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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
SENATE VOTE
KILLS PRESS
CURB PLANS

WASHINGTON, May 12-The news.
paper censorship provisions were
stricken entirely from the administers
ton espionage bill today in the Sen
ate by vote of 80 to 38, on motion
of Senator Johnson, of California
Senators Watson and New voted
against censorship.
After the censorship clause had
been stricken from the bill Senator
Kirby, Democrat, of Aransas. intro.
duced an amendement providing for
a definite and specific press censor
ship under the supervision of the sec
retaries of war and the navy and that
was defeated, IS to 5.
Prohibition against the employment
or use of cereals, grains or other edi-
BILE things i'll the manufacture of bev-
erage liquors during the war and one
year after was proposed as an amend
ment by Senator Cummins.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
OLIVE GATES LEADS
four JAIL INMATES
IN BOLD DELIVERY

Four women. three serving SEN
tences, the other an insane patient.
effected an escape last night from the
women's Jail on South Tenth street.
The insane woman was found at her
former home today and returned to
the institution. The three prisoners,
Elizabeth Culbertson, Olive Gates and
Cornelia Nestor, are still at large.
One of the women secured a knife
and succeeded in removing the screws
which held two of the bars in a win
dow of the Jail corridor. The four wo-
men crawled through this opening and
dropped to the Jail yard, a distance
of over six feet. The Jail delivery
was not discovered until after sun
rise.
Elizabeth Culbertson and Olive
Gates effected an escape from the
women's Jail about month ago but
were apprehended the following day.
These two girls figured as material
witnesses before the grand jury in its
recent "clean up Richmond" crusade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
500 School Pupils
Giue Demonstration
of Musical Studies

Another May Festival is scheduled
for May "a and 25. This is to be a
musical demonstration of all grades
from the Kindergarten on through the
High school.
Rehearsals this week will put every
thing in shape. Window cards will be
put out Monday, and program of the
three concerts will soon be published
Performances will be given Thurs
day evening, Friday afternoon and
evening. Thursday evening will be
Garfield night Friday evening the
High school chorus and orchestra will
give the program.
A chorus of 600 fifth and sixth grade
children will be the feature number
Thursday afternoon. The songs will
be two part songs, and will display the
unusual ability of the children.
Prof R. c. Sloane has entire charge
of the program, with Miss Edna Mar
latt assisting. Piano accompaniments
will be played by various people.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
REV. MOTLEY
AND AFFINITY
ARE MISSING
Pastor Of Spartansburg
Church, Formerly of Rich
mond, Writes From Day.
ton, Gone for Good"
SEARCH FOR ELoPERs'

w. r. Motley, pastor of the Spart
ansburg Christian church until Wed
nesday, Is gone.
When Motley left he was accompan
led by Mrs. William Mann, comely
we'll dressed and charming. They
drove away with horse and carriage
furnished Motley by the church.
The last news heard from them was
contained IN a postal card which Mrs
Motley received from Dayton. Ohio
Thursday.
The postal stated that the former
pastor was gone for good" and that
the horse and carriage might be found
at . livery stable in Greenville. Ohio
Husband on Trail.
William Mann, husband Of the miss
ing woman. went to Dayton last night
to enlist the services of the police in
an attempt to find the elopers.
The church board in meeting, call.
ed last night, decided to make an ef.
fort to apprehend the missing parson,
so that it would not appear that the
board was sanctioning his course of
action.
This makes the fourth Spartansburg
minister, within the last few years.
who has taken French leave.
Motley went to the Spartansburg
charge about year ago. Formerly he
had been pastor of the Central Chris
tion church. this city. Last spring
grave charges we're made against him
before the local church board. AS a
result his relations with the local con-
gregation were severed.
At Spartansburg, Motley was receiv-
ing an annual salary of $1,000 a year
which included house rent. carriage
and the use and feed Of horse.
He was popular with the members
cf his congregation. His sermons
were deeply religious and he had sue
ceedod IN creating n most harmonious
and cordial relation with the other
church in the town.
An UApreacted Sermon.
lest Sunday he preached on Thou
Shalt Not Kill" Members Of the
church described his discussion of the
war as mastery. At the time he an
nounced that tomorrow night he would
consider as his text, Thou Shalt Not
Commit Adultery"
He will not preach tomorrow.
A few days prior to the elopement
rumor became current Of alleged inti-
mscies Of the pastor with Mrs. Mann.
Wednesday morning Mrs. Mann, who
lived with her husband short dis
tance from town, went to Spartans-
burg and drew from the bank, 5000
which was in her name.
At noon she dressed to leave and In
formed Mr.. Mann that she intended to
depart with w. r. Motley, pastor Of
the Christian church. Her husband re-
fused to believe her statements.
It is understood that she has left him
several times before only to be gone
for a day or two and then return, al
though neighbors say they seemed
most happily welded couple. having
TcontInued on Page Four1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
C0NSCR|PT Law
WILL DEPLETE
LABOR SUPPLY
US. S. ;TEGS

