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The Home news., 1919-04-18
LOOK YOURSELF IN THE EVE ANo THEN ANSWER SOME PERT
 NEWT QUESTIONS.
HAVE YOU DONE DUTY?

Have you got the idea that youve done all you can afford to do for vo,, Uncle Sam and the boys who did yo,r fighting at the front?
 Have you told yourself that vou have bought all the Liberty Bonds vou can carry?
 That you have taken every single possible War Saving Stamp that you can take care of?
 And that you have given every DOS sible red cent to the war aid societies including the Red Cross?
 So you are satisfied, are you, now that the war is over, that you have done your part and that you will let the rest of the country take care of the balance of the war?
 Do you stand up and stick your thumbs in the arm hole of your vest and talk whiningly about the way you are being asked to subscribe?
 And looking yourself in the eye can you call yourself a red-blooded, 100 per cent, a loyal dyed-in-the-wool sort of an American?
 Do you feel that you are just as much responsible for the victory as the chap who went across and lost an arm? Or leg, or an eye? Just as much as the lad who lost his hearing or his life, or all the future there was for him?
 Think of This Boy?
 A search party following National Guard Division through the woods west of the Mouse came upon Ger man machine gun pit that had been hit by an American shell There were five dead Huns in it. A few yards away lay a lone American, who ns been closing in on them. The top a his head was gone, but he lay fsenl the gun pit with his arms full of nai' grenades. Now, have you done ever thing possible? Have you done you part as well as that lonely Amerlcu who was boring straight in when u Huns got him?
 Have you done as much as the ol' fellow who stayed at home ana Hn believed in the war, who did wha' could, who went into debt and IS l" saving and skimping and sacrncA to finish his bond payments? .,.
 You know whether you are qu''s or not. You know whether you D'" done all that you could. You Aw whether you are in the mood U . down at the finish-to quit like u' grel strain racer that feels the Spp'
 Are You a SIackerf
 AS a matter of plain fact tnei0 T ,a millions of Americans who ne.'o' u do all that was in their power r,a way of buying Liberty Bonds LMa M had the quitting strain in them rsa r~ along. They weren't "slackers' a, did lot. But they never pu. last ounce of pull into the col's s.a
 The man who is able to puy ..,ef Is putting himself in the s sS.al class when he fails to come e on the Fifth Loan. We went ia thing with our old Uncle Saniu.. .,i swore that we would see II 'Dl HAM We all want the ghastly mess .so S up and done with. We want lu' back home, going about ln.n as ness, working, playing, n1ah'p1 svuD marrying, making homes anu up great country.
The Home news., 1919-04-18

We have been informed that the road from McCrory to Au- gusta via Grays has been improved and has been made passib1e this week.
The Home news., 1919-04-18

Miss Ethel Reneau of Au- gusta, spent several days this week at DeView, the guest of MT. and Mrs. A. s. Thompson and other friends.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
W, G, M'AD00 CLOSES
SERVICE AS RAILROAD
DIRECTOR GENERAL
(By Associated PreRsl

WASHINGTON, Jan. This was
VIM. G.. McAdoo's last day in Wash
ington as director-general OF railroads.
He planned to leave tonight for Santa
Barbara, Cal, for a vacation OF sew
eral months.
Owing to President Wilson's delay
in naming new director. Mr. McAdoo
will continue to supervise the rail-
roads. Railroad wires will provide
direct telegrapnic communication with
railroad administration headquarters
in Washington and the offices Of the
seven regional directors. BY train
gram" system, documents requiring
the generals signature will be trans
mitted daily between Santa Barbara
and Washington.
Oscar A. Price. assistant to the di
rector general, will accompany Mr.
McAdoo to the Pacific coast.
Mrs. McAdoo and the little daughter
Ellen Wilson McAdoo. will accompany
Mr.. McAdoo. The McAdoo home in
Washington has been leased.
The impression is growing in Wash.
ington that the President may not
appoint a new director general until
he returns to the United States next
month, watching meanwhile the recep-
ton by congress of the proposal to ex-
tend government control for five
years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
LONDON newspapers
PRAISE ROOSEVELT
(By Associated Pcessl

