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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
Secretary of State Refuses to
Discuss Attitude on Bill
When Interviewed in Rich
mOnd.
FAVORS SHIP BILL
Knows Nothing of Prospect
OF Important Measure Pass
ing Senate Where Filibus.
ter Delays Speedy Passage.

In the opinion of many the fate of
the statewide primary bill now pend
Ing In the legislature depends upon the
attitude Secretary of State Bryan as
sumes toward this measure in his
speech before the Indiana general as
sembly tomorrow.
The Taggart machine is known to
be bitterly opposed to the bill. In
fact, Mr. Taggart predicted yesterday
that not more than eight Democrats
In the senate would vote for 1t, but
President Wilson and Mr. Bryan have
been friendly In the past to such leg
1slation. However, Mr.. Bryan today
absolutely refused to discuss whether
he would urge the Indiana legislature
to place statewide primary law on
the statute books.
Silent on Address.
Il do not care to outline in advance
what shall say in my address before
the legislature tomorrow" Mr.. Bryan
remarked brusquely to newspaper men
when he passed through Richmond
this morning enroute to Indianapolis.
What are the prospects Of the fed
eral ship purchase bill passing the SEN
ate?" he was asked.
Il am heartily in favor of this bill
and hope the senate will pass it," he
replied. But have no more informa-
tion as to the prospects of it's passage
than the average newspaper reader.
II believe in the ship purchase bill
not only because it provides for an
existing emergency but because it
meets permanent need in establish
ing of new trade routes for American
commerce"
Rryan's Program.
Mr.. Bryan will be heard at o'clock
this afternoon in the first of eight
speeches he is scheduled to deliver in
Indianapolis on his two days stay. The
first address will be before the stu
dents at Shortridge high school. At s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
[BY LEASED WIRE.1

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4.-State-wide
prohibition is demanded in a bill in
troduced in the legislature today by
Representative Wright of Randolph
county. The measure, it is understood,
is an offering of the Indiana Anti-Sa.
loon League. 1t would make Indiana
dry on January l, 1916.
The measure proposed a fine of
from 500 to $500 to which might be
added so days to six months in Jail
for manufacturing, giving away, or
selling intoxicating liquors in Indiana
The theory of the bill is to make all
saloons nuisances. There is a section
to prohibit soliciting orders for liquor
another section would prohibit the ad.
vertisement Of intoxicating drinks and
Section 13 forbids the transportation
of liquor into the state to be used in
violation Of law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
CHARITY HELPS
6 PER CENT OF
PEOPLE IN CITY
Melpolder Terms Figures
Shownin Report as 'Sledge
Hammer Blow to Private
Giving as Practical.

Out of every sixteen persons in
Richmond, one is receiving charity.
"A sledge hammer blow to Rich
mond," declared Secretary Melpolder
of the charity bureau today after he
had completed a report showing the
amount of money spent for charity
relief.
This is an indication of what
private giving does," he said. "The
poor Of Richmond are spoiled. They
don't know how to take care of them
selves. With all this charity, there is
no need for soup house in Richmond
1t is my personal Onion that nobody
ever goes hungry here. They may
miss meal occasionally but that is
all.
Aid Given Equals $500.
II estimated that $1,000 was spent
in January for relief but when I COM
pleted my report, it shows $1,6e013
for pure relief, exclusive of the cost of
administering. The money was spent
on groceries, fuel, clothing, shoes and
meals"
The report shows that the township
trustees office gave out $S2O.25 in re-
lief The Central Charity bureau
through its affiliated organizations
gave out $52458 OF this amount,
$422.35 came from the Associated
Charities, $92.43 from the Penny club.
$3.50 from the Tuesday Aftermath and
81 from the Domestic Science In ad-
dition all of these organizations are
doing other charitable or social SER
vice work which costs considerable
money which was not counted under
the head of groceries, fuel, clothing,
shoes and meals.
The school INDECENT fund paid out
$115 and the police department spent
$4,000 for feeding transients.
Records Prevent Duplication.
The money was spent on six and
one-fourth per cent of the population
of Richmond. There were no duplica-
tions as any attempts at duplication
turns up automatically in the system
of record keeping.
According to the last report of the
state board of charities and correction,
Richmond made the poorest showing
in the state by furnishing relief to
one out of every twenty-five residents,
Mr.. Melpolder said.
Il was startled when l discovered
this condition but the January report
is sledge hammer blow" he declared.
He has prepared a table showing
the proportionate amount of relief
larger cities would be giving on the
same ratio with Richmond. In India
napolis the relief for the month of
January would have been $4,000; in
Chicago, $160,000; in New York,
$4,000. In each case, he said, the
reports show that the figures are far
out of proportion to the amount ac-
tually spent in those cities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
LABOR HERALD PRESENTS VIEWS
OF UNIONS ON RICHMOND FIELD
Organized Labor to Put First Number of Paper Circulation
Tomorrow-Recites History of typographical Union and
Status Of Union Work Here-Advocates Peace Between
CAPITAL and Labor.

