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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03

eous population called by cupidity from
all parts of the globe. Between the black
and the white there is growing up the
intermediate race of the .colored" or
mixed" with compilations ranging from
that of fireside kettle to seaside tan.
There is also a yellow constituent, for
during the sixties Chinese coolies were
imported until there were more than TO-
900 in the colony. Now there are less
than 5000.
If British Guiana were as thickly set
tied as the neighboring island of Barba-
dos, that is, 1884 to the square mile, 1t
would have a population of $1,000, coo,
whereas, In fact, the country has less
than half as many people as oregon.
The white man can live in the tropics. as
has been proved in Panama and India,
but neither American nor Englishman
has thus far cared 30 settle in any con-
siderable numbers al this country which
Sir Raleigh valued SO highly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03

went out into the world to earn her own
living. Will you please tell us what you
think Of it?
Will I? Well, you just wait and see!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03

NOR as large as a
|child's head. The
doctor said it was
three years coming
and gave me medi-
cine for it until I
was called aw ay
from the city for
IS o m G ii m e. Of
course / could not
|go to him then, so
my sister-in-law told
me that she thought
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03

sibility and discipline, which it involves.
Ask him if he does not realize that all
honest work is effort?
That all effort adds to growth of char
acter?
That all deepening of character means
added dignity?
Then. if he is capable of making such
statement as his, he is deserving of
summary treatment at the hands of a
jury of 10 self-supporv.ng women, those
typical of the best that can represent the
young woman in busness-the young
woman Of dignity
And finally, let him write down in cold,
gray type, a manly letter and "'fess up
for I do not think that there is within
the radius of this big citys limits a
young man with soul so dead and eyes 90
blind as to really believe that a girl
lowers her dignity through going out IN
the world to earn her living in any honest
way under the shining sun.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03

would not be raided and my two cows
stolen while I was away"
Such people have come to desire the
continued peace and prosperity which the
gringo army has brought with it. AS a
matter of fact the deep seated hatred
for Americans which many correspon-
dents iii Mexico write of is not so deep
seated, after all. Except among the poll
tlcians, who foster this feeling among
the people, it is largely on the surface.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03
HOW MRS. BEAN
met The CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change
Of Life by Lydia E. Pnkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Nashville, Tenn. -"When was going
through the Change of Life I had tu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03

Ole Miss, when er Mans
Wife draps her Handker-
chief he scrambles erbout ter
pick hit up, not so much to
be Polite. but because he
realizes dat SUSPENDERS
is Cheaper dan STRAIGHT
FRONT CORSETS! Vas
sum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03

EAR DOLLY DALRYMPLE,"
the letter ran, "a man said
to me the other day that he
thought 1t lowered the dig
49, - 49,. -
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In the first place. let me say that this
letter addressed was not dug out of the
al chives of the state Of Alabama; it came
{, through the United States mail in the
merry month of July in the year of grace
1916; therefore, presumably the extraor-
binary and unique young man still lives
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03
CHARMEUsE AND LACE

or crepe de chine with ruffle
black lace.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
HOUSE Will SUPPORT
POLICY OF WILSON

day, many members assumed that this
would be the only business called up
An immediate exodus followed and in.
cluded in the number were many warm
supporters of the administration.
There was little doubt today that
motion to table the McLemore resolu.
tion will be carried by decidedly de.
cisive vote. In fact many of the lead
ers were of the opinion that record
vote would not be taken. The fact
that in it's recommendation of the
resolution to the house, the foreign
affairs committee in effect asked the
president to take no step that would
plunge the country into war without
first consulting congress has pleased
many of the members who were in
favor of forcing tbs warning resolu-
ton to vote.
In addition. the majority of the Re-
publican members will favor this act
ion, although great many of them in.
cluding Leader Mann believes that
warning legislation should be enacted
When the resolution comes to a vote
there will be no debate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

