Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 236, 15 August 1917 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15, 1917

REMOVE 565 TONS OF IRON FROM BRIDGE Open Spaces Created for Pits to Carry Piers for Main Street Span.

Am a. culmination of sixty days of

hard work dismantling, cutting, and removing the iron rork from the old

bridge, pit No. 3 for the foundations

of the new bridge was completed tnis morning. In all 565 tons of iron have been removed, and open spaces created for the seven pits, each to be 24 by 62, and 12 feet deep. These will carry by pile foundations, the seven concreted piers reinforced with steel.

Oneratlons were begun today . for

the pile driving, the lumber all being assembled at pit No. 3. A steam der

rick carrying a steam hammer is to be

used. Pit No. 3 was lined with lumber sheathing and the sides secured with dirt so that the complete foundations of the measurement indicated might be' driven. Work, was also begun, for No. 4 pit a steam shovel being placed for removing the dirt. Oak white lumber will be used for the pile driving. Spans 325 Feet Long. The piers will be 40 feet high of No. 1 concrete, heavy chat gravel being used, with sharp sand, and the best of Portland cement These piers will carry three main arches, the arch ribs

to support the others four smaller

arches, giving resiliency enough and

strength to carry the floor of the new bridge. Two small tail end arches at

each approach of the bridge will be features. The three arches are 325 feet spans, and one of these completed tall end arches on the west side being completed by rubbing the surfaces to day. The foundation for the second arch at the west end has also been completed, and It is expected that further operations will be begun at this end also. John W. Mueller, the engineer, is to move his family here and make Jtlchmond his headquarters. Assistant Superintendent W. H. Marshall said today that the progress made