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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
AL WHITE
STILL HELD
AWAITING
HIS TRIAL
Young Man Repeatedly Re-
fused Hearing by Guard
Court Martial Charging
Him With Desertion.
MOTHER MAKES PLEA

Albert H. White, a member of the
senior class of the Richmond high
school, who has been promised an ap
pointment to the United States Mill
tary academy at West Point by Rep
Finly H. Gray, is now confined in the
guard house of the army barracks at
Columbus, O., on a charge Of desertion
from ~ Ohio national guard regiment,
awaiting his court martial
In the meantime his friends are wad-
ing through reams of official red tape
in hope Of securing the young mans
release, asserting that there Is nc
basis for the charge which has been
preferred against White.
White Complains Of Delay.
in a despairing letter to Chief of
Police Goodwin, written In the guard
house at Columbus on Christmas,
White says that his court martial has
been indefinitely postponed and adds
that he is fearful he will not be able
to graduate from high school next
June and secure his appointment to
West Point He states that it was
necessary for him to have his letter
smuggled out of the guard house
Prosecutor Keller and Chief Good
win have done everything in their
power to get White out of his unpleas-
ant predicament but without success.
A petition has been filed with the
secretary of war asking for Whites
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
DECEASED VETERANS
LEFT RICH HERITAGE
PARKER TELLS POST

In memory OF the fifteen members
OF Sol Meredith post G. A. r. and the
two members of the Women's Relief
Corps who have answered the final
call of taps during 1916. joint memori-
al services were held at the post room
In the court house this afternoon.
The most impressive part of the
ceremony was when the roll was call
ed for each member of the organiza-
tions who has died during the year.
Vacant chairs for them, decorated with
flowers and flags. occupied a promin-
ent place near the speaker.
Rev. Addison Parker delivered the
address.
THE average age of those members
of the G. A. r. who died this year was
IS. The average age of those who
survive is about the same. Our days
here are necessarily numbered. We
belong to an age which is almost past
1.-The principles for which we fought
summarized as they we're by Lincoln
as government OF the people, for the
people and by the people, are today
getting new grip on the nations
England Is becoming democratized as
never before The new minister of
Germany has already heralded the ap-
approach in his war-tied country of a
better representation Of the people.
Russian absolutism has at last been
compelled to heed the voice of its peo
pie through the Duma," Rev. Mr. Par.
ker concluded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
YOUNG PERSIAN SHOCKED BY SOME SIGHTS
IN AMERICAN THEATRES he TELLS FRIEND

ness of the foot ball squad was organ
ized, SO he plunged in. He played
under protest, but made the Freshman
team.
IT like the American life," he said
today, giving his views on the socio-
logical conditions of various countries.
IL was shocked when / came here
and saw your theatres and your other
forms of amusements. In Persia, no
one ever sees anything like this,
never, just picture sometimes"
He was looking at a photograph Of
an actress who was demonstrating
healthful exercises for a newspaper
syndicate.
Will Help Revolution
Aside from his medical missionary
work, Sayad expects to use his powers
OF oratory to help the Revolutionists,
who a few years ago placed the king
In bondage and ran the country for
six months. In that time 10 news
papers were started, but the monarch
came to his own, the editors were
stoned. killed, or otherwise perman-
emily disposed of, and the country is
again newspaperless and without free
dom of speech.
He will be in Richmond for about
a week as the guest Of Dr.. A. B.
Price.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
NICHOLSON PREDICTS
SUCCESS FOR DRYS;
GET 1000 SIGNERS

Success will be reaped by the dry
forces of Wayne county and more than
so per cent of the voters will have
signed petitions for q dry state by
January l. This word was issued by
the president Of the Indiana Anti-Sa-
loon league and the leader Of the
county campaign, Timothy Nicholson.
All hope for changing the intentions
Of representative-elect, William H.
Bartel, Jr, has been abandoned, Mr..
Nicholson said today. He will be pre-
sented with the facts and a copy of the
petitions, expected to have 1000 male
signers, and then the petitions will be
forwarded direct to the legislature.
1--WE don't expect to need him." said
Mr.. Nicholson. 1--WE would welcome
him, but believe his mind is made up
and he will vote wet
Revelation Comes Too Late.
The revelation to the voters of Mr..
Bartel's strong wet stand came too
late, Mr. Nicholson said. It was after
Mr.. Bartel was elected, and as q re-
suit the dry forces believe that the
candidates political stand
ing is considerably altered today.
Mr.. Nicholson was very optimistic
when discussing state chances for leg
islatve action and he expects success
with a combination of Democratic and
dry votes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28

