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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD FOR Lee DAVIS

y LYNN, Ind, Aug. Lee Davis, age
81, was buried Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock at Arba. Funeral services
held at the North Christian church in
charge Of Rev Frazee Miss George
Hodgson and Mary FIkan were Win
chester visitors Friday.
On Fishing Trip. , --..--
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DAILY and daugh-
;er vada. and George Alexander, Jr.
left Sunday for Twin Lakes where
they will spend week fishing. They
will also visit Mr.. Days brother, who
Is deputy warden of the Indiana State
prison at Michigan City, Ind. 3. Miss
Jennie Eckelle, who has been visiting
N New Madison, o.. returned Satur'
day
~ Hold Picnic.
Misses Elizabeth Pegg, Veva Witter
and Miss Florence Cole of New York
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, Messrs
Ed Reed, Russell Johnson and Mr.
Coggeshall picnicked Wednesday
evening at OZbuns lake.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
WESTERN PEOPLE
VISIT FRIENDS

CAMDEN, O., Aug. 1-Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Bonner and daughter, Miss Mary,
are enjoying a visit with their son,
Lester Bonner and wife at Delaware.
Mrs. Clarence Phares spent Tues
day in Cincinnati. Mrs. Myrtle Mar
tin of Hamilton came Monday for a
visit with her brother, Eugene With.
erby and family.
Visit Edmonson Family
Rev. H. Tylock. wife and daughter,
and Mrs. Fred Tylock and daughter
Of Bethany, West Virginia, spent part
of this week here with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Edmon son. Mr.. and Mrs. John
White were Dayton visitors Saturday.
Entertans Kansas People
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown and grand
daughter, of Minneapolis. Kansas, are
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Neff and
other friends. Misses Helen Patti.
son, Clair Duckwall. Myrtle and Bes-
sic Fueston left Monday for a river
trip to Pomroy. t.1-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
OLD HENS SOLD
TO RAISE MONEY

ECONOMY, Aug. An Old Hens
meeting was pulled off at the home
OF Ellen Clark recently. Lady mem
bers Of the church each took a fat
hen as a donation. Then a chicken
dealer was called and hens were sold
netting S1225, which was turned over
to the secretary Of the Sonathalo club.
a. Give Bride Shower
A miscellaneous shower was given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. j. w.
Taylor and Mrs. Howard Ballenger In
honor Of Miss Nola Oler, who Will wed
Rev. Lester Wood soon. There were
AZ registered. Many pretty and ex-
pensive presents were given which
consisted Of silverware. cut glass,
chinaware, table linen and other USE
ful articles Dainty refreshments were
served with armloads Of best wishes
for the bride to be.
Four Leafers Meet
The eleventh annual reunion Of the
Four Leaf Glover club was held Thurs
day at the home Of Edwards Brothers.
Those of the charter members were
present as following: c. D. Green, wife
and three sons, Bob, Don and Jack,
Pittsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Fieldin
and three daughters, Lucille, Grace and
Mary, of Winchester, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
n. Smith and daughter, LaVaughn, OF
Chicago, and n Fl. Edwards, of here,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
RATL|FF TELLS REASON
FOR LONG HOT PERIOD

merely local, at velocity of only a
few miles an hour. affording but little
change in temperature Further,
there being no marked ascending or
descending columns Of air, which is
the case during storms, there could be
no dissipation of the hot atmosphere
at the earth's surface, by being dis
placed by cooler air from higher alti-
tudes. Aside from these there being
but little or no rain, the atmosphere
becomes drier, with less humidity,
until even the soil, vegetation, build
ings and SO forth become hot and
parched and during the warmer part
of the day absorb the heat to give it
out during the night by radiation, thus
actually prolonging the period of tor
ridity.
, Astronomers have been endeavoring
to show direct relationship between
the weather on our earth and the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
DRAWS FINE OF $40

COLUMBUS, Ind, Aug. 1.-The
first prosecution under the cigarette
act of 1913 has resulted In Chris Pull
so being fined $40 for selling cigar
cts to fourteen-year-old boy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
SENIOR GIRLS
Give SHOWER

BROWNSVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE Sen
Tor Girls Sunday School class gave a
kitchen shower for Miss Cleo eleven
ger. bride-elect, at the home Of Miss
Hattie Gear, Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Clevenger received many useful
gifts and good time was enjoyed by
all Those present were Miss Emma
Cross, Miss Ruth Parks, Miss Goldie
Burl, Miss Mary Brandenburg, Miss
Ova Long, Miss Mabel Sherman, Miss
clevenger, Miss Davidson and Miss
Mabel Whetsel.
Motor to rlainfied.
MIR and Mrs. Orwell Campbell motor
ed to Plainfield, Ind, Tuesday where
they will visit relatives. Miss Alma
Campbell, who has been visiting here
for the past week, returned home with
them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01

.clouded areas on the surface Of the
sun. Photographs, for years, have
been taken at intervals showing the
suns disc and the relative amount Of
cloudy areas or spots thereon. From
comparison of these charts it is
shown that the periods of less sun
spots correspond. directly with the
earth's highest temperatures. When
ever these are shown to be greatest,
for at one time a cloud was observed
and estimated to have been about
100000 miles in diameter, not only
mean temperatures were lowest but
the number of cloudy and rainy days
we're greatest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01

The following discussion OF temper
atures and climatic conditions has
been prepared by Walter Ratliff fol-
three years weather observer at La
fayette.
With the present extremely hot and
rather long period of high temporal
ure there are present many singular
nected with what is called the wea
Their Although considered unusual
and even remarkable yet they evident.
ly have existed since the mother earth
has reached the present stage of hel
existence in the planetary world.
Unusual climatic conditions appar
emily indicate general changes in the
seasons, winter growing colder and
the summer warmer or vice versa
Even during the life time of man, the
weather cycle appears to be shifting
Excessive or deficient rainfall altho
the result of rapid or gradual changes
strange.
Atmosphere is Medium
The atmosphere Is the medium by
which vaporized water is carried OF
suspended through sudden or com
paratively gradual reduction in TEN
perature the vapor is condensed and
falls to earth in the form of dew OF
rain.
At one time, no doubt, at the sur
face of the earth the atmosphere was
at extremely high temperature and as
he WI OLE Iioti
the surface hardened forming a crust
or surface. With a temperature of 1OO
degrees below zero throughout space
although surrounded by an atmo-
sphere of about fifty miles in depth
the chances for loss of heat have been
very great This having continued
until the present day but little per.
ceptible changes in climatic condit.
ions can be verified.
-.- Many Theories Advanced
Among the many theories advanced
IN connection with the present severe
drought and continued torrid wave
which now envelopes the interior OF
North America that of violent earth
quakes and volcanic disturbances on
the earth has been accepted by many
individuals. Continuous detonations
from high explosives used in war, es
pecially in the present European bat
ties, together with cycles of period.
ical temperature, recurring to equal
ize the extremes are believed also t
be largely responsible for the ho
waves. But from weather bureau
viewpoint, there have been com
bination of circumstances or condi
tons that account for the prolonged
hot weather.
Uusally excessive rain periods dur
ing the cooler parts Of the year are
followed by dry weather during the
following summer. Whenever there
are no we'll defined storm centers o.
areas of low barometer present in the
central or interior of the country, the
temperature tends TO rise and become
uniform, 1t is true that two distinc
tropical storms, during this period O.
torrid temperature have reached the
U. S. causing heavy rains about thu
Gulf of Mexico and the states of the
Carolinas, but they did not encroacl
on the interior.
By there being no decided storm
centers, changes of air currents were
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
NIGHT MARSHAL
TAKES VACATION

OXFORD, o., Aug. might Mar
shall Charles Shoots has been given a
two weeks vacation. His place is
being filled by Deputy Amos Pass
more. -. The Methodist White Tigers
defeated the Hamilton Olympics at
baseball Saturday afternoon Score, 8
to Z. Tice and Wallace pitched for
the Tigers; Harris, catcher.
Scipio Homecoming Announced
The fifth annual Homecoming of the
town of Scipio, south of Oxford in
Reilly township, will be held Saturday
at the "Old Scipio" church. The town
is on the Endiana-Ohio line, and large
numbered people from both states are
expected. E. w. P. Roudebush, fnan-
cial secretary, Miami University, and
Miss Mary Schlenck, cashier, began
their annual two weeks vacations to-
day. President Hughes will remain
on the job until August IS, when hay
fever will drive him to Michigan for
his annual outing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
Mcscnic Calendar

