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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
DRAFT PLOTTERs
HELD IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May 29-Three men and
two women are held today for investi-
cation on charge of conspiracy to
defeat the conscripuon law on June
5, and other arrests are expected to
follow shortly. according to Hinton G.
Clabaugh. chief investigator here for
the federal bureau of justice.
The names of those in custody were
not made public, but the federal
agents claimed that the leaders of
the alleged anti-conscription conspir-
acy are under arrest.
Clabaugh said the alleged conspir-
acy of which he had been apprized, is
not confined to Chicago. but extends
through the entire central district,
over which he has control
He said evidence of the alleged plot
has been found in portions of Wis
consin, northern Illinois, Indiana.
Ohio, Michigan and Iowa, and that
arrests would be made in many parts
of tho district between now and
June 5.
Whether his information showed
that the alleged conspirators planned
actual interference with the opera
ton of the registration on June S, or
merely demonstrations, Mr.. Clabaugh
declined to say.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
TARIFF. INCREASE 8 / /: !! j
MEETS D|SFAv0R
AS WAR MEASURE

WASHINGTON. May 29.-Another
fundamental change in the war tax
bill was agreed upon unanimously to-
day by the Senate finance committee
which decided to strike out the whole
section levying s20o,O00,000 by a gen.
eral tariff increase of ten per cent.
on an advalorem base.
AS a substitute the committee pro-
poses direct excise taxes on sugar,
tea, coffee and cocoa.
The committees action on the tar
iff section is to leave the tariff low as
it now stands. Reductions in the
House taxes on soft drinks also were
decided upon. For the ten per cent.
House tax on syrup used in soft
drinks. the committee tentatively de-
cided to substitute a smaller specific
tax based upon gallons of syrup.
Reduction of the House tax of two
cents to one cent gallon on grape
juice and other soft drinks was ten
tatively decided upon. Reduction OF
the tax on carbanic acid gas also was
temporarily agreed to. other soft
drinks taxes being referred to a sub
committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
ITALY DESIRES
CLOSER union,
DECLARES ENVOY
Head of War Mission Says
His Nation Wishes Moth
ing From America.

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Italy
fighting her last war of independence
feels that all questions must be sub
ordinated to the one great problem OF
an allied victory.
Francisco Saverio Nitti, former
Minister of Agriculture and Industy
and Commerce and economic head OF
the Italian war mission, said today
that the mission had come, not to seek
any thing for Italy specifically, but to
draw more closely together the two
great nations now allied.
Only One Question.
''All problems of peace and eco
nomics are of minor difference" he
said "They are absolutely secondary
to victory. There is only one great
question today and that is wether Ger
man militarism or allied democracy
shall survive. Both cannot. Any
thing which confuses this issue is
hostile
IF Germany wins this war, her
oligarchy will destroy the world, the
United States included. We cannot
continue to live with Prussian mill
tarists.
This does not mean the crushing
of the German nation. but rather such
a military defeat as to discredit abso.
lutely Germany's military task.
Could Have Stayed Out
Italy did not enter this war for
any particularly interest She could
easily have stayed out on the basis OF
her treaty with Germany. The threat
of world combination under the men
ace of the mailed fist made such a
course possible. ss, sg-+sss.--,, -,
This is Italy's last war of independ-
ence. 1t gives her opportunity to rec
tify her boundaries and to win back
her lost provinces. 1t gives her oppor-
tunity also to undo that Austrian di-
plomacy which in 1856 left her a coun-
try without boundary
Our mission here is essentially
political. We wish to cement the alli-
ance between the two countries and
make plain to the American people
that Italy enters the war for the
same reason as you did. We are glad
to say that we have been better under
stood than was expected"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
Stay In High School
Urges DR.. Claxton

