Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 57, 17 January 1916 — Page 4

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TITS RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. MONDAY, JAN. 17, 1916.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM

Published . Every Evening Except Sunday, - by ; Palladium Printing Co. J Palladium Building. North Ninth and Sail or St s. R. G. Leeds. Editor. E. H. Harris. Mgr.

In Richmond, 10 cents a week. By man. In advanceone year. $5.00; six months. $2.60: one month. 6 cents. Rural Routes, in advance one year, $2.00; six months. $1.25; one month. 25 cents. - ; - .

Entered at the Post Office at Richmond. Indiana, as Second Class Mail Matter.

The Awful Rural Route Situation. The statement , of Chief Wood of the rural delivery branch of the .postoffice department, printed in the news columns today as a reply, to a request of The Palladium for an explanation of what relief is to be given the farmers of Wayne county, calls attention to the biggest piece of official blundering that has been visited on the farmers of this community for many years. -i Mr. Wood's statement indicates only too plainly that the motorization of the rural routes in Wayne county must have been conceived in haste and executed without a careful survey of conditions. Speaking of the conditions here Mr. Wood is forced to admit, "It is simply awful. It ought not to have occurred. I will go the limit to make that service the best in the state." ' V "Awful" describes the condition ' accurately and honestly. Hundreds of farmers have received only two deliveries since the motorization went into effect at the first of the year. Valuable letters pertaining to business affairs, perhaps, have not reached their destination. Com

munications from relatives and friends have fail

ed to arrive, mail has been delivered to wrong

parties. The whole countryside has been cut off

from communication with the outside world. WHY? Because some one blundered. Be

cause the postal authorities without knowing

whether one carrier in an automobile could serve the extremely long route assigned him ordered him to cover the territory. Because amalgamation of old routes into a few new ones was to be served not by an OLD, EXPERIENCED carrier, but by novices, by men who were unacquainted with the first principles of the postal service. Because the change was ordered in the dead of winter, when traffic conditions on the country roads are at their worst. Every rural route patron in Wayne county is

entitled to a KICK. Every, man jyho missed his;

mail for weeks, who was put to inconvenience and perhaps to monetary loss, is justified in condemning the system. " ' -;V v;V

Hitherto it has been the proud boast that the

postal department was one of the most efficiently organized branches of the government. You cannot make Wayne county farmers believe that now. .' The motorization system, as tried , out in Wayne county, without an adequate survey of conditions, with untrained, inexperienced carriers, well meaning and obliging as they undoubtly are, is the most r- -mental piece of inefficiency ever visited on s community.

The condition here is AWUFUL. The assur

ance of Mr. Wood that he intends to make the Richmond service the best in the state comes too late to placate the wrath of farmers. It would have been wiser had Mr. Wood put

his inspectors in the local office weeks before the change was made, instructed them to make , a searching inspection, given them plenary authority to establish enough routes and employ enough carriers to give adequate service to the farmers.

Mr. Wood speaks correctly. ' The condition here is AWFUL. He may not be the one to blame, but SOME ONE BLUNDERED. In Behalf of the Child. . The Keating-Owen bill is pending in Congress. It prohibits interstate commerce in goods in the manufacture of which children have been emnlovpd. The National Child Labor committee,

r t .., S The American Medical association, the American

Federation of Labor, endorsed it. The National Child Labor committee is carrying on a vigorous campaign in behalf of the bill, and urges all persons interested in the welfare of the child to write to their congressmen and senators, urging them to vote for the bill. , 1

The Playground Movement. Richmond was farsighted enough to see the advantage of playgrounds and the school board has equipped the -school yards with apparatus for the development of the muscles and the general health of the pupils. The movement has become one of the most potent factors in the United States for the development of the children. Statistics on the movement, issued recently, give an excellent summary. Four hundred and thirty-two American cities maintained neighborhood playgrounds under the direction of play leaders during the year which

ended November 1, 1915. During the last two

years 116 cities have established playgrounds. The number of new playgrounds secured is nearly. 1,000, bringing the total number of playgrounds now irj operation up- to 3,294. r . ' Now 111 cities employ 1,053 play leaders

throughout the year. Reports from 97 cities where the neighborhood playgrounds are open throughout the year showed 573 year-round

playgrounds. In 250 cities, more than hall of the 432 cities,

playgrounds, like parks and schools, are admin

istered by the; municipality itself. Everywhere city governments are recognizing that the maintenance of neighborhood playgrounds is a regular government obligation. '

Seventy - cities maintain classes for training

recreation workers. Two thousand one hundred

and sixty-four students are reported in 55 of

these' cities. A new profession has grown up.

Within two years the number of play leaders increased 1,189 so that there are now, 7,507 work

ers employed in addition to 1,929 caretakers.

Last year the expenditures reported in the

cities of America were $4,066,377.15. In addition

the Playground and Recreation Association . of

America spent $82,505.79. In 19 cities, bond is

sues for recreation purposes were authorized, the

bond issues authorized in 17 of these amounting to $1,663,750; In 49 cities neighborhood play

grounds have been donated to the city by private

individuals, . the, value of. .this property in 18 of

these cities is $497,100.

Arresting Spitters.

FIVE HUNDRED SPITTERS ARRESTED

IN WAR ON GRIP, says a headline in a New

York newspaper. The offenders were arraigned

in police court and fined from $2 to $5 each for

spitting in public places.

HerJth Commissioner Emerson of New York,

commenting on the arrests said:

"The campaign will be kept up untiL we have

broken up the habit of-spitting in public places

1 here is nothing more dangerous as a disease spreader, especially at this time, when the grip epidemic is at full swing." Hundreds are suffering from grip in Richmond, and vital statistics of the last few days show that several persons have died from the malady. Enforce the anti-spitting ordinance of Richmond, and see if the disease cannot be checked.

At Movies Tonight

AT LYRIC. Pictures in which animals play a part have come to be among the most popular on the Universal program, and "The Heart of the Tigress" at the Lyric tonight Is destined to take its place well up with the leaders. The story is as follows: Pidetta, a notorious French woman, and leader of one of Paris' worst gangs of crooks, lives in a beautiful chateau which contains an underground palace. She reads in the papers of the arrival at the best hotel of Betty Hoffman, her mother and her fiance, American millionaires. She decides to make Betty her next victim.

SQUIRES ASKS OFFICE The firt candidate outside of the city of Richmond for the nomination as sherjff on the Republican ticket was announced today when Ham Squires, a farmer, residing one mile east of Greensf ork said he intended to make the race. "Just say that I have been , a Republican all my life and that never before have I asked for public office," said Mr. Squires today. Mr. Squires is making a close canvass of the rural districts where he believes' he has a strong following.

BETHEL, IND.

ARRANGE PRECINCTS FOR PRIF.IARY VOTE

Garfield Notes

The . county chairmen of the Progressive, Republican and Democratic' parties met. with .the county commissioners Saturday to rearrange : the voting precincts according to law. Several of the precincts have grown too Urge since the last general election statutes of 1914 make it unlawful to have precincts . containing - more than 250 electors. The county commissioners have final decision in the matter of rearranging the precincts but are required to confer, with the county chairman , regarding the proposed changes.

MEN' DAY EFFORT AT TRINITY SUNDAY SCHOOL

Several from this place attended the funeral of Mrs. Richard Paulson at Whitewater Tuesday The Bible class will meet with Mrs. H. L. Welch Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore and son Wendel spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kern Cofield at Fountain City Mrs. Walter Moore nnd Mrs. Emma Anderson called on Mrs. Amber Irelan of Hollansburg, Tuesday Miss Lorene Spencer, Eloise Case and Master Oliver Lowell Spencer spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Spencer.

Gambia, West Africa, has 116,101 population.

Masonic Calendar

FOR BRONCHITIS, PAINFUL COUGH, WHOOPING COUGH AND COLDS Cheapest Remedy Made at Home 128 Tea spoonsful for 50 Cents

Tuesday Richmond Lodge, No. 196, F. and A. M. Called meeting; work in Fellowcraft degree. WednesdayWebb , Lodge, No. 24, V. and A. M. Stated meeting and installation of officers.

CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS.

LIBERTY, Ind., Jan. 17. The Clyde Club held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. W. P. Kennedy and enJoyed a four course luncheon, Friday. The club elected the following officers for tho ensuing year: President, Mrs. G. E. Stevenson; vice president, Mrs. Delia Bockredge;. secretary, Miss MaNrie Gard; treaeurer.-'Mrs: Sam Lamfcert '

When in need of a remedy for the treatment of Bronchial Affections, 6uch as Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Croup, Stubborn Coughs, Colds or Hoarseness, don't simply ask the drug-

' gist for. a "Cough Slf.'!?' e" but get

the best. Tell him to give you Schiffmann's New Concentrated Expectorant, instead of being induced into buying something else purely on the strength of some testimonials or the exaggerated claims of the manufacturer,. The same "Money Back" guar antee goes with every bottle of this remedy sold. byT Clem Thistlethwaite as does with Dr. Schiffmann's famous Asthmador . your mone.'- will be re-

funded, if it does not give perfect sat

isfaction; in fact, even, more, if it is not found the best remedy ever used for these affections. In buying this

to use, for the reason that one bottle (50. cants worth 1 makes a full pint (128 teaspoonsful) of the .moct excellent cough medicine, after being mixed at home with one pint of granulated sugar and one-half pint of water. One bottle will probably, therefore, be suffitient for a whole family's supply the entire, winter, while the same quantity of the pldt ordinary, ready made kinds of medicine would cost between $2 and $3. ;t is prepared fro strictly- h mless plants, contains absolutely no chloroform, opium, morphin . or any other narcotic or injurious drugs as do most cough remedies, and it can therefore be given to 'Mldren with perfect safety. It is pleasant to take and children are fond of it. Absolutely no risk whatever is run in buying this

Next Sunday, the men members of Trinity Lutheran Sunday school will attempt to have a large attendance in order to stimulate woTk and to draw members of the church who are not Sunday school workers to that organization.

By PAUL HEIRONIMU8. Supt Giles addressed the Garfield students at chapel Friday on the subject of "Henry Bates. Philosopher Shoemaker." The .orchestra played three numbers. The plans for the 8A reception -are complete for Jan. 21. . Parents and invited friends will be the guests.The enrollment cards for the new 7B class are in.- More than 60 boys and 30 girls are asking for Industrial work, and with the present equipment only 30 boys and 24 girls can be accommodated. The January issue of the "Headlight" will be out by -the last of this week or the first of the following. A great deal of space will be devoted to Information of value to the-new -7B class. - - The school council elected the following Board of Publication members to take the place of the 8A's who will be promoted to high school: Margaret Wissler, Helen Addleman, and -Mauri ice Druley. The Board of Publication

elected the following , staff for the Headlight for next term.: Editor in chief, Helen Jessup; assistant. D Marias Helms; Lit. -Ed., Elizabeth Stevenson; Asst. Winifred Comstock; News, Ed.. Daisy Mofflt; Asst., Mildred Whitely; Adv. Ed Wilfred Jessup; Asst. Earl Wynn; Business Manager. Harold Sanford; AssL. Edwin Ross; Publication Manager, Carl Spalding; Asst.. Norman Mueller.

News from Modoc

By Alice Hansom.

Miss Dubber. high ' school teacher, spent Sunday at Union City with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Dubber.... Mr. Frank Miller of Crawfordsvllle Is here visiting Rev. George, and Joshua Mattox. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hernley are seriously 111 with grip.... Mrs. Conley went to Carlos to visit her daughter. The infant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Berley Hunt was burled at Union cemetery..... .Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hod son visited relatives at Carlos Sunday Mr. Kellie Edwards has gone to Oklahoma Miss Roberta Lee visited relatives at Shurley and Indianapolis last week. ' -

SKATERS COVER LAKE

Skaters in large numbers enjoyed themselves at Morton Park yesterday. The ice had formed a smooth and excellent surface on which hundreds enJoyed themselves. The advantage of a good place to skate baa revived Interest in this sport. Many persons have purchased high-priced skates.

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Fifteen years ago a man of sixty, broken in health, found himself out of a job and with less than $500 in the bank. Today he owns,4 near Topeka, Kansas, his own poultry farm. It gives him a good living. Was it easy? No, it was a struggle. But he has won by applying to poultry raising the hardheaded common sense of a practical farmer the same kind of sense you find every week in

What this man has done, an inspiration to every man, young or old, prosperous or jobless, is told in the January 22nd issue of The Country Gentleman. It is just one incident in the poultry news and . the poultry knowledge which this great national farm paper brings week by week. THE POULTRY CALENDAR is a weekly reminder and guide for everyone who keeps chickens. It provides a timely schedule for every detail and gives the best methods for the fancier, the commercial egg and meat producer, and the amateur. And this is but one of twelve regular departments that give you definite, valuable ideas and information about each of the departments of your farm fruit, live-stock, dairying, market gardening, farm buildings, farm cooking, sewing, etc. And every week there are from six to ten special articles by. special farm in vestigators. :

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