William Y Sayad. not yet % years
old and senior in Davidson college,
North Carolina, three and one-half
years from the land of philosophers,
astronomers and harems, addressed
Webb Lodge of Masons last night.
His step father, John Sergis, a medical
missionary, was classmate of DR.. A.
B. Price and DR.. O. A. Martin in In
diana Dental college.
Sayad's home is the spot where the
greatest philosopher Of his country
was born, Urumiah, Persia. Sayad,
himself, beat 54 men for the Junior
oratory medal and caught the essayist
medal of his school on the side. He
knows five languages, but he is strong
for American life.
Sayad Learns Football.
When Sayad began his American
education In September. 1913, he didn't
have a word Of English at his COM
mand, but he was lonesome so he
strolled down to the school athletic
field where others in tracks suits for
limbering up and members of the foot
ball squad were taking their prelim-
mary tumbles.
Sayad appeared the next day in a
white suit Of American underclothing
which to his unframed eye was the
same as the suits worn by the track
men. He failed to see that the mad
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
CHARRED BODY
TORN BY HOGS
FOUND IN LOT

WILLIAMSBURG, O., Dec. 2s.-The
body Of an unidentified man about
sixty-five years old, which had been
charred by flames and partially de-
voured by hogs, was found yesterday
morning by Lew Horn in a woods
near his home, one and one-half miles
north Of here. It is not known
whether the man set fire to himself or
his clothing was ignited by a camp
fire.
The aged mans clothing was burn.
ed of obliterating means Of identifca-
tion. The body was brought to a Hol-
iansburg undertaking parlor.
Mr.. Horn was going through the
woods when he noticed the hogs gnaw-
ing and tearing something. On inves-
tigation, he found the body.
One arm had been pulled of by the
hogs and the flesh of one leg had been
torn to sbreds. The strangers shoes
were not damaged. They were of a
good quality and practically new. A
small piece Of clothing on his back
escaped the fire. This was clean and
of good quality. The man was Eve
feet and six inches in height, gray
haired and wore gray beard
The coroner's investigation revealed
that the man had passed through Hol.
lansburg, Christmas morning. He
stopped at grocery to purchase two
bottles of kerosene. The empty bot
ties were found near the body.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
JUDGE FOX APPROVES
MRS. MARTINS WILL;
CHURCH WILL BENEFIT

Judge Fox in circuit court today ap.
proved the will of Margaret E. Martin,
deceased The estate of the former
Richmond woman is valued at $1,000.
Luther F. Symons, Lewisville, was
named as executor.
Dora Baird Vance, sister receives
a life interest in $4,000 of the estate
and Joseph Baird, a brother, receives
a life interest in residence property
at Lewisville. The remainder of the
estate goes to son. Ersa Martin.
After the death of Dora Vance and
Joseph Baird the parts left to them
goes to the Lewisville Meeting of
Friends to be held by it as long as it
continues to be a separate meeting.
At any time the meeting ceases to
exist, this share goes to Ersa Martin
or his heirs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
COUNTY Will BEAR
BULK OF EXPENSE
FOR new BRIDGES

Taxable property outside the city Of
Richmond in Wayne county will have
to stand approximately fifty-seven
and six-seventh percent of the cost of
the South g and Main street bridges
over the Whitewater river II this years
proportion of taxes paid on the one
cent South Side bridge sinking fund
levy can be taken as criterion.
This was found today when the pro
portion was worked out from the
county auditors books.
The total amount paid in the county
for the one cent levy was $3,739.34.
OF this, Richmond paid $1,59393. This
shows that Richmond will pay about
forty-two and one-seventh percent of
the expense.
The same proportion may be used
to show the share Richmond bears of
the expense of running the county
government
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
CITIZENS WATCH
FOR FURTHER DATA
ON RATE COMBINE

