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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
Pepublicans Meet
To Choose Delegates

| Republicans will meet at 7:30 o'clock
tonight at the following places to
choose delegates for the district con-
ventfon that will nominate repre-
sentative in Congress:
Abingdon and Boston Townships
At Boston.
Center Township - At Centerville.
Clay Township-At Greensboro
Dalton and Perry Townships - AT
Economy
Franklin Township-At Whitewater
Greene Township-At Williamsburg.
Jefferson Township At Hagers-
town
Jackson and Harrison townships
At Cambridge City.
New Garden Township-At Foun-
tain City.
Washington Township-At Milton.
Webster and Wayne Township-At
the Court House, commissioners court
room.
First Ward-Court House.
Second Ward-City Building.
Third Ward-Quigley's Drug Store
at No S21 North E street.
Fourth Ward-K of p Temple on
South Eighth street.
Fifth WaId-No. Hose House on
North A street, between 18th and 18th
streets.
Sixth Ward-Guyer's Barber Shop.
No. 1903 Main street.
Seventh Ward-No. 5 Hose House
on West Fifth street.
Eighth Ward = Ewbank's Grocery.
Corner Grant and Ridge streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
TWO CHURCHES SUPPORT RAMSEY

Grace NJ. e. church and the First M.
E. church yesterday passed resolu-
tions supporting Principal Ramsey
and expressing their disapproval of
the action of Superintendent Giles
The text of the Grace M. E. resolu-
tions follows:
The following resolutions were
adopted at Grace NJ. E. church.
1t is with deep regret that We learn
that fellow Methodist and earnest
worker In the person OF Prof. D. D..
Ramsey, has been deprived of his posi-
t'on from causes which we believe
have not been fully explained. To the
end that the community in which Prof.
Ramsey has labored for so many years
be apprised of the acts which have
lead to his removal, be it
Resolved by the Big Brothers" BIZ
Bile class and the Victorian" Bible
class Of Grace M. E. church, that we
respectfully ask the superintendent Of
the Richmond schools and the school
board Of the city Uf RICHMOND to earn
estly reconsider the action taken with
respect to Prof. Ramsey. Be it further
Resolved that we feel that an injus-
tice will be done the community I'M
less full statement be Forthcoming
as to the necessity for such action on
the part of the school authorities.
We ask that there be no attempt to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
Are You Sinking? !?
Join the Infantry,
Aduice of Norris

Join the army and gain in weight, "
is the slogan given Richmond young
men by Harold Norris, a
~ High School grsduate who
va is now a member OF the
regular army.
''All that talk about fellows getting
a little hardtack for square meal is
hot air." said Norris. I'VE get some
regular feed, and plenty Of It, An av-
erage meal consists of meat. vegeta-
bles. coffee, bread and usually some
kind of dessert The only time we
ever see hard tack is on practice
marches where we have to carry our
own rations. On Sundays they feed
US chicken, and all the trimmings. One
day last week they gave each of the
5000 men three eggs together with
bacon and coffee, for breakfast. That's
2,400 dozen eggs for one meal.
believe me, boys, I am glad I am
in the army and in spite Of other fel-
lows advice to stay at home, ! say
enlist"
Norris returned to his post at JEFF
ferson barracks. Mo-, where he is on
guard service. this noon, after a four
days leave of absence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
GILES ACTION
RoUSES CITY;
SCHOOL HEAD
IS CONDEMNED
Citizens Rally to Support of
Dismissed Principal
Want uperinte ndent
Ousted Without Delay.
0UTLIvES USEFULNESS

Mr.. D. d. Ramsey through his work
In the Whitewater district has become
to be like a father to the peoDle of
that section of the city, and his dis
missal will be hard blow to the peo-
pie of Riverdale," said Mrs. J. F.
Propst. Of the North. Fourteenth street
mission today.
In all his work. Mr. Ramsey has
treated the children of the school like
a father would treat his own child
and all Of the children had learned to
love him. He never was disliked by
any OF the children who were good
and only those who had been bad and
whom he had corrected ever showed
any signs OF dislike"
Condemn Giles
Condemnation of the action of Su-
perintendent Giles in dismissing Prin-
clpal Ramsey is general in the city.
His course was roundIy condemned
and 1t was reported that steps were
being taken to call a monster mass
meeting to protest against his ad-
ministration.
Among those who are thoroughly
aroused by the incident is the Rev.
H. S. James. pastor of the United
Brethren church. who condemned the
superintendent's course in round
terms
The statement of the pastor is only
lContinued on Page Two1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
M'AOOO PLEADS
FOR NATION TO
SIGN UP LOAN