Tuesday, August l, 1916, Richmond
Lodge No. 1876, f. and A. NJ. Stated
meeting.
Thursday, August 3, Wayne Coun-
Gil No. 10, r. and S. NJ. Stated as
sembly.
Friday, August 4, King Solomon's
Chapter, No. 4. r. A. Nj. Called con-
vocation; work in Royal Arch Degree
commencing at 700 O'Clock Re-
freshments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01

nersville, is spending two weeks with
her sisters, Mrs. Edward Porter and
Miss India Keys.
EntertaIns Richmond Woman.
Mrs. Margaret Murray Of New Paris,
Mrs. Sarah Dilks Of Richmond, Mrs.
Henrietta Murray, Lloyd Root, and
Helen Root, who live south of town,
were guests at dinner and supper with
Fred Murray and Mrs. Laura Hines
on South Perry street, Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
WILSON GOES after
SUFFRAGE VOTE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-President
Wilson is going to fight for the suf-
fragist vote in the November elect
ions
After three hour conference with
the president yesterday, Vance Nc.
Cormick, chairman of the Democra-
tic national committee, announced
that determined efforts would be
made to gain all of the four million
votes the women claim to have In
equal suffrage states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
BLOWS MILL WHISTLE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, Aug. /
William Stephens was unable to get
the fire department by telephone to
inform them that the mill at which he
was nightwatchman was on fire. So
he blew the mill whistle steadily for
several minutes. The fire department
and most OF the residents of the east
end of town responded
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
938 VIOLATE LAWS

ELKHART, Ind, Aug. lit is
something of a job to force people
to use garbage cans of the kind pre-
scribed by the board of health. Health
officers have found that there are 93S
citizens who have failed to comply
with specific orders to provide SAM
tary garbage cans.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
Hagerstown Notes
By Miss Florence Bell.

Mr.. and Mrs Will Cook and son
Walter Cook, of Strawns. were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
Copeland on North Perry street .
Mr.. and Mrs Orpha Jones and daugh-
tiers Reta and Hylda, were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Doran,
Richmond. . /. Mrs. Lochron of Con-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-08-01
NEW OATS BRING
IS CENTS PER BUSHEL

NEW PARIS. O., Aug. l.-Oats at
Is cents per bushel are being crowded
into the local elevator of Richards
J. & Son. Rye Is moving slowly, many
waiting for better price. Wheat con-
tinues to be received in large guam
titles, S1.20 being the price paid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
Berlin Papers
Discuss Rtlse of
MO11tenegri71s

Berlin, Jan. 24.-Most Of the Berlin
newspapers discuss editorially this
morning the report that Montenegro
peace movement was merely a ruse
to obtain time to improve the mill
tary positions. These reports have
been received here from italian sour
ces and the newspapers without excep-
ton refuse to give credence to them.
1t is pointed out that while undue mi
portance should not be attached to
the elimination of Montenegro from
the list of opponents of the Teutonic
allies, still as matter of fact official
reports from Vienna affirm that not
only the Montenegro soldiers, but
also the Serbian troops in the west
are rapidly being disarmed and the
Berlin newspapers regard the king
dom of Montenegro as having been
conquered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
NEWHOWITZER
DESCRIBED BY
GEN. CROz|ER
Tells House Military Com
mittee of Largest Gun of
Type In Question
BY Assoc1ATEp PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The largest
mobile howitzer designed thus far for
the American army is of only 7.6
inch cahbre, Brigadier General Gro
zier, chief of the ordnance depart
ment, today told the house military
committee. Only preliminary plans
had been made, General Crozier said,
for 9.5-inch howitzer and there were
no designs for 16-inch howitzers, such
as the German 42-centimetre gun, al
though information from American
military observers abroad indicated
that they were necessary to demolish
field entertainments. General Crozier
asked that the number of officers in
his department be more than doubled
to meet the need of designing new
guns and carriages. The Treat board
recently constituted in the war de-
partment had recommended, he said,
that troops be equipped with six field
guns per thousand men with provision
for 5000 rounds of ammunition per
gun, and that 11-inch field howitzers
be selected. General Crozier had
recommended the 9.5-inch gun for the
present, instead, and reduced the am
Ynunition to $500 rounds per gun,
bringing the cost of providing ade-
quate reserves of guns and ammuni-
tion for four years down to SITS, 000,-
900 from the boards estimate of
$3.50 900 900. The general staff, how
ever, had urged 16-inch guns with IN
creased provisions for aircraft and
put the estimated cost up again to
$3.50 900 900.
This he had reduced, General Gro
zier said, to $2s0,00o, 900 and Secre-
tary Garrison now has the whole mat
ter in his hands for decision.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
MOHR CASE IS
ENLIVENED BY
EXHIBIT
introduced Divorce Petition
Filed Against the Muir
dered Physician
81 AssocIATEp PRESS.

