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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14
DECORATION DAY
Committee Appointed to Decorate
Soldiers Graves May 31st-Mem-
orisl Sermon at y. B. Church May
23rd by Pastor Rev, j. II. Williams.

Decoration Day exercises will be
held this year on Monday May 31st.
Commander Allen Shade of Losure
Post No. 35 G. A. R. has appointed
the following committees to act on
that day at the various cemeteries
which come under the charge Of this
Post. Tedrow: Vene Stevens. M.
Eldredge, A. Rodgers. Archbold:
yehe Walters, E. E. Hallett, John
Hoffmire. Pettisville: T. r. Robin
sonl w. H. Fullerton, e. Canfield.
West Barre and Zion: Ed. Williams,
Jacob Shinaberger, B. Green, J. Sham
barger. Burlington: E. L. Donovan,
Bert Barber. Bayes: Campbell Bayes,
Mik@sell: A. Mikesell. Ottokee:
Daniel Brown, Harvey Shade, S. l.
Spring. Lena: Jacob Shambarger.
Wauseon: H. T. Brigham, Simeon
Boyer. E. Mikesell. Fulhart: Jake
Garman, Reas McClarren. Kline:
J! Hoffman.
The memorial services will be
held in the U. B. church on Sunday
May 23rd, at 2:30 D.. M; the pastor
of this church, Rev. J. H. Williams
will deliver the sermon. The Womr
ans Relief Corps and members OF
the Losure Post G. A. R. will meet at
the Post Hall at 2:15 p. m. and
march in a body to the church. Every
one is cordially invited to attend
these services. The Decoration Day
exercises in Wauseon will be held in
the morning at the cemetery and in
the afternoon in the High School As
sembly room; the program for both
morning and afternoon exercises is
of exceeding interest, it will be as
outlined in last weeks Tribune and
will appear in it's completed form in
a later edition of this paper. Hon.
Chas. T. Stahl viii deliver the ad-
dress in the afternoon.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

Issued by U. S. Weather Bureau,
Washington, D. C. For the week be-
ginning Wednesday
May II
For Region of the Great Lakes:
Showers Wednesday will be follow
ed by generally fair weather during
the remainder of the week without
temperature changes of consequence.
For Region of Ohio Valley and Ten
nessee:
The weather will be unsettled We'd
nesday over the western portion but
probably without rain of much conse-
quence; and generally fair weather
is indicated during the week with
seasonable temperatures.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14
OTToKEE GRANGE.

OTTOKEE GRANGE.
Program for May 21st, 1915, even
ing meeting:
Music
Reading ....... Mrs. w. C. Borton
Gardening Helps :. Mrs. Il. Gasche
Lessons from the European War +
...............U ID. w. W1lllamS
Do we Spend Decoration Day as t
BETTING Patriots, ...E. p. Ames
Music
Recitation Marie Trudel
Topic-What Dependence Can be
Put in "Moon Sign" Farming.
-. discussion led by w. Fieldmire
What do we Learn From the Boys
Corn Contests? ...... n. Gasche
Music
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14

Do not read this. IL you do you
will have to come in and see our
Bolo ovens.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14

If you need lawn mower buy q
self adjusting one at Schlatter &
Howards.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14

For burns apply Hanford's Balsam
lightly. 1t will take the fire out.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14

/ The best garden hose that you can
buy in town at Schlatter & Howards
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14

CONTINUED on page 81
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-05-14

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
eOOMS BOLLMEYER
FOR FRAT LEADER

Richmond fraternity men attending
the Phi Delta Kappa convention at
Dayton will lend their support to the
candidacy of J. Fred Bollmeyer for
merly of this city, in case Mr.. Boil
meyers name is presented for the
presidency of the organization as has
been hinted. Mr.. Bollmeyer has serv-
ed as vice president of the grand coun-
Gil and as editor Of the Red and Black
the official fraternity organ. He is at
present employed on Cleveland
newspaper, but is not attending the
convention. His BOOM it is understood,
is being launched by he retiring pres
ident, John F. Gauchat.
Gerald Fitzgibbons of this city is
secretary and treasurer while George
Breneizer also of this city is serving
as member of the credentials COM
mittee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
CALLS VEN|RE OF 20
FOR DANNER'S TRIAL

