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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
BRITAIN HOLDS
SEA BLOCKADE
ACT OF PIRACY
Issues No Reply to German
Submarine Menace and Is
Expected to Consider Re-
prisal Illegal.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE,

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-England is sit
ting tight" today, awaiting the first
blow Of the German submarine fleet:
Though the German proclamation max
ing English and French, waters a war
zine went into effect at midnight, it
was officially announced here this
morning that regular traffic between
Folkestone, Calias, Boulogne,. Dieppe.
Southampton and Havre. was being
maintained despite the German threat
to mine all harbors.
A meeting Of the cabinet was held
at the home Of Premier Asquith early
in the day, but up to noon no formal
proclamation in answer to that of Ger
many had been issued. This led to
reports that no such proclamation
would be issued. but that the Gritish
government, classifying the German
menace as piracy, would not recog-
nize Germany's attacks as conducted
under the rules of civilized warfare.
May Have Crews.
BY adopting this attitude and hold
ing the crews of German submarines
to be pirates, it would be possible TO
hang them for murder if any are cap
tured. An Influential part of the pub
lie, led by Charles Beresford, is in
favor of this method of procedure.
The rules of international law pro-
vide that the penalty for piracy upon
conviction may be death. The first
requirement to constitute an act of
piracy is that it must be an act of ade-
quate violence. 1t need not necessar-
lily be an act of depreciation. The Sec
ond requirement is that the piratical
act must be committed outside tho
territorial jurisdiction of any civilized
state, but third holds that the perpc-
traitors of piratical act must be with
out the authority of any recognized
political community.
EngIand's Chance.
The third requirement might be
overcome by England's refusal to
recognize Germany further as entitled
to consideration as civilized nation.
The Westminster Gazette. which
speaks for the government, today pre-
diets a period of great naval activity
in the bread war" as the new conflict
between England and Germany is now
termed.
For the next few weeks" 1t says,
1--WE must expect a period of excep-
tional violence by land and sea. We
shall sit through this without allowing
ourselves to be scared or flustered."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
EMPEROR TELLS POSITION
ON UNDERWATER MENACE
+ TO NEUTRALS|N War ZONE
Brotherly Love
Becomes Theme
OF Local Poet

l.. H. Handley has written the fol.
lowing which he has called Love
One Another:
Love one another as brothers
How sweet is the tuneful sound,
Like the ripping rill thru the shady
dell,
With the flowers blooming round;
Like the song birds note at even,
AS the sun sinks slow to rest.
And the blending colors of Heaven
Appear in the golden West.
Love one another as brothers.
Away with the vengeful hate,
That would drive mems souls into
deadly strife
And regret that comes too late;
Like the sweets that have turned to
wormwood
Ere the blood has time to cool,
And the truth stands out with added
strength
Who hateth his brothers fool.
Love one another as brothers.
'Tis tha balm for the wounded heart,
And removes from world of sorrow
The sting Of the poisoned dart;
Like the gentle dew of Heaven,
AS it falls to refresh and heal,
Let the fragrance of love eternal
The blessings of life reveal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 1S- Four
British steamers and British schoon-
er of a total tonnage of 11,874 have
been sunk off the east coast of South
America by the German cruiser Kron
Prinz Wilhelm, which before the war,
was a North German-Lloyd liner. This
was learned today from Captain Drey-
er of the German steamer Holger,
which arrived last night, bringing 81 4
persons comprising the crews of the
destroyed English ships.
The steamers sunk by the Kron
Prinz Wilhelm were the Highland
Brae, 1924 tons; the Potaro, 2,810
tons; the Hemisphere, 2,23O tons, and
Samantha, 1911 tons. The three
masted schooner, Wilfred NJ, 1919 tons,
was also sent to the bottom by the
cruiser.
After the vessels had been sunk by
the Kron Prinz Wilhelm the Holger
was summoned from Pernambuco by
the captain of the cruiser to take
aboard the passengers and crews of
the British vessels. After leaving the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, the Holger was
pursued to Armonteviedo by two Brit
ish cruisers, but succeeded in escap-
ing. owing to heavy fog.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
PAVING PROGRAM
INCL UDES BRICK
FOR 81 BLOCKS
Works Board Adds Nineteen
and One-Half Blocks to
List of Proposed Improve
mentS.

