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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
SONS OF VETERANS
INSTALL OFFICERS
AT JOINT MEETING

L. A. Handley. formerly commander
of the order here, installed officers of
the Sons of Veterans and of the La
dies Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans
and of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Sons
of Veterans last night in the G. A. R.
rooms in the court house The joint
installation was the occasion for an
unusual attendance. The auxiliary
served luncheon.
The officers for the Sons of Vet
Grams are A. F. lreton, commander;
John c. Darnell, senior vice comman-
der: Charles l.. Skinner, junior vice
commander: F. S. Webb, color bearer:
John c. Knight, musician: Otto H.
Sprong, secretary: C. c. Hyde, F. S.
Webb and Elisha Mills, council for the
camp. The order meets the second
and last Mondays of each month. An
effort will be made this year to have
every member present.
The auxiliary officers are Mrs. Net
tie Wilson, president; Alma Isenhour,
vice president; Matte Wampole, treas
urer: Winifred Clark, secretary: Mrs.
Nettie Myers. patriotic instructor;
Mrs. Roxie Minor, chaplain: Mrs.
Frances Davis, press correspondent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
JAMES CARR FAvORS
REORGANIZATION OF
COMMERCIAL BOARD

James A. Carr, president Of the
American Seeding Machine company,
and one of the directors Of the Rich
mond Commercial club, commenting
on a published criticism of the club by
Joseph H. Mills, also a club director,
said today that he favored reorgani-
zation of the management of the club.
II have been a member of the board
of directors OF the Commercial club
for about ten years and have grown
stale in this work." remarked Mr.
Carr. 81 hope that this year an en-
tirely new board will be elected. l
want new board which will have a
viewpoint concerning the conduct of
club policies which will be entirely
different from the view point of the
present board"
Mr.. Carr did not express his opinion
of the criticisms made of the Com
mercial clubs policies by Mr.. Mills.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
Nv" GROUP VOTES
AGAINST ELECTION
OF WARD SALOONS

L. H. Bunyan, one of the members
of the committee which has been con-
Quoting the campaign to close the two
saloons in Riverdale by having the
city council declare the third ward
north of the Pennsylvania railroad a
residential district, said today that
there would be committee meeting
this evening for the purpose of dis
cussing the committees future activ-
tiles but he doubted whether it would
be decided what time the resolution
for the closing of the two saloons
would be introduced in council He
said the committee was in no hurry 20
bring this question to councils atten-
ton
Councilmen opposed to the closing
of the two saloons now claim seven
of the twelve councilmanic votes 1t
is said that the so-called wv" group
in council, Waidele, Waterman, Weis-
haupt, White, Wilkins and Williams.
who occupy the seats on the south
side of the council chamber, are all
lined up against the plan for Danish
ing the saloons from Riverdale and
are claiming recruit from the party
of the left Councilman Burdsall
The group opposing the Riverdale
saloons comprises Councilmen Carter,
Handley, O'Neal, Steinbrink and Ho-
ellis and they believe that Councilman
Burdsall will vote with them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
KELLY GIVES DATA
ON BIBLE COURSE
IN STATE SCHOOLS

According to reports on Bible study
in Indiana high schools which will be
submitted by President r. L. Kelly,
chairman of the Committee on Relig.
ious Education of the council of Boards
of Education at Chicago on Jan. 10,
1896 high schools pupils of the state
are taking the work for credit.
President Kelly's report indicated
that giving of credit has been authoriz-
ed in fifty commissioned high schools,
that 81 are included in the report and
that 81 are now conducting work.
Courses in the Bible under the super
vision of the thirty-one schools are
held in the Sunday schools, school
buildings, Y. M. c. A. and Y. w. c. A.
and churches. Most of the classes are
taught by ministers, priests and public
school instructors.
In three examination, 313 sets of
papers including papers on 479 parts.
413 were marked passed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
GOV. cox DEMANDS
PROBE OF ELECTION

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. "a legis-
lative investigation of the campaign
expenses in the recent election was
recommended by Ohio's new governor,
James M. Cox, in his first message
to the eighty-second general assembly
of Ohio today.
Following precedent set by him
four years ago, the governor appeared
in person before the legislature in
joint session to deliver his message.
He reiterated his creed Of four years
ago with reference to new laws call
ed for by the new constitution Of
Ohio and enacted during his frst ad-
ministration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
COLBERT FAMILY
BELIEVES LEWIS
WAS INNOCENT

