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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19
Mayor Of Michigan
City is Granted
Alien Enemy Permit

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19.-Fred G.
Miller. mayor-elect OF Michigan City,
has been granted German alien
enemy permit to enter barred zones OF
his city. it was announced Tuesday
at the office Of Mark Storen, United
States marshal for Indiana Among
other officials Of Michigan City who
have had to get permits are, c. L.
Glafcke, sergeant of police; William
Schulz. patrolman; August Reick and
Joseph Bates, councilmen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19

Christmas Day. The installation OF
officers for Cambridge Lodge No. S.
F. and A. NJ. Will occur Wednesday
evening, December 10. Lynn M.
Clark, IS years old. died at his home
here Saturday evening OF paralysis.
He was born near Jacksonburg, May
13. 1863, but had been q resident Of
Cam bridge City since 1900. He il
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19

survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie
Clark; aRe son. Charles Clark Of Rich
mond and one daughter, Mrs. Marguer-
ite Brown OF Connersville. Six bro
theirs are living, William j.. near
Jacksonburg; Alonzo, Muncie; Lennie
Cambridge City; Frank, Dublin; Perry
Los Angeles, California, and Fred,
East Germantown; also four sisters,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19
NEGRO BASkETeALLERS TO
PRACTICE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The Richmond negro basketball
team will hold it's practice Wednesday
night at the Garfield school instead of
Thursday
The team is going through some
stiff practice work in anticipation of
defeating the Anderson negro team on
the Anderson floor. The return date
has not been set.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19

Mrs. Ida Burgess, Hagerstown; Mrs.
Laura Morris, near Jacksonburg; Mrs.
Ethel Swain, Cambridge City, and Mrs.
Matte Personetee, East Germantown
The funeral services were from the
Lutheran church, East Germantown,
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. McCormick
officiated. Burial was at EaEt Ger
mantown. . ]. The coal situation at this
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19

place shows no improvement. and is
giving citizens much concern. Many
have reduced the number Of fires In
their homes and are living in their
dining rooms and kitchens. Dealers
can give little assurance OF immediate
relief, az much Of the coal purchased
by them has been conflscated by the
railway authorities
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19

Only One "eROMo QUlNlNE"
To get the genuine. call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for signature OF T.. w. GROVE. Cures
q Cold In One Day. soc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19
FIRST WOMAN MAYOR DIES

LONDON, Dec, 1s.-Dr. Elizabeth
Garrett Anderson, the first woman to
be elected as mayor Of town in Eng.
land and a prominent physician. died
at her home in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19
Masonic Calendar

Wednesday, Dec. 19--Webb Lodge,
No. "a. F. & M. Stated meeting. an.
nual election of officers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
M0THER'SMADACT
Shoots Five. Daughters Dead,
Then Kills Herself.
Wealthy Farmers Wife Insane
Thru Jealousy.

Greeley. Colo, Jan. 11.-Insanity
brought on by Jealousy of her husband,
is believed by the authorities here to-
day to have driven Mrs. Everett Croz-
Ter, As, wife of a wealthy farmer near
here. to kill her five daughters late
yesterday and then commit suicide.
The mother left a note in which she
explained that she had shot the chill
dren for fear that they would grow
up to life of shame" She declared
that her husband had been attentive
to other women and that she had been
driven mad by jealousy and had decid-
ed to kill herself and take the children
with her.
When Crozier returned to his home
last night he found the place a char
mel house. In the girls bedroom lay
the bodies of his five daughters, all
shot thru the right temple. The oldest
girl. Louise, y lay with her hands COW
ering her face as if to shut out some
terrible sight Mildred, s, Margaret,
5, Mary, 2. also were dead. In her crib.
Eleanor, the taty, had also been killed.
In an irrigation ditch half mile
away. the body of Mrs. Crozier was
found, shot thru the temple and a 3S
calibre revolver still clasped in her
right hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
BIG 4 IN SESSION
500 Railroad Unions Delegates
Convene in Chicago.
To Discuss All Phases of So
Hour Striker Situation.

