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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
BECK CRITICISES
ROAD CLEARANCE
over TOWNSHIPS
Postmaster Says Methods
Used by Some Supervisors
to Remove Snow Makes
Travel Almost Impossible.

The ire of Postmaster Beck and
Superintendent of Mails Handley was
brought down on the heads of the
township road supervisors today for
the negligent manner in which the
township roads have been cleared of
snow.
The postmaster said today that the
method used by the supervisors has
made it more difficult for the mail
carriers to use the roads than II moth
ing hand been done. a snow plow the
width of that used for sidewalks has
been dragged over many township
roads, making the highest banks OF
STOW where the wheels must run.
An order was issued to rural carriers
this morning that patrons must clear
the way 10 their mail boxes so that
the carriers can drive to them with
out dismounting. Unless the snow is
cleared away from the approach to the
boxes, there will be no delivery in
the future.
Complain of Carriers.
City carriers are also having their
troubles and are being complained
against to the postmaster. Mr. Beck
said he has not found a Just complaint
among those received and in every
case where he has asked an investisa-
ton, the complaining patrons immed-
lately We're Quieted. The city carriers
are required to finish their routes in
eight hours. Mr. Beck said and cannot
give extra courtesies To the patrons at
the beginning of the routes and sacri-
flee those at the ends.
We are going 10 fight to have the
county road superintendent law kept
on the books and we're going to keep
it up if the. governor arrests us for
it," Mr.. Beck said. The year OF this
system has accomplished more in this
county than other methods accom-
plished in the proceeding ten years. 70
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
TBY LEASED WlRE.1

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-"Ocean
freight rates have been arbitrarily IN
creased to an unparalleled height With
out regard to the interests Of American
trade
Some business plants have been
shut down as resultant of the eX-
orbitant rates.
"If common carriers of land were to
practice such determinations against
shippers, and such arbitrary methods,
they would be subjected to criminal
prosecution"
These counts are contained in
bitter indictment against the foreign
steamship overs, filed with the sen
ate today by Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo and Secretary OF Com
merce Redfield.
Plead for Ship Bill.
7 The Indictment makes strong plea
for the ship purchase bill asserting
the facts as they have found them are
an unanswerable argument in favor o.
an American government merchan
marine. These critics declare that the
increase In the cotton rate OF l,loO pei
cent on shipments to Bremen and o
900 per cent on grain show, in part
the methods of the steamship owner:
in dealing with American exporter:
since the beginning of the European
! war.
! An increase in the cotton rate, 1,1e'
per cent on shipments to Bremen o
900 per cent on grain are held up a.
evidence of the manner in which these
steamship owners have taken advan
tage of the war on exporters, and tn
end is not yet in sight, according II
the report, which says: =.
Ocean freight rates are still rlslni
and are limited only by the greed
the steamship owners on the one han'
and by what the traffic can stand OF
the other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25

Mr.. Swayne said today that George
Wakefield had signified his approval
of leasing the property to Mr. Brown
and Mr.. Ashley, and that a committee
of the hospital board of trustees, ap-
pointed to make an investigation, was
also favorable to the deal which in
dicates that the hospital board Will
formally ratify it. Miss Hanna Wake
field has been in Japan but is now en-
route home. 1t is understood that she
has no objections to leasing the prop
erty
l.. n. e. p. Holds Lease.
The Wakefield block has front
age of siXty-siX feet and extends from
Main street to Sailor street. The three
business rooms fronting Main street
are occupied by the Light, Heat &
Power company, L. Z. Emmons tailor
ing company and the George H. Nolte
carpet company. The power company
has six years lease on it's quarters
while the lease the carpet company
holds will not expire for three years
Emmons' lease has expired.
A separate building constitutes the
rear of the Wakefield block. 1t is oc
cupied by a barber shop, grain store
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
Charity Loves All


