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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02

WILL SEIZE STEAMER.

Washington, Feb, 2.-The
the state department has been
unofficially informed, it was an
nounced today, that Great Brit
ain will seize the cargo Of the
steamer Wilhelmina, destined
for Bremen, and all other Amer
ican shipments to Germany as a
result of the German govern
ment's assumption of control
over food distribution.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02
Hundreds Of Women

nowadays are entering the professions
or business world and 90 to work day
after day in bad health, afflicted with
some female ailment, dragging one foot
weanly after the other, wording with
an eye on the clock, and wishing for
closing time to come.
Women in this condition should take
Lydia r. Pinkham s Vegetable Com.
pound, made from roots and herbs. II
has brought health and happiness to
more women in America than any other
remedy. Give it a trial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02
DIED FOR LOAF OR BREAD,


Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. g..
Caught stealing loaf Of bread,
Dominick Margold, Jr, a youth,
was shot and killed today by
Joseph Findley, university road
graCer.
The cody was picked up with
the bread elasped tightly to the
lads breast. Tho grocer also
fired ut n companion of Mar.
gold, Jr., but he escaped.
The dead youths home has
been qunrantined because Of
diphthoria and his raid ON the
grocery store was for food. Tho
grocer lived above the store.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02

If a man didn't make an occasional
mistake his friends would have no kicks
coming.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02


tract came before the council, Mayor
White called Councilman j. A. Mills to
the chair and the council resolved IT,.
self into committee of whole. On
the floor Mayor White objected TO a
contract for longer term than three
years at the outside. He said that the
time was coming when the city would
own its own light plant, that there was
water power capable Of developing
thousands Of horse power going TO
waste in the mountains and that if this
were utilized the people would get their
lights cheaper and the city would get
its lights free within a short time.
Could Build Plant in Two Years.
He said plant could be built in two
years and that three years was long
enough for the life Of the contract with
the p. r., i. & p. Co. He recalled n
bill now in the Legislature which would
permit cities Of a certain district TO
build II joint plant and one large enough
to furnish power for several cities sit.
uated close enough together 10 make
the transmission Of power practic.
able possibility. In order that the
council might act after the legislature
had passed upon the bin the signing of
the contract was postponed until the
first Monday in March.
Humane Society Appeals.
The humane and animal society Of
this city presented I'm amendment re.
pealing the law passed by the voters of
the city at the last election, which
amendment, provided for the licensing
Of dogs, SO per year for males and So
per year for females, also a special
breeders license for anyone keeping
not less than five dogs at a rate Of 81
per dog. They proposed that the dog
owners should pay all damages done by
their dogs and that all dogs over four
months old should be licensed. The vote
on the question Of referring this pro-
posed measure to the license committee
for investigation was q tic vote and
upon motion the measure was iudefin.
itely postponcs.
New Uniforms Selected
The new uniforms for thepolice fore
were discussed and an ordinance fixing
the style was passed. The new uniforms
are to be single breasted, four button
sack coats with brass buttons. The
trousers are to be plain and there will
be no outside pockets In the coats. Al
iull military cap Is to complete the uni
form.
Fire Chief Made Policeman
The fire chief was given police pow.
nrs and will wear star 10 assist In
keeping crowds back at fires. II wns
not stated whether or not he should
'arry q gun but It is presumed that he
will 90 armed with Babcock Extin
guisher The matter Of remodelinq the
police office and the fire department
Sus left to the building committee. The
natter nf damages claimed by Mary +
Mitchell who alleges that she was IN
urcd on North High street was invcs
igoted by the city attorney II was
recommended that the claim for SlOp |
70 not paid as no notice was given 10
he city that the walk was in a danger
nus condition and the report was
doptod,
The matter OF the steps on light poles
n the alleys was brought up for con.
liberation and an ordinance permitting
he use Of steps ON the poles was order
d brought In for the next meeting. Tho
iNtter Of additional spwcr distrietv
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02

Mrs NJ q, Matthcws, Of South High
street, IA entertaining her mWhcr, Mrs
n II. Powell OF portlnnd The Powell.
formerly resided in SALIENT, and friends
here will be glad TO learn that Mrs
Powcll's visit will cover h week..
Friday evening the teachers. parents
and pupils Of the icw Park school viii
meet in their school building in their
regular ParentTcuchcr meeting, A pro.
gram is being prepared and a feature
OF much interest will be the relating Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
DROP GERMAN NAME
OF SINGERS SOCIETY

