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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
PLAN TO REORGANIZE
PERE MARQUETTE LINE
Security Holders Said ~ Have
Reached Aforementioned
$40. 600. 600.

Wall street heard yesterday from an
representatives Of 'he underlying bond.
holders consolidated mortgage bond.
holders and other security holders Of
the Fere Marquette Railroad Company
during The day resulted in all agreement
to re'reanize the road. six months ago
the readjustment of the affairs Of the
Pere Marquette was considered as hope.
less. hut according to bankers who are
In c.ose touch with the situation earn
ings during that time have been sum
cient to clear the way for a reorgani-
cation.
y member Of one Of the b~ondho.dersr
protective committees confirmed the fact
that such an agreement had been reached
and Il was stated that the cash require
ments Necessary to effect "A readjustment
OF the affairs Of the road will probably
be between $4,000. 900 and $50. 400, 900.
Tie financial district also heard yes
terday that the sale Of the Pere Mar.
quctto Railroad Company under fore
closure proceedings has been deferred
until May = nest According 10 report
there Will he a cpur. review Of tho re-
organization plan held IN Detroit on
March 2n. and II VAS suggested that A
SPECIAL receiver might bc sought In
view ~ the fact that the reorganization
has been agreed upon. Il is expected that
such action will not be taken.
Al auction Yesterday $4,000 Fere
Marquette Railroad COMPANY five year s
per cent. collateral gold notes. due March
!. 1916. Guaranty Trust Company GER
tihcates ~ deposit. paid. sold for $1,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

The report Of the Grand Jury SAYS
that $50 persons have been examined IN
i's inquiry. which lasted thirtN-nins
days. The evidence owe says the
Grand Jury, ar absolute disregard IN
dividuals indicted by Us either Of the
rights of ~ ius'ic. 10 the laborinS
class or OF the public generally
The Grand Jury found that no foreign
Government was responsible fui inc''-
ing the riot or the strike of which the
riot was \ part IT, report adds that
the -io' was not p-ecipi'ated tv the
strikers. hut ny III. guards ~ the
Youngstown sheet and Tube Company.
The indictment saws
While one shot vas fired from ons ~
the moi assembled around IN. gate az
'hs tubs company. the shots uhirh pre-
cipitated the extreme acts Of violence.
lawlesspess and crime which were ON
mitted OF January {; we've shot fred by
'he guards of IN. Youngstown sheet aud
Tube CompanN
We have been unable 80 md am
foreign Government and any iuiu.nc-
brought 70 sear or "a. rioters :" COME
NIT the "arious acts OF crime
We mud there II all underlying aus
not only Of the strike aud the dissatis-
faction prevailing Tong the men prior
10 the strike but ~ m" RIO itself, =
cause which will be shown upon tho trial
o. some Of the corporations and lndi-
>iduils against whom rharRes have beer
made by this turV.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
AMERICAN SUGAR co.
EARNS S6,tS4,721
Profit Only One Mill on Each
Pound Refined. Presi-
dent Says.