form, so I keep my decoration in a
box in the bureau drawer. When
Monsieur Poincare brought it to me,
| could not believe such a little man
could be president until they told me
he really held that high office"
Sister Julia laughed heartily at her
mistake, for she is not a solemn per-
son at all. Through all her ordeal,
she kept cheerful and smilingly
''Another man." she went on Mon
sieur Deschanel, came with Monsieur
Poincare. He is president or some
thing or ether in Paris
Sister Julia did not know that her
other visitor was NJ. Paul Deschanel,
president Of the Chamber of Deputies,
and a great statesman.
If any one suggests that they will
make a great ado about her when
she goes to Paris, Sister Julia shakes
her head and murmurs that it can
not be true.
Il only did the Lords work when
it came to me to do. Why should
Paris make an ado over that?"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
SNOW
ADDS TO WORRY
OF STREET men
Gangs Haul Tons of Snow
From Huge Drifts Piled
Along Main Street Car
Lines.

Richmond was snow bound again
this morning, the street car company
being the only business able to cope
with the additional six inch fall last
night.
The snow is now from sixteen to
eighteen inches deep where it has not
drifted. The moving of the snow from
streets and sidewalks has piled it up
three to four feet deep in many
places.
The snow plows used by the street
car companies as a result of the re-
straining order granted by Judge Fox
which prevents the city from enfOrc-
ing it's ordinance directed against the
cOmpany's methods of snow removal
have made the regular traffic ways
on Main street impossible.
Snow Hampers Traffic.
This was the condition up to noon
in the business district. The city re,
moved tons of snow the car snow
plows had thrown to the sides of the
tracks. All traffic used the car tracks
to get through the city In the east
and west parts of the city, the three
to four feet of snow was unbroken
during the day.
The railroads were seriously ham
pered again last night but as the snow
did not drift the trains made their way
through in fair time. This afternoon
the trains were running on schedule
time The interurbans also maintain
ed their scheduled running time.
The cold snap scheduled for Satur
day night arrived and the temperature
went down at an unusual rate. The
official temperature registered at the
pumping station was eighteen degrees
below zero at 5 o'clock Sunday morn
ing but in Richmond thermometers
did not go below five or six. Wind II
the early part of the evening made
business dull and the streets were al
most deserted. The temperature rose
as rapidly as it had fallen and at moor
yesterday registered twenty degree:
above zero.
! At noon today the temperature wa:
seventeen degrees at the pumping
station and with little wind, the atmos
phere was pleasant.
There were several snow slide'
! from roofs of buildings but none were
/ dangerous
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
Devil SPENDS FREELY
Rev. ". O. StovaII Analyses
PAY Roll.

The drunkard, the thief, the gambler
and every one that commits any sin of
any kind, We're all placed on the devils
payroll by Rev w. O. StovaU, in his
sermon last night on THE Devils Pay
Roll" The Rev. Mr.. Stovall said that
the devil never tried to ecOnOmiZe but
was always ready and anxious to hire
new helpers.
The recOmpense which the devil
paid for service is apparently worldly
pleasure, the pastor said, but this pay
is only temporal, and the real wages
of sin is death "Christ is willing to
assume all your obligations" said Rev.
Stcvall, "and will help you break your
associations with the devil
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
BOARD FLOATS BONDS
FOR GRAVEL HIGHWAY
County Makes $4,000 Issue
to Pay for South Twenty
third.

An ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance of $4,000 in gravel road bonds TO
pay for the South Twenty-third street
Improvement was passed by the board
of county commissioners.
The bonds will be printed and ad-
vertised Immediately and will be Of
fered for sale February 13 at the court
house. This is the last issue of free
gravel road bonds now pending.
This brings the Indebtedness of the
county to little less than 100000 for
gravel road bonds on improvements
made under the three mile gravel road
law. About 100000 worth of these
bonds are for Wayne township and
payable by the township. A total OF
S115,OO0 has been added in the last
year and a half.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
BY LAWRENCE ELSTON
Staff Correspondent The International
News Service.

