Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 180, 11 June 1917 — Page 12
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917 'A
BELLS TO RING IN WIND UP OF BOND CAMPAIGN Wayne County Has $70,650 , Worth of Certificates to U Sell by Friday.
"Please notify and arrange with each committee to have church, school and court house bells ring at nine o'clock evenings of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. They should be tolled four times Monday, three Tuesday, two Wednesday and one Thursday representing number of days left to buy Liberty bonds. This is a request of the United States treasury department for the entire nation. "Chiles, State Liberty loan committee." Foregoing is a copy of a telegram sent to the Wayne county Liberty Loan committee and the request contained therein will be carried out by the county bankers. Saturday Big Day. With the number of applications Saturday exceeding that of any other single day since the campaign was begun, banks of the county are of the opinion that the small investors are realizing that they will have a big part In the success of the Liberty Loan. The total subscriptions to date are $799,350, leaving a balance of $70,660 to be raised in the county in the next four days. Applications for bonds during the last two days have been mainly from small investors and there were few instances throughout the county where an application was made for a bond of more than $500. Investors Get Pin. The county loan committee has re ceived a number of pins which are Deing given out to investors of bonds, Every person who buys a bond will be given a pin regardless of the denomi nation of the bond purchased. - Although the applications have come in steadily throughout the county, the bankers feel that they still have a great amount of work for the next four days to raise the county's share of the loan.' In order to raise the amount, according to members of the committee, it will be necessary that every investor do his part. CAMP SITES FOR NEW ARMY ARE APPROVED WASHINGTON, June 11 Little Rock. Ark., Louisville, Ky.. Battle Creek. Mich., and San Antonio, Tex., have been approved by the war department as additional cantonment sites for the new army. AfMitional camps for national guard mobilization will be located at Fort Worth. Waco and Houston, Tex.; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Deming, N. M., and Linda Vlt.ta, California. The approval of Petersburg, Va., as a cantonment site was today revoked by the department. CARL ACKERMAN IS GUEST OF HIS PARENTS Carl W. Ackerman, former Berlin correspondent for the United Press, is in Richmond the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ackerman. Since his address here, Ackerman has written articles for the Saturday Evening Post and other publications. His book on the European war is off the press. PALLADIUM WANT AD8 PAY
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Governor Appoints Second Conscription Board for County Wayne county will be divided into districts ..for the purpose of hearing exemption cases by the conscription boards, following an order received today by County Auditor Bowman. According to the order, there must be a conscription board for each 30,000 population, or fraction thereof, in the county. The population of Wayne county is 43,757, making two boards necessary. The county will be divided into an eastern and western district, Wayne, Boston and Franklin townships forming. the eastern district and the other twelve townships forming the western district. The conscription board for the east
ern district will remain tne same as had been chosen for the entire county and the governor has appointed, upon the advice of Auditor Bowman, Dr. W. C. Squiers, f Milton, Harry B. Miller and Frank Mosbaugh, of Cambridge City, as members of the board in the western district. King George Asks American Soldiers to Visit Palace LONDON, June 11. General Persh ing and United States Ambassador Page took luncheon with King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham palace today. The king has invited the enlisted men in General Pershing's party to visit the Palace on Tuesday. MASTER OF RED TAPE IT Brigadier-General Henry P. McCain, Adjutant-General of the United States is the officer who is entrusted with the vast amount of clerical detail necessary to the administration of the War Department. Practically two-thirds of the "red tape" system necessitates research by his department, which at all times is worked to capacity. Notre Dame university is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary this week. '
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EARLHAn TRUSTEES SELECT COMMISSION TO CONDUCT AFFAIRS
Earlham will probably have no president next year. . A plan is now in progress wbtereby a commission of four men will take over the duties of President Kelly, who has resigned. Prof. A. D. Hole, of the mineralogy department; Prof. A. M. Charles, Ger man department; Prof. Lawrence Hadley, mathematics, department; and Prof. Harlow Lindley, of the history department, have been suggested as members of this commission. The board of trustees is in session today, and will take definite action on the matter. If a capable man can be obtained at this time for president, the board may select him. The general opinion is that a man suitable for the place can not be secured now. PRAYER WEEK IS BEING OBSERVED AT ST. PAUL'S St. Paul's Episcopal church is observing prayer week this week. A pilgrimage of prayer was started by the Church" of England two years ago. Each diocese took a week for special services, meditations, and intercessions for the spread of the gospel, and the protection of the country against her enemies. 4 This week all churches of the diocese of Indianapolis will observe prayer week. Passing from here it will continue westward until it has gone completely around the world. Services will be held each morning at 9 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend.- The following subjects will be discussed : Tuesday The Kingdom of God ; Wednesday The extension of the kingdom; Thursday Personal Obligations; Friday Rebels in the Kingdom; Saturday Suffering and Rest. NO TIME SET No word has been received by Town ship Trustee Edgerton concerning the time when a member of the state board of health will inspect the Earl ham Heights school building, although he had written to the board concerning the matter. The assistant secretary of the board was expected to be in the city today. RECEIVERSHIP ENDS. CHICAGO, June 11. The receivership for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company, one of the greaetest systems of the country, was terminated by order of Judge Carpenter in the United States district court here today. BANKS MAY ACT. WASHINGTON, June 11. In the first case involving the Federal Reserve act, the Supreme court today upheld as constitutional, the law's clause authorizing national banks to act as trustees, executors administra tors and registrars of stocks and bonds. , SENIORS HAVE PLAY. "You Never Can Tell," a play by Bernard Shaw, will be given tomorrow evening at Earlham, by members of the senior class. The cast consists of ten members. Tickets can be secured at the door.