Richmond's Maennerchor delegate to
the Saengerfest, which will be held in
Covington, Kentucky, on June 20, has
been instructed to induce the repre-
sentatives attending the business
meetings to change the German name
of the singers association the Tri-
State Singers association.
Richmond is the only city in Indiana
which is represented in the associa.
ton which is composed of representa-
tive cities in Ohio and Kentucky The
Saengerfest will be held on Sunday.
June 20, and the business meeting of
the association convenes for one-day
session on Monday following. At the
meeting of the Richmond Maennerchor
last night, Albert Blaesser was chosen
delegate to this meeting and Gus
Pfafflin selected as alternate.
Approximately 100 Richmond people
will attend the Saengerfest making the
trip to Covington in a special car at
tached to a Pennsylvania train leav-
ing this city at $3.50 a. m. on Sunday.
OF this number about eighty will be
singers. The remainder will be in
the audience to hear the annual chorus
Of singing of hundreds of voices.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
NORDSIECk HON0RED
BY MIlITAERvEREIN
At FUNERAL SERVICE
German Veterans Act as
Pall-Bearers for COmrade
Who Went Through the
FrancO-Prussian War.

Military honors were paid the
memory of Ernest Nordsieck today by
the German Militaerverein of which
he was a prominent member. Mr..
Nordsieck went through some of the
most sanguinary battles of the Fran
co-Prussian war without being wound
ed. and his friends today were COM
menting on the fact that he has to
lose his life through an automobile ac-
cident.
The funeral was held this afternoon
at St. Johns church. Pallbearers
were chosen from members of the Mil
itaerverein and consisted of William
Remmert, Henry Tieman, Eberhard
Bettenbrock. Henry Nolte. Martin
Aufderkamp and Henry Witte.. All
these men were veterans of the wars
in which Germany was engaged.
Members of the militaerverein
marched from the home to st. Johns
church and then marched In front of
the hearse from the church to South
Fifth and J streets, where the Off.
GERS of the society mounted q car
riage and went to Lutherania to rep
resent the society at the interment
Mr.. Nordsieck was a member Of the
famous Seventy-fourth Hanover reKi-
ment which saw some of the hardest
fighting in the Franco-Prussian war.
His son who preceded him in death a
few days ago was member of the
German navy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
ROADS BOOSTERS
READY TO name
COUNTY LEADERS
Big Delegations From All
Parts of County Promise
to Attend Meeting Next
Thursday Evening.

With every township in Wayne
county organized into branches of
the National Old Trails Road associa.
ton, leaders in the National road
movement have announced the meet
ing for the analgamat1on Of the town
ship organizations into a county assoc
iat:on. The meeting will be held
Thursday night, 1880 o'clock in the
circuit court room at the court house.
Big delegations are expected from
most Of the townships. All members
of the township organizations are en-
titled to attend, although there will
be only two delegates entitled to vote
OF the issues to be brought before
the meeting
The merits Of proposed places to
hold the Fourth of July celebration
will be discussed. This will be one
of the questions settled. The extent
of the celebration, the attractions, and
other details will be gone over.
County to Organize.
The county will organize in a man
ner similar to the townships except
that the official membership of the
organization will be the chosen dele
gates of the township branches.
The last township to organize was
Clay, which held a good meeting last
night at Greensboro, and elected E. S.
Martindale president. There were
twenty-five Clay township residents
present and five Richmond men assist
ed in the organization. The meeting
was held at Greensboro
The complete list Of officers, CON-
mittee chairmen and delegates fol-
lows:
President, E. S. Martindale; vice
president, Charles Bond; secretary,
Will Roller; treasurer, Orville Hoover:
committee chairmen, schools, Charles
Knote; ways and means, Edward AL
len; arrangements, Don Overman;
publicity, Ray Deeter; program. H. H.
Fagan; music. Harry Chapman;
parade, Albert Albertson; bylaws, the
officers above named; decoration,
Fred King; membership. Ray McMul-
len; history, DR.. J. D. Kerr; delegates
to attend county meeting Thursday
evening for organization, Will Roller
and Edward Allen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
UNFAIR ASSESSMENT
COVERS FORTY YEARS