Chicago. Jan. 11.-About 500 repre-
sentatives of the four railroad brother
hoods met here today in what was
said to be the most important meeting
of its kind since the one held in Wash
ington just prior to the passage of the
Adamson act. The meeting was for the
purpose of outlining policies contin-
gent on the action OF the United States
supreme court in the suit now being
heard to test the constitutionality of
the law, and it was stated, all of the
consideration which led to the general
strike threat in 1916 were to be dis
cusSed.
Three of the organization leaders
here were Warren Stone, president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS; A. G.. Lee, president of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen and w. s.
Carter, president of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men. A B. Garretson. president of the
order of Railway Conductors who took
the lead in the Washington fight is
travelling in the south seas
A number of switchmen some of
whom are mem bers both of the
swjtchmens union and of the train
mems brotherhood, held sub-confer-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
Kill and Wound 800; Capture
1000 in Egypt Battle.
ROut OttOmanS From Six Lines
of Trenches.
BIG BATTLESHIP DESTROYED
British Sea Fighter CORVALLIS
a U-BOat Victim.
Thirteen of Crew Lost; Sea-
plane Carrier Also Sunk.

London. Ian 11-SiX hundred Turks
were killed or wounded and 500 cap
tured when British forces captured
strong enemy position at Rata north
east of Ell Arish (EgypD Tuesday,
the war office announced today.
FL Arish is a seaport on the Medi-
terranean, near the boundary line be-
tween Egypt and Arabia. 1t was cap
tured by British forces after two years
occupancy by the enemy, a few weeks
ago.
The official statement said the posi-
tons captured included six lines of en-
trenchments and six redoubts covering
Rata Shalal was afterward captured
and destroyed.
Campaign on in Earnest.
The operations of the British have
carried them to the Turkish frontier,
the farthest advance eastward that has
been made since the defeat of the
Turkish expedition against the Suez
canal.
The new campaign of the British
has been in progress several weeks bur
almost no information has been re-
ceived concerning it. There have been
no indications whether the British
the design of striking a serious blow at
Turkey. or whether they intend mere
ly to clear out hostile forces from the
Sinai peninsula and improve the de-
fenses of Egypt and the canal.
The first report of these operations
was the announcement on December
% of the capture of Ell Arish, ninety
miles east of the canal A few days
later London reported the capture OF
Maghda bah. twenty miles southeast OF
Ell Arish.z with the virtual destruction
of a Turkish force of about 1000 men
but Constantinople chara cterized this
statement as exaggerated and said the
British subsequently evacuated the
position
Rata, the ancient Egyptian rhapia
is just across the line in Palestine
| about 10 miles southwest of Jerusa-
lem.
Sink British RattIeship.
London. Jan. 1.-THE British bat
tleship CORVALLIS G4.00O tons) was
torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterran-
can sea Tuesday, the admiralty an
nounced today.
The CORVALLIS was built in 1901
and carried a crew of $50 men. She
was capable of a speed of 10 knots
and was 405 feet in length.
OF the crew thirteen are missing.
The CORVALLIS carried Krupp armoI
and the following guns:
-Four lZ-lnch, twelve 6-lnch; twelve
S-inch; six 3pounders and four tor
pedo tubes.
The seaplane carrier Benoychree
was also sunk today. in Kastelorizzo
harbor, the admiralty said.
The Benmychree. was sunk ir
Kastelgrizo harbor, Asia Minor, the
statement said. An officer and foul
men were wounded.
The CORVALLIS is listed in the naval
register as a class battleship, but
considering that she was 16 years old
it is probable she had been put to 9TH
er service than with the active fight
ing fleet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
Madame Verda Once Lived Gay
Life in Big Cities.
She Was Wined and Dined in
Berlin, Paris, London.
TODAY SHE ASKED FOR BREAD
Struggle With Ill Health Took
All Her Fortune.
She Came to Topeka to Go
Under Spiritualist's Care.