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We still have a few sets of Quadruple Plated
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Rluncie Teachers Seeking Data on Ramsey Dismissal
Miss Harriett McClellan, president of the Muncie Teachers' Federation, bas written to Richmond, asking for the full data on the action of Superintendent Giles In ousting D. D. Ram sey from the Whitewater school. In a letter, Miss McClellan says she wants to make use of this data in "Our Franchise League, Federation of Women's Clubs, etc., to show the methods generally employed in deal ing with conscientious, efficient teach ers." ' it Stews" to Be Sent Home in Taxis By Jersey Saloonists TRENTON, N. J., June 11. In an effort to check prohibition and local option sentiments, the Mercer County Liquor Dealers' association announced today that henceforth free lunches will be eliminated in saloons and ho tels in the county and intoxicated per sons will be refused liquor and sent home in taxicabs at the expense of the liquor dealers' association. In addition, the request of any member of a family not to sell to another member will be obeyed, the sale of cheap whisky will be forbidden and beer will be limited to fourteen-ounce glasses. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals FRICK Mrs. Anna Frick 63 years old, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Perry Pence, east of the city. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Perry Pence and Miss Louise Frick, one brother, Frank Ring, of St. Louis, and five sisters, Mrs. Mary Duhme, Mrs. Julia Edwards, Mrs. John Allgeier, all fo Cincinnati Ohio; Mrs. Kate Kelly of Washington, D. C, and Mrs. Ella Douglas, of San Francisco, Cal. The fuueral services will be held Wednes day morning from St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Friends may . call at any time. CRANDALL Cotto Crandall, 42 years old, died at 10 o'clock today at Reid Memorial hospital of heart trouble. He is survived by his widow, five children, father, mother, two sisters and one brother. The body will be taken to the home, 149 Bridge ave. Burial arrangements will be announced later. CALHOUN Mrs. Elizabeth J. Calhoun, 22 years old, died yesterday morning at her home, 55 Grant street. She is survived by her husband Oscar Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 o'clock from the home. Burial will be in New Hope cemetery. Friend may call at any time. BIGLEY Samuel O. Bigley, 77 years old, died Saturday evening at his home 145 North Third street. The body was sent to Peru this morning: Funeral services will be held there today. ..... . McCULLOUGH The funeral of Mrs. Christian McCullough took place this afternoon from the home of Allen Jay, east of the city. Interment was in Earlham cemetery. SMITH The funeral of Frank Smith was held this afternoon from the home of his sister at 223 Chestnut street Interment was in Earlham cemetery. PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY you will find here in most assortments permit giving $3.50 set. a s fj
AGED MAN KILLED , BY ESCAPING GAS
Samuel Bigley, 77 years old, resid ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dewey Whitcombe, 115 Northwest Third street, was found asphyxiated in the bathroom of the residence Sat urday afternoon. Death was caused by a leak in the Instantaneous gas heater. Bigley entered the bathroom about 2:30. When he had failed to leave the room a half hour later his daughter became alarmed. Summoning help, entrance was gained to the room by breaking in the door. The aged man was found dead in the bath tub. Coroner Morrow states that a leakage from the heater probably resulted because Bigley had turned on the full gas pressure. Bigley formerly resided in Peru, Ind. He came to Richmond last March to make his home with his daughter. REDMOND TO NAME FIVE DELEGATES TO IRISH CONVENTION LONDON, June 11. John Redmond, the nationalist leader, will, be invited to nominate five members of the Irish convention. Premier Lloyd George announced In the house of commons today. John Lonsdale will be invited also to nominate five members, the premier added, and WilMam O'Brien two members. There would be ten Irish representative peers, five members of the Irish Unionist Alliance, five Sinn Feiners and fifteen members nominated by the government. The Premier said the government would prefer that the convention would nominate its own chairman, but it was prepared to nominate a chairman and submit his name to the king. He ordered that the convention would be composed of 101 representatives. CHICAGO MUST RAISE $1,000,000 AN HOUR CHICAGO, June 11 Announcement that Chicago must do slightly - better than $1,000,000 an hour from now until Friday night to reach the minimum of $260,000,000 expected as the city's share of the Liberty loan started solicitors to work today with renewed energy. The situation was regarded as anything but hopeless by James B. Forgan, chairman of the board of the First National bank. BOLLMEYER VISITS HIS PARENT8 HERE Fred J. Bollmeyer, Jr., Cleveland newspaper man, formerly city editor of The Palladium, who will depart soon for France as a member of an ambulance corps, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Bollmeyer yesterday. Bollmeyer is the first Richmond boy to see service in Europe. WOMEN TO HAVE QUIZ A auiz in regard to registration will be held in the library tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. E. W. Shirk will lead the discussion. The meeting Is under the auspices of the Woman's Franchise League.
