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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
THE CLOSING ORDER

All churches, lodge and clubs will be closed abo
lutely until further notice.
The following will be closed for five days and each Monday
until further notice. All factories all places of amusement
card rooms, saloons pool and billiard rooms.
Retail merchants and obbers will be open every day until
80 o'clock excepting Sundays and Mondays when they will
be closed all day. They will close 43O Saturdays
Meat markets and groceries will be permitted to be open until
Monday
The only exception the restrictions drug bona
de restaurants that meals regularly hotels and bak
cries.
Three general exceptions to be notedThe Alma Guck
concert Friday afternoon the basketball Saturday after
o'clock, and the Pergord lecture ST. lay night
Coal dealers not affected by these restrictions but will
keep their places open.
The mayor and fuel administrator issued the appended
procan1aton
In Compliance With the Federal Governments Order and the
Mayors Proclamation:
Board of Works called special meeting ratfy action
taken by manufacturers January IT, 1918 That all factories
close for five days beginning Friday morning January 49, 918
and day thereafter Monday of each week. until further
notified.
Also places of amusements of all kinds card rooms,
saloons club pool and billiard rooms five days
day each week. Mondays Also all churches lodge
be closed continuously until further notice. All stores bust
of all kinds to close at four thirty 4:30) And
all stores close day each week. Monday unless otherwise
ordered The exception being drug real
which regular meals and hotels and bakeries
tionares not considered restaurants Meat markets
groceries will be permitted to remain until Monday
w. w. ZIMMERMAN,
Mayor Richmond, Ind.
F. S. BATES, Fuel Administrator of Wayne County.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
STARR PIANO
FACTORY ONLY
ONE HERE To
DISoBEY RULE
Gennetts Forced to Shut
Down at Noon, However,
After Manufacturers Make
Emphatic Protest.
STATEMENT IS ISSUED

The Starr Piano factory Was the
only factory in Richmond Friday.
which failed to obey the orders of tAo
national fuel administrator, closing all
factories for five days.
Henry Gennett, president OF the
Starr company was called before a
committee Of ten manufacturers to
explain why the Starr Piano company
disobeyed the orders when every 9TH
er factory in Richmond was closed
The factory was closed at noon.
Have War Contract.
~Weoperated our plant today be-
cause we have a government contract
and understood that We would be ex-
empt from the Garfield ruling" Gen.
nett told the manufacturers.
Eve operated our pant today be-
our plant which is engaged in the
manufacture of these government or
ders. What confirmed us In our opin.
ion WIS that we were in telephone
communication with an army officer
at Dayton this morning and he asked
us to continue SO that the work could
be rushed"
James A Carr, president OF the Am
erican Seeding Machine Company and
the Jones Hardware COMPANY who
called the manufacturers together to
hear Gennett's explanation. said that
Gennett evidently believed that the
orders received from Dayton were "su-
perior' to thoee of the national fuel
administration.
Promises to Quit
Gennett, after being criticized for
operating his plant when the orders
of the ftlal administration were spe-
cific In that factories working on war
orders are not exempt from the rul-
ing, promised to suspend operations
at noon.
It is said that there were several
employees at work on the war orders
during the morning.
Violation of the governments order
closing factories is punishable by a
fine of $4,000, If it is found that the
order was willfully disobeyed 1t is
unknown whether the government will
investigate further.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
FROM
STREET CAR,
DROPS DEAD

Charles Fryar. So years old, alighted
from a street car at Thirteenth and
Main streets Friday afternoon, and
dropped dead. He was taken into
Peter Husson's- grocery, where he
opened his eyes once, then breathed
his last
Mr.. Fryar had been resident of
Richmond all of his life and resided
at Ais South Thirteenth street. He
had been in falling health for some
time and heart disease is believed to
be the cause of his sudden death
He was employed at the Starr Pia-
no company, where he worked Friday
morning.
He leaves his widow, Mrs Ella
Fryar, and one son, Roy; and four sis.
ters, Miss Laura Fryar Of Richmond; !;
Mrs. Alonzo Gephart, OF Newcastle,
Mrs John Saunders, OF Indianapolis
and Mrs. James Milford of Richmond
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
TO
KEEP HANDS
OFF ORDERS
Congress Buzzes With Angry
Protest, However-Called
Shameful" p"

