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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-22
FINANCIAL

MONEY TO BUILD OR BUY A HOME
DO my own inspection. Hal NJ.
Cannon, upstairs over Dilworth's.
17.1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-22
ROOMS WANTED

REFINED COUPLE wants 3 TO 8 fur
nishod rooms or house References
exchanged. Phone 1865. 21-3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-22

Mlumuu space, three lines. All one
line ads, therefore. charged as thre
lines.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-22

WANTED-To do your building, loan
you money on long time and low in
terest free plans and specifications.
w. d. TaliaferrO, Contractor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
DICKINSON TRUST
MAKES BIG GAINS
IN YEARS BUSINESS

f " ~
Unprecedented business was done
by the Dickinson Trust company in
the past year in it's new building at
Eighth and Main streets in which 1t
completed its first full year Monday.
The stockholders reelected the direc'
tors and the directors re-organized by
electing incumbent officers and filling
two new positions.
Miss Elizabeth Kruger, 1870 South
Fourth street, sister of County Health
Officer Kruger, was elected assistant
secretary. She is the second woman
in Richmond to be elected to an Off
cial position in bank, the first hav-
ing been Miss Petronella Ringhoff, of
the German American Trust & Saw
ings bank She was formerly con-
nected with the bookkeeping depart
ment of the George H. Knollenberg
company.
Other officers are Edgar F. Hiatt.
president; Howard Campbell and
George H. Eggemeyer, vice-presi-
dents; Everett r. Lemon, secretary;
Jesse A. Wiechman, treasurer; Rob
ert Wiechman. a new assistant treas
urer. Directors are Adam H. Bartel,
Howard Campbell, Edwin H. Gates,
Joseph Dickinson. of Indianapolis,
George H. Eggemeyer, Samuel w.
Gaar, Henry Gennett, John J. Har-
rington, E. G. Hibberd. P. W. Smith,
H. C. Starr and E. F. Hiatt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
RED CROSS STAMPS
WILL BRING $3.50

Receipts from Red Cross seals prob
ably will reach $3.50 it was indicated
today by Mrs. A. w. Roach and Miss
Mary A. Stubs, who have been super
vising the collection of the seal-sale
money in Richmond and the townships.
Richmond schools, due possibly to
the lateness of the arrival of the seals
for distribution among the pupils, did
very little, one school selling only II
seals. The township schools did much
better work. All Of them have not
been heard from and Mrs. Roach re-
quested that township chairmen can
vas all schools in their district and
send the reports to Miss Stubbs.
The Wayne County Anti-Tubercu-
losis society is still undecided as to
what policy to pursue. 1t is believed
the reported resignation of County
Superintendent Williams, who issued
an order against health work in the
county schools, would clear the situa-
tion but it is said he will not accept
a state position so no change in super.
intendents will be possible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
HEtMAN FUNERAL
WILL Be PRIVATE;
MEMORIAL PLANNED

In tribute to the memory of E. r
Helman, head of the high school com
mercial department, who died yester
day after relapse. schools were dis
missed at 1 O'Clock this afternoon and
scores of school children and the fac
ulty members visited the home, FAC
North Twenty-Second street.
The services at 1880 O'Clock tonight
at the home will be private and early
tomorrow the body will be forwarded
to Bradford, O., in charge of his par
ents, two brothers and the widow.
Receives Floral Tributes.
The gifts of flowers were unusual in
number, coming form many unexpect
ed sources. Former pupils, office en-
ployes, associates in business and civic
work and his school colleagues sent
tokens of respect and affection and
the condolences offered to the family
were many.
Later memorial services will be held
in honor of the instructor, either at
the high school or at the First Presby.
terian church. He was Dunkard but
was close friend of DR.. ]. J. Rae,
the pastor, who has charge of the serv-
ices tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
LIGHT PLANT HEAD
TURNS DOWN OFFICE
IN MANAGERS BODY

