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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
DRAFT BOARD
May HAVE TO
CALL 1900 TO
MAKE QUOTA
Seventy-Five Percent of Ex-
aminees Passed by Phys
icians-Three-fourths of
Those to Ask Exemption.
eleven STAY AWAY

Seventy-flve percent of the eighty
nine men examined by the Richmond
district conscription board Tuesday
morning passed the examination.
twenty-five percent were disqualified.
Sixty-edght more were to be examined
Tuesday afternoon.
It is estimated by members Of the
board that seventy-fve percent of the
men who passed the physical tests
will or have filed exemption claims.
From present indications it is prob
able that more than 1900 will be call
ed before the board before Rich
mond's quota Of 252 men finally is
filed.
Have Three Days to File
Men who passed the physical exam
nations have three days yet In which
to file claims for exceptions and then
ten days in which to file their support
ing af1davits.
The board then has three days in
which to decide the claims for ex-
emption or discharge, according to
Chairman Carr.
Eleven men, notified to appear be-
fore the board Tuesday morning. fail
ed to appear. They are given ten
days to appear before the board for
physical examinations and unless
they do, officials of the department
Of Justice are notified and the men are
arrested.
"Underweight" Chief Cause
Under weight" was the chief cause
for rejection of the twenty-five men.
Bad eyesight was next
A complete record of men who fail
to pass the physical examinations will
be made by the board for future ref
erences, under the ruling of Provost
Marshal General Crowder just receiv-
ed by the board.
A complete examination will be
made of every man conscripted.
Cripp1es, with obvious reasons for
exemption, will not be examined thor
oughly however, but a record will be
made Of every one-armed man or one
legged man appearing before the
board.
For instance, a man with a leg or
arm missing might be available for use
around a camp, etc." the Provost Mar
shall's ruling is
Small Chance Now.
The national director of conscription
machinery says however that it is not
likely that any such persons will be
called under the present draft.
Nevertheless he may be Of some use
at some future time hence the import
ance OF complete record Of all appli-
cants.
All candidates in officers training
camps, who failed to received com
missions, also are liable to conscript-
ion under the new orders.
Ten minutes was the average length
Of the examinations. As soon as one
man neared the end Of the test, an
other undressed and prepared to step
before the examining physician.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Confusion Follows Introduction
of Municipal Judge Ordinance;
Councilmen Rap Bills Opponents

Councilman Frank L. Waidele was
too eager for the passage of the city
Judge ordinance when the bill made
its appearance before the city coun-
Gil Monday night and as result 1t
wasn't ratified.
After nearly every councilman made
a talk, and the man who had second
ed Councilman Waidele's motion that
the bill be read twice and vote TAX
en- for final passage. located, during a
lull, the peoples representatives
agreed to let the matter go until
August 20. the next meeting OF
council.
The ordinance was presented to
Clerk Bescher by Councilman Walter
man, a member of the ordinance COM
mittee, where the ordinance was first
born.
Prefaced by Statement
The reading of the ordinance was
prefaced by a statement signed oy
members Of the ordinance committee
and members of the public welfare
committee, in which it was set out
that the office of mayor Of Richmond
was strictly an administrative and
business position and some should be
filled by a man who has qualifications
to manage the business affairs OF the
city to the best interest of the tax
payers of the CITY,"
Also that "the mayor should have
his whole time and attention on the
business of the civil city, as this city
is of sufficient size and its business
Of sufficient importance to require all
of the time of its mayor"
'No Ak to Grind"
After the preface was read and
even before the ordinance was read,
Councilman Waidele jumped to his
feet and made the statement that he
had mo political ak to grind" and
that the "man who claims to be the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
SLAYER WOULD
co TO HOSPITAL

