davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
INDICTED LICENSE HOLDERS
FACE STRUGGLE TO OBTAIN :.
RENEWAL BY COMMISSIONERS

Saloon keepers convicted under in
dictments returned by the grand jury
for violation of the liquor laws or 9th
er criminal codes will meet some stiff
opposition when they petition county
commissioners for renewals of their
licenses. it was reported today.
Commissioner Seaney declined to
discuss the report and all that he
would say was: "We will meet the
propositions when we get to them. Be
cause of the present contest which is
being waged to get state prohibition,
it is the duty of public officials not to
make any statements which might in
any way be used as arguments by eth
er side. When problems of this kind
have come before the board at other
times, it is known that efforts have
been made to solve them in the way
which will be best for all concerned" J"
Some May Lose Licenses.
The commissioners, if they believe
that man is not a fit person to hold
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

should be mercy and tears. am tired
of seeing things done ''to be seen of
men, and for notoriety's sake. am
tired Of seeing every good and noble
cause impaired and disgraced by pro
moters who carry private axes to
grind. l am sick and tired of charity
and reform whose managers have
managed to squeeze out every bit Of
human pity by the use of cold statis-
tics. l am heartsick at the cold mag
isterial, arrogant, despotic, pompous
management of the poor which pro-
ceeds on the assumption that the i'm
roverished man who, like little Oliver
Twist, asks for more, is either Grim
inal or drunk. l am heartsick at
those who give their aims from the
housetops'' to be seen Of men" and car
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

liquor license Judging from his past
experience have the right to refuse to
grant one after fair trial in commits.
sioners' court. They can take into
consideration court records and in
case man has violated liquor laws
twice within one year the law speci.
fies that commissioners cannot grant
a license. Any applicant has the
right to appeal to circuit court and it
is anticipated that in case any saloon
keeper is refused a license, a hard
fought legal battle will result.
Prosecutor Strayer said today that
investigations of the liquor law viola
tions being made by the grand Jury
are causing many persons to condemn
him because they are coming at a time
when the prohibition movement is at
its height.
He said that the grand Jury has
made its investigations because atten-
[contnLed On Page Five.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

South Side Improvement associa.
tion went on record last night favor
ing legislation making It optional
with cities Of Indiana to retain their
present form Of government or. BY a
referendum, adopt a commission or
city manager rian Of government.
The legislative committee was In
structed to draw up resolutions favor
ing such legislation to be presented
to Governor Goodrich. A special ses-
sion Of the board Of the association
win be called to pass on the resolu-
tions when they are completed.
This action was taken by the board
after the advantages Of the city man.
ager and of the commission plans had
been outlined by Rudolph G. Leeds.
Believes Goodrich Favorable
81 am reasonably sure that Cover
uor Goodrich favors making it op-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

pushed and goaded on although old
and weak, exposed to sleet and rain,
cold and hot sun without water or
food. I am tired of seeing little chill
dren whipped for lying when their
fathers and mothers are living lies.
Why can't men and women gladly
hear the truth and tell the truth to
their children?
am tired of seeing the simple
minded sheep continually taken in by
the slick" people who travel through
the world upon their "respectability."
am tired of heresy hunters in bota
politics and religion. am tired of
seeing worthy and honest men con-
demned for their belief, condemned
for their open candor and bad men
courted for their pious demeanor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