Clarence Kleinknecht, superintend.
ent Of the Richmond Municipal Elec'
trio plant, said today that he would
decline to accept the position of vice
president Of the state association of
municipal plant managers, which was
organized yesterday at a meeting
held in Indianapolis.
Il am not in sympathy with the
aims Of the organization so l cannot
be identified with it, 'Kleinknecht said.
This organization desires the state
utility law amended so that the utility
commission will have no control over
the management of local plants. If
the law was so amended rate-slash-
ing policy would be possible. If it is
fair to have privately owned plants SUI
pervised by the commission then it is
fair to have municipal plants under
the same supervision
Kleinknecht takes the position that
while the state commission has not
been perfect one, the principle of
having all utilities under the super
vision of a commission is correct.
Kleinknecht did not attend the meet
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
SEARCH FOR THAW
IN EASTERN CIT|ES;
BEATS YOUNG CUMP

NEW YORK, Jan 10-Search for
Harry K. Thaw, indicted on charges
of kidnapping and assaulting Fred
erick Gump, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo,
was particularly active today in New
York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
Washington. Thaw was known to be
in Philadelphia Monday, but it was
said there he had left Monday night
for Washington and that he had in.
tended to leave Washington last night
for his home in Pittsburgh.
1t is charged that Thaw enticed
young Gump, who is 10 years old, to
hotel here on Christmas night and
beat him with a whip until the youth
was covered with bloody welts. Frank
P. Walsh, formerly chairman of the
federal commission on industrial rela-
tions who is here as attorney for the
boys father, said that Thaw's ac-
quaintance with young Gump goes
back to December, 1915. Thaw, he
said, had written Gump a number Of
letters, sent money and offered to pay
his tuition at the Carnegie Institute
in Pittsburgh.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
MRS. CONWAY
TOO I'LL TO COME
BEFORE JURORS

Manzella Conway, principal witness
subpoenaed for the grand jury investi
cation today of the tragedy at Penn
vile, Dec. 30, which claimed the lives
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Valentine kaufman,
sent physicians statement to Judge
Fox stating that her physical con-
dition made it impossible for her to
appear
Judge Fox excused the witness but
he said that the case would be con.
tinued until Mrs. Conway will be able
to testify to the jury. Bronchial
trouble is given as the cause of the
illness.
The coroner has announced that his
verdicts will show that Mr.. Kaufman
shot his wife and then committed
suicide.
Data is Collected.
The grand jury investigation Is made
necessary by the fact that letters bear
ing United States mail stamps, de-
posted in a rural mail box by Kauf.
man before his death, have disappear
ed
The letters we're traced to Mrs. Con-
way, relative of the deceased woman.
Practically all residents Of Pennville
were in the court house this morning
awaiting their turns to be examined.
Strayer announced that he has sub
poenaed eighty-siv people to date for
the Kaufman and other cases.
Margaret Doyle, Mrs. Conway's
daughter, and Carl Kaufman, son of
the deceased couple, were the only wit
nesses examined this morning.
Prosecutor Strayer has announced
that if evidence gathered by the grand
jury is sufficient to warrant, he will
turn over the part of the case having
to do with the disappearance of let
tiers to the Federal grand jury.
Blind Tigers to Suffer.
In the sixteen minor cases which
will be called to the attention of the
grand jury, small towns of the county
will figure prominently. Almost every
town and city will feel effects Of the
investigation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
FOLK
REVIVE CROOK
HURT WHILE.
TAKING WIRE
Three Unknown Men In Ma
chimes Remove 1900 Feet
Copper Wire From Poles
During Day. ::
ONE THIEF SHOCKED

