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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
$4,000 OUT IN
FRISCO STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-Ap-
proximately $4,000 iron workers and
metal trade mechanics engaged in war
emergency construction in San Fran
cisco and Bay cities went on a strike
at o'clock today following rejection
Of demand of 80 per cent. increase
in wages.
The walk out In more than 100
plants was carried out without hitch,
it was reported.
Eleventh hour efforts to avert the
strike by employers and representa-
tives Of the United States shipping
board failed. Proposals to arbitrate on
a basis Of 10 per cent increase offered
had been rejected by the conference
committee of the iron trade council,
composed of 25 unions on whose au-
thority the strike was declared.
The walk out affects more than
$150000,0 100000 dollars in government
ship building and engine construction
contracts and automatically ties up
other construction works.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
KELLY RESIGNS
FROM CLERKSHIP

Robert L. Kelly, former president of
Earlham college, who has held the po-
sition of presiding clerk of the Indiana
Yearly Meeting for the last five years,
on his own request has not been re-
nominated by the committee of clerks,
according to one of the members of
the committee Monday.
Dr. Kelly is removing himself from
the position because his work with the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America, carries him out if the
jurisdiction of the Yearly Meeting.
DR.. Kelly is due to arrive Monday
night from Chicago to preside at the
opening of the meeting Tuesday.
Although nothing was officially an
nounced it was learned Monday that
no Richmond man had been nominated
by the committee on clerks, for the Of
flee of presiding clerk. They would
not say who was nominated.
The office of presiding clerk is the
highest honor the meeting confers on
one of the members.
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35 cents be made, instead Of 20 and 35
cents as now exists.
The findings of the state commiss-
ion in 1915 placed the valuation of the
company's property at S450,000, the
artificial gas plant included.
Not Over S35o,ooo.
The petition just filed claims that
the true valuation does not exceed
S35O,000 and that all property not ac-
tually used in the production of natural
gas be excluded from the valuation
The present rates, according to At
torney Bond. for the first 5000 feet OF
natural gas amount to an average of
55 cents per 1000 feet and that is the
rate the citizens seek for the first 1000
feet consumed. Not much gas is fur
nished for industrial purposes.
The fifteen petitioners are Willard
B. Dye, Clarence E. Mayhem, Henry f.
Bode, John w. Rethmeyer, Harry c.
Doan, Edward r. Beatty, Theodore F.
Aker, Frank S. Campbell, Leverett D.
Haseltine, William A. Reece, Walter
B. Kenney. Albert z. Smith, Herbert
H. Schuerman, August Paust and John
NJ Emery.
The city has no connection in the
filing of the petition Attorney Bond
having been employed by the citizens
to prepare the case
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Citizens Ask Lower Gas Rate;
Claim Valuation is Too HIGH

Petition for the reduction of the gas
rates of the Richmond Light, Heat and
Power Company, and a revaluation Of
the company's properties has been
filed by fifteen Richmond citizens,
through City Attorney Bond, before the
state public service commission.
The petition alleges that the valua-
ton Of the company's property is
100000 in excess of what it really is.
With a just valuation of the property
the citizens claim that the net rate
should be as follows:
First 5000 feet, SIS cents; next 5000
feet at IS cents and all over 10000
feet, 80 cents.
Rate Now Is Higher.
The present rate is:
First 1000 feet, 70 cents: next l 1000
feet, so cents; next 1000 feet, 55 cents,
next 1000 feet 80 cents, and the next
1000 feet, 40 cents; next 5000 feet 35
cents and all over 10000 feet 80 cents
The petition sets forth that the COM
paiy can not sell gas at 80 cents per
] 900 feet and realize profit There
fore, it alleges, the small consumer is
made to pay for what the company
loses in selling gas at 80 cents to the
large consumer.
1t also asks that a maximum charge
of so cents and minimum charge of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
UNCLE SAM
May MAKE
JAPS FIGHT
Poundstone Sees In Missions
Visit Chance to Force EN-
Into Service.
BY RAMSEY PoUNpsToNE