WASHINGTON, May 29-Declaring
that trained men and women will be
needed during the war just as much
as fighting men, P. P. Claxton, United
States Commissioner of Education, to-
day urged all high school pupils to re.
main in school next fall.
''If the war should be long," said
DIR. Claxton, "the country will need all
the trained men and women it can get
many more than it now has.
There will be men in abundance to
fight in the trenches but there will
be dearth of officers, engineers, and
men of scientific knowledge and skill
in all the industries, in transportation,
and in many other places where skill
and daring are just as necessary for
success as in the trenches"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
ROBBINS HAS
ASSURANCE OF
SOLID VOTE OF
HOME COUNTY
Boom for Young Attorney
Reaches Large Proportions
Greenfield Man is Can
didate.
BAssE1T IN RACE

The boom for the nomination OF
Byram G. Robbins of Richmond as the
Republican congressional candidate
has now reached such proportions that
there no longer exists much doubt that
his candidacy will receive the solid
support of the Wayne county delega'
tion to the convention, to be neld in
Rushville, Friday, June s.
Scores Of friends of the young Rich.
mond attorney now are actively en-.
gagged in the development Of his can
didacy and as result he is assured of
strong support throughout the dis.
trict.
In Henry and Rush counties particu.
larly the Robbins candidacy has been
we'll received. Party leaders recognize
the fact that Wayne county Is entitled
to receive the congressional nomina-
tion and they agree that Robbins
would be most acceptable nominee.
Two Counties For Him.
With Wayne county solidly support
ing the Robbins candidacy the support
Of the Rush and Henry delegations is
pledged to him. assuring his nomina.
lion on the first ballot, for Wayne.
Henry and Rush counties have total
voting strength of 6S, or eight more
votes than required to nominate.
VIII Hough, Of Greenfield, we'll
known attorney who has sought the
Republican congressional nomination
for many years. is again a candidate.
He was in Richmond last night talking
with several friends, but he failed to
find any encouragement for his candi-
dacy. discovering that Wayne county
was solidly supporting the Robbins
candidacy.
Elmer Bassett, of Shelbyville. is also
a candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation, but his boom has been coldly
received everywhere except in Shelby
county. Apparently Bassett does not
have much hope of success for he has
failed to visit either Wayne or Henry
counties, the two largest In the dis
trict. in the interests of his candidacy.
Pick Delegates Next Monday.
Ward and township meetings for the
election Of delegates to the Republican
district convention will be held in
Wayne county at 1880 o'clock next
Monday evening.
81 hope these ward and township
meetings, to be held simultaneously
throughout the district, will be largely
attended. II is the patriotic duty of
every good citizen TO attend such meet
fngs." said Walter Bossert. Republican
district chairman. today. THE district
must be represented in congress by a
high type of man for our country is
now at war and there are great prob
lens before the congress.
Good citizens will attend the ward
and township meetings to aid in the
selection of the best obtainable dele.
gates to the district convention. for
the membership of the convention
must be men who are competent to
select a congro Sional candidate who
will meet all the requirements of the
high office he aspires to.
"A man who will not attend such a
political meeting as will be held next
Monday evening is just as much a
Stacker as a mar who refuses to fight
for his country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
"CET ON FARMS"
ADVICE TO ALIENS