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. 1t was
stated officially early today that Pres-
ident Wilson Is not even considering
interfering with the fuel restriction
| order and feels that the country will
be satisfied with its necessity.
When congress assembled attacks
| on the fuel restriction order burst out
anew, mingled In the senate with re-
sentiment that the fuel administration
has ignored its resolution asking for
delay.
"All this chaos is shameful sena-
tor Smith. of Michigan. Republican.
declared. THE senate should rise up
and clip the wings Of those who seek
to exercise such authority which was
never intended to be given
Not to Newspapers.
A letter from DR.. Garfield dated
today received by Senator Smith. Of
Georgia, stated that the ruling does
not apply to newspapers or industries
operated by the use Of hydro-electric
power" <.~
A supplementary list adding to the
number OF industries exempted from
the fuel restriction order, was In pre-.
paration today at the fuel admins.
tration.
Most Of the plants included in the
list have been notified that they may
continue operations as usual, but It
appeared doubtful whether the list
would be made public, since the fuel
administration fears 1t would be
swamped with requests from other In.
dustries.
Steel Mile Exempted
Some OF the industries notified Of
their exemption were steel mills pro-
ducing ship plates, woolen mills turn
Ing out goods for the army and navy
and certain domestic utilities includ-
ing ice plants.
Fuel Administrator Garfield today
turned his personal attention to sup
plying bunker coal for ships held In
port by lack OF fuel.
Most Of DR.. Garfield's staff was busy
Issuing special rulings in response to
the food Of queries from every state in
the east asking exactly what form Of
industries were included in the order
Apparently the whole country WAS
much at sea as to what the order
meant.
May Operate q Usual
A correctiou issued By the fuel "a.
mtufstrat1on this morning on list
of exempted war industries prepared
last night by Secretaries Baker and
Daniels disclosed that most Of the
plants producing strictly war muni.
tons may operate as usual
Virtually all the gun factories, pow
der plants and shell manufacturing
concerns were included in the exemp-
tion.
DR.. Garfield's efforts to get bunker
coal to ships In Atlantic ports is
prompted by the extremely critical
transport situation The line Of com
municatton between the United States
and Europe has been seriously crippl-
ed not only by the lack of fuel but by
the vast amount of freight congested
on docks all along the coast.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
FOOD FIRMS
ARE EXEMPTED

WASHINGTON, Jan 1s-The Food
Administration issued an order today
exempting every sort Of food hand
ling firm, manufacturing to distribut.
ing agency, from the fuel restriction
order.
Food Administrator Hoover issued
the following statement:
The Food Administration wishes It
clearly understood that DR.. Garfield's
order does not include grain elevators,
potato or vegetable houses, cold stor-
age, all forms Of grain storage, grain
and feed mills, cereals, product manu-
facturers, bakers, Gamers, milk deal
ers, creameries, condensers. and all
other milk product manufactures,
packing and slaughter houses, ice
plants and refrigerators, sugar manu-
factories, commission. wholesale and
retail trades-in fact, every sort of
food handling, manufacturing or dis
tr1buting agency.
Beyond the direct food industries
the fuel administration has agreed to
the exception Of binder twine factor
les, ammonia manufacturers, insecti.
ing necessary to maintain the constant
flow Of foodstuffs.
Beyond this again, the state food
administrators have been authorized
to determine for the state fuel admin
istrators any other industries the con-
tiuous conduct of which are essential
to obtaining the uninterrupted dow of
food"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
STORES WILL
REMAIN Open
Unit IL 4:30
IN Afternoon
National Order Does Not A.
feet Retail Establishments
in Richmond, Officials Say.
SUPPORT is PLEDGED