David j. Doddridge Of Washington
township, an uncle of County Com
missioner Mordecai Doddridge, whose
father owner three thousand acres of
land in Washington township and ad-
joining townships in Henry and Fay
cite counties, brought a complaint to
the county auditor yesterday which
deals with ancient history.
Mr.. Doddridge said he has been pay
ing taxes on four acres of unassessible
land for forty years. Two acres Of the
land were decided to the DoddrMge
Cemetery association In 1880. Later
another strip containing half acre
was decided to the Cemetery associa.
tion. In 1878, an acre and one-half
was made part of the cemetery.
Mr.. Doddridge said he has made the
complaint number of times to coun.
ty officials, who died before the pres
ent ones were born, and has had the
land surveyed, the method of proof of
ownership, if the records are not
clear. The surveyor died years ago,
and had never sworn to the survey.
Mr. Doddridge said he paid taxes on
100 acres and owns only 1856 acres. 1t
will be several weeks before the claim
can be worked out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
5 LARGE SHIPS
TORPEDOED BY
GERMAN WASPS

LONDON, June S.-Activ!ty of Ger
man submarines on a large scale con-
tinues in the waters all around the
British Isles and today reports were
received Of the sinking of five large
vessels, three of which were Of Nor
wegian nationality. OF the others, one
was Belgian and the other a Russian.
A total Of 10 lives was lost. The vic
Tins were as follows: Norwegian
ship Glittertind. 1857 tons, sunk in
the North Sea. off Shields, enroute to
Hartlepool from Sweden with a cargo
of timber. All members of the crew
saved. d"
Norwegian bark Superb. 1915 tons,
sunk in Atlantic ocean off Fastnet
Island while enroute to Queenstown
from Buenoes Aires with cargo of
grain. All of the crew saved.
Norwegian steamer Trudvang 1040
tons, In St. Georges channel off the
Welsh coast All Of crew saved.
Russian schooner Adolf sunk in
North Sea off the Scotch coast with
loss Of two members of crew.
Belgian steamer Menatier, 1928 tons,
sunk in North sea off English coast
with loss Of II lives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
THR0NC
TO HEAR talk
BY DR.. JORDAN
Citizens Committee Mem
bers Believe Great Educa.
tors Coming Means Dis
tinct Honor to Community.

E Steady progress Is being made by
committees preparing FOR the compli.
mentary lecture on Peace and War
by David Starr Jordan, former head OF
Indiana university and present chan.
cellor of Leland Stanford university,
of California, which will be delivered
netx Sunday afternoon at the Colise-
UNI, according to reports made to the
executive committee last night.
The committees are cognizant of the
fact that the appearance of Ovid Starr
Jordan in Richmond is a distinct
achievement, and are cooperating to
make the meeting one of the most rep
resentativev assemblages ever present
at any similar previous event
Arrangements have been. made for
the decoration of the Coliseum on this
occasion. The flags and bunting of
patriotic colors which hung in the hall
during the May festival and high
school commencement exercises will
remain in place. George Dilks, chair.
man of the decorating committee, re-
ported that the emblem of peace will
be unfurled before the lecture.
includes Male Chorus.
Lee B. Nusbaum, chairman of the
music committee, Is completing ar
rangements for a musical program.
Included in this will be chorus of
male voices.
The general committee has issued a
statement declaring that while David
Starr Jordan is a great man, his mes
sage will not appeal to any particular
set or caste of persons. Laboring men
and employees of the various industries
and factories will he Interested and
their presence is desired.
The Labor Council has become in
terested in the prospective speech,
and the committee on arrangements
includes a number of it's representa-
tives.
Mr. Jordan speaks in Cleveland next
week, and probably will arrive in Rich
mond Saturday. If he has made no
previous engagement for the following
Monday, it is possible that he will visit
in Richmond as the guest Of many
friends who are anxious to entertain
him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
TURKS DEFEAT
ALLIED FORCES
IN HOT BATTLE

CONSfANTINOPLE, June $50
severely were the Anglo-French allies
defeated on Saturday in the south.
western arena of the Gallipoli PENN.
sula that they did not dare to renew
the fighting there, according to the
following official report from the
Turkish war office:
Reports from the Dardanelles front
state that the enemy has not dared to
undertake any fresh action since the
defeat suffered by him on Saturday
and reported in yesterdays official
statement. Quiet reigned along the
whole front on Sunday.
"Our artillery destroyed a position
of the enemy near Avi Burnu from
which bombs had been thrown, and
also neighboring trenches north OF
Sed-elBahr. Our batteries on the
Asiatic coast shelled the enemy's wing
and artillery positions, also their am.
smunition. transports. A hostile battery
at Sed.el-Bahr was silenced. =
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
Councilmen Nominate Jor-
dan, Carr and Rainier
Which Promises Lively
Contest at Next Session.
JORDAN IS OPPOSED
Cars Supporters Want
Young Man in Sympathy
With Industrial Life OF the
Community to Serve.