Frank Osborne, of the Indiana
Bridge company, Muncie. Ind, who
took the stand before the county COM
missioners this afternoon to testify in
the bridge engineer litigation, said
that the main complaint he had to Of
fer with the plans and specifications
for bridges as made by Mueller was
that the bridge engineer specified ma
terial that was heavier than necessary
making it. discouraging for outside con-
tractos to bid on Wayne county work.
The accusation made by County Sur
veyor Peacock in his testimony that
Mueller's plans and specifications for
the bridge at Brookville, Franklin
county, were unsatisfactory and had to
be changed after considerable litiga-
ton with the Indiana Bridge company
as contractors, was the chief subject
on which Osborne testified this after.
noon In cross examination Osborne
admitted that there were from ten to
twelve bidders Tor the bridge in
FrenkIin county.
"Do you think it is an evidence of
discouragement on the part of con-
tractors when you admit that twelve
contractors bid on the work there?"
asked Keller
"The number of contractors has
nothing whatever to do with that" re-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
AND L0NTz LEAD FOR CONGRESS
WHAT SENATORS
SAY ON VOTE ON
GORE RESOLUTION

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Leading
senators commented today on the con-
flicting claims that yesterdays vote on
the Gore resolution was inconclusive
as follows:
Senator Lodge-Admittedly ablesr
parliamentarian In the upper house:
The senate has gone on record as Op-
posing warning to Americans and
against interference with the execu-
tive and there can be no confusing of
this action because of technical parlia-
mentary entanglements.
Senator James-President Wilson s
spokesman: My motion called for the
tabling of the original Gore resolu-
ton: the amendment which the sena-
tor wanted Incorporated and all other
matters affecting it then before the
senate, including the McCumber SUBJ
stitute. That motion prevailed and
was a complete victory for the admin
istration.
Senator Core-Under the rules
could perfect my own resolution and
the amended resolution carrying the
warning to Germany was the one ta-
bled
Senator Sherman Our action
smacks strongly of cowardice, evasion
and shirking of responsibility.
Senator Mccumber-I believe We
ought to do the whole thing over again
and so have re-introduced the original
Gore resolution and will ask that it be
voted on.
Senator kern-The motion of Sena-
tor James covered the whole thing and
was a complete victory for the presi-
dent.
Senator Fall-The senate sent word
to the Kaiser that the senate may re-
gret the deaths of Americans on armed
merchant ships but will take no action.
Senator Borah-Yesterday's action
was evasive and compromised the hon
or of the senate.
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ASKS MELPOLDER TO RESIGN;
BOARD REFUSES TO take ACTION:
BATES TENDERS RESIGNATION

had asked this action after thorough
personal investigation of matters
which satisfied him that the work of
the bureau could not be harmonized
and carried on effectively under Mr..
Melpolder's direction
With the rejection of the proposal
offered the directors, the president
followed what he regarded the logical
course open to him.
The resignation was not accepted
by the directors and will be consider
ed in the interim before the next
regular meeting, on March 13.
Rev. c. Huber, one of the members
of the board, said today that the
board was hopeful that Mr.. Bates
could be persuaded to retain his
office.
Had the resolution been accepted,
Secretary Melpolder's services would
have terminated at the end of this
fiscal year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, March A.
Charles Macy, 35, was found dead in
a woods, north of here, Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Lying over his body
was a shepherd dog which had accom-
panied him since last Wednesday
evening when he strayed from near his
home in a snow storm. Tracks around
the corpse showed that the dog had
kept horses and cattle from trampling
the body.
Macy was blind and feeble minded.
Friday afternoon he visited the home
of his brother about one-fourth mile
south of the home of his father, Miles
Macy, a farmer of Dalton township.
Children of his brother accompanied
him home to within 40 rods of his
fathers house.
Macy beca-e confused in the snow
storm, left the path and started on a
tramp of more than 80 miles, walking
in circle, climbing over fences, stray
ing over the hills of Dalton township
and never more than two or three
miles from home.
1t is believed that he sat down in
the woods where his body was found
about uine hours after he missed his
home He passed within a short dis
tance of number of farm houses but
was not seen on account Of the snow
storm His absence caused no alarm
at either the home of his father or his
brother, for they believed him safe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
Split in Union.