1t was announced at the offices Of
the Richmond division of the Penn
sylvania railroad today that much diff
ficulty Is being experienced in secur-
ing the required number of laborers,
especially truckmen for the freight
stations.
Not much difficulty has been expert
enced in securing the additional men
needed for the train service to comply
with the provisions of the "eight-hour"
Jaw, and the working forces at the
two local shops are being kept re-
cruited up to normal without much
trouble.
Anticipate Some Difficulty
Division officials admit, however.
that they anticipate great difficulty
will be experienced in maintaining
sufficient working forces in the sew
eral departments as soon as the army
draft law becomes operative.
Keen competition for the service
of laborers, railroad officials say, is
responsible for the company's short
age in this class of workmer.
I'VE are continually importing lab
orers but offers of higher wages takes
many of them away from us. We can
use fifty truckmen at the Richmond
freight station right now said one
railroad official today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
SUFFERING
WILL Be DESCRIBED
BY MISS SCHOF|ELD

Miss Elizabeth Schofield, who is to
lecture here next Thursday evening
at the high school auditorium, on the
"Fatherless Children of France" is
peculiarly qualified to discuss this
subject Miss Schofield, an English
woman who has lived most of her life
in Paris, was in the French capital at
the outbreak of the war and no woman
during the progress Of the war has
been more actively identified in relief
work. especially relief work for
French children. than Miss Schofield.
American people interested in
French relief work persuaded her to
come to the United States recently to
give the American people direct infor-
nation concerning the pitiful condi-
tion of the young war orphans of
stricken France.
Miss Schofield will lecture in var
ious Indiana cities during the week Of
May IA. No admission charge is
asked for her lecture and no collec-
tion will be taken. The public is cor
daily invited to attend her lecture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
ASKS MAYORS AID
IN ARRANGING FOR
LOCAL COAL PROBE

J. w Cardle, a member Of the Indi-
ana Public Utilities commission, has
written to Mayor Robbins requesting
his cooperation in arranging for a
meeting to be held here by members
of the state commission, next Thurs
day. for the purpose of inquiring into
the coal situation. The letter is as
follows:
MY dear Sir-The Public Service
Commission has undertaken an inves-
tigation Of the coal situation. We
have already had a meeting of the
coal operators and mine owners, and
have learned quite a little about this
coal shortage.
ut is the purpose of the Commis-
sion to visit number of the larger
cities in the State in order to get as
much. information as we possibly can
IS to conditions, and l would kindly
ask you through your Office, to assist
in arranging a meeting at your place
for Thursday. May II, at 1000 q. m.
This will be an open meeting for the
public utilities men, the manufacture
ers and the consumers, and while It
will be impossible for us to get evil
dence from each and every one who
may De present at that meeting, we
will aim to get such evidence as we
can In order to assist us in this in
yestigation.
y have written the Secretary Of the
Commercial Club and asked him to
cooperate and help arrange for a
place for this meeting"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
SMITH GETS
BRIDGE JOB
AT Low BID
OF $169,990
Contract Not Awarded for
Construction of South G
Street Span-Smith Uses
County Plans.
STARTS JOB At ONCE