To hear the case Of Iva Danner
against the Terre Haute. Indianapolis
and Eastern 1nterurban company, in
which the plaintiff is suing for $4,000
in damages, a special venire of jury
men has been summoned by the
cheriff for duty at 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
The venire contains the following
names: George H. Miller, William
Jarrett and William S. Hale, Arlington
township; Francis E. McMinn, Benja-
min F. Crook and Omer Grow, Center
township; Charles H. Knoll, Franklin
township; Ora Pitts, Howard Pickett
and Gilbert Wright, Green township;
Jesse M. HORNED, Harrison township;
Alfred Bertsch. Jackson township;
Alfred Bertsch, Jackson township;
Elmer Townsend, New Garden town
ship; Byram r. Pierce, Perry town
ship; Lewis Semler, Wallace Warren,
Frank Connely, Robert ]. Connell of
Washington township and Emmett
Grove, Wayne township. Judge Fox
will hear the case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
BOND INVESTIGATES
RE|D'S ELIGIBILITY

The questions of whether Pettis A.
Reid can bold a position as a member
of the Richmond school board and his
position on the state board of educa-
tion at the same time was referred to
City Attorney Bond today. Bond has
been in Indianapolis several days at
tending hearing before the public
service commission.
Bond stated It was a question he
would have to investigate. but he said
it would appear that Mr.. Reid was
qualified to hold both posts pointing
out that DR.. T. Henry Davis for years
served on the state board Of health
and as member of the city board Of
health. He also pointed out that Dr.
S. G. Smelser city health officer. was
also a member Of the state board Of
medical examination. A. NJ. Gardner
Of Richmond, while in Indianapolis OK
pressed an opinion that under the law
Mr.. Reid by accepting a positions on
the Richmond board would sever auto
matically his connection with the state
board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
WILL CITY CHANGE
ACCOUNT SYSTEMS
TO PLEASE STATE?

What result the scoring given the
municipal electric light plant for it's
system of bookkeeping by the Public
Utilities commission will have remains
to be seen.
Chairman Duncan yesterday after.
noon censured Superintendent Klein
knecht Of the municipal plant for u.s.
ing the Pratt system instead of the
more complicated method recommend
ed and required by the commission.
This is not the first time that some
question has been raised about the use
Of the Pratt system in municipal ac-
counts.
The system was installed under for
mer Superintendent N. H. Johnson,
according to city officials, and COM
plete payment was held up until such
time as the state public service board
should endorse the system. The state
board of accounts audited the books
onceand said nothing but upon second
audit raised the question of the utility
commissions endorsement of the sys-
tenn.
Thus far the commission has not
given its approval to the system al
though city officials believed permis-
sion Of its use was an indication that
it would be approved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
.HEITBRINK COLLECTS
$144 FOR RED CROSS
WORK IN FATHERlAND

Gerhard H. Heitbrink, collecting for
the Stettin Red Cross society, in a few
days obtained $144 for the relief of
wounded soldiers and sailors in Ger
many. The money has been forwarded
to the relief organization in the father
land. The following contributed for
this purpose:
Oscar Tauer, Sr., $40; G. H. Heit-
bring, $40; Caroline Heitbrink, $40;
George H. Knollenberg Co.. $40; J. H.
Klute, IS: w. D. Loehr. IS: G. A.
Rehsteiner. 81; Wuenker family, 50;
H. Metzderff. So; Toney Stever, 81;
Fred G. Mayer, IS; Frank Sauer, 81;
Thomas Selig, 81; Matt Won Pein, 81;
A. L. Pfeiffer, So: George Truman.
$40; Wuenker Bros. 81; H. Tieman, IS;
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bartel. $40; Ida
Bartel, 50: J. F. Ackerman Co, 81:
C.. Huber, S.; A. Hartman, 81; William
Hartman, IS; H. Heinrich, 50; D. G..
Burkhardt, IS; E. H. Kettelforder, 81;
Cash, So; w. H. Bachmeyer, S.; A.
Bachmeyer. IS; Fred Heitbrink, IS;
John Bruening, 81; Mrs. Klute, 75c;
H. Niewoehner, 50; Fred Newcomer,
81; Walter Duning, 50; George Cutter,
81; Henry Cutter, 81; Louis Knopf, 81;
]. H. Schroeder, SOC; NJ. Bantle. 81;
W. Kloecker, 81; H. F. Miller, 81; A.
E. Wellbaum, so cents; Cash, 25 cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25

