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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
KELLY IS OUT
OF CAMPAIGN
FOR SEAT IN
LOWER HOUSE
College Head Unable to
Make Active Fight" Be-
cause of Other Duties to
Perform.
ROBBINS BOOM GROWS

In the Press. the official publica-
ton of Earlham college, of Saturday
issue, the announcement Is made that
DIR. R. L. Kelly, president Of the col
lege, has withdrawn his candidacy for
the Republican congressional nomina-
ton. DR.. Kelly's statement follows:
"At the time 1 consented to become
a candidate for the congressional NOM
ination, it was generally assured that
there would be but one candidate
from Wayne county. and that the
other counties would withdraw in
Wayne's favor The contest has now
developed into a general scramble,
and the time of the election has been
set three weeks beyond the date first
suggested by the governor.
Obligations Heavy
"Had the election come on June >,
il would have been all over before the
Earlham commencement. ] have OBJ
legations to the college and to the
Council of the Church Boards of Edu-
cation. which ] cannot meet and at
the same time continue the campaign,
under the changed conditions.
Il have keenly appreciated and will
never forget the assurances of sup
port which have come from many OF
the best citizens of the city and
county"
Commenting on this statement, Dr.
Kelly said today that because Wayne
county had agreed upon no one can
Gidate to present to the Republican
district convention, and because OF
the delay in holding the special cleo
ton, set for June IS, it would be i'm
possible for him to conduct an ac-
tive campaign"
With the formal withdrawal of the
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
WAYNE COUNTY
CROPS INJURED
BY BIC STORMS
Rainfall Heaviest of Season
Hail Causes Damage to
Greenhouse-More Bad
Weather Coming.

a z.
Damage to crops, amounting to thou
sands of dollars has been caused by
the storms and heavy rainfall, which
visited Richmond and vicinity in the
last three days.
Beginning on Saturday afternoon
when the most severe hailstorm in the
history of the city caused much dam
age to greenhouses and gardens, and
continuing throughout yesterday and
today. heavy rains, accompanied by
high winds swept over the county,
causing damage that cannot be esti
mated until the weather clears and
the injury to growing crops is deter
mined.
According to the official measure
ments at the pumping station the rail
fall since Saturday has been 1.55
inches, the greatest amount that has
fallen in the same length of time this
year.
More in Store.-Moore.
More stormy weather has been prom
ised by w E. Moore, Wayne county
weather man. Following the present
storm area, according to Moore, is an
other storm, now in the Rocky Noun
tains, which probably will pass over
this section of the country in few
days.
The heaviest loser as the result of
Saturdays storm is George Bullerdick.
who owns one of the largest gardens
in this community Nine greenhouses,
each 125 feet long. were destroyed by
the hailstones, and the greater part of
their contents were damaged 1t is
estimated that the loss to this garden
will be more than $4,000 Nineteen
boxes of dollhouse plants were also de-
stroyed
w. H, Backmeyer was another heavy
loser All of the hotbeds at the Back
meyer gardens were destroyed and a
large quantity of glass in the green
houses was broken. Mr.. Backmeyer
estimated the damage to his property
at $500 this morning
Florists Suffer Little.
None Of the florists of the city suf-
fered from the storm with the except
ion of Fulle brothers, on Liberty ave-
large sections of glass were broken
and the damage is estimated at about
5000. The loss at the Fulle plant is
covered by insurance.
OuC vi INC UiS3 CApCHSCS III ItpldC-
ing damaged greenhouses is the cost
of labor for putting in the broken
glass. Men for this sort Of work are
hard to find and the cost of replacing
the damaged houses will probably be
much greater than the present esti-
mate.
The storm Of Saturday was one of
the worst that has ever visited this
vicinity Hailstones, in some cases
as large as six inches in diameter fell
doing much damage, not only to green
houses but to young fruit as well.
Following the storm, many persons
were seen picking up the larger
stones of the city and putting them
into piles. One boy, in the south part
of the city, gathered half bushel bas.
ket full of hailstones in less than ten
minutes, from the street in front of his
home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
s. 0. s. APPEAL
FOR WAR WORK
FUND IS Needed

