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Douglas Island news., 1917-12-14
MOWERS GOING TO GET YOU
 (By Mable I. Clapp)

The darned old Hoover pledge has come 10 our house to stay; To frown our breakfast bacon down, and take our steak away; It cans ouU morning waGles, and our sausage, too, it seems, And dilates on the succulence of corn, and spuds, and bans. So skimp the sugar In your cake and leave the butter out, Or Hooover's going to get you if you
 Don't
 Watch
 Out! Oh. gone now are the good old days of hot cakes thickly spread; And mcatlcss. wheatlcss. hopeless days are reigning in their stead; And gone the days of fat rib roasts, and two-inch T-bone steaks, And dougnuts plump and golden brown. the kind that mother makes, And when it comes to pie and cake, just learn to cut it out, Or Hooover's going to get you if you
 Don't
 Watch
 Out! So spread your buclwheats sparing- ly, and peel your taters thin; And tighten up your belt a notch and don't forget to grin. And if, sometimes, your whole soul yearIs for shortcake high and wide And biscuits drenched with honey, and chickens, buttOr-fried, Remember then that Kaiser Bill is short on sauerkraut, And Hoover's goin' to get him if we'll
 All
 Help
 Outl
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-14
SOLDERING

Who sworc me iu-ond cursed me out
 And vowed ! wns a clumsy lout Unfit in fact Co Doc about
 The Major Who drilled me seven weeks or moro THl feet and legs and arms were s0ro And made me want Go spill his gore?
 The Captain. Who trampcl me out through grass cs deep, So rodbugs up my clav"s could crep, And made me lose siy nights of sleepy
 The Lieutenant Who told mo | must make heels meet While ut "ptteutiOn" on tho street, Though knock-knocs separate my feet?
 The. Sergeant Who yelled "Guldc Right" the whole night long Without one lct-up on that song, While he, and not myself, was wrong While he. and not myself, was
 The Corporal. Who tried Co get me out of step, And make me lose my native 'pcp, But never could. for was hep 3''
 The Rest of the
 Home Guard Who with his mental eye can see No better soldier lives than me? Again ! ask you. who is he?
 Myself.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-14
NOTICE

Probate Court for Juneau Precinct,
 Territory Of Alaska In Che Matter of the Estate of Henry p. Carroll. deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. administratrix Of the estate Of Henry P. Carroll. deceased, has filed her final account and that tho United States Commissioner for Juneau Precinct has appointed and set December 27. 1917. for the hear ing ot objections to such final ac- count and the settlement thereof. Dated this 26th day of October, .1917.
 MRS. MARY A. CARROLL,
 Administratrix.
 Treadwtu. Alaska First publication Nov @. 1917. Last publication Dec. 21, 1917.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-14

Mrs. E. Newman, with her three daughters and son will leave for se- ottlo soon, from which place they will go to Colorado Co join Mir. Newman. who left here for that state early in the fall. The New mans have been residents of Douglas for several years.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-14
st Luke,s lEpiscOpall Churoh

St. Luke's (Episoopal) Church Third Sunday in Advent, Dee. l6, 1917.
 Clergy The Very Rev. c. D.. Christian. the Rev. A. E. Butcher. 70 a. m.. Sunday school.
 n a. m, morning prayer and ser mon.
 The Rev. Canon Butcher will preach.
 Au are cordially invited to at- tend.
 The chldren's Christmas exercises win be held on Thursday evening next lDec. 2O) at 2 o'clock.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-14
DOUGLAS CHURCHES
Lnthernn Immanuel

Lutheran Immanuel
 URcy. Martin l.. Larson, Pastor) Sunday school at 10 a. m. Divine service at 7:3O D. m. The Brittons capture Of Jorusa- lem win be referred Co at the service. Confirmation school next Tuesday at D. m.
 The Ladies Aid decided at its last meeting Co give a tea some time in the first Of next year for the bcne- nc of Che Red Cross.
Douglas Island news., 1917-12-14
Congregational

