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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25

Chairman Frank P. Walsh of
the Federal Commission of In
dustrial Relations, and the three
labor representatives on the
board, have prepared a report
after the two years work by the
commission advocating that
Congress enact laws confiscat-
ing upon inheritance, all great
fortunes in excess of 81, 900, 900.
In other words Mr.. Walsh would
limit the inheritance of any
American to one million dollars.
All in excess would go to the
government. Professor Com
mons Mrs. J. Borden Hartman
and three other members on the
Commission, composing the ma
jority, refused to give serious
consideration to such a proposal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
GERMANY WANTS
TOPREvENT war
WITH AMERICA

BERLIN, Aug. 25.-"Germany wants
no war with the United States." was
the emphatic assertion made by a high
official of the German government to
the International News Service today.
1--WE are confident that there will be
no war;" he continued. THE enemies
of Germany are doing everything pos
sible to cause difficulty, but we trust
to the fair mindedness of the Ameri-
can people to see through these ef-
forts"
Referring to the sinking of the Ara
bic he called attention to the German
admiralty's statement of July ii that
German submarines are using every
precaution to prevent loss of life on
ships they attack"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
CHIEF MILLER ADVANCES
METHOD OF M0T0RIzING
ENTIRE FIRE APPARATUS

If the twenty-eight-year-old hose
wagon of the No. / company, Rich
mond fire department, was to be re-
placed by motor combination
wagon, similar to the one at the city
building, and the bodies of the hose
wagons Of Companies 8, 4 and were
to be mounted on motor chassis the
saving in horse feed would pay for the
complete motorizing. Of the fre de-
partment In about eleven years.
Fire Chief Miller made this esti-
mate today. A satisfactory motor
combination wagon for No. company
could be purchased for about $1,000
and it would cost about $4,000 to
mount each of the bodies of the three
other horse drawn hose wagons on
an automobile chassis, making the
total expense Of motorizing the de-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
VALIDITY
OF MUELLER'S ..
BRIDGE TERMS
Ruling of State Accounts
Board Again Questions
Value of Contract on Per
Cent Basis. ,......,..4..A,.

Question Of legality of the present
contract between the county and
Bridge Examiner Mueller has been
raised in connection with the possible
construction Of a new Main street
bridge, involving the expenditure OF
at least $125,000. The bridge engineer
holds a contract with the county to re-
ceive 312 per cent of the contract
prices on bridges, the construction OF
which he supervises
The following ruling has been made
by the state board of accounts, and
has been presented to the board of
county commissioners, but no action
has been taken:
"All contracts by which the survey
or or engineer of bridge construction
is to be paid a per centum of the
cost Of such construction, are void.
The surveyor for such work must be
paid a per diem"
This ruling was made by the state
board through G. A. Hendren, state
examiner.
The matter was presented to the
commissioners a month ago, but has
been brought to their ..ttention
through the recent proceedings regard
ing the Main street bridge. There is
a question whether a contract entered
into by the county can be declared
void on the grounds stated in the
ruling of the board of accounts. When
the contract was made will. Engineer
Mueller, the county surveyor was not
able to handle bridge work
The county attorney in giving his
opinion to the commissioners, salu
that in his estimation the contract was
void under the ruling of the account
ing board. The ruling of the board
of accounts was general ruling,
made to apply to all counties, and it
is possible that If Wayne county's
case is presented to the board sepa-
rately, a different ruling may be made
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
SEEK TEUTONIC
SECRETS AMONG
ENJOYS PAPERS
Thieves 60 Through Trunks
and Bags of Austrian Am.
bassad0r at Railroad Sta
ton. 4

p LENOX, Mass. Aug. -25-The bags
and trunks of DIR. Constantine Theo-
dore Dumba, Austrian ambassador TO
the United States were rifled at the
Lenox railroad station during the night
and the letters and documents scat
tered all over the floor. Ambassador
Dumba admitted today that he thought
the burglary was inspired by persons
who sought to get secret papers.
He added that imperial documents
Of importance we're all in his travel
ing bag which he carried In his auto
mobile. These papers. he stated were
to precious to trust to his general bag
gage. The fact that one OF the bags
of the ambassador containing 5000
worth of jewelry had been pried open,
but that none Of the valuable contents
were taken, convinces the local police
that the thieves sought papers and
nothing else.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
KAISER SEES
TROOPS ENTER
CzAR'S FORTS
Address 10000 Troops on
Battlefield Between Forts
of Novo Georgievsk Thank
ing Soldiers and Generals.