Retail stores Of Richmond are not
compelled to close under the order is
sued by the national fuel adminisrra.
tor closing all factories for five DAYS.
R!chmond's retail stores will close at
1870 o'clock every evening, however, in
compliance with the orders issued by
Mayor Zimmerman and County Flel
Administrator Bates.
The stores will be closed on Mon.
days however for the next ten weeks.
They will close at 4:3O o'clock Satur.
day and every evening.
Pledge Their Support.
All retail merchants and jobbers. III
meeting at the Commercial club, una
nimously pledged themselves to sup
port the fuel administration In every
possible way.
All butcher shops and grocery stores
will be permitted to remain open until
noon Monday.
These are stringent times and we
must unanimously obey authority"
Charles w. Jordan declared in brief
talk" And ! am sure that every mer-
chant here wants to do everything he
can TO relieve the present conditions"
Goa, dealers will keep their offices
open and are not affected by the re.
strictions.
The following resolution was adopt.
ed and signed by all merchants:
Text Of Resolution.
RESOLVED:--That the Merchants
of Richmond thoroughly appreciate
the stringency In fuel supply caused
by the severe weather and the world
war now raging. Therefore-Be II re-
solved that the retail merchants de-
sire to aid the Government and the 10.
cal authorities in any way to relieve
tbs present conditions.
Mode! Clothing Co., o. E. Dickinson
Carl Platt, ] F. Ratliff. E. NJ. Harter.
7 NJ Eggemeysr & Sons, John Bartel.
Chss. II. Haner. ]. F. Hornaday, L. r.
Thompson, Feltman Shoe Store, F. W.
Woolworth Co, Grand Leader. H.. c.,
Hasemeier. Leo. Fl. Fihe, J. A. Conkey.
John Folser. Ed. L. Cooper, II, B. Ross.
Rsrtel &; Robe. Ed. N. Wilson. Atlantic
&. Pacific Tea Co, I.oehr & Klute. J. e.
Healv, Lawrence II. Luken, Chas. Y.
Miller, J. NJ Seaney. c. A. Harrison, B.
e. 3. Shoe Store. Walk Over Boot Shop,
Richmond Typewriter Exchange.
Thomas & Vessel, Lon Kennedy. Geo.
L. Ross. Gus H. Sudhoff, Glen Thistle
thwaite, E. Bartel l.. E. Jones, George
Fox. Great Central Tea Co. Miller
Bros. Hdwe Co, Jones Hdwe. Co, lr-
WIN Reed e. Son. l.. c. laval. c. w.
Gardner. l.. H. Reed. w. 0. Crawford,
John F. Ackerman, Nicholson & Bro.
Geo Brehm Co, jenkins & Co., Philip
Blrck, Sol Frankel. Frank H. Haner.
G. Fl. Knollenberg, Palais Royal, Mash.
meyer Granger Co.. Romey Furniture
Co, S. S. kresge Co, Standard Oil Co.,
G. w. Jordan, Sam Fred, Druitt Bros,
Fashion Shop. Geo. Houlrighaus, L. 9.
Nusbaum, A. r. King, r. E. Hoover P.
s. Twigg, c. Fl Finney, H. R. Mar
lstt. Geo w Miller. J. r. Howard, Neff
{. NushaNn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
men NEEDED.
CRIES GEORGE

LONDON. Jan. 1s.-Premier Lloyd.
George. addressing the labor delegates
today, said no man standing on the
watch tower could deny the urgency Of
the need for raising more men. The
prime minister said no democracy has
even long survived the failure Of its
adherents to be ready to die for it..
Mr.. Lloyd George said that he and
President Wilson without previous COL
su1tauon-there was no opportunity
had laid down substantially the sarne
program of demands for the tern1ina-
tion OF the war
There was no man willing to make
peace without complete restoration
and reparation,'' the premier said.
From Germany there had been but one
answer he added, "and It came from
Won Ttrpitz' soul-never."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
LkHRMAN WRITES
OF ARMY LIFE

Acting Secretary Schwan received
the following letter Friday morning
from Markley Lahrman, a high school
student. who enlisted last week:
Wednesday, January 16, 1917.
Fort Thomas, entucky.
My dear Mr.. Schwan-We arrived
here at Fort Thomas at about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. said arrival being
the elimination of series OF Tate
trains" and blocked street cars" We
were Immediately relegated to the ''re-
ceiving station" to be admitted
Everything was covered with snow
and we began to have visions of the
snow shoveling exploits we would
probably perform in the future How.
ever, as yet, we have succeeded in
steering clear of all hostile snow
shovels and consider ourselves lucky
The meals are great and they give
you plenty to eat as well as about
pint Of coffee every meal You have
to wash your own dishes, which I ad-
nit is a slight novelty to us Eve are
all single men, you will recall) but
as every one else does the same, why
you can just take 1t as a matter of
course
We haven't had to do any work yet
and naturally hope we won't have to
but we all realize that such visions of
an earthly paradise are absurd
We all passed the examination. We
are separated already though, which
is Disappointing to say the least Hor-
ner. Hiatt and Cooper are together.
and Herb and l are plugging along
side by each" We draw our uniforms
in the morning. Lights are out In
three minutes.
Yours,
LAHRMAE.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIES
" MUST REGISTER, FEB. 4.9