The board of public works today
revised its extensive street paxipa.pro-
gram wiiiclf- fossas 20 '.;ur
this year. 1t decided to make an ef-
fort to have nineteen and a half more
blocks paved than was originally in
tended, or a total of 53h blocks. If
this program is carried out it will shat
ter all street paving records for any
one year in the history Of the city.
Today the board initiated and
adopted a resolution for the paving of
South A street, from Fourth street to
Sixteenth street.
The board also adopted a petition
filed by Paul Comstock for the paving
of seven and a half blocks in the
Reeveston addition. South Seventeenth
street from South B street to the south
end thereof, also on South C and D
streets, and the Reeveston Road from
South Sixteenth to the east line of
South Nineteenth.
Order More Plans.
1--WE decided South A street was
badly in need of improvement, so we
ordered the engineer to prepare plans
and specifications for the paving of
that street either with brick, concrete,
asphalt or creOsOted wooden blocks, as
the property owners DESIRE" Commis-
sioner McMinn said.
Mr.. Marlatt said he thought some of
the proposed improvements would be
demonstrated out Of the boards juris-
diction and he did not believe council
would authorize all of the improve
ments.
Other resolutions adopted by the
board today were:
Cement floors on bridges in Glen
Miller park.
Cement sidewalks on both sides OF
Center street from North West Sec
ond to North West Fifth.
Cement roadway in the alley be-
tween South Seventh and Eighth
streets from South A to South B.
Cement sidewalks, curbs and gut
ters on South Twenty-second street,
and macadamizing the roadway, from
South A to South B.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
CHARITY CALLS
DECLINE when
men Get JOBS
Secretary Believes Gradual
Decrease in Appeals Marks
Beginning of Relief From
Financial Depression.

A decrease Of twenty-five per cent
in the calls for charity aid at the Cen.
trail Bureau was reported by Secretary
Melpolder today.
ut is the healthiest outlook for
months" the charity secretary declar-
ed.
"Gradually, one by one, the men are
picking up jobs. Some are going 70
work in factories and there is a no.
ticeable picking up all around. There
is not enough in any one place to be
noticed, but here where we talk to
men from all sections, it is easily seen.
1T looks like the beginning of the
end of the depression and if it keeps
up at this rate, the city will gradually
and unconsciously be restored to it's
normal condition. l hope this Is not a
temporary thing, but is here to stay.
gave out only four grocery orders yes.
ter5av. v.-s+ss-a-sa~-sf-s>s'- - $780, .s9ses
II have told a few men where they
can get jobs and others have gone out
themselves and found them. I do not
like to have jobs ready for men with
out any effort on their part In getting
them / would rather for them to see
some one who might have a Job, and
in that way, make them feel that it is
through their own efforts that they are
getting work. This prevents some OF
them from getting the idea that some
one will provide them with work when
ever they are out and it makes them
try harder to keep their jobs.
II referred man yesterday to job
and he lasted three minutes on it. He
has not been back since. The work
paid twenty, cents an hour and the
man had to clean calcimine from
walls"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
Inspector Mckinley Tells
Members of Domestic Sci
ence Club to Purchase Pair
of Small Scales.
TESTS EGG WEIGHTS
Official Declares Good Gus
toners Receive Large Eggs
Cautions Women in
Making Charges.