NOVO GEORGIEVSK. Poland, Aug.
%. via The Hague, Aug. 25.-Emperor
William personally witnessed the for
NAL occupation Of Novo Georgievsk by
German troops today. From his horse
he addressed about 10000 troops as
sembled on the battlefield between the
captured forts.
Again we give the greatest glory to
Cod he said in clear, ringing voice
that even the soldiers in the rear rank
could hear. II thank you, soldiers and
commanders, for the bravery shown
in taking such a formidable strong
hold in only eight days"
At the conclusion of the emperor's
address he was Justify cheered by the
soldiers. Later the kaiser walked
about. occasionally leaning on a cane
and chatting with Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg. Minister Of war Won Val
kenhayn and General Won Beseler, af-
fectionately known in the army as "42.
centimeter Beseler."
Contrary to reports that hive been
in circulation. the emperor looked to
be in good health. He was in good spir-
its as he made a trip through the
camps between the Notifications in a
motor car which had considerable diff
ficulty in traversing the muddy
ground.
Before the Russians surrendered
Novo Georgievsk, they set fire to near.
ly all the military buildings and bar
racks. sank the ships in the Vistula
and burned the ammunition maya
zines This work Of destruction par
TALLY failed owing to the prompt eff.
forts OF the Germans, who put out
many Of the fires.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
JAPAN SPURNS
RUSS APPEAL
FOR SOLDIERS

TOXIC, Aug. 25.-Russia has ap-
pealed to Japan to send troops to Eu-
rope, according to reliable information
secured by the International News
Service today. The request is now
being discussed by the cabinet, but 1t
probably will be unsuccessful. Oppo.
sition to Japan's further active partic.
ipation In the war Is steadily increas-
ing. Leaders of the opp position assert
that the constitution forbids the use
of Japanese troops for any purpose
other than the direct interests or hon
or of the nation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25

partment approximately $12,500, or
only about $4,000 more than what was
expended this year for the purchase
of motor aerial ladder truck
Suggests New Policy.
Chief Miller does not expect to have
his plan for motorizing the department
carried out at once, but he would like
to have council and the board Of pub
lie works adopt a policy providing
motor equipment for one station each
year for the next four years. At the
end of that time, he points out, no
horses would be used at any one of
the five stations.
Il would like to have the city start
on this program next year by pur-
chasing motor combination hose and
chemical wagon for No. station
Icentinusd On Page Tsn.I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
ALLIES DESTROY
TURKISH SLOOPS

ATHENS, Aug. 25.-Four Turkish
sloops carrying troops to Gallipoli pen.
insula and to Lapsaki on the Adriatic
side of the Dardanelles, were sunk
today by a British submarine in the
Sea Of Marmora. The Turkish minis.
ter of war has ordered forty thousand
reinforcements sent to Gallipoli PENN.
sula.
Two allied cruisers penetrated the
Dardanelles Sunday and bombarded
the Turkish batteries at Kastanea, &C
cording to dispatch from Mitylene.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
ARMY TENTS RUSHED
TO FLOOD FuCIT|vES

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Aug. 25-Five
hundred army tents and two carloads
OF provisions we're sent to Newport,
Ark, today from Little Rock to shelter
and feed the two thousand persons
marooned by the high water of White
river Some families have been with.
out food since Sunday morning. Six
have died from exposure and the back
waters covering thousands of acres of
farm lands are dotted with dead
horses, mules, hogs and cattle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
PACE FORWARDS
ARABIC REPORT
BY SECRETARY

