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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
QUESTION OF FOOD
SUPPLY C0NFRGNTS
GERMAN OFFICIALS

LONDON, Jan. GA discussion of
the food problem In the Berlin munich
pal council is described in dispatch
to Reuters from Berlin by way of
Amsterdam. At the end of the dis
cussion two resolutions were adopted.
the first introduced by the socialists
demanding uniform distribution of
food in the towns and in the country
and the adoption of steps to prevent
producers from Withholding supplies
in order to Increase their profits. The
second resolution was offered by the
liberals and condemned the existing
restrictions on the buying of supplies
by towns.
Herr Wuerm, socialist, attacked
Adolph Won Batocki. president Of the
Food Regulation board, whose latest
circular he described as complete
confession of the impotence of the
state before the farmers. He added
that even Field Marshal Won linden
burgs appeal to the producers had
been useless. Burgomaster Wermuth
spoke pessimistically Of Berlin's sup
plies and said that the official dis
trbution officers had failed to regu-
late satisfactorily the disbursement of
butter and milk. He said that sup
plies continually decline and had be-
come alarmingly low and that the
potato situation would be unsatisfac-
tory until February Is. Worst Of all,
the burgomaster said. were the fac
tions in the various systems which pre-
vented communities from operating
successfully.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
SuMMERSON HEADS
1917 LABOR COUNCIL

Carpenters hall was crowded at the
1917 organization meeting of the Cen
trail Labor Council last night Several
new locals were added to the council
during 1916 including the Electricians
and Tailors' unions.
C. L. Summerson, the Socialist nomi.
nee for representative to congress
from the Sixth Indiana district, was
elected president Other officers were:
Charles Gritty, recording secretary; r.
E. Graham, organizer: o. B. Reese,
master at arms; Ed. Meyers, vice
president; E. Reynold, financial secre-
tary: Joe Kern, W. E. Fahlsing and E.
Hunt. trustees.
1t was announced that a special
meeting Of the Women's Label league
will be held in Carpenters hall next
Tuesday evening. Mrs. w. H. Foster,
who was an applicant for the position
of police woman, addressed the meet.
ing last night on the advantages of
such an organization which has for its
purpose the education Of women to
buy only union made goods.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
DEluGlE u|lG!l OF BILLS
Will GONE BEFORE
'''''' ! STATE HSSEMBLY IS; I '

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6.-The com
ing week will witness the usual del
uge of resolutions and bills.
The records of the State legislative
Bureau disclose the preparation OF
500 measures, covering every conceiv.
able phase of legislation, which are
cow in the hands of senators and rep.
resentatives for Introduction. Many
of these measures will make their
appearance the ensuing week.
Representative Aldridge Of Ander.
son, has bill providing for the com
mission idea of government in county
affairs.
Evades Objections
In order to evade constitutional OBJ
jections, it is provided that the coun.
ty officers mentioned in the constitu-
tion, namely, treasurer, auditor, sher-
iff. clerk. recorder, surveyor and cor
onor shall constitute the commission
for the conduct of all county affairs.
The bill Classics the counties of
the state upon which the basis of pop
nlation of the first class, 100000 and
over: second class $4,000 and over;
third class, up to $4,000.
The salaries to be paid is also
based upon the population: First-class
$4,000; second class, $4,000; third
class, $500 Surveyor and coroner
members of the commission to re-
ceive the present statutory salaries.
The commission shall appoint all
clerical help from a civil service list
Of men and women who have qualified
under an examination by the state
board of accounts.
The measure is intended to reduce
the cost of county government, and
at the same time increase the effici-
ency of the service and eliminate
partisan politics from purely clerical
positions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06