and movements" and "crusades" and
leagues" and committees" organized
and pushed by fair means or foul to
bring about the millennium. I am tired
OF laws and enactments based upon
sentimental emotions and not justice;
great tides and swelfs of laws which
are never enforced and can't be en-
forced; laws at once relegated to the
museum of Legislative Curiosities to
look at as we look at mummies that
stand for the dead past and not for
living men.
Lack Of Protection
| am tired Of the great cures with
testimonials" against which the sci
enlist and the worthy physician have
no shadow Of protection.
am tired Of seeing horses abused,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
|0SH|PS SUNK ANDCAPTuR BY GERMAN RAIDER
CADETS PAY HONOR
TO ADMIRAL DEWEY
AT FUNERAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. = Funeral
arrangements for Admiral Dewey were
partially completed today. Orders
were issued by the navy department
to bring all the cadets at Annapolis
and all available bluejackets from the
Norfolk and Washington navy yards
to attend the funeral here Saturday.
Secretary Baker will order all avail
able army units to participate in the
ceremony. Ranking officers were en-.
gagged today arranging the details.
A guard of honor, composed of blue.
jackets from the gun boat Dalton and
the presidential yacht Mayflower was
stationed at the Dewey home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
BOND BRINGS BACK REPORT
OF STILL FURTHER INCREASE
IN RICHMOND WATER RATES

commission had decreed 1t was en-
titled to, approximately 100000 gross
Would Mean a Change.
The discussion brought out the fact
Mr.. Bond reports, that If the meter
rental charge was abolished then the
deficit would have to be met by a
re-adjustment of rates.
Another item which figures into the
water company's returns from users OF
automatic fire protection sprinkler
systems. Despite vigorous protest the
commission last summer established a
readiness-to-serve charge for srch
systems and ordered all Of them to be
metered.
Says Revenue Shrinks.
The charge for these systems was
figured on the basis of six-inch con-
[Continued On Page Five.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
SOUTH SIDE CIVIC BODY FAv0RS
OPTIONAL RIGHT FOR ALI CITIES
TO CHOOSE KIND OF GOVERNMENT

tional with cities to adopt commits
sion or city manager systems Of gov
ernment," he said.
He explained that under the present
plan Of city government there is q
division Of responsibility. Ward coun-
cilmen, four councilmen-at-large, a
mayor and city clerk are elected The
mayor appoints his board of public
works. This is in keeping with the
old idea of checks and balances which
has blocked progress for the past
hundred years.
"The lack Of centralized authority
is the worst fault of the present plan, :"
he said.
Must BE Politician
Mr.. Leeds explained further that a
plan like the present one makes it
difficult for an efficient officer to get
[Continued On Page Ten.]
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

City Attorney w. A. Bond went to
Indianapolis yesterday to demand OF
the public utilities commission. an
order resembling the Richmond City
Water Works company's meter rental
charge which amounts to $500 per
year.
Mr.. Bond returned today with the
information that there was an excell'
ent prospect for another increase in
water rates and practically no chance
of the meter rental charge being elm
mated.
The city attorney learned when he
appeared before the commissioners
that commission accountants who had
examined the water company's books
recently had reported that by collect
ion of meter rentals the company was
not receiving quite all the revenue the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
ON EASTERN FRONT

The Russians who recently have
been giving evidences of increasing
power of resistance to the German
pressure along the Sereth line in
northern Roumania, have now taken
the offensive. Advancing near the
Danube end of the line, they have re-
captured the town of Vadeni, six miles
southwest of the Roumanian Danube
port of Galatz, according to an official
announcement from Petrograd today.
On the Somme front in northern
France German troops attacked The
German line near Clery and Biaches,
that were repulsed according to the
French war office The other opera
tons on the FrankoBelgian front, SO
far as reported.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
Richmond's natural gas supply went

Rickmond's natural gas supply went
TO It's lowest ebb about o'clock last
night when a pressure Of only one
and seven-eighths onuces was regis
tered. For the greater part OF the
day the pressure was normal, which
is approximately seven ounces. At
one time in the early afternoon. the
pressure registered maximum normal,
eight ounces.
Light, Heat & Power company en-
ployes late in the afternoon had the
artificial gas plant ready for opera
tion as Manager N. H. Johnson
thought that the city was going to be
cut off from its natural gas supply,
which is obtained from the West Vir-
einia fields.
Supply is Diminishing
While the protracted cold spell
has much to do with the reduction Of
the gas pressure the fact remains
that our gas supply is steadily becom.
ing exhausted and I doubt very much
whether Richmond has any natural
gas next winter" Mr.. Johnson said
today.
Indications are that late this after
noon the gas pressure will drop as
low as 1t did yesterday but Mr.. John
son believes that fairly satisfactory
gas supply can be furnished the city
until the close OF the winter
Prepare Artificial Plant
Mr. Johnson fred broadside at
the city administration today over its
recent action in appealing to the
Wayne circuit court the order of the
Indiana Public Service commission
establishing a seventy cent natural
gas rate for Richmond, the city con-
tending that the commissions valua-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
ARTIFICIAL GAS ALONE May Be avail ABLE next WINTER;
NATURAL SUPPL D|MN1SHES LARmINC RATE THIS YEAR,
PRESSURE DROPS TOl lOWESTPO|NT UNDER TUESDAY PEAK

