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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
Agents and Railroads May
Place Embargo on Busi-
ness Concerns Holding Un-
loaded Cars.
TO PROPOSE TARIFF
RAISING DEMURRAGE
Pennsy Crow ded With
Freight Business Is Not
Soliciting Trade Under
Present Conditions.

All freight agents of the Richmond
and the Logansport divisions Of the
Pennsylvania railroad will hold a
meeting in Richmond tomorrow and
it is understood, the principle ques.
ton to be discussed is the freight car
shortage. 1t is hoped that ways and
means for relieving this shortage will
be devised at this meeting.
1t has been suggested, according ia
reliable information, that an embargo
be established against all business con.
Germs which refuse to promptly un'
load cars consigned to them. 1t is be.
lieved this drastic action would 90 a
long way in relieving the car short.
age.
Demurrage Is Low
Railroad men point out that at the
present time car demurrage amounts
to only ST day. This amount is so
insignificant that many firms are will.
ing to pay this amount for a month or
longer, using theAcars for storage pur.
poses.
A tariff is soon to be filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission, for
it's approval, greatly increasing the
car demurrage rates. Railroads de.
sire to place this new denurraee tariff
in operation not Liter than Decent
l. This proposed tariff gives business
concerns 48 hours to unload cars. Al
the expiration Of this time the de.
murrage rate would be 81 per car the
first day, 81 the second day, So the
third day, 81 the fourth day and S.
a day for each succeeding day.
Has Sufficient Business
On the Pennsylvania lines through.
cut Eastern Indiana and Western Ohio
freight is not being solicited at the
present time. The company has as
much freight to handle as it can care
for. The travelling freight agents at
the present time, it is understood. are
confining their efforts to preaching the
gospel Of prompt release of freight
cars so that they can be kept in active
service. The company is particularly
anxious for business concerns to lose
no time in unloading coal cars.
Locally the Pennsylvania railroad
was. SO far as its coal supply is con.
cerned, operating on a famine basis
today. There was 4 somewhat larger
supply Of coal for railway use on hand
today but there was no more than two
days supply available.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
BRAvY IS WATCHING
FOR Law v|0lAT0RS
ABOUT CENTERv|lLE

Because OF numerous complaints
made by farmers near Centerville be-
cause Of damage done by reckless
hunters who do not hold licenses,
Deputy State Game Warden J. j.
Bravy, Anderson, came to Wayne
county today to make Investigations.
This evening he will return to his
home in Anderson for few days and
then will come back for weeks work
in Wayne county.
While here, the game warden ar.
ranged for settlement Of the case OF
the state VS.. Ulysses Moorman, who is
charged with dynamiting fish.
Norman expects to enter plea of
guilty before Judge Fox in the circuit
court The judge will pronounce sen.
tence upon the man and then will sus-
pend it.
"We decided upon this plan because
Moorman's aged mother would pay his
fine if 1t we're not suspended" said Mr..
Bravy today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
New Superintendent Offers
County Official Deputy
ship During Next State Ad-
miniStratiOn.
COMES AS REWARD
FOR SPLENDID WORK
No Successor Mentioned for
Vacancy to Be Created
When Resignation Be-
comes Effective.

Charles o. Williams, Wayne county
superintendent of schools, announced
today that Horace Ellis. the newly
elected state superintendent Of public
instruction. had rendered to him the
appointment IS deputy superintend-
ent Of public instruction. and that he
now had the offer under consideration.
Mr.. Williams intimated that he would
accept the offer.
It is understood that the offer made
to Mr.. Williams is in recognition Of
the work he has done as member OF
the Indiana State Teachers associa-
tion and as member Of the State
County superintendent association.
Williams Leads in Work.
For two years Mr.. Williams has been
chairman Of the rural schools super.
vision committee Of the County Super.
intendents' association, a committee
which has done very satisfactory work
in revising the system Of education
and management Of rural schools. His
work as chairman Of this important
committee won for him the indorse-
ment Of the County superintendent
association for the position he has
just been appointed to.
Mr.. Williams W1s also member Of
the teachers pension committee Of the
State Teachers association. the work
Of which committee won the indorse-
ment Of that organization. He was
also indorsed by the teachers organi-
zation of the Sixth district.
Performs Important Task.
Mr.. Williams has for some time done
important work as president Of the
Indiana State Young Peoples Reading
Circle board.
Mr.. Williams has been county sup
erintendent Of schools in Wayne
county for several years, succeeding
Charles w. Jordan, when Mr.. Jordan
was appointed secretary Of the Rich
mond Commercial club,
II is expected that there will be a
number Of applicants for appointment
as county superintendent Of schools
in the event Of Mr.. Williams reeigna-
tion. So far no applications have been
filed as il was not known until today
that Mr.. Williams was considering an
offer Of appointment to the state
school board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
STARTS
CAMP TO keep
LABOR ON JOB
Unprecedented Demand for
Men Keeps Force on Yard
Extension Down to the
Minimum.