NANCY, France, Jan. 25.-Others
may interview Kings and presidents,
but l will rejoice in being the first
American to interview Sister Julia
Soeur Julie, who is more interesting
than most celebrities. President Po1n-
care and a distinguished party went
to Gerbervillers a little town in the
Vosges mountains, where she has
spent her life, to decorate her with the
INSIGNIA of the Legion of Honor.
No town in Belgium is such a
wreck as Gerbevillers, where she and
four sisters remained amidst the shell
and fire and conflagration, nursing
both French and German wounded.
In one of the dozen houses left intact
/ found her.
Ignorant Of President.
This is my working DRESS" ex-
planned Sister Julia. Il have too
much work to do to put en- any uni
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
Secretaries Plead for American Government Owned Marines
and Claim Facts Warrant Enactment of Favorable Legs
iationUned States Lacks Authority Protect Business
Houses-Contro and Regulation of Rates Beyond Federal
Juisdiction-ProtectionU Urged

THE government has no power to
control or regulate ocean freight rates.
1t cannot under existing law protect
our foreign trade against the extor-
tionate and hurtful charges. These
steamship owners can increase rates
without notice and upon the instant
and our business men are helpless.
The steamship companies are their
own masters and do as they please
with the transportation of exports. AS
already shown, they are seriously
checking our foreign trade and in
some cases, such as lumber and coal
are stopping it altogether"
The report today was supplemental
to the statement made on December
26 last, and was made in response to
the resolution passed December is,
calling for information regarding the
ocean freight rate situation.
Some of the striking increases
which were reported to the department
of American business men and ship
pers are:
From New York to Rotterdam on
grain 900 per cent; on flour 500 per
cent: on cotton 700 per cent.
From New York to Liverpool, the
rates on the same commodities have
/ increased from 300 to 500 per cent.
g.. From Baltimore to European ports
! Except Germany on grain 900 per
cent; on flour 364 per cent; on cotton
GA per cent
/ From Norfolk to Liverpool. grain
from 157 to 200 per cent; cotton 1856
per cent.
/ From Norfolk to Rotterdam, cotton
/ All per cent; to Bremen on cotton
1,1o9 per cent or from s125 per bale
to SIS per bale
From Galveston to Liverpool grain
ia per cent; cotton 361 per cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
Naval Success Gains Fears
of English Pertrubed Since
Hartlepool Smelling and
Aerial Raids.
LONDON CELEBRATES
Admiralty Denies Loss of
Cruiser Claimed Sunk in
Report Sent Out by Berlin
Office.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE,
European Manager Tho international

News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-King George to-
day sent to Vice Admiral Sir David
Beatty a personal message Of congrat-
ulatiOn on the victory by his fleet over
q German squadron Of powerful cruis-
ers in the North Sea Sunday. The en-
tire English nation Is celebrating the
triumph won by the sailors of Britannia
In what the naval experts call the
most important naval battle of the
war"
This conflict, fought early Sunday
morning north of the Friesian Islands,
Is believed to have prevented another
bombardment Of English coast towns.
The British naval victory came at an
opportune time to calm the fears
aroused by the recent sheiling of Har-
tlepool and Scarborough, and the Yep
pelin raids over towns a little more
than a hundred miles from London.
Deny Berlin Claim.
The statement issued in Berlin to-
day saying that British cruiser was
reported to have been sunk in the bat
tie was declared by English naval Of
fiCials to be an attempt to minimize
the victory of Sir David Beatty. The
reported loss of the English cruiser
was flatly denied and the admiralty
re-affirmed its declaration that the
English casualties had been few.
While the Germans claim that all
the vessels in their fleet except the
Bluecher. returned to their harbor,
British admiralty officials declare that
two of the kaiser's cruisers We're bad
ly damappd nv the CllnnprS of the Lion.
Princess Royal. New Zealand, Indomit-
able and Tiker This belief is con
firmed as concerns one Of the German
cruisers at least, by a dispatch from
Amsterdam.
Cruiser Creeps Home.
This message states that advices
from Schiermonnik-Ooog, a Dutch is
land in the North Sea, bring the news
that four-funneled German cruiser
apparently badly damaged, was sight
ed there late yesterday afternoon, sail
ling toward the east.
The cruiser was Steaming at slow
speed and seemed to have been Grip,
pied. This vessel is believed here to
have been one of those which partici
pated in Sunday mornings battle.
All the newspapers unite today in q
glowing tribute to Sir David Beatty
and his sailors for defeating the Ger
man fleet and sinking the Bluecher
They declare the Germans defeat was
retribution upon the babykillers oi
Scarborough"
R'uecher a Misfit.
The Bluocher was the fifth armOreC
cruiser that Germany has lost in the
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
w Forecast
FOR lNDlANA-Falr tonight and
Tuesday. Colder tonight.
Temperature