The reror. Of the American Sugar Re
fininy Company for the year ended De-
cember 81. 1915, how total net profits
Of sb.1S472l. az compared with net
profits Of ss,13o.Sao in the year preced-
Ing After allowing for , per cent. div
,dends on $iS. 900. 900 preferred stock the
balance is equal 10 6.7i per cent earned on
the $4,000 900 common stock 81 the com
pany before any deduction for deprec,a-
ton or reserves. Las, year 6.64 per
cent. vas earned OF the same stock.
After payment of dividends and all
other deductions for depreciation and re-
serves. the report shows a deficit OF
s1.3st.i63 as against a defcit Of s1.e05.-
SOC In the year preceding. The total
surplus Of the company was s16.32s.so2.
as against t1T.o5o.1Si at the close Of
1914.
Earl n Bahs.. president ~ the COM
pany, Gays In his REMARKS to stock
holders
The business of the company. always
more or less dependent for its prosperity
upo world sugar conditions. becomes
Increasingly SO with the progress Of the
world war. The development of an eN-
port demand for refined sugar. the com
petition OF English refiners for Cuban
raw sugar. the uncertainty Of shipping
tonnage and deliveries and the English
and French censorship control OF the
facts and statistics relating 10 the Eu-
ropean conditions are among the
developments of an eventful year.
The domestic producers nave been the
chief gainer, especially the beet sugar
manufacturers. by the continuance Of the
high price Of sugar III the world market.
High prices do not benefit the refinery
operations OF YOU which IL
not a producer directly or Indirectly OF
It's raw material
'Willet 4 GRAY. recognized statisti-
clans. report total exports OF refined
sugar close 20 400. 600 tons. as against
10. 900 tons in 1914 and $4,000 and a.
600 tons FOR the normal years Of 1913
and l'ic respectively Your company
shared ne competitive proportion In this
export business. which promises TO con-
tinue during The coming year.
In the case of your company the
amount Tor profits let from the refining
operations OF 1915. as shown in the
rro.t and loss account as a contribution
toward dividend requirements. amounted
10 about LILO Of a cent. or about ! mill.
on every pound % refined sugar pro-
duced The profit from operations. in
other words, was less than . per cent.
on sales. No more accurate gauge could
be given OF the severely competitive CON
dit!ons prevailing IN the industry durins
the year. due largely 10 the fact hat the
refining capacity % the country Is
greatly H. excess % consumption"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
MARKS DOWN TO
LOWEST IN HISTORY
Exchange on Berlin Quoted at
+72 7.16-Say Germany
Is Selling.
FURTHER DROP LIKELY

Mark exchange dropped yesterday 20
the lowest price az which II has ever
sold. " closed at Z? Ills for sight
drafts and 72is for cables. compared
with a previous close Of 72 1916 for the
former and 7?1a for the latter. The
previous low record was reached on
January : OF this year. when marks
dropped TO 727s
Several weeks ago Germany announced
that she was going TO take steps 70
advance and stabilize her exchange and
leading banker scoffed At her plans and
said that without shipping gold she
would be unable TO attain her end. For
about a week she was successful. fore
ing marks UP to around ~. hut as soon
as German agents here ceased buying
the price slunped again. In fact II Is
understood hat Germany. seeming to
realize the hopelessness III her task. re-
Gently has been a seller Of her own
exchange and a purchaser OF guiiders.
At last nights closing rates German
exchange figured on the basis OF four
marks TO the dollar shows a deprecia-
ton OF about % cents. When marks are
at par they are normally figured at four
marks making 95 2-i0 cents.
Brokers are looking for a further
slump, as they say that Germany Is eS-
porting practically nothing and IL buy
ing all that she can In neutral coun-
tries which touch her borders. More
over she refuses TO ship gold to neutral
countries to support the rate OF her ex-
change and II IL doubtful II she has any
securities Of this country or n az the
neutral nations OF Europe left to sell.
Austrian kronen were weak In sym
pathy with marks and sold down to
1850. This compares with a previous
close OF 1925.
The rest Of the foreign exchange mar
ket showed a declining tendency. rubles
being abou, the only exchange which
scored an advance. Sterling closed at
AS 1915 for demand and +.'S"> for
cables. This compares with a previous
close Of ASS for the former and atSAs
for the latter. Francs dropped to 5.S1
for checks and 5.soL for cables. They
were quoted on Tuesday at $50 and
s.sei. respectively. Italian lire were
unchanged at 6.1oi2. while ruoles ad-
vanced from 1855 TO 81 Is. Guilders
were unchanged at 42t4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
TOBACCO EARNS 20 PER CENT.
\mevirsp 'ompRny's Fronts tov
1918. as.s83.ts3

