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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
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IS INDICTED BY
FEDERAL JURY
Raymond Daugherty, Former
Postmaster, Charged With
Embezzlement Released OH
$1,000 Bail.

Action of the federal grand jury,
now in session at Indianapolis, in re.
turning an indictment against Ray.
mond Daugherty, former postmaster
of Economy, Ind, charging embezzle-
ment of government funds, recalls
two post office robberies at Economy,
the first about year ago, the second
about two months later.
Daugherty has been released on
1000 bond. He resigned his position
last spring, declaring at the time that
his work was "too conffning." For q
short time he served as extra rural
mail carrier out of the Hagerstown
post office and recently has been EN-.
ployed as motor truck driver.
Arrest Causes Sensation.
Daugherty is one Of the best known
residents Of northern Wayne county,
and the announcement Of his arrest
created sensation in Economy.
Following the first robbery OF the
Economy post office, when $340 in
cash and stamps were taken. Daugh-
erty blamed yeggmen with the crime.
He said that the door to the post Of
flee had probably been unlocked with
skeleton key and declared that the
safe door had not Deen locked.
$4oo in Stamps Taken.
About $400 in stamps was taken AT
the time of the second robbery of the
post office. The door to the building
had been pried open and the safe door
blown off with nitroglycerine. 1t was
claimed at the time that yeggmen were
responsible for this robbery.
1t is generally understood that the
information secured by the post office
inspectors who investigated the two
Economy robberies indicated that it
was a case of postmaster robbing
his own post office rather than the
work of professional post office rob-
bers. The post office inspectors charge
Daugherty with the embezZlement of
$547 of money order funds and assert
that the former postmaster used the
money to meet personal obligations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
new CITY CHARTER
ACCEPTED BY LEAGUE

William Dudley Foulke, former
president of the National Municipal
league, submitted model city char
ter at the league convention in New
York last week and disbanded the
model charter committee of which he
has been chairman. The model char
ter was accepted by the league.
In the opening address Of the presi
dent, Lawson Purdy of New York, the
best way of retiring bond issues and
the subject of pensions in city service
were two subjects which might be OF
interest here, Mr.. Foulke said. Anoth
er subject discussed by the president
was that of limiting the height of and
area covered by buildings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
YOUNG FRIENDS DAY
TO Be HELD SUNDAY

Young Friends Day will be observed
tomorrow in three Friends churches
here. Emphasis will be placed on the
Young Friends movement, which has
been carried on throughout Canada
and United States.
At West Richmond Friends church.
Helen Hockett, president of the Chris
tian Endeavor, and Helen Ballard, will
be special speakers. Rev. Charles M.
Woodman will preach an appropriate
sermon of which his subject will be
"A Dreamer and His Dreams" At
2:15 o'clock, a Christian Endeavor
meeting will be held for the study of
the Young Friends movement.
At South Eighth Street Friends
church and Whitewater Meeting Of
Friends, special speakers will present
topics OF interest to young Friends.
Donald Snyder of Earlham will speak
at the South Eighth Street church.
Because of the absence of the pas
tor, Rev. NJ S. Hinckle, East Main
Street Friends church has postponed
Young Friends day until December 10.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
WAR REVIEW
FOR THE DAY

The process of squeezing Roumania
between the jaws of the military ma
chine of the Central powers is pro
ceeding with remarkable rapidity
Pushing eastward after their capture
of Cariova and the conquest of Little
Wallachia, General Won Falkenhayn's
troops have broken Roumanian resist
ance in the valley of the lower Alt.
crossing of the Alt in this region is
reported by Berlin.
Concurrently Field Marshal Von
Mackensen operating the other jaw
of the nut cracker has forced another
passage of the Danube near Zimnitza
giving him footing on Roumanian
soil twenty-five miles in the rear OF
the Danube end of the Alt line.
The official statements from Lon
don, Paris and Berlin agree in report
ing quiet on the Franko-Belgian front
The provisional government OF
Greece headed by Former Premier
Venizelos has formally declared wal
on Bulgaria, according to news dis
patches from Athens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
lO1 Carloads Stand on Sid
ings of Dealers and in
Pennsylvania. Yards Invest.
igation Shows.
BUT THE PRICE STILL
STAYS AT HIGH MARK
Coal Dealers Explain Reas-
ons for Supply and Why
Price Remains at High
Quotation.

