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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
wine TAX TO RAISE
MILLIONS IN REVENUE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s-Only a
few of the uncontested provisions of
the war tax bill remained to be dis
posed of when the senate resumed
consideration of the measure today.
Much headway is being made in dis
posing of important features, among
them being the wine and motor We
hicle schedules.
The senate provisions levy a surtax
OF $40 for each $500 value on automo-
biles costing more than $4,000 in the
place of the five percent tax on gross
sales Of manufacturers, proposed by
the house. The new tax is designed
to bring in approximately $4,000, 900
compared with the $11S, 100000 levy on
manufacturers under the house bill.
The wine tax is calculated to raise
$21, 100000, compared with $4,000, 900
under the house bill.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
SPEAKER EXPLAINS
RED CROSS SOCIETY

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Aug. 18.-
Mrs. Paul Comstock met with the
women at the first meeting of the To-
cal Red Cross society here Friday aft
ernoon and brought with her articles
ready cut out to be made for Red
Cross hospital work.
She also demonstrated knitted ar
ticles that are to be worn by the sol
diers. Heretofore the knitting has
been done by the Navy League. but a
change has been made and this work
will be under the supervision Of the
American Red Cross organization.
On account of this change, Mrs.
Comstock was unable to furnish the
yarn and needles A number OF Ia
dies here are ready to knit when the
demand can be supplied.
Mrs. Comstock said she will notify
this branch of the Red Cross as soon
as the Richmond chapter is supplied
with the yarn. A number of ladies
will not wait for the Red Cross sup
ply, however, and will buy their yarn
and needles elsewhere, and begin knit
ting at once.
Among other interesting things Mrs.
Comstock talked of the home nursing
couse, first aid class and surgical
dressing and advised that studies in
these be taken up. She also told OF
the Christmas comfort bags and nam
ed a list of articles, such as needles,
thread, round looking glass, soap,
handkerchiefs, etc., which they are
to contain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
UNCLE SAM WANTS
GOOD ARMY COOKS

Men who want good Jobs as cooks II
Uncle Sans service are asked to com
municate with Henry Morrison, man
ager Of the Westcott Hotel.
Morrison is Richmond representa-
tive Of the National Committee to fur
nish cooks for the United States army
made up OF hotel men all over the
country.
Any number Of men can be used
Morrison says. Pay is SIS for first
GLASS cooks and $50 for class B. The
present Jobs will last six or seven
weeks, the men being used to cook fol
the new national army until Uncle
Sam can recruit and train enough men
to do the work.
Henry Martin, the Westcott Chef
has enrolled, and the hotel will have
another man soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
ECONOMY, IND.

Those who attended the Chesterfield
spiritualist camp meeting from here
are: Mrs. Ollie Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs
A. Swain and daughter. Olive, and Os
car Edwards. Marsh Lindsey and
Prof Charles Macy were at Richmond
Friday. Mrs. Harry Cain has return
ed from Peru. Rev. Monticia Cart,
er, Indianapolis, Mr. and Mrs. Ad Men.
denhall, Mr.. Ind Mrs. Arthur Moore,
Farmland. Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Hiatt
Economy, we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus Williams Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Lacey and children re-
turned to their Richmond home Fri
day morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Charley
Atkinson returned from Richmond
Thursday evening. The following
are camping at the Richmond chautau-
qua: DR.. Loop and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Peirce and children, Mrs. w. L. Feni-
more and children, Miss Weldy Effie
Wilson, Katherine Pusey and Jessie
Secrist.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
RAISES TOBACCO
NEAR CENTERV|LLE