In one Of the boldest robberies ever
committed in Wayne county. the theft,
OF 1,2O0 feet Of No. copper wire-
valued at $50, one Of the robbers was,
SO badly shocked while assisting in
the removal of the wire from the poles
that it was believed for a time that he
would die.
The wire robbery took place ON the
Middleboro pike short distance north
Of the New Paris pike, about 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Several people
living near the scene Of the robbery.
believing the three thieves were work
men employed by the Robert Ashe
company, the Liberty Light & Power
corporation, came to the assistance Of
the injured robber when they saw ,im
fall from the pole and assisted the
mans two companions in resuscitatmg
him.
Robbers Drive Away
It was almost an hour before the
injured robber recovered from his
shock. He was placed in a five-pass-
enger Ford car, the twelve hundred
feet Of stolen wire was placed in
Ford delivery car, and the robbers
drove away. The robbers came after
the wire In the two cars
Mr.. Ashe said today that he had not
been able to ascertain the direction
taken by the thieves when they depart
ed with their booty and their injured
companion.
81 believe that the thieves would
have taken several thousand feet Of
wire IL one of them had not been so
badly injured" Ashe said. ''The wire
taken was a part of low tension line
which happened to be idle at the time
it was taken. Strung along the same
poles with this low tension line was
1900 volt line While one of the
thieves, who was called Doc by his
two companions, was taking down
section Of the stolen wire 1t came into
contact with the high-power wire and
he was hurled to the ground.
Attracted to Scene.
People living in the neighborhcod
naturally thought the three men were
my employees. They were attracted to
the scene of the accident by the brill
liant display which occurred when the
injured man got mixed up with the
live wire and they did everything they
could to assist in reviving the injured
thief. 1t was not known until this
morning that wire had been stolen
from the poles"
Police officers are today conducting
search for the wire thieves and
physicians are being questioned to dis
cover whether the injured robber re-
ceived medical attention in this city
in the hope of securing clue as to his
identity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
BLACkMA|l THEORY
IS LATEST FEATURE
OF COLBERT MURDER

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 10.-De
tectives working to clear up the mys'
terry surrounding the murder in her
apartments here of Maize Colbert, the
advertising art model, advanced the
theory today that one person and
possibly two, besides the girl and her
slayer, were in the room when the
crime was committed.
While they still adhere to their be,
lief that Bernard w. Lewis, of Pitts.
burgh, who committed suicide in At
lantic City last Thursday night, beat
Miss Colbert and afterward strangled
her to death with silk stocking, the
police say that discrepancies as to the
time the model was last known to be
alive and the time Lewis was seen ip
a Market street haberdashery has led
to the supposition that there was at
least one eyewitness to the murder.
No explanation, however, as to how
these discrepancies In time figure in
the theory that others were present,
was forthcoming.
Late Evidence Obtained.
It was also stated that the latest
evidence obtained by the detectives
leads them to believe that the crime
was committed several hours earlier
than heretofore supposed. The girls
body was discovered late on the night
of Dec. 80 and the supposition was
that she had been killed the night be-
fort. The detectives now believe she
met her death around noon or possibly
earlier on Dec. 20.
Another theory that is again engag-
ing the attention of the detectives is
that blackmail was the motive for the
crime
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
POLICE AIDES TELL
HOW CHIEF LEVIED
UPON UNDERWORLD

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Investigation
of the alleged police graft ring" led
to the taking into custody early to-
day of Thomas Newbold, wealthy ho-
tel and cafe owner. Maclay Hoyne,
states attorney, who is conducting the
investigation, refused to make public
the reason for Newbold's detention,
but pointed out that several of the ho-
tells controlled by Newbold have been
the scene of police raids.
Newbold was taken into custody
shortly after Mr.. Hoyne announced
that Thomas Costello and Lieutenant
Augustus NJ. White, both under arres.
had confessed, directly connecting
Charles c. Healey. chief of police.
with the system which, he charged
levied tribute, amounting to thous-
ands of dollars annually, on the un-
derworld. Chief Healey who was ar
rested Monday night charged with
extortion, bribery and conspiracy, is
free on bonds of $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
RAIL Center
IS new GOAL
FOR GERMAN
EAST THRUST
Russians Lose Bridge Head
at Fokshani Which Pro-
tects the Sereth Central
Sector Lines.
DRIVES FALL SHORT