Thursday, Friday and today there
were 101 carloads of coal standing on
sidings of Richmond coal dealers or
in the c. & o. and the Pennsylvania
railroad yards. In these cars there
were approximately $500 tons of fuel.
One Richmond coal supply company.
the J. H. Menke company, reported
a large supply Of coal on hand. In
vestigation showed the bins at this
plant to be completely filled and.
Thursday, there were six cars filled
with coal standing on the Menke com.
pany's siding.
Carry Average Stocks.
Three other large coal supply con.
Germs, the Bullerdick and Son COM
pany, the Klehfoth and Niewoehner
company and the Mather Brothers
company, reported average stocks on
hand.
No reduction in the excessively high
price of coal was announced today,
however.
Three dealers who were questioned
predicted that there would be higher
prices quoted before the close of the
winter
"If the dealer pays the price he can
get the COAL" Mr.. Menke said.
Buy Supply at Lakes.
1--WE have purchased supply OF
coal at the lakes and We have enough
stock to last us at least three weeks
but the situation is still serious one,"
said Omar BulIerdick "Only about
thirty percent of Richmond's normal
supply of coal is being received now.
The northwest Is short million tons.
By the time the cars sent into the
northwest are returned It will be
spring."
1T is easier to get coal now but we
are not receiving our normal supply.
We have fairly good stock on hand.
spring." said an official of the Kleh.
foth & Niewoehner company.
No Reserve Stock.
I'VE are keeping close to our nor
NAL coal supply but have not been
able to establish much of reserve
stock" said Raymond Mather. There
is no prospect for reduction Of prices in
the near future. The mine operators and
the retail coal dealers are not respon-
sible for the high prices. The coal
jobber is the fellow who is benefitting
from these prices. The jobber is get
ting his coal on contract prices. Our
firm is getting only about a third OF
our supply on contract rates. The rest
we have to buy from johbers at their
terms. The elevators at Cincinnati
are filled and there are hundreds of
barges filled with coal tied to the
wharves.
Lose on Contract.
Recently, to supply coal on con-
tract, we purchased ten carloads at a
price $3.50 more per ton than We sold
it for. To make up losses we sustain
this way we have to charge the market
price for coal we purchased at the
mines at contract prices, but, as stat
ed, we are getting only about a third
of the coal we contracted for at our
mines"
Yesterday there were II cars of coal
on the siding at the Pennsylvania
railroad shops and nine carloads were
taken to an Olive Hill siding Thera
were fifty cars filled with coal stand
ing on sidings in the east Pennsyl-
vania yards. Today there were SIX
teen cars of coal, consigned to Rich
mond standing in the Boston yards of
the c. & O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
OLD RESIDENT DEAD

Catherine NJ Westerkamp, 60 years
old, wife of Christian Westerkamp
died at the home, 1872 Liberty avenue
last night at 10 o'clock. She was a
member Of ST. Paul's Lutheran church
Besides her husband, she is survived
by six daughters, Mrs. Dora Hawkins,
of near Bethel; Mrs. Louise Brumfield
of Cambridge City; Mrs. Catherine
Hopkins, Indianapolis; Mrs. Anna
Trouse, Mary and Helen Westerkamp,
of Richmond; and two sons, Henry
and Walter Westerkamp, both of Rich
mond. The funeral will be held from
the home Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Burial will be in Lutherania.
Friends may call at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
TEACHERS ASK RAISE

When the Wayne county board Of
education holds it's bi-annual meeting
next May. it will probably have to con-
slider a petition from the common
school teachers of the county for an
inchease of salary The petition will
probably ask for general SIS raise. 1t
was learned today that such petition
Is under consideration.
The present scale ranges from $3.50
to sS4 month for teachers in the
common schools. The county scale
for high school teachers ranges from
$3.50 to $140 a month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
HOUSE BREAKER
GIVEN PAROLE