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Forty Boys to Be In Y" Camp Tuesday Thirty-three troys will leave tomorrow morning for the Y. M. C. A.' camp at Flatroak river, below Rushville. Including camp leaders there will be forty iu the whole party. Camp will las until June 23. Boy scouts, who staarted Saturday biking to the camp, weno in Milton this morning. A wire received from them re ports every one well and happy In spite of the raln.r weather. V. D. Brammer Is leader, of the Boy scouts. The following are in the par
ty: William Schtiltz, Conrad Attenshulty Edward JBnglebert. Sydney Watt, Homer Myrtrs, Edward Atkinson, John Livingston, James Sackman, Freeman Shera, Richard Townsend and Earl Hensker. ' Aliens Should Be Educated, Asserts Government Bureau WASHINGTON, June 11. Reports that Oklahoma City; may abandon night school instruction for its foreign population drew from the Bureau of Naturalization a state tment today declaring that such a step "would surely appear a dangerous , istep backward, for If ever alien Instruction was needed, it was needed nornf "With the American I nation defending the cause of civiH nation and humanity, and taking he;: place on the side of righteousness In this world wide conflict," the -statement said, "military preparednessilte no more vit al to the country's safety than citizensnip preparedness. "No one should be pmnitted to remain in ignorance of his duties and responsibilities as a resident of the United States, and this applies? particularly to the foreign born." The statement cites stiizistics showing that in 1910, there were 1,650,361 illiterate foreigners in the United States, but adds that a K ratifying Improvement has been show, a since then through the system of night schools established by public sctiool authorities in co-operation wlthi (the bureau ot naturalization. .1 Court Records Marriage Licence. John Mercurio, fruit dealter, Richmond, and Esther Cavanaugh, telephone operator, Richmond. : Walter R. Blunk, polisher, Richmond and Katura B. Heck, housekeeper, Richmond. , Ora E. Mercer, railroader, R ichmond, and Eva H. Cox, housekeeper, Richmond. . Edward R. Carmen was flndi$3 and costs for pnblic intoxication, hy Judge Fox this morning. Carmen tos arrested yesterday by Sheriff 'Ctarr on the Boston pike, south of the city. He had been bothering a number iof farmers in that vicinity. Thistleor delicate shades of gray, anil very last word in i I
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TO GRAND, JURY Claude Knight, Who Attacked Guardsman, Detained-4 Victim is Recovering. Believing Edward Mullenix, an em listed man In I Company, Third Ohif Infantry, on bridge guard duty in Bicb mond, had been calling upon the girt he is infatuated with, Claude Knight residing with his mother on Soutl Twelfth street, attacked the younf soldier late Saturday night near tht Do ran bridge, on the west side of thf river. Knight struck Mullenix such a stum nlng blow between the eyes that tht nose was fractured and a slight com evasion of the brain resulted. Taken to Hospital. 1 Witnesses to the attack were caring for Mnllenix when Corporal Shoemato er and other soldiers arrived on the scene. They had their comrade re moved to Reid hospital and he did not recover consciousness until after h4 had received medical attention at thj hospltaL " For a time it was feared that Mum lenix would die but today it was red ported at the hospital that his condH tion is considerably improved. Tb4 case was being investigated by th4 grand Jury today, after Knight had been bound over to circuit court on S n a BOW charge of assault and battery with tent to MIL Arrested at Home. Alter luugnt bad slugged tne sol dier he went to a bouse where he had boarded at one time, washed off bloo4 stains on his bands, cleaned his clotM ing and then hurried to his homeJ where he was arrested on his arrival At first Knight denied assaultint Mnllenix but finally admitted he ha done so. He refused to make any ex pi an a tion of his action. Mullenix sayl he cannot recall what happened. Mnllenix had not been in the com pany of the girl Knight has been payj ing attention to, but witnesses to thm attack say that he suspected the som dier had been calling upon her. J Propped Vlcim Up. I When Mnllenix walked past Knlghl the latter accosted him. After a feWl words had passed between the men Knight, it Is said, feUed MuDenix and then attempted to draff him down an alley but finally propped his victim's limp form against the side of a coal supply office on Richmond avenue. MuHenlx weighs less than 130 pounds and only recently was discharged from a hospltaL He experienced much difficulty in securing admission to the army. Knight is a powerfully bnilt man weighing nearly 20 pounds. Four-fifths of the world's coffee raised in Brazil. ( WEDDING GIFTS 41 North 8th Street. champagne or combination EaBEBn
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