In an extended, comprehensive and
very interesting article, written by
Joseph H. Mills, president Of the Rich.
mond Casket company and one of the
city's most enterprising citizens, calls
attention to some facts which are of
vital interest to every Richmond cit
izen who is interested in the better
ment Of his city, socially and indus.
trially.
Mr.. Mills in his article sounds the
call for teamwork on the part of all
the citizenship; a more active and re-
sponsive capital, better provided for
labor and the subordination Of indi-
vidualism to the collective good of the
citizenship.
Set Fire to Latent Talent.
within our own city there are lat
ent forces in capital, in brain and in
muscle which should be inspired into
activity" writes Mr.. Mills. "Such in
spiration we hope to set on fire during
1917. I'VE are purchasing entirely too
much from without, made in other
cities and representing high-class la
Dor that should be afforded to our
Richmond boys. If we are to hold the
live wires born and raised. yes, edu-
Gated within our city, we must afford
them opportunities to remain here and
thereby repay the city for the ex-
pense of their support and education
to manhood.
why should Richmond be the womb
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
GERMAN EMPEROR
INFORMS SOLDIERS
Of ENTENTE REPLY

AMSTERDAM, (via London), Jan. 6
"A Berlin telegram says that the fol.
lowing order of the German emperor
to the army and navy has been offic.
tally published:
'Co-jointly with the allied Central
powers) rulers l proposed to our en-.
emies to enter forthwith into peace
negotiations. Our enemies refused my
offer. Their hunger for power desires
Germany's destruction. The war will
be continued. Before God and human.
ity l declare that on the governments
of our enemies alone falls the heavy
responsibility for all the further ter
rifle sacrifices from which l wished
to save you.
with justified indignation at our
enemies arrogant crime and with re-
termination to defend our holiest pos
sessions and secure for the fatherland
happy future you will become as
steel. Our enemies did not want the
understanding offered by me. With
Gods help our arms will enforce it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
OWNER OF BUILDING
MAY LEASE HOTEL
FROM Two ESTATES

The Westcott hotel, which has
changed hands an average OF about
once a year since it was built 18 years
ago, may go into new hands again.
A. C. Brown, owner of the building,
may purchase the lease from the two
estates, Ashley and Cunningham and
H. C. Starr, third member of the leas-
ing company, and A. c. Disher, a real
estate man and Browns nephew, may
become manager.
H. C. Starr curtly dismissed the sub
ject of the hotel management today.
He is the only survivor of the COM
pany of three which took over the
hotel management less than two years
ago.
The lease on the hotel terminates In
one year, it is said. The hotel has
been paying proposition for the own
er Of the, building and sshae profited
the iesseeS II the pastz zfewxy It fs
said. although the building has been
allowed to depreciate and new own
ership or management may mean ex-
tensive repairs and alterations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
WOMAN WANTS JOB;
ASKS AID OF POLICE

A middle.aged woman who lives In
a far corner of Wayne county needs
work. She subscribes to the Pallad.
ium, but vacancies of the kind she can
accept are snapped up before her let.
tiers can get here, when they are adver.
tised, she says
Can you help me to get something
to do?" her letter asks. II would like
to take care Of some old lady, or old
couple or an invalid or II couldn't
get anything like that, would work
in a small family where there Is no
washing to do. n You will find me a
place will give you the first dollar I
earn"
Letters addressed to the News De
partment OF. the Palladium with sug-
gestions or offers will be forwarded to
the applicant for work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
MILITARY POSITION
PROVIDES REAL KEY

LONDON, Jan. 6. (2:58 a. MA
dispatch to the times from Piraeus.
dated December 81. says that the real
key to the situation in Greece is the
military position in Macedonia. Ac-
cording to this story King Constan-
tine has received discouraging news
from beyond Monastir to the effect
that Field Marshal Won Mackensen
considered it impossible to move OF
Monastir before another two miles at
the earliest. The Greek government
realizes therefore, says the dispatch.
that if it broke with the entente it
would have to support the struggle
alone.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
PUT BLAME
FOR "LEAK"
ON SCR|BES
AT CAPITAL
Hearing Trends to Show That
Correspondents For Finan-
cial Journals Broke Faith
With Lansing.
MESSAGES EXAMINED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-At today s
hearing on Representative Wnod.s res.
olution on investigation Of whethe,
there was stock market leak ON
President Wilson's peace note the
trend turned to investigation of Wall
street ticker services which supply
news, tips" to brokerage house.
Seven men employed by the Wall
Street Journal and Central News OF
America which furnishes service to
another Wall street newspaper, FL
nancial America, were subpoenaed and
ordered to bring their records with
them. Managers of the two telegraph
companies also were subpoenaed to
bring all dispatches sent to the two
papers by their Washington cores
pondents on December 20, the day of
the market crash.
Puts Blame on Reporters.
Representative Harrison, Democrat,
of the committee, declared he believed
the so-called leak was through the rep
AOcSASAtANCO vi IHOoC WV puOASoIlOAo
who with several newspaper men had
been informed confidentially by Secre-
tary Lansing that morning that note
had been dispatched to Europe. Mr..
Lansing. however, at that time de-
clared the note did not concern peace
and would not discuss it's contents.
Representative Gardner Of Massa-
chusetts put into the record today a
dispatch sent out over the Dow, Jones
& company ticker forecasting peace
note ten hours before the note was
published. He declared that records OF
stock market lamentations at the
same time when compared with the
ticker dispatches would prove there
was leak
Mr. Gardner said he placed both Sec
retary Tumulty entirely above suspic-
ion. Mr.. Lansing will appear before
the committee Monday without sub
poeneas. Mr.. Tumulty will also ap-
pear voluntarily.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
STRAYER CONTINUES
KAUFMAN INQUIRY;
LEARNS new FACTS