Benjamin F. Miller, who was SEN
fenced to the state penitentiary for a
term of two to fourteen years, has
been paroled by Governor Ralston.
The police received notice today that
Miller was paroled SO that he could
assist his wife and child, who need his
support. He had good prison
record.
Miller's case was an interesting one
last year Mrs. Ben. Bartel heard
him trying to enter the Bartel home
through cellar window. Chief Good
win speeded to the residence in Fire
Chief Miller's car in time to see Mil
Ter taking a shortcut toward Glen
Miller park. He was chased all over
Glen Miller park and when captured
was taken to the county jail. He
made his escape there via the chin
ney.
He was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary, October 25. 1915, and has served
just thirteen months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
XMAS DECORATIONS
JEOPARDIzE HOUSES

Building Inspector Hodgin today
issued a warning to merchants to be
careful in decorating their stores and
show windows for the Christmas holi.
day season, citing the following Sec
tion of the building code:
at shall be unlawful to use cotton
batting in the show windows of stores
for decorating purposes, and in no
case shall combustible material be
allowed in contact with lighting or
electric appliances"
The penalty for violation of this
section is not less than $40 nor more
than $100.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
KIRKPATRICK REFUSES
TO DO EXTRA WORK IN
WEST COUNTY TOWNS

legal standpaint but that he had come
to explain his stand.
Il have been in contracting business
for 26 years and have never been sued
nor have l ever sued anybody.
would have given $500 if this trouble
had not come up.
Cambridge City did not come to
me and ask me to contract for the
extra work until two months after
had contracted for the road improve
ments. In this time, prices had ad-
vanced a great deal.
'Tf / were taking the contracts for
the National road improvements now,
would have to ask at least $4,000
more than my bids called for this sum-
mer.
'In taking the contracts for the
National road improvements. saved
the county $500. The nearest bid
to mine called for that much more"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
Undismayed by Two Repuls-
es Bandit Leader Hurls
Troops Against General
Trevino's Stronghold.
BANDIT ARMY LOSES
HEAVY IN STRUGGLE
Rebels Surround City and
Make Attacks That Are Re-
pulsed by General DUMAS
Troopers.
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
JUAREZ, Mex, Nov. 25.-The Villa
bandits again were repulsed early TO-
Day by the Carranza forces, according
to message received at military head.
quarters here. The message said the
rcpuIse was even more decisive than
those Of yesterday and Thursday.
JUAREZ, Mex, Nov 25.-Francisco
Villa and his bandit force resumed
the attack on Chihuahua City, Mexico,
mt daybreak today according to dis
patches from the Chihuahua capitol to
Carranza officials here, making the
opening of the third days fighting in
Villas efforts to wrest the capital from
General Jacinto Trevinos forces.
Repulsed In repeated attacks upon
Chihuahua City during the last two
days, troops of Francisco Villa are
still encamped near the city today ac-
cOrding to Mexican government Off
cials here. The bandit army lost
heavily in the attacks made on Thurs
day and Friday, Carranza declared,
adding that the government troops had
remained loyal.
'h'" i"SSo. oteoSh upoh CAii'uoHuta
City continued until 9 o'clock last
night the officials said. General
Ozuna, commanding government fore
IS, late yesterday was said to have
pursued bandit column for some dis.
lance outside the city. In the mean
time another body OF Villa followers
appeared from another quarter and
attacked. Later, it was stated, Ozuna
returned to the city with his COM
mand. There was nothing to indicate
that the fighting was on large scale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
LOVES HER CHILDREN

The love that a mother has for her
children was demonstrated in juvenile
court today when Mrs. Joseph Barba-
rosa, whose husband is fugitive from
justice for having killed another
Italian, made plea to Judge Fox that
she be allowed to keep her four chill
dren.
The probation officer wanted the
children made wards Of Catholic
home at Terre Haute. Through her
interpreter, the Italian mother said
she could make enough money keeping
boarders to keep her family together.
Judge Fox gave the mother a week to
prove that she was able to give the
children proper care.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
FORTUNE TELLERS
INCREASE PRICES