The repor' OF ;he American Tobacco
Company Tor the year ended December
81. 1915, % a balance for the year
Of sN,"Ii,Nl2, as compa- ed With ss.is7.-
e+2 10 1919 This Is equivalent 10 zoos
per cent. earned on the sio.2i2i 100
common stock ~ the roupanv. a. corn.
pared with 2i."i per cent. earned on
the same stock IN 1917 and :si2 per
cent earned In 1913.
The total sales of the company We're
~ffl,1i".->1, a. compared with <sa.33".-
">3 ~ l'l+. and IN. nr' earnings S.
iGS,iN5. - against &Vti,0iG. pivi-
dends f'o'n stock oWnings IN other COM
psuies and income from other sources
brought the total income to s,l.i3t,0le.
a. aeatrs' sli.S3s.g30 In 1914 tn, sur.
plus Cor the year waS s23,332. as ags.ns.
stiH,i62 IN he year preceding. and the
prot' am loss surplus s33.H?3..3s. as
agatuS' So. a.u.Sn6.
~ the annual meeting Of jha coupan"
i ~ Mailer Wds elected a director %
succeed Thomas ! Walker. resigned.
NJ. Nil'rr also lNcomc- vice president.
t. sue" cod Thomas l. Nu!lle. vino la,
also res sned. bur who remains = mem
be- 90 -. board ~ directors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
GOODRICH BOARD INCREASED.
Fi>c New Names Added ami Quar-
trriS Dividend Declared.

A. the annual meeting Of the stock.
holders ~ the T. r. Goodrich COMPANY.
held Yesterday, IN. uumb Der nf directors
vas increased from fourteen To- eighteen
These uou have been elected To- I'LL the
new place and the vacancy caused by
the resignation oi Albert ". Wigriu: W
- Rutherford, \ T. Jones, ~ ". e.
Gser. II r. JOY and II Is. RAYMOND
The regular quarterly dividend ~ I
per cent. has been declared %, the com
mon stock, payable MAY II to stock Of
record MAY T. The authorized preferred
issue was reduced from s2s,00o, 600 To
s?7,3o0, 600 by the stockholders meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
LYMAN DENIES INSOLVENCY.


John Grant Lyman. stock broker ~
81 William street, has fled an answer 70
the bankruptcy petitions fled against
MIN recently. in which he der!es that
ne Is lrsolveut, denies that he COM.
mitted arr az Nc acts Of bankruptcy
alleged IN IN" amended petition and de-
MES specifically that he was a resident
or mad a place OF business IN New York
city for 'he greater portion Of sin months
next preceding .he rlng of the petitions.
For 3 sepa rat" defence he alleges that
the petition r. defective m that upon
is faC' 70 does not show that the
petitioners named are creditors having
favorable claims against him, and does
not show the nature and amount ~ those
He also alleges that the amended
petition was tled without sufficient cause
or authority. He prays that the petit
ION he dismissed ard also demands =
jury trial
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
NEW SECURITIES LISTED.
a8O. 600 600 worth ~ RalttmorS
and ohio ROnds among Then.

The committee on stock list ~ tho
N-w York stock EN.harEo has an
ucun'"d the listing of ~. iullou'ug 80.
cur'ies on the .Auhaugr
k.lly.Spr,ugteli Tire company So.
ISs.-"u " per cent. cumulative PIE
TERED stock and sS.5s3.1oo Of COMMON
stock. with authority - adj >l,32t.7r0
more
Baltimore And rh4" Railroad Cori.
pduN sfu, 600. non temporary rctuud!nr
and gen. al mortgas. = per cent, bond,
series \. due 1895 W'th huthurl'i ~
substitute. r%.rlnancut bonds Of seri Il
i-suc.
Jewel Tea Company. In" $4,000. 00O
: per cent, cumulative preferred stock
and Sl2 o,ooo cummou stock.
Old Dominion Company "t7.S23.so,
capita, s'pck with authority - add So
Nt.l5i.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