No satisfactory report on the con-
gressional contests was received from
Union county, the smallest in the dis
trict. The Palladium's Liberty CORE
spondent reported that both the Re-
publican and Democratic congression-
al contests in Union county were, ap-
parently, so close that he could not
venture predictions as to their results.
The reports received by The Palla-
dium were submitted by experienced
and unbiased newspapermen.
Indications point to the fact that
practically the full Republican and
Democratic voting strength will be
polled at the primary election Tuesday
In each of the eight counties. 1t Is
anticipated that at least two-thirds of
The voters who supported the Progress
sive ticket in 1914 will participate in
the primary next week. There are
Progressive tickets in the field in most
Of the counties of the district, but in
dications are that very small per-
cent of those who supported the Pro-
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piled Osborne There was a general
lull in business at that time and that
is the reason that SO many contractors
bid on that job"
THAT was the year after the flood of
1913, was it not?" asked Keller.
"Yes, but the flood didn't affect the
bridge business" replied the witness.
Did you know that Mueller was ap-
pointed by Governor Ralston to look
after the bridge situation in Franklin
county" asked Keller.
mo 1 didn't know that" replied the
witness.
Osborne said that he expected the
county commissioners to pay
his expenses while in Rich
mond. He said that Mr.. Doddridge
had asked him to come, and he had
notified his employees, the Indiana
Bridge company, that he intended to
come.
'The purpose of my coming was be-
cause Mueller asked me-" said Os-
borne
On cross-examination Osborne ad.
mitted that he had held a conference
with d. l.. Davis, who also will testify
at the hearing. Osborne said that he
had heard of the temporary bridge
question first from T. J. Stevens, and
then he visited the temporary bridge
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
WITNESSES FAIL TO show
that MUELLER Prevented BIDDERS
FROM BIDDING ON FRANKLIN BRIDGE

with Mr.. Davis. Attorney Keller at
tempted to prove by Osborne's testi-
mony that his opinion regarding the
temporary bridge was formed after
his conference with Davis, who was an
unsuccessful bidder.
Keller then questioned Osborne
further regarding the trouble which
arose in Franklin county and Osborne
admitted that Mueller had had trouble
with the Indiana Bridge company.
Didn't you know" asked Keller.
that the foreman your company had
down there got on drunk and Mueller
raised kick about it?''
mo, l didn't know anything about
that was the answer.
Didn't you know that the foreman
your company had there refused to do
the work Mueller told him to do and
that Mueller held up the work there
several days until your company sent
a Mr.. Kimbro to straighten things
up?" asked Keller.
NO" replied the witness.
"All l know about that is that the
company didn't make any money be-
cause the plans were changed so often
and we found that the east abutment
was too short" he asserted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

WASHINGTON, March 4-The
house of representatives will not act
to table the McLemore resolution
warning Americans off belligcrent
merchantmen until Monday. This was
decided at conference today between
Majority Leader Kitchin, acting chair
man of the rules committee Pou, and
chairman of the foreign affairs com
mittee Flood. They agreed that mas
much as many Of the members Of the
house, believing that no important
business would be tra"~" ted today
left the city yesterday = night,
1t would be unfair to - matter
Of this magnitude to a depleted house.
In consequence 1t was agreed that the
entire discussion would be put over
until next week.
When the House leaders reached the
Capitol they found that practically all
Of the nearby members had gone home
for the Weekend. Investigation show
ed that since Representative Pou, as
chairman of the house claims commit
tee. had asked that the house agree
10 consider claim and private bills to.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
IRISH DEMAND HAND
IN PEACE MEETING