MINEOLA, N. Y, Aug. 7.-An appli
cation for the removal to hospital Ol
Mrs. Biance de Saulles, held in the
county Jail here for the murder OF heI
former husband, John Longer de
Saulles, is expected to be made today
or Wednesday.
This announcement was made by
Henry A. Uterhart, her attorney, after
three physicians had examined his
client. It was said the physicians
would make their report to Mr.. Utter
hart today when he would probably
recommend that Mrs. De Saulles be
removed either to the Nassau county
hospital or a private sanitarium.
Mr.. Uterhart also said he might &c
before the supreme court in Brooklyn
in an effort to have Mrs. De Saulles
admitted to bail on the ground her life
was being endangered by being held
in the county prison here.
Although he would not state speci
fically just what her ailment was, Mr.
Uterhart said the events Of the last
few days had accentuated her illness
and brought on collapse.
The mother Of Mrs. De Saulles
cabled from Valparaiso, Chile, that she
will leave there Wednesday TOT Ne"
York with another daughter, Miss
Amalie Errazuriz-Vergara, and her son
William ErrazuriZ.
The message also said the mother
would give every aid possible to her
daughter, Indicating that the wealth
and influence Of the family would be
used, not only to defend the daughter
but to obtain the permanent custody OF
the four and a half year old son Off
the mother.
OF the three physicians who exam
ined Mrs De Saulles. two we're en-
gagged by Mr.. Uterhart, while third
represented the county authorities.
Uterhart said that the doctors had
agreed hta Mrs. De Saulles was suf
fering from an ailment Of long stand.
ing which was probably caused by a
sunstroke she suffered four years ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Illinois Council
After Coal Barons

CHICAGO. Aug. 7.-Reduction in
prices Of Illinois coal from the present
standard $275 and $3.50 a ton at the
mines, is the announced purpose for
which the state council Of defense met
today.
Support of its plan by the govern
ors and councils Of defense of middle
west state has been enlisted by Gov
ernor Lowden and according to men,
Der OF the Illinois council, the states
of Missouri. Iowa, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. al
ready have signified a willingness to
act in conjunction with Illinois in the
regulation of coal prices.
A conference of all governors and
councils Of defense of middle west
states. which produce coal, is to be
held in Chicago within few days in
connection with the program of the
Illinois council, and it is stated that
the plan of action devised by the coun-
ell today will be placed before them
then for ratification.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Uncle Sam Will Haze Difficulty Getting His Quota Filled

made Thursday or Friday Men exam
ined will be compelled to wait until the
board makes this announcement as
none examined were told whether they
passed.
Exemption claims will be investi-
gated thoroughly by the board, before
men are rejected.
Exemption blanks were the most
wanted papers when the examination
began and the examining boards sup
ply Of 500 was exhausted at $3.50
o'clock Calls were put in to Indianap
oils for more blanks.
Horrors, He'd Lose Day.
''Say. sheriff I'd like to be examined
and get It over WITH" one man told
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
COUNCIL STAYS
MARKET MEASURE

City council Monday night killed the
ordinance giving the city the right to
establish a municipal market and ap-
propriatfng $1,000 for the purpose.
Seven members OF the council voted
against the ordinance, causing 1t to die
a natural death. Five councilmen ia
vored the passing Of the bill.
Under the ordinance the city would
have been allowed to enter into the
sale Of foodstuffs at any time, and
$1,000 would have been appropriated
for this purpose. The mayor would
have been directly in charge of tho
market.
The ordinance had been discussed at
two previous meetings and had been
opposed. There was no discussion re.
garding the proposed measure at Mon
day nights meeting. The councilmen
simply voted it down and said nothing.
Councilmen Burdsall. Carter, O'Neil.
White and wilkins voted for the ordi-
nance while Councilmen HandIey.
Howells, Steinbrink, WaideIe, Walter
mann. Weishaupt and Williams did the
killing" i.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
COUNTY BOARD
PAYS $4,000

Approximately $4,000 was ordered
paid by the county commissioners at
their regular monthly meeting Mon.
day for part Of the debts contracted
by the county during the month OF
July.
OF this amount, almost>one-half was
for the construction Of the pavement
on the National road in Center and
Jackson townships.
Expenses for the month OF July for
the Boyd road, part of the National
road in Jackson township, amounted
to $1O,400. That for the part Of the
road In Center township amounted to
1880, making the total cost to the
county for the roads during July.
$22,28O.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Chicago Board of
Education Appealed
To To "Strafe'' Book