NEW YORK, June 4.-The supreme
effort in the nation wide campaign
for the Liberty loan is yet to be made,
William G. McAdoo. secretary Of the
treasury said in a telegram received
today by the loan committee. The
secretary will address mass meetings
in this city tonight on behalf of the
bonds and his message was wired
prior to his departure from Washing
ton.
''In spite of all the work that is be-
ing done," Mr. McAdoo said, efforts
must be redoubled on the part Of
every man and woman in order that
this loan be Americas answer to the
question as to what we are going to
do in this war for democracy.
For us. the Liberty loan will be
a night and day proposition from now
on Let us hope every person will
do his part to bring about a great
over-subscription.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
TWO RICHMOND MEN
HELD AT DAYTON ON
ASSAULT CHARGES

Walter Lane, 25, and Orello Clapp
21. of this city, were arrested last
Saturday night by Sheriff w. C. Oldt,
Of Dayton, O., on charge of assault
with intent to commit robbery.
Last Saturday evening, the two men
hired taxi cab of Charles Yost, to
take them with a woman to camp
south of the city. The taxi hire was
$2.5e, but when the men reached the
camp they refused to pay the driver.
Men at the camp induced them to
pay.
After spending the evening at the
camp, the men called the same driver
to take them home They tried to
take the money away from Yost, the
taxi driver. They were arrested and
their hearing was begun this after
noon in the court of Squire Wysong.
Indications pointed that the men
would be bound over to the grand
jury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
Uncoper German Spy Conspiracy;
Three Suspects Are Held in New York
S1Rs ANITA aAIRMlA.

NEW YORK, June with three
men under arrest who are alleged to
be only minor figures in a conspiracy
to transmit information :. of military
value from the Uaited States to Ger.
many through neutral mail channels,
the federal authorities and city detec-
tives today. indicated further arrests
which they said might result in dis.
closures of q German spy system.
Apparently the government officers
hoped they could uncover an explana.
tion of how Germany knew in advance
of the approach of the American de-
stroyers to the British coast so that
an Irish port could be mined
Where and when the three defend
ants were arrested and their identity,
we're withheld pending their arraign-
ment today before United States com.
missioners. The charge against them
at present" United States Assistant
District Attorney John C. Knox said,
''is that of competing with the govern
ment by carrying mail in opposition to
the government" Mr. Knox added
that the charge might be changed to
treason.
Two of the men are said to be Amer
lean born and the third, a naturalized
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
German Socialists
Anxious for Peace

STOCKHOLM VIA LONDON, June
4-The delegates of the German ma
jority socialists to the socialist confer
ence have arrived here, headed by
Philip Scheidemann.
The Germans come here hoping for
the best. but with no great optimism
to Judge from the words of Herr Mol
kenbuhr, veteran member of the par
tvs executive committee. In an inter-
view with a correspondent of The
Associated Press, Herr Molkenbuhr
said: 81 fear that peace will not re-
suit from the Stockholm conference.
but the whole world wants peace and
we come to see whether there is any
chance of securing it here. Even If
we do not succeed, we shall perhaps
at least have kept the peace move
ment alive"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
BRIDGE BREAKS
UNDER STRAIN;
Two men HURT
Seventeen Freight Cars
Hurled Into Seven-mile
Creek Near Eaton in Sun
day Crash.

EATON, o., June 4.-Speeding along
at forty to fifty-mile clip. Pennsyl-
vania freight train No. 476 was wreck
ed Sunday morning when a bridge. a
half mile west of the station. coilaps-
ed and sent seventeen cars crashing
into Seven-mile creek twenty feet be-
low.
Corbett Prewett. 90 years old. of
Des Moines, Ia. and Bert Martin. o5
years old, Of Oskaloosa, Ia, who were
stealing ride, were chopped out OF =
box car demolished in the wreck.
Neither was seriously injured
The bridge was unguarded and il is
reported officials are making every ef-
fort to determine the cause II is be-
lieved that the smashup was the result
of broken wheel under one car. The
car entered the bridge at an angle
and jumped the track, causing others
to leave the rails.
When the train broke. the air was
set on the section following. but the
cars were under such momentum that
they could not be stopped. The car
[contfnued On page Ten.I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
FIREMAN SCALDED
WORKING IN BOILER;
INJURIES SERIOUS