Cost of living question is daily be.
coming more serious.
Drivers of merchant delivery wag
ons, who do large business hauling
family washings, are authority for the
statement that a number Of washer
women are now charging $3 for a
washing that formerly brought to them
only 81 revenue. The price has gone
up because of increased water rates
and increased laundry supplies.
1t was also learned today that even
the cost of having your fortune told
has doubled recently. One woman, a
palm reader" and probably the best
patronized fortune teller in the city
has advanced her charge from 25 cents
to SO cents reading.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25

C. M. Kirkpatrick told the county
commissioners today that he did not
intend to carry out the extra work"
clause Of his contract for cementing
the National road through Jackson and
Center townships.
"If you have the law on me, use it,"
said Kirkpatrick. The commissioners
and their attorney admit that they
cannot enforce the sub-contract by
Jaw, but they contend that the extra
work. clause is "gentleman's con-
tract" and for this reason Kirkpatrick
should live up to it,
The question arose because Cam
bridge City planned extra work along
the road through the town. Mr. Kirk
patrick made 1t plain that If Center.
vile makes application for extra work,
he will refuse to do 1t for $3.50 a
square yard
Kirkpatrick explained that he had
iot appeared before the commission
srs to argue the proposition from
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
COMMISSIONERS ASK
$365,000 FOR SPANS

Appropriations, of $185,000 for the
proposed South G street bridge and
s180,000 for the Main street bridge,
turned down in September by the
county council, will be asked for again
Wednesday by the county commission
ers at an emergency session of coun-
Gil, Commissioner Seaney announced
after a star chamber session of the
board this afternoon. The board ac-
cepted 9S7 miles of township road for
thhe county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
new MENU

Another menu for day in homes
without large incomes has been sug
gested by L. E. Rauchman. steward at
the Westcott hotel, bringing into use
commodities not suggested in yester
days menu Baked oxheart was one
of the new meats This is nutritious
palatable and cheap.
The menu follows:
Breakfast.
Apple Sauce
Rolled Oats @
Creamed Goldfish
One Egg Mullins
Coffee
Dinner.
Hame Croquettes
Mashed Turnips
Boiled Potatoes
Bread Pudding
Tea
Supper.
Baked Oxheart
Carrots and Peas III
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Corn Bread
Apple Pudding
Coffee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
Two CENTERvILLE men,
Lesson AND EARL, Die;
BOTH LIFELONG FRIENDS

on the same day They served In
Company D, Eighth regiment, Indiana
volunteers, and shared the same tent
for four years, being mustered out to-
gether in the summer OF 1865.
Leeson is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Frank A. Thomas and Miss
Mabel Leeson, both of Indianapolis,
and by sister, Mrs. Clara Leeson
Smith. OF Brookville, O. The funeral
will be held at the home, 30O9 North
Illinois street, at 8 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon, the Rev. E. L. Day, of the
North Park Christian church. Off
ciating. The body will be taLen to
Centerville at 7:30 o'clock Monday
morning, and funeral services will be
held at Centerville at 10 o'clock at
the Christian church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
LEVEL BRIDGE MEN
ABANDON STRUGGLE

Level Main street bridge advocates
notified the county commissioners to
day that they are willing to accept the
report of j. l.. Harrington, Kansas
City bridge expert, on the Richmond
bridge situation as final.
The notification in writing, stated
that the level bridge men still believe
that moderately high level bridge
would have been better. 1t states,
however, that refusals Of the c. & 0.
railroad company to alter the grade
of it's tracks makes the erection of
such structure impossible and leaves
as the only alternative. bridge on the
present level
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
GET YOUR YELpERs

George A. Schwenke, 422 South
Fourteenth street, has a number of
rabbits and lately south end dogs
have been trying to get at them. Last
night Schwenke placed two steel traps
near his rabbit pen and during the
night he heard the agonized yelps of
dogs. Investigation showed two trap
ped dogs, both Airedales. Schwenke
is holding them for their owners but
if they are not claimed promptly he
will turn them over to the police for
execution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
EVEN TAX RECEIPTS
FEEL EFFECT OF WAR