Richmond citizens who have been
connected with the long and generally
unsuccessful effort to secure lower fire
insurance rates for the city by provid-
Ing such improvements as would ad-
vance the city's classification, an ef-
fort which included the expenditure
Of 5000, 900 for re-equipping and motor
izing the fire department, are interest
ed In report charging combination
Of interests on the part Of fire insur.
ance companies.
This report, just submitted to Attor-
ney General Stotsenburg by H. H.
Klayer, special state insurance inspect
or. charges that companies operating
in Indiana have combined to control
rates in violation of q permanent In
junction issued against these COM
panies. N s~
Mr.. Stotsenburg has decided to take
no action on the report, but will turn
over all the evidence collected to his
successor, Ele Stansbury. who takes
office the first Of the year. Legal
action against the fire insurance COM
panies that might result from the in
vestigation would be taken, II any is
taken, by Mr.. Stansbury.
Letters from fire insurance COM
panies and agents Of companies are
cited in the report as proof that COM
bination does exist in Indiana to con-
troll fire insurance rates.
Same Conditions, He Says.
Mr.. Klayer declares conditions that
exist now are practically identical with
those existing prior to 1910 when, in
what is known as the Weir case, the
were permanently enjoin-
ed from entering into combination
to control the premiums payable on
fire insurance policies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
GERMANY WILLING TO submit
PEACE TERMS TO PRESIDENT;
INT|MATION GIVEN TO j. s.

either had been communicated to the
United States government or soon
would be.
Looks to President Wilsen
Germany. it was said today. is look
ing to the United States to make
every effort to bring about peace
conference and to that end is ready
to consider any suggestions from the
president. As the case stands now, a
German government considers 1t has
met an the suggestions In the presi-
dents note and a statement to the
effect has been made Ly Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador.
Germany, it is said authoritatively.
rever has believed that acting alone.
she would be able to bring about a
conference and now that the infu-
ence Of neutrals has been brought to
bear for one, the German officials
have taken their view step further
and believe they cannot be successful
without the assistance Of the United
States.
It was said today that Germany had
no intention Of asking the entente to
make public its terms and at the same
time would not publicly dfvulge her
own on any consideration. The view
expressed in German circles here is
that the Teutonic terms, when laid
before the entente delegates will be
such as to admit of their acceptance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
SAYS GERMAN REPLY
EvADES U. s. Note

PARIS, Dec. 28.-The German reply
to President Wilson's note is regarded
as an evasion by the Lausanne Ga
zette, which says:
'The Berlin government pretends
to welcome President Wilson's initia-
tive, but it evades answering the
American note as well as the Swiss
one. 1t suggests conference between
the belligerents, conference held be-
hind closed doors and at the conclu-
sion of which each Of the negotiators
would be free to boast of extensive
concessions made and accuse his ad-
versary Of secret reservations and bad
faith"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
COUNCIL
ON LABOR PROBLEMS
May Be PROPOSED

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Creation Of
q federal commission to decide dis
putes between railroads and their en-
ployes, regardless of whether the Unit
ed States supreme court may hold the
Adamson act constitutional, was the
suggestion which the chiefs of the
four railway brotherhoods indicated
today they might place before the
conference committee of railroad man.
ayers.
The national conference committee
of railroad managers and representa-.
tives of the four brotherhoods of rail-
road employees resumed here today
their conference relative to the appli-
cation of the Adamson law in the
event that it is held constitutional by
the United States supreme court.
Through an agreement between at
torney general Gregory and the rail-
road attorneys the effectiveness of the
Aoamson law has been suspended
pending the outcome of the test suit.
Therefore on January / the employees
will continue their work without any
immediate benefit from the law which
was to have gone into operation on
that day.
The railroads, it is understood, will
not withdraw the suit or permit any
thing to halt the decision of the court.
1t was stated also that the railroad
managers would decline to enter into
an alliance with the unions in return
for their support in the effort to de-
feat President Wilson's proposed pol
icy of compulsory investigation Of la
Dor disputes. The railroads also will
decline. it was stated. to cooperate in
any plan to have the Adamson law
repealed.
A possible outcome Of today's con-
ference was the appointment of a
joint board to determine the operation
of the law if its consututionality is es-
tablished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
CITY PLANT SUED
FOR $697 DAMAGES
BY ASHE INTEREST