Wayne county men interested In the
Y. NJ. c. A. war work campaign have
responded to the S. o. S. call sent out
by the state officials. A flying squad
ron composed of Y. NJ. c. A. workers
visited all parts Of Wayne township
yesterday afternoon.
At noon yesterday, district five, to
which Richmond belongs, had yet to
raise s5,951. Part of that amount has
already been raised, and a strenuous
effort is being made to obtain the full
amount by O'Clock tonight.
Wayne county has approximately
$4,000 to raise. Yesterday morning in
several churches offerings were taken
for this work.
A final drive for contributions was
made today. Persons desiring to give
money, or to raise their subscriptions.
made do so by calling at the Y. NJ. c.
A. any time before o'clock tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
BOWMAN ISSUES CALL FOR MEETINGS
TO PICK WAYNE COUNTY DELEGATES

J.. S. Bowman, Republican chair
man of Wayne county, today issued a
statement apportioning the thirty-one
delegates to be selected next Monday
at ward and township meetings to
represent the county at the Rushville
convention, June 8, which will nomin-
ate a candidate for representative in
congress. Chairman Bowman's state
ment, including a list of ward and
township meeting places, follows:
'Pursuat to call issued by the Dis
trict Chairman, the Republicans of
Wayne county will meet in their re-
spective townships and wards for the
purpose of selecting delegates and al
ternate delegates to the District Con-
vention to be held at Rushville, Indi-
ana. on Friday, June s, 1917, at IL: 90
q. m.
Gets 81 Delegates
Under the rules of the State Cen
trail Committee, Wayne county Is en-
titled to thirty-one delegates, and the
same number of alternate delegates
to the district convention, distributed
as follows:
Arlington and Boston, one delegate
and one alternate; Center, two dele
gates and two alternates; Clay, one
delegate and one alternate: Dalton
and Perry, one delegte and one alter
nate; Franklin, one delegate and one
alternate: Greene, one delegate and
one alternate; Harrison and Jackson,
three delegates and three alternates;
Jefferson, one delegate and one alter
nate: New Garden, one delegate and
one alternate; Washington, one dele
gate and one alternate: Webster and
WAYNE, three delegates and three al
ternates; First Ward, one delegate
and one alternate; Second Ward, one
delegate and one alternate; Third
Ward, two delegates and two alter
mates; Fourth Ward, three delegates
and three alternates; Fifth Ward,
three delegates and three alternates;
Sixth Ward, two delegates and two
alternates; Seventh Ward; two dele.
[Continued on Page Eight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
NATION DEVASTATED

NATION. Ills, May 2s.-American
sympathy manifested itself in sub
stantial fashion today for the plight of
Charleston and Mattoon twin victims
of the tornado which swept central
Illinois on Saturday leaving behind it
death and ruins.
Scores Of communities throughout
Illinois, Indiana and neighboring
states, responded to the appeals of the
stricken cities with cars Of foodstuffs,
blankets and cots and assurances were
received that more was available II
necessary.
Organized relief for the destitute of
whom there are about 1900 in the two
towns was begun today under the SUI
pevision Of J. J. O'Connor. of the Chi
cago chapter of the American Red
of fifteen nurses.
Cooperating was the state board OF
health under DR.. ST. Clair Drake
which Immediately began a sanitary
survey in each town. that possible
disease epidemics might be prevented.
In both Mattoon and Charleston
forces of volunteers worked through
the night unloading cars Of food pre-
paratory to it's distribution to the
needy.
Today, food stations were estab-
lished and owners of motor cars were
pressed into service delivering to pub
lie buildings, institutions and private
homes serving as temporary shelters
for the stricken.
So far as was known today the tor
nado cost 81 lives and resulted in in
juries to about 900 persons in Coles
county. reports from the farming dis.
tricts indicating that the casualties
[ContInued On Page Eight.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
CENSOR ISSUES
FIRST RULES TO
AMERICAN PRESS
Creel Says Committee Seeks
Only to Suppress lnjuri-
Gus News.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.--First cen
sorship regulations prepared by the
committee on public information,
which American newspapers are asked
TO observe in the national interests and
in the absence Of any actual censor
ship law, became effective today.
In issuing the regulations. George
Creel. chairman of the committee. en-
tirely disclaims any object Of sup
pressing any news except that which
would be useful to the enemy.
The object Of the voluntary censor
ship, 1t is explained, is to keep news
of value to the enemy from reaching
the enemy through publication. The
purposes of the committee otherwise,
it is stated, are to make more easy
of access to the American people the
news of what their government is do
ing.
The committee has divided its speci-
fication of information which would be
useful to the enemy into three classi-
fications: General, naval and military
1t is explained that no hard and fast
rules can be laid down; that those
which are proposed shall be subject
to amendments and that all the Europ-
can censorships have vastly changed
their character with the progress of
the war.
In the absence of any law on the
subject the committee believes that
the regulations drawn will be support
ed Loyalty by the American press,
Complete copies of the regulations
have been sent by mail to every daily
newspaper in the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
Richmond Youths at
H. Harrison May be
Released This Week