CRcv. D. s. Bollinger, pastorD 70 a. m.. Sunday school. .l1 a. m.. Worship. "sensing the Nearness Of God"
 7:30 D. m., Worship, "The Market Value ot Men"
 Friday. 7;3O p. m, Music re- helrsal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
VALUE OF $37, 7,237, ,093 SET
ON WAYNE TAXABLE PROPERTY

towards running the city and Rich
mond only bears 6,64s,364-37,2S 2S7 ,093
of the expenses of the county proper.
Following is the way in which the
total tax will be distributed: State
tax general fund, $29,952.44: state be-
nevolent institutions, $37,237.10; state
debt sinking fund, $5,5S5.55; state
school, $54,52S96; state educational in
stitutions, $26.065.94; state vocational
education. s3,723.74; county general
fund, s14S,495.21; county free turn
pike repair, $45,O9O9O; redemption of
bonds and coupons built under the
three-mile road law, $72.942O2; town
ship tax $22,O17S5; tuition tax, SILL.
647.79; special school, 63,992.06.
road tax, $4S,37706; school house
bonds. $37,999.G4; township poor. s9,-
1880: corporation taxes, $192,517.14-
Of which Richmond receives $173.-
56265; corporation bonds, $16,212.43
(Richmond share, $11, 1,653S5); library
tax, $11,659.33; bridge sinking fund,
$7,447.40.
The total amount Of collectable tax
es set out in the abstract for taxes
payable in 1916 was $1.034,39S.34. The
amount of collectable taxes payable in
1917 shows an increase of $2,S26.14.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
COUNTY TO REPAY
$4,000 into FUND

The total amount in the South Side
bridge sinking fund is $6S,053. Be.
sides this the county general fund
owes the bridge fund $4,000. The
general fund will pay $4,000 to the
bridge fund this year and $4,000 next
In case all taxes are paid this year,
s7,447.40 more will be raised for the
sinking fund. This will make the
total amount in the bridge sinking
fund, $95,50O4O.
: A 100000 bond issue has been au-
thorized by the county council for the
erection of the bridge This will make
the total amount available for the
South G street bridge $195,500.4O but
the council has only authorized the
expenditure of $1S5,000 for the bridge.
The additional money from the sink
ing fund will revert to the general
county fund unless it is needed and
re-appropriated for the erection of the
bridge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23

1t was some time ago that the
police learned through an underworld
pipe line" that Lawrence Garwood,
a sixteen-year-old police character,
had received an invitation from an
other juvenile crook, Olin Strattan,
to join him for the winter season at
Jacksonville Fla. Strattan notified
his pal to secure at least $40, "any
way you can, and you know how you
can do it," and be sure and bring
along two 1917 Indiana automobile
license plates.
Strattan confided to Garwood that
as soon as he arrived in Jacksonville
an automobile would be pilfered there
by making possible a motor tour of
the various Florida winter resorts.
Salts Down Pipe Line
Having salted down this pipe line"
tip the police awaited developments.
In a few days the robbery of cigar
store at Eleventh and Main streets
was reported and Officer Vogelsong
Immediately nabbed young Garwood
After some persuasion the boy ad-
mitted that he had committed the
robbery.
Young Garwood, in company with a
deputy sheriff, departed for the JEFF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
RICHMOND FACTORY OWNERS
ATTEND PUBLIC DISCUSSION
OF COMPENSATION MEASURE

had been assured that amendments
would be welcome at subsequent sess'
ions of the legislature. They said they
believed that developments have prov
ed the necessity Of changes now.
Asks for Shorter Period.
The first change asked is that an
injured workman be able to obtain
compensation within seven days after
his injury. instead of fourteen days
as the law now stand. Another
change asks that indemnity be in
creased from IS to IS per cent Of the
weekly wage Of the employe. A lump
sum" settlement is also advocated in
the amendment.
A total life indemnity of compensa-
tion for 500 weeks for total disability
to an employe is also provided in the
bill. Organized labor asks the state
to pay attorneys fees in cases where
there is a contest in the compensa-
tion asked.
The hearing was joint one held by
the house and senate committees.
Represents Manufacturers.
J. f. Fredericks of Kokomo Steel
and Iron company, representing the
manufacturers, showed that Is per
cent of the states that had compensa-
tion laws had a fourteen and not a
seven day period. He helped draft
[continued On Page Eighth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
COUNCIL VOTES
DOWN REQUEST
FOR WAGE RAISE