LONDON, Aug. 25.-Clifford Carver,
private secretary to Ambassador Page,
left London today for the United
States. He is believed to be carrying
to Washington the official report Of
the United States embassy on the de.
struciton of the Arabic. The depart
ure Of the secretary led to the impress
sion that Ambassador Page did not
wish to entrust his entire report to
the cable. Secretary Carver probably
will reach Washington about Septem-
Der Is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
High School Principal Says
Members Confess to Using
Rooms as Gaming and
Drinking Places.
SETS TEACHERS GOAL
Instructors Should Take Ac-
tive Part in Community
Life to Solve Many Social
Issues.

Charging that Richmond students,
as members Of fraternities. gambled.
drank liquor, smoked and used their
fraternity rooms for immoral purposes,
Principal F. G. Pickell, of the high
school, declared this morning in an
address before the teachers institute
at the Chautauqua that this greatest
of evils in school social activities" had
not been stamped out through the op-
position Of the school authorities, and
[continued On Page Ten.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
OISAVOWS ANNEXING
HAITIEN TERRITORY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-A com.
plete disavowal that the United States
plans annexation either in whole or
part of Haiti, was made by Secretary
of State Lansing today. The secre-
tary declared this government had
acted to save the Haitian people from
professional revolutionists and that
the proposed convention does not ask
an American naval base In Mole st.
Nicholas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
UNIVERSITY GIRL
ENDS her LIFE

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Aug. 25.-Miss Jo-
sephine DePew, aged "a, who was Fri
day returned to the home of her foster
father, J. Hogate, editor of a local
newspaper, from Indiana university.
committed suicide last night by taking
carbolic acid. She left a number Of
notes. the contents of which the Ho-
gates refused to divulge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25

Governor Harris is planning
to offer a reward for the arrest
and conviction of the men who
kidnapped Leo M. Frank, from
the State Prison farm at Mil
ledgeville and lynched him. Un-
der Georgia law the Governor
can offer a maximum reward of
$500 for each arrest and convic-
tion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
CHANGES LANGUAGES

ROME, Aug. est is reported here
that the British government out of re-
gard for this nation, has decided that
from the end of the war Italian shall
become the only official language of
Malta
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25

Gen. Won Eichhorn, pupil and
protege of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, who in spite of the
tenacious Russian resistance,
stormed and captured the strong
fortress of Kovno, together with
over 400 cannon and enormous
quantities of war munitions and
a large number of prisoners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
FORESTERS IN ARMY

LONDON. Aug. 25.-Sixty-one thous-
and members Of the secret society Of
Foresters are known to have joined
the British army, the Chief Ranger an
nounces. and it is thought the num-
Der reaches 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-25
Forecast

y. S. Report-Fair. Continued cool
tonight and Thursday.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-08-13
Victim of Row is Buried.

Hickman, KY, Aug. 9.-Bert Wal
lace, who was shot and killed on
Sassafras Ridge, few miles below
town in row over the election, was
buried o-day at the Brownsville
Cemetery, his body being brought to
his home in West Hickman immedi-
ately after the shooting. Walter
Allison, who was shot by Wallace,
is holding his own and will prob
ably recover. Later developments
show that Walter Allison ran Wal
lace out of his store with scant-
ling and as he turned to come back
to his store, Wallace shot him thru
the back, the. bullet penetrating his
body. Although shot, Allison ran in
and grabbed his shotgun and shot
Wallace three times, once thru the
leg, once thru the body and thru the
face, tearing away part of the chin
and cheek. 1t was at first thought
that Walter Allison's brother, Oscar
Allison, had killed Wallace after
Wallace shot Walter Allison down.
At the beginning of the fight when
several men fired shots thru the
store, Oscar Allison was shot thru
the arm Sam Cleaves, the youth
that started the fight by yelling for
his candidate for Circuit Judge, was
only slightly wounded, having a hole
thru his cheek and being minus
three teeth. 1t was at first said he
was shot thru the mouth but others
contend he was struck in the mouth
by beer bottle. Bert Wallace, as
he left the store, emptied his pistol
Of six loads at Badly Johnson, none
taking effect. Oscar Allison is here
IN Jail, having given up to the Of
icers, not on the charge of killing
Wallace, but on the charge of shoot
ng Mrs Rose Burger Mrs. Burger,
who was shot thru the right hand
Ind thru the stomach, is in very
serious condition but will possibly
'ecover.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-08-13