From grand opera to a bed OF poV-
erty and forced to apply to ROBERT
Carver, county attorney, for ADVICE Is
the bitter experience of Madame YER
da, living at 30 East Fifth street.
Fifteen wears ago. according to her
story, Madame Verda, then known as
Lady Verda, was being wined, dined
and encored in the music halls of New
York, Paris, Berlin and London. she
was pianist and vocalist of note with
the Boston Grand Opera. company
Today, on a narrow cot she un-
folded a story of losing struggle
against rheumatism and nerve trouble.
Thousands of dollars have been spent
in America and England in her quest
for health. She has been in fourteen
different institutions, has spent thou
sands of dollars and in the last two
years has been forced to enter county
homes, altho, she declares, that she
paid for special care in these homes.
Spared Humiliation.
A kind Providence apparently was
on guard over Madame Verda this
morning and saved her from further
humiliation as county charge. Listen
ing to her story was a matronly look
ing woman who gave her address as
1913 Clay street.
you needn't go. any further with
the county" volunteered the woman
nine big rooms in, my house and you
can have one of them"
Madame Verda is forty-four years
old. For TIE last four years she has
been a ward of DIR. Wheeler, a prac-
ticing spiritualist living at 210 East
Fifth street. The spiritualist stated
his morning that he had been a friend
for years OF Madame Verda's. family,
which lives at Sterling. Ill After the
last penny had been exhausted DIR.
Wheeler says that he was implored by
the madame's brother to take charge
of her and that as much money as
possible would be turned over to the
spiritualist in assisting in maintaining
the unfof tunate woman. the spiritual
ist is twice the age of Madame Verda
apparently.
Reticcnt About Past.
Neither Wheeler nor Madame Verda
seemed 10 wish to go into the grand
opera part of the affair to any extent
They merely admit that at one time
she had been a Theatrical star.
Ard TO think of the thousands of
dollars that l have spent in this coun-
| try and in England" said Madame
Verda as she bitterly assailed her pres
ent condition.
Did you ever show in Topeka ?" a
| visitor inquired.
/ We couldn't even get into an opera
mouse mere, was her reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
KANSAN WANTS PROBE
House to Act on Rep. Campbelrs Mo-
ton for New Leak Inquiry.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE house
rules committee today faced the ques-
ton of whether it shall enlarge the
scope of its inquiry into charges that
a leak occurred on President Will
sons peace note and put pressure on
Thomas W. Lawson, Boston financier,
to give names of officials he has heard
were responsible or whether it shall
recommend to the house that the in
vestigation be dropped.
A resolution of Representative
Campbell (Republican) of Kansas
was pending to authorize the commit
tee to go further than merely pass on
the original Wood resolution which
precipltated the preliminary inquiry.
The committee also awaited a report
of the subcommittee named to draft
charges against Mr.. Lawson for use in
case it is decided to cite him before
the house for contempt because he
refused to give official names in his
testimony
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
1T is WINTER AGAIN
Mercury VIII Climb Tonight But 1t
Will Be Colder Again

Temperatures today averaged s de-
grees below normal The wind is
blowing at the rate of twelve miles
an hour from the south.
The mercury here this morning
dropped to a point "a degrees lower
than Wednesday morning The low
reading of II degrees at O'Clock is
three degrees below normal. Temper
atures have been from 10 to 81 de-
grees above normal for more than a
week. Kansas was colder today than
Montana, where most of the Kansas
weather comes from, SO nothing severe
is in sight. The forecast calls for fair
weather tonight and Friday; warmer
tonight; much colder by Saturday;
colder Friday in the northwestern
part Of Kansas
The shippers forecast reads to pro-
tect 36-hour shipments north and east
against temperatures of 10 to Is; west
and south, 20 to rs degrees. The cold
weather directly north of Kansas is
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11