Bright and newsy in appearance is
the first number of the Richmond
Labor Herald which will be distribut-
ed by the Central Labor Council to-
morrow.
Printed in newspaper form the paper
contains stories and editorials bearing
on labor conditions In the country and
city. The committee on publication
is composed of L. c. Harrison, Charles
Kirk and z. G. Diechman.
Members Of the council who have
contributed signed articles to the first
issue are. William Snyder, recording
secretary Of the l. M. u. James
O'Brien, president typographical
union, and c. w. Gem, secretary
Typographical union.
Peace between employer and en-
ploye has marked the history OF the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
STATE WIDE PROHIBITION BILL
WOULD Make Indiana DRY, IN 1916
Measure Believed to Be AntiSaoon League Oferng-Pro-
poses Fine and Jail Sentence for Selling Making Giving
Away lntoxicants-Prohibts Liquor Advertisements.

A physician issuing an improper
prescription. under the provisions of
the Wright bill, would be deemed gull
ty Of misdemeanor. Druggists carry
ing a stock of drugs, exclusive OF
liquors, valued at more than $1,000,
would be permitted to dispense liquor
for medicinal purposes only, providing
the druggists obtained a permit to han
die intoxicating drinks from the cir
cult judge. Prescriptions on which
liquor is sold, the bill provides, must
be filed with the clerk of the circuit
court.
Governor Ralston appeared before
the house today and in a special mes
sage to that body explained the anti
lobby bill which he signed this morn
ing. The governor expressed himself
as satisfied that the measure was
constitutional
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
DEMOCRATS PLAN step TO PASS
SHIP PURCHASE BILL IN SENATE

when the vote in. the. senate will
stand 4S to 48, and the deciding vote
will be cast by Vice President Mar
shall.
Senator Lewis of Illinois, who was
Ill, returned today, which added one
vote to the administration forces. Sen
ator Fall of New Mexico, a Republican,
also returned, and Minority Leader
Gallinger said Senator Penrose would
be back before the end of the day.
With these two Republican senators
in their seats, Smith and Newlands
were left impaired, and the vote stood
48 to 46 against the administration
The composition of this vote is 40
Republicans, Democrats and Poin-
dexter, Progressive, opposing the ad-
ministration, and A Democrats and .
Republicans, La Toilette and Norris,
uphold the president. ---------, 81
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
TeY LEASED WIRE.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-.-A filibuster
by the administration forces to pre-
vent a roll call, which would defeat
the ship purchase bill, was decided up
on upon at conference of administra-
ton Democrats in the senate today.
Senator Kern of Indiana, the major
ity leader, announced that there would
be no call today of the opposition to
send the bill back to committee Other
Democrats stated that they would talk
against time until enough senators ar
rived to pass the bill.
Meanwhile urgent messages were
sent to Senator Newlands OF Nevada,
who is in California, and to Senator
Smith of South Carolina, who is at the
bedside of his wife, to return immedi-
ately to the capital. The fillibuster is
planned to continue until they return,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
ASKS PAY FOR SHOES

A suit against the Curme-Feltman
Shoe company Of Richmond, Indianap-
oils and Muncie will be tried in su-
perior court at Indianapolis tomorrow
The suit was brought by the J. P.
Smith Shoe company of Chicago de-
manding $4,000 for shoes sold the local
company two years ago. The ship
men was late and Feltman claims he
lost money by reason of the delay. He
also declared in an answer to the COM
plant of the Chicago manufacturer
that the shoes were OF poor quality.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
DEFEAT OF BILL
CAUSES DELAYS
IN LIGHT PLANS
Legislature Fails to Pass
Measure Allowing City to
Assess Benefits Against
Abutting Property.