CHICAGO, Aug. MANY protests
against the further use in the public
schools Of spelling book which con-
tains a page. holding Emperor Will
lam before the pupils as man who
'ehates meanness," and who is manly
and above board" we're before the
board of education when 1t met today.
The board has prepared new
speller. with the page eliminated. but
it has been found impossible to have
it printed in time for the opening Of
school in Sept s. Numerous plans
have been proposed but the only one
which has taken concrete form is a
resolution which Anthony Czarneki.
members Of the board announced he
would introduced
It directs the superintendent Of
schools. John D. Shoop. to issue an ap-
peal to parents, based on patriotic
grounds, asking them to have their
children tear the page from the books.
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PRESIDENT TAKES HAND IN
INQUIRIES ON PR|CE.FIxINS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7-President
Wilson took a hand today in the gov
ernment plan for regulation of prices
and conferred with officials who have
the work in charge.
First he went to the federal trade
commission and then went to the de-
partment OF justice.
Both departments are working on
keeping prices on materials for the
government for the war needs down
to a reasonable base.
The president spent half an hour
at the trade commission inquiring par
ticularly as to the investigation Of
the cost of producing coal. steel and
lumber.
Issues Statement
After he left the commission he
issued a brief statement concerning
the conference which said:
"The president was here today to
confer with the trade commission as
to the progress being made in its cost
determination work now being con-
Quoted at his request.
ITO find a base for prices to be
paid by the government for war ma
terials the commission Is investigat-
ing production cost of coal. coke, iron.
steel, petroleum, tin, aluminium, wire.
zinc. copper, lead, cement and lum-
ber." ..
Next Article is Coal.
The copper investigation is about
complete and a report will go to the
President within the next two weeks.
The next article on which cost esti.
mates will be furnished is coal, and
the commission hopes to have def
mite data within month. The com
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
COULTER SEES
LABOR DEARTH

Industries of the country will face
a scarcity of employees, never equaled
before, within the next fourteen
months, Dean Stanley Coulter Of Pur-
due university, told members Of the
Rotary club Tuesday. Dean Coulter.
who will make a whirlwind speaking
tour of the county in the interest of
the Boys Working Reserve, urged en-
ployers to prepare to meet the situa-
ton. Most of the men now employed
in factories. are within conscription
ages and will be in the army within
that time, he said.
Dean Coulter with Professor ]. w.
Putnam, will make talks at Green's
fork, Hagerstown, Williamsburg, Cen
terville, Economy, Cambridge City,
Milton, Fountain City, Boston and
Whitewater.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
By LUKE SCHNEIDER

Uncle Sam will have hard time get.
ting Richmond's quota Of his national
army.
The draft mill Tuesday started
grinding out soldiers.
But from present indications the
draft mill will be compelled to work
overtime. For, nearly every patriot
examined claims exemption.
Physical examination Of 164 men,.
one.th.rd the number conscripted in
the first call. was begun in the super
ior court room at the court house at
o'clock Tuesday morning.
Must Wait on Board.
Announcement Of the men accepted
and those exempted will probably be
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Sheriff Carr, shortly after the exami-
nations begun. why I'll lose a whole
days work If l don't leave pretty
soon. There amt chance Of me be-
ing passed. Why. tried to enlist in
the army and they turned me down. -
The men were admitted to the exam
ing room, where Drs. F. w. Kruger,
A. j. Whallon. S. C. Markley, and w.
G. Huffman, put the men through the
physical examination, as they stood in
line, and not by their relative position
on the first call
1t was merry crowd that waited
their turn. 1t was the first day away
from " ork for some months for many
Of them.
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father Of the ordinance had nothing
whatever to do with it."
Following the reading of the ordi-
nance which creates the Office Of city
judge at an annual salary Of $1,000,
Councilman Waidele again jumped to
his feet, as Clerk Bescher spoke the
last word on the typewriter sheets,
with the motion that 1t again be read
and vote taken on it.
One Of the councilmen seconded the
motion but there was so much noise
he couldn't be located and Council
man Burdsall opposed a second read.
ing OF 1t. saying he wanted time to
investigate.
Weishaupt Opposes It
Councilman Weishaupt also oppos-
ed it as he said he wanted tax payers
OF the city to appear before the coun.
Gil to voice objections before it was
fnally passed, and show If possible
that the Office was not needed
Councilman Handley said the ordi.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
W0MAN'S BODY
BURIED IN Lime

