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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
BUY DICKINSON
OFFICE ADVICE
OF COMMITTEE
Chairman Burdsall Says In
vestigating Body Believes
Building Would Prove VAL
liable as City Property.

Chairman Burdsall of the special
council committee, appointed Monday
night to investigate the advisaiblity of
the city negotiating for the property
OF the Dickinson Trust company, South
Eighth street, to be used as offices for
the municipal plant, said today that all
committee members favored the ac-
QUESTION of the property and would
quite probably recommend such action
In report to council at it's next meet
ing. ...
II think this property can be pur-
chased by the city for $25, 900, and l
think the price the company has fixed
for 1t is very reasonable one, espec-
tally as the company has offered to
give the city au the office fixtures and
EfurnieAin1a ~ good measure" Mr..
Burdsall said.
Contains Barn Site. e
IN the rear of the building IL q plot
Of ground 42x3o teet,s which could be
used as q site for a municipal barn.
Mr.. Burdsall said. Such q barn as the
city would need could be erected for
about $4,000, Mr. Burdsall estimated
Horses and mules of the city plant
could be kept there, also the equip
ment of the street department and the
engineers automobile.
THE committee believes the Dick.
inson Trust property on South Eighth
street would not only be an excellent
location for the offices Of the city
plant, being only half block from the
center Of the city, but an excellent In
vestment for the city as WE'LL" Mr..
Burdsall said. "At the present time
the plant is paying $55 a month rent
for its offices and $64 month rent
for the stabling Of its horses and
mules. All that money could be saved
Then the third floor of the trust build.
ing can be rented for $40 a month and
the second floor for $50 a month.
City Needs Rest Rooms.
"The city is badly in need of rest
and toilet rooms for men and women
There is strip Of unoccupied land to
the north of the building, eight feet
wide and considerable depth which
could be utilized for such purposes
placing the public rest rooms under
ground"
Mayor Robbins and members Of the
board Of public works are known tc
be strenuously opposed to the pro
posed purchase, and the administration
really holds the whip hand because
council has no authority to purchase
the property. All such matters must
first originate with the board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
BY HERBERT TEMPLE
European Manager The international
News Service

News Service.
LONDON, Feb. Germany is max
ing extensive preparations for the
blockade of England that has been de-
creed to go into effect on February 18.
A dispatch received from Amsterdam
today stated that several submarines
had arrived at Zeebrugge. the German
naval base on the Belgian coast. 1t is
expected that these will be used to
attack British transports and merchant
ships.
While a wild storm of criticism of
German strategy was raised in Eng
land by the bombardment of the coast
towns of Hartlepool, Scarborough and
Whitby, this was only a mild fury as
compared with the tempest aroused
by the warning that neutral ships
would be endangered II they enter the
blockade zone.
Press Denounees Move.
The newspapers declare that this
warning is directed toward the United
States in an attempt to prevent ships
of that country from bringing supplies
to England.
"This is an effort that America
should treat with the scorn 1t de-
serves" says one newspaper. "Now
the United States knows the methods
Of German warfare. II there has been
any doubt Al to them before"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
DETAILS OF PLAN,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb 5.-The
sweeping rate revision has been under
way since last October and has now
reached a point where official con.
firmation is given out concerning the
general plan. The proposed change Is
regarded by railroad executives as
epoch-making, not only because Of its
abolition Of great conflicting mass
Of old and arbitrary local rates, but
because, practically for the first time,
1t represents scientific rate fixing.
A mathematical scale based on
mileage has been adopted for the ter.
ritory in question. which embraces
Indiana, Ohio and Illinois and parts OF
Michigan and western Pennsylvania
After the new local rates are effective
a haul for equal distances on the same
class Of articles will cost the same
everywhere in tho territory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
AsAMA CREW SAFE.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Feb. 5.-AlthOugh
no advices have reached this city up to
a. m. today as to the fate of the crew
of 500 on board the Japanese cruiser
Asama, which is on the rocks off
southern California, it is believed that
their position is not precarious.
The United States cruiser Raleigh,
which left this port last night. is ex.
pected to reach the scene late today
The British auxiliary gupboat Boyne Ia
also believed to be steaming to the
scene although she gave her destina.
tion as Vancouver on leaving here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
CHURCH TO HONOR
PARENTS AT SERVICE