LONDON, Jan. Tn discussing the
death OF Theodore Roosevelt, the
Times says this morning:
"In politics, as in all else, he was a
vigorous fighting man and dealt hard
blows His opponents smarted under
them, but the most determined enc.
mics in that field were just as proud
of him as a great citizen as were the
the rest of the American people.
"He cannot be ranked with the lofty
creative geniuses Of politics. but his
name will go down among those OF
American presidents with something
of a character that attaches to the
ma me of Lincoln; as one who was a
great abiding force in morals as we'll
as politics and who served his country
with unwearied earnestness and zeal.
The Post says: ''It is not every
voice that carries across the Atlantic.
but Roosevelt's undoubtedly did. 1t
was listened to here almost as atten-
lively as in America, and its familiar.
downright accents will be missed.
The world can i'll spare Its big men
now, and even the strongest opponents
of Roosevelts policies admit that
Roosevelt was a big man."
Few men, however, eminent, are
known outside their own country but
Roosevelt was one." said the Express.
His ideals may be described as the
cause of righteousness and progress,
backed by the big stick"
The Chronicle says: History places
some big things in his record, but big
ger than any. perhaps, was the chal-
lenging impact Of his personality on
the world in which he lived"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Open SESSIONS OF
CONFERENCE URGED
(By Associated FressD

MILAN, Sunday. Jan. 5-The editor
of the Corriere Della Sera made the
following statement today concerning
whether the peace conference should
be secret or public:
"We hate to think that the doors of
the conference will remain closed at
Paris or Versailles as they remained
closed at Vienna a century ago, and
that the only information we shall
have about the discussions there will
be insipid. and perhaps hypocritical,
communiques which leave behind them
the excited whisper Of rumors afford.
Ing ample scope for suspicion. distrust.
alarm, resentment, rancor and bitter
ness. The end OF the war increased
certain responsibilities. Those on
whom the burden Of these responsible
ties fall must face them resolutely.
I'VE are about to come to decision
about treaties which will have an i'm
mense influence on our lives and in a
still greater degree on the lives of our
sons and grandsons. Our leaders
ought to be afraid to take upon them
selves such tremendous responsible
ties without knowing exactly the will
OF the people, which knowledge can
be obtained only by open discussion.
There is no man living who has the
authority and who feels SO sure Of him.
self that he can look upon himself as
a plenipotentiary in such a complete
upheaval Of everything as the world
is going through now"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
RAIL CONTROL BY
US. IS OPPOSED
BY COMMISSION
Should Have Period for Re-
adjustment Before Return
to Private Ownership.
.lRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Jan. Z. Opposition
to government ownership OF. operation
of railroads at this time was expressed
today by the interstate commerce COM
mission in a statement presented to
the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee on its hearing of railway legis-
lation by Commissioner Edgar E.
Clark.
considering and weighing as best
we can all Of the arguments for and
against the different plans" said the
statement, 1--WE are led to the convic-
ton that with the adoption of appro-
pirate provision and safeguards for
regulation under private ownership it
would not be wise or best at this time
to assume government ownership or
operation of the railways of the coun-
try"
The commission declared, however.
that reasonable period of readjust-
ment or preparation should be allow
ed before REIMBURSEMENT of federal
control. 1t seems obvious said the
statement, that no plan of private
ownership should be considered unless
1t Is under broadened, extended and
amplified government regulation
Present Rail Program.
Commissioner Woolley dissented
from the recommendation against con-
tinuation Of government control and
advocated adoption of Director-General
McAdoo's suggestion for extension of
federal management.
The commission presented detail
ed program of proposed legislation in
case railroads are returned to private
management providing for strict regu.
lation by the government of rates,
services, financing, security issues and
pooling facilities and clarifcation OF
doubtful relationship between federal
and state authority.
The proposal of the railroad execu.
tives to be presented to the committee
probably tomorrow. is similar in gen.
eral scope to the interstate commerce
commission recommendations, it was
stated today. Executives. however,
are said to advocate even more regu'
latory power for the government than
the commission suggests.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
CIVIL WAR IS
ON IN BERLIN;
ANARCHY IN
FULL CONTROL
Banks and Public Buildings in
Hands Of Spartacus Group
-Liebknecht Leads Troops
in Final Fight.
RUSSIANS AID REVOLT
(By Associated Press)


COPENHAGEN, Jan. Berlin is
In a state of complete anarchy and
civil war has begun there, according
to the Munich correspondent of the
Politiken. His information, he says, is
based on telephone messages from
the German capital.
All the banks are barricaded and a
great number OF the public buildings
are in the hands Of the Spartacan or
extreme radical group.
Thousands OF armed workmen Of
the Spartacus faction, the correspon-
dent reports, are crowding the streets
and at several points firing has be-
gun. The sound of machine gun fire
could be heard from all parts Of Ber-
lin.
Hundreds Flee City.
The message reported the intention
of the government to make an effort
to storm the building Of the police
guards ater in the day and take pos
session of all the machine guns and
cannon there.
DR.. Karl Liebknecht, the Spartacan
leader, has been seen here and there
about the city organizing his troops
for the final fight which, the cores
pondent says, is expected to begin
very soon.
Hundreds Of persons are reported
fleeing from the city.
Reports from Berlin on Monday re.
layed through Amsterdam indicated
disturbed condition of affairs in Ber-
lin on Sunday due to another attempt
Of the Spartacus group to obtain con-
troll Of the city and thereby of the
central government. The ultra-radical
forces opposed to the Ebert govern
ment sailed forth from their strong
hold near the district which contained
the principal newspaper offices and
seized several of the newspaper plants,
including those of the Tageblatt, Vos-
sische Zeitung, Lokal Anzeiger, vor-
waertz and Morgen Post. together
with the Office of the Wolff Bureau,
the semi-official news agency.
Apparently the government still re-
tanned control Of the German wireless
service, for contemporaneously with
these reports of, revolutionary activi-
ties on the part Of the Spartacus fac.
ton came an official wireless message
declaring that Germany was about to
against the Russian Bolshevik govern
ment for her own protection.
Bolshevik in Berlin.
Adolph Joffe and M. Radek, leaders
of the Bolshevik mission to Germany,
are in Berlin assisting DR.. Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxembourg in fomenting a
Bolshevik reovIution. According to
advices received here they are believ-
ed to be at the police headquarters,
which is the stronghold Of the Sparta
cans.
The Independent socialists whose
leaders were recently dismissed from
the government are reported to have
gone over entirely to the Spartacans.
These two groups have issued joint
proclamation declaring that the final
fight to preserve the revolution must
now be fought.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Soap Used as Medium
of Exchange by u. S.
Soldiers in German,
{By Associated Press)

COBLENZ, Jan. Soap was in
such demand among the Germans that
American infartrymen in their march
from Luxembourg to the Rhine used
small cakes of it as Indian money in
trading with the civilians of the vari-
Gus German Villages. In one instance
an infantryman procured a chicken
for six pieces Of ordinary soap about
the size of individual cakes supplied
guests by hotels in the United States.
Eggs are very scarce in Germany
at this season. but if there were any
eggs in most of the villages through
which the Americans passed the sol
diers could get them by offering cake
Of soap for an egg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
(By Associated PrAss1

OYSTER BAY. jan 1-Oyster Bay
today mourned Theodore Roosevelt,
the neighbor.
"reminiscences Of Roosevelt, the boy,
Roosevelt, the youth; Roosevelt, the
man; Roosevelt, the husband and
father in family intimately associat-
ed with two generations of the life OF
this quiet Long Island village, were
being told with unconscious simplicity
by the veteran citizens Of the town to
the strangers who have been coming
to Oyster Bay since yesterday n~the
hone of obtaining cards of admittance
to the funeral services tomorrow at
Christ Church.
When the delegation of United
States senators and representatives
arrives here tomorrow and men or ma
tional and interna tional fame have as
sembled to pay their final tribute to
the great American whose body will
lie in the Episcopal edifice a few
miles from the Roosevelt home on
Sycamore hill. these distinguished
visitors will find Oyster Bay people
regretting not the passing of a world
known figure. but Of merely neigh
Dor known to all here and beloved by
fellow voter and a fellow worshiper
Perhaps no more sincere tribute to
Theodore Roosevelt is being paid any
where in the nation today than this
one accorded him by Oyster Bay neigh
bors who. recalling incidents of that
phase of the colonels life which could
not be described as strenuous. are re-
lating in unadorned language. their
own story of the former president as
they knew and loved him.
The honors which the rulers Of ma
tions are today bestowing upon Col.
Roosevelt in the form of cable mes
sages meant little to the Oyster Bay
residents1 in comparison with their
| own messages of sympathy sent to
Mrs. Roosevelt, sitting bravely in her
hilltop home surrounded by those Of
the Roosevelt children who have been
able to come to her side at this time.
To these residents the colonel was
never a foremost figure in American
history and international events
even when he was president and his
sons were growing boys. Roosevelt
was looked upon here rather as a
townsman than as noted statesman.
Such Is the impression which one
| finds exists III the course Of conver-
! sations with the men and women Of
oyster Bay. a'ho throughout their
| lives have known the colonel as one of
| them selves.
Tales without number were recount
ed in solemn recollection today OF the
town life of the former president. There
was the old Gsrman-American trades
| man whose store stood as it stands
| today, in the heart OF the village,
when Teddy" as a boy was accus-
toned to pass the little structure each
| day This elderly citizen of enemy
| birth but possessing an Americanism
as staunch, perhaps, as that Of the
colonel himself, entered the Oyster
Bay inn yesterday when he learned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Internal Reuenue Tax
For Fiue Months in
1918 Was $621 ,697, 900
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. internal
revenue tax collections for 5 months
between July and Dec. /, 1918,
amounted to S621. .697 900. the treas
ury reported today. OF this amount
$172, 100000 came from belated pay
ments OF income and excess profits
taxes. $197.734,000 from other levies
under the war revenue act, $116,S92..
900 from whisky and other spirits,
SIS, ,9SS, 900 from tobacco and $46,179,.
900 from beer and other fermented
liquors.
For November. collections were
$126, ,069. 900. of which $33,S11, 900 came
from spirits. $26.554,OO0 from excess
profits and income taxes, $40,121. 200
from other war revenue levies, $13,.
$4,000 from tobacco. $7.014.000 from
fermented liquors and $4,653,000 from
corporation stock taxes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Cubans Pay Honor to
Theodore Roosevelt
(By Associated Press)

HAVANA, Jan. 6.-Cuba's flag will
fly at half-staff over all the forts, naval
vessels, public buildings and military
posts on the island until after the
funeral Of Theodore Roosevelt in ac-
cordance with decree issued by Pres
ident Menecal tonight. The decree
in part follows:
"Ex-President OF the United States
Roosevelt is dead. His irreparable
loss Is not motive Of deep mourning
for his own country alone. but also,
in the highest degree, for Cuba, for
whose liberty he fought SO bravely on
the fields Of battle, and whose national
independence he. as president, pro
claimed and instituted. His name will
remain. by virtue Of these unfOrgee-
able deeds, which are engraved In the
hearts OF our people. perpetually unit
ed to the history Of the foundation and
consolidation OF our national exist
ence."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Bov Susfdins Two Broken
Legs in Fall from Auto

Herbert Kauper. S-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kauper, 1015
South Eighth street. sustained two
broken legs and number OF bruises
yesterday afternoon when he aighted
from an automobile truck near Hib-
bert school. According to the story
Of several boys who were with him.
they had taken a short ride on the
truck and when alighting young kau-
per was slow in getting off. and in
some way was caught under the truck.
1t is not known exactly how the acci-
dent happened. The boy was taken
to Reid Memorial hospital. The at
tending physician reported him to be
comforta bic today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Quiet Long Island Village Mourns
Death of Theodore Roosevelt, Neighbor

, Of the death of the colonel, to demand
confirmation of news which had
shocked the world. Informed that
what he had heard was true, he col
lapsed in chair and gave way to un-
restrained emotion.
"If he's gone-if he's really gone
I'm through" the old friend OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt said.
There is nothing more for me to
live for, II Teddy is never coming by
here again. Teddy-why Teddy used
to sic his dog on me when he was Z
| boy!"
The Hood Of "reminiscences which
has swept Oyster Bay brought to pub
lie notice a circumstance which the
townspeople have long been familiar
with, but regarding which theoutside
world perhaps has never known. 1t is
a circumstance which may be said to
be eloquently characteristic of the gen.
tie home life OF the Roosevelt family.
1t was said that it was not until about
four months ago that the Sycamore
hill house was installed with electric
lights.
Noted visitors from many lands. pri-
vate men of renown alike with inter
national missions sent by foreign gov
ernments, have come to the Sycamore
hill house to find the colonel writing,
debating or reading by the light Of oil
lamps. Throughout his great home,
oil burning lights only were to be
found until a few months ago. On the
desk at which the colonel sat in his
presidential chair during White House
days-there stood an oil lamp.
1t was neighborly reminiscence to-
day which revealed why at last pre-
| cedent was shattered at the Roosevelt
homestead and oil surrendered its
place to the more modern electricity
You know" the colonel was quoted
by neighbor as saying, half apollo
getically, we Just had to put in elec-
trio lights. The servants demanded
IT."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Today's Temperature.
Yesterday

For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Occasional snow and colder tonight.
Wednesday partly cloudy and colder
followed by fair. south winds shifting
to west tonight.
Genera, Conditions-The general
break in cold weather is taking place
over the central states, due to low
barometric pressure over the lakes
Temperatures are falling in the west
but not abnormally low any place.
Cold weather continues over the
south, freezing weather rs far south
as Tampa, Fla.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
STATE ASSEMBLY
SESSION MAY BE
SIxTY-0NE DAYS
Reconstruction Measure to be
Given Attention-Promp
Organization Expected.
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. THAT the
Indiana general assembly, which will
be convened at the state house next
Thursday, will remain in session for
sixty-one days instead Of five weeks,
as predicted earlier, is the opinion
expressed here by leaders Of the Re
publican party. which will be in con-
troll Of both houses. Several weeks
ago a short session was regarded as
probable and every effort was given
in preparing for the session to carry
out this plan.
The ending Of the world war is be-
lieved by leaders to be the cause for
this change in sentiment. And they
anticipate there will be much consid-
Grafton given to so-called reconstruc-
ton measures. Among the proposed
legislation are questions dealing with
the relationship OF men and women to
industry, enabling municipalities and
counties to take care of their own at
fairs in larger measure than hereto
fore. So far no one seems to know
who will father such proposed legis.
lation.
Impossible to Dodge Issue.
Yet leaders declared that 1t would
be impossible in their opinion for the
legislature to dodge issues, even IL it
was a mind to. which now are live
ones but which did not receive much
consideration before the armistice was
signed by Germany
Both the senate and the house are
expected to get down to business more
speedily than has marked several pre-.
ceding sessions Of the general Assem-.
bly,. The Republicans. having ma
jority of sixty-four in the house and
eighteen in the senate, are expected
to organize quickly along lines that
will be determined at the house and
senate party caucuses Wednesday
evening. Jesse E. Eschbach. of War.
saw W, whose election as speaker is con-
ceded by leaders, is expected to an
nounce the house committees on the
date of opening instead Of several days
later as has been the general rule at
previous sessions. He is said to be
working on the committee assignments
now.
The Republicans also have the pa rty
measures printed in the form In which
they will be introduced. These pro
posed enactments are agreed to by
Republican leaders at conferences and
they anticipate the passage Of the bills
early in the session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Farm Reconstruction
Discussed at Meeting

WASHINGTON, Jan. Injecting to
formulate an agricultural reconstruc-
tion program. representatives of near
ly a dozen organizations of farmers
opening a two day conference here to-
day heard addresses by Chairman Col
yer of the Federal Trade commission,
DR.. w. ]. Spillman, formerly OF the de-
partment of agriculture, and Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture Clarence Gus
ley. Mr.. Colver discussed legislature
to deal withe the meat packing in
dustry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07
Six Canai:!':!::.s Among
% Awarded Victoria
Cross for Brauery
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Monday. Jan. 6.-(Via
MontreaD-The official Gazette an
nounces the award Of twenty-five Vic.
toria crosses. of which three Of the
recipients, including one Canadian, are
dead. Six Canadians and Newfound-
landers have been awarded the honor.