LA CROSSE, Wis, Aug THE dis
covery OF the body of Mrs. Cora Mil
Ter, buried in quickline in the cellar
of Edwin Hauge, a farmer OF La
Crosse county today. cleared up the
mystery Of the disappearance Of the
woman and resulted in the issuance
of a warrant for Hauge, who has not
been seen since early in June.
Mrs. Miller. upon whose farm
Hauge lived, had been missing since
February. Some months after her
disappearance Hiram Lovejoy, farm
er. received a letter intimating the
woman had eloped.
According to the police, the letter
was written by Hague.
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stSENT"
That's the Kind Of Soldier Rich.
ard, the Boy Reporter, Would
Like to Be.
(By Richard, the Boy Reporter)

(By Richard, the Boy Reporter)
I'm glad I don't have to appear be.
fore the consumption board today. for
a physical examination.
I wouldn't want to be "sent" SOL
dier. II like to be volunteer.
But I'm only fourteen years old and
of course. it isn't possible for me to
volunteer.
But if I was older I'd join the sig
nal corps and learn to be wireless
operator. Besides it is so interesting
to work with electricity.
My brother, Robert, is second
lieutenant in the West Virginia ma
tional guard. They didn't have to
draft him.
And if the war lasts long enough
they won't have to draft me for I'll
volunteer.
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mission hopes to have definite data
within month.
The commission has found the steel
costs slow work. Hardly a steel mill
in the country it is said, manufacture
steel at anything approximately the
same cost.
The trade commission probably will
make no recommendation as to price
fixing policy, but If the members fore.
see difficult task if the government
tries to pay each producer for his
output on a cost plus percentage profit
base
In the coal industry, plan has been
suggested whereby flat price will be
paid, the system amounting to a vir.
tual pool in which producers would sell
to each other to make up deficiencies
in supplies and to arrange an average
of cost.
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What worried many Of them was
that they would be examined before
noon and forced to return to work In
the afternoon.
Mike Wants to Know.
''How in the world is. an army ever
to be gotten together" County Clerl,
Kelly, who is also members of the
board, exclaimed.
But the patriots, awaiting their fate,
aren't afraid of the Germans. No.
stree, they'd like to get shot at that
old Kaiser Bill"
At least that's what most of them
said.
But OF course. when one Is under,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Army Gets One Man From First
Thirteen Examined at Cambridge

examination. Asked exemption be-
cause he is Friend and has wife
and two children dependent upon him.
Leslie O. Evans, PHYSICAL fit, asked
exemption because he is sole support
Of widowed mother.
Has Two Children.
e. H. Jones, Cambridge City painter
with. wife and two children, passed
physical examination, asked exempt
ion.
Clarence J. Throckmorton, tiller OF
100 acre farm, passed physical exam.
ination. asked exemption.
The first man not to claim an ex'
emption was James R. Behr, Purdue
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weight and added to that he is flatfoot-
ed and can't walk more than twenty
five or thirty miles day, you can't
blame him for claiming exemption,
can yuh?"
Say now, can yuh?"
Doctor Bars Reporters.
Reporters were barred from the ax-
amining room by DR.. F. w. Kruger,
and other members of the board said,
tits the Doctors picnic and we have
nothing to say"
Robert Adams, 90 years old, farm
hand was the first man examined and
passed. He has wife and three chill
dren and will claim exemption.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
CROWN PRINCES
Line PIERCED

PARIS, Aug. French troops last
night broke into the line of the Ger.
man crown prince on the Champagne
front at three places, inflicting losses
on the Germans and bringing back
prisoners, 1t was officially announced
today by the French war department
A Teuton attack between Avocourt
wood and hill 304, in the Verdun sec
tor, was driven of with heavy losses
to the Germans.
There were fairly violent artillery
duels In the sBixschoote sectors0frAale
Belgian front and between Hurtebise
and Craonne, north of the rives Afsne.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07