Isaac E. Smith, Richmond contrac-
tor, today was awarded a contract for
constructing the Main street bridge by
the county commission. No contract
was let for the South G street bridge.
His bid contained four propositions
covering different types Of railings and
the prices ranged from $156,590 to
$169,990. The commission chose the
latter proposition. He bid exclusively
on the official plans.
This price is $1,000 less than the
appropriation OF $4,000 for the
bridge
Three other construction firms bid
on the bridge. They were A. ]. Yaw-
ger & Co., the Hackedorn Contracting
company, of Indianapolis, and the Wang
Construction company, of Baltimore.
Bids on Official Plans.
The Yawger company bid on the of.
ficial plans prepared by County Bridge
Engineer Mueller ard offered to build
the bridge for $177.4S7.
The Hackedorn company bid on the
official plans and on plans prepared
by the Standard Reinforced Concrete
company, Of Indianapolis. On the for
mer plans it bid $254.000 and on the
latter, $243,00O.
The Wang company bid $4,000 on
the official plans.
AS neither bid for the South G.
street bridge was within the appro-
priation a contract for this work was
not let The commission now has two,
options. 1t either may re-advertise for
bids or ask the county council to In
crease its appropriation.
No reference to Governor Good
hot
postponed during the war was made
during the session of the commission.
Smiths Proposal Specified.
Smiths proposal specified that work
on the bridge should start within 80
days and that 1t should be completed
within IL months from the time of be-
ginning.
The Hackedorn and Wang companies
bid on the South G street bridge. The
wang company used the official plans
and bid $4,000 for complete bridge.
he Hackedorn company bid on the
official and Standard Reinforced Con-
crete company's plans. On the for
mer it bid $263,000 and on the latter
$253,O0O.
A delegation from the South Side
improvement association was present
to support its claims for Immediate
construction Of the South G street
br1dge. 1t was given no opportunity
to speak.
The National Concrete COMPANY.
which had prepared and filed plans
covering the Lutin patents, had no
quallfied representative to explain its
plans. The National Bridge company
failed to present a bid.
Explains company's Plans.
Russell n. Edwards, Of the Stand
ard Reinforced Concrete COMPANY.
explained his company's plans to the
commission.
Bridge Engineer Mueller explained
his plans to the commission.
A number Of bridge men and con-
tractors who were not represented in
the bidding attended the session.
The Hackedorn company presented
safe bids. All of its proposals provfd-
ed for postponement in event OF GOV
eminent interference with the steel
supply and for an allowance up to ten
per cent. covering any increase in the
price of steel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
Runaways Make Up
With Friendly Cops;
Returned to Homes

Two little girls, one three, the other
two years old. wandered away from
home today and were found wander
ing along Main street by Officer Vogel-
song.
He at once made friends with the
tots and induced them to accompany
him to police headquarters, where they
remained for an hour before they
were identified. Anxious mothers
finally arrived and Mary and Maude
bade reluctant goodbye to the new
friends who had played with them at
headquarters.
1t was impossible to ascertain the
surnames of the children, nor could
they tell where they resided. Later
It was learned that they lived on
Southwest Second street. Harry
Hodgin presented the two little misses
with chewing gum but three-year-old
Maude forbade Mary to partake Of her
gum "She always swallows it, Maude
explained.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
Trauelers Organize
For Relief Activity

ST. PAUL, Mimi, May PA cam
paign to enlist the services of the
100000 travelling men Of the United
States is the object of the Commerc-
ial Travellers National Patriotic
league begun today with the first reg
ular meeting Of the organization here
The league was tentatively formed
only recently, but it has grown so fast
that 1000 delegates from all parts of
the country were expected today. The
raising of fund of $1,000,00O to be
used in such service as relief Of per-
sons dependent on travelling men call
ed to the colors and dissemination OF
patriotic sentiments
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12