Field Marshal Won Mackensen is
rapidly developing his attacks north OF
Fokshani and already has succeeded
In forcing a passage of the Putna
across over which the Russians in
southern Moldavia retreated after los.
ing the Fokshani bridge head position
protecting the Sereth line in this i'm
portant central sector.
Won Mackensen's thrust here ap-
parently has for its objective the rail-
road town of Pantzin, which lies some
thirteen miles north Of Fokshani.
At last count the Teutonic forces
were only some five miles from Pant
zin the capture of which would inter
fere seriously with the movement of
Russian troops and supplies to the
railway running northwest through
Ocna and virtually paralleling the
Moldavian frontier line.
Vicinity 10 Cleared.
While the German headquarters
statement today only claims the gain
ing of footing on the opposite bank
Of the Putna Immediately north of
Fokshani, the Russians have been
forced to retreat back OF the Sereth
river itself the last of their defensive
positions along this line.
Near the Danube Berlin indicates
that stubborn counter attacks have
been made by the Russians but de-
clares the Austro-German positions
have been maintained against these
thrusts
Add 1850 More captives.
In the battles of the past two days
the Teutonic armies have added some
1,45O prisoners to the $500 they took
in the previous operations around
Fokshani.
Considerable importance is attached
to entente military commentators to
the offensive the Russians have open
ed In the Riga region at the northern
end ofthe Russian front, which is be-
lieved to have the capture of the i'm.
portant German base Of Matiu for its
objective. Berlin however declares
that the assaults along the line in this
sector were without success.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
new FOOD SW|NDLE
WORKS IN GERMANY

BERLIN, Jan. 9, (via London), Jan.
10.-5:45 a. m.-Neukoelln, suburb
of Greater Berlin, has been the vic
tim of a clever flood swindle and is
mourning the loss of 100000 marks
which it paid three crooks for non-ex-
listing carloads of sausage and bacon.
The swindlers informed the suburban
officials that the food. supposedly mil
itary property, was at AK La Chaple
but could be procured quietly for the
mentioned sum. The officials agreed
on the purchase and to pay the money
through the Essen bank on presenta-
ton of duplicate bills of lading.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
READY TO ASSIST
NATIONS BUSINESS

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. 10
Business preparedness in the United
States is not SO much the concern OF
the government as it is of business it
self, Secretary of Commerce Redfield
today told the Philadelphia chamber
of commerce. The American govern
ment, he said, already is doing more
than that of any other nation to aid
business.
Preparation for conditions to be ex.
pected after the war;" continued Sec
retary Redfield, lis not in it's most eff.
fective form something that the gov.
ernment can do. An official can at
most from his broad outlook over the
industrial field suggest the presence
of things. needing correction.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
N0N-PART|SAN
Law ASKS FOR
CONSTITUTION

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 10-The first
proposal for a new constitutional con-
vention in Indiana came with the in
PRODUCTION of bill, jointly, by Sena-
tor Negley, of Marion county, Repub'
lican and Senator Abram Simmons,
of Adams, Wells and Blackford, Demo
crat, in the upper house of the general
assembly today.
It is. therefore, looked upon as a
non-partiSan measure. 1t was referr-
ed to the committee on constitutional
revision which meets this afternoon to
take up it's consideration. In all four
teen bills were introduced in the SEN
ate and seventeen in the house before
adjournment was taken until 10 a. m,
tomorrow.
Provides For Election.
The constitutional measure provid-
es for the non-partisian election Of lis
delegates. two from each of the SEN
atorial districts of the state, and Is
at-large. on the third Tuesday of Sep
tember. 1917.
Nomination OF candidates for dele
gates to the convention shall be made
by petition only. signed by 200 voters,
none of whom shall be permitted to
sign more than one petition.
The convention so-called shall meet
the second Tuesday in January, 1918.
under the provisions of the act. On
demand of forty-five of the delegates
any provision OF the constitution then
prepared shall be submitted to a pop
ular referendum. separately.
Bill Provides Per Diem.
Senator McCray, of Marion county.
revived the plan to abolish capital
punishment in the state in one meas
ure and in another proposed that me-
chanics liens on property must be
stricken off the record unless salts
fled within one year from the date of
their filing.
The delayed report Of the senate
plunder committee was presented by
Chairman White. 1t provides employ
ment for forty-seven, including twen-
ty-one clerks, nine doorkeepers, seven
stenographers, clerks and doorkeep-
ers get IS per day and are for the
session. The pages get $3.50 and the
janitor and matron So per day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
MILLS AND HAROLD
LEAD ROAD FIGHT