NEW YORK, May 29.-Unnatural
ized Germans, hundreds of whom have
been discharged by public service
corporations and other private con.
Germs were advised by Thomas d. Nc
Carthy, United States marshal, to
get on farms somewhere" if they
are physically At.
This advice was Marsha! McCar-
thy's reply to many appeals from
Germans yesterday when the govern
ments restrictions on all water fronts,
as we'll as forts and arsenals were
drawn tighter as result of apparent
activities of Teutonic plotters.
The ban is expected to be carried
so far as to prohibit absolutely the
use by Germans of even private craft
on any of the waterways about the
port.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
NEGRO QUARTER
RAIDED BY MOB;
SCORES beaten
East St. Louis Police Power
less to Check Crowd
Mayor Closes Saloons.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ills, May ga
mob of perhaps two thousand persons
went through the negro quarter dur
ing the night. shot one colored man
seriously wounding him, beat a score
into Inconsistencies, drove several
hundred negroes across the Mississippi
river bridge into ST. Louis, Mo, and
then dispersed early today.
The assault began after report had
been circulated that a white woman
had been insulted and two white men
held up by negroes, just after com
mittee from the Central Trades and
Labor Union had attended a meeting
of the city council to make a protest
against the importation Of any more
colored laborers into st. Louis.
One Negro Hurt.
Shots were fired at frequent inter
walls, but only one negro is known to
have been wounded. He fled to st.
Louis and was found there uncon-
scious with bullet wound in his head
and three ribs fractured. All negroes
we're searched and if armed they were
beaten into unconsctouSness.
Many negroes were given refuge In
the city jail and at midnight. the
police estimated that 1000 persons sur
rounded the building threatening to
storm it. The mob was dissuaded,
however, and rushed into the business
section. where street cars were stopped
and saloons searched. Several negro
saloons were wrecked and Mayor Moll-
man issued an order for all bars in
the city to close.
Police Force Out.
Z Riot calls brought out the entire
city police force. but the mob went vir-
tually unchecker The Sixth Illinois
infantry was called and put under
arms but took no active part In the
disturbance.
Many workmen here have been idle
on account of strikes, and it is esti-
mated that at least 5000 negroes have
been imported from the south to take
their places.
At the meeting of the council which
was held in the main auditorium Of
the city hall in order to accommodate
the crowd, the mayor pleaded with the
men to restrain themselves from vio-
lence and promised that some method
of controlling the ingress Of negroes
would be found
The crowd seemed peaceable enough
until a rumor was heard that white
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
These Farmers Can't
Lose If Prices Drop

NEW YORK, May 29-with a fund
of $25,000, which later may be In
creased, the Winchester County Com.
mission of Safety has insured between
fifty and seventy-five farmers against
all possible loss on their crops in the
event that prices should drop. it was
announced today.
These farmers, who have enlisted In
the reserve army OF food producers
are assured a minimum price Of $3.50
a bushel for potatoes and $1.75 BUSH
el for corn and buckwheat.
In turn the farmers have pledged
themselves to increase their acreage
and raise as much food as the soil
can develop.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
GUTHRIE'S BODY
TO LIE IN STATE

PITTSBURGH, May 29-Accom.
panied by representatives OF the state,
army and navy departments and of the
government, the body of George w.
Guthrie, former United States ambass.
ador to Japan and formerly mayor of
Pittsburgh. arrived here early today
from San Francisco. NJ. Guthrie died
at his post in Toxic in March and his
body was brought to this country
aboard a Japanese warship.
The party accompanying the body,
which included Mrs. Guthrie and Rob-
ert w. Guthrie, brother of the late
ambassador, was met at the station
by Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong and
city officials. The body was taken to
the residence of a relative of Mr..
Guthrie. Tomorrow afternoon and
evening the body will lie in state in
Memorial Hall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
RICHMOND Will
PAY HoNORS TO
HEROES OF 61-65
Senator Watson to Deliver
Address at Memorial Day
Exercises Business to Su-
spend.

Richmond will pay tribute to the
heroes of '61-'s5 tomorrow.
The majority of the business houses
and factories of the city will be closed
in honor to the men who fought and
died for their country during the Civil
war.
All of the city and county offices
will be closed tomorrow and Post
master Beck announced that there will
be no delivery of mail at any time
during the day. The general delivery
and stamp windows, as well as the
money order and registry departments
also will be closed.
To Decorate Graves.
Members of the Sons of Veterans
and other patriotic orders will deco.
rate the graves of the soldiers in the
morning and have requested that all
persons with flowers for the soldiers
bring them to the Coliseum as early
in the morning as possible. An appeal
has been made for some of the larger
blossoms.
In the past, according to the men In
charge of the decoration, it has been
a common sight to see the family lots
covered with beautiful flowers, while
on the soldiers graves are only the
flag markers and few small blossoms
The flowers will be taken to the GENE.
teries in automobiles donated for the
purpose.
Memorial day exercises will be held
tomorrow afternoon in the Coliseum
under the auspices of a special com.
mittee of which L. A. Handley is chair
man.
Senator Watson to Speak.
Music for the exercises will be fur
nished by the Richmond band and the
principal address will be deliver by
United States Senator James e. Wat
son, of Indiana. The program also
will include patriotic songs and a
special patriotic drill by number OF
children.
Ralph Ballinger, high school stu
dent, will deliver the Gettysburg ad-
dress, having won the prize of $3 Of
fered by the Sons of Veterans for max
ing the best delivery of the address
in a high school contest. The exer.
cises will begin at o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
MORE Than QUOTA
GIVEN BY COUNTY
TO ny" WAR CHEST

