
lie end of the ribbon were corsage
oquets of violets for the womel
uests and a gay boutonnier made O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16
IMPORTANT SPECIAL OFFER
TO READERS OF THIS PAPER

Any person desiring a copy of The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser before the edition is exhausted
should send this notice together with
20 cents in stamps to DR.. Pierce, In
valids' Hotel, Buffalo, n Y, and
copy will be sent by return mail, all
charges prepaid.-Ady.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

read by the leader. Reports were also
made at this time. Mrs. Roscoe Kirk
man. county chairman Of local suffrage
was guest and made q splendid talk
Four new members were taken into
the society. The next meeting will be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

Willard Coffman. A dainty luncheon
in pink and white was served. Favors
were given.
The Loyal Daughters OF the First
Christian church will hold q market
Saturday at the Conkey drug store.
The public is invited to attend
The metropolitan club will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Rice,
As South Sixteenth street.
Members Of an afternoon card club
celebrated their sixth anniversary last
evening In delightful manner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cutter on
South Twelfth street. The husbands
of the members were the special
guests Of the occasion. The house was
prettily arranged throughout with
clusters of pink and white roses and
smilax. A number of games and valen-
tine contests were features of the
evening. Favors went to Mesdames
Charles Igelman, Edward Feldman,
Adam Feldman, Edward Warfel,
Messrs. Edward Warfel. Carl Cutter.
James Oatesnand Clyde Gardner. Part
ners for lunch were secured in rather
a novel manner. From a large valen-
tine basket the men guests selected
pictures of women guests taken when
they were infants and partners were
secured in this manner. An elaborate
luncheon in several courses was
served. Those who enjoyed the at
fair were Messrs and Mesdames viii
Hawekotte, George Kemper, Frank
Hebbeler, Clarence Foreman, Clyde
Gardner, Edward Warfel, Adam Field
man, Edward Feldman, Charles Igel.
man, Richard Cutter, Carl Cutter.
Harry Snyder and James Oates.
A pleasant surprise was given Mrs.
E. E. Christopher last evening by a
number of her friends at her home.
61A South West A street in honor OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

The West Richmond Woman's
Temperance Union met Monday after
noon with Mrs. King at her home on
College avenue. The program for the
afternoon was in charge of Mrs. Re-
becca T. Davis. The subject was
Purity" Extracts from a leaflet were
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the st. Paul's
Lutheran church will meet Wednesday
afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Fred Bartel, GIG South Eighth
street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

held in two weeks and will be . bust
ness session.
Mrs. L. n. Brownell Of the Cornell
apartments, Is the guest Of relatives
at GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin.
additional society on page II
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

her birthday anniversary. The even
ing was spent socially and with mu-
sic. Five hundred was played ct sew
eral tables. A delicious luncheon was
served. The party was composed of
Messrs. and Mesdames Russell STRAIT
ton, Charles Arrowsmith. Alonzo Cox.
William Stevens. Frank Spekenhier,
Thomas Lamb and Miss Edith STRAIT
tan. The guests departed at q late
hour wishing the hostess many happy
returns Of the day.
An informal dancing party was en-
joyed last evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Crichet, on North
Ninth street. The guests were Miss
Gladys Bailey. Mr.. Neil BLY,. Mrs.
George Williams, Mr.. Howard Camp
bell, Messrs. and Mesdames H. L..
Monarch, E. H. Harris and Glen kehl-
enbrink.
Miss Alice Forkner and Mrs. Frank
McCurdy were guests Monday after
noon when the members Of a card club
were entertained by Mrs. Thomas
Nicholson at her home on North A
street. Favors went to Miss Forkner
and Mrs. Omar Murray. After the
game a luncheon was served. In two
weeks the club will be entertained by
Mrs. Maud Gray at her apartments in
the Murray Flats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

A pleasant surprise was given Mrs.
E. E. Christopher last evening by a
number of her friends at her home.
Ga South West A street in honor OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

The Neatrophian club will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Rice.
As South Sixteenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Baptist church will meet for work
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Addison Parker, 1913 South Fiji
teenth street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
A WOMAN SUFFRAGE REVERSE.