Several of the Wayne county young
men who received appointments to the
officers training camp at Ft. Benja-
min Harrison, probably will be dis
charged from the camp this week. For
the most part the ones who will be re-
tanned, it is said, are those who have
had previous military training, either
at military schools or in the army or
national guard.
The camp opened with $500 candi-
dates for officers commissions, but it
is expected that only 1,2O0 will be ac-
cepted as officers
One of the Richmond young men at
tending the camp spent yesterday in
Richmond and was enthusiastic over
the work he now is engaged in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
KILLING OF NURSES
ON AMERICAN ship
IS INVESTIGATED

WASHINGTON, May 2S-lnvestiga
tion by the Senate naval affairs com.
mittee of the accident on the armed
merchant ship, Mongolia, in which two
American Red Cross nurses were re-
Gently killed was ordered today by the
Senate. A resolution of inquiry of
fered by Senator FTelinghuysen of
New Jersey was adopted
The resolution provides for ''thor-
ough and careful inquiry of the acci-
dent in which part of shell fired at
a target by the naval gun crew struck
the nurses. 1t will be done by the
naval committee instead of a special
committee as proposed by Senator
F'relinghuysen's resoltions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
BRAKEMAN CRUSHED
BY YARD ENGINE

John Strohmeyer, 35 years old, a
Pennsylvania railroad brakeman, died
yesterday morning of injuries receiv-
ed Saturday night in the east freight
yards.
Strohmeyer stepped in front of
backing engine and was caught be-
meath the wheels. His leg was crush
ed and was amputated at Reid Memo
rial hospital yesterday morning in the
hope of saving his life.
Strohmeyer recently moved to this
city from Liberty. Indiana, and his
wife was visiting there at the time Of
the accident.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
POILuS LOOK IN
Vain FOR I. R.
ON FIRING Line
Clemenceau Tells Wilson
'Tis Error to Keep Colonel
and His Forces in the Unit
ed States.

PARIS. May 2s.-Former Premier
Clemenceau, in an open letter to Presi-
dent Wilson printed in his paper.
L'Homme Enchaine, appeals to the
president to send over Colonel Roose-
Welt and "his companions" M. Glenn
enceau says:
"In invaded France at the present
hour there is a name which represents,
by l know not what force of intuition
the beauty of Americas intervention
1t is that Of Roosevelt.
"You are too much a philosopher
not to know that great popular leaders
have influenced men out of all pro-
portion to their own real value. by the
intangible atmosphere of legend which,
with or without their assistance, has
formed around them
Whatever may be the reasons and
without attempting to analyze the phe-
nomenon l yield to the imperlous need
to tell you that the name of Roosevelt
has in our country at this time a
legendary power. 1t would be an enor-
nous error in my view to neglect
force which everything urges us to
make use of as soon as possible.
I'VE have learned that the first
American unit has arrived at the front
and with what zest generals and pri
Yates saluted the noble starred banner.
However you should know, Mr.. Presi-
dent. that more than one stout chew
ronned poilu said to his comrade in
an astonished voice: But where is
Roosevelt? ] don't see him."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28