Kleinknecht Disappoints.
Instead of establishing his content
ion that the present valuation fixed by
the commission engineers on the city
plant, 1856. 900. was excessive. Bond
with Kleinknecht as his witness,
brought out some evidence substan.
tiating the valuation estimate OF the
state engineers; instead of indicating,
through Kleinknecht's evidence, that
the plant was efficiently managed. the
testimony elected emphasized the i'm.
practical methods which have been
pursued in the conduct of its affairs.
to such an extent that Attorney Beas-
ley. of the company's staff of counsel.
sarcastically asked Kleinknecht If it
were a fact that the city plant had a
bookkeeping system.
Richmond people for some time have
heard much O. the large profits their
plant has been enjoying. 1t has been.
in fact. a pet argument advanced by
administration officials to convince
Tue puOllC Oh Tue QeSlTdOlllty OF having
the city take over the electric plant
of the Light. Heat & Power company.
But when Srpt. Kleinknecht, confused
and distressed, told of the system
used in figuring out the big profits"
the first real insight into the affairs
of the utility was revealed, view
which made the attorneys and engi-
neers of the Light. Heat & Power
company beam with pleasure.
Reprimands kIeinkneeht.
AS a climax to the afternoons pro-
ceedings Chairman Duncan of the COM
mission publicly and vehemently repri-
manded Keinknecht. Bond and Mayor
Robbins because the system of book
keeping provided by the commission
for all public utilities had not been
installed at the Richmond municipal
plant.
Thoroughly agitated Kleinknecht
sought to appease the irrate chairman
by informing him that the commiss-
(continued On Page Two.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
Estimates Cost of Reproduce
ing City Light Plant at
$424,523 in Hearing Be-
fore State Board.
EXPLAINS ESTIMATES
Says Condition of Building
Not in Good Shape and
Considerable Fire Risk is
Present.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 25.-E. E.
Watts, an electrical engineer, employ
ed by the city of Richmond to make an
inventory of the municipal plant, was
the principal witness for the city in
the electric rate-making hearing be-
for the state commission today. He
stated that on January 80, 1915, he
established present value of $323,S29
for the city plant, but has added to
that valuation $4,000 for operating
capital and $4,sS2 for book costs and
additional construction and additions,
giving a present value of the plant
on June Is $333.311, or $21,6S9 less
than the present valuation established
for the plant by the commission en-
gineer last spring.
Watts estimated the cost of repro
ducing the city plant at S424,523.
Explains Estimate.
Watts placed no going concern value
on the city plant. On cross-examina
ion he stated that there probably was
time when the plant had a consider
able amount invested for the develop
nent of business, but declared this
1ad been wiped out by surplus earn
ings.
With the present value Of the city
plant plus an additional investment Of
between $50 900 and $4,000, he believ-
I'd the plant can handle not only it's
own business but also the business of
he competing plant.
Under cross-examination Watts said
hat between $4,000 and 100000 .addi-
tional equipment would be provided in
the event it took over the Light, Heat
and Power company's plant. and that
such an amount was not to be consid
cred part OF any purchase price.
Watts testified that he had consid
cred certain fixed charges in prepar
ing his inventory, which had been ig-
nored by the management Of the plant
in its bookkeeping system. such as de-
probation, insurance. taxation and so
forth, but he declared the loss the
plant sustained for a period of four
years by the failure of the city to pay
for its street lighting, about $4,000,
more than Offset the fixed charges the
officials have failed to charge for.
Attorney Beasley secured an admis-
sion from Watts that he regarded the
depreciation on the building and equip
ment Of the city plant at 2! per cent.
In the event of the merger of the two
plants, he stated there would be lit
tie difficulty in re-arranging the dis
tribution system. as between 80 and 95
per cent Of the wires were strung on
poles owned jointly. He said so per
cent Of the wire would have to be
junked.
TcontInued On Page Eighth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
YIELDS
TO PRESIDENTS
HUMANITY plea

BERLIN, June 25.-Germany will
modify her submarine warfare to meet
the demand of the United States pro.
viding 1t is given assurance that mer.
chant ships will not attempt to sink
the underwater craft which hail them
1t was learned that this is one OF
the chief points in the preliminary
draft of the reply to the second
American note. which is now being
drawn up by Foreign Secretary Won
Jagow.
The assurances that the Lusitania
was not carrying ammunition for the
allies are accepted by Germany as
having been made in good faith and
it may recede from it's position that
the liner was in reality a cruiser, ex-
pressing it's regret for the "deplorable
tragedy"
Only part of the preliminary draft
has been drawn up but it is expected
that work on the final text may soon
be begun. DR.. Bernhard Dernberg will
be called into consultation by Won
Jagow before the final draft is started
DR.. Dernberg is expected here Satur-
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
BOARD OF REVIEW
FIXES CORPORATION
TAX ASSESSMENTS