VIZ OMAN suffrage has suffered another legislative
w BY vote of 2O4 to ia the national
House Of Representatives has defeated the proposed
amendment to the Federal Constitution providing for
the acknowledgment of American The defeat
Of the measure not unexpected II had been dis
counted several days previously by many ardent
sufragists
Representative Oscar W. Underwood, Democratic
floor leader led the opposition He insisted that
suffrage is State issue and that each State
should be permitted to settle the question for itself
One of the chief speakers in behalf Of the amendment
was Representative Mann, Republican leader in the
House.
Many suhragists to be well pleased that their
able to muster to its support ia votes in
the House. Immediately after the result Of the vote
known they announced that the fight would be
kept up not only in Washington but also in the
oral States.
Mrs Arthur NJ. Dodge president of the National AS
sociaton Opposed to Woman Suffrage asserted, after
the vote had taken that it meant that the suf
frage movement fostered by hysterical women is ON
the wane"
Unquosonably there many Americans who will
question the accuracy of her statement However its
accuracy or inaccuracy will become plainly apparent
within the next two three years
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
Railroad Rates and Political Unreason
(From the New York SUM

To minds which work like the mind
Of Senator La Toilette the fact that
railroads have made money in the past
is proof that they have charged unrea-
sonable rates for service. The inquiry
of profits is a cardinal article of faith
with all politicians of the business bait
ing order.
When the railroads are losing money
and ask permission OF their Government
regulators TO increase charges for trans
portation, Senator La Toilette and SINH
lar incurables cry aloud that the rea-
sonableness of rates is all which the In
terstate Commerce Commission can pass
upon and argue that the state of rail
road earnings offers no test of reason
ablcness. II is difficult TO understand
such unreason as this.
Senator La Toilette has attacked the
recent ruling in the Eastern rate case
granting a large portion of the so-called
per cent. increases which had been
asked for. He has introduced into the
Senate a resolution amounting practical
" to a legislative attempt to recall the
Interstate Commerce Commissions de-
cision. and the grounds of his conten-
tion are substantially that the commits
sion made its findings chiefly with re-
gard TO the declining tendency Of rail
road earnings as accelerated by the Fu-
ropean war, whereas the commission has
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14

authority only 10 determine the reason
ableness Of rates.
In the progress of regulation of the
railroads the Government has acquir-
ed responsibility for railroad fl
nances. In taking away from the
owners Of the railroads and their man
aging representatives any real con-
troll over the rate factor in railroad
income the Government has placed
the railway industry on a different
footing from every form of unregulat-
ed enterprise.
Railroad profits are strictly limit
ed by Government permissions. This
being so it must follow, if there Is any
logic in regulation, that railroad loss
es are to be governmentally limited to
the extent that 1t is in the power OF
Government to curtail loss. How
much money the railroads are making
or are not making becomes according
ly an essential question in the deter
mination of the reasonableness of
rates.
Rates which the railroads nominal
~ fix but which the Government ac-
tually prescribes would be the most
unreasonable things in the world II
the Government regulators did not
take into account the state of railroad
finances for which the Government
has made itself largely responsible.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
With The Photographers

And set back Of all the given in the various
blue white yellow and scarlet papers and books why
this nation and that went TO war; one may guess that
each set about to knock the everlasting daylights out
of the other.-Omaha Bee
The Germans the most efficient people on Garth
therefore they are the most practical But why waste
number Of shells in shooting up three English towns
whose destruction could not have the slightest effect
on the issues OF the battles beins fought in the trench
es?-Jacksonville Times Union
There is no American obstacle 10 the departure of
Germans, Austrians. French. English Belgans Rus
slams the nationals of any other warning power from
these shores. They free to go, whatever NAV be
their purpose, and far as the United States is con-
cerned they need passports. But II they have con-
the United States government they have offended eev
ously and they should be severely punished and
those who have promoted their plan should be even
more severely visited with the penalties of the law
Scranton Times.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
THE BAGHDAD RAIL- WAY
(From the Toronto Globe).

Within seventeen days of the de-
ciaration of war an expedition from
India. 1900 miles distant, defeated
the Ottoman troops and seized Baz-
ra. an important port at the head of
the Persian Gulf. The significance
of this victory has been revived by
recent dispatches showing that Ger
man plans regarding the Baghdad
Railway are crumbling under the
iron grip of British stern resolve.
The herculean struggles in Flanders
and Poland have drawn attention
away from minor happenings of far
reaching importance in other re-
giOns where German intrigue had
been preparing the way for the wi
dening boundaries of Prussian am
bition. Regarded from a military
point of view, the occupation of Baz-
ra at other times would have been
hailed as a notable achievement The
Indian government in the rapidity
and success Of this expedition dis
played a remarkable efficiency in
military organization. From a poll
tical point of view the capture of
this port has had a remarkable effect
throughout the East in impressing
wavering Oriental minds with be-
lief in the omnipotence of British
arms and the certainty Of British
success in the present campaign. In
Persia especially It Is bound to era
dictate any lingering hopes of reli-
glous fanatics regarding the future
of the Turkish empire. Another i'm
mediate result is the protection Of
the Anglo-Pcrsian oil concessions ac-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14