Parents Day will be observed at the
Bethel Sunday school, Sunday, Feb. Z.
Hon. C. R. Richardson will speak on
the relation of the Sunday school to
the professions, and Mrs. Martha Nc
Curdy will speak on the Mothers
Place in the Sunday School" Music
will be furnished by the Sunday school
choir under the direction of Burton
Howard. All the parents and their
friends are invited to attend the SER
vices.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05

LOCAL CONDITlONS-CoId TO-
night and Saturday, with rain turning
to snow SQUALLS. South winds shifting
to westerly gale.
GENERAL c NDITION S-The
oreat western snow storm continues to
move slowly eastward and 10 attended
with high winds, rain and snow. A.
the storm continues eastward the
wind 10 expected to reach the force Of
Q gale before "a hours have passed.
w. E. MOORE, Foreeaster
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
JAP CRUISER CREW
SAFE, SAYS TOXIC
No Details of Stranding of
Asama Given Out by the
Japanese.
[eY LEASED WIRE.l

TOXIC. Feb. 5.-All officers and
members Of the crew of the japanese
cruiser Asama which went ashore off
southern California. have been res
cued. according to an official an
nouncement here late today.
The official statement contained no
details.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
BERLIN STATEMENT.

BERLIN, Feb. 5.-(By W1reless)-
German operations in the region of the
Boriimow, southwest of Warsaw, have
resulted in the capture OF, SIX thousand
Russian prisoners since February l.
according to an official report from the
German general staff issued here this
afternoon.
The report claims that the Germans
have repulsed the French attacks in
the western theatre of war and the
Russian assaults in East Prussia and
west of the Vistula river.
1t is apparent. however that the Rus
SLAMS have taken a strong offensive
against the German troops before War
saw, and that the Germans there are
now on the defensive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
RUSSIANS ADVANCE,

PETROGRAD, Feb. 5.-Driving back
the German and Austrian troops in the
Carpathians, the Russian armies are
forcing their way rapidly into Hun
gary. 1t was announced officially here
today that the cars forces had reach
ed the river Labarc on the south of the
mountains, taking in their advance
from Duk1a pass two thousand pris-
oners and ten machine guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
LOCAL coNDIT,oNs-colder to

MAXIMUM DO
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
Zouaves and Turcos Blow
Up German Trench and
Occupy Destroyed Lines
Near Lille.
PROVIDES MORE MEN
England Will Send at Least
5000, 900 Men I'M Persistent
Campaign to Defeat Arm
les of Kaiser.
~ FRANKLIN p. MERRIcK,
Staff Correspondent The ;nternationa
News Service.

News Service.
PARIS, Feb. 5.-Brilliant work by
the African troops of the French army
resulting in decided gain for the al
lies to the east of the road between
Arras and Lille, is reported in an OF.
fetal statement issued by the French
war office this afternoon. After the
explosion Of a mine Zouaves and Tur'
cos dashed forward and established
themselves strongly in the position
where the mine had blown up Ger
man trench. All the German soldiers
in the trench were killed or taken pris'
oners. The statement also claimed
marked success for the French artil
lery at several points, while in the
Argonne two counter attacks made by
the French resulted in their regainine
ground previously lost to the Germans
and also In their advancing beyond the
location of their first position.
ENGLAND RECRUITS 10000
LONDON, Feb. 5.-England is going
to put at least three million men in
the field to fight the Germans. An idea
of the plans OF Earl Kitchener, secre
tary of state, for war, revealing the
strength of the British forces was
given today when the new army esti
mates were issued in revised form by
the war office
The house of commons will be asked
to vote, not the actual sum of money
requested by the war office, for the
equipment and maintenance of these
forces. but to appropriate a sum ir
round figures. The actual figures will
be reserved in order to prevent the
information from reaching England's
enemy. ..,..-t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
WeatherFOrecast
FOR lNDlANA-cioudy and colder to.
niaht. Probably rain north por.
ton. Saturday partly cloudy and
colder.
-Temperature-

NOON ........... ~
Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05
NURS, BUT ALSO THEIRS.