Council at special meeting last
night refused to provide an increase in
the salary of Clarence Kleinknecht,
superintendent of the municipal elec-
trio plant; decided to investigate the
question Of placing the employees of
the plant under civil service and con-
cluded by giving Kleinknecht vote of
confidence.
Four councilmen were absent, Car
ter, Burdsall, Weishaupt and Waidele
Council took the position that appli-
cation for increasing the salary of the
superintendent should have been made
at the time the 1917 budget was
framed, last September, overlooking
the fact that the salary of the chief
superintendent, his superior, no later
than last December.
Bavis Urges Civil Service.
In urging the adoption of civil scrv-
ice for plant employees President Bavis
Of the board asserted that such action
was necessary to save the institution
from the "corrupting influence of poll
tics" whereupon Mayor Robbins went
on the warpath. He demanded that if
anyone had any charges to make
against the light plant superintendent
the present time afforded an opportun-
ity to present such charges. After
making this statement he hurriedly
departed. When he returned ten min
utes later council gave Mr., Klein
knecht vote of confidence.
The mayors unexpected action was
regarded as peculiar by those attend
ing the meeting who realized that Mr..
Bavis in urging civil service for the
city plant was casting no reflections
on the work of Mr.. Kleinknecht and
his subordinates, who have administer
ed the plant in highly satisfactory
manner, as shown by the 1916 report
for the plant.
City Attorney Bond stated that he
was preparing bill for introduction
in the legislature which provides a
practical municipal civil service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
CITY OFFICIALS REVIEW LIGHTS
TURNED ON FOR FIRST time

when they realized what benefit the
new ornamental lighting system was
for the business district they were
just as enthusiastic over it as their
more public-spirited neighbors.
Prepare for Celebration.
Plans were formulated last night for
a celebration of the installation Of the
new lighting system some time next
summer, probably after the municipal
electric plant has paid off its bonded
Indebtedness, contracted for the pur-
chase of Light, Heat & Power company
plant.
City officials formally inspected the
white way" last evening. In COM
pany with Mayor Robbins the city
dads rode through the district in the
new motor ambulance-patrol of the
police department, escorted by the
motor-driven trucks Of the fire depart
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
INDICTED PERSONS
CONFESS TO GUILT
BEFORE JUDGE FOX
A review of activities in the Wayne

A review of activities in the Wayne
circuit court today, follows:
Ed. Cox, Lynn, entered a plea of
guilty to an Indictment returned by
the grand jury charging him with
having forged a check on a local
l1veryman. The prosecutor told Judge
Fox that the man forged the check to
pay for livery hire SO that he could
visit sick mother and that he had
afterwards made good the amount of
the check. He was released pending
good behavior.
Fay Siebert, II, was declared to be
incorrigible. Judge Fox took the case
under advisement until after the
grand jury adiourns.
Barton Admits Guilt
- William Barton, cen1arville. enter
ed a plea of guilty to an indictment
returned by the grand jury charging
him with carrying concealed weapons
and was fined $25 and costs.
Martin C.. Wisehart was. appointed
guardian of a minor heir of Eli w.
Wisehart.
The demurrer to the complaint in
the suit OF the Centerville State bank
against Frances Wolfe on a promis-
sorry note, demand $500, was sus-
tanned
The demurrer to the complaint in
the suit of Alfred Gray ct al. against
Clayton Hunt for fraud and RECESSION
OF a contract, demand $4,000, was
Cverruled.
Judge Fox overruled the demurrers
to complaints filed in the suits of
Anna Puthoff and Frank H. Puthoff
against the Pennsylvania railroad.
Each of the plaintiffs are asking
$4,000 for injuries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
300 PERSONS ATTEND
THE SHORT COURSE

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Jan. 23.-
Enrolment in the Purdue Farmers
Short Course at noon on the opening
day was three hundred. Farmers from
Wayne, Union, Henry and Fayette
counties attended the morning pro-
gram.
This evening, the hall will be thrown
open to the general public c. N.
Friar. Purdue university, will discuss
Community Life in Rural Districts" !"
This promises to be one of the best
meetings of the week.
Over one-hundred entries had been
made in the live stock department at
noon. Cambridge City has so far been
able to take care of the many visitors
Many people are entertaining dele
gates in their homes. Most of the
farmers will drive to their homes to
spend the nights.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
OFFERS TO SETTLE
TAXES FOR ESTATE