For the first time on record here, an
outside labor agency has been retain
ed to establish labor campany and
commissary here. This means became
necessary this week when the abnor
NAL demand for labor at every factory
and on every construction job pulled
down the Pennsylvania railroads force
In the new yard work from 100 to Is.
Division Engineer Hodgin announ ced
today that the Chicago labor agency
viii open the camp and commissary in
the east yards next week to accommo
date so men. There are now about Sc
men on the job who have been shipped
in or hired here. The force win be as
many more than 100 as possible and
laborers will be received here In
steady shipments
Means Great Saving.
The men will eat and sleep on the
Job. This is not only great con
venience but is a means of great saw
ing. The labor camp viii be operated
purely as an accommodation and the
cost will be pro-rated among those who
take advantage of 1t. The men will be
used for fill and shovel work. There
are two steam shovels at work and the
third will be started.
Shipments of semi-shlled and rough
laborers win be made to Richmond
also in December before the opening
of the new malleable iron foundry
Much Of this will be higher class and
the men are expected to become per-
manent citizens and to bring their fam
flies.
1t is probable in this city sort OF
commissary will be opened. John M
Lontz, head of the new foundry com
pany, and his son, Harry Lontz, one
of the officers, have been working Oh
a plan for sometime. Nothing OF
permanent nature can be done before
spring, Mr.. Lontz said recently. The
men will be housed and boarded for
the winter, probably in places estab
lished by the foundry company for the
accommodation Of its employees.
No relief is In sight for the labor
shortage, which, as the coal shortage
is expected to take time to work out.
Factory owners here know of no avail
able labor centers upon which to draw,
they say, since the farm hands of the
northwest have already been taken up
and are being distributed to points
where they are needed most. The eli.
mate here is not widely different from
the climate miles north of Indiana and
no advantage can be expected from
that quarter, they say.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
Committee PLANS
NIPPERT MEETING

Final arrangements for the Nippert
meeting at st. Andrews hall Friday
evening were made today. The pro
gram follows:
Orchestra selection by orchestras
from Trinity, ST. Paul's and st. Johns
Lutheran churches, H. Zimmerman
director.
Maennerchor-'Gott Gruesse Dich. y
German address, Rev. John Schu
bert, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
English address, Rev John Schubert
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
English address, Judge K. Nippert,
Cincinnati.
Orchestra selection; collection; SONG
by Maennerchor.
The committee on arrangements is
composed of thhe Rev. Father Frank
Roell, Rev. E. w. Rohlfing. Rev. Oscar
Tressel, Rev. F. A. Dressed, Rev. r
Isley, Rev. H. Specht, H. Zimmerman,
Joseph Richter. Edgar Tiff, B. A. Ken
nepohl, William Duning. Sr.. William
Duning, Jr., Adolph Blickwedel, Fred
Hackman, Hans Kohl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
HOWARD HORTON
Will DEPuT|zE
TWO INSPECTORS