" The Benardno "If all that involved in the sua
with the Yuma the highway
the following Riverside Press there could
be but it:
IS question of whether the should spend
% interests spend
will Diego practically well and all the rest
Southern California (ncludmg Benardino great deal
better. That issue is cear it question of choosing the
"sandhll' Hotvile Mammoth Wash to
Brawley
agree thing begin Southern California
with the of Diego and possibly Orange county, avor the
toward Yuma via Brawey in
directly around by San Diego
Imperial Valley Choa Thermal and the
directly with the San Benardno valley and
the necessities that
call for such road To and the time for the state to
spend 100000 other providing exclusive road for San
Diego Centro manfesty unfair Whatever happens we must
the Brawey this of Southern California
Bu the beyond Bawley there differences opn
i the Riverside Press above the Sun the only
this neck the shouting for the Mammoth Wash
Brawy is unable heartily
the the beyond Bawle Mammoth Wash We think
Ell Hovle thence Yuma To insist
The Brawe Centre
will all sections, ought acceptable all
"The Yuma that does
But if that
ceded ought likewise concessions which will make possible
for the Imperial Valley Diego the benefit of the
highway In other words it that to be expended and
the road should accommodate the greatest possible number eav
San Diego entirely of for the of this argument
think California with Bernan
Riverside their objective should be routed
through the magnifcny rich Imperial vaileynot around
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05
East of HOltville.

From Holtville easterly, there are
many possible routes. There seems
/ to be concerted movement to di-
vert the proposed highway over the
present road to the southeast of
( Holtville adjacent to the south side
CT the Holton Power Canal and thence
due south TO Bonds Corner, as shown
on the accompanying map. From
Bonds Corner such a road would run
due east about fourteen miles to the
Mexican line and thence follow adj
jacent to and northerly of said inter
national boundary line for about ten
miles, to point marked "well' on the
northerly side of the sandhills.
From the East Side High Line ca
nal to the "well' at the westerly edge
Of the high sandhills the country is
about the same, whether a northerly
route direct from Holtville to the
Well or this southerly route from
bolId 1oIiSI De CHOSeI.
West of the East Side High Line
canal the soil is an adhesive sedimen-
tary one similar to that between Ell
Centre and Holtville. In going from
Holtville via Bonds Corner to the
Ancient Beach Line, there will be
about twelve and one-half miles OF
this undesirable, adhesive sedimentary
soil, while road due cast from Sixth
street, Holtville, eliminates all but
two canal crossings and is about five
and one quarter miles to the An
cent Beach Line.
Condemns Bond Corner Road.
On the road from Holtville to
Bonds Corner and about two miles
south of the junction of the Holton
Power canal and No. main canal, is
the middle of half-mile long dip or
depression in the road, which at its
middle is from Is to 20 feet lower
than the road at either the north or
south end of this sag. When the ca
nails break, as they occasionally do,
there is lake at this point across
the road. This is a bad feature of
the road to Bonds Corner.
Going from Holtville via Bonds Cor
ner to the "well' the distance is
about 35 miles, while line due east
from Holtville to the Ancient Beach
line, thence curving slightly south and
running direct to the well. is about
2s miles, saving of approximately
seven miles, nearly all of which is
through the aforesaid undesirable sed-
imentary soil.
Recommends Road Due East.
Along the beach line arc vast guam
titles of pure quartz sand, which va
Iries considerably in fincncss at dif-
ferent stratas. There are also un-
limited quantities of clean, w2fef-
washed, hard gravel, which may lc
secured in various sizes according to
depth. Only few years ago small
drifting sandhills were to be seen be-
tween El Centre and Holtville and
all about the latter town. These have
nearly all been eliminated by level
ing, and under cultivation have been
made very productive. To the north
and northeast of Holtville, a few of
these sand mounds still remain, al
though they are fast disappearing.
For the various reasons enumerated
above, the most direct route from Ell
Centre to Holtville, thence easterly
to the High Line canal and thence
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05

