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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
MONTGOMERY CUT
OFF BY WATERS;
FLOOD GOES DOWN
<By Associated Prsss)

ATLANTA, O.. Dec. 12.-Unprece-
dented foods in Alabama. Georgia and
Mississippi that started early In the
week, generally were receding today,
but rivers not greatly affected during
the first two or three days were out
Of banks and causing heavy property
loss. This was particularly true around
Montgomery, where the swollen Ala
bama had almost paralyzed the city's
Industries and social life without do
ing great damage to the Alabama
capital itself.
Floods of the past week have gen.
orally been on such a large scale a.
regards territory covered that no de-
tailed estimates of loss have become
available. but compilation of various
reports indicate they will total several
million dollars.
Probably the worst effects of the
food anywhere today were felt in
Montgomery, where street car service
was suspended because Of lack of cur
rent and schools were closed to save
electricity and water. The floods had
invaded the city's artesian wells and
Mayor Gunter issued q warning to res
idents to boil the water before drink.
ing it. Gas and electric plants both
were threatened with being closed
down. although at latest reports the
Alabama river was slowly receding.
Many persons were marooned around
the city. but only lives were lost.
according to available reports and the
toll of human life was generally small
through the three states, probably not
amounting to more than a score in all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
More Arrests Expected for
Death of "Bily" Dmsey

HAMMONTON, N. J., Dec. lad
ditional arrests will be made in con.
nection with the death Of BILLY" Dan
sey. according to Edmund c. Gaskill.
prosecutor of Atlantic county. The
prosecutor today declined to say who
the other suspects are. but stated that
at least two others would be taken in
to custody before the case went to the
grand jury.
Charles 8. White and Mrs. Edith
Jones, bis fathers housekeeper, were
arrested several days ago, and are
locked up in the county Jail pending
the actien Of the grand Jury. White
is charged with killing the boy and
Mrs. Jones as an accessory. Kaskill
denied statements attributed to the
county authorities that Billy Dansey's
dog figured In the investigations
which led to the arrest Of the two
prisoners. He refused to say what
the investigation revealed or what
caused him to order their arrest.
Counsel for White and Mira Jonei
announced that unless the case Is un
necessarily delayed he would take 1
| to trial without attempting the re
lease Of his clients by habeas corpds
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
DREW PISTOL ON
CAPT. DETER, SAYS
WITNESS IN TRIAL
(By Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Private Fred
M. Yates, testifying today at the court
martial of Captain Carl w. Deter, of
Ft Wayne, Ind, charged with brutality
to army prisoners at LeMans, France,
declared that he was forced to sign a
confession that he had stolen army
property which was untrue, at the
point of a pistol held by the captain.
Yates is serving q two-year sentence
at Fl. Jay for drawing a revolver on
Captain Deter.
Yates also repeated the story told
yesterday by Clarence L. Lacey. OF In
dianapolis, that he and Yates were
met on a street in LeMans by the de-
fendant, who demanded their passes
and started to take them to the pro
vost marshal's Office when they failed
to prouduce them.
/ Yates said that they had gone only
a short way. when he dropped his hand
to q holster at his side and said: "Ail
right, captain. guess you better beat
It" Tho captain. did, he added. but
they later were rearrested and taken
to Detzer's Office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Slo,p Earthquake Taking
Place Near Woodington,
Say Ohio Dispatches