City officials admitted today that
the defeat in the state senate yester-
day of bill which permitted cities
to assess benefited properties fifty per
cent Of the cost of installing street
lighting systems left the ornamental
lighting system situation in Richmond
very much "up in the air."
President Bavis of the board OF
public works expressed the belief.
however, that some satisfactory
method could be determined on for in
stalling this system in the Main
street and north end business dis
tricts. Just how this question would
be solved he did not explain.
Urges Extreme Caution.
City Attorney Bond said that the
existing laws pertaining to street
lighting were very indefinite and If
ornamental lights were to be installed
the city would have to proceed very
cautiously.
Mr.. Bavis explained some Of the
difficulties other cities have encount-
systems by assessing part OF the cost
hSczAeGA4IC0
I'm Anderson" he said, IAN orna-
mental system was put in under the
same plan as was contemplated here.
Now property owners have taken the
matter to the courts as an appeal
against paying assessments. Their
principal contention is that a law
which permits a city to install street
lighting systems in an arbitrary man.
ner, denying the affected property
owners the right Of petition and re.
monstrance, is unconstitutional.
Court Makes Ruling.
I'm Fort Wayne the court has ruled
that street lighting systems can be
installed under the law the Anderson
property owners are attacking, but has
held that the city must assume the ex.
rense of constructing the conduits,
which is the most expensive part OF
ornamental lighting system. The Fort
Wayne court has held that conduits
are a part of the distributing system
of the electrical plant and are charged
to it as an asset, to be included as an
item of plant valuation, which is the
basis of rate making.
''If the city of Richmond had to pay
the cost Of conduits for its proposed
ornamental lighting system a very
heavy burden would be imposed upon
the municipal plant"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
BERLIN STATEMENT.

BERLIN. (By Wireless), Feb. A.
The capture of the main French po-
sition north and northwest of Mas
siges, in the Champaigne region, is
announced in an official report from
the German general staff issued here
this afternoon.
It states that three successive
French trenches were captured by the
German troops yesterday along a front
of more than a mile and that these
have been held despite the continued
counter attacks of the French soldiers.
The report claims that in the fighting
around Massiges the Germans captur.
I'd seven officers, 60f soldiers and
eighteen guns, together with large
quantity of war material. *,
The general staff's report denies the
Russian claim of successes in the Car
pathians and asserts that the Austro-
Hungarian and Germans forces have
made a series Of gains in the mount
ainOus country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04

typographical union, comments Mr..
O'Brien in his review of the organiza-
tion's inception and its activity.
The Typographical union was or
ganized In Richmond September IA,
1891 with the following charter mem
bers: w. G. Welborne, Henry Noble,
John E. Folkerth, Fred H. Feldman, j.
B. Mag. Sam Thurston, D. p Darst,
M. Richie, Nettie Young, Fannie Ell
stro. Alvin J. Hunt and Louis v. Arm
strong. OF these men M. O'Brien says,
"They had the knack of inoculating
the cub with the proper spirit and
it always took.
Since the organization of the union
the scale of wages has raised from So
to $12 to SIT to $40. The hours have
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
SUES FOR ICE BILL

Suit for the collection of an ice bill
was entered in circuit court today by
Lee Pitman of Cambridge City. The
complaint Is against Oliver c. Rowe,
owner of the Pure Ice Cream company
of Cambridge City.
coupons and books in the summer of
1913 with which Rowe secured the ice
for his operations. The balance
owing, according to Pitman is $1SO.36
With interest and attorneys fees, Pit
man claims $3.50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
TEACHERS TO FROLIC