day evils of the world, the common
practices of injustice and the GUS
toms of folly and extravaganza. He
is preaching to men and women and
telling them in plain words their
faults. He is calling our attention
to more rational and wholesome
life. He is invoking the word of
God and the salvation of souls. He
is doing this thru the power of rea-
son and intelligence. He is trying
to reach the heart thru the doors of
heaven.
Whether it be sensationalism or
not God is evidently in the work.
Men must be fair and just to each
other in order that Christ may dwell
in their souls, and if it takes plain
talk to tell them how to do right,
then why not do SO.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-08-13
AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS
TRANSFORMS VILLAGE
Population of Hamtramck, Suburb
ofDetroit, Increased 5OOP Cent.

| ORuAo1OAA VA AAoAllIA oAAAShS OuDul y
ofDetroit, Increased 500Per Cent.
Striking evidence Of the prosperity oil
the automobile industry is revealed by
the recent action of President Wilson
in ordering special census taken of the
village Of Hamtramck, Michigan.
Eugene F. Hartley, an official OF the
Census Bureau, has just completed his
task, and his record shows that since
1910 when the last census was taken,
Hamtramck has enjoyed 504 per cent
increase in population. In 1910, the
population was 1860 and the recent
census shows that q ,242 people now
reside within the limits of the village.
Following the finding of Mr.. Hart
ley, Hamtramck is automatically raised
from the status of a third or fourth
class city to that of first class. This
means increased pay for postoffice Of
ficials and free delivery of mail to res
idents.
Government officials say the cause
for the big increase in population is due
to the automobile business. Hamtramck
is situated just to the northeast OF De-
troit and contains the huge plant of
Dodge Brothers. At the time Dodge
Brothers commenced the manufacture
of motor cars, they employed under
1000 men. To-day the number is we'll
over 5000 with facilities under way
which will afford employment for many
more men.
Hamtramck special census was only
the second one ordered by the Wilson
administration, the other census being
taken at Tulsa, Okla.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-08-13
In the Old Days.

whats the matter with Mr.
Bryant"
Hes working on State paper"
"How far along is he?"
81 think he has gotten as far as
filthy" said the irreverent stenog.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-08-13

Continued on last page.)
Evening star., 1915-02-09
REFUSE TO PAY BILL
FOR POOLROOM RAID
Annanolis Commissioners Decline to
Approve Expense of $71o.43
Incident to Myers Arrests.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. February 9.-There
was a lively meeting Of the board of
county commissioners here this morn
ing. A bill for S710.43, covering the
expenses incurred in making the raid
on the poolroom at Myers station last
month, was submitted, and the COM
missioners declined to approve it.
An item of S139.60 for the transporta-
ton of the prisoners and policemen
from Baltimore to this city. it was
pointed out, showed the total number
of persons caught in the raid to be LAG
and not 14s, as was first reported.
One item to which the commissioners
took exception was a charge of 1881
for long distance telephone service.
The BILL it was stated, was incurred by
Washingtonians under arrest tele-
phoning for help.
The commissioners stated that their
refusal to approve the bill was no
reflection upon Sheriff Potee, but more
than one member of the board stated
an objection to the governor hav ng
the raid made at so great an expense
to the county.
1t is probable that the board of COM
missioners will seek legal advice and
that the bill will be paid.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
TRADING IS ACTIVE;
UNDERT0NE Strong
Canadian Pacific Leads Rails,
But SpeciaIties Feature
Advances.