Next came Emerson M. Wenger,
who believed he passed the examina-
tion, but is married and will claim
exemption.
William Rohlig. 22 years old, ma
tive of Greece, was the first man to
say he didn't claim exemption and
furthermore didn't intend doing So He
also believes he passed the physical
examination.
Rohlig loves the country of his
adoption.
Six-Footer Will Go.
Frank Lakamp, 422 South Seventh
street, six foot tall and tipping the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07

For Wayne County BY w. E. Moore
Showers and thunder storms this
afternoon or tonight and probably
Wednesday.
General Conditions The drought
has been broken in parts Of the
state while places in Wayne county
continue very dry. Unsettled wealth
er over the west. The storms over
the Mississippi valley promise to
cause more rain within the next twen-
ty-four hours. The weather is cool
in far west, excepting in California,
and parts of Idaho and Utah.
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scales near the 200 mark, was the next
man who said he didn't claim exempt
ion and didn't intend doing SO. And
he was pretty sure he passed the
physical examination.
One man rushed out Of the examin-
ing room. A reporter asked him his
name.
"Wait a minute and I'll tell you." he
said walking back into the examining
room. he whispered something to Clerk
Kelly. inaudible to those standing near.
turned around and started away again,
giving deaf ear to the question of
the men In lipa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Taft Becomes Ill
at Hotel in Kansas

CLAY CENTER, Kan, Aug. For.
mer President William H. Taft became
i'll at hotel here during the night
and today is under the care OF a phys
ician. The nature OF his illness was
described as being stomach trouble.
He was unable to leave Clay Center
today for Lincoln, Neb, where he had
a speaking engagement. He delivered
an address here last night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
Pity Poor Embalmer!
This is Off Season

August is a dreary time in the un-
dertaker's business, says Joe Walter
man.
The yearly cycle of deaths reaches
its lowest point then, and doesn't begin
to climb until late fall.
Dryness OF the summer air, and out
door life, are two of the chief causes
why late summer and early autumn
are so healthy, says Waterman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07
500 Catholics Will
Picnic Wednesda,

More than 500 Catholics OF Rich
mond will enjoy an afternoon Of fun at
Glen Miller park Wednesday afternoon,
when the aunnal picnic of the Knights
of Columbus Is held. Heretofore the
picnic was held for only members Of
the Knights of Columbus but every
Catholic in the city is invited to Wed.
nesday's outing.
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is THAT so!

LONDON, Aug. Field Marshal
Haig, in his report on military opera
tions in France and Belgium yester-
day which was given out officially this
afternoon by the British war office
says: There was nothing Of special
interest to report"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-07

Sica1 examinations whil'
Roger @. Wilson
Olin G. Gray
Leo e. Cohee
Alfred Thornton
VIM. r. Conway
VIM. T. Klein
Howard Armstrong
Ernest Smell
REJECTED
Harry R. Hart
Willard E. Lanun
Charley L. Pope
Ewald E. Killinger
Frank o. Darland
Geo. G.. Harlan
Everett r. Druley
Fred Ledbetter
Atwood E. Fuller
VIM. Harry Kahle
John A. Palmer
Edgar c. Hirschfield
Benz. Thompkins
Jesse Ralph Brown
Howard French
Enos E. Burnett
Carl w. McClain
Guy Drekenson
VIM. A. ingalls,
William Harry Barth
Harry F. Crump
Howard B. Geier
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Leslie Cox
Frank Lakamp
Harry James Hoff
Arthur Darby
Alfred T. Shoemaker
William Goehner
Howard P. Brunner
Madison Osmer
leonard Jos. Connerton
Chas. w. White
Cleo Lamb
William G.. Furman
Harry ]. Lahrman
George M. Tweedie
Eugene Foster
Ruhard M. Role
Harry S. briggs
Benz. H. Hickman
Lawrence M. Hoover
Robert Hudson
Frank s. Campbell
Jos. H. Puthoff
VIM. E. Dean
Harry w. Chenoweth
Aloysius P. Often
Clement Zepf
Leo Gard
Irwin T. Shultz
Albert A. MetZger
VIM. w. Evans