(By Associated Press)
Telling blows were struck by the
British at the Hindenburg line last
night and early today. Near Bulle-
court, where the main Hindenburg line
has been pierced, further successful
thrust was made by General Haig's
troops, This was pushed home and
the objective gained despite the des-
perate efforts which have been made
during the last few days to compel
the British to relax their pressure
upon this vital spot.
Further north beyond the Scarpe
and along the Arras-CambrsI rcad,
ground also was gained. The purpose
of the attack was completely attained,
the London Official statement declares.
The German concentration of men and
guns here have evidently not been able
to prevent General Haig pressing
ahead when he was ready to advance
toward the Dorcourt-Queant switch in
the Hindenburg line, protecting Douai,
one of the chief centers of the German
front in northern France.
Many Prisoners Taken.
Several hundred prisoners were TAX
en- by the British in these operations,
which the official report characterizes
as very successful"
On the Aisne and Champagne fronts
the French are keeping up destruct-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
PROHIBIT TRADE
IN may WHEAT

CHICAGO, May 12.-Traders on the
Chicago board of trade today faced
an unprecedented situation as a re-
suit OF the action yestrday of the
board of directors in ordering that
trading in May wheat be discontinued.
The order of the board came as the
price had touched 1926 a bushel, al
though the close was at $3.1S, a net
advance of three cents for the day.
Before the market opened today,
there was much speculation as to the
price which a committee, headed by
James A. Patten, will fix as the set
ting price for existing contracts, the
board of directors having ruled that
such contracts must be adjudicated by
delivery of wheat or the payment of
the settling price fixed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
'LONTz ORDERS FORCE
TO FIRST ROLL CALL
OF CLUB CAMP AIGN

Commander-in-chief Lontz today
issued orders for the grand offensive
to be undertaken by the Commercial
clubs military and naval forces next
Monday.
These orders were transmitted
through General Dudley Elmer, of the
army, and Admiral E. II. Harris, of
the navy, to their subordinate officers.
The drive for recruits Is to begin at
10 o'clock Monday morning and to
continue with undiminished fury on all
fronts for three days.
A roll call will be reviewed each
morning by the commander in chief
at which time all officers, down the
line, will be required to submit COM
plete reports of their activities.
Eight hundred volunteers have been
called upon for service with the Com
mercial club, which now Is on a war
footing.
A one-half page ad In today's Palla-
dium gives full details Of the cam
paign.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
Build Wooden Ships
Successfully on Shore

WASHINGTON. May 12-Chairman
Denman of the shipping board today
called the attention of national de
fense council officials to recent ac-
complishment in wooden shipbuilding
on the Pacific coast, which he said,
demonstrated the practicability of the
boards great wooden ship program
''The board has just Eeen advised"
said DR.. Denman, that two passenger
steamers and freighter of about the
size and power to be built by us, have
been built on the Pacific and have
completed their trial
trips on the coast"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
TAX COLLECTORS
WANTED BY II. S.
AT GOOD WAGES

Opportunities for good positions are
opened in the government service by
increases in revenue collecting forces.
Superintendent Of Mails Wilson to-
day received notice Of vacancies in
ranks OF deputy income tax collectors,
inspectors and agents.
These positions pay from $1.400 to
81 900 and more yearly and are open
to expert accountants more than 25
years old.
Wilson has full information on the
examinations for these places.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12

Calls Upon Richmond
For $l,44O Monthly

J. Edgar Williams. executive secre-
tary for the Armenian and Syrian re-
lief, is starting a campaign to raise
money.
The work is done among the thou
sands OF Armenian refugees and ex-
lies who fed into Caucasus, Persia
Lower Mesopotamia, Palestine, Ara
bia, and other territories now protect
ed by the Russian and British armies.
These refugees are in critical condi-
tion, naked, and bodily exhausted.
This relief association has a plan
whereby people can pay certain
amount ech month toward the fund.
Each town and city is allotted GER
tain amount. and Richmond has been
assigned $1,440 per month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
ICE CREAM CONES
FED TO fine HOGS

CHICAGO, May PA new food for
hogs has been found in the shape of
ice cream cones. Recently Edward
and Nelson Morris, packers, purchas-
ed several tons of broken lots of cones
from makers at s26 ton and fed them
to hogs as an experiment. Corn costs
from $3.50 to $1.70 a bushel, and the
ice cream cone diet not only proved a
saving Of money, but it produced su-
perior class of hogs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
LINES REPORT PROFIT