While working on the interior of a
boiler at the City Light Plant, C. S.
Pitsenbarger, head fireman of the
plant, was painfully burned, about 10
O'Clock this morning.
Pitsenbarger was removing some
tubes from the interior of dead
boiler when one Of the other workmen
turned live steam from another boiler
into the one where Pitsenbarger was
working. Being in the back of the
boiler, Pitsenbarger had to crawl it's
entire length before he reached the
door.
The flesh on the right side of his
body was cooked and deep burns made
on his left side and on his face and
arms. He was taken to his home at
100 South Seventh street, where his in
juries were treated. Although serious,
1t is not believed the burns will prove
fatal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
men OF NATION
21-30 TO make
WAR HISTORY
Registration Tomorrow to be
Gigantic Success, Say Of
ficials-Slacker Warned.
TRUIlETINl |

WASHINGTON, June A. Final
warning against evasion OF me draft
registration tomorrow or attempts to
induce other to evade 1t was issued to-
day by Attorney General Gregory. 1T
is the duty of this department to prose.
cute evaders, and it is proposed to do
So" said the attorney general.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June A.
Everything points to the complete sue
cess OF the selective draft registration
Tuesday for the American armies
which will be thrown against Germany
and her allies.
Reports from all states received by
the war department tonight announce
all the recording machinery ready and
assert that all but trifling percentage
Of the 100000 men from 81 to 80
years old. inclusive, will be registered
by 9 o'clock Tuesday night
Those eligible who do not register
will be prosecuted under the terms Of
[continued On Page Two.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
YOUNG men
TO REGISTER
FOR SERVICE
IN U. s. ARMY
Plans Completed for Tomor-
rows Enrolment of Fight
ing Strength of Quaker
Community.
NO SHIRKERS HERE
LeULLETINl

WASHINGTON, June 4.-PIans Of
the war department to draft from 900,
coo to 100000 Of the ten million who
II is estimated will register tomorrow
for the new army, were disclosed to
cay by Provost Marshal General
Crowder to the senate military affairs
committee. Exemptions, he said
probably would reduce the number to
625,ooo for immediate use.
Tomorrow Wayne county will list its
young men for military service in
stricken France.
All arrangements for the army con-
scription registration throughout the
county have been completed. The
young men Of the county who are
eligible for the draft are accepting the
situation with commendable patriot
ism.
Unlike many communities through
out the country no effort has been put
forth here to arouse anti-draft senti-
ment. The Wayne county public has
calmly accepted conscription as the
nations only recourse in waging a sue
cessful war against Germany.
No Protests Made.
So far as known there has been no
anti-draft literature distributed In
Wayne county and not one protest has
been publicly registered.
With the same high patriotic spirit
evidenced at the outbreak of the Civil
Tcontinued On Page Two.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04

PETROGRAD, Sunday, June 3, (via
London. )-Sailors from the Kronstadt
garrison, which recently declared its
independence of the central govern
ment. arrived in Petrograd early this
morning with the announcement that
warships at kronstadt would come to
Petrograd Immediately and land men
to make demands.
Later it was reported that sailors
had landed at Gutuyeff island, port of
Petrograd. and begun an attack. A
visit to the Gutuyeff port quarter
showed that the story of the landing
and attack was untrue. -.-
However. it was sufficiently alarm
ing to provoke intense excitement IN
the city and cause the dispatch to the
spot of a military force.
Petrograd waited today for the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04

hide behind any acts that may have
occurred outside the realm OF actual
school discipline.
We are only asking that which We
have a right to ask as taxpayers and
desire to secure for ourselves and
posterity the right of explanation for
acts which may seem to be acts of in.
justice and oppression.
We pledge our loyalty to all con-
stituted authority but reserve the
right to criticise and request hear.
ing on all matters which concern us as
part of the community to which the
authority in charge is ever beholden.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
GERARD MAY SPEAK
BEFORE LOCAL CLUB