CENTERvILLE, Ind, Aug. 1s.-
Carl Darnell Of Co. H, 51st U. S. In
fantry, stationed at Chicamauga, Ga,
where 10000 troops are in training, is
the guest of his mother at Centerville
He is an old Centerville boy.
For forty-two years the old steam
FIRE engine at Centerville had respond
ed to the calls and alarms, but Satur.
day the veteran broke down and
sprung leak. Citizens and merchants
generally said Saturday that 1t was
time a new apparatus was provided by
ment. Had there been a fire Saturday
the department would have been hand
icapped.
H. Godsey of near Centerville has
seven acres in tobacco that is look
ing fine, the best result in years, ac-
cording to the grower. A special five
acres in oats, we'll fertilized, yielded
40 bushels to the acre.
Carl Davis, of near Centerville, had
a piece of 40 acres in wheat that went
AZ bushels to the acre, or 1880 bushels
in all, and another 3S acres that
threshed out 40 bushels to the acre,
making a total of 5000 bushels.
The Centerville Elevator company
kept its elevator open Saturday, per-
haps for the last time, according to
the owner. The price paid for wheat
was S2 The company is awaiting in
structions from the government.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
HAGERSTOWN, IND.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harter have
been entertaining Mrs. Scott Plaster
and daughter Matte, of Huntington,
Ind. They came Tuesday from New
Castle where they had visited, and
We're accompanied by Mrs. Mary E.
Buck and son Abram, who spent the
day here. Mrs. Plaster and daughter
will go to Richmond today to be the
guests of Mrs. Jeanette Bond. Mrs.
Ida Pickett and son Aldon, of Green's
fork. were guests Friday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Stewart. :. Mrs. Mar
garet Webb, Of Memphis, Tenn, who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Thomas and daughter, Miss
Elizabeth, went to Richmond Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Henry Bibler, Of Mar
kle, Ind, Mrs. Charles Foland and her
granddaughter, Miss Mabel Denny, of
New Castle, arrived Friday and are
the guests of Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Hunt and
Mrs. Fritz and other relatives here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
WANT MORE QUAKERs
FOR WORK IN FRANCE

One hundred more men Of the
Friends church are wanted in France
at once.
A second ambulance unit Of 100 has
been asked for by the Red Cross In
France. according to word received
Saturday afternoon by Walter c.
Woodward of the Five Years Friends
The second unit will go as soon as
it can be organized. and without pre-.
liminary training. The unit is asked
to be in France by October /:
Men who have applied for the first
organization, Friends who have been
drafted, provided their discharge
from military service can be secured
and other applicants probably will
make up the unit, Woodward said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
V|CILANTES TO RAID
SOAP-BOX ORATORS

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-Madison
Square, Union Square and street cor.
ners along Boradway in the theatrical
district. where soapbox orators night.
ly air their views under the guise of
free speech, have been chosen as the
centers of attack tonight by squads OF
vigilantes in the campaign against SO
called pro-German orators.
Opposed to the vigilantes will be the
onstitutionalists, who plan to see
that the rights of free speech are not
impaired. At the same time the
Friends Of Irish Freedom have an
nounced their intention to test their
right to continue criticism of Great
Britain. to which Cleveland Moffett,
the author, objected recently and
was arrested.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
CITY WILL SELL LAND
FOR CEMENT PLANT

The city will gladly sell the land
known as Newman's hill for the loca-
tion of the Indiana Portland Cement
company, the S1.o00.000 company.
which is considering Richmond as a
prospective place to build a plant
The ordinance committee of the city
council has drafted an ordinance rec
ommending that the circuit court of
Wayne county appoint appraisers for
the land, which is owned by the city,
to determine it's value for sale. The
ground cost the city $1,000 in 1912.
The appointment of appraisers by
circuit court to determine the lands
value is necessary under law. The
city will then offer the ground for
sale at the price set by the appraisers.
Revenue of the city light plant
would be increased over 100000 an
nually if the plant is built here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
LIGHT PLANT FIGURES
TO SHOW LIGHT BOOST
RATE UNNECESSARY

Figures of the Richmond Municipal
light plant will be presented to the
state public service commission Mon.
day when the petition of the Indiana
electric association, asking for author.
ity to increase rates thirty per cent. in
forty Indiana cities. is heard, tending
to show that the petition of the pri-
vately owned companies is not justi.
fled by conditions.
The privately owned electric com.
panies claim that operating expenses
have increased so much that an in.
crease OF thirty per cent in rates is
necessary.
Although Richmond is not affected
by the petition, city officials are in
terested in the hearing as all of the
cities are members of the Municipal
League of Indiana.
City Attorney Bond is the chief coun-
sci for the cities opposing the increase.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
All Hail to Pershing!
Germantown is Past

Indiana has a new town on its map.
Frank Gipe, postmaster at East Ger.
mantown. has received word to sub
NIT bond under the new name of
Pershing, which means, according to
Richmond post office authorities, that
the change has received official ap-
proval.
When Gipe hears from Washington
that his bond has been approved, all
he will have to do will be to change
the name on the post office sign, and
the towns residents will be living in
Pershing.
The change will not mean any con.
fusion, as postal clerks will keep both
names on their charts for a year.
Much mail will probably still come un-
der the old name, and one letter has
already been received addressed to
Pershing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
EIGHTH WARD
OPPOSES JOB
OF CITY JUDGE
Useless Waste of Money, Say
Voters = Take Fight to
Council.