Il believe the people of Richmond
could help the inspector of weights
and measures and could do more to
insure honest weight if they bought
for their own use a pair of small
scales. which l would gladly test to
make sure of their correctness, and
weigh their purchases" said Inspector
Mckinley.
DO the weighing in the presence OF
the deliveryman If possible, or some
witness. In any case, let the fact OF
your having scales, properly adjusted
be known and no merchant is going to
run chances of being reported, how.
ever dishonesty inclined, when he
knows you weigh what you buy"
The weigh What You Buy" advice
was given by George Mckinley yester.
day to fifty or sixty members of the
Domestic Science association at a
meeting held in the First Presbyterian
church.
Shows Dry Measure.
Mr. Mckinley used glass measure
and demonstrated the method used in
stacking dry measures with potatoes,
apples and similar fruits and vege.
tables. This method is very simple,
Mr.. Mckinley said, and it does not re.
quire clerk or store owner of great
intelligence to adopt the plan.
when you buy bushel of potatoes
ask for sixty pounds and then see that
you get sixty pounds" Mr. Mckinley
advised. when you ask for sixty
pounds, the grocer knows at once that
you are acquainted with weights and
measures and he will bring you sixty
pounds
II am working on plan now to have
eggs purchased and sold by weight
Grocers give to their best customers
or to customers whose favor they are
trying to get, the largest eggs and the
other customers get what is left. A
dozen choice eggs often weighs fifty
per cent more than dozen small
~ Ma. 70 Weigh Eggs. -~.4-
I'm some tests have made,
found that small eggs weigh a pound
and one-half to a pound and three
quarters while large eggs weigh from
two to two and one-quarter pounds
Without intent. a grocer may give a
half pound short weight on eggs.
s THE function of an inspector OF
weights and measures is to see that
justice is done to the public and at
the same time guard against injury to
the reputation of an merchant who
aims to be honest, las 1 believe most
of our Richmond merchants do) yet
their scales will get out Of balance.
Great care should be taken that no
charges of dishonesty be made that
cannot be sustained later. But any
cases of short weight or measure
should be prosecuted"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
MAKE FINAL EFFORT
TO BREAK DEADLOCK
ON SHIP PROPOSALS
TBY LEASED WiRE.I

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Adminis.
tration leaders in the senate today
made their final effort TO break the
deadlock over the ship purchase bill.
before giving up the fight and passing
to the appropriation bills.
With the Republican filibuster as
strong as when it started a month aga
and with not single proposal in sight.
the outlook for the bill was gloomy.
Senators La Toilette. Norris and
Kenyon, Progressive Republicans. are
firm in their demand that the Demo-
Gratis make the bill a permanent. rather
than a temporary measure. Without
two of their votes the administration
senators can do nothing. The bill caiS
be changed to suit them only through
conference with the house, or by
amendment in the senate. Against
either move the Republican filibuster
appears tnyincible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
APkINS TO ANSWER
TO FAYETTE COURT
Released From Kentucky
Prison and Taken to Con.
nersville for Forgery.

That injuries received In the Iro-
quois theater fire in Chicago releases
him from responsibility for his acts,
is the statement made by Peter Paul
Apkins of this city, few hours before
he was supposed to step from the
doors of the Kentucky state peniten-
tiary into the hands of a waiting sher-
iff from Fayette county.
Apkins has completed his two year
sentence for bigamy and was supposed
to be brought from Lexington, KY, to
Connersville where Richmond per.
sons will take large part in convict.
ing him for forgery. If he is not con-
vfcted on that charge. there are a
number of other charges awaiting him
in Richmond.
Apkins was arrested through the
diligence Of former Chief of Police
Gormon in July, 1911. Mr.. Gormon is
now in possession of the letters,
forged checks and the working outfit
Apkins carried with him. A Rich
mond woman. his first wife, also has
evidence to convict him for bigamy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
City Attorney Makes Vigor.
Gus Protest When Officials
and Commercial Club Men
Frame Measures.
USER REVIEWS CASE
Member of Committee SAYS
Reduction of Rates Asked
by Bond Without Interest
to City Impossible.