Investigation in the retention of five
letters explaining the motive Of J.
Valentine Kaufman's Staying and sui
eide Dec. 81, at Pennville, and possibly
containing Mr.. Kaufman's entire
estate of $500 cash or paper, continued
today along fruitful lines. Prosecut.
ing Attorney Strayer will examine one
of the chief witnesses tonight.
Coroner Morrow visited the western
part of the county yesterday and today
refused to discuss the results of his
visit.
did you make any effort to ascer.
tain whether Manzella Conway still
has the letters you gave herr" she was
asked.
The postal inspector who was work
ing on the case left Richmond today
but will return.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
RUSS FRONTS
WRECKED BY
CAPTURE OF
BRA|LA PORT
Critics Fear Defenders May
Be Compelled to Abandon
Field of Dobrudja to Vic
tors.
ARMY HEARS ORDERS

The capture Of Braila by Field Mar
shal Won Mackensen, his advance on
Galatz, twelve miles north, the clear.
ing Of Dobrud1a of Russians and fur
ther Teutonic successes in Moldafvta
have brought the Roumanian cam
paign to q new phase.
The Braila bridge head, while not
itself integral part of the Sereth line
now held by the Russians running
northwestward from the Danube to-
wards the Moldavian frontier noun
tains, formed an outline defense of
that line on the Danube end OF its
capture weakens the Eastern tanks
OF the Sereth positions. GalatZ, like
wise on the Danube. lies just behind
the Sereth line and that town now Is
menaced by Germo Bulgarians
movement across the Danube from 1t
in Dobrudja. made possible by the
Russian evacuation of the province.
Other Points Endangered
II Is not only here, however. but
the Sereth line Is threatened for de-
spite the tenacious defense by the
Russians and Roumanians the line
northwestward beyond the Buzeu is
not holding well against the Teutonic
pressure, while the efforts to keep the
Teutons in check in the Moldavian
frontier valleys is apparently proving
still less successful.
A break in this line on the south
ernly front would imperil the Moldav.
ian frontier position while the pierre
ing of the frontier line itself, not an
improbability would endanger the en-
tire line running southwestward to
the Danube.
May Abandon Line
In these circumstances commentors
in entente capitols are considering the
possibility of the Russians being COM
PEELED to abandon the line of the
Sereth and withdraw to the Russian
frontier or beyond 1t to Bessarabia.
The French. British and Italian
premiers and important military sub
ordinates are holding war council
in Rome for consideration Of the gen.
eral situation.
Emperor William is quoted as de-
claring in an order issued to the
army and navy that as Germany's Of
fer of peace negotiations had been re-
fused the war would be continued
with a view to an understanding
force by arms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
FEAR BRAILA'S FALL
WILL CAUSE COLLAPSE
OF RUSSIAN FRONT