providence, Il. l., Jan. 24.-The
states case was drawing to a close
when the start was made today on
the third week of the trial of Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Mohr, and two negroes,
Cecil Brown and Henry Spellman,
charged with the murder of DR.. C..
Franklin Mohr The lawyers for the
defense have not yet indicated how
many witnesses they will call.
Attorney William H. Lewis of the
defense, began his cross examination
of Miss Gertrude Stevenson, a writer
on Boston newspaper today, regard
ing her testimony as to a conversa-
ton with Brown.
Miss Stevenson said she did not
know until last Friday that she was
to be called as witness.
Didn't you tell young lady at a
birthday party in Boston on October
30 that you were going down to Prov
idence to testify against these mig
gers"
81 never said such a thing" she an
swered.
The witness admitted she was at
the party and talked about the case
with Miss Salita Solano, newspaper
writer. Miss Stevenson denied that
she exercised any personal charms''
to get the confidence of the negroes,
but admitted she thought it "was
necessary to deceive them" to get
their story. She denied she went TO
the jail ''to get a story that would
connect Mrs. Mohr with the murder"
Almost at the point Of resting its
case, the prosecution introduced as
evidence the divorce petition filed by
Mrs. Mohr on February z, 1914. The
case was to have come up for hearing
on September /, last, the day after
DR.. Mohr was killed. The petition
charged extreme cruelty, referred to
DIR. Mohr's association with other wo-
men and contained the charge that
he had used drugs excessively. Sep
arate maintenance for the wife in
stead of absolute divorce was asked
in the amended bill.
Miss Gertrude Stevenson, who tes-
titled Friday regarding an interview
with the negroes in jail in which one
was quoted as saying ''tell Mrs. Mohr
we will stick by her if she will sup
port us" was subjected to cross-ex-
animation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
TURKEY MAY
CONFESS UP To
SINKING LINER
Believed Sultan Will As
sumo Responsibility for
Sending Persia Down
q ASSOCIATED PRFss.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Unoficial
dispatches from abroad indicating
that Turkey might acknowledge that
one of her submarines sunk the Brit
ish liner Persia promise to revive the
diplomatic features of that disaster.
State department officials had no
advices on the subject today from
Ambassador Morgenthau. Neither
had they received any official word
from Ambassador Penfield at Vienna
transmitting Austria's official disa-
vowal of any connection with the dis
aster reported unoficially last week.
Until the intimation came that Tur-
key might assume responsibility it
was generally assumed in official
quarters that the cause of the sink
ing of the liner would be numbered
among the mysteries of the war.
There is as yet no indication what
turn the case will take In the light of
the latest information. None of the
Teutonic allies except Germany and
Austria have been included in the
American governments correspondent
on submarine warfare.
It was indicated today that any in
quiry which might be directed to
Turkey, would not be sent until after
Vienna has been heard from.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
Official Announcement Is
Made In Berlin by the
War Office
TEUTONS ALSO TAKE
TWO OTHER POINTS
Serbian Garrison Had Ex-
pected Montenegrins to
Join Then There
nv ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Jan. 24.-Austro-H unga-
xfan troops have occupied Scutari, the
most important trading town in AL
bania, and which recently was occu-
pied by several thousand Serbian
troops, who expected the remnants OF
the Montenegro army to join them
and defend town against the Austro-
Hmgarians. The announcement of
fts capture comes by wireless from
Berlin, which says IL is officially an
nOunced, and also by press dispatches
from Athens.
Scutari, with population of twenty
thousand, was taken by Montenegro
during the Balkan wars I'm 1913, but
the European powers forced Monte
negro to relinquish it and it was made
q part OF Albania. Last June Monte
negro re-occupied It for military rea-
sons.
The Serbian garrison retreated
from Scutari without opposition. Be-
sides taking Scutari the Austro-Hun-
garians have taken Rodgeritz-a-Dai-
lov1rad and Niksic in Montenegro.
Austria-Hungary claims Montenegro
troops are surrendering and the popu-
lation Is friendly towards the in
vaderg.
On the French and Italian fronts
bombardments and mining continue
without marked gains for either side.
The British exploded a mine near
st. Eloi in the Arras region, consid-
erably damaging the German trenches
and silenced German motors by artil-
lery fire near Ypres.
There Is nothing recent from the
Russian front
Floods and bad weather are ham
pering the British operations against
the Turks In Mesopotamia In the
northwest Egypt the British attacked
hostile Senussi tribesmen, drove them
off and destroyed the camp.
A French air squadron dropped two
hundred bombs on Monastir and also
bombarded GiovgeH and other points
near the Greek border held by the
Teutons. The entente aircraft bonn
barded Metz and the German posi-
lions in Belgium.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
A Villa General Wants to
Return to the United States