Residents Of the Eighth ward en-
phatically opposed theh city judge ordi-
nance In meeting at Fairview school
building Friday night, and commit
tee appointed to go before council
Monday night to voice their opposition.
The ordinance comes before council
Monday night for second reading. In
dications are that the ordinance will
be advanced to third reading.
Members OF the committee who will
go before council and oppose the pass
age Of the ordinance are: Bert Russell,
Charles Pitman, Harry Iredell, George
Meyers, Clark Walls and James
Harris.
Useless Waste Of Money.
The residents oppose the creation of
the office Of city judge on the grounds
that the office isn't necessary and 1t
would be only an expense to the tax
payers Of Richmond.
The meeting was presided over by
Councilman wilkins, member Of the
public welfare committee, which body
with the ordinance committee drafted
the bill. 1t was believed at first that
all six members of the two committees
which drafted the bill would vote for
it. but Councilman Wilkins decided
that he would vote against the bill
when II comes before council for final
passage.
Taxpayers Aagalnst II.
81 have not found single person In
Richmond, outside Of public life, who
is for the creation of the office" Coun-
Gilman wilkins said. II shall vote
against the measure because Of that
reason and because don't believe it Is
necessary, to have city Judge.
They say you can't get justice in
city court with the mayor acting as
Judge. The persons tried in that court
have a chance to appeal to higher
court If they are dissatisfied with the
decision of the city court.
with the city's financial condition
as It Is the ordinance should be voted
down"
Dan Wicket declared that it isn't
necessary to pay two salaries to ham
die one job. "A good mayor, with a
practical trained mind, ought to be
able to act as city judge. It's up to
the people to elect mayor who is
competent to hear the cases"
Councilman John Burdsall, who also
attended the meeting. said he had not
decided whether he would vote for or
against the bill. He pointed out the
bills bad points but also said it had
good features.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
GERMAN SHIP
AUDITOR HELD
AS alien SPY

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-The arrest
of Heinrich S. Ficke, the auditor in
this city of the North German-Lloyd
Steamship company as an alien en-
emy was expected to be followed to-
day by the detention of numerous
other men, all of whom probably will
be interned until the end of the war.
Ficke was arrested last night by
United States Marshal Power, who
said today that through his arrest
and others to be made soon. the leak
to Germany will be stopped" The
marshal added that he was satisfied
with the facts in his possession and
that he had ample authority to act un-
der President Wilson's proclamation,
relating to dangerous aliens.
Ficke Home Near Fort.
The Ficke home on Staten Island is
only short distance from Ft Wads-
worth, one of the main Notifications
guarding the harbor approach to New
York city.
From the house, it was said, all
ships leaving New York during the
day can be seen and short journey
to st. George or Stapleton would
make it possible to obtain informa-
ton on the movements of all the ships
during the night
While government officials declined
to go into details regarding the ar
rest, it was said to be the direct result
of the Investigation to learn how Ger
many obtained advance information
regarding the sailing and route of the
ships which first left for Europe with
American troops and also the secret
destination of the destroyer flotillas
which are now taking part in the Of
fensive against German submarines
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
Wilmington Friends
Hear Local Speakers

Walter c. Woodward, general sec
retary of the Five Years Friends and
G. Willis Beede, head of Five Years
foreign missions, appear on the pro
gram of the Wilmington yearly meet
ings annual convention which began
Wednesday at Wilmington, Ohio.
Woodward spoke Thursday evening
on ''The Message of Friends to the
Present Day" Beede conducts daily
classes in foreign mission work, and
will speak Tuesday on Foreign Mis-,
sions.
Truman Kenworthy of Richmond
Ira c. Johnson of Lynn, George Hart
ley and wife of Fountain City are the
other Indiana Friends attending the
meeting. Tuesday, August 21 will be
the closing day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
Mayors S Son Fractures
Arm in Performance