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 9.-Dis-
trict Attorney Rotan today planned to
continue his investigation into the
mystery surrounding the murder in
her apartments on Dec. 20, of Maize
Colbert, the advertising art model.
After his examination of a score OF
witnesses yesterday, Mr.. Rotan an
nounced that nothing had been re-
vealed to make him change his Opln-
ion that all the circumstantial evil
dence pointed to Bernard w. Lewis,
of Pittsburgh, as the slayer.
He added that his investigation
would continue until every man and
woman that might throw light on the
mystery had been examined At the
same time he gave John Colbert, a
brother OF the slain girl, authority to
conduct a private investigation and
to take to city hall for examination
anyone he suspected of having knowl
edge of the case.
Colbert, who is in business in New
York, says that he does not believe
Lewis killed his sister. He declared
early today that he had discovered
new evidence of "the greatest i'm
Iortance." This evidence, he said,
came from a source outside of Phila-
delphia, "and may result in upsetting
or weakening everything now thought
to be established"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
DEMOCRATS SEEK
OTHER CANDIDATES
FOR MAYORS POST

A report that the Democratic city
committee was not satisfied with the
prospect of having only Henry Farwig
and William Haberkern, both vets,
seek the Democratic mayoralty nomi-
nation, was practically confirmed this
afternoon when Clinton Sell, secretary
Of the city committee, stated that
there would be other candidates for
the Democratic mayoralty nomina-
ton"
1t was learned this afternoon that
the committee is actually making an
effort at this time to induce some
prominent who could command the
support of both wet and dry Demo
Gratis to enter the Democratic primary
contest.
Visits John ZWissler.
Secretary Sell, it is understood, ap-
preached Lawrence Handley, cashier
of the German-American bank and a
member of city council. and urged him
to go after the Democratic mayoralty
nomination but discovered that Hand
ley would not consent to make the race
under any consideration.
Pressure has been brought to bear
or another prominent Democrat, John
Zwissler, to enter the mayoralty lists,
but Zwissler informed newspaper men
today that he would not seek the NOM
ination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
IS HOLDER ALIVE?
QUESTION WORRIES
RICHMOND FRIENDS

Is Ed Holder. famous as an animal
trainer living or dead?
This is a question which now per-
plexes Holders Richmond friends.
About a year ago the announcement
was made that Holder, while featuring
with a trained mule act in Mcintyre
and Heath's show, "The Ham Tree. .
committed suicide by hanging in Log
ansport, Ind.
This week Richmond friends were
startled to read an advertisement, ap-
pearing in a theatrical magazine. sign
ed by Ed Holder, for trick mule rid
er. Applicants for the position were
instructed to address Ed Holder at
Nashville. Tenn.
Holder Starts in County.
Holder 1ot his start as an animal
trainer in Cambridge City while en-
ployed at the I.ackey horse sale barns.
About nine years ago he entered the
livery barn business in Richmond. pur.
chasing a barn from DR.. W. w. Zim-
norman. About seven years ago he
went into the show business again.
Holder was known as the first man
who ever succeeded in training pigs to
perform. Cambridge City friends,
doubling his claims that he could train
pigs to perform, presented him with
twelve. In less than a months time
he had the pigs doing a number OF
tricks. He then became identified with
a circus and later became the owner
of a trained animal show.
It is now believed that the report
that Holder committed suicide was
without foundation of fact and it Is
understood that some Of his friends
have seen him since the publication OF
tho voDprt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
COMMITTEE
TO ANSWER CRITICS.;
GILES IS SELECTED

Prof J. T. Giles was elected presi-
dent of the official board of the
Wayne County Social Service bureau
to succeed Lewis S. Bowman at the
annual meeting held in the CONNER
cial club rooms at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Lee Nusbaum was
elected secretary of the board. to fill
the vacancy left by the elevation of
Prof Giles.
The appointment of an educational
committee" was postponed until the
regular January meeting next week.
The purpose of this new committee
will be to handle matters that come
up in criticism or rejecting on the
bureau and its policies.
The full membership of the board
includes L. S. Bowman, Rev. U. A. A.
Bridge, Frederick G.. White. j. T.
Giles, Mrs. Lee B. Nusbaum, Mrs.
BENJAMIN Rush, Mrs. MilIard F. War
fel, Mrs. D. W. Dennis. ]. F. Horna-
day, C. W. Jordan, ]. o. Edgerton, DR..
A. J. Whallon.
The full list of officers includes:
President, j. T. Giles; vice-president.
DR.. A. ]. Whallon; secretary, Mrs. Lee
b. Nusbaum; treasurer. Charles w.
Jordan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
FOREMAN TO COMPUTE
NUMBER OF CITIZENS
FOR DAILY REPORTS