With total subscription of $2s.215.
As, the district of which Wayne county
is part, oversubscribed it's share to
the war work fund of the Y. M. c. A.
by $8,315.45. which is more than any
other district in the state.
The biggest record in the local dis
trict was made by Delaware county,
with the Muncie association as the cen.
ter. Ball brothers, of Muncie, who
have been active in Y. Nj. c. A. work
for several years made the biggest
single subscription of the district
They subscribed $1,000 to the fund
johnson county, with total of ST.
5SS.10. and Madison county with a
total $5,437.74 also made records dur
ing the campaign. Wayne county over
subscribed it's apportionment $31O50,
with total of $3,31050.
The totals of the counties in the dis
trict. with the exception of Union
county which has not reported, follow:
County Amount
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
Teachers Will Get
Raises, Says Giles

There is little doubt but .that an
increase in salary will be granted to
the teachers of the city. but the ques.
tion that will confront the school
board will be the amount of the in
crease" said Superintendent Giles,
this morning.
A special meeting of the school
board will be called as soon as pos
sible TO determine the amount of the
increase. and, according to Superin-
tendent Giles, none of the members of
the board oppose a general raise in
the salary of all of the teachers in the
city.
City Federation of Teachers some
time ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
DEMOCRATS TO
PICK CANDIDATES
AT CAMBRIDGE
District Convention to be
Held in Wayne County
City-Johnson Asked to
Preside.

At a meeting Of the Democratic
county chairmen and District Chair.
man Chambers, Of Newcastle, yester.
day afternoon, 1t was decided to hold
the congressional nominating conven-
ton on Thursday, June 7, at Cam
bridge City instead of Rushville, as
originally proposed.
Wayne county will be entitled to %
delegates. the largest delegation OF
any county, at this convention. The
delegates will be elected at township
meetings, to be held Saturday Of this
week, either in the afternoon or eve
ming, as desired.
w. o. Lewis, Wayne county chair
man, said that he would make public
tomorrow his announcement appor
tioning the delegates among the var.
ious townships and naming hezplaces
for holding the various meetings.
At the Rushville meeting yesterday
it was decided to invite Henry U.
johnson of this city to preside over
the district convention as permanent
chairman. Mr.. Johnson still has this
invitation under consideration.
Richmond Democrats who attended
yesterdays conference reported today
that it was the general opinion that
Finly II. Gray Of Connersville would
be the Democratic nominee. Wayne
county has no candidate and it is quite
probable that Gray will receive the
support of the entire Wayne delega-
ton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
Japanese Finance Minister Explains
Gold Shipments From United States

TOXIC, May 29-The heavy move
ment of gold from the United States
to Japan was explained today by
kazue Shoda, Minister of Finance. as
being due principally to the fact that
the Indebtedness of Great Britain and
France to Japan is being paid partly
through America
NJ. Shoda revealed the fact that
Japan is now negotiating with Great
Britain and France with the purpose
of making war loans to them, while
private Japanese concerns. including
the specie and industrial banks. are
planning the purchase of British and
French securities held in the United
States. These operations will reduce
the outflow of American gold and re-
lieve the burden of Japan's accumu-
lating supplies.
M. Shoda emphasized the fact that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
AIR ACTIVITY
IN WEST seen
AS SIGNAL OF
GREAT BATTLE
Allies Report 10 German Air
planes Brought Down in
Aggressive Fighting in
Clouds.
ITALIAN DRIVE IS ON
(By Associated Press)