1t was learned today that City At
torney Bond has lined up against
Mayor Robbins and President Bavis of
the board of public works on the aues-
tion of having the state law amended
to permit the Richmond municipal
plant to pay into the general fund of
the city at least six per cent. on the
plant investment, per annum.
When the public service committee
OF the Commercial club had this ques-
tion up for consideration recently, 1t
is stated, Mayor Robbins and Mr..
Bavis advocated the drafting of a bill
Incorporating such an amendment, but
Mr.. Bond. who also attended the meet
ing, entered vigorous protests. The
session was said to have been an ex-
ceedingly lively one.
The city attorney contended that the
city should expect no financial returns
from the municipal plant and that the
sole benefit derived from the plant
should be in the form of the lowest
possible rates for electric lighting and
power. even to a point of making rates
so low that the plant would show no
profits at the end of the year after all
fixed charges had been provided for
building and equipment, operating ex-
penses. depreciation, sinking fund, etc.
Bonds Argument Fails.
Mr.. Bonds arguments. however. fail.
ed to impress the members of the pub
lie service committee of the Com
mercfal club. who pointed out that the
Indiana Utilities Commission would
never permit the establishment of
rot Snh
per cent return upon the city's invest
ment In the plant. which Is required by
law.
Mr.. Bond insisted, however. that
there was an opportunity to secure
authority from the commission to r.
duce the municipal plant rates con-
slderably. The committee, neverthe-
less, unanimously decided to draft a
bill for submission to the legislature
which would provide for a six per cent
return to the city on the plants invest
ment annually.
Mr.. Bond then declared that the
committee members would have to
shoulder the entire responsibility for
their action. Mayor Robbins and Mr.
Bavis. however. assured them that
they would not, as they would sup
port the committee in it's actio0.
Permits Bond Issue.
about a year ago." said a commit
tee member today. the state commits
sion authorized the Richmond Light,
Heat & Power company. or rather the
corporation which owns it, to issue
100000 in bonds. accepting the COM
pany's own valuation figures, $1.1OO.-
900. without first making an appraisp
ment to determine whether this valu-
alton was correct. The city protested,
but without any success. Then the
city petitioned for a reduction in light
ing and power rates At that time
the commission declared that il would
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
WILSON DENIES PLEA
TO CUT OFF POWER
TBY LEASED WIRE.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S-President
Wilson today told delegation of Ger
man American women who appealed
to him to prohibit the expectation of
arms and ammunition to the warning
nations that he felt that the United
States might become involved in dan
gerous complications, and possibly
war. if congress took the action they
urged He said such action might be
questioned by certain nations abroad
because the United States has not
made any such move at the outbreak
of the war.
The delegation represented the Ger
man-American relief organization and
other societies and came from New
York
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
BERLIN CREETS RETURN
OF KAISER TO HOME
10y LEASED WjRE.l

BERLIN, Via Amsterdam, Feb. IS
Official announcement was made to-
day that Emperor William had return
ed from the eastern front for a short
stay in Berlin. This news was re-
ceived with enthusiasm by the public.
coming as it did on the same day that
Germany opens her submarine cam
paign against England.
While no announcement has been
made as to what section of the empire
the Emperor will next visit. Semi-offi-
cial intimations were made today that
he would visit Cuxhaven, Wilhelms-
haven and Heligoland, the German ma
val bases and then proceed to the
western battle front
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
LIGHT OF PRESS ELEVATES WORLD;
|uFF ANSWERS MINISTER'S VIEWS

wicked, infinitely coarse and infinitely
unbelieving, and the past was most in.
finitely good, pure and gentle. DR..
Gould blames it all upon the wicked
newspapers and Prof. Isaacs charges
it up to our modern novels, which. he
says, have fallen, fallen, oh, fallen,
from their former high positions"
All of which is very silly.
Past Was Cruel.
In the first place this is an emf
nently humane age. The past was
cruel. In spite of the great war now
raging this is still the most humane
age the world has ever seen. The
atrocities Of the past could not be tol-
Grated now. We can read of them
only with horror. Take that infam.
GUS command of Moses. when he or
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
Palladium Offers Unlimited
Number of Railroad and
Exposition Tickets to Its
Readers Who Want to Go.
FULL DETAILS
No Competition and Districts
Bar Entrants-Each Con-
testant Who Enters at
Once Receives 1000 Votes.

Are you going to visit the worlds
fair to be held in San Francisco this
year?
If SO, have you ever given any
thought as to how you intended to
make the trip or if you would like
to secure trip without any cash out
lay to yourself?
If you were to take the trip your
self on regular trains it would cost
you about $317, not including all side
trips that you would want to take. as
it has been figured by experts who
have travelled or made trips from here
to the coast by taking in the places
of interest throughout their trip.
Go on Special Train.
Would you like to take this trip any
time during this year on special
train with the best equipment that
the Pullman company has in service.
and take all the side trips, seeing all
places of interest going and coming:
stopping at the best hotels, having au-
tomobiles meet you at the depot on
your arrival in each city enroute to the
exposition and back, and being able to
60 at any time during the year on
one of these elaborate special trains
by giving 80 days notice of your start
ing date.
How would you like to get this all
for nothing, or rather for just little
Of your spare time during the next
few months? Well. to make a long
story short, the Palladium is giving
you just such an opportunity just now.
fCop<;puor, m Dooo E,i0tbN
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18