Refusing to accept the population
estimate of government agent, "a
$50 for Richmond in 1915. C. W. Fore
man. post office directory clerk who
IS keeping barometer of the move
ment of citizens today announced he
would base his computations on con-
servative post office estimate of 27,450,
Jan. 1. The net gain since then has
been II, making population of 27,461.
Mr.. Foreman will begin an actual
count of the persons who receive mail
in Richmond. He believes it will be
closer to $4,000 than to the govern
ment's figure. More than 10000 per-
sons get mail from the Richmond
office, but some of them are out of the
city limits.
The population chart today read:
Population, Jan. 1..............27,45 ,45O
Gain today Observation-Disclosures. 19
Population today .27, 7,461
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
ERNEST HELMAN
DIES SUDDENLY;
REGRET IS keen

The death of Ernest r. Helman, one
OF the most popular and widely known
instructors in Richmond. occurred at
9 O'Clock this morning at his home,
24O North Twenty-second street, where
he has been i'll Of pneumonia since
Dec 18.
The announcement today cast gloom
over the high school and in scores of
offices where Mr. Helman's former
pupils are working at positions he Sc
cured for them, and among business
men and educators, where he had a
general acquaintance.
Mr.. Helman took charge of the bust.
ness department of high school six
and one-half years ago and in that time
he organized the department along the
most efficient lines and placed the
services of his graduates at a prem
ium. He was probably known as a
personal friend to more high school
pupils in the past six years than any
other instructor.
Death Comes Suddenly.
The death came Unexpectedly, de-
spite the fact that hundreds of persons
knew he had been seriously ill. He
left his classes shortly after noon Dec
18 and went home, three days before
Christmas holidays began. After
Christmas he showed such marked
signs of speedy recovery that he dis
cussed with Principal Pickell his re-
turn to school. New Years night he
had a relapse and last night he be-
came unconscious, remaining so until
death.
The boys and girls of his classes
were Mr.. Helman's whole interest.
During the summer months he went
into various kinds of business firms
particularly that he might teach his
classes practical business, which he
did to the complete satisfaction of
scores of employers. His strong affil-
iation with his work caused him to re-
fuse many positions which would have
then more advantageous financially
and he had practically dedicated him
self to his classes.
School Feels Deep Loss
Nothing which can be said about
Mr.. Helman will too strongly express
our feeling for him." said Principal
Pickell today. "He was an efficient
instructor and a good organizer and
was always willing to do every thing
he could for the good of the school, his
classes, or the city. He cheerfully
complied with everything the school
asked from him.
His active interest In boys and girls,
and his congenial personality and dill
gence probably will make him remem-
bered by the coming generation of
business men and women.
Mr.. Helman was "a years old. His
widow and five children survive him.
He was an active member of the First
Presbyterian church, where short fu-
neral services will be held by DR.. J..
J. Rae for him Wednesday night at
7:30 O'Clock. The body will be for
warded to Bradford, o., Thursday
morning for burial The house will be
open to his friends Wednesday after
noon and evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
NATIONAL BANKS
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR next Year

Officers and directors of the three
national banks were reelected this
afternoon at annual meetings, in
which the boards of directors receiv-
ed reports of earnings for the past
year.
The results of the stockholders
meetings and directors reorganiza-
tions follow:
Union National Bank - Officers,
George L. Gates. president; E. H.
Gates, vice-president; NJ. C. Henley,
vice-president; H. J. Hanes, cashier;
H. J. Koehring, assistant cashier. Di-
rectors-E. G. Hibberd, NJ. C. Henley,
Elwood w. Mcguire, Charles A. Nc
CURE, William D. Loehr, George R.
Hart, George L. Gates, E. H. Gates
and H. J. Hanes.
First National Bank-Oficers: A.
D. Gayle, president; F. M. Taylor, vice
president; S. E. Swayne, vice-presi-
dent; Alton T. Hale, cashier; E. B.
Calvert, assistant cashier; A. J. Fee
ger. Jr., assistant cashier. Directors
F. S. Bates, James A. Carr, William
D. Foulke, A. D. Gayle. Clarence Gen.
nett, A. T. Hale, S. W. Hayes, A. G.
Luker, Daniel Moss, J. j. Rife, Rich
ard Sedgwick. Charles E. Shiveley, S.
f. Swayne, F. M. Taylor.
Second National Bank-Oficers: S.
w. Gaar. president; D. H. Dougan,
vice-president; c. w. Elmer, vice
president; w. c. Seeker, cashier; D.
N. Elmer, assistant cashier. Directors
Howard Campbell, G. w. Elmer, S.
w. Gaar, Clem A. Gaar, Henry Gen.
rett, John j. Harrington, e. G. Hib-
berd, E. G. Hill, Elwood W. MCGUIRE,
John R. Howard, R. G. Leeds, Frank
B. Land, Geo. W. Miller, D. H. Dou-
gan, w. C. Seeker, Henry c. Starr,
]. NJ. Lontz.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
LOCAL CLUB WOMEN
GIVEN HIGH PLACES
IN STATE COUNCIL