Three nominations for the one va.
cancv on the public school board OF
the citv of Richmond we're made AT
the council meeting last night. !he
election will be Monday evening,
lime c1. Nominations are not closed
and moro candidates may be entered
before the balloting begins at the
next council session. Edward Ram
Ter. one of the nominees, Withdrew
TODAY. saving his business interests
demanded too much time.
Those nominated last night were:
Charles w. Jordan, to succeed hlm'
self, former secretary OF the Com.
mercial Club and president OF the
German.American bank.
Willard z. Carr, an officer OF the
American Seeding Machine company
and one of the city's best known
young business men.
Edward Rainier. retired druggist
and real estate man.
Mr.. Carr was the first to be placed
in nomination by Councilman oscar
Williams. He said Mr.. Carr was an
enterprising young man, a graduate
of Harvard university and would take
a deep interest In school affairs.
Renominates Jordan.
Councilman w. P. O'Neal then
placed Mr.. Jordan In nomination
stating that Mr.. Jordan had been
member of the board for several
years and had been always active IN
promoting the best interests OF the
public schools.
Councilman Waterman placed Mr.
Rainier in nomination. He said Mr.
Rainier would take much interest In
school affairs and would be thorough
ly capable Of fulfilling the duties OF
the office Mr.. Rainier has had ex
perience In school work, at one time
being a trustee of the parochial school
of St. Andrews.
That there will be a lively contest
for the school board vacancy Is Ger
tain.
Opposition to the reelection Of Mr.
Jordan was anticipated, however. 1t
has been broadly limited by support
ers OF Mr.. Carr that there is de-
mand for a member of the school
board who is active In the industrial
life Of the community and who will
be in complete sympathy with the
practical training course OF the public
schools. Councilman Williams, who
nominated Mr. Carr. also stated after
the meeting last night that Mr.. Carr's
nomination would command much
support because he was known to be
favorab BILE toward the retention OF the
popular musical supervisor OF the
schools. Prof. Sloane.
Mr.. Williams made NO statement as
to the number of councilmen who
we're supporting the candidacy Of Mr.
Carr. Mr.. Jordan has been active in
the support of his candidacy for re-
election, but what strength he com
mands is not known. Hitherto there
has been no opposition to his candida
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
Officials File Charge Of In.
voluntary ManslaughteI
Against Driver of Machine
Which Killed Nordsieck.
BOND is NOT FIXED
Eve Witness Tells Prosecutor
Blackburn Drove at Rate
of at Least so Miles an
Hour.

Perry Blackburn was today bound
over to the grand jury on a charge OF
involuntary manslaughter and trans
ferred from the city to the county
Jail. Blackburn was driving an auto
mobile Saturday afternoon which ran
down and killed Ernest Nordsieck,
the aged assistant sexton of the Lu'
theran cemetery, on the Liberty pike
close to the cemetery. No bond has
vet been fixed for Blackburn by the
circuit court. Prosecutor Keller said
today that he would ask Judge Fox to
call the grand jury as soon as possible
but he did not believe the jurors
would assemble until some time next
week because the time of the court Is
now occupied in the hearing of dam.
age suit.
Several people have been, victims
of automobile accidents in Wayne
county in recent years, but this Is the
first time that criminal action has
resulted from such a tragedy.
Coroner Works on Case.
Coroner Morrow said today that he
had not completed his Investigation
of the killing of Ernest Nordsieck,
and consequently, had not determined
what verdict he would return in the
case.
Prosecutor Keller stated that he
saw no necessity in awaiting the re-
suit of the coroner's investigation as
he was satisfied by the investigation
he had conducted himself that Black
burn was driving the machine he had
borrowed from his employer. J. F.
Hipskind. at an excessive speed and
in reckless manner at the time OF
the accident.
"An eye witness to the tragedy
who is perfectly competent to judge
the speed of an automobile, informed
me yesterday that Blackburn was
driving at rate Of at least fifty miles
an hour when his machine bore down
upon Nordsieck and upon this infor
nation decided to bind Blackburn
over to the grand Jury on a charge Of
Involuntary rnanslaughter," Prosecu-
tor Keller stated.
Blackburn has accepted the action
taken by the prosecutor in his case
very calmly and still insists that he
was not driving his machine at an ex
cessive speed while operating along
the liberty pike, and that he warned
Nordsieck of his approach by sound
ing his horn and slowing down the cal
at the same time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
GERMAN ARMIES
CLOSE AROUND
LEMbERC FORTS
Big Guns Ready to Begin
B0mbardment of Fortress
While Troops Press West
and South.