When the safety deposit box Of the
late Morris Maier, formerly owner of
the Sample Shoe store, was opened a
short time ago $4,000 worth of bonds
and securities which had not been
given in for taxation were found. The
estate is valued at several thousand
dollars more than this but the other
property had been given In.
The executor of the estate declared
that Mr.. Maier had come into possess
ion of most Of the $4,000 which aad
not been given in during the last year
and made the offer to the county treas
urer to pay taxes on this amount for
cne year which would amount to about
$3.50. 1t is thought that Treasurer
Weidner will accept the proposition.
All the property goes in accordance
with the will to relatives living In
Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
DEFENSE
RESTS ON TRIAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 23-The defense
in the perjury trial of Franklin D.
Stafford, arising out of the Oliver Os-
borne cease" rested today in the Fed
eral court.
Stafford is accused of having false
ly identified James w. Osborne, for.
mer assistant district attorney as the
woorer of Miss Rae Tanzer while
masquerading, the girl declared, in a
breach of promise suit under the
name OF Oliver Osborne. Charles H.
Wax claims that he and not the attor-
ney was the masquerader.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23.-An over
whelming sentiment in favor Of state
wide prohibition was manifested today
In the lower branch of the state legfs-
lature. when the prohibition bill was
called up for second reading. Petitions
in favor of the measure. signed. it was
said. by 100000 were presented In the
House.
Two amendments offered by Repre-
sentative White, changing the phrase
ology Of the bill to make 1t stronger,
he said, were adopted as was also an
amendment by Representative Krjeg,
making 1t illegal for a person to re-
ceive liquor from common carrier
which would not be legal under the
permit clause of the bill
Two amendments were voted down
without roll call. Representative Os-
born proposed to strike out the per-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23

!. All taxable property in Wayne coun-
ty excepting railroads, telephone and
telegraph property is valued at $32,-
237,O93 in the abstract of taxes for the
year 1916, payable in 1917, which was
made public by the county auditor to.
day.
This shows a decrease of $236,912
from the total valuation for the previ-
Gus year, $37,473,005. The fact that
the Rumely factories ceased operation
that the city bought the electric light
plant from the Light, Heat and Power
company and that the state tax CON-
missioners ruled that mortgages should
be assessed at only seventy-five per
cent. of their face value was responsi
BILE for the decrease This decrease
will be cut down several thousand dol
lars by amounts Of property which the
county surveyor has found were not
given into township assessors and
which will be added to the proper tax
duplicates.
Not Full Barometer.
The foregoing amount cannot be tax.
en- as the total wealth of the county.
Property in Richmond is assessed at
about sixty per cent. Of it's value and
property in the county outside is as
sessed at about forty-five per cent. of
its total value. The total valuation of
taxable property in Richmond is plac-
ed at $16,64S,364.
In case all taxes are paid this year,
the total amount which will be raised
for taxes in Wayne county will be ST.
046,2244S. This does not include de-
linquent taxes left over from past
years.
What Part Richmond Pays.
OF this amount, Richmond will raise
1851, ,90301. Much of this money goes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
''DRY'' FORCES PLEASED BY HOUSE ACTION
FOREIGN STATESMEN EXPECTED TO SCORE
WILSON FOR Debating PEACE TERMS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Congress
and the diplomatic corps, recovering
somewhat from their bewildered
amazement of yesterday, set them.
selves today deliberately and with
varying emotions to consideration of
President Wilson's notable address
to the senate submitting the results
of his moves for peace in Europe and
outlining the conditions under which
he believes the United States would
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
100000 NAMES ON PETITIONS
DRYWORKERSPRESENTEDH HOUSE
IN STATE PROHIBITION FIGHT