Five district appointments in the In
diana Federation OF Women's clubs
went to Richmond women, according
to announcements made by the new
state president, Mrs. Caroline Fair
bank of Fort Wayne. No Richmond or
Wayne county woman received a dis
trict Craftsmanship.
The appointments follow:
Art committee, Mrs. Paul Comstock: :
parent-teacher clubs, Mrs. Clara B.
Graves; Home Economics, Mrs. A. w.
Roach; Housing, Mrs. Rowena E. Ran
die; Americanization, Mrs. George B.
Dougan. A Richmond woman probably
will represent the Sixth district on the
History committee.
Other committee appointments of in
terest to Richmond club women are:
Industrial and Social Conditions.
Mrs. Viola X. Roth, Cambridge City;
state trustee, Mrs. Virginia c. Meri-
deth, Cambridge City; Sixth district
chairman, Mrs. Guy Abercrombie,
Rushville: Political Science, Mrs.
Floyd Fosdick, Liberty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
SURVEYORS RECORDS
FOUND TO BE MISSING

Records for activities in the county
surveyors office between 1885 and
1889 are missing. All other records
are complete and in state of perfect
preservation This was found today
when Surveyor Horton took an inven-
tory. The book containing the records
for the '35 to SO period has evidently
been misplaced The missing record
works hardship only inasmuch as it
makes it somewhat difficult to locate
some of the corner stones laid during
these years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
MACKENSEN'S
men COMPEL
RUSS TO FALL
BACK AGAIN
Hammer New Stand Foes
Prepare to Make Across
Putna and Toward Danube
River.
TAKE $500 CAPT|vEs

Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
drive against the Sereth line in south.
ern Moldavia continues to gain ground
and the Teutonic thrust against the
Moldavian frontier mountains in the
thanking operations now under way Is
showing progress.
Pushing northward from Fokshand
the fortress captured yesterday south
west OF Sereth and near the center OF
the line, Won Mackensen's troops have
driven the Russians across the Putna
and are now hammering at new
position they have taken up there.
Russians Yield Ground.
Further southeast toward the
Danube. the Russians are now begin
ming to yield again according to Ber-
lin. losing another town which the
Austro-Gerln forces held against
counter attacks delivered last night.
In the Moldavian mountains the ad-
vance was chiefly In the Kasino and
Suchitza valleys The progress here
is necessarily slow because OF the
rugged clearing and the strong de-
ferse offered by the Russians.
One point favoring the Russians and
their defense is the superior commune
cation routes they now command. Be-
hind the advancing Teutons the rail-
way lines have thinned out, but in the
rear of the Russian positions lies net
work over which men and supplies
NAV be brought to the front. They
are fed both from Tishined on the
east and Czernoiitz.on the north.
The total of prisoners taken by the
Teutonic armies in the operations Of
yesterday and the previous day Is now
reported by Berlin as approximately
$500, together with three cannon and
ten machine guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
SINGERS
PLEASE BIG AUDIENCE

Life at Wittenberg college, Spring
field, Ohio, was portrayed in unique
way in three part program by the
college glee club in largely attended
concert in the high school auditorium
last night.
No attempt was made at classical
music but the program was confined
to lively melodies popular among red
blocded college students. The come
off, on the Hawaiian music fad which
has made itself especially felt by
vaudeville players ives especially ap-
preciated by the audience.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
NIGHT SCHOOL OPENS