STATIONS here which followed the mas
racre of Is foreigners at Santa Ysabel
Chihuahua In the meantime gov
eminent officials at Washington were
requested to make representations TO
Carranza to have the disappearance of
Keane investigated and his rnurderers
punished If it were found that he had
been slain. Juarez officials denied
that Medinavitea was in Mexico until
ne appeared at the international
bridge seeking return to the United
States.
Medinavitea admits that he pointed
out the man at MADEIRA as an official
the the Babricora ranch management
when Villa captain asked for the
ranch manager, but he declares he had
nothing to do with the subsequent dis
appearance of Keane.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
GERMAN NOTE
ON LUS|TAN|A
SAT|SFACT DRY
New Proposal Is Submitted
Designed to Bring About
a Settlement
GERMANY OMITS
SOME PORTIONS
These Were Considered I'm
satisfactory by the
United States
GERMANY OMITS
SOME PORTIONS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Germany has
submitted to the United States
through Ambassador Won Bernstorff,
another written proposal designed to
bring a settlement of the controversy
over the torpedoing the Lusitania with
the loss of more than one hundred
American lives.
Although the greatest secrecy sur
rounds the negotiations there are evil
dences tonight that Germany has I'm
ally agree to eliminate from the text
of the agreement any mention Of the
warning issued by the German embas-
sy the day the Lusitania sailed, and
has omitted the proposed reservation
of an admission of wrong doing on the
part of her submarine commander.
It is also stated authoritively that
Germany in the latest communications
makes some reference to a desire to
see the United States take action re-
garding the questions involving free
dom of the seas. Germany reiterates
the torpedoing was not a reprisal.
regrets the loss of Americans, offers
indemnity and calls attention that
such reprisals were discontinued and
that broad assurances as to the future
already have been given. Full de-
tails are not disclosed, but officials
here appear optimistic. 1t is under
stood this is Germany's final note.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
Woman Jumped
From 10th Floor
and Still Liues
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago, Jan. 24-Miss Minnie E.
Werner, a stenographer employed by
the Railway Age Gazette, plunged
from the sixteenth floor of the trans
portation building in Dearborn street
today but still lives. Her fall was
broken by an auto truck loaded with
paper boxes, but her skull was frac-
tured and she was internally injured.
Physicians said she probably would
die An eye witness told the police
that he saw the young woman climb
onto the window ledge. The police
said they believed she jumped.
Last Friday she complained of ill
ness and went home. Her employers
said that they knew If no reason why
she should sea1 o. end her life.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-25
Strikes Among Sugar Cane
Cutters Are Still In Progress

taking their places. Employers arc
paying higher wages than ever be-
fore, but are refusing to deal with the
local branch Of the American Fedora
ton Of labor. They have rejected the
federation's demands for an eight
hour day and dollar wage
Sugar growers charge the strikers
with having set fire to cane fields,
but this the laborers deny. A good
many hundred acres Of cane has been
burned; for the most part In small
patches here and there. On the south
side Of the island in some sections
there has been no rain for five months
and the cane burns like finder. The
crop viii be the largest in the his
tory Of the island.