Between 600 and 700 German alien
e1iemies in Richmond will be compel
ed to register their names. and facts
concerning them, at police station,
beginning February 1.
All citizens or subjects of the Ger
man empire, being males of the age
Of II and upward and not naturalized
as American citizens are compelled
to register, or be penaliSed by the
United States government.
Chief Of Police German WIN be in
charge OF the registration at police
station In the city building. Aliens
will be allowed to register between
the hours OF 6 o'clock in the morning
and 8 o'clock at night.
All OF these persons must be reg
tstered not later than February 9, or
they will be taken into custody by
police authorities.
Any alien, who has declared his in
tentioa of becoming citizen of the
United States by taking out his first
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
.35 CLASSED
AS DESERTERS

The conscription board issued Fri
day list of those delinquent in filing
their questonnaires and asked that
the public give any information con-
cerning the enlistment of the men in
the service or as to their Whereabouts.
Thirty-five have been found to be
classed as deserters.
A list OF the deserters win be turned
over to the police Friday and they
have authority to bring the men before
the board Chairman Carr said Friday
that any person having information
concerning the enlistment could great
ly aid the board by signing an affidavit
to that effect. The list of the so-called
deserters follows:
Alfred J. Johnson, s17 North Fourth
street; Tom Williams, sos North Thir-
teenth street; Nicholas Athanasopaul.
os. sos East Fifth street, Dayton, Ohio;
Carl Leroy Pitcher. 103 South Ninth
street; Charles Null, 10S Fort Wayne
avenue; William Weaver, 3749 Page
building, St. Louis; Thomas E. John
son, Chillicothe; Clarence Matthew's,
R. r. D; Leonard Howell Cumberland.
Ind; Douglas T. Robinson, POI Ma
tional road; Domenico DeVincentis,
825 North Eleventh street: John Yos-
kenick. Pennsylvania cook house.
Richmond: Henry Neal, 318 North
Fourth street; Charley Showalter, 428
Lincoln street; Ernest H. Holstrom.
Pennsylvania railroad camp; Charlie
Serke, 743 North Sixteenth street;
Paul E. Short. 422 Main street: Homer
Wilson, r R. D.; Joe Sochich, Penn
sylvania railroad camp; Leonard Arm
strong, 203 North Fourth street;
Krzeamas Kogrzak. Pennsylvania rail-
road camp: Frank Smith, Coalport,
Pennsylvania; Louis J, Brown, 105
North Sixteenth street; Jesse Stewart,
10S South Sixth street; Harry Amos,
railroad camp. GUY R Dickerson. cor
ner Grant and Ridge street; Sherman
F. Kortwrght, 123 North Sixteenth
street; William Tracey. 1922 North F
street; Alfred Streit. Pendleton. Ind
lana; James B. Littejohn. 31a South
Tenth street: Peter Dyle. Kelley hotel,
North E street; Domenico Llbeantr,
Twelfth and North H street: Aaron O.
Adams, 227 North Third street; Rob-
ert Thomas Conner, 4O1 North Twenty
second street; Christos Bellogeaneu,
2s North Ninth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18

is believed that moro viii soon arrive.
With zero weather again, however. It
is believed that the present supply
will soon be exhausted.
Boston citizens appealed to the fuel
administrator for aid Friday saying
that the entire town is out OF fuel and
unable to obtain more. They we're
ordered to confscate two cars stand
ing on tracks there.
Thursday and Friday the following
women worked from early in the morn
ing until late at night taking orders,
and answering complaints at the fuel
headquarters: Mrs. Perry Pence, Mrs.
Bert Anderson. Mrs. Ray Unthank,
Mrs Ruth Edwards. Miss Anna Gard
ner. Mrs Harry Howell, Mrs. Charles
Landwehr, Miss Marguerite Wilson,
Miss Inez Fuller and Miss Pearl Gully.
The women worked under the direc-
tion OF the administrator and his. com.
mittees with Miss Stella McGreevy.
chief operator.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
Orders For Coal Filled Quickly
With Fuel Confiscated BY Bates

Orders for coal continued to pour
into the coal emergency order bureau
in the Richmond Home Telephone
company, Friday. with &C tinued cold
weather predicted by Weather Fore
caster Moore.
At noon more than 200 orders had
been received. These orders were de-
livered at once as delivery has been
facilitated by the comandeering OF
equipment. Several more cars were
confiscated by Fuel Administrator
Bates.
Thursday there were 337 orders re-
ceived at the emergency bureau Near.
ly all of these orders were filled dur
ing the day.
Continued cold weather with tenn
peratures below zero is predicted by
Weather Forecaster Moore Early Fri.
day morning the temperature had fall
en- to eleven degrees below zero
There we're seven cars Of coal in Rich
mond Friday for domestic use and 1t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
COAL ORDER ACTS TO
EASE CORN Market