Hundreds of persons. according to
dispatches from Palestine, O., have
been viewing a curious phenomenon
near Woodington, O., where the Big
Four is laying double tracks.
The soil about a mile north OF
Woodington has undergone an i'm
mense eruption, as If great animal
were heaving it UP. The rise has been
as much as IS feet, and trees and
fences have been moved. Cracks a
foot wide and of unknown depth have
appeared in the pixies. Tons of mater
ial have been sunk In them, say the
dispatches. No one seems to know
the cause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
ALL BUSINESS TO
RUN ON SATURDAY

places of business which have
been conforming to the same hours
as merchants, will be permitted to
run full time along with merchants,
Saturday, j. p. Dillon, superintendent
of the city light plant, said Friday.
This will include. drug stores, pool.
rooms, barbershops and similar bus1-
ness houses.
Shows and bowling alleys that have
been opening from 6 p. m. to 10 p. m,
will be expected to abide by those
hours tomorrow, Dillon said. In &C
cordance with the proclamation issued
earlier in the week, both the bowling
alleys and picture shows will remain
closed Sunday night.
"The resignation of DR.. Garfield will
not alter the local restrictions" Dillon
said, ''in regard to the saving of coal.
The railroad administration will con-
tinue to control the delivery of coal, as
it has in the past. The necessity OF
conservation of fuel is still important"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec. H.
When the news was flashed around
the country that Robert Mclean, q
Californian, had been willed a harem
Of 40 wives by the sultan Of Llang.
Llang and that Mclean was going
there to look it over, the masculine
world exclaimed:
"Oh, boy!"
But now comes word that Mrs. Rob-
ert Mclean is going with him.
That's different.
Llang-Llang is an island in the
southern Philippines. Mclean was
adopted by the sultan Of the little
country six years ago and when the
sultan died several months ago he
bequeathed the country. consisting OF
three square miles OF territory and
$500 people, and his harem of forty
wives to the American.
Mrs. Mclean was secretly married
to Mclean a year ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
MORE LIGHT, CURE
FOR SOCIAL UNREST,
PRESIDENT WILSON
(By Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE cure for
social unrest in this country is q
fuller knowledge of American insti-
tutions," declares President Wilson.
in an article written for the current
number Of The Independent. ~
"Men today are Blessed with new
curiosity about their governments" !"
says the president Everywhere they
are demanding that the doors behind
which the secret policies have been
incubated be thrown open and kept
open fenceforth. The doors that do
not respond to the keys of the people
will be battered down and free pas
sages ways erected in their stead.
"Autocratic governments Of the past
have lived by concealment; free gov
ernments must live by understanding.
In the new day that is dawning only
those governments that have no Sec
rets from the peoples can long en-
dure. do not say that such gov
ernment will make no mistakesf but
do say mistakes will be fewer and
more easily corrected when all gov
ernments are guided by well-informed
public opinion.
unrest is evident everywhere
throughout the world. It is not Of
itself a disease but symptom Of a
disease. In our country the disease
lies principally outside the govern
ment. Those who think otherwise are
mostly the newcomers and the men
they have influenced. The cure for
their diseuiet is a fuller knowledge
of American institutions. In this ma.
ton the people have in their ballots
the instruments of peaceful change,
1--WE can know if the change is de.
sirable only by knowing the facts
! about the thing we wish to. alter
| The journals that give the facts about
government, it's policies and activ'
tiles, set down by the men chieAy
responsible for them, will perform a
public service. They will afford a
medium through which the govern
ment can report continuously to the
people"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
He Needed Money for Good
Time; Planned Kidnapping
fRx Associated Press>

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Bound hand
and foot and gagged, 13 year old
Charles Winfield was found by his
father last night lying at the door Of
his apartment. Charles, who had been
missing for four days, told lurid
story Of kidnappers who he said had
written threatening letters received by
his father since his disappearance de-
manding $50 for his safe return.
On cross examination today the boy
broke down and admitted he and .
playmate, Tough" Jones, planned the
disappearance and wrote the letters
with the idea Of getting the money
with which to have a good time. The
dramatic return, he explained was
planned as I means to escape punish.
ment when he and Tough" got tired
waiting for the money.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
CARRANzA STOPS
Chinese EXPULSION
(By Associated Press)