LocAL-Fair tonight and Tuesday.
Colder tonight. Temperature near ze.
ro or below.
GENERAL~Thes snow storm of last
light and this morning has passed to
the eastern states and is followed by
generally fair weather which promises
to be of short duration since another
storm is approaching from the west
ern states. Sundays cold wave breaks
the record for the winter. Tempera-
ture at Earlham college reading 10
degrees below at a. m. but it rose to
s below by 7:3O o'clock.
w. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
HORSE IN RUNAWAY
HITS SECOND AUTO

Apparently a big bay horse owned
by Charles kirkman has an aversion
to automobiles. Recently it ran away
and in a collision with a furniture
companys truck, badly damaged the
radiator. The horse was not injured,
however. Saturday the same horse,
hitched to sleigh, bolted and dashed
into an automobile at the corner of
Sixth and Main streets, striking the
machine so violently as to turn it at
right angles The horse was knocked
down, but was not injured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
FRENCH STATEMENT.

PARIS, Jan. 25.-The German
bridges across the Meuseat st. Mihiel
have been completely destroyed by the
French artillery. Official announce
ment to this effect was made in a
statement issued by the war office
this afternoon.
This accomplishment by the French
troops is one of the most important
of the recent fighting on the Meuse,
where the Germans have for several
months been attempting to cross thai
stream in force and shatter the French
line of defense between Nerdun and
Toul. Other minor successes of the
French troops announced this after
noon include victory in the fight for
the trenches near Berry-auBac, de-
struction of German earthworks i'll
Champagne and slight progress for
the allies to the east of st. Georges
in Flanders.
BERLIN, Jan. 25.-An official state
mont issued by the war office this
afternoon, admits that French troops
have captured a trench from the Ger
mans southwest Of Berry-au-Bac, bu'
claims that all the French attacks al
Hartmannsweiler were repulseC
yesterday by the German troops. Il
ais claims some successes for the Ger
mans in the eastern theatre of war.
"In the eastern theatre artillery
duels are continuing On the front ant
east and north of Gumbinnen. Oul
fire forced the enemy to evacuate two
positions southeast of Gumbinren
Russian attacks northeast of Gumbin
nen were repulsed with heavy losse:
to the enemy.
"In northern Poland there are M
changes, and east of Pilica nothing
important has transpired."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
AFTER % YEARS

After twenty-five years of married
life, Mrs. Clara E. Johnson filed suit
in circuit court asking divorce from
Edwin l.. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson says
her husband has failed to support her
the last two years, and that he used
violent and abusive language to her.
Ollie Adams filed suit for divorce
from Alva f. Adams, charging cruel
treatment and failure to provide.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
German Fleet Outnumbered
by British Squadron in En-
gagement Lasting About
Three Hours.
FOES STOP BATTLE
Action Fought Seventy
Miles Northwest of HeligO-
land and Fleets Return to
Their Stations.
BY FREDERICK WERNER,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service,

NC"S oCIVICc.
BERLIN, (By Wireless), Jan 25.-
The German Admiralty admitted in an
official statement issued here today
that the armored cruiser Bluecher had
been sunk in naval battle between
the British and German fleets in the
North Sea, but also announced that a
British cruiser was reported to have
been sunk in the combat The battle
took place seventy nautical miles west
Of Heligoland.
According to the official statement,
the German fleet was outnumbered by
the British squadron. but the latter
discontinued the battle after three
hours of fighting. All the German
ships except the Bluecher returned to
harbor.
Admiralty Statement.
The statement issued by the Ad-
miralty was as follows:
"On the occasion Of an advance Of
the armored cruisers Seydlitz, Derf-
finger. Moltke and Bluecher accom-
panied by four small cruisers and two
torpedo boats flotillas into the North
Sea they came into a battle Sunday
morning with English fighting forces
numbering five battle cruisers, several
small cruisers ana LWenty-SlX torpedo
boat destroyers.
after three hours fight our oppon-
ent discontinued the battle seventy
nautical miles northwesest Of Heligo-
land.
"According to present reports, one
battle cruiser has been sunk on the
English side. OF our ships, the ar
nored cruiser Bluecher was sunk All
the other German forces returned to
harbOr''
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
Church TO FREE REA
TSY LEASED WIRE.1