Lobdell in his address gave a clear,
concise statement of the methods by
which relief will be extended to the
farmers. He described in detail the
organization of the local associations,
the business of application for loans
and for what purposes loans can be
made.
THE farmer may not borrow money
to buy an auto or go to Europe" Lob
dell said, land it is the duty of the
secretary of the local association to
see that when the loan is secured it
is to be used for the purposes for
which it is borrowed.
LobdelI secuted the often made OBJ
lection as to the quantity of red tape
necessary before the securing of a
loan. TT is a matter of the utmost
simplicity he stated.
Il have come to the conclusion that
SO years is the ideal period for a
loan" he said. THE bill provides
loans from five to forty years dura-
ton. A five-year loan is almost sure
to be unsuitable, and the farmer
should steer clear of it. BY paying
per cent of the loan annually the in
terest will be taken care of and by
the amortization plan the loan will be
wiped out in SO years. The board has
decided that per cent is a fair in
terest upon loans"
MelIor Boosts State Fair.
1.-THE educational value of a we'll
rounded state fair such as is held in
Topeka is of equal importance to your
great university in Lawrence" stated
H. r. Mellor, secretary of the Ne
braska Board of Agriculture, in his
address opening this mornings session
of the State Board of Agriculture
meeting. The two great Kansas fairs
for 1916 held at Topeka and Hutch
1nson had combined attendance OF
more than 100000 while your great
university at Lawrence had an at
tendance in the $50 days of school last
year of 100000. Many people fail to
realize that large fair is an educa-
I tional institution. 1t is true that the
stereotyped text books are not used,
but the very best method of teaching
which has existed since the dawn OF
creation is by object lesson. This is
/ taught at the fair in its concentrated
form. The exhibits there typify the
finished product in all of it's depart
ments. Competent judges are on hand
intelligently to select exhibits of out
Continued on Page TwoO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
FOR A. P. DIRECTORSHIP
Frank p. MacLcnnan CT Topeka Nom
mated at Chicago Today.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE nominating
committee of the Associated Press met
here today and made the following
nominations for the five impending
vacancies in the board of directors of
the Associated Press:
Frank B. Noyes, Washington Star.
w. L. Mclean, Philadelphia BulIe-
tin
Adolph S. Ochs, New York Times
Frank p. MacLennan, Topeka State
Journal.
A. c. Weiss, Duluth Herald.
W. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson News.
J. d. Barnum, Syracuse Post Sta nd
ard.
J. r. Rathom. Providence Journal
e. H. Anthony. New Bedford Stand
ard
E. P. Adler, Davenport Times
c. B.. Blethen of the Seattle Times
presided as chairman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
ANNOUNCE LOAN PLAN
Britain Will Issue Thirty Year Per
Cent Bonds, Says Law

London, Jan. 11.-Terms of Brit
aims victory loan" thru which it is
expected England's citizens will con-
tribute more generally than hereto
fore to the war funds. were outlined
nv Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of
the exchequer. today at the great
Guild hall meeting.
The loan will be at per cent. is
sued at ninety-five, and for term of
thirty years, with bonds optionally re-
deema Bile at the end of twelve years.
Bonar Law explained also an option
ary loan offer at per cent which
would be free of tax. This would be
issued at par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
Answer to Wilson's Note
Reaches Washington Today.
Restore Belgium, Serbia, Mon
tenegrO Demanded.
LEAVE INVADED TERRITORY
Turkish Empire Must Retire
From Europe.
Complete ReparatiOn for DAM
age of Invasion.

London, Jan. lit has been learn
ed by the Associated Press that the
entente reply to President Wilson
makes specific designation of its terms
of peace, which include the restora-
ton of Belgium, of Serbia and Mon
tenegro and complete reparation for
the damage they sustained, and the
evacuation of the invaded territory OF
France, Russia and Rumania, with
such reparation as is considered just.
The terms also require the liberation
of Italians, Slavs, Rumanlans and
Czech slavs from foreign Nominations
The retirement of the Turkish en-
pire from Europe also is required.
Read by President This p. NJ.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE entente
answer to President Wilson's note to
belIigerents reached the state depart
ment shortly before noon today.
The message was decided and trans
lated and laid before Secretary Ian
sing shortly after noon.
In transmitting it. Ambassador
Sharp sent instructions about publica-
ton.
Secretary Lansing expected to give
the note out some time this afternoon
for morning publication, under the
agreement with the entente. In the
ling as to the contents of nature of
the answer.
Belgium Thanks America.
Paris, Jan. 11-Premier BRAND to-
day received Ambassador Sharpe and
handed him in the name of all the
allied governments. the answer to
President Wilson's note of December
10. The reply will be published Fri
day morning, the allies desiring to be
sure that the president has the text in
hand before publication in the press.
Premier BRAND at the same time
gave Ambassador Sharpe a note from
the Belgian government. This note,
while declaring entire adhesion to the
general answer of the allies. says that
the Belgian government desires to
show its feeling of gratitude to the
American government for the generous
services rendered the unfortunate Bel
gian population and for the sympathy
shown by the American nation on
every occasion. Baron Beyens, the
Belgian foreign minister. was present
when the hote was presented
Most Important Document.
Commenting on yesterdays cere-
mony, which it says was a historic
scene, the Matin says: THE most i'm
pOrtant joint statement ever drawn up
by any government was delivered
without comment by the representa-
tive of the French republic to the
delegate of the great transatlantic
democracy. In the same capital which
has witnessed great revolutions, Pre-
mier BRAND addressed the ambassador
of the vast confederation of states
which were assisted by French volun-
teers to conquer their independence
$50 years ago.
"a witness to this act by which the
old world confided it's claims and desires
to the new, was the minister of little
Belgium. country that was stabbed
in the back and would have been
wiped out but for the help of powerful
neighbors
Under the grandeur of this cere-
mony we cannot escape the high con-
science of the United States of
America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
ADOPT ARMY TRAINING
Chicago School Board Favors Resolu-
ton by Vote of ii to 3.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE Chicago
school board adopted the war depart
ment's military training course for
high schools last night by vote of
4 to 8.
One woman and two men voted
against the plan.
Three protests were presented from
the Chicago Federation of Labor and
one from the Woman's City club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
KANSAS TOWN GETS IN
Lcavcnworth Will Have Army Train
ing in High School.