Howard A. Dill, representing the
Richmond Commercial club is making
an effort to have James r. Gerard,
former United States ambassador to
Germany, deliver an address before
the club at the time of the annual
club banquet. about June 20. Mr.. Ger
ard is expected to deliver an address
in indianapolis about that time and it
is possible that he can be induced to
come to Richmond. Carl W. Acker-
man who is now in New York has
been asked to confer with Mr. Ger
ard and urge him to arrange to visit
Richmond
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
She Loues Chickens
and Cows If Their
Colors Match Well

CHICAGO, June AIRS. Scott
Dnrand is practical farmer. She
doesn't have to prove it. She ad-
mitted it Saturday while, presid-
ing at a meeting Of the Chicago
branch of the Women's Farm and
Garden association in Fullerton
hall, and added: a.,
But / have an aesthetic side,
too. / like to have my chickens
match my Guernsey cows in color.
l won't have a white chicken on
my place. 1t makes me think of
a newspaper blowing around"
The sins of Mr.. and Mrs. Rat
in the poultry yard were dis
cussed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
81 Babies Snapped
At Church Meeting

Pictures Of fifty-two mothers and
their babies were taken Saturday aft
ernoon at the quarterly meeting of the
cradle roll department Of the North
End Mission. This work is under the
direction of Miss Alice Newman, su-
perfntendent of the department
A musical program was given by
Mrs. Susie Meeks, and talks by Mrs.
George Chrisman and Miss Elizabeth
Kemper. A social hour followed. A
mothers meeting will be held June Is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
LEAVE FOR PETRoGRAD

A RUSSIAN PORT, (via Tokio),
June 3.-The American commission to
Russia. headed by Elihu Root, which
arrived here safely this morning, left
on a special train this afternoon, bound
for Petrograd after calling on officials
here. The Root party probably will
reach the Russian capital June II.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
Help Record Names

BOSTON. June e. The Boston
Chamber of Commerce at the request
of the committee on safety has under
taken the task of providing force of
500 persons to prepare the final rec
ords of registration for the army drafe
in this state. The work will be start
ed on Wednesday. Many business
houses have placed the services Of
clerks and stenographers at the dis
posal of the committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
HEAVY LOSS
ENDURED BY
GERMANS TO
HOLD LINES
Teutons Make Ceaseless
Counter Attacks in Aisne
and Champagne Regions
to Stem Advance of Allies.
BRITISH TAKE POST
(By Associated Press)

There seems ample evidence that
the Germans are prepared to go to al
most any length at present In sacri-
fees of men to hold the situation on
the western front in hand.
Along the line held by the French.
the effort is taking the form of almost
ceaseless counter-attacks, both in the
Aisne region and in the Champagne.
Although suffering a sanguinary re-
pulse on Sunday in repeated attacks
of the Vauclerc and California plateau,
[continued On Page Two.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
AIMS OF j. s.
IN STRUGGLE
ARE SENT TO
PETR0GRAD

WASHINGTON, June president
Wilson's communication to the new
Russian government on the war aims
Of thes44nttsd States has been deliver
ed At PAtrograd by Ambassador
Francis. but will not be published in
this country or In Russia for a day or
two, as the state department Is clear
ed matters of detail"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
Shark Bites OFF Arm

SAVANNAH. Ga, June 4-Fear of a
repetition of last summers prevalence
of man eating sharks along the Allan
tic Coast. was felt here today as the
result of an attack by shark on Wal
lace j. Pierpont, Jr., son of Savanah's 8
mayor In Catalogue Sound Pierpont's
arm was badly injured by the shark
which came close to shore.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
GRAND JURY EXPECTS
TO REPORT THURSDAY

The grand jury expects to make a
report of the bridge investigation
Thursday or Friday. They adjourned
this afternoon until Thursday. Sever
over, will be reported on at that time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
SOCIALISTS NAME
DISTRICT NOMINEE

At a convention held at Rushville
last week. the Socialist party OF the
Sixth district named John Nit, OF
Rushville. as it's candidate for con.
gressman from the district to succeed
the late Judge Comstock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
SAILORS OF KRONSTADT
THREATEN TO ENFORCE
DEMANDS WITH FLEET

threatened demonstration by the
kronstadt Warships and as the time
passed with no such incident the an
nouncement of the sailors who reach
ed here last night came to be regard
ed by a majority as merely boastful
talk on the part of extremists acting
in defiance of the orders of Anatole
CONTINUED On Page Eiaht.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
For Wayne county by W. z. Meo'

For Wayne county BY w. z. Moore
Showers and probably thunder
storms tonight OF Tuesday
General conditions-The western
gulf storm broke in two Saturday
night part going over the lakes and
the other south OF the Fortieth paral-
lei. General high winds reaching gale
proportions are now general through.
out the central states. Abnormally
cold weather continues over the north
and west. Frost at Dodge City, Kan
sas. Freezing on the Canadian bor-
der. Another storm covers the west
and will probably bring rains tonight
or Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
4s NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK.