summer the Light, Heat & Power
company will ask the public service
commission to establish a schedule of
rates for artificial gas. At this time
there is no artificial gas schedule.
Manager Johnson intimated today tnat
if artificial gas is again used it will
be real luxury as the cost Of manu-
featuring gas has increased approx
mately 100 per cent in the past year.
Reports from cities north of Rich
mond which obtain the same natural
gas supply as Richmond show that
conditions there are much worse than
in Richmond
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
CAPTURE MECHANIC
WHO GOT UNSIGNED
CURRENCY OFF TRAIN

H. Grady Webb, handsome young
mechanic who became known here last
summer, has been arrested in Kansas
City by federal authorities who are
holding him on charge of having
robbed train in West Virginia two
years ago of 100000 of unsigned bank
currency.
Webb, who has been known to
postal inspectors almost since the time
of the train hold-up, has been most
successful in eluding his pursuers, al
though he apparently did not hide.
He came to Richmond frequently until
about August, it is believed. He was
seen in the Independent auto hack
station first and the report almost led
to his capture here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

am tired of piety without principle
pretense without practice, preaching
without pity.
| am tired Of seeing men tolerated
who commit every offense in the dec
alogue just because they pay feigned
adherence to creed in church or to
party cry, while men who are square
and upright are denounced because
they will not crook their knee to false
gods. | am tired of seeing truth for.
ever hissed and wrong forever dined,
supped and serenaded
Tired Of Being Duped.
l am tired Of being a fool and dupe
among fools and dupes. l am tired of
policy. I am tired Of white wash and
sugar where the lash should fall and
of seeing the lash fall where there
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
RY EDGAR IllEE

am tired tonight. I am tired OF
seeing power hold its brutal sway
and weakness forever crowding
against the wall, covering its rags and
shame with the shadows Of night
am tired of seeing vice hedged about
by the divinity Of wealth and the
poor hustled into swift punishment
under the name of crime.
am tired of seeing men living
upon the credulity and ignorance of
their fellow-men like wolves feeding
upon their prey. | am eternally tired
of some kinds Of professional prac-
tices called business" where men
bleed, freeze out pinch and squeeze
the credulous and trusting. am
TIRED Of "curealls" and specifics"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
EIGHT VESSELS FALL prey
TO GERMAN SEA RAIDER:
RAIDER is STILL AT LARGE