NEW YORK, March 4-Three thous-
and Irish men and women from every
state in the union gathered today at
the Hotel Astor for an Irish race con-
vention, the primary object of which
was to demand that Ireland have a
voice in the peace negotiations to
come at the end of the European war.
Twenty-one hundred Irish-American
and Irishmen in America from coast
to coast signed the call for the meet
ing and nearly thousand others came
rnannounced. They represented the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Clan
Ma Gael, and the Irish Fellowship
clubs in all the large cities. The wom-
en- in attendance represented the
Women's auxiliaries of the Hibern-
ians.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
like FATHER;
so son, SAYS
BIG Detective
Owen @. Wizard at the Faith
ers and Sons Banquet
Pleads for Paternal Chris
tian Example.
LEADERSHIP COUNTS
LEADERSHIP COUNTS
If Fathers Are Recreant in
Duty, the Natural Results
Are Wayward and Bad
Boys.

Present $50 fathers and sons.
Filed into gymnasium boy along
side of each man. Detective Owen
o. Wizard of Chicago, given ap-
plause as he walked into dining
room late. Rev. w. r. Motley
gave invocation.
H. r. Robinson who presided said
in opening the meeting: I'VE have a
fast train following me, so will make
my remarks short l wish first to in
troduce each father to each son and
each son to each father
There is feeling, particularly if
we haven't been fathers, that this
gathering is proof that the movement
of fathers and sons banquet is grow
ing.
But now they don't know each
other because of the complexities of a
[continued On Page Ten
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
ATTACKS
ARE DRIVEN BACK

BERLIN, March 4.-Violent counter
attacks have been directed by the
French against the German position at
Douaumount northwest of Verdun.
The German war office officially an
nounced today that these assaults
were partially repulsed." The Ger
mans captured 1000 more prisoners
north of Verdun. Attacks by the
French in the Argonne failed South
east of Ypres the fighting has come
to a standstill, the Germans having
won back the ground they lost to the
English.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

Local Forecast-Cloudy tonight and
Sunday. Snow and possibly rain. Brisk
high south winds.
General Conditions-The center of
the cold wave is over the lower Mis-
sissippi valley. It has caused zero
weather as far south as Oklahoma and
as far east as Indiana. The lowest
temperature on record for the season
occurred in Kanas yesterday. A storm
of great size struck the Rocky noun
tains and is moving rapidly eastward
and will cause unsettled weather east
OF the Rockies tonight and Sunday
with snow in the north and rain in the
south. 1t will be considerably warmer
here. The temperature will go above
freezing.
w. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
Fourteen Bodies Found.

VO0IkCCn oOOICS OUn0.
An hour after the first explosion
twenty bodies had been recovered
from the ruins and more than 125 per-
sons had been taken to Paris hospi-
tails. Fourteen of the first bodies re-
covered were those of soldiers who
had been working in the factory dur
ing their convalescence after suffering
wounds at the front
Minister of the Interior Malvey Wis
tied the scene and later announced
that the disaster was accidental, hav-
ing been caused by the careless hand
ling of grenades
By the explosions in the factory,
which stood to the east of the forts
near St Denis, known as the double
crown of the NORTH" many civilians in
the neighborhood were injured. Other
important workshops nearby were sha-
ken, but they suffered no material
damage.
President Poincare this afternoon
visited several hospitals to which the
wounded were taken and personally
expressed his sympathy for the vic
tins.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
INDIANA MAN GLAD
OF POSTPONEMENT
ON SHIP RESOL UTION