Washington, Jan. 11.-Additionsl
units of the reserve officers training
corps the war department announced
today have been authorized for intro
duction at the Western Military acad-
envy at Alton, Ill, the troop college
of technology, Pasadena, Cal, and the
Leavenworth high school, Leayen-
worth. Kan. s.. 20
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
NEW JOLT FOR BOOZE
Bill Withholding Ads From Mail
Passed by U. S. Senate.

Washington, Jan. 11.-TransmiSsion
in the mails of liquor advertisements,
in circulars, newspape or otherwise
into states which prohibit such adver-
tisements or solicitation is barred by
bill by Senator Bankhead Of Alabama,
passed today by the senate.
1t now goes to the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
WASHINGTON Brokers Had First Tip,

Washlngton-< Jan. 11-Brokers
wires from Washington furnished the
original tip to Wall street on Pres
ident Wilson's note to belligerents
James Riley, managing editor of the
Wall Street Journal told the house
rules committee today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
Was GarffeId's Attorney General.

Washington, JAM 1I.-Wayne Mac
Veagh. attorney general in the cabinet
of President Garfield and brother of
Franklin MacVeagh, former secretary
of the treasury, died here early today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11

''The greatest anxiety of the farm
loan board is that the banks will be
swamped with more applications for
loans than they can handle was the
admission made by Chas e. Lobdell,
member of the farm loan board, this
morning, in response to question put
by H. r. Mellor, secretary of the Ne
braska state board of agriculture, fol-
lowing Lobdells explanation of the
federal farm loan bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
Attempts Suicide When Police
Surround House.
Find Him Near Death, Wrists
and Throat Cut.
HACKS VEINS WITH RAZOR
Sensational Close to Nation
Wide Search for Him.
Sought on Charge of Lashing
Boy in N. Y. Hotel.

Philadelphia, Jan. 11.-Harry X.
Thaw cut his wrists and throat in a
private house on Walnut street. west
of F'ifty-second street, here today and
was taken to ST Mary's hospital, ac-
cording to Captain of Detectives Tate,
who has been searching for him.
At St. Marys hospital at 2:1O this
afternoon Thaw's condition was said
by attendants to be serious. They
would not admit he was dead
He had terribly mut;lated himself
with a razor and begged that he be
sent to St Mary's hospital in prefer
ence to any other, a few minutes be-
fore he lapsed into Inconsistencies.
Ends Mysterious Chase.
Thaw's sensational attempt at sui
eide brought to a close nationwide
search conducted by the New York po-
lice department after his indictment
on a charge of kidnapping and floggins
19-year-old Frederick Gump of Kan
sas City on Christmas day in Thaw' S
room in a New York hotel.
Following hin release from Mattea-
wan asylum in July, 1915, Thaw went
to Long Beach, Cal, where he became
acquainted with young Gump.
Charges were made that he induced
the youth to come to New York, where
he met him in a theater and then took
him to a hotel
Gump was flogged three times, it
was charged, in the Hotel McAlpin,
after which the youth fled to his home
in Kansas City.
Dodging Criminal Prosecution.
1t became known that criminal ac-
ton against Thaw was intended and
the man who has appeared as sensa-
tiona1 figure in half a dozen or more
court proceedings dropped completely
from view.
The house where Thaw was found is
within a short distance of the street
where Thaw was in an automobile ae-
cident last May. 1t was a damage suit
instituted against his mother, the
owner of the machine, that brought
Thaw here last Monday to defend the
action.
How the detectives learned that
Thaw was in West Philadelphia they
do not say. When they were asked
by the New York authorities to ap-
prehend him on a warrant charging
him with assaulting Frederick Gump,
jr., of Kansas City, they made a search
and were convinced that he had left
the city.