SOIAL, OSdO (Tos tUJuVSO, ICOf
Prof. Henry Cox, director at Chica-
60. OF the United States weather bu-
reau said today that the storms of the
last few days in the middle west and
south were due to great humidity and
low barometer common in this terri
tory in May and June. High temper
atures in the northwest, he said. tend
ed to push the humidity southwark,
where level territory does not offer
the resistance to tornado conditions
that is put forth by mountainous and
hilly sections
The latest In the series Of tornadoes
started Sunday afternoon apparently
IN the vicinity of Willisville, in south
western Illinois, swept southwark
across the Ohio river into Kentucky.
down the Mississippi into Arkansas
and Tennessee, and finally veering
eastward toward Alabama, where the
storm apparently spent itself. The
dead in the four southern states was
roughly estimated at 100 and the in
jured at several hundred.
Wire communication into the dis
tricts swept by the storm Sunday is
demoralized and only meager reports
of the loss of life and the property
damage have been received.
The destruction began last Friday In
Andale, Kan, where twenty-six people
were killed and sixty injured.
Late Saturday a twister, probably
the most severe of the series struck the
rich corn belt of central Illinois. kill
ing 81 persons and injuring perhaps
500 in Mattoon. At Charleston, ten
miles east of Mattoon, 81 were killed
and more than $50 injured.
The property damage in the cities is
estimated at s20o0.O00. Another de-
structive storm late Saturday crossed
a territory approximately 100 miles
north of the center of Illinois. reached
into northern Indiana and caused the
loss of dozen lives, the injury of
more than two hundred and heavy
property damage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
CITY PAYS HIGHEST
PRICE FOR ROAD OIL

A contract for road oil was entered
into today by the city and the Indian
Refining company, the city contract
ing to pay the highest price for oil
in its history. 61s cents per gallon, f.
o. b., Lawrenceburg, Ind. Last year
the city paid 4.93 cents per gallon, f.
o. b. Richmond, a difference of 2.34
cents.
Very few applications for street oil
ing have been received, but with the
advent of warm weather the city ex-
poets to have considerable oiling
work to do.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
FOR LIBERTY LOAN

The Wells Fargo express company
is announcing plan whereby its en-
ployers through an installment plan
may subscribe to the Liberty Loan
fund They may pay for their bonds
in semi-monthly payments covering a
period of one year. Employees of the
local office of the company were noti-
fted Of the plan today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
5,372,40O SINGLE
men ARE ELIGIBLE

WASHINGTON, May 2s. - BY a
census bureau estimate today, class
ing the more than 100000 men be-
tween the military draft age limit
the number of single men is placed
at 5,372,400 and the number of mar
ried men at 4,545,900
The estimate was prepared on a
base of normal increase in population
since the 1910 census and on the
assumption that the ratio between the
married men and single men is the
same at that time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
Immense Hail Stone
Stuns Richmond Man

Peter Dirago, 414 North Third street,
laborer employed by the Pennsylva-
mia. had visions of Zeppelin sky at
tack late Saturday afternoon.
During the heavy hailstorm late Sat
urday Dirago was struck on the back
of the neck by chunk of hail, which
fellow workers of Dirago claim was
the size of hens egg.
Dirago was temporarily stunned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
BOY VICTIM OF PLAY
DIES IN HOSPITAL

Raymond ingalls,, the IA year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis ingalls,, 1O9
Southwest Second street, who was ac-
cidentally shot while at play with a
boy companion May 16. died at the
Reid Memorial hospital Saturday
night The funeral arrangements have
not been ar-cu~c~!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
Hutchinson Estate
Reaches $785, 600

The will OF E. B. Hutchinson, for
merly of Richmond, who died at India
napolis last week. has been filed for
probate in Marion county. John L..
Rupe, of Richmond, has been named
one Of the executors. The estate is
valued at $785,000 and one of the two
beneficiaries is Harry l.. Stearns, OF
Atlanta, Ga, formerly of Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
DEATH, RUIN
FOLLOW WAKE
OF CYCLONES;
TOLL GROWING
Tornadoes of Past Three
Days in Middle West and
South Bring Death to
More Than $50 Persons.
NATION IS STRICKEN