NEW YORK, February e.-A two
point advance in Canadian Pacific, re-
sulting from yesterdays declaration OF
the regular dividend, was the only
noteworthy feature of today's early
and somewhat irregular stock market
Leading shares again moved con-
trarily, United States Steel, Amalga-
mated Copper and Union Pacific scor-
ing slight gains, while Reading and
Southern Pacific were fractionally
lower.
National Lead was the strongest OF
the specialties, gaining two points
while Federal mining preferred lost
as much.
Trading became more active with
a strong undertone at the end Of the
first half hour.
Factors in General Rise.
The optimistic views Of the president
Of the United States Steel Corporation
on the foreign trade situation, coupled
with another break in exchange on
London. were factors in the general
rise which followed the early trading.
Aside from Canadian Pacific, however,
none of the leaders gained as much as
a point, the more substantial advances
again being confined to specialties.
Bethlehem Steel continued to rise. de-
spite adverse dividend prospects.
Falls to Its Minimum.
Loose-Wiles Biscuit fell three points
to its minimum of 20.
Sudden selling of New York Central
at a decline of two points developed at
midday. ..-
Bonds were easy.
Minor Stocks Advance.
Minor railway stocks and bonds rose
smartly in the early afternoon. but
representative issues, especially Cana
dian Pacific, were lower.
American Sugar was feverish prior to
announcement of the regular dividend.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
FIXES SCOPE OF INQUIRY
INTO THE RISE IN WHEAT
q. s. Attorney In Chicago Suggests
Investigation in New York Re-
garding Future Dealings.

Further developments Of the govern
ment's effort to determine causes for
the rise in wheat prices have been dis
cussed by Department of Justice Off
cials in connection with n suggestion
by District Attorney Clyne of Chicago
that an inquiry into future dealings in
New York be undertaken to supplement
such an investigation in Chicago.
1t was said. Mr.. Clyne pointed out. it
was practically impossible to discover
whether the wheat rise was due to real
demand or to speculation unless the
obtained specific figures.
Difficulty in compiling such statistics
is recognized here. Figures showing
actual exports through New York come
as routine to the Commerce Depart
ment, but much of that wheat might
have been bought originally for specu-
lation, then sold when prices reached
attractive heights.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
THIRD RECEIVER NAMED.
Judge W. F. Ball of Delaware to Act
in Arlington Hotel Case.

Peyton Gordon and Aulick Palmer.
named last summer as local receivers
for the Arlington Hotel Company. were
appointed to similar positions by Chan
cellor Curtis at Wilmington, Del, yes
terday. AS co-receiver with them was
named Judge w. Frank Ball of Will
mington.
The corporation was organized in
Delaware, and for the purpose of suing
in various jurisdictions to recover un-
paid assessments to the capital stock
a receivership at the home OF the COM
pany became necessary.
1t rs understood that claim for
$4,000 for a subscription to the pre-
ferred stock and for $1.000000 for
shares of common stock issued gratis
man du Pont Of Delaware. Among
the other large stockholders is Charles
P. Taft of Ohio.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NE WORK. February 9.-The cot
ton market opened barely steady at 2
decline of to points today under
some foreign and local selling, which
was probably prompted by the reac-
tionary tendency of prices toward the
close last night. Offerings were COM
paratively light at the decline. how
ever. and the market later steadied on
covering and trade buying Of October.
with prices working back to last
nights closing figures within the first
half hour.
Futures opened barely steady: March,
1855; April, $40; May. $50; July. 9.07;
August, offered, 9.13: September. S.2v.
October. 9.2s; December, 9.41; Janu-
|ary, 9.4S.
Foreign selling here was attributed
to liquidation Of hedges against pur-
chases of spot cotton in the south. but
otherwise offerings were very light and
the market worked some 4 to 5 points
net higher during the middle of the
morning on Wall street and spot house
buying.
Trading then became less active and
scattered realizing caused reactions of
|3 or points around midday.
Reports of large purchases OF con-
tracts by American spinners during the
last few days and that they were buy
ing quietly today put the market at
noon to a net advance Of to points.