one Of the proofs cited ssnirs- the
corporations and individuals j. that
within two DAYS AL the companies In
dic'ed raised Tho pan ~ Ia borers |" per
cent, the raises being uniform This
proves. the Grand Jury thinks. that the
coiupailie, bad couspired to make equal
raises, and that therefore they formerly
conspired 10 hold wages 80 a low Level.
The report says that ten Of the guards
were members of the Ohio National
'ua-d. and hat they used the states
ammunition TO protect IN" "nmrary's
property.
Indictments also were returned trnirSt
MAYOR W ~. Cunningham Il East
You gstowr and six members Of tho Vii
lage council ON = charge ~ being IN
ter--tsd ~ tho purchase 80 properly
reeded by the village. Mayor Cunnine.
looms ~ East Youngstown the morning
Of the riot and for mot having iispcrs. j
N. mob ". - relled inefficient and u0-
worthy and unH' tor the place h" hollis
When N" attention Of Judge Gary vas
called to the indictment -Csinst hin he
dictated his statement
"Ther" are 10 farts ~ Justify the ~
dictmeut ttur.ei by the Mshoniug
county Grand jury against the United
states Steel Corporation or the Carnegie
steel company or Any NJ tho officers
or, 20 far a. 7 know. against any ~ the
other companies.
Tic indictment ts 81 outrage
traVcstN'
John 4 Topping. president NJ the
Republic Iron and Steel COMPANY. gave
out 4 statement Of 8 similar nature
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
THE COFFEE MARKET.
Values vp u "a rs Point on ssles
~ only 5000 Bags.

There 1ere comparatively few orders IN
the cof'e, market YESTERDAY and 10, 81 sales
including switches. amounted 20 ONLY -t"H
bigs The buying Wa more aggressive than
the SELLING. however. and a. hu'd'rs we're not
disposed 10 yi- with Their coffee ~ pre-
ylous hxups, buyers ~er- iur'td ." n'd
' dues up . 10 l. points N order 20 MI their
or,le~. Uidsrlviu- conditions we're NOT ma
,crlally chsnsra. ofters from b-a2ll BEN.
Comparatively few ~ number and a. previous
quotations. anu At hest the market was q
narrow one. with trsaers inclined 10 await
new Developments In nc spot position u"
demand was slow. hut holders ".r" not IN
,liued to make concessions and the under'nre
a.. tile market vas nrm. With RIO !. quoted
at .i;r and Santos ~ 81 l'is"
OWING 20 the holiday N Brazil on Tuesday
no quotations we're received from either the
Rio or the santos market. but IN" holiday
ree.lri. a. Rio and >antos were 3in1 bags
conf nred with 900 l,.i wear Pritrs follow
nn.r % NL.h Inv. Gln. NreN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

THE SUGAR MARKET,
Spos PRICES Vighrr-Fntuv"s Dis-
plny Ftvmncss.

The SUGAR position Was aIain -'r'u- ANA
p-ices on the sput were advanced :" +N'
equal To % 3.r. Tor centrifugal o. te.t duty
pa,I Sales Wer. mad. At the level OF 800
10 100, bas. for prompt and March shipment
10 operator. There were also s,le- Of l".o'A'
bass OF Porto RLcos Ia a loca! rNtnery a.
rrIGe. caii,I 10 70 tor centrifugal 81 i.-t
and ..OI bass OF Porto Ri'os, fr~i halt April
shipment 20 Boston at s 23C. a, wall A. moi
crate quantities of fun duty sugar 1t !nr
TO i,c e. T. I. New York The recent tdNan'r
IN the price of refined sugar to = bass Of
tisr fr rne granulated appeart to hsN.
checked new business. hut renners are I'm
hehiir! ~ their orders and Withdrawals were
actiye
The market for sugar iutur'. "H$ or'N
moderately active. hut price. were iirm IN
synipathy with the strength ~ the spot pos
ton closing I points higher. with the cNCrp
ton of December. which Was UNCHANGED To
tai ssle- Tor the day we're r.tnn tons rrlccs
IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

Tho I'm Concentrating Company has
been ORGANIZED under the laws Of r,eia-
ware for the installation of the Camp
hell system Of magnetic z'nc separation
through tn" zinc plants uf the country.
II has purchased all the richts of the
process The capital stock 81 the com
pany is $4,000 coo III shares Of $40 par
value. The management, has been rlaced
under a voting trust agreement IN tho
hand ~ Number of Bnstou men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
I "'t"n Espor,s SI.Ots RnIcs IN
Neck.