Several Richmond corporations were
assessed yesterday by the board OF
review which is in annual session in
the auditors office. The names and
amounts assessed are given below
Most of the session yesterday was de-
voted to the hearing of protests
against assessments against real es-
tate in this city In the majority of in.
stances the assessments we're allowed
to stand.
Following are the corporations as
sessed:
Arcade Amusement Co, $500.
Arlington Hotel Co.. $4,000.
John F. Alderman & Co, $4,000.
G. o. Ballinger Co, $5,940.
Adam H. Bartel & Co., in Richmond,
$93.7SO.
Adam H. Bartel & Co., in Cambridge
City, $2,10O.
Brown, Darnell & Co., $3.50.
Beebe Glove Co., $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
President of International
to Affect Settlement With
Richmond Union Laundry
Managers.
HOLDS HOT MEETING
Owners Decline to Recognize
Organized Labor and to
Sign 1914 Wage Scale
Contract.

Unrelenting warfare will be waged
by the members of the Laundry Work
ers' Union against the Richmond
Union Laundry, as result of the re-
fusal of the management to consent to
any arbitration or means of affecting
settlement of the difficulties in
volved.
The three managers of the company,
who heard proposals by James F.
Brock, president of the International
Laundry Workers Union and a COM
mittee representing the strikers at a
conference held last night in the office
of the laundry on South Sixth street,
declined to sign any contract or agree
to employ the strikers are representa-
tives of organized labor.
The conference became spirited at
one time last night during discussion
of the matters pertaining to the strike
and it was thought likely that fight
between one of the managers and a
committeeman would occur.
When the managers reiterated their
determination not to sign the contract
involving an increase in the wage
scale and a change of working con-
ditions Mr.. Brock proposed that all
the men and girls who are on strike
be restored to their former positions
with an increase of fifty cents to each
girl
This suggestion did not appeal to
the managers and the International
president asked them to sign the 1914
contract under which the members of
the union worked until last December.
The managers saw fit to decline this
proposal, too.
The laundry management declares
that they will only employ the strik-
ers if they apply as individuals for
positions and accept the wages and
hours offered them. They will con-
tinue to refuse to recognize the union
and will work under the arrangement
made during the last three weeks.
The managers said today that they
would have consented to sign the old
union waited upon them Immediately
after the strike was called. They re-
called at the conference last night that
they had offered to let the union en-
ployes work at the laundry under pro-
test while the signing of the contract
was being debated.
The union, as result of the failure
of efforts to have the members restor-
ed to their places at the laundry, in
tend to wage a campaign to interest
the public in their fight, hoping by
this means to successfully bring about
their desires.
Literature containing date and in
formation pertaining to the matters of
the strike will be distributed in the
city, pickets will be stationed at places
near the laundry and other means will
be taken. One committeeman said to-
day that "it would be a good, clean
fight along legitimate lines"
Definite plans other than these have
not been formulated Mr. Brooks stay
in Richmond is indefinite. He will
probably work here until a settlement
of some kind is effected or all hope
is abandoned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
GROVE GETS RELEASE

Claude E. Grove, charged with pass
ing fraudulent check for $54.39 at
the Second National bank on March 2,
who has been in Jail since he was ar
rested three months ago, was released
this morning by Judge Fox of the Cir
cult court upon his own recognizance
Grove was not arranged. Judge
Fox in passing upon the case, warned
the prisoner that he would be upon
his good behavior and the charge
would stand against him and be prose
cuted In the event that he had future
trouble.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
TEET0R MOTOR co,
ADDS $12,970 TO
own ASSESSMENT

The $12,970 increase in the assess
ment of the TeetorHartley Motor Car
company of Hagerstown was not or.
dered by the board Of review, as stated
yesterday. but was given in by the
company itself. The ',oard of review
accepted the return of the company
A prosperous business season brought
about additions to the plant in Hagers-
town and other changes which en-.
hanced the value Of the concern, and
the members of the company indicated
this growth in the returns for taxation
which they of their own accord handed
in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
MRS. NEWMAN DIES