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-What is
the significance of the visit of the I'M
perial Japanese Mission to Washing
ton?
This Is question astute observers
at the national capital are asking these
days while the press confines Its dis
cussion Of the Japanese question to &C
counts Of banquets and receptions ten
dered to the distinguished subjects of
the Mikado.
The suggestion that the Japanese
mission is here for the purposes of Sc
curing war loan from the United
States is dismissed with a smile, for
Japan has grown wealthy from war
profits.
Taken In Same Spirit.
The explanation of the members Of
the mission that they have come to
Washington as bearers of a message of
good will from Japan to the United
States is accepted in the same spirit
it Is given
But there is a deeper purpose be-
hind the pilgrimage Of Viscount Ishii
and his associates, official Washington
insists, and if the officials Of the de-
partment Of state play their trump
laden hands shrewdly, 1t is predicted,
the world will soon see Japan playing
a more active part in the world war
on the side Of the Entente.
There is every reason to believe that
the recent American embargo against
the expectation of steel had much to
do in inaugurating the present negotia-
tions between Secretary Lansing and
Viscount Ishii.
Steel is commodity that Japan
needs badly, to fulfill war contracts
and for increasing her rapidly growing
mercantile marine. Without Ameri-
can steel Japan's ambitious industrial
program cannot be carried out.
So, it is pointed out, Secretary Lam
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American and entente batting. at
tempts to induce Argentina, to whom
we are bound by valuable commercial
relations, to assume hostile attitude
toward Germany happily failed in
their purpose. This, it is to be hoped,
will continue to be the case. Never
theless, in the face Of the present diff
ficult conditions every steps undertak-
en- calls for extreme caution, secure
tact and calm deliberation.
Count Luxburg hight have known
this much when writing down his dis
patches. He should not have forgot
ten the lesson of the intercepted Mex
lean dispatch. His unconventional
mode of expression was least of all
suited to diplomatic documents or dis
patches. 1t is to be hoped that the in
cident will in measure resolve itself
into personal affair Of Luxburg and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
CHINA'S LOAD IS
EASED BY WAR

PEKING, August 9.-(Correspond-
ence of The Associated Press.)-
China's entry into the European war
on the side of the allies Will relieve the
Chinese government of interest pay
ments upon obligations owed to the
German government and German cor
poratIons aggregating nearly S235 ,000,-
600. The greatest single obligation
China owes to German is the Boxer in
demnity money, amounting to about
S106, 900 gold The next items in
importance are two loans of $4,000
600 gold each known as the first and
the second Anglo-German loans and
negotiated through the German-Asiatic
Bank. Germanys portion of the re-
organization loan participated in by
the five power group, is $4,000, 900
gold. Railway loans made by the Ger
man-Asiatic Bank aggregate over s4,-
0000 900 gold.
In addition there are miscellaneous
short term loans made by various Ger
man firms, which are estimated at a
total of s4,000,000 gold.
German mining properties whose
value is estimated at s1,500,000 gold
Crinese government and sold, the
Chinese government holding the
money until the conclusion of peace.
The German-Asiatic Bank with
branches at Peking, Tientsin, Tsinan-
fu, Tsingtau, Hankow and Canton,
is the largest German concern doing
business in China, and has a capital of
about $7,0000,00O gold 1t is charged
that this bank has financed much of
the German intrigue throughout the
Orient.
German capital also Is employed
quite extensively in the cement indus
try in China, and controls paper mills,
breweries, cotton mills and other fac
tories in various ports. These COM
panies for the most part are not very
large. Arnold Karberg and Company,
one of the most important German
concerns in the Far East, has a loan
on the Shanghai Dock of about S., ,OOO,-
900 gold.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
BERLIN REGRETS
ARGENTINE CASE