NIT clause. which is regarded - one
OF the vital provisions of the bill by
the dry" supporters. Representative
Moore attempted to include an amend
ment providing that the state should
idemnify distilleries and brewery own
ers put out of business il the bill be-
comes law.
The "dry" leaders expressed them.
selves as well pleased with the action
Of the bill.
The bill providing for the holding
Of constitutional convention in 1918
was passed by the lower branch OF the
state legislature today by a vote of
81 to 10. Representative Geddes was
the only Republican to vote against
the measure. The bill now goes to
the Senate for action.
After adopting amendments ctrength-
ening the statewide prohibition meas
ure and defeating two, designed to
weaken it, the bill was passed on Sec
ond reading in the House. 1t prob
ably will come up for fnal passage in
the House next Thursday. The viva
voce vote were SO favorable to the
bill that roll call was not necessary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
CUMM|NS PROPOSES
SENATE DISCUSSION
OF PEACE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Cummins of Iowa, submitted resolu-
ton to the senate today which would
devote the senate beginning next Mon
day to a full and free discussion of the
presidents world peace policy express
ed in his message of yesterday. All
other business would be excluded un-
til every senator had an opportunity to
speak not more than an hour.
Chairman Stone, of the foreign rela-
tions committee objected to immediate
consideration and action was deferred
until tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
FRANCE REDUCES
AMOUNT OF WASTE

PARIS, Jan. 23.-M. Herriot, min
lister of national subsistence and Ia
Dor, has decided upon other measures
of economy besides sugar cards and
the restriction of courses in restau-
ants.
What mean to do is to put stop
to waste, the consequences of which
would fall not only upon the people,
but upon the middle classes" he said
in statement yesterday. Among
other things, am going to give strict
orders against the waste of bread in
the army, and commissary officers
who fail to carry out this order will
be drastically disciplined
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
STEEVER OUTLINES
TRAINING METHOD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Captain
e. 2. Steever, U. S. A. originator of
the so-called Wyoming plan Of mill
tary training in school told the senate
military committee today that such
training properly adopted to the needs
of the school boy, could not fail to
develop initial alertness, stronger
moral sense and generally to produce
better citizens. For girls he proposed
organized training, camp sanitation
and the laws of war.
The United States, he said, only
needed to prepare itself from attacks
which meant invasion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
GENERAL EXPENSES
TOTAL $170,102

General expenses of running Wayne
county in 1916 amounted to $17O.1O2.5S.
The balance left in the general fund
January /, 1917, was A5,056.21. The
balance in the fund, January l, 1916,
was $23,919.93.
The general fund includes all cur
rent expenses of the county proper in
cluding salaries of officials, mainten-
ance of county institutions, office ex-
penses of county officials. etc. 1t does
not include the maintenance expenses
of free turnpikes. Expenses OF schools,
road building and the like are met by
the various corporations and town
ships.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
BOWMAN TO ATTEND
HIGHWAY HEARING

County Auditor Bowman left for
Indianapolis today, loaded with facts
concerning the workings of the three
mile road law, it is understood, to
take part in the public hearing before
the legislature tonight on the pro-
posed highway commission bill. VIII
fred Jessup, County Road Superin-
tendent Jones and the county commits
sioners will also be present at the
hearing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
FAY GRAFTON GETS
fine AND SENTENCE

Fay Grafton, widow whose hus-
band is said to have been drowned
when the steamship Titanic went
down after striking an iceberg. plead
ed guilty to a statutory charge in po-
lice court late yesterday afternoon
and was fined SIS and costs and was
sentenced to serve fifteen days in
Jail. A grand jury indictment charg-
ing the woman with having operated
q resort Is to be dismissed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
MRS. cLAWSON DIES

Mrs. Flo Clawson, formerly of Cam
bridge City, died at Long Hospital,
Indianapolis, Saturday. Mrs. Clawson
was taken to Indianapolis from her
home in New Castle, where she un-
derwent an operation recently. She
is survived by three sons and
daughter. The funeral services were
held Monday at New Castle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
STRANGER RAISES FUNDS

OXFORD, o., Jan. 23.-A number of
Oxford merchants are mourning
amounts ranging from 50 to 81 recent
ly paid to stranger for advertise
ments to appear in menu cards to be
used in local restaurants. The
stranger and the money are gone, and
the menu cards have never shown up.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-23
CARWOOD CAUGHT STEALING FUNDS
TO Join PAL At FLORIDA RESORT

fersonville reformatory today, one Of
the youngest prisoners ever sent to
that institution from Wayne county
Chief Goodwin has been notified by
the chief of police of Jacksonville,
Fla, in reply to communication
Goodwin sent to that official, that
young Strattan has been taken into
custody there and will be placed in an
institution.
Strattan was for a time confined in
the Plainfeld reform school. Garwood
escaped prosecution last summer for
the theft of an automobile.