The morning exhibition of the Rob
ins Worlds Greatest Show" was sud
denly halted Saturday morning when
Russell Robbins, 10 year old son oi
Mayor Robbins, one Of the shows
greatest acrobats, missed his step and
fell, breaking his right arm.
The show, owned and managed by
west Rlchmond's youthful citizens
was to exhibit late Saturday afternoon
at the home Of Earl Coate, BOT Pearl
street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
Here is a $4,000 Job
If You Can Qualify

Uncle Sam has several big-salaried
jobs open.
A land classifier in the geological
survey at $1,S00 to $2,400 an investi-
gator in marketing at $2,400 to $4,000,
a chief craftsman at $4,000, an econ
omist and an accountant at $1,800 to
$4,000, are wanted at once.
The positions are not given by exam
ination, but are awarded to applicants.
Further information can be procured
from the post office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
Job Open for a Sleuth

ECONOMY, Ind. Aug. 1S-Thieves
are reported to be working nightly in
the Morgan Creek Settlement.
Cows owned by Thomas Gates are
being robbed of their daily offerings
by some one who isn't known by
Gates" at all, under cover Of the
moonless nights.
Corn, wheat, chickens and oats are
also mysteriously disappearing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
CITY BUDGET is $1e3,ooo

Money needed to cover the city's to-
tai expenses during the next year was
estimated at s1S3,O00 at a meeting of
department heads at city hall Friday
night. The amount is several thous-
and dollars below the incoming
amount. The officials sliced off ST.
063.90 from the estimated appropria-
ton to make the years income great
er than the appropriations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
BRITISH DROP BOMBS
ON BELGIAN TOWN

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-The admiralty
announces that another bombing raid
was carried out about midnight Thurs
day by the naval air service on the
railway station and junction at Thou
rout, town in West Flanders IL miles
southwest of Bruges. Fires were caus-
ed and it is thought that an ammuni-
tion dump was hit and the railway
damaged. Many tons of bombs were
dropped on the objecives. All the
machines returned safely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
Need Ordnance Men

James A. Hamilton and Earl and
Arlie Young, attendants at Eastnaven,
who were examined for the regular
army Friday afternoon, left Saturday
morning for Indianapolis.
Ammunition makers and ordinance
men are especially needed, and me-
chanics or gunsmiths who would like
to try this branch Of the service are
asked to write the chief of the ord
nance department at Washington, D.
c., for information.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
s18 PRICE FOR HOGS
IS REACHED HERE

Eighteen dollar hogs have become
reality in Richmond. Jerome Shurley,
manager OF the Glen Miller Stock
yards announced this morning that
heavy hogs would be bought on the
local market at SIS hundred pounds.
The recent rapid rise in hog prices
led local stock dealers to believe that
the $18 mark would be reached but
the advance to that price Saturday was
hardly expected. Up until Saturday
no hogs were delivered at the new top
price.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
EAGLES TO HOLD PICNIC

Wayne Aerie, Fraternal Order Eag-
les, No. 666, has a committee at work
preparing for picnic to be held Au-
gust 26, for the members, their wives,
and children only. At next weeks
meeting the program will be reported
to the members.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
Reno Mayor Drafted

RENO. New, Aug. 18-Reno is the
first city in the west to lose its may
or in the army draft. Roy Frisch, al
derman, who is also acting mayor,
qualified yesterday before the exemp-
tion board and when asked if he
wished to claim exemption as civil
officer, said:
There will be plenty Of men left
for. aldermen and mayor, but Uncle
Sam seems to need soldiers, therefore
1 will not claim exemption"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
AV|ATORS FIGHT
ABOVE PARIS

PARIS, Aug. 1S.-An air raid alarm
was sounded at o'clock this morn
ing. The sky was clear and within a
quarter of an hour the hum of defense
airplanes could be heard as they cir
cled over the city. At 4:05 bugles
were sounded indicating the danger
was over.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18
RECEIVE FARRAGUT RELICS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Relics
commemorative to the life Of Admiral
David G. Farragut, naval, hero of the
Civil war have been received by the
National Museum from the estate of
Loyal Farragut, late, son of the ad-
miral.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18

Mrs. Louisa K. Theirs, age 103, of
Milwaukee, Wis, is probably the old
est subscriber to the Liberty loan in
the United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18

Compressed carbon dioxide Is the
propelling agent In new gun. With
small shot the range is about eighty
feet, with bullets about 13O feet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-08-18

Shoes with quickly detachable heels,
to allow the wearer to escape If his
foot should be caught in the track.
have been invented by Frenchman.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-25
LONDON TO INDIA BY AFR.
Sc, cn-Day Itinerary Mapped Out
 Lord MOntagu.