MILTON, Ind, June 25.-Word of
the death of Mrs. r. H. Newman of
Chicago, has been received by Miss
Florence Newman. The body will be
brought to Milton for burial in the
West Side cemetery. The body will
arrive at $3.50 o'clock and services will
be held later in the morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
REBUILD HOUSES
IN QUAKE DISTRICT

Ell CENTRO.~ Cal, June 25.-Re-
building of the damaged business dis
trict of Ell Centro was started today,
little more than "a hours after the dis
astrous earthquake, which levelled
one entire city block of business build
ings.
Official reports today placed the
number Of dead at five, all of them
killed at Calexico, and fixed the total
property loss at 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
OLD TRAlLERS meet

The Wayne township association of
the Old Trails Road organization will
hold luncheon at the Y NJ c. A.
this evening at o'clock AS arrange
ments for the Fourth of July celebra-
ton are to be discussed, large at
tendance is desired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25

One Of the most remarkable pictures
II the war 1t shows brave company
Of Serbian Comitages charging a
trench just evacuated by the Austri-
ans. The shell shown bursting twenty
yards ahead afforded them cover to
make the final charge. The meet oc-
Cured April %, between Doberitsch
and Petka on the Danube.
Owing to the inundated condition OF
the first line trenches. the Serbs were
forced to lose the position, and with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25

Luck and an unusual amount Of
nerve enabled Mr.. Varges to obtain
this remarkable picture. When the
order to advance was given, he Joined
the troops. On seeing the scattered
formation across the open. he thought
he would make a moving picture of
the soldiers, and at the same time
worked the still camera which was
attached to the tripod. Shells were
bursting on all sides, but as he ex-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25

planned it himself, there is little dan
ger unless within a few yards of the
explosion. Mr.. Varges says:
Il had just started to grind my
movie camera when heard 'screach-
ing wing come over the troops. Never
thinking the shell would burst in front
of the detachment of soldiers, l contin-
ued making film. To tell the surprise
had then is impossible, for at the
same time I pressed my still camera
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
GERMANS ON DNE|STER
REPuLSED BY RUSSIANS

PETROGRAD, June 25.-A Russian
victory on the Dneister river in Galicia
is announced in an official statement
issued here at midnight. tt says that
the forces Of the enemy which crossed
to the north bank of the river Wednes-
day morning were driven back. The
German losses are declared to have
been enormous.
Austrian forces which reached the
left bank of the Dniester at another
point were flung back.
The official statement says that the
Germans now have been forced to as
sumo the defensive under difficult con-
ditions. Parts of their forces are
crowded upon islands in the Dneister
ADMIT DEFEAT.
BERLIN, June 25.-German troops
northwest of Halcz, Galicia, under the
command of General Won Linsingen,
have met with reverse on the Dnies-
ter river and have withdrawn to the
south bank of that stream, it is ad-
mitted today in the official report
from the general staff. The report
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25

For Richmond-Fair tonight and
probably Saturday.
GENERAL CONDITNONS - The
storm that crossed the lakes last even
ing lost energy and is dissipated caus-
ing light showers over eastern Indi-
ana last evening and heavy rains In
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
w. E. MOORE. Weather Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25

the receding Of the waters, forced to
retake them. The trenches are ahead
In the clump of trees.
The photographer had been living
with the outfit for four days when the
order came to advance. The Serbs
shelled the Austrians out, and then,
under hellish Austrian fire, retook
their former positions. Meanwhile, by
a concentrated artillery fire, the Au-
strians were silenced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25
Chairman Duncan Says Kenknecht'. System Boldly and
Brazenly Defe. Law" and City Official. Expose
Themselves to Fines and Imprisonment.
SMILES At SuPERINTENDENT'S uNC0MPETENCy
Commission at Indianapolis on Petition for Reduc-
ton Of Electric Light and Power Rate.
eY w. z. PouNpsroNE

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, June 25-It Waterloo for the
city of Richmond yesterday afternoon the initial hearing before
the utilities of the c petition reduction
of the electric lighting and power rates in Richmond
The city made satisfactory with Gluys
engineer of the municipal plant the witness
Clarence Kenknecht superintendent the plant
he entered into ordeal much him and dis
comfng to City Attorney Bond than
forenoon in the Light Heat Power electric
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-06-25

bulb with the other hand, the explo'
sion occurred. l was lucky to have
escaped. I only suffered deafenins
of the ears from the conclusion of the
exploding shell, and my assistant was
only affected the same way, only a lit.
tie more seriously, as he was bleeding
from the ears. We soon recovered
however, after returning to the second
trenches in the rear"