WASHINGTON, March 4.-House
leaders today notified members that
there would be no vote on the Nc
Lemore warning resolution before
Tuesday. Members who wanted to
leaave Washington were told that they
could go if they returned to the CAPT
tai by Tuesday Morning.
Members of the floor pointed out
that on Tuesday the congressional pri-
maries will be held in Indiana and that
the vote of members on this resolution
would likely be serious on the result
there 1t was suggested that post
ponement of the vote would be very
satisfactory to Indiana members run
ming for renomipatfon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

line of redoubts which commanded
several ravines. Three hundred yards
south of the village is the site of Fort
Douaumont rising ninety feet above
the level of the village
The Brandenburg infantry played an
important part in this fighting just as
they had done in the combat which
resulted in the capture of. Fort Douau-
mont. They were supported in this
instance by Pomeranian troops
French army officers pay high trib.
ute to the valor of these Brandenburg
troops who pushed forward to certain
death singing and shouting:
Forward for the fatherland!"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
TUMULTY DENIES
WILSON RESICNINC

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Secre-
tary to the President JOS P. Tumulty,
today flatly denied reports that Pres
The following statement was handed
out at the white house:
when Secretary Tumulty's atten-
ton was called to the stories appear
ing in certain newspapers that the
president had resigned or considered
resigning, he said:
An American newspaper that
would publish story of that kind in
situation like this one which now
Confronts America, dishOlors itself"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

BY the refusal of County Surveyor
Peacock to answer a question regard
ing his qualifications as a civil or 4
brioge engineer, the county commiss-
iOners were assured this morning that
Mr.. Peacock intends to fight his case
in the circuit court, should the COM
missioners decide to appoint John w.
Mueller as bridge engineer to have
charge of the south side and the Main
street bridge plans.
Mr.. Peacock, after the question had
been asked him by Attorney Keller,
representing John W. Mueller, was ad-
vised by his attorney, Wilfred Jessup,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
FACTORY
IN PARIS BLOWS UP:
MANY WORKERS DEAD

PARIS, March "A French ammunition factory at
Lacourneuve suburb of Paris, blew up today the
posion killing and njuring many women and men
poyed in the manufacture of munitions. Early re-
ports received at the prefecture of police said that the
casualties numbered more than two hundred and that all
available ambuances needed at the scene.
Fire broke out in the factory following the explo-
sion in the main plant and other explosions followed
the flames spread to other buildings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04

mp communicating redoubts so tha.
fresh troops could be sent to the front
without being exposed to the cross fire
of the French artillery
Three fresh divisions of troops,
drawn from Belgium. Russia and
Servia, were hurled against the French
Lositions in the new drive. This at
tack centered upon Douamount plateau
ct point where the village stood be-
fore it was levelled by the big German
shells. Three cross roads converge
there, giving it importance of high
strategic order.
On the southern side of the village
the French had constructed a strong
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to answer the question, but he refus-
ed to make reply. He did not give his
reason for not replying to the perti-
nent question of the opposing counsel
which was taken by the commissioners
to indicate clearly that the county sur
veyor will press his claims for all the
bridge work in the county by an ap-
peal to the circuit court, which viii
then rule on his fitness as bridge
engineer
Court Room Filled.
The court room was almost filled
this morning by men who have become
interested in the hearing, which has
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
Man FREEZES TO DEATH;
BODY FOUND IN WOODS:
DOG STANDS WATCH

When nothing was heard of him yes
terday, searching parties began to beat
through the country
A party of six men found his body
frozen to death. In the party were
Ashbury Woods, Stanley Lamar, Dan
Lamar, Walter Beeson, Nathan La
wore and Lunis Anderson The woods
is only two miles from the home of his
father.
The coroner's verdict reads that
death was due to freezing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-03-04
TEUTON ARMY FORCES TRY TO DRIVE
FRENCH IN RIDGES SOUTH OF vERDUn

PARIS, March 4.-German troops
that captured Douaumont, less than
four miles northeast of Verdun, are
now delivering savage assaults in an
effort to drive the French from the
ridges south of the village
Throughout the night the artillery
duel ragged with unceasing fury around
Verdun. The Germans have been able
to male more secure their hold on
Fort Douaumont by the capture of the
village, but the French Immediately
loOsened counter-attacks
During the lull in the fighting the
Germans had strengthened their posit
lons by digging trenches and opening