DOUGLAS, Arizona, Dec. 12.-Pres-
ident Carranza has intervened to pre-
vent the expulsion of Chinese from
the state Of Sonora, according to ad-
vices from Mexico City, today. A pro-
gram for expulsion of Chinese had
been decided upon by municipal au-
thorities of Sonora, effective, Jan. /
next.
The dispatch from Mexico City
stated that President Carranza acted
on representations made by the Chi
nese embassy, and would instruct
Governor De La Huerta, of Sonora, to
employ such measures as he shall find
necessary to prevent local officials
from carrying out their plans for ex.
pulsion Of the Chinese.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
MEXICAN MINISTER
SCOUTS Sen. FALLS
UPRISING EVIDENCE
fBy Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12.-Mexico
has never contemplated or considered
the adoption of the "plan of San Dr.
ego," for the purpose Of securing por~
tions of the southwestern territory Of
the United States. declared Manuel
Aguirre, minister Of interior, Thurs
day. This statement was made when
the minister's attention was called to
charges recently made by u. 8. SEN
ator Fall, Of New Mexico.
Senator Falls charges are contain
ed in q, memorandum submitted to
President Wilson on Dec. 8. Among
other things, the Senator alluded to
plot said to have originated at a
small town. San Diego, Texas, and
made public at Monterey, Mexico,
early in 1915.
It was declared that on Feb. 20.
1915, there should arise revolution
against the government of the United
States, that the Independence of Tex
as, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado
and upper California would be pro-
claimed, and that these states after
being declared an important republic.
would later request annexation to
Mexico.
In conclusion, Senator Falls report
said cat the very moment of closing
the Investigation of the acts Of Car
rama in favoring and attempting to
carry out the plan of San Diego, evil
dence was brought to the committee
not only Of the propaganda efforts OF
the Carranza government. but further
evidence showing that Carranza him.
self, directly was now engaged in as
sisting in the formulation, or at least
with the knowledge that plans were
being formed similar tothose in the
plan of San Diego. In some respects"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
SENATE WANTS TO
CONTINUE CONTROL
OF SUGAR CROPS
(By Associated Press)

Nary bin. under which government
control of sugar would be continued
another year, was passed today by the
senate and sent to the house.
Proponents OF railroad Hesitation
nolo gloomy OUTLOOK on the pros.
poets OF passing the Cumm1ns Dill
In the senate before the Christmas
recess. Unexpected opposition to the
measure has deyeloped and its SUD
porters frankly admit that they did
not know when the bill could be
brought to final vote. It received 9
majority vote in the Senate Monday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Nine American Aces Still
Connected With Serpice
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Nine Of
the 68 "aces" developed by the Unit
ed States air service during the war
stiH are connected with the service,
an official report today. These ex-
pert flyers, all of whom had or more
air battle victories to their credit in
cluee Captain Field E. Kinley. Of
Gravette, Ark; Captain J. o. Donald.
son. Washington, D. c.; Major Reed
M. Chambers, Memphis. Tenn: Cap
tain H. Weir Cook. Toledo. o.: Cap
ley, Mimi; Captain James A. Healey,
Washington, D. c.; Captain Clayton L.
Bissell, Kane, Pa; Captain Arthur r.
Brooks, birmingham. Mass, and First
LieuterNnt Harold n. George Of Mia
CARA Falls, N. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Framres of Washington,
Center and Wayne Meet

Members Of the Center Township
Farmers Association will hold a spec
ial session in Centerville Monday after
noon to vote on county agent.
Washington township farmers were to
meet in Milton, Friday afternoon.
Farmers Of Wayne township will hold
q meeting at 1880 Saturday afternoon
in room 20, the high school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Train IS Minutes Late;
Engineer Saves Boys Life
(By Associated Press)