Members Of the high school faculty
will hold several social gatherings dur
ing the school term. These will take
the place of the regular conferences.
The first Of these gatherings, a Val-
entine party, will be held Monday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock in the school din
ing room. The affair will be informal
Light refreshments will be served. A
committee consisting of Miss Anna L.
Finfrock, Miss Clara Comstock and b.
w. Kelley will have charge of the ar.
rangements.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04

LocaI-Rain tonight or Friday;
warmer tonight; colder Friday after
noon or. night. Brisk southeast winds
shifting to high southwest winds Fri
day.
General Conditions The Western
storm has crossed the Rocky noun
tains and now has diameter of over
two thousand miles. It's center is NOV
ing toward the Great Lakes and is
causing warmer weather throughout
the Mississippi valley, but the temp
erature will fall after it has passed.
! w. e. MOORE, Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04

o'clock this evening he will be the
guest of the Democratic Editorial AS
sociation at banquet to be held at
the Denison hotel. There will be 400
guests, including the wives of many of
the editors. .-.
A meeting for the general public will
be held at the German House, begin
ming at $3.50 o'clock this evening. 1t
is expected that Mr.. Bryan will speak
in defense of the Wilson administra-
ton both at the editors meeting and
at the public meeting to follow.
Mr.. Bryan is to speak five times to-
morrow, beginning at 9 O'Clock, when
he will participate in the Founders
day exercises at Butler College. He is
to be at the Manual Training high
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
TO NAME DEBATERS

The final tryout for the team to rep
resent the Richmond high school in
an interscholastic debate with the Wa
bash high school, will be held in the
chapel tomorrow morning. Three men,
bers and one alternate will be select
ed. The debate will be held in Rich
mOnd, March 19.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
WRECKED
OFF CAPE HATTERAS
TBY LEASED WIRE,1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The wreck
on Diamonds Shoals off Cape Hatteras
was identified definitely today as that
Of the steamer Idler. The keeper of
the coast guard station at Cape Hat
teras telegraphed headquarters here
that pair of blankets marked "Idler"
had washed ashore
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04

school at 1915 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, at II o'clock he is scheduled to ad-
dress the General Assembly and at 1
o'clock he and Governor Ralston will
take lunch with Mrs. John w. Kern
and few friends.
Will Speak at Y. N. c. A.
The Y. M. G. A. is making prepara-
tions to receive the secretary of state
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Fifteen hundred boys will be accom-
modated in the auditorium. Interest
in the banquet of the Transportation
club to be held at the Claypool hotel
at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening centers
in the address Mr.. Bryan is to deliver
on the subject of THE Railroads Re
lation to the Business World.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
FIRE BURNS DESK

A fire starting back of a desk in
the cigar store Of Edmundson & Den
mis-, S25 North E street, at IL o'clock
last night, burned a counter and the
desk considerably before it was extin-
guished. The loss is estimated to be
$50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
TO WORK AS USUAL.

Pupils of the Richmond schools will
not be given holiday on Lincoln's
birthday, and no plans for observing
the day have been made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
eY FRANKLIN p. MERRIcK,
STAFF Correspondent Of internationa
News Service.


PARIS. Feb. An a new attempt to
hack their way to the coast, the Ger
mans are attacking the allies along a
20-mile front in the region Of Lens
and Bethune. but an official state
ment issued here this afternoon de-
clares that the assault of the Kaiser's
troops have been repelled by the
heavy fire of the French artillery.
The statement from the war office
also claims success for the French in
the Champagne district, but admits
that some of the French trenches
north of Massiges have been wrecked
by German mines, compelling the con-
structfon of new field works.
In the Vosges region there have
been encounters between Ski patrols.
In Alsace, French troops have made
some progress northwest Of Hart
mannsweiler Kopf. The weather has
turned warm in Alsace and thaw has
begun there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
WeatherFOrecast

For Indiana-Raln and warmer to-
night; Friday cloudy; colder in the
extreme west portion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-04
Teutons Hold Main Works in
Champagne Region De-
spite Continued Counter
Attacks of Allies.
TAKE MANY CANNONS
In Belgium Kaiser Concen-
trates Heavy Troop Bodies
for Renewal of Campaign
Against Dunkirk.
BULLETIN,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Am-
bassador Gerard at Berlin today
notified the state department that
the German government has is-
sued = decree warning all neutral
countries that Il would be dan
gerous for shipping to ply the wa
ters to the north and West Of
France,
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CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-24