Surveyor Elect, Howard Horton, an
nounced today that the National Ce
ment association is planning to send
an inspector to Wayne county next
summer to oversee the laying of ce
ment improvements on the National
highway through Jackson and Center
townships.
The Cement association is CO
operative organization of all the lead
ing cement manufacturers in tFN
United States.
Excursion trips will be made to the
completed road occasionally on the
same plan that the county officials
were taken to Michigan last summer
to view some cement roads.
Will Deputize inspectors.
The inspector which the associa
ton sends here will be deputized by
Surveyor Horton so that he will have
authority t. give directions to the con
tractor.
Good Roads bureau OF the National
Department Of Agriculture will also
send an Inspector This man will al
SO be deputized by Mr.. Horton.
Outside of these, Mr Horton will ap
point no deputies, he announced to
day
Since Contractor kirkpatrick was
awarded the work of improving the
twelve miles of road. prices of ma
terial and labor have increased sew
eral percent Because of the extraor
dinarily low price at which Kirk
patrick took the contract. many peo
pie hold the opinion that he will lose
money
It is reported. however that Mr.
Kirkpatrick had his materials and ma
chinery contracted for before the
prices advanced and that by economy
methods he will be able to cut down
much of his labor cost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
span
WILL Be BUILT
AT MAIN STREET
H. C. Starr Says c. & 0. Re-
fuses to Alter Grade for
Construction of a Level
Structure.

A slanting bridge will be built at
the Main street crossing of the White.
water river.
H. C. Starr, Indiana representative
Of the C. & o. railroad, announced to
day that he has been informed that
the general Office of the railroad no.
titled J. L. Harrington, Kansas City
bridge expert, that they would make
no changes in the grade of their
tracks at Main street to make possible
the erection of level bridge.
This strikes the death knoll for the
level bridge. Almost every Richmond
citizen favored a moderately high
level bridge If the railroad problem
could be eliminated but without a
change of the tracks, such bridge
would be out of the question
Mr.. Harrington's report on the
bridge situation will be opened by
the commissioners Saturday. Since
the engineer was informed that nc
change in the railroad tracks is pos
sible, the report without doubt rec
ommends a slanting structure.
While here making personal inves
legations of the situation in Septem.
ber, the bridge expert said emphati
cally that he would not recommend
level bridge if it would necessitate
grade railroad crossing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
WAR REVIEW
FOR THE DAY

Field marshal Won Mackensen's
army in the Roumanian province of
Dabrudja is in retreat. the Petrograd
war Office announces today, burning
villages as it falls back.
Increasing pressure by the Russo
Roumanian army in Dobrudja which
rallied after its severe defeat by Won
'Mackensen last ninth has been in
evidence for several days. Bucharest
reported further advance yesterday
towards the important Tchernavoda-
Constanza railroad which the Teu.
tonic allies captured in their drive.
Berlin today entered denial Of the
Roumanian claim and in its report on
the Dobrudja campaign chronicled
other encouters between advance de-
tachments.
Fighting Continues Intense
Fighing in the Somme region of
northern France shows little diminu-
tion in intensity
The British advanced in the Ancre
region seem to have halted. London
announces only artillery activity dur
ing the night. Berlin, however, re-
ports heavy attacks by the British
yesterday, notably one on the village
of Grandcourt, which is declared to
have broken down.
The successes against the French
scored by the Germans now north of
the Somme yesterday are reported by
Berlin today. They consisted, accord
ing to the statement, in the capture,
in house to house fighting, OF the east
ern section of the village of Saillisel,
where the French were massing the
German positions.
For their part the French reacted
against the Germans south of the
Somme, near Chaulnes, where a Ger
man cOunter-attack was announced
yesterday to have wrested a part of
the village of Pressoire from French
possession. The French re-captured
this ground last night, Paris announc-
es today in today's official bulletin.
Take Ground Back Again
The invasion of Roumania is contin.
uing successfully, Berlin announces,
although increasing resistance is ap-
parently being encountered by Gen
eral Won Falkanhayn's forces along
the Wallachian border, the tenacious
defense of the Roumanians being men,
toned Nevertheless progress is
claimed for the Teutonic forces along
the Rothernthurm and Szurdk road
with the capture of more than 1900
prisoners.
In Macedonia the entente allies are
winning further success in their cam
paign for Monastir. In their flanking
movement on the East they have ad-
vanced far into the Cerna river bed
region to within about ten miles of
the town, forcing the German and
Bulgarian forces back and menacing
the lines of the German allies on the
plain to the south where the Russians
are making progress.
The German and Bulgarians admit
Withdrawals in the Cerna river region.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
Bulgars Fall Back on Line
For Six Miles Of Iven, Re-
Gently Taken by the AL
Ties.
ARTILLERY SHELL
RAKES MONAST1R
Rest Of Vast Eastern Theatre
Witnesses Only Fitfuf
Fighting of Very Little
Consequence.