SAN FRANCISCO, May H. The
Japanese Mail Steamship company
operating lines of steamers between
the Orient and Seattle and England,
made profit of 100000 in the six
months ended April 80. it was an
nounced at meeting of the directors
in Toxic, according to a cablegram
published today by local japanese
Newspaper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
TELLING BLOWS ARE STRUCK
AT THE H|NDENDUaG line
o/r7k2NA z7pNHk /.

i've artillery fire and harrying the Ger
mans by outpost attacks. Less energy
is being displayed by the German ar
tillery along the line held by the
French, the only exception being the
Verdun region, where violent big gun
fighting in the neighborhood of Avo-
court wood is reported.
Nothing spectacular has occurred n
connection with the British campaign
in Mesopotamia since early this month
but an official statement issued in Lon
don today reports an important clear
ing operation by the British. The
Turks have been driven out of virtual
ly all the lowlands north of Bagdad
falling back to the Jebel-Hamrin
range, sixty miles from that city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
RICHARD LACKEY
GOES TO COLORS

Richard X. Lackey son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Lackey. 107 North Twelfth
street, was the first man at Lansing,
Mich. to enter the officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan.
Mr. Lackey has been connected for
some time with the j. w Knapp com.
pany. dry goods dealers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
War Almost Closes
Buen0s Aires Port

BUENOS AIRES, May 12-Labor
troubles, shipping difficulties and
ether reactions of the European war
have reduced this once busy port to
condition of semi-sta gnation. In
all branches of Argentina's industries
except in the meat export business
and a few other foreign trade spe-
cialties the effects of the war have
been disastrous.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
WHEAT settlement
PRICE MADE $3.1S

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE settlement
price for May wheat wiped from the
Board of Trade yesterday as a specu-
lative opening was fixed at $3.1S a
bushel today. The prices of July and
September were a little disturbed by
the price fixing on May. July opened
!. to 3A cents lower at $2.491a to
$246la and September 1 to cents
down at S2.16 to $214.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
UNCLE SAM BRINGS
TROUBLE TO END

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE gov
ernment today demonstrated it's deter
mination not to tolerate labor disturb
ances which would disrupt war prep
arations, by persuading central Penn
sylvania coal miners and operators to
reach an agreement to avoid the strike
of 10000 miners threatened for next
Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
MATTHEW'S NAMED
BY STATE G. A. r.

George Matthews, Of this city, was
named member of the division coun-
Gil at the business meeting of the state
encampment G. A. r. at Tomlinson
Hall, Indianapolis, yesterday Orville
E. Starr, OF Richmond, recited James
Whitcomb Riley's poem, "Old Glory"
as part of the program which preceded
the election Of officers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
Temperature Today.


Forecast for Wayne County by w. e.
Moore-Fair tonight and Sunday. Con-
tinued cold with probably frost to-
night.
General Conditions-The Hudson
Bay cold wave has doubled in dimen-
sions and covers that part Of the Unit
ed States east of the ninetieth merid-
ian. 1t is central over Ontario and is
moving slowly southeastwa The
warm wave still continues in Western
Canada with temperatures of SO de-
grees at Medicine Hat and 6S degrees
at Winnipeg. The temperature at
Medicine Hat, the home of cold wages,
IS 10 degrees warmer than at New Or
leans, La, and is the same as that at
Tampa, Fla.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
KANSAS CITY ENDS
MAY WHEAT TRADING

KANSAS CITY, May 12.-New trad
ing in May wheat on the Kansas City
board of trade has been discontinued
under the terms of resolution adopt
ed today by the board of directors. It
was explained that the action was
taken solely as patriotic move and
with the idea of cooperating with the
government in the national crisis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-12
WILL ADDRESS FORUM

William T. Green. Of the Typograph-
ical Union in Indianapolis will speak
before the Forum tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Green has for many years been an
advocate of Constitutional re-adjust.
ment. His subject will be Labor and
Social Justice"