Two claims against the Richmond
Municipal Electric plant were filed
with the board of public works today.
one by the Liberty Light & Power
company. through Robert Ashe, owner.
for $697.15: the other by the Wash
ington Theatre company for $41.
The Ashe claim grows out Of an al
legged loss of business suffered by the
Liberty Light & Power company when
it was unable to furnish current 70
the town of New Paris, O., and a
quarry near that town as a result of
the destruction Of transformer sta
tion by lightning last August.
The theatre company alleges de-
struction of motors by excess voltage.
The city plant contends it was not
given the opportunity to repair the
motors the company at once providing
new motors and demanding that the
plant assume the expense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
SAY MAYOR
WILL BREAK
TIE BALLOT
ON SALOONS
Administration Officials Pre-.
dict Division in Council
Over Melpolder's Third
Ward Petition. !!
EXPECT Big PARADE

Comcflmen are anticipating thA& q
petition will be submitted either at
the first or second council meetinG
next month asking the passage Of an
ordinance declaring all that part Of the
third ward north of the railroad resi-
dental district thereby closing the
two saloons now operating In River
dale This movement is being directed
by Secretary Melpolder of the Social
Service Bureau and several social
workerx
Awaits opportune Time.
Secretary Melpolder and his assfst.
ants have sounded out the council
members and Mayor Robbins on their
attitude toward this project but Mel,
polder has declined to state when the
question VIII be formally brought to-
councils attention. I'VE will submit
the petition at the right time" Mel
polder informed one inquiring city.
official
It was generally believed when the
question Of declaring the north hale
Of the third ward residential district.
was first broached that It would re-
ceive scant support in council but well
Informed administration officials said
today that they would not be surprised !
If the proposed ordinance received the
support of at least six Of the twelve
councflmen, in which event it would
be up to Mayor Robbins to cast the de-
Gliding vote. OF the six councilmen
who are not listed as supporters Of
the proposed ordinance one Of them is ,
believed to be on the fence" but In
clined to support the so-called liberal;
faction.
Demonstration to Follow.
It was reported today that the sub !:
of Secretary Melpolder's
petition IN council Is to be accompan-
led by demonstration on the part of
north end people who want the two
saloons closed.
George Carter. councilman from the
third ward and . resident Of Riverdale,
is said to be leading the fight in coun-
ell for the closing Of the two saloons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
mACKENSEN
RAINS HARD
BLOWS UPON
ENEMY Line
Recent Attack Results in
Marked Gain in Region OF
Rinnik-Sarat, North OF
Buzeu.
OTHER FRONTS QUIET

Field Marshal Won Mackensen is
continuing his sledge hammer blows
upon the Russians in northeastern
Wallachia and is rapidly pushing them
back to the line of the river In Mol
davia. He won a new victory yester-
day and captured an additional 5000
prisoners.
The most recent attack appears to
have scored its greatest success In the
region OF Rinnik-Sarat, on the railway
20 miles north of Buzeu. Toward the
Danube to the southeast. the Russian
lines also were pierced and the Austro-
German forces advancing norrheaster.
wardly. In the direction Of important
Roumanian grain and store houses at
Braila, on the Danube.
Germans Make Hesdway
Across the Danube from Baila the
German. Bulga rian- Turkish forces made
headway in their attacks upon the
Matchin bridge head, when the last
remaining Russian forces In Dobrugja,
are hanging on to the northwestern
corner of the province. East Of the
Matchin, fortified heights were taken.
Military correspondents report that
the Teutonic gains In the Dobrugja
side at this point are able to reach
Braila which is doubtless under heavy
Are of hostile artillery.
On the other war fronts the fighting
has been OF a minor character. The
French on the Somme front have been
successful in rather extensive opera
tions and report the repulse Of a Ger
man surprise attack on Hill 304, north
west of Verdun. Berlin, in its report
on the western front Of the Aghting,
announces the loss of eight aeroplanes
by the entente
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
FIRE CREWS
FILE PLEAS
FOR HIGHER
WAGE SCALE
Assistant Chief Carter and
Twenty-Five Firemen De-
mand $5 More Pay Each
Per Month From Board.
BRINGS UP QUANoARY