Local CondItions-Increasing cloudi'
ness tonight and Friday. Rising tenn
perature Friday and Saturday.
General conditIons-High baromet'
ric pressure and cold weather is CEN
trail over the Great Lakes and affects
the entire eastern portion Of the Unit.
ed States excepting rain on the Allan
tic coast. with temperature Of 20 below
zero at White River. Ontario. 1t is
much warmer west of the Mississippi
river with showers due to an immense
area of low barometric pressure over
Canada and the western portion Of the
United States. Unsettled weather may
be expected tor the next 48 hours or
more.
w. e. MooA Weather Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
OSCAR i RELEASED

COPENHAGEN. Feb. 1S-The
Scandinavian liner Oscar H., which
was held up by a British cruiser Off
the coast of Scotland until search
could be made for contrabands among
her cargo, is expected to reach Chris
tiansand tonight. After leaving Kirk.
wall, Scotland, into which port she
was taken for search, the Oscar II. was
allowed to continue her voyage to
Scandinavian ports.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
BOND SPLITS WITH MAYOR
ON BILL To ALLOW CITY
PROFITS OF LIGHT PLANT
LATEST MOVEMENTS
IN THE BLOCKADE

LONDON - England awaiting
first blow by German submarine
fleet. Regular English channel
steamer. service still being main.
tanned. Meeting Of cabinet held in
Premier Asquith's home. Reported
Britain will classify German men,
ace AZ piracy and hang submarine
raiders.
BERLIN-German reply to Uni.
ted States note couched In cordial
terms, showing spirit Of friendiiness
towards United States, but at same
time sets forth firmly Germany viii
not recede from war zone decree.
WASHINGTON - United States
official preserving strict silence.
Expeetantiy awaiting beginning Of
German submarine campaign. Prob
ably will not further pursue differ
ences with Great Britain over seiz.
ing and OBTAINING Of American
ships.
BUENOS AIRES-German cruis-
er kronprinz Wilhelm has sunk
five British ships off east coast Of
South America.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18

dered his generals to butcher all of
the married men and women prison
ers are no longer scalped, tortured or
the brutality of the soldiers. Prison
ers are no longer scalped, tor tured or
slaughtered, except In Mexico. That
country is the only spot on earth
where frail and innocent Catholic SIS
ters are turned over to the soldiery of
such fiends as Villa.
We have even softened the names
of things. Our language has been hui
manized. We no longer say mad
house" but hospital" We no longer
say "poorhouse" but "infirmary." The
condition of our penal and charitable
institutions has improved a thousand
lC0nfinuad On PQxo EI0url
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
ROBBERY FOR REVENGE
[BY.lEASED WlRE.l

ANDERSON, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Robert
Hinton of Logansport. who is held by
the police on a charge of house rob-
berry. explained that he had intended
to revenge himself on relative by
robbing him, but that he got into the
wrong house by mistake. Hinton said
he would plead guilty to burglary of
the home of Edward Vest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
flee IN "N|GHT|ES"
rRY LEASED WlRE.1

GRAYSVILLE. Tenn. Feb. 1S.-
Forty girl inmates were forced to flee
in their night apparel early today
when fire destroyed one of the girls
dormitories of the Southern Training
school. None of the number was in.
jured although all suffered from ex.
pOsure.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18

absolutely lost. Both writer's are try
ing to shoe us. like chickens, back to
the old coop, for our only hope is to
return to the old ways, the old laws,
the old manners, the old faiths. the old
books, the old everything. OF course,
they tell us. the present is infinitely
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
MEAT .POIS0NS FIFTY
TRY LEASED WIRE. 1

GARY, Ind, Feb. 1S-Poisonsns Of
fifty Gary citizens led Pure Food In
spactor Fenanck today to examine the
meat in their homes and In an the
shops in the city. A score Of persons
were reported seriously i'll and all
were suffering from blistered mouths
and throats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-18
BY EDGAR jLlEF,

II we are to believe
such writer's as DR.. Geo.
M. Gould and Professor
Abram 8. Isaacs it is
time for another deluge
and some one should be-
gin to build the ark. DR..
Gould gives a warning in
1000 words and Prof.
Isaacs consumes 1000 to
toll uS that tho world iS