LONDON, Jan. 6.-The capture by
Field Marshal Won Mackensen is dis
cussed by the morning papers in ref
erence to its probable effect on the
Russian defense Of the Sereth line.
Braila formed the advanced defence
toward the eastern end of this line.
Some of the commentors fear that
the fall of the town may seriously
shake the whole Russo-Roumanfan
position on the Sereth and may mean
the abandonment of that front and
the withdrawal to the Russian from
tier, or perhaps beyond it into Bess-
arabia. In the meantime the Ger
man effort to turn the line from the
west is being pressed with an ap-
parent prospect Of success.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
FIRE WRECKS
BIG BOSTON
HOTEL WITH
$4,000 LOSS
Chief Miller and No. 2 Chem
ical Truck Succeed in Saw
ing Annex-Twenty-four'
Men Escape. a,.x,x
ORIGIN IS UNKNOWN

large frame. two-story, hotel at
Boston. Ind. owned BY the Fitzgerald
Construction company Of Cincinnati,
where $50 employees Of the c. & o. rail-.
road reside. was completely destroyed
by fire this morning. Three freight
crews, twenty-four men, were In their
rooms asleep when the fire started but
every man escaped. Many Of the
men who lived in the hotel lost all
their personal property.
By desperate work Fire Chief Miller
Of Richmond succeeded In preventing
the flames from destroying the annex
to the hotel The annex is q duplicate
Of the main building, the two being
separated by q passagewsy about ten
feet wide.
Chief Directs Efforts.
When the fire was reported Chief
Miller hurried to Boston In an auto
mobile. Finding that practically no
effort was being made to fight the blaze
he secured hose attached to a water
tank and with the aid Of two other
men put ou the flames which had
started at one end Of the new hotel
building.
The origin Of the fire is not known.
When 1t was discovered the blaze was
under considerable headway. Men
who were in their rooms were prompt
ly warned and mad scramble for the
exits insued. Some of the men left
the burning building only partially
clad.
Lose Personal Effects.
Most of the occupants Of the hotel
had gone to work before the fire was
discovered and the majority of these
men lost all their personal property.
Part Of tho stock In the commissary
rooms was salvaged.
When the main building was almost
DESTROYED railroad officials appealed to
Mayor Robbins 10 send chemical
wagon to Boston, . request he prompt.
ly complied with and the No. 2 truck
made the trip but was ordered back to
Richmond by Chief Miller when it ar
rived in Boston for the hotel was
then smoking ruins.
Origin is Unknown.
Chief Miller estimates that the loss
from the destruction of the hotel
building will amount to over $1,000.
There is no way of estimating the total
loss sustained by the hotel guests.
$50 far as was able to ascertain
no fire protection had been provided
for the hotel, no emergency hose nor
chemical extinguishers," Chief Miller
said. He expressed wonder that this
condition had been overlooked by the
state fire marshal's office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
DRY INTERESTS
TO HOLD RALLY
At REID CHURCH

Men, women and children of the city
who are interested In the suspension
of the liquor traffic in Indiana are ex
pected to rally at the Reid Memorial
church for the Prohibition mass meet
ing at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Resolutions addressed to the state
legislature asking that a statewide
prohibition measure be passed will be
presented for adoption. Petitions
which have been circulated throughout
Wayne county for the signatures OF
voters and women will be available to
all who have not had opportunity to
sign them.
The complete program follows:
Opening by presiding pastor, Rev. ].
s. Hill; selections, male quartet; VIC
lin solo, Wesley Howard; addresses,
Rev. L. E. Murray. First Christian
church and Rev. ]. J. Rae, First Pres
byterian; benediction, Rev. H. s.
James.
The meeting has been arranged un.
der the auspices of the Dry Fedora
tion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
CHECKS OVER PROPERTY
OF PENNSY RAILROAD

F. E. Chamness. railroad represent
ative on the interstate commerce COM
mission taking the inventory of prop
erty of the Pennsylvania railroad be-
tween Columbus. O., and Indianapolis
in accordance with the bill passed
by congress in 1918 requiring the COM
mission to prepare an exact valuation
of all property of all railroads in the
United States, was here yesterday
checking up the value of all lands
owned by the company in Richmond.
He did much work through the county
auditors Office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
M'lELAND OBTAINS
RuMELY WAREHOUSE

H. v. McLeland, commission mer.
chant on Fort Wayne avenue, has pur.
chased Warehouse No. of the NJ
Rumely group and will install a big
commission business. Mr.. McLeland's
business has outgrown his present
quarters, it is said.
Warehouse No. is one of the big
buildings of the old farm machinery
manufacturing group and adjoins the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks on the
west side of North Sixth street. It
has an ENORMOUS second floor for
storage space.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
GETS NoRWAYS NOTE
ON COAL EMBARGO

LONDON. Jan. 6.-Great Britain
has received Norway's reply IN regard
to the coal embargo and the situation
Is much improved, according to a
Copenhagen dispatch to the exchange
telegraph company quoting the Chris
tiania Tixens Tegn.
The consensus of opinion in the
Norwegian press is that the difference
between the two countries will soon
be settled. The Norske Intelligens-
sedler explains the attitude of the
British minister and acquits him of
an intention of expressing dissatisfac-
ton with the Norwegian government.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
CATCHES WINTER FLY;
WINS LARGE PRIZE

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Through the
capture of the first winter fly of the
year Miss Catherine Brennan of this
city not only has prevented the po-
tential existence of about billion
flies next summer, but has won a
prize offered by Edward Hatch, Jr.,
chairman of the Merchants associa-
ton committee on pollution. In sub
mitting the fly. Miss Brennan made af-
fidavits that she had found it under
the kitchen table in her home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
BOOST LUKE DUFFY
WHO WILL ADDRESS
COMMERCIAL LEADERS

Representative Luke Duffy's ad-
dress before the Commercial club Mon
day night will be pushed as one of the
big interesting meetings held in the
club rooms this season. The Wayne
County Automobile club has seconded
the endorsement of the Commercial
club to the speakers subject of good
roads legislation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
AMERICAN Is HELD

LONDON, Jan. 6.-News dispatches
from Athens quote passages from a
note presented to the Greek govern.
ment on Dec. "a by the American
minister detailing the case Of All
American citizen, Basil Saffis, who
was arrested on Dec. as a revohl-
tionary by Greek soldiers. The sol
diers are said to have ignored Sans
American passports. and they have
taken 1886 francs from his pocket,
although after examination he was
liberated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
CLOTHES CATCH FIRE

Clothes hung to dry in second
floor room at the home of William
Snyder, 317 North Eighth street,
caught on fire from a stove about
1880 o'clock this forenoon and call
for the fire companies was sent in.
The blaze was extinguished after
property damage of about $25 had
been DONE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
MRS. KNAPP is DEAD

HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Jan. 6.-Mrs.
Martin Knapp died at her home on
East Main street Friday morning Of
pneumonia. She leaves her husband.
two sons and a daughter. Funeral
services will be held at o'clock
Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Wischmier. pastor
of the Methodist church, will have
charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
SUGGESTS THAT FOX
INSTRUCT JURORS
WITH PHQNoGRAPH

"Put on record number 8, boy"
It is possible that this will be
the way the judge Of Wayne cir.
cult court several years hence will
give instructions to attorneys and
perhaps to juries?
"If you have any set speeches
which you make to attorneys,
come down and we will make
records Of them" said Clarence
Gennett Of the Starr Piano com.
pany to Judge Fox today.
This would be the modern way
to conduct court.
Attorneys are desirous that the
judge take Gennett up on the prop
osition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
SENDS OUT CIRCULARS

LONDON, JAN 6-The morning
papers, detailing the preparations for
the Forthcoming loan, which will be Of
unlimited amount, say that the con.
version right will necessitate the send
ing out of circulars to the holders Of
the last loans and of exchequer bonds
and treasury bills. This will mean a
total of about 10000 documents and
there will be about sixty different
kinds of application forms. The oper
alton will consume about 300 tons of
paper and will probably cost $4,000
pounds sterling.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
Temperature Today.

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday
Probably unsettled Sunday
General conditions--A fall OF 80 de-
grees in temperature has taken place
turing the past "a hours over this
count due to a cold wave which is now
passing through the middle Atlantic
states. A barcmetric depression COW
ars the northwest and will probably
cause unsettled weather during the
iext SO hours.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-06
FRANK MORRIS SPEAKS

Frank Morris of Muncie, will speak
at the Apostolic Holiness mission,
North Eleventh and H streets, at
1890 and 1880 o'clock tomorrow. Sun
DAY school will be held at 9:15 o'clock.
Announcement has been made of the
reorganization of the work in Rich
mond.