NAsIilNGroS, March >.--The bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce re-
ported to-day that cotton .xports for the
week cndlng March I amounted To N6.?lS
bales, Total exports since Angus, I were
361t,4 Ala bales
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
THE BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON March s-1he msrke, for minine
shares was active and strong With particular
etrereth ~ American Zinc and Butte h Su
ptrlor, and Alaska told Butte 4 Superior
A. io.t was the h zhe.t in ite record Alasks
vas heavily dealt IN. selling up TO ~,
against an opening ot la. Railroad stocks
we're steady. Nine Bay sugar sold from IL
10 i3I on active trading other irdustrials
we're steady The summaries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

The North American Company reports
FOR the year ended December 81. 1915. a
surplus " $l,S0t,777, as against a sur
plus Of sI.90s.,7c In 1914. This Is
equivalent 10 sos per cent. earned III
the capital stock Of $23. 7s3,300, as
against g. per cent. earned on the same
stock in the preceding year. The SUR
plus after the payment OF dividends was
sSl5,ll2, as against t+l8,l07 In the year
preceding,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
Custom. Wrc-tpts stta,Oa3.

Total receipts tor duties AZ the Custom
iious' yesterday We're 1888 %, Of
which -" N,'6"."t was for m~erchandls.
withdrawn from bonded warehouses and
S@5i,"t"ln FOR recent inpurtatious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
American cities 90. Reporta Earn

Tho report ~ the American Cities
Company for the year ended December
81, l9l', shows gross ca r!ings Of slt,-
2u3, SOS, ~ against Sli,A2a,l05 In the
year preceding Tho net earnings We're
g. 0"2.>77. as against s,.6S>.1"3. and the
surplus Sl3Nl,iSi, ~ asa,nst $2"oT,31o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

RAILROAD EARNINGS:
Louisville ana nashville.

Louisville ana Nashvillc.
lHlh Changes.
Fourth week Feb. ti,3lT,s+1 Inc. 3SSs.O23
Month .......... ,NtN,SOo Inr. t,OOs, ShT
F~om July l..... a'.llj,ls1 Inc. t3tt5S0
RIO Grindc southern:
Fourth week Feb, ta0i5 Inc. fLO3i
Month ..,...,,... %L.7l. De-. i,J+i
From July l.,.... SiS.S32 Dee. ",aTs
OREGON WASHlNGTON RAILROAD
y SANIGATION.
The oregon Washington Railroad and
Navigation Company reports to the Inter
stat" Commerce" Commission for January.
lalG changes.
Total oper, rev. Sl,lii,S30 Inc. st0i, STA
Net oper. rev.. 1897 Dec. = ASST
Opcr. income .,.. A,,32i Doc, SS,Ja9
From July I:
Total oper. rev. SIC, ?lS.tlO Inc. tsIs,iSt
Net oper. rev.. 3,s35,Ojs Inc, "0S. ass
oper incoino..... :.s.t.S0S Inc. n? $50
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
HI PITTSBURG MARKET.

PITTSBTRI. March S-Anerlcsn Window
Glass Machine common closed fr,ct lonaIly
lower, while the preferred was a point nm,
Pure OIL sold ex divide nd, making a frar
tional advance OF 20 Fttsburg Coal was
active, selling from e>'. to ., closing at ~
The summarN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

THE CHICAGO MARKET.

March s-swiii continued The
'hl"i point Of interest. with the stock re feet
ins . sood demand Booth Fish preferred
and People. Gas were "A point higher sears
Forhu'N was easier on small transactions
Bond market steady. The summary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
SUB.TREASURY STATEMENT.


ITFNTN0
PAD by sub Treasury 10 banks sIt3. onn
PAID r., banks - sub Treasury. .,Oea. 600
----=
loss 10 hanks OF dav'p trans
d''l1n' ....... t.....,.... thSl NoO
SI\'G fIIDAN LAST
ratd lev sub rr"isur' to hanks. $3.50 Gao
reli b' hluhH 10 sub Treasury. 1850 900
-n"r~-----s
Los to bank ......,...,,. $3.50. 900
Cain to banks same pcrtio1 pro
vious "sok. ..,... AIT5.ooo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET.