800 acres corn land for rent on
shares or cash rent. Stevenson Bros.
Imperial, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05

EldTcdge Cotton Co., Cotton Buyers.
Always in the market. Phone 800.
Gal Main street, FL Centre, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05
TO the Reservation.

At the easterly section through The
low hills there would be considerable
sand to be moved, possibly 10000 Gu
bic yards per mile. From Ramada it
appears that there is no advantage in
the yellow line over the red and gercn.
the soil being a sandy gravel over
the entire region
From Knob there are several pro-
posed lines; the one to the n. N. cast
Is apparently for the purpose of meet
ing the present trail or road which
runs from Mammoth Wash to Yuma.
A road built along this line would be
as much subject to washout and would
be much longer, with no material adj
vantages. A road southerly of and
adjacent to the Southern Pacific rail
road would, after passing the sharp
bend in the Colorado river, be through
sedimentary soil subject to over
flow and would necessitate two rail
road crossings, one at Hanlons June
ton and another near the railroad
bridge over the Colorado river. En-
glneer Eckert's line has three rail
road crossings and also passes through
the scdimentary soil subject to over
flow in the southerly side of the
Southern Pacific railroad.
The DrODOSed limo ie tho r,oe4 4;
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREEl
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05

kept clear AS stated above, the west
end is though high, soft, shifting
sand. 1t is probable that a straight
definite roadway, cut in line with the
interior valley, would have tendency
TO keep clear. In any event the main
tenance would not be excessive. The
yardagc on the first two miles would
be heavy, probably 10000 cubic yards
to the mile, or about 10000 cubic
yards of excavation, which, being soft
sand, should be moved at low cost
of possibly zoe per cubic yard
Through these hills at the westerly
end of the pass some per cent grade
will probably be necessary. The rest
of the way the grades are slight and
short
The interior valley is hard, sandy,
gravelly soil, darker and firmer than
the soft, shifting, barren sandhills on
the north. The hills on the south,
whole of soft sand, are more stable,
since there is considerable scattered
vegetation in the form of sagebrush
and some of the dead brush is of con-
siderable size, which would indicate
certain stability of the soil. Shaping
is about all that is required through
the central valley before placing
concrete base.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05
State Engineer
Clarke FaVOrs
Holtville Road

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)
would probably cost, at 5000 per GU
bic yard $3.50 cubic yards per mile)
about $3.50, or about $4,000 per
mile for completed oiled concrete
road
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-05

DR.. Il. T.. UsenDurg, Dentist,
$40 Main St. FL Cantro
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24

The union picketS imported nat IN
Monday night the nlct' gag r,p9r'.
ell for work. but werr sent fas.,. arj
that on one other night thcy "erc ,t'f
home at , O'Clock in the rerrnr -
they were out OF sto,k al a ~
hydraulic presses were forced 70 ''7se
down.
The union men clam mat on last
Friday five girls Were taken home
sick from the fumes OF the lubrran,
on the machines and the long hours
they were working at that time.
1t is said that a protest VAS lid
with the State Inspector q NorN
shops and FACTORIES and ina, s,nce
that time the girls are only working
81 hours per week or less. TIE high
wages, il was claimed the g'f', VIZ
receiving. appears TO be ,ayth. i,
the envelopes OF number - the rir',
employed there showed thar none y
them were receiving ever 81 per
week.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24
!, S. CoNC|lIATOR N DAYTON
TO INVESTIGATE STRIKE