SOFIA, Nov. 16.-The retreat Of the
German Bulgarian forces In the cerna
bend under the assaults Of the Ser
bIans 10 admitted in the official state
ment Issued by the war office today
According to the statement the euI.
garians have fallen back on a line four
to six miles west Of Iven, the last town
west Of the cerna reported captured
by the Serbians. The statement fol-
lows:
"AiI day our position in the Monas
cir plain was subjected to violent
enemy artillery fire, especially east
OF the railway vigorous enemy At
taeks failed before the obstinate res
istance Of our troops and the enemy
who penetrated our lines at some
points was annihilated. We counted
over 400 dead in front Of one Of ou'
hattalicns. -
"In the ccrna bend heavy fighting
took place and the Bulgarian and Ger
man troops Withdrew to position north
of Tepavtsi and ohegel. Nothing Of
Importance occurred elsewhere ex
ieept artillery activity near 1Turtukai
and siistria."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
VERDICT
ON HOUR CASE
AIM OF U. S.
Supreme Court Decision
Would Prove Binding on
All Lower Federal Courts
of Country.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-Early de-
c;sions by the supreme court of one
of the railroad suits attacking consti-
tutionality of the eight-hour probably
will be sought by the department Of
justice. An appeal probably will be
made in the first case decided in the
hope that the supreme court may be
able to pass judgment as near as pos
sible to January 1. when the law would
become effective if not suspended by
injunction.
A decision in the highest court
would be binding on all lower courts
and might dispose of all other suits.
The departments policy has not been
finally settled but it was said today
that this course is being considered
and possibly would be followed. n
an appeal is taken the court would be
asked to advance the case and in view
Of its importance officials feel that
such a motion would be granted.
since such procedure is not unusual.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
CITY BREAKS ALL
RECORDS FOR CEMENT
ALLEY CONSTRUCTION

City Engineer Fred Charles an
nounced today that all but two minor
public Improvements contracted for
by the city this year had been COM
pleted
"This will be the banner year for
the city in the construction of cement
alleys" Mr.. Charles said today. II do
not have the figures now as to mile
age of this kind of work done this
year but l do know more cement
alleys have been constructed the past
ten months than any other previous
year The city has also closely fol-
lowed its permanent street improve
ment work this year and there has
been considerable amount of side
walk and sewer work done this year" !"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
TEUT0NS IN FULL RETREAT ON EASTERN FRONT
ASYLUM OBTAINS
SUPPLIES Of COAL
TO BREAK FAMINE

Dr.. s. E. Smith. superintendent Of
the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the
Insane, today issued orders for the hus-
banding of the institutions coal sup
ply. Only enough coal to heat the
various buildings few hours was on
hand but DR.. Smith was greatly re-
lieved by advices that three or four
cars OF coal would almost certainly ar
rive at the Institution before the end
Of the day.
President r. L. Kelly Of Earlham COL
lege said today that the college was
practicing strict economy in the use Of
its coal supply and he estimates that
there is sufficient supply on hand to
meet the Institutions needs until the
beginning Of the Christmas holidays.
Fortunately we secured quite 4
good supply Of coal before the open
ing Of college in September" President
Kelly said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
COLD WAVE CAUSES
HEAVY APPLE LOSS

HOOD RIVER, Ore. Nov. 16. -
Based on reports from all apple dis
tricts of the northwest, sales agency
officials here today estimated the ag-
gregate losses to the apply industry
by the cold wave which has prevailed
for nearly a week past, at $500, 900
The frost, it was said, had made unfit
for shipment approximately 1,75O,O00
boxes of apples in the four states of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana. The loss in the Hood River dis
trict is placed at ten to fifteen per
cent. of the total crops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
RICHMOND BUYS
COAL FOR PLANT
On Open MARKET