The White Star freighter Georgio
sailed from Philadelphia, December 2
for Liverpool with a general cargo.
The White Star agents said some time
ago that her destruction must be con-
ceded as she had never taken more
than Is days to cross the Atlantic in
winter Her gross tonnage was 10,077.
She was 557 feet long, 60 feet OF beam,
and was built in 1895.
The Dramatist 5,421 tons gross and
40 feet long, was built in Glasgow in
1913. She sailed from Seattle Novem-
Der and San Francisco November Is.
arriving at Cologne December 8 and 81.
Lucia December 10, the last report Of
her movements.
The last movements Of the Radnor.
shire have not been recorded. She was
a royal mail steam packet steamship
OF 1902 tons gross. She was 385 feet
1913. '---'>' -
The Netherby hall, 4,461 tons gross.
was 3S1 feet long and was built in
1905 at Newcastle. She belonged to
the Hall line.
When last reported she was on her
way from India to Cuba.
The King George sailed from Phila.
delphia on November "a and Whining
ton November %, for Manchester, be-
ing booked for return trip to Phila.
delphla. Her gross tonnage was 1882.
She was $50 feet long, was built in
1906 and owned in Glasgow.
The Minieh's recent movements are
not recorded. She was owned in Lon
don. was built in 1876 and was 351
feet long, of $3.50 tons gross.
Left Late Last Year.
The Mount Temple sailed from
Montreal previous to December 3 for
London. She was owned by the Canad.
ian Pacific railway company Of Lon
don and was built in 1901 at New
castle. Her gross tonnage was $3.50.
She was 4S5 feet long.
The Asnieres was a French four
masted bark of 3,103 tons gross. built
in 1902 at Havre She sailed from
Bahia Blanca on November 20 for
sPauillac.
The three masted French bark
Nantes, 2,679 tons gross, was built in
1909 at Rouen and owned in Manifest
She sailed on October from Iquique.
Chile for London.
The St Theodore. which has been
captured, is a British steamship cf
1892 tons gross, 405 feet long. built
in 1913. She was owned in Liverpool
She sailed from Norfolk December 5.
for Savona, Italy.
The other cantured sfeamship the
Yarrowdale 1852 tons gross, and 800
feet long, was built in 1912 and owned
in Glasgow. The last report from her
was her arrival at Havre from New
York previous to January 3.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
v megaphones to sound out their OWE

ry megaphones to sound out their OWE
praises.
am tired of seekers Of office, the
hunters for place, the party hangers.
on, the teaches who always crowd
around the public corncrib. For the
sake of office and appointment they
will be all things to all men, say green
is yellow, or white is black, subscribe
to anything and barter away the dear
est thing in life-independence and lib
erty. AS soon as man starts on this
kind of career he is stricken blind.
deaf and dumb. He will not see what
he ought to see, he will not hear what
he ought to hear, he will not say what
he ought to say. He becomes the
slave of every wind, the crawling
thing before every public clamor. He
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

is no longer a man. Better a free and
independent life in a cabin and q few
acres than to be supplicant for mems
favor.
am tired Of seeing sings and ar
rows Of outrageous fortune singing
men and women to death: tired Of the
sea Of troubles that engulfs so many.
tired of the heartaches and the thcus-
and shocks the flesh is heir to; tired
of the whip and scourge of time, the
expressions of wrong, the proud mans
contumely. the laws delay, the insoI-
ence of office and the spurns that the
patient merit Of the unworthy taker
Now am tired Of saying how COM
pletely tired am Of saying how ared
am. @
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
WANTS COUNSEL
TO HELP PROBE
LEAK" PUZZLE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Today's 8
session of the ''leak'' hearing was sud
denly postponed as it was about to
open. The postponement was made so
the committee might ask the house
for authority to employ counsel. Wit
nesses were notified to appear tomor-
row morning
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
66 ALLIED PLANES
WINGED IN MONTH

PERLIN, Jan. II. - Sixty-six aero
planes of the entente powers were
shot down on the various battlefronts
in the months of December, according
to the German official statement
issued today. twenty-five Of these
machines are In the possession of the
Central Powers. The losses of the
Central allies in the same period were
seventeen machines
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
THAW'S CONDITION
IS HELD SERIOUS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. IL
Physicians at the hospital where Har-
ry K Thaw. who attempted to commit
suicide here last week by slashing
himself with razor, is patient said
today that Thaw was not recovering
as rapidly as had been expected and
expressed concern both as to his men
tai and physical condition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

tion Of the company's property, upon
which the rates we're based, was ex-
cessive because the artificial gas
plant had been figured into the valua-
tion as used and useful" unit
Twice this winter the artificial
rlant has had to be made ready for
operation when it appeared that the
city was to be cut off from its nat
ural gas supply" johnson said. Sup
pose the natural gas had given out
last night, wouldn't the artificial plant
have been regarded as used and
useful unit?"
1t is generally believed that next
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
Temperature Today.