Dayton, O., Dec. 2i.-The strike OF
the employees Of the K. & c. VI. Co
is still on and no new developments
have taken place other than the visit
to this city Of Conciliator Reeves from
the Department Of Labor. who was in
the city the past week comforting with
the president Of the Z. 4 c. N. Co.
and labor union officials.
II 10 not known what his report will
be to the government. but by him hay
ing heard both sides Of the question.
he will no doubt concede the justice
of the claims Of the machinists.
The discharge Of former Superin-
tendent Mitten and Captain Mcintyre,
chief Of the protection force" occa-
stoned quite a bit Of comment this
past week.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24

man has been made freight trahic
manager. and Henry W. Beyers was
appointed assistant freight trafic
manager: Offices at Chicago.
l.. u. MeCollum. commercial agent
Of the Atlantic Coast Line at Augusta,
Ga, has been appointed commercial
agent at Columbia, S. C., vice d. Y.
Montei'h, resigned to engage in other
business. and J. II. kinard has been
appointed commercial agent at Au-
gus,a.
William =. Hinton. assistant pas
senger traffic manager Of the Grand
Trunk and the Grand Trunk Pacific.
with Office at Montreal, Que, has been
appointed traffic manager of the
Grand Trunk Pacific and the Ma
tional Transcontinental Mt Winnipeg.
Man; G. A. MeNicholl has been ap-
pointed assistant general freight and
passenger agent Of the Grand Trunk
Pacific with jurisdiction west of
Prince George, Is. C.. Office at Prince
Rupert, b. C.
J. L. Park. general freight agent of
the st. Louis Southwestern, has As
samed the duties formerly discharged
by the vice-president In charge OF
freight traffic. the latter Office having
been abolished. II. E. Farrell ha,
been viee-president in charge Of
freight traffic; the title of ]. d. Wat.
son. heretofore assistant freight traf,e
manager. has been changed to assist.
ant general freight agent, Offices a,
St. Louis. ~
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24

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numerical ayer, o.. =. ~, +,
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National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24

freed has teen appointed general
agent At Clinton.
AM g smith has teen appointed
di-'r't ~ =snger agent Of the Chi
ago n.'ai Western at Cleveland. wee
llaify J. Wand. resigned to engage
n o'te- t.-ines.. effective November
=.
Roy ! AL. district passenger
s"Ii'lcef - n, Pennsylvania Railroad
Il N"~ ~. has been appointed dl-
f'si"n ia 'aRcr agent Of the Pitts
= .rgh dtstre' at Pittsburgh. Pa. wee
Edgar Nungman. promoted.
Ewing, commercial agent of
the =. Lodge, Des Moines 4 South
erh, has been made assistant general
freight and passenger agent. Office at
Minneapolis. Mimi, and the Office Of
commercial agent is abolished.
L. A. Ripley. commercial agent of
the Georgia Railroad at Cincinnati.
has been made general agent, and w.
!. be"iey. commercial agent at Jack.
sonvilie. Fla. has been transferred To
Cincinnati as an assistant to Mr.. Rip.
ley
w. y. Cookson, assistant general
passenger agent Of the Grand Trunl
at Montreal. Que. has been appointed
general passenger agent. and C. w
johnston. assistant TO passenge,
franc manager at Montreal, succeeds
, Mr.. Cookson.
Marvin Hughi... Jr, has been mad,
a ,rafhe maaager of the Chi
= Northwestern; Frank p. Ev
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24

). W. Allison. assistant general
freight agent Of the Baltimore a oh,o
southwestern at Cincinnati; D. T.
Lawrence. general freight agent of
the Central Vermont at St AIb.n.
w. and +. W. Smith. . member Of
the Uniform Classification Commits.
=. Chicago, have been appointed mem
bers Of the Oiiicial Clas.i6c.,,o, G
mittee, with once at i4s Liberty
street. New York City.
National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1915-12-24
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