LONDON, Sept. 17.-Germany has
sent note to Sweden, according to
the correspondent at Stockholm Of the
Central news agency. highly regret
ting the disagreeable issues on ac-
count Of Sweden transmitting tele-
grams to Germany.
Germany says she is obliged to the
Sweden government for transmitting
the messages but regrets that her rep
resentative in Argentina should have
sent the kilograms In the phraseology
they did.
The newspaper Of Stockholm, which
printed the announcement that Ger
many had sent the note to Sweden,
says the German government has in
structed all its representatives in for
eign countries to refuse to accede to
any attempt which may be made to
force them to reveal to the Swedish
government the content of code mes
sages which they submit to 1t.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
JUDGE HOLDS
SUFFRAGEACT
TO BE VOID;
May REGISTER
Marion County Jurist Rules
That Women of Indiana
Can't Vote Under Recent
ly Passed Law,
REGISTRY MAY GO ON

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 17.-What is
known as the "woman's partial suf-
frage" act, passed by the last general
assembly of the state of Indiana, was
held to be null and void by Judge John
]. Rockford Of Marion county superior
court this morning.
The court held the act unconstitu-
tional but refrained for the present
from Issuing a temporary restraining
order prohibiting women from regis
tering, because he declared action by
a higher court reversing his decision
might work a hardship If he prevent
ed women registering now.
AT the courts suggestion, the attor-
neys went into conference on the
question Of a restraining order against
women registering.
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Luxburg should be permitted to disap-
pear without leaving any trace be-
hind
Perfidy Blame Shifted.
The Lokal Anzeiger says: "It does
not require diplomatic expertness to
exploit this theft of dispatches for po-
litical purposes, for they really only
concern the confidential advice to his
superiors on the part of man who
apparently is endowed with much tenn
permanent. The perfidy consists in the
entente effort to falsify the facts in
the case for the purpose Of reading
into Count LuXburg's dispatch the
style and opinions of the German gov
ernment."
The Tageblatt says: THE draft of
these messages can hardly be calcu-
lated to promote German interests in
Argentina. In spite of the continuous
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
Oldest Editor in
Illinois Learned
Trade on Palladium