<AcSoSAoSSN
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 12.-Chesapeake
and Ohio passenger train No. Is,
flyer from Washington, d. c.. arriv-
ed in Louisville last night Is min
utes late, but John Cavins, engineer,
apparently soothed the anger of rail-
road officials with a report that "he
stopped the train just outside of
Frankfort, KY. to save the life Of a
boy who fell in an icy pond"
Cavins said his train was going
slowly aronud a sharp curve when Il
saw boys failing apparently to affect
the rescue of comrade from a mill
pond.
Il stopped the train cut the bell
cord and hurried to the pond. The
ice was too thin to bear me, SO
threw the rope to the lad, who though
numbed and struggling to keep on
top of the water, passed 1t around
his body. and l dragged him out.
took him to the railroad station and
by artificial respiration resuscitated
him."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Would Limit Newspapers
or Raise Their Postage
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Newspa-
pers containing more than "a pages
would be charged times the present
postage rate under q bill introduced
today by Senator Jones, Democrat.
New Mexico. The senator said pub
fishers in his state complained that
only the big city papers with their
own mills were able to obtain all the
print paper they needed.
"Twenty-four pages will give ample
space for current news and advertis-
Ing" said Senator Jones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
French Children Need
Your Help This Winter,
Saws Mrs. Arthur Charles

more than half of the men OF
France under 30 years OF age are dead
and 250,0OO of their homes are de
stroyed. The mothers after five
years of desperate sacrifice hope you
will not withdraw your support" said
Mrs. Arthur Charles, in charge OF the
local tag day for them, Friday.
1T is the fatherless children you
are asked to help" ,..
Saturday is tag day. Girls with tags
will be stationed on Main streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Richmond Leads Cities of
State in Building Increase

Richmond is far in advance of other
cities of Indiana in the increase Of
building activity here over that in
1919, according to figures in the Amer
lean contractor.
Seventeen buildings, at a cost Of
$65,75O were started here, against Is
at a cost Of $1,000, in November, 1918,
or an increase of 765 per cent. The
next city is Hammond, with a percent
age of 573 per cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Military Committee Passes
the Buck on Mexico
(Ry Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-The SEN
ate military committee today declined
to take action on a resolution by Sen
ator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, auth
orizing the secretary of war to employ
the army to protect American citizens
on U. 8. soil from Mexican bandits,
The resolution was ordered back to
the senate with the recommendation
that it be referred to the foreign rela'
tions committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
YAoUIS TO BE 0EPoRTED.
(By Associated Pross)

NOGALES; Arizona, Dec. 1.-Two
hundred women and children Of the
Yaqui Indian tribe are to be deported
to the reservation maintained by the
Mexican government on the Marine
Islands off the coast OF SinAloa, 90.
cording to word received today from
Hermosillo. The Yaquis, captured by
to Hermosillo, the capital Of the state
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
HOLLIS MADE cHEvALlER.
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-In recog-
nition of his services during the war,
the French government has conferred
the rank Of Chevalier of the Legion
of Honor on former Senator Hollis, OF
New Hampshire, it was announced
here today. After retiring from the
senate, Mr.. Hollis became a member
of the United States Liquidation board
and served until last November.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
DEPAUW DON'T WANT BACK.
lBY Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12.-DePauw
University will not ask for reinstate-
ment In the Indiana Collegiate Athletic
league when the board Of directors OF
that organization meet in Indianapolis
tomorrow. Announcement to this ef-
feet was made today by Guernsey
Van Ripper. q member Of the athletic
board Of DePauw University. Depauw
seeded from the l. G. A. L. in 1916.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
VllLISTdS FIGHT
WITH FEDERAlS
(By Associated Press)