No longer are Wayne county tax re-
ceipts being printed on golden-rod ye,-
low paper. The reason-this color is
almost thing of the past in the
United States. The European war has
made it impossible to get the proper
dyes from Germany.
The first batch Of the new colorcd
receipts were received at the treas
urer's office today. They are printed
on canary yellow paper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
ASK BRIDGE RELIEF

With request that work begin on
the proposed South G street bridge
across the Whitewater Valley, two rep
resentatives of the South Side I'M
provement association, ]. Henry E..
Bode and John Niewoehner, today ap-
peared before the county commission
ers with suggestion they said would
relieve traffic from the temporary
bridge below Main street and provide
for adequate passage between two sec
tions of the city while the Main
street bridge is under construction.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
MOVE AGAINST JUAREz

Ell PASO, Tex, Nov. 25.-A band
of about $50 men mounted and armed
were seen moving along the Mexican
bank of the Rio Grande early today
in the direction Of Juarez, according
to United States army officers who
watched them closely through field
glasses. The Juarez commander was
notified.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
MAKE NO CHANGES

Because they were afraid to in any
way alter their contract with c. M.
kirkpatrick for making the National
road improvements through Jackson
and Center townships the county
commissioners today turned down the
proposition of the Gallon Iron COM
pany. Gallon, O., to allow the con-
tractor to use iron sewers in the
place Of corrugated metal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
BROOKS ARRESTED

Frank Brooks was arrested today on
a charge of having sold two buckets
of coal to Hattie Rowald for so cents
without having weighed the coal by
standard weight. The complaint was
filed with Prosecutor Keller by
Weights and Measures Inspector Nc
Kinley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
SEEKS TO FREE DAVIS

II. l.. Rush, an attorney Of Green
vile, Ohio, notified Sheriff Steen last
night that he was going to get Forest
Davis, Lynn, out of the prison SEN
tence which Judge Fox in circuit
court yesterday imposed upon the boy
after he had entered plea of guilty
to having stolen three automobiles.
Rush had a long conference with
Davis last night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
DEATH RATE Is 1874

The death rate in Richmond for
October was 154 per 1000 population.
The average death rate for cities of
the state for this month was 143
These facts were made public today
in the monthly report of the state
board of health.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
SAILORS KILLED

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.-Four
United States sailors met death here
today and half score were injured
when launch carrying thirty-five
men of the supply ship Glacier. was
swept under the paddle blades of the
sternwheel river steamer Apache.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
TORPEDO BOATS
Make RAID ON
BRITISH COAST

LONDON, Nov. 25.-A raid by six
German torpedo boat destroyers on
the English coast which took place
Thursday night was announced in an
official statement today. The raid
was ineffective, according to the state
ment, which declares that the six Ger
man destroyers steamed away quickly
after firing dozen rounds, one shell
striking vessel but causing little
damage and no injury to the crew.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
DRyS RUSH TO work

Arrangements for the hasty sum-
moning of the dry forces of Wayne
county to attend dry meeting in In
dianapolis Tuesday may be made Mon
day morning by the executive commit
tee of the Wayne County w. G. T. u.
at the Y NJ. c. A. Mrs. S. E. Nichol-
son. one. of the executive committee
members, will bring the matter up,
she said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
ISABEL SMITH DEAD

Mrs. Isabel Smith. 20, mother OF
James Smith. Richmond merchant,
died at her home in Camden, O., early
this morning. Death was due to heart
trouble Besides Mr.. Smith, two sons
and one daughter survive. The funeral
arrangements have not been announc-
ed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
TWO BOYS INJURED
PLAYING FOOTBALL

CAMDEN, o., Nov. 25.-Norman
Stervenbaugh, of Camden, and Ralph
Stout of College Corner, high school
students, were badly injured yesterday
when the College Corner and Camden
high school teams engaged in foo.-
ball game here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
EXAMINERS FINISH WORK

Field examiners for the State Board
of Accounts, W. H. Glidewell and
Bernie Spradling, have finished their
work on Wayne county and Richmond
books. They have started examina-
tions of the books of officials in the
small towns of the county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-25
4 BOYS BURIED ALIVE

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-Five boys
were buried alive by the caving in Of
a sand bank in West Baltimore last
night. Four were taken out dead,
and the fifth lad is not expected to
live.