George n. Harper, so years old to-
day, who was born near Richmond,
holds the record as the oldest editor
in the state of Illinois in continuous
service with the same paper. He is
editor of the Robinson Argus and has
been for the last fifty-four years.
Mr.. Harper was born near Rich
mond, September II, 1897. He served
his apprenticeship in the printing busi-
ness with the Richmond Palladium in
1895. He went to Illinois in De-
cember of that year and began the
publication of the Gazette, Robinson's
first paper, the year following.
He was editor of the Palestine Ban
ner in 1859 and the Pana Enterprise
in 1860. He returned to his Indiana
home in 1862 and after a short service
in the 106th Indiana infantry returned
to Robinson and began the publication
of the Argus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
OLD CHIEFS OF
RUSSIAN ARMY
To BE REMOVED
Russia Can Again Present
United Front to German
Foe.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-General
Alexieff's appointment to supreme
command Of the Russian armies will
be followed by, a general reorganiza-
tion in which old generals will give
place to new ones.
First definite news of the reorgan-
ization was received at the Russian
embassy today in dispatches from
Petrograd Confidence of the troops
is being restored by the removal of
the former generals, the dispatches
said. and the situation is rapidly clear
ing.
The Korniloff uprising seems to
have been quelled without bloodshed
and Russian officials here say that
the government now is stronger than
ever. The original trouble might have
been avoided, Russians here feel. if
the emissaries from Korniloff had
been able to explain the situation
clearly to the government and it is be-
lieved that a mistake was made in
selecting the men to act as go-be-
tweens between Korniloff and the gov
ernment
Spirit Is Excellent.
Inc COSSdCh ulON6I lS i1oC Coii-
sidered serious any longer, although it
is not over with. Strong discipline has
been established in the army by Gen
eraI Alexieff and the spirit of the
troops is said to be excellent. The
advices to the Russian embassy here
say that if the rebels had know of the
true conditions in Petrograd they
would have made any move in the
nature of an armed rebellion. The
government is in good shape now,
officials said, to quell anything in the
nature of counter revolution and can
present a united front to the German
foe.
The military situation is said to be
progressing satisfactorily and the
armies are fulfilling their task of keep
ing as many Germans as possible on
the Russian front This is indicated
by the report that the Germans now
have more troops than ever before on
the Russian lines. During the last
five day the Russian troops have re-
gained seven miles.
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not create a disturbance In German
Argentine relations
matte corps. Energetic, forceful and
THE grave disappointments which
our foreign displomacy has occasioned
US in the course Of this war are meas
urably surpassed by this newest SEN
sation,' says Vorwaerts. NO word of
rebuke or condemnation is strong
enough for the man who in a respon-
sible position forwards such irrespon-
sible dispatches to his government.
Setting aside the moral aspect of
the case for the moment it is suffic-
lent to say that he violated the very
primary dictates of prudence and eau
ton, for after the theft of the Mexi-
can dispatch Count Luxburg might
have known that his messages also
were likely to be intercepted, which
now proves to be the case.
Much has been told to US OF the
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pate and we are equally convinced
that the advice Of Count Luxburg and
hi unconventional characterization
of the ministers of the country to
which he was accredited, will meet
with the decided disapproval of our
government.
"In our opinion, however, this disap-
proval must not merely express itself
in words. We demand, under all cir
cumstances, that the minister who for
wards such dispatches be recalled as
quickly as possible. We should not
put the Argentine government before
such an alternative but should our
selves undertake his recall Aside
from the international aspect of this
incident, there is no occasion to re-
vive memories of our numerous diplo-
matte heroics in the course of this war
by permitting this episode much long
er to engage public opinion. Count
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trace. the paper lame1y argues that
the expression does not mean sinking
a ship with all hands, but so sinking
her that military mishaps might be
avoided, as for example, concealing
the fact from other ships that she was
sunk by submarine and not by a
mine.
Government Not Responsible
"It is self-evident," says the Koel-
nische Zitung, that the German gov
ernment cannot be held responsible
for the opinions Of any one of it's
ministers. If, on the other hand, the
entente press attempts on the strength
of the contents of these dispatches, to
accuse German politics of duplicity,
or the German navy of atrocities, such
conclusions must impress the unbias-
ed mind as wilful exaggeration.
"We are also confident that the Ar
gentine government Will not partici-
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need Of careful sitting OF our diplo-
shrewd men have been excluded from
Germany's foreign representation on
suspicion that they did not possess the
needed social manners. sufficient tact
and polish to represent Germany at
foreign courts. And now behold one
of those society men.
The German government is duty
bound to make prompt ard unequiyoc-
al declaration that such methods as
those employed by Luxburg are wholly
foreign to its purpose and that 1t does
not for a moment contemplate permit
ting again, to foe or neutral. inhuman
warfare in the course OF which ships
should be permitted TO disappear with.
out leaving a trace behind. Unfcr
tunately the most important thing has
been neglected and that was the
prompt recall OF a minister who dareds
to make such suggestion
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Luxbure

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1.-THE three
cablegrams sent by Count Luxburg,
German minister to Argentina, to the
German foreign office through the
Swedish legation have finally been
permitted to be published in the Ger
man press.
The Koelnische Zeitung says that
it is easy to understand that the pub
lication of these dispatches in Argen-
tina has made an unpleasant impress
hion, and that President Wilson has
SO far probably been successful with
his manoeuver, but adds that they can
only be rightly judged if it is not for
gotten that they were secret messages
in code and if the figure dispatches of
entente diplomacy could be read, still
more drastic expressions would be en-
countered.
Regarding the phrase in one of
Count Luxburg's dispatches about
sinking steamships without leaving
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MEET
TO ORGANIZE A UNION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17-Organi-
zation of national federal employees
union was begun here today by dele
gates representing federal workers in
every section Of the country. It IS ex-
pected that the organization when
completed will comprise fifteen thou
sand members. Speakers listed for
today's sessions included Samuel NJ.
Gompers, Miss Jeanette Rankin.
member of congress from Montana.
and prominent labor leaders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
SEVEN KILLED
IN RAIL CRASH