10y ASSOClACeQ FEcSSJ
ROME, (via London), May 2s.-rhe
italians In the PLAYA sector yesterday
drove the Austro.Hunsarian forces to
the end Of the valley east Of Giobns,
says the official statement Issued to-
day by the italian war department.
Since May IA, the statement adds,
Austro.Hunsarian prisoners taken on
the Julian front number 23,6s1. The
italians also captured 36 guns, inelud-
ing thirteen Of the heaviest eaIibre.
While the only sphere of intensive
activity at present is on the Austro-
Italian front where General Cadorna
is day by day pushing back the Aus
trian lines upon Trieste. there are
indications that the stagnation along
the French and British fronts in
France soon may be interrupted.
The signs that point most strongly
to this impending change is the in
tense aerial activity taking place.
The British report last night en-
phasized this in its accounts Of twelve
others driven out of control while to-
day from the French front Paris an
nounces the bringing down of seven
German aeroplanes in engagements
and the serious damaging Of twelve
others.
infantry Held Close
h. "a
infantry is being held close to its
lines. Raiding operations and occa-
sional local attacks by one side or
the other are the only developments
reported in the Official statements.
The German infantry facing the
British armies is apparently being
held in check by its commanders as
closely as that of its opponents, but
French lines, notably in the Cham
payne region where two of these we're
unsuccessful last night.
The French made minor thrust on
their own account in the Verdun reg
ion where small German post north
OF vacnerauvilIe was captured
eragiI to Enter War
Brazil is rapidly passing from the
status of a neutral to that Of an ac-
tive participant on the entente side
of the world war. The measure re-
voking her neutrality is now well on
its way to parliament.
In Austria the political situation is
still in Transformation period. The
Hungarian premiership according to
a Zurich dispatch, is to be filed By
Count julius Andrassy. a pronounced
liberal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
Women Respond To
"Saue Paper'' Appeal

Don't throw away that piece of
raper!" is the slogan of Richmond
housewives now.
Last week the ways and means
committee of the Domestic Science
club made a plea for all women to
save all waste paper. the proceeds
from the sale of 1t to so toward main
taining the Day Nursery.
The committee in charge today an
nounced that the women Of the city
Mere responding enthusiastically to
the plea. Boy scouts will collect the
I,aper July Is.
The committee is asking only for
paper that otherwise might be burned.
Wrapping naper. magazines, newspa-
pers and circulars are wanted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
Youngest PATRIOT
Buys Liberty Loan
Through His Father

Richmond's youngest patriot"
subscribed to the Liberty loan,
through one of the local banks to-
day.
He is the six months old son Of
local business man and is listed
at the bank as the subscriber to
500 bond. The bond was SUBJ
scribed for through the baby's
father with the condition that
under no circumstances is 1t to be
sold.
Although there has been a num-
Der of subscribers to the loan, the
demand is not as great as local
bankers anticipate will be made
following the launching of the ad-
vertising campaign, final arrange
ments for which will be made to-
night.
Representatives from every
bank in Wayne county will meet
tonight in the Dickinson Trust
company to discuss plans for the
Liberty Loan campaign to be con-
Quoted in the county for the sale
of Liberty bonds. The meeting
was called by E. F. Hiatt, chair
man of the county Liberty loan
committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
ORATORS PICKED
FOR CELEBRATIONS

EATON, Ohio, May 29.-Arrange-
ments for the observance of Memorial
Day has been made by several towns
of Preble county. Orators and their
assignments are as follows: Eaton,
Attorney Allen Andrews, of Hamil-
ton; Lewisburg and West Alexandria,
A. p. Sandles,of Columbus; New Paris
Judge Emerson E. McGriff: Portland,
Ind; Camden. Clark L. Gowdy, of
Cincinnati; College Corner, Charles j.
Orbison; Eldorado and New Madison,
Rev. w. r. Rowland. Services were
held Sunday at New Hope and Con-
cord.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-29
To Recruit Women
And Girls For Farm

WASHINGTON, May 90. - Women
and girls may be used for light farm
work under the department of agricul.
ture's plan for enlisting volunteer
work army, for the harvest season.
Women would be employed, the de.
partment announced today, to feed and
care for harvest hands or extra labor,
and to can and dry surplus perishable
products.
The department machinery, which
already is in operation in forty states
is expected to enroll many retired far
mers for active work In the emergen.
cy. Organizers have been named for
each state, county and community.