Revised figures on dead and injured
In the storms Of the last three days In
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky,
Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama and Ar
kansas shows a total Of 24s dead and
1907 Injured. The table Of casualties
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
BERLIN MAY DECLARE
WAR ON BRAZIL SOON

RIO JANEIRO, May 2S.-A Noticia
says that in German circles it is as
serted that Germany will declare war
on Brazil within two or three days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
ITALIANS CONTINUE
THEIR PROGRESS ON
THE AUSTRIAN FRONT
(By Associated Press)

The Italians have fought their way
forward to within two miles of Duino,
the most formidable natural barrier
between them and Triest. The great
battle now enters it's eighteenth day
without any sign of an abatement in
the fury Of the struggle. Vienna stub
bornly refuses to concede the Italian
victory but the map tells the story of
General Cadornas steady advance.
Duino, at the gates of which the
Italian guns are now hammering
marks a point at which the Carso
plateau almost touches the sea. Pro-
tected by the ocean on the one side,
it is powerfully defended to the north
by Mount Querceto, a height of con-
siderable magnitude which dominates
the country for many miles around
At the foot of Mount Querceto, facing
west. lies the little town of MedeazZa
and the Italians have smashed their
way to within few hundred yards Of
this village. 1t is possible that lull
will occur before they attempt the
formidable task Of storming Mount
Querceto.
From no other theatre Of the war
comes any news of importance but the
political situation continues of absorb
ing interest. Dispatches from Brazil
indicate that it is merely question
of days, if not of hours before the
Brazilian parliament follows the leads
OF the administration and aligns
Brazil with the eleven nations now
fighting the central powers. At the
same time a new crisis is threatened
between Spain and Germany through
the sinking of Spanish passenger
ship with heavy loss Of life. This
disaster occurs on the heels of an an
nouncement from Madrid that Ger
many had given satisfactory assur-
ances In reply to Spain's latest note
regarding the destruction of Spanish
ships by German submarines. No de-
tails, however, have been received in
regard to the sinking of the passeng-
er liner and it is possible that the
tragedy was not due to U-boat
The battle between the reactionaries
and liberals in Austria-Hungary goes
merrl!y forward and there are reports
of further impending ministerial resig-
nations.
Today's statement from the various
war offices regarding the Franko-Bel-
gian front operations reveal somewhat
heavy fighting at few points, but no
marked changes in the situation.
Persistent attempts are being con-
tinued by the Germans to regain con-
troll of the important observation
point recently wrested from them by
the French in the Champagne Paris
reports the repulse of all these at
Icorti-p-i on Page Ei1ht.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
Temperature Today.
For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
q ,.tl,. cloud, icrint aaad Ti,osdon

Rising temperature Tuesday.
General Condit:ons-Rocky noun
tain storms which have prevailed the
past two or three days have caused
heavy rains. hail storms and lorna
does. in localities. These storms are
slowly moving away, cut another
storm covers the far west which prob
ably will reach here tho middle Of the
week, preceded BY short interval OF
t~ir wccthar.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
Don'tLet Your Allies Guido
You in Patriotism

In the third year of the war, France stagger-
ing under terrible burdens, has subscribed toa
new loan four billions of dollars our
first instalment Shall we let this gallant ma
ton, who is fighting our battles, shame us by
her sacrificeso
Every rank and every occupation in France has
eagerly pressed forward to aid the government
with its savings An American in France writes,
Il have aged street cleaner rest his broom
against the counter of the bank as he clipped cou-
pons from small government bonds bought with
the savings of his toll Alongside him were tired
little seamstresses women of wealth, huscksters
all doing what they could, by saving, to aid their
beloved country
Subscribe Today for Liberty Loan Bond Of
$50 at Least!
CALL AT ANY BANK
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-28
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WEATHER FORECAST

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er Internationally fair tonight and
Tuesday. Warns: Tuesday.