VIENNA, June 8-The occupation
of Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, by
the Austro.German forces is expected
before the end of the present week.
Steady progress is being made by the
two armies which are converging, up
on Lemberg from the west and south.
It is reported that the Austro-German
armies are about ready to begin a
bonn bardment of the Russian forts de-
Tending the city. These works have
been greatly strengthened by the Rus
sian general staff since the Russian
army of occupation seized the city.
CARS oFFENsE FALLS.
BERLIN, June 8-Victory is crown
ing Austro-German arms all along the
line in the eastern theatre of war. In
the Baltic provinces of Russia the
German troops which crossed the
Windau river are advancing. In
northern and western Poland at
tempts of the Russians to renew the
offensive in order to relieve the Aus
tro-German pressure in Galicia, are be-
ing successfully repulsed.
Check Russian Advance.
The Russian army on the San river
has had its progress effectually
checked by the arrival of German re-
Inducements west of Rudnik and the
Slavs are officially reported to have
evacuated Siniawa
1t is declared that the whole Rus
sian campaign is on the verge Of abso-
lutte collapse. The German armies ad-
vancing toward Lemberg are on the
point of investing the city. The tac-
tics pursued toward Lemberg are the
same as those used against Przemysl.
Teutonic forces are working to take
the fortress upon two sides at once.
Along the Dniester river, south of
Lemberg and on the Bukowina from
tier the Russians are said to be retir-
ing.
The Russian war office commu-
nique today admits that the Austro-
German forces of General Won Linsen.
gen have forced crossing of the
Dniester, south of Lemberg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-06-08
Will SON TAKES
HANDLEY'S JOB
IN POST OFFICE
Beck Announces Appoint
ment of Veteran Clerk to
Succeed Retiring Superin-
tendent of Mails.

With the resignation yesterday Of l..
A. Handley, superintendent OF mails
at the postoffice, came the announce.
nent today that Frank w. Wilson,
now at the stamp window. had been
appointed to the position.
Mr.. Handley's resignation has been
on file with the postmaster for several
weeks, but because of uncertainty of
the date to become effective, it was
held up. The departemnt was notified
Of the contemplated action and Mr..
Wilson recommended as the successor.
The resignation becomes effective
June IS. At that time the postoffice
will lose a highly, efficient department
head. Mr.. Handley is the only gov
ernment employe who held the place
as superintendent of mails in the To-
cal office, this post having been Gre
ated when he was head of the city
clerks seven years ago.
Handiey Started Work.
The departing superintendent or
ganized the city and rural route sys-
tens, and has full charge of all en-
ployes in the postoffice except those
in the financial department. AS the
Office was a new one when he took
charge, he has worked out all the du-
ties and rules connected with it.
Mr.. Handley has been civil service
secretary for twenty-one years, having
been appointed on the board of civil
service examiners for the Richmond
office Immediately after he went into
the postal service.
Mr.. Handley will become cashier OF
the German-American Trust and Saw
ings bank which opens June 19, at
quarters in the Hittle building, Ninth
and Main street
Frank Wilson, the new superintend'
ent of mails has been connected with
the postal service the same length OF
time as Mr.. Handley He became a
clerk twenty-one years ago, and for
some years was head of clerks. He
resigned from the postoffice a year ago
and purchased farm, but six months
ago decided to return to the postal
service He was reinstated as stamp
clerk. Mr. Wilson is well informed on
the city and rural service and on the
income and dispatch Of mails.