EAGLE PASS, Texas. Dec. 12-Five
hundred Mexican federal troops sent
by special train encountered the VIII
nsta force that raided Musquiz, state
Of Coahuila, and fighting was report
ed in progress late yesterday. accord
ing to Information that reached here
today. The Villa force comprised
nearly 40 men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Rain or snow prob
ably tonight and Saturday. Colder
Saturday and in north portion tonight
Today's Temperature.
NOON -
Yesterday.
Maximum ...... .................. n
For Wayne County by w. z. Moore
Rain or snow tonight Saturday un-
settled and colder; possibly snow
squalls.
General conditions-The reaction to
mild weather has been general east
OF the Rockies except over the north
west. A storm 10 crossing the lakes
causing strong south winds over In
diana and adjacent states. Severe
cold wave prevails over the north
west and temperatures are % below
zero 1t Battleford. Sask. The zero
lines extend southwsrd TO South Da
kota and heavy rains aTo falling over
the western states. It n quite prob
able that severe cold weather VIA
again overspread this district within
| the next few days, and Il win be cold
or tomorrow although the severity of
the cold - somewhat uncoTtAin. On
| account Of severe storms over thq
west II win probably arrtxe here The
nrst Of next week Il 10 very colA is
Alaska. although Dutch Harbor On tn
| western coast reports g abcve. n
coldest place 10 In the Yukon va1ll6-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12
Presidents Cabinet Meets;
Alexander is President
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-President
Wilson's cabinet met today under an
agreement adopted Tuesday for two
sessions weekly. Members said be-
forehand that no subjects of particular
interest were to be taken up. Secre-
tary Lansing presided. and Joshua
w. Alexander, the new secretary Of
commerce, was present for the first
time,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-12

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. H.
The "checkoff' system. whereby coal
companies collected union dues from
the miners, which was section of
the wage contract existing in West
Virginia prior to Nov. 1 last, is the
question which has caused many un-
ion miners to remain on strike, &C
cording to statements issued today by
leaders Of the men. A number of
operators, union officials said, have
aanounced that they had abolished
(Continued on Page Nine.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
HAMLET

Mr.. and Mrs. Prentice HAlStead
went to Chicago Tue1day night to
attend the fat stock show. Master
Richard Il staying with his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs.. C. B. Hal
stead, while his parents are away.
Miss Bessie Cooper returned to
Macomb Sunday after spending the
Thanksgiving vacation with home
folks.
Myron Stockberger returned home
from Hammond, Ind, Sunday night
where he was called by the serious
illness of his mother.
Don and Russell Wagner visited
from Thursday until Sunday at the
H. N. Cooper home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cooper were
Rock Island visitors Thursday.
Mrs. Sheriff. Of Moline, who has
been keeping house for Frank Pc
tiers, returned. home Sunday.
Mrs. Meigs Kendall and thres chill.
dren returned home Thursday from
West Liberty, Iowa, where they had
been visiting with Mr. and Mrs
Ben Halstead.
John Nicely returned to the home
Of his nephew, Prentice Halstead'i
Friday, after spending = few day.
with his sister, Mrs. Mary Steel
man.
Mrs. Harold Harter entertained
the T. 8. e. club Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Barnes and
, Harold Harter were Rock Islant
visitors Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
In the Days News

William Cardinal O'Connell, who
celebrates his 60th birthday today,
il one Of the two American mem
bers Of the Sacred College Of Ca
dinals, the other being the vener-
able Cardinal Gibbons Of Balti-
moro. Cardinal O'Connell wdA born
In Lowell, Mass, and studied for
the priesthood ut st. Charles col
lego In Maryland and at Boston
college. In 1881 he went to Rome.
entering the American college,
where he established . brilliant
record for scholarship, being Of
dained = priest In 1884. Returning
to the United States; he held pas
torates in and around Boston until
1896, when he was transferred TO
the American college at Rome as
rector, remaining there for i've
years. In 1901 he was consecrated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08

Robert Hoake more than two con-
turtles ago predicted telephony over
q wire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
Don't Continue Constituted

Don't. let your bowels bulldoxe
your system. Make them function
regularly-keep the body cleansed
Of waste matter with d.. Kings
New Life Pills,
BiliousnesA sick headache, sour
stomach, indigestion, dizziness,
furred tongue. bad. breath-think
of the embarraSsmentS and diScOm-
forts traceable to constipation. How
easily they're rec1ifled by the occa.
sIOnal use OF Dr.. King = New Life
Pills. Move the bowels smoothly
but surely. Try them tonight Al
druggists-25c. o. usual.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-08
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