Order Limiting Time to File Clains.
andf for Hearing Thereon.
..gst. Ii his. 49,. In Probate Court.
Ell..the Natter Of the Estate of Gustaf
Decedent. FL
' 9:xters of administration having
x96eh granted to Edward Swenson. s.
n IT is ORDERED, That the time
within which all creditors of the above
named decedent may, present claims
against his estate in this court, be-, and
the same hereby Is limited to three
months from and after the date hereof;
q at ten o'clock A. NJ. in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House at
same hereby is. fixed and appointed as
I. the time and place for, hearing upon
s.the examination. adjustment and al
presented within the time aforesaid.
" Let notice hereof be given by the
z publication of this order In The Labor
4 World as provided by law.
# Dated, Duluth, Mimi, July 9Th. 1915.
S S. w. GILPIN,
Judge Of Probate.
(seal Probate Court, St. Louis County.
~. W.. July 10, II, "a, 1915.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-24

In the further failure Of yourself, o.
anyone In your behalf, to pay the ac-3
crued interest upon said contract,
amounting to thirty six and 10000 doll
lars 5($36.20): on account Of which said
defaults the said party Of the first part,
Watson s. Moore has a right and does
now elect to terminate said CONTRACT:
Now Therefore. you, the said OlOf
Olson, will please take notice that the
said contract. hereinabove referred to.
will terminate ninety (90) days after
the service Of this notice upon you.
unless prior thereto you shall comply
with the terms and conditions of said
contract hereinbefore mentioned. and
pay the costs Of this service. The
amount claimed to be due upon said
contract at the date hereof. exclusive
Of said costs. is the sum Of two
hundred sixteen and 2O-1OO dollars
: This notice is given according to the
provisions Of Chapter 200 of the Cen
easl Laws of Minnesota for the year
Dated this 18th day of July. 1916.
WATSON S. MOORE.
Vendor.
Crassweller. Crassweller & Blu,
312 Exchange Building,
Duluth. Minnesota.
Attorneys for Vendor. =
L. w.. July "a. 81, August z. 1915. (
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Office.

20 Olof Olson.
You Are Hereby Notified: That de.
aultr has been made in the terms and
ondttions of that certain Land Com
ract# entered into on the 18th day Of
lay. 1913. by and between Watson S.
loqre. as party Of the first part, the
aid Olof Olson. as party of the second
art, and G. A. Tomlinson, as party
the third part, wherein and whereby
he said party Of the first part agreed
sell. the said 0lof Olson agreed to
art agreed to release from the lien
nd effect of q certain mortgage there
PREFERRED to, according to those GER
ain terms and conditions which are
ully set forth. in said contract, the
blowing described premises, situate ~
~ County Of, st. Louis and State Of
Minnesota. namely >.
Lot twenty mine (29) in Block forty
We t45), in Gary. First. Division, ac-
1rding to the plat thereof On file and
record in the offce.of the Register
You. the said Olof Olson. are further
le@failure Of yourself or anyone in
o,!r behalf, to pay those certain in
upon said contract each
mounting to ten dollars ($1O.OO),
hich became due and payable to said
irty Of the first part on the 18th day
each Of the months OF February,
arch, April. 4 May june July. August,
ptember, October. Nov Ter and De.
1nber. in the year 4 81 Il. and Jans1-
XsFebruary. March Apr Il. May, June
July Ia the yesr 4 Heb. sid
-.ndrsd ightys $4,000 md
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Official Seal Of County. Auditor, Of St
Louis County. Minnesota @'; 5 3 : $si

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lowing desert bed piece: or ! parcel Eof
land. situated in. the County of ST.
Louis. and State Of sMinnesdta. :; and
wit: = s s = - ~ . 81. s
Northwest one d uarter: az Northwest
one-quarter lNW Z OF NV :. Sectfon
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name; ti1at 81 the 18Th day 81 MAY A.