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday.
Occasional SHOWS and not so cold.
General Conditions-The cold wave
which has been settling southwark is
gradually losing strength. Tempera-
ture was two below zero last night
and fifteen above this morning. 1t is
decidedly warmer over the far north
west and SHOWS are general over the
middle Mississippi valley and central
states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
REPAIR WARSHIPS
AT REPAIR YARDS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. IL
There is unusual activity at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard due to the great
amount of repairs to warships now in
progress. Five of them, including the
battleship Maine and the cruiser Min
neapolis, are under the mechanics
hammer, and there are several wait
ing to take their places when these
two are finished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
"WA1CH US GROW"
CONVENTION BILL
MEETS WITH FAVOR

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE
house bill providing for constitution
al convention was favorably reported
today by the committee on ways and
means to which it had been referred.
The committee was unanimous in it's
report recommending passage of the
bill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
TEACHERS ASK HIGHER WAGE
THROUGH THEIR FEDERATION:
PRESENT SALARIES INADEQUATE

A report drafted by a committee of
three teachers of the Richmond public
schools advocating an increase in the
salaries Of all teachers will be sub
mitted at meeting of the City Fed
GRAFTON of Teachers, tomorrow after
noon at the high school.
A general demand on the part of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17

teachers for better pay resulted in one
OF the standing committees of the or
ganlzatlon taking up the question
some Tune ago. 1t is said that most of
the teachers who appeared before the
committee members urged the commit
[Continued On Page Ten.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
A DEGREES CHARITY WHICH E OUT HUMAN PITY BY use OF COLD SYhEC STATISTICS


%
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Wealth.
er Bureau-Probably snow tonight and
Tuesday. Somewhat warmer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-17
IS CENT PROFIT ON EGGS At IS CENTS
REVEALED WHEN CROCERS OFFER TO BUY
EGGS OF POULTRY RAISERS AT 40 CENTS

Profits dozen bought and sold Richmond
erymen today ranged o
H. eggs, quoted today
S.
ing those identical for 20
Fortycen eggs
for nanciers With such rapid
surprising eggs
in the speculat on
That making profit
for the market by others
purchasers.
The
ing few minutes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-15
PETITION OUT
AGAINST bone
DRY" Law HERE

A petition Is being circulated 10
secure referendum on the Wash
inRton bone dry law. which was
passed by the last legislature and
signed by Gov. Lister. T.. 81. VIII
Hams. former member Of the
Washington state senate. IL spoa-
sor for the petition.
In the lobby OF the county-city
building. Williams met I'D Cndl-
hee, former sheriff. who promptly
"hoppcd" on the petition and has
the honor Of being the first -
sign a.
Williams contends. after visiting
several Seattle lawyers. that the
national bone dry Law, recently
pasted. does not affect the state ~
Washington
As I underFtand H." declares
Williams. the national law affects
only those states that are already
bone dry. Ike Oregon and Idaho. "
is intended 30 aid these states, but
In Washington We have the permit
system and sale is thers fore legal
lied In limited amounts
He believes he can secure many
more than the necessary 1880 sig
natures right here In Seattle. but
that 30 many are worthless on ac'
count OF not being registered. lie
has registration OF $4,000 voters
in Seattle 20 go after.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-15
MAN WITH MAPS IS
HELD IN CUSTODY

NEWARK. n. j.. March ia
man giving the name OF Edwin
Black and his home as Hoboken. n.
j.. was arrested In Milburn. n. j..
today. after he had applied for shell
ter at police headquarters and maps
had been found In his possession.
The maps outlined railway termi-
mails. bridges. railways In New Jer.
sey. tunnels under rivers in New
York and shipping centers about
this city.
Black saii the maps were given
him by man from the German lin
or Vsteriand. now tied up at Hobo
ken. He said he used them to make
his way around in New York and
New Jersey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-15

Ballard Agent r w. MULLEN
Etco Ballard Ave. Phone Ballard soc