A petition. signed by every member
OF the fire department, including
Assistant Chief Frank Carter, twenty.
FIVE in number, asking an increase of
$500 per month in pay, was sub
mitted to the board of public works
today. 1t will probably go to council
without any recommendation on the
part of tie board.
At the present time each member
OF the fire department, with the ex-
ception of Chief Miller and Assistant
Chief Carter, receive SIS per month.
Chief Miller receives a salary of $12O
a month and Assistant Chief Carter
$50 month.
Means Increase $500
President Bavis pointed out that if
this increase In pay was authorized it
would mean an expenditure of an
additional $500 for the fire depart
ment next year, an increase which is
not provided for in the 1917 budget
ordinance.
All the board members and City At
torney Bond expressed the opinion
that it would be unwise for the city to
meet the firemen's demands because
the city's expenses are already alb
normal
Members of the board OF public
works also realize that In the event
the increased pay asked for by The
flremen was authorized the board Of
police commissioners would quite
probably authorize an increase Of IS
per month for each member of the
police department, which would i'm
pose another unanticipated expense.
A movement for increasing the pay
Of the firemen was launched at the
annual Christmas holiday dinner serv-
ed by the members of the city hall
fire companies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Germany,
it was made known here today, will
not permit the road to peace negotia-
tions to be blocked by a refusal Of the
entente belligerents to enter confer
ence without prior knowledge of her
terms. 1t has been forecast that the
entente powers would base a refusal
on such a condition.
The central powers are represented
as willing to permit confidential ex-
change of broad tentative terms with
President Wilson should 1t become
necessary to 10 so to bridge the gap
which threatens to prevent a gather.
ing Of peace delegates. There were
broad intimations today that a state
ment of this position by Germany
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
ARRANGE TO dine
RETIRING OFFICIALS

In keeping with the long establish
ed custom. incoming and "stay-over''
county officials are planning a large
farewell banquet for outgoing officials.
Plans are to hold the affair between
1870 and o'clock Saturday in the
lower hall of the court houes. All Of
ficials, incoming and outgoing, and all
their assistants and deputies will be
invited. Lewis Bowman. county aud
itor, will act as toastmaster and prac.
tically all the officials will be called
upon to say few words
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
PRESS OF GERMANY
LAUDS QUICK REPLY

BERLIN, Dec. 2S.--Germany's
answer to President Wilson and the
promptness with which 1t was made
have caused a good impression gen.
orally in the press. Only the anti
American newspapers show a, tend.
ency to dissent and express the view
that interference Of any kind by
America Is intolerable. The latter
papers find certain satisfaction in
the proposal that delegates of the bel.
ligerents meet on neutral territory
which is interpreted as clearly exclud-
ing the participation Of neutrals in
the conference.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-12-28
$50 HUGE APPET|TES
DEVASTATED TABLES
LOADED WITH FOOD

Oliver Twist got in bad when he
asked for a second helping but there
was no hesitancy, when it came to
asking for more" on the part Of the
two hundred and fifty youngsters who
were the guests Of the Penny club to-
day at the annual Penny club Christ
mas dinner for boys and girls. 1t
kept the good women of the club
mighty busy for an hour serving Sec
ond helpings to ravenous young ap-
petites and they delighted in the serv'
ice
Sixty-five chickens were served to
the youngsters and they left only the
bones. With the chickens went sweet
potatoes. gravy. cranberry sauce. ice
cream and cake. 1--'- '44s'--.----
Chicken Highly FIattered.
The reception accorded the chicken
was flattering. especially from the din
ers at the table reserved for colored
children. but it was trivial In compari-
son to the outburst of enthusiasm
which greeted the advent of the ice
cream and cake.
Jimmy cracks! look what's comm.
kids" shouted the first lad to discern
an approaching waitress with tray
laden with well-filled dishes of ice
cream. Then there arose shout
which ratified the rafters.
81 wouldn't eat SO much chicken If
I'd knowed this was comm" almost
sobbed a tiny and completely gorged
miss of seven, but she managed to
find room for the ice cream placed be-
fore her-also the generous slab of
cake.
Pastors Talk to niner&
Children from every section Of the
city attended the banquet, and for
some it probably was the first square
meal they had enjoyed for long time.
Needless to say they paid full tribute
to the clubs hospitality. Real tribute
to a cook is an appreciative appetite
and here was no other kind Of appe-
tite present. The banquet was served
at the K. of P. hall. The Rev. Francis
Anscombe and the Rev. c. NJ. Wood
man spoke to the children.