CHICAGO, Jan. IS. - Government
coal saving orders acted slightly to-
day to ease down the corn market It
was contended by some traders that
the effect OF such orders would be to
relieve traffic congestion and there
fore would help indirectly to facilitate
the movement OF corn TO market Sell
ing based on this opinion. however,
was Of decidedly cautious sort. Op.
ening prices, which ranged from un-
changed figures to s-8c lower with Jan.
12711 and May 124A to 124A. we're
followed by q little reaction In some
cases.
Oats were governed by the same
conditions as corn. What little busi-
ness WAS done hinged mainly on the
prospective improvement in the fuel
situation as likely In some degree to
aid the crop movement
Higher prices on hogs gave frmness.
70 pgpyistous.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. 1s.-The story
Of the rise OF n. D. Maher, new presi-
dent Of the Norfolk & Western railway
Is another OF the stories Of application
and hard work winning. Maher left
school when he was seventeen years
old and took a job carrying stakes for
a surveying gang on the Virginia and
Charleston railroad.
Three years he worked out on the
lines before he was given clerical
position IN the office Of the superin-
tendent Of transportation of the Penn.
sylvania lines at Altoona.
After eleven years with the Pennsyl-
vania he became superintendent of the
Pocahontas division. His shifts from
them on were always TO better posi-
tons and he recently was elected head
OF the N. & w.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
EARLHhM STUDENTS
CONSERVING FUEL

Earlham students, in mass meeting
Friday, adopted the ruling OF the Earl
ham faculty TO aid in the conservva'
ton of fuel.
All light in the dormitories are turn
ed of at 10 o'clock and students are
cautioned to turn off all lights when
not in use. Time for lunch has been
cur down to A5 minutes and only one.
half of the lights are used in the din.
ing room and halls.
After the recitation and study hours
all heat is turned off from Lindley hall,
the Library and Parry hall, only the
dormitories being heated.
School recitations are completed
now at three o'clock instead of at four
o'clock
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
TO
SPEAK SURELY

Lieutenant Perigord will speak Sur.
dany evening at o'clock at the Coli
scum under the auspices OF the State
Council OF Defense
Mayor zimmerman issued a state
mept Friday that the Coliseum will I've
heated with wood and storage batter
les will be used for lighting purposes
Every citizen Of Richmond should
hear the speaker
No admission will be CHARGED.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
MUNITIONS BOARD
BILL IS APPROVED

WASHINGTON. jan. ia bill to
create a director of munitions not hav-
ing cabinet membership, bit with
broad authority to centralize control
OF all war munitions. was reported fa,-
Crably today by the senate military
committee.
Another bill to establish war coun-
Gil was nearly completed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
Traders Work in Caps,
Opercoats and Mittens

CHICAGO, Jan. 1S-When the Chi.
cago board of trade opened today
about 100 telegraph operators quit on
account of cold and practically all out
side trading was stopped. The trad
ers worked in overcoats, caps and nit
tens The temperature was As Build.
ing officers announced that the heat
would be increased soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
STRIKES AND RIOTS
IN AUSTRIAN CITIES

LONDON-Jan. 1S.-Serious strikes
accompanied by rioting have taken
place at Vienna and in other cities
throughout Austria, according to the
news agency kilograms to Zurich and
other points in Switzerland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18

naturalization papers, but who has
not obtained his second papers. max
register.
Registration shall be made by affi.
davits. accompanied by four unmount-
ed photographs of himself. These
photographs must be on thin paper,
with a light background. The pho
tographs must be brought to police
station when he registers,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
Plenty of Sunshine In
California, Richmond
Soldier There Writes

Soldiers at the Preside Of San
Francisco, Cal, aren't worrying about
a fuel sh horta ge The nights and morn
ings are cool but there is plenty of
warm sunshine says William Moss, jr,
Richmond soldier. In letter to his
parents here. Moss has recovered
from the measles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-18
v|oLlTORS ARE
MADE TO ANSWER

CHICAGO. Jan. 18.-Five alleged
violations OF the fuel order were re-
ported in the q. s. district attorneys
office up to 10 o'clock this morning.
The offenders were sent for and II
their explanations are not satisfactory
It was said that they would be prose-
cuted.