London. July 20. - (Corresp| dence)-The first time table for] seven day aerial journey from [, don to India and back sas rece1 suggested by Lord Montagu. in address on worlds air, routes. as follows:
 First Day-Croydon London) part ' a. m.. arrive at Marse1 (625 miles) 12:3O, noon. depart D. m., arrive. at Naples t4S5 mil 6 D. n1.; total, LILO miles.
 Second Day-Leave Naples at m., arrive at West Coast Crete miles) 12:15,. noon; depart 1:17 m., arrive at Alexandria }(4S5 m1] 5:45 D. m.; Total 1.125 miles. Third sDay-Leave Alexandria, a. m., arrive at Jof (5S0 miles) noon, depart 1 p. m. arrive at miles.
 Fourth Day-Leave Basrah at m., arrive ati7Bandar Abbas miles) ,12 moon. 1depart 1 p. n1.. rive at Karachi t680 miles) at 1 D. m.; Total Il, 255amiles. Total distance, 4,530 miles; ac1 l flying time e39 hours, IS minu 1 total time on journey s5 hours minutes. On the return% journey, Lord M
 tagu suggested that the first q 1 flight should carry the voyager
 Gurieff, on the Caspian Sea, Il
 miles; the second to &Tarnpool, ll
 miles; the third day to London. 1 200 miles.
 1 The total distance of the rel l Journey would be 3.63O miles.
 actual flying time 30 hours and
 minutes, and'the .total"time consu] 1 on the return 59 hours.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-25
FILIPIN0S CHANCE
 ATTITUDE IN DECADE
Hostility Toward U. s. Replaced
 by UnsWerVin8 Loyalty
(From Far Eastern BureauD


 Nothing is more indicative of the changed attitude of the Philippines toward the United States than their eagerness to aid the United States in the war against the Kaiser. Ten years ago revolution and discomfort were the order of the day in the Philippine Archipelago; the Filipinos looked upon American occupation with hostility and were suspicious of American mo- tives. Today their eager loyalty to stand back of the Unitede Seates in the fight for liberty and democracy bears witness to their sense of unity with America. Their offers of financial, moral and military support attest the success of American methods in the Philippines.
 Manila papers are full of the activi- ties following the entrance of the United States into the war Immedi- ately on receipt of the announcement the Filipino Veterans association, composed of men who fought in the instruction of 1900 against the United States. formally rendered it's services to the governor general to be used :ll any capacity acceptable, an act inn mediately followed by the municipal board of Manila, composed of ten Filipinos elected by the native voters of the city. Further. the secretaries of the various departments of the government, all native Filipinos. at once pledged their loyalty and that of the Filipino people as a whole in CO., operating in any war measures decided upon by the chief executive. These pledges have been followed by many applications from native Filipinos for admission to the United States navy, end by the formation of a division of the National Guard. Upwards of 1000 Filipinos applied for admission to the guard as soon as it's formation was authorized. Young Filipino stu dents at home and in the United States are not only volunteering their ser vices, but making it matter of per- sonal responsibility to induce their brother students to take similar action. In San Francisco alone a Philippine volunteer regiment has been mustered through the Trojan zeal of two students who think it their first duty to help their Uncle Sam. There are Filipinos in the medical corps, who will bring to the war valuable experience of service in Philippine hospitals. Such spon- .taneous response to Americas call as their offer of 25,000 troops and their subscription to the Liberty Loan must have been a bittere answer to German agents who offered s5 to every former
New Britain herald., 1917-07-25

Believing in physical preparedness for themselves as well as others, al- though most of them are beyond mill itary service age, cabinet officers, a,s- sistant secretaries, members of the federal reserve board and federal trade commission and other high gov ernment officials in Washington ern- parked upon a training campaign for themselves under the direction of Walter Camp, the Yale coach. No.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-25

several crops 3 year are all ii which will contribute to Philippt dependence of foreign markets.
 The offer of 25.00O Filipino trd a parade of 10000 Malays in Manil celebration of America $ declaratioa war: a long list of Liberty Loan H CTS, including the name of the in1 recto Aguinaldo; and the unive3 planting of gardons-ali these resi are gratifying answers to the qd ticners of America's S successful occu ton If tuc Philippines.