AURORA, H., Sept. 17-Seven Iowa
stockmen were killed last night in a
rear-end collision on the Burlington
railroad near Earlville, H., forty-flve
miles west of Aurora. Ten or more
were injured.
The men who were killed and most
of those injured were in two sleeping
cars and way car attached to the
rear Of the stock train. The merchan-
disc train plowed through these three
cars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
Janitor Al Years,
And Never Tardy is
Record of Dingley

A. W. Dingley, janitor at the high
school is beginning on the forty-second
year of service as janitor. He began
at the old business college on Eleventh
street, then later went to Starr school.
He has been in the high school build
ing for about 27 years.
i've never been absent or tardy
during my forty-one years." Dingley
said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
Newspaper Publicity
Is to Be Continued
By Muncie Church

MUNC1E, Ind, Sept. 17.-As an ex-
pertinent and at the suggestion Of the
pastor, st. Johns Universalist church
last year adopted the policy Of adver-
tising its Sunday services in newspa-
pers. Every week display advertise
ment appeared on the amusement
pages of the newspapers, mingled with
the theatre advertising, DR.. Mason,
the minister, insisting that it be plac-
ed there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
Ideal Fall Weather
Coming, Says Moore

Richmond is due to experience ideal
fall weather during the next few days
according to the prediction Of Wealth
er Forecaster Moore.
1t will neither be too cool and neith-
er too hot but just moderate, accord
ing to the forecast. The temperature
may get near the 70 mark, however.
Jack Frost, however, is moving this
way, and 1t is expected that a heavy
frost will sweep the country the latter
part of this week or the first of next.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
Federal Net Gets
Seuen in Waukegan

CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-John Unger, a
contractor, of Waukegan, ILL.,, and six
others were taken before the federal
bureau of investigation today, having
been arrested after attending a meet
ing of Industrial Workers of the World
at Waukegan last night
The federal agents who were noti-
fled that an anti-war meeting was to
be held, were on hand to listen to the
utterances.
At the close Of the meeting seven
persons were taken into custody.
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FRESHMEN COP HONORS

OXFORD, o., Sept. 17.-By dragging
the sophomores through the muddy
waters of Four Mile creek Saturday,
Miami university freshmen won the
annual class scrap by 80 points. The
events of the day passed off without
bloodshed or serious injury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-09-17
FINANCE MINISTER QUITS

BUDAPEST, Sept. 17.-(via Am
sterdam)-Dr. Gratz, minister of fin
ance in the Hungarian cabinet formed
by Premier Wekerle last month, has
retired from the ministry Dr. Weker-
1e has temporarily taken over the
portfolio of finance.
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NO WASPS, SAYS
navy Department

WASHINGTON, Sept II. The
navy department after as complete an
investigation as is possible, is salts
fed there is no foundation for reports
of a hostile submarine off the New
England coast.
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CHURCH ATTENDANCE GROWS
THROUGH WAR, REPORTS TO
YEARLY MEETING Will SHOW

low of Seattle, Wash, and Cassie
Cummins.
That the ministry of the Society of
Friends needs an awakening on just
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SELLS SEED AT SAME PRICE

BOSTON, Ind, Sept II. - H. L.
Meyer, who threshed out 480 bushels
of wheat from Is acres, or 80 bushels
to the acre, is selling the same seed
to his neighbors, and at the same
price as at the elevator, namely 81.
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For Wayne County by w. E. Moor

T
General Conditions-Clearing wealth.
er due to high pressure over the east
Is causing fair weather east of the
Mississippi river. A tropical storm is
moving north into the Gulf Of Mexico.
Severe storms at Hatteras, North Car.
olina. Rain SO inches in "a hours.
Temperature much warmer in the
West.
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100 ACRES IN CORN

BOSTON, Ind, Sept. II. - Harry
Gobel, south of here, has no less than
100 acres in full earned corn, straight
and tall, and of fine quality. He will
begin sowing for wheat shortly.
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WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight and
Tuesday. Slight change In tempera-
tdre.