Superintendent Kleinknecht of the
Richmond Municipal Electric plant an.
nounced today that the plant had
purchased thirty carloads Of coal, ap-
proximately 1900 tons, from the A.
Harsh Coal company of this city at
the current market price, $6.45 ton
"This deal was made after the C. &
O. Railroad company assured us that
the coal would be delivered within
three weeks. The plant now has
! enough coal to insure its operation
for month";" Kleinknecht said today
"The report that the A. Harsh com
pany had surrendered it's contract
with the plant to supply 10000 tons
at $3.50 and $2.55 a ton. entered into
the first of last July, is erroneous
the plant manager said.
1.-THE coal contracted for came from
fields served by the L. & N. railroad
That railroad has now established an
embargo enn the shipment of coal
north Of the Ohio river and, conse-
quently, the Harsh company is not
able, at the present time, to comply
with its contract. That made it neces-
sary for the municipal plant to 60 in
to the open market and buy enough
coal to tide it over until Mr.. Harsh is
in position again to comply with
the terms Of his contract. The coal
just purchased is from fields served
by the c. & o. railroad and that rail
road guarantees to get our coal to us
with in the next three weeks"
Approximately 1000 of the 10000
tons of coal the city plant contracted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
WITHHOLD SEATS
PENDING RESULTS
Of FRAUD PROBES

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Candidates for
Offices in Cook county at the recent
election will not be seated until in
vestigations of alleged frauds are com.
pleted, according to the decision of
County Judge Thomas F. Scully, to.
day, following a conference of the
election commissioners last night.
He said there will be no proclama-
tions Of election issned in time for
the successful candidates to take Of
fee on Der .mber 4. when the terms OF
the fncun. .ats expire. On the face
of the ret, rs all Republicans were
successful, cept in the case of one
minor Office.
There has been a mass of fraud
uncovered in tie election" said Judge
Scully. Until the states attorney
and the federal government have fin
ished their investigations the procla-
nations will all be held up"
The vote in hundreds of precincts
in many wards of the city may be
thrown out, Judge Scully added.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
RATLIFf RECEIVES
RARE TULIP BULBS

Through the courtesy Of the bureau
of plant industry of the U. S. depart
ment of agriculture at Washington.
shipment of rare tulip and hyacinth
bulbs has been received by Walter
Ratliff, who is one of half dozen men
across the country employed to make
government tests for the department.
The allotment came from an assort-
ment of 100 varieties raised in the Ma
tional Botanical Gardens at Washing
ton. There are many different variet-
les in the shipment and they are OF
varigated colors. A letter to Mr.. Rat
lift did not state the origin of the
varieties but all Of them are native in
other climates.
A set of iris sent by the burerau of
plant industry a year ago blossomeG
satisfactorily last spring and have
been planted again this fall, Mr.. Rat
lift said
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
FREE LODGING HALL
STILL UNTENAN1ED

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-The municipal
lodging house is empty today, al
though wintry weather has prevailed
for nearly a week.
Itinerants have failed to appear this
year, it is said, on account of the
great demand for labor throughout
the country.
Owners of cheap lodging houses are
complaining that while ordinarily at
this season their places are filled to
capacity and they have to turn men
away, at present, despite the cold
snap, less than half of their beds are
bing occupied.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
AMERICANS USE
TROPICAL PRODUCTS

. WASHINGTON. Nov 16-Ameri
cans are now using more than billion
dollars worth of tropical products a
year, it is shown in import statistics
given out by the department of com
merce today. The demand has doubled
in ten years and since the war began
has grown by twenty-five percent.
Some of the tropical articles the
United States purchases and theil
value are given; Sugar, 1914, 900, 900;
rubber and substitutes, $159,000, 900;
raw silk, s214.00O,000; coffee, SIG,
600 900: fruits, s55,000,000; tobacco
3S,000000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-16
SCHOOLS SUPPLIED
WITH LOTS OF COAL

Shortage of coal at present is not
worrying authorities of the Richmond
school system inasmuch as every
school building in the city is supplied
with fuel for at least greater part
of the winter The high school, the
only building threatened by the fam
inc, has two months supply on hand.
BY that time school authorities expect
shipments now overdue.