PHILADELPHIA March Activity and
strength in Reading we're the features Of the
NJ 4rllet. Otler stocks were dull Bonds con.
,inled in demand ~ steady quotations. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09

Will VI \ cpuutr, wr'
rent BuA ~ Rcd Rant, y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
DAILY FINANCIAL CALENDAR.

EN- piNlbENp.
Company ana Term. Stock Amt
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit. quar-
i"fli $1,000. - ~ %
bI'IDLNpS PAYABLE
Reading Co.. auarterl. ........ pfd -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON March s--The ttatemen, ~
the recsipts and disbursement. NJ The Tres.
nry shoNgs 'S'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-01

To be possessed Of head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is mere
ly a matter of using little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just
get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine now-all drug stores re-
commend it-apply little as directed
and within ten minutes there will be
an appearance Of abundance, fresh
ness, fluffiness and an Incompatible
gloss and luStre, and try as you will
you can not find trace of danruff or
falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when wou will see new hair-fine and
downy at first-yes-but really new
hair-sprouting out all over your scalp
and it never fails to stop falling hair
at once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is, moisten a
cloth with a little Danderine and care
fully draw it through your halifax
ing one strand at time. Your hair
will be soft, glossy and beautiful in
just few moments-a delightful sur
prise awaits everyone who tries this.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-01
LEWISBURG, IND.

Mrs. John Little of Franklin, is here
on a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Kelo
Barnhiser, and other relatives. -.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Tobias are here
on a weeks visit with her mother,
Mrs. Sarah Brock. James Gates has
purchased a new Ford. . Miss Nettie
Snyder spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Susie Miller. =. Robert Ram
sey and mother were Eaton callers
Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mil
Ter spent Saturday and Sunday in
Dayton with their daughter, Mrs. Ben
Lands. :. Mrs Bessie Locke of Day
ton, is spending the week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Slower.
-. Miss Cleda Ryder and Luellan
Trieber spent Saturday and Sunday
with the formers parents, east of
town. ;. Lucille Maeder, Olive O'Con-
nell, Georgia Rice, Mary Wilson, Ethel
Beam, Gertrude Kelly, Florence and
Edith Sweery, witnessed the football
game at West Alexandria Sunday. :.
James Gates and wife spent Sunday
afternoon with Seibert Cupp and wife.
%. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Locke and
babe spent Sunday afternoon with
her parents. -. Charlie Lightcap and
family and Charles Sweeny spent Sun
day in Manchester with Mrs. Light
caps mother, Mrs. Maeder and sister,
Mrs. David Locke.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-12-01
.LEPER KILLED BOY
TO OBTAIN FLESH,
BELIEVED A CURE

SEOUL, Korea, Dec. 1.-(Corre.
spondence of The Associated Press)-
Justifying his act by the Korean super.
stition that the eating of human flesh
Is cure for leprosy, Korean leper
named Sin Yungsyun has confessed
to the murder of five-year-old boy
whose mutilated body was discovered
in a field in South Cholla province.
According to the police the accused
also admitted that with another leper
he killed girl in the mountains OH
September Is, and that both had eaten
of her flesh
Lepers in Korea hitherto led mis-
cradle life. With the exception of
those cared for by missionaries in a
small hospital near Fusan, they have
been left to roam at will and exc out
their own living. The superstition as
to canibal cure is very general. Not
infrequently cannibalism has been re-
ported from the remote districts.
Count Terauchi, until recently gov
ernor-general, took up the leper prob
lem vigorously last year and as a re-
suit an island called Sorok off the
southern coast of Korea has been Sc
lected as the seat of leper asylum.
1t is proposed to take in at first some
hundred lepers selected from the thir-
teen provinces in proportion to the
rumbr in each. During their stay on
the island the lepers will be taught
modern farming.