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-It is under
stood that Rev. J. J. Rae of this city,
will accept the call of the First Pres
byterian church at Richmond, Ind, il
the Presybtery of the church Of which
he is now pastor in Chicago, will ac-
cept his resignation. r
DIR. Rae said the matter would be
taken up here as soon as he receives
by mail the formal call to the Rich
mond church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
CARMEL BANK CLOSED.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Jan. 25.-The
Citizens bank at Carmel, Ind, was
closed today by order of the state
auditors office. This is the third
financial institution closed in this
county in less than week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
400 Military Automobiles
Wrecked When Allies Avi-
ators Drop Explosives on
German Gun Town.
RUSS LOSES ADVANCE
Te6ton Artillery Forces
Cars Army to Evacuate
Two Positions Southeast
of Gumbinnen.
!BY LEASED WIRE.1

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25.-Accord-
ing to the Handelsblad, British avia-
tors in a recent aerial raid upon the
city of Essen completely wrecked
repair shed containing four hundred
German military automobiles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-25
BOOST IN OCEAN FREIGHT RATES
CITED BY SECRETARY M'AD00 AS
REASON FOR SHIP PURCHASE BILL

"Sea Freight Schedule Increased Without Regard Inter-
ess of American Trade-Some Business Houses Closed
as Result Rate Increased 100 Per Cent and
Grain Jumps 900 Per Cent-Secretary McAdoo and Sec
retary Redfield Report to Senate.
GREED OF STEAMSHIP OWNERS DICTATE PRICES
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26
GOBLINS'LL GET
BROWN BEARS IF
THEY DON'T QUIT

tle' are destroyed every year By
brown bears and the animals
should be driven out Of Alaska"
Kodiak Hates Them
". ID. SnOdgrass. agent for the
agricultural department. and man
aver Of the experiment station at
Kodiak. says the Kodiak district
has big possibilities as a stock
country. providing the brown
bears apDetiteB for mutton chops
and slrloin steaks may be guided
back into paths OF righteousness.
ants and berries.
In one night alone. the govern
nent man declares, the pests
killed t~othirds OF all the sheep
at the station. and that they keep
right on killing.
II Is probable that bounty will
be placed on their heads soon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

SEWARD. Alaska. June i9.--CB,
Mail TO The Star - have Just re
celyed letter from tho States
and the writer says ITS all RICH,
20 talk about the agricultural pos
abilities OF Alaska. but can you
grow onions that far northT"
Here l. my answer
Onions can be grown in
Alaska. Ny nearest neighbor
10 an onion expert Her name
10 Mrs Evelyn Whitehead.
She does her gardening in
oserails. Other women oar.
deners DO the same.
Tell me how to grow onions. -
I asked her.
Onions are raised In Alaska lust
Ike other onions are raised In Ohio
or California" she answered.
] asked for additional cxplana.
tons.
Here's How It's Done
Well. it's this way. After tho
snow goes. you take n spade aud
turn the ground over in which you
intend 20 plant your onion seed.
After the ground Il spadod you
take rake and clean off all the
twigs and rocks from tho soii.
which Is a nice sandy loan. the
Kind that doesn't stick and get one
all dirty. Then you SOW the onion
seed In rows 10 inches apart and
cover with half an inch OF earth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-26

Old Lady (compassionateiy)--
Poor fellow ] suppose your blind
ness IN incurable Have you ever
been treated?
Blind Man (sighing) Yes. mum.
but not often. faint many as likes
TO be seen going into public house
with a blind beggar.