LONDON, June According to in
formation received by the Norwegian
legation here, 49 Norwegian ships with
gross tonnage Of 1897 we're sunk
in May. Twenty-Five lives were lost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
FIRST WARD MEETING
IN COURT HOUSE

The first ward meeting Of Republi-
cans which was to have been held at
S South Seventh street tonight, has
been transferred to the Court House.
First ward Republicans are asked to
heed the change.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04

citizen of Sweden Examination of a
quantity of mail seized by federal
agents indicated transmission Of in
formation on steamships to Mexico
and thence possibly BY wireless to Ger.
many
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
Mrs. Guy Study Speaks

Mrs. Guy Study of st. Louis, who
often visits here at the home Of Attor-
ney and Mrs Robert l.. Study made an
address when the French legation
visited st. Louis recently.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04
ss s;' s;:; No: K; ':;' c!.:: '.:
WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by United States Wealth.
er 6ureau-Tuesday unsettled prob.
ably thunderstorms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-06-04

Temperature To-day
The Washington times., 1917-06-17

whats the matter with this mules
shoes" asked the village blacksmith.
II put them on day before yesterday
and they look all right to me-"
Never mind how dey looks" re-
piled Erastus Pinkley. ''You Jest take
dem shoes off an put on yuthuh ones.
Me and Samson Smiley will stand de
expense"
What has Smiley to do with it,
Hes helpin me finance a spO'tin
proposition. We've got a bet on how
many times yo can fool aroun' dat
mules feet befo' you gifts laid out
The Washington times., 1917-06-17
Red Cross Week

Two great achievements have been
put to the credit Of America as a
warning nation already this month.
The registration of ten million Amer
lean young men, according to the
latest returns fully reaching the es-
timated figures of the Census Bu-
reau, and the oversubscribing of the
Liberty loan, for furnishing the sin
ews of war. The first was the fulfill
ment of a patriotic duty; the second
was an investment in the United
States as the essential factor in the
winning Of the war.
A third great achievement in the
same direction is to be made this
week in the contribution of private
benevolence to a patriotic and mer-
ciful cause. the raising of a hun
dred million dollars for the Ameri-
can Red Cross. II is not to be
thought Of that America. will fail in
this task. But it will take the uni
versal cooperation of our people
under well-directed efforts to fulfill
it.
Let everybody help this week!
There is no fifty dollar limit for con-
tributors as in the case of the LIB
erty bonds. The hundreds of thou
sands of American boys who will be
on the firing line ere many months
have passed are to be directly bene-
fted by gifts in their behalf. Recre-
The Washington times., 1917-06-17
Exemption of Charitable
Contributions

An amendment to the revenue act
proposed by a committee of which
DR.. Samuel McCune Lindsay, of Co
lumbia University, a noted social
worker, is chairman, contains the ex-
emption from net taxable income OF
gifts to charitable, religious, and phi
lanthropic causes. The alternative
plans suggested by DR.. Lindsay, in
a letter to Chairman Simmons, Of the
Finance Committee, are three: Ex-
emption of the full amount of such
gifts from all income subject to tax
alton, of a percentage Of such
amounts, or the full amount exempt
ed from the normal tax, but not from
the surtaxes.
One of the arguments against the
raising of so large an amount OF
revenue from the income taxes is
that it would cripple various forms
of activity which are really in the
public service. The psychological eff
feet of making a man feel poorer
through taxation should be taken
into account. If the small increase
in the governmental revenues in
volved should lead to the great cur
tailment of gifts to education and
charity, the loss would far outweigh
the gain. If a taxpayer is allowed to
exempt his regular contributions
from his net income, just as he does
the expenses of his business, interest
paid on debts, and so forth, there is
not afforded the excuse that would
probably be found in many cases for
cutting down his gifts to worthy
causes.
The suggestion seems to be good
one, and should be accepted, with suf-
ficient guarding of the interest of the
Government, by the Finance Com
mittee and by the Senate.