An enrolment of approximately 300
men and women who last night regis
tered for study at the opening session
of the spring term of the high school
night session will be supplemented by
several hundred more students who
will enroll for work Wednesday night
An average enrolment of 500 will be
attained, according to Principal Pickell
Miss Florence King and Mrs. Wal
ters are new members of the faculty.
Miss King succeeds Miss Marshall in
the cooking department. Mrs. Wal
ters takes the place of Miss VonPein
in the sewing department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
RUSS PLAN DRIVE
over RIGA SECTOR

LONDON, Jan. 9.-The Russians
are preparing to launch a great new
offensive IN the Riga sector. accord
ing to a Copenhagen dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company, quot
ing German newspaper correspondent
at eastern front The Russian troops
are said to- be equipped with great
quantities Of munitions and backed
by large reserves. Near Mitau and
south of Riga the artillery is reported
to have constantly increased on both
sides during the last few days and
to have become extremely violent
The weather is frosty and clear and
the country covered with snow
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
DISCUSS RELATIONSHIP

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Jan. q
The relation of the diocese to the
province and of the province to the
general church were among the sub
jects for discussions at the third an
null synod of the province of New
York. New Jersey and Porto Rico Of
the Episcopal church which opened
here today. Bishop Frederick Bur
CESS. of Long Island; Bishop David H.
Greer, New York. and the Rev. David
L. Ferris of Rochester, New York,
were expected to speak on these
TOPICS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
AUTO CLUB IN NEED
OF $4,000 IN SPRING

The Wayne County Automobile club
is already contemplating its spring
program, through its president, J. H.
Mills. Many of the highway signs
which the club obtained have already
been erected and there are about 1875
more to be put up, Mr.. Mills said to-
day.
1--WE stopped everything at the time
of the centennial celebration" said Mr.
Mills. About $500 or $500 was given
by contributors but that has never
been appropriated and we hope to get
$4,000 to start the year with"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
Mobiles SCIENTISTS

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Jan. 9.-Mobi-
lization of the scientific research is
recommended in report on research
in industrial laboratories just CON-
pleted by a subcommittee of the COM
mittee-of-1OO on scientific research.
DR.. Raymond F. Bacon, director of
Mellon institute, a branch of the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh. is chairman of
the subcommittee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
PROHIBITION BILL
IS BEFORE SENATE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The senate
took up for final disposition today the
district Of Columbia prohibition bill
under an agreement reached before
the Christmas holidays. At that time
friends of the measure expressed the
fear that postponement Of the vote
might imperl the chances of the bills
passage.
Senator Underwood, Of Alabama was
expected to renew his efforts to get
another vote on his amendment pro-
viding for referendum of the prohibi-
tion question to citizens Of the dis
trict
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
WAR DEPARTMENTS
ADOPT MODERN GUNS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-Ordnance
and air craft innovations designed
from lines developed by European bel
ligerents have been authorized by both
war and navy department.
They include Zeppelintype airships,
large calibre mobile rifles and howitz-
ers to be mounted on railroad trucks
for the coast defense or hauled by
tractors over country roads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
PETITIONS TO FIX TAX

Petition to have Inheritance tax fix
ed for the estate of John F. Miller was
filed with the clerk of the circuit court
today The hearing will be before
Judge Fox the last of this month.
The total appraised value of the
estate on which the tax will be based
is stated at $4,000. OF this, $39,SS4
is personal property.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
SENT ABROAD TO STUDY

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Dr. Hermann
M. Biggs, state commissioner of
health, who sails on the Kroonland
today to study the tuberculosis situa-
tion in France. is sent by the Rookie
feller foundation to learn the best
method of directing outside help in
com mbating that disease
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
OF STEEL
INCREASES IN GERMANY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Despite the
war Germany is producing more steel
than ever before. according to reports
to the department of commerce. A
production of 1,423,535 tons in Octob-
er established a new record. For the
ten months ending in October the out
put was 13,345,41S tons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
MRS. WALLACE DIES

MILTON, Ind, Jan. 9.-Elizabeth
Wallace, 80, widow of Richard Wal
lace, formerly a prominent merchant
here, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. D. H. Warren this morning. She
has been seriously i'll for some time.
Short funeral services will beh eld at
the home at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon and the body will be sent to
Wabash for burial, Thursday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-01-09
"1UFFALO BILL" SINKING

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 9.-Col VIM.
F. Cody, buffalo Bid was gradually
sinking, DR.. J. H. East, his personal
physician, stated at 2 o'clock this
morning. with slight chance of living
through the night. At that hour Col.
Cody was said to be in a comatose
condition.