the rate advance on anthracite coal
was denied because of pending pro-
ceedings to review those tariffs in
other cases. Generally, with the ex-
ceptions noted, the commodity rates.
Including the previously denied adj
vances on cement, starch, brick. tile,
clay and plaster TO Central Freight
Association roads, were raised not
over five per cent throughout official
classification territory The Commits
sion specified. in handing down the
decision. that rates increased since
the decision of July 30 could not be
further increased to exceed a total
advance of five per cent.
The decision allows only a part OF
the increase asked by the railroads.
from which they expected to derive
additional revenue of 100000 900. 1t
being estimated that the increased
revenue will fall short of that amount
by at least S15.00O0O
The chief interest which attaches
to the action of the Interstate Com
merce Commission is that it has act
ed in the rate case apparently on the
principle that when a Government
commission has forced railroads to
reduce rates to the point where the
carriers no longer earn an adequate
return upon capital invested It is the
duty of the commission TO authorize
an increase in the rates.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
THE Progressive DRIFT.

IN REPRESENTATIVES MEDILL MCCORMICK, of Il
N llnois. and State Senate William w. Bennett
of New York, who Progressive leaders in the 1912
campaign have returned to the Republican party.
Mccormick is vce-chairman of the Progressive Nation
al Committee. Bennett exceedingly active in pro-
noting the Progressive in New York and worked
so effectively that he carried his senatorial district
When men like those confess by their acts that the
Roosevelt Revolt 1912 has spent its force and politi
cal potentallty It is not surprising that the rank and
file of the Progressive party is nocling back to the
Republican standard in all the States.
Nor can the Progressves say that they are not re-
ceving courteous welcome. There never has been a
time since they first fell beneath the hypnotic spell
of Colonel Roosevelt that the Republicans have not
had tho door wide open for their return. That many
Progressves have been slow In coming is not surprs-
ing No man likes to acknowledge that he has made
a mistake It requires moral bravery Of high order
to impol him to do t. When however the Progressive
leaders 1912 swallow their pride and do IT, there Is
no valid reason why the voters in the ranks should not
following their example and join in the great recess
sonal
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
The Rate Decision
CFrom American Industries.)

In handing down a decision favor
able to the railroads in the five per
cent. rate increase. the Interstate
Commerce Commission establishes
the precedent for a broad and liberal
policy toward the railroad interests
of the country This perhaps is the
most important feature of the de-
cision. since it indicates that ma
Jority of the members of the commits
sion have viewed the railroad situa-
ton from the viewpoint of general
prosperity to the country.
It is estimated that the advance
as allowed by the commission
amounts to from three and a half to
four per cent. and that il will net
the railroads between $3O,OO0.OOO and
100000 additional revenue a year
This grants practically the same re-
lief TO Eastern railroads as was grant
ed in the previous decision of July
90 10 railroads in the Central Freight
Association Territory, but does not
allow all Of the increase for which
the railroads petitioned
The advance. which affects one hun
dred and twelve railroad companies,
permits the carriers to file on ten
days notice, such tariffs as do not
offend against restrictions on adj
vances laid down. The proposed adj
vances on bituminous coal and coke
were held to be not warranted. and
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-14
Sir Edward Grey's Reply
(From the Washington Post)

No doubt many Of the oargoes leav.
ing American shores contain stun thai
is useful to Great Britain. Sooner or
later all of the supplies would be need
ed, and in any event they would be
kept from the enemy. But are the con-
signor and consignee to have no
rights? Are they to work for Great
Britain, paying their own expenses
until the British government sees AZ
to pay up? What about the consumer
in Cuba or Brazil, who may be in as
much need of American supplies as
the Britisher?
We think President Wilson gave an
opening to the British government
when he based his protest partly on
the plea that American industry was
depressed as a result of British mari
time interference. Sir Edward Grey
is prompt to seize this opportunity
By raising the question whether
American commerce has really suf-
fered, and whether foreign markets
Rave been closed to us The Ameri-
can case rests upon more solid
grounds that that It rests upon the
absolute right of a neutral nation to
carry on commerce, without let or
hindrance by belligerent. BY clear
ly stating what our rights are, and
by insisting that they shall be re-
spected, the President will avoid any
side questions and prevent the
astute head of the British foreign Of
fec from beclouding the issue.
The American people are not salts
fed with the reply of the British gov
eminent They will never be salts
fed until they have received evidence
that Great Britain has abandoned its
attempt to interfere wrongfully with
American commerce. No new inter-
pretatiOns of international law are
necessary. The rights of neutrals
and belligerents are as clearly estab-
lished as they could be- There is no
, occasion for fine-spun argument. It
is Great Britain's purpose either 10
respect American rights OF to violate
them. She knows what our rights
are. The only question pending is
whether she will respect them.
Every patriotic American will hope
that the President of the United
States will stand firm in this emerg-
ency. He is in the right, and he
F, will be solidly supported by his coun-
! trymen If he will stand firm.