At a meeting of the Indiana State
Highway committee yesterday at In
dianapolis the bill just presented 10
the legislature calling for the creation
of state highway commission was
unanimously indorsed.
J. II. Mills, Richmond manufactur-
er and president of the Wayne County
Motor club, attended the meeting and
was elected one of the vice presidents
of the good roads organization. L. H.
Wright of Columbus, prsident of the
Indiana State Grange, was elected
president.
Dr. I. S. Harold of Richmond, the
man who promoted the state good
roads day celebration during the state
centennial at Indianapolis last Octob-
er, was elected member of the board
of directors.
The highway commission bill pro-
vides for non-partisan, nonsalaried
commission of four members authoriz-
ed to appoint an expert who shall have
supervision Of the building and repair
of roads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
ADVERSELY
ON PROBE OF LEAK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-After an
other brief session today the House
rules committee suspended public
hearings on Representative Wood S
resolution to Investigate whether
there was stock market leak on
President Wilson's peace note. Many
congressman believed the committee
will report against an investigation.
No formal action was taken by the
committee at its executive session.
Members stated, however, that the
Wood resolution probably would be
adversely reported to the House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
HOUSE RECEIVES
DRY MEASURE
FROM SENATE

WASHINGTON Jan. 10.-The fight
for dry" national capital was trans
ferTed to the House today from the
senate where the appeared prohibition
bill for the District of Columbia was
passed late yesterday by vote of SIS
to 32. Advocates of the measure ap-
parently confident of favorable action
In the House.
AS it goes to the House, the bill
would abolish saloons in the district
and presents the manufacture or sale
Of liquors within it's limits, but would
not prohibit their import for personal
use. The measure would take effect
Nov. 1, next.
One of the final acts of the senate
was to reject by tie vote of 43 to 43
an amendment providing for referen-
dunn Of the prohibition question to citi-
zens of the district.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR
Defends HIS ACTS

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. To-
Governor H. D. Hatfield in his second
biennial message which was read a.
the opening session Of the state legis
lature here today defended his admin
istration, reviewed the financial condi
.tion of the state, recommended an
amendment to the constitution which
would permit new budget system
modelled after that now used in Mary.
land and the establishment of a state
board of equalization, The state exc
cutive did not touch upon the Virginia
debt case except to announce that a
special message on this subject would
be sent to the legislature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
GAINS NUMEROUS RECRUITS

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-A record in
naval recruiting was made by the of.
ficers of the battleship Pennsylvania
which left the New York navy yard
yesterday for the annual manoeuvres.
Three hundred or more than one-third
of the entire crew, were recruited
since Christmas. Despite these ef-
forts it was said that both the Penn
sylvania and the Wyoming, which also
left the navy yard yesterday was
manned by crews considerably below
their normal complements
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
TO ACT
ON MAYORS REFUSAL

A final report on the demand for a
police woman for Richmond will be
made this evening by special com
mittee of the Federation of Women s
clubs. Mrs. F. E. McDivitt, president
of the federation, would not discuss
the report today, announcing that
rothing will be divulged until the fed
Grafton decides its action on the re-
port The report is the most import
ant business to come before the
meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
PHONE COMPANIES MERGE

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 10.-A
merger of practically all telephone
companies operating in West Virginia,
has been formed under the name Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company Of West Virginia, ac-
cording to an announcement here.
The companies in the merger are the
Consolidated company, which has
been operating in the Panhandle and
Northern West Virginia, the West
Virginia. the West Virginia Central
district company and the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-10
MORE COAL PRODUCED

CHARLESTON, w. va, Jan. 10
The production of coal in West Vir-
ginia during the year which ended
June 30, 1916, increased more than
Is, ,000, 900 gross tons over that of the
previous year while the coke tonnage
showed an increase 100000 tons.
compared with the same period, ac-
cording to the biennial report of the
state department Of mines which was
made public here today. The total
production amounted to 79,443,76S tons
of coal and 1857 ,632 tons of coke while
last year the tonnage amounted to
64,11S,667 and S54.628 tons, respective
ly