Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 27, 13 December 1916 — Page 8

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FRANCHISE LEAGUE HEARS REAL VOTER TELL EXPERIENCES I : At the December business meeting or 'the Richmond Franchise League held yesterday afternoon in the Commercial Club rooms, the new constitution and by-laws of the league, prepared by a committee appointed for that purpose, was adopted after a full discussion of its provisions. , , Miss Florence King, president, presided, and Miss Edna Johnson acted as secretary in the absence of the latter. Reports were heard from Miss Johnson, as chairman of the program committee, Mrs. Olive Belden Lewis, of the membership committee, Mrs. Nelle Barnard, County chairman and Miss White, district chairman, Presents Several Matters Miss White brought up several matters which the board of the state organization asked be discussed by the local leagues, among them the $10,000 that the Indiana organization is expected to report to the national headquarters as the amount raised for suffrage in this state during the cornlag year. i Miss King reported that the Ways and Means committee would hold a

market before the holidays were over,

.the time to be annouced later. . Woman Voter Speak , i After the business meeting Mrs. Ar

thur Vagg, of Colorado, formerly Miss

Edith Edmunds, of this city, was In-

troduced as a woman voter, Mrs. Vagg reading an interesting and witty paper

on her experiences as election judge in a Colorado election which vividly pictured conditions in that state and illustrated the conspicuous part women take in public affairs. 2 Miss Florence Long, president of

the recently organized Earlham Col

lege league, gave a short talk on the

positloa women occupy in the general social scheme and the reasons why they should be given the franchise, Miss Long's talk being aptly illustrated and making telling points. , To Deliver Address Miss Johnson, of the program committee, stated that Mr. Harlow Lindlcy, of the Earlham College faculty, had been invited to address an evening meeting , of the league in January on the subject of the necessity of a new state constitution to which the ppblic would' be invited but that no definite date had yet been set. Mrs. Lewis stated that the ward meeting which had been arranged for this week in the community house of he West Side Friends church had been; postponed until after the holidays. . After. the program was presented tpa was served by Miss Alice Hill and Mrs. Edward Dye.

CHRISTMAS PARCELS FLOOD POST OFFICE

Regular channels for handling mail at the post office were bursting today with Christmas parcels and tomorrow are expected to break over into the private offices of - Superintendent of Mails Wilson and Postmaster Beck. Superintendent Wilson's office was re-arranged today, . Numbers were posted around the walls designating streets, a plan inaugurated last year which .resulted in simplifying the problems of the season and expediting delivery. As long as the clerks

are able to keep up with the influx of parcels and Christmas letters and cards, no confusion will take place, Superintendent Wilson said.

GOES AFTER VILLA IN NEW OFFENSIVE

TREATING ABANDONED

"The old custom of teachers 'Seating' their students at Christmas time la almost a thing of the past in Wayne county," said County Superintendent Williams today. .

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex., Dec. 13. Villa and his followers wlll not get a moment's peace until the state of Chihuahua is cleared of all rebellion nnd brigandage, General Francisco Murguia, the pew commandant declared today. He said that he was sent to Chihuahua to establish order and he intended to stick to this object, until it was accomplished. This might take a month, but he was confident it would not take more.

SANTA CLAUS DIVIDES TIME IN RICHMOND AMONG THE STORES

Santa Claus' schedule reached here just a few hours ahead of Santa, who is being helped by Aunt Molly. He was due to appear at Conkey's drug store at 3 o'clock and remain there 15 minutes when be would leave for Romey's and other stores for 13 minute periods. His schedule follows: Wednesday 3 3:15, Conkey's drug store. 3; ?0 3: 35, Romey's Furniture Co. a: 40-7-4:00, Lee B. Nusbaum's. 4; 00- 5:15, Hoosier store. 4:20-4:35, Quigley's, Fourth and Main. 4:40--5:00, Neft & Nusbaum's. Thursday , 8:00 3:15, Reed Furniture Co. 3:203:35, Grand Leader store. 3:404:00, Bartel & Rohe. 4:004:15, Knollenberg's. 4:204:35, Dickinson Trust Co. 4 : 405 : 00, Feltman's Shoe store.

GIVES HEALTH MOVIE

A free picture show will be given

Monday night at CenterWlle. A filin

vr'iu be received from the state board of health and a set of health and educational stereopticon slide will bo shown by the county visiting nurse, Miss Mary Kennedy. There also will be a good comedy film. .

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PEACE PLAN RUBBISH

' LONDON, Dec. 13. General Sir O'Moore Creagh, who succeeded Lord Kitchener as commander in chief ia India in ,1909, ridiculed Germany's offer of peace in a statement today. He said : , "My opinion can be expressed in a few words. I can only characterize this official peace offer as pure rubbish."

Citv Statistics

STUDY TAX REFORMS

"Discussion of tax reforms which will be brought up in the next legislature by William Bartel, Jr., will probably take up much time at the next meeting of the South Side Improvement association Tuesday night," Adolph Blickwedel, president, said today.

HAAS COLLECTS STATUTES

A big collection of roads laws for reference will be available soon, at the Commercial club. Secretary Haas said today he ia beginning to receive copies of laws of 33 states which have highway superintendents. The plub recently went on record in favor of the highway commission bill and pledged its support to legislation.

Deaths and Funerals. HIERS Fred A. Hiers, aged 41 years, died at his home on the Commons, road, west of the city. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Hlers, and parents, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph D. Hiers. The funeral arrangements have not been announced. Marriage Licenses. Moses Harris, 42, contractor, to Mary May Stevens, 25, practical nurse.

James Burden, 24, laborer, Lima, O.,

to Luia Price, 25, Chester.

ARKANSAS BOOSTER ' . MAKES AUTO TOUR

JONES REPAIRS ROADS OF ENTIRE COUNTY

Cold weather did not stay C. Neimeyer, of Little' Rock, Ark., today when he started the motor of his automobile for a 600-mile. His speedometer showed 1180 miles when his chaueffeur drove up in front of the Westcott hotel to continue the trip at noon. "I am going to visit every state in the Union," said Mr. Nelmeyer.

FOUND DEAD IN BED

RALSTON NAMES HAAS

Secretary Haas of the Commercial club has been appointed Indiana dele--gate to the Central States Conference of Rail and Water Transportation to be held in" Evansville, Dec, 14 and 15. The appointment is honorary and was made by Governor Ralston. Secretary Haas received it a few minutes before leaving the city today and had not decided whether he would attend.

TEACHES CANDY MAKING

In the last twenty years the freight traffic through the Suez canal has more than trebled, while the number of passengers .has increased only about 85 per cent.

Demonstrations on candy making will be made by Grace L. King, county domestic science supervisor, at a meeting of the Bethel Domestic Science association in the Bethel school house, at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon.

Inoculation was first tried on criminals with success in 1721.

NO BLES VILLE, Ind., Dec. 13. A. Guy, 72, prosecutor of Hamilton county, was found dead In bed at his home at Arcadia this morning. Death resulted from heart trouble. He was In his usual health yesterday and conducted a case in court here. Mr. Guy was a veteran of the Civil war.

GRAND JURY MEETS

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13. The federal grand jury, which is in session here, took up today again the investigation of alleged election irregularities. The witnesses today were understood to have come from Bartholomew county.

' County Road Superintendent W.' O. Jones isf bringing his season's 'work to a close. Every rod of the county's 420 miles of : highway ' has been treated. At

least one hundred miles of road have been given a coat of gravel. Jn many places the county roads have been widened.

Slam has resumed the cultivation of cotton, once a leading , industry in that country.

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WARNS AGAINST TYPHUS

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13 Dr. John N. Hurty, secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health, issued a bulletin today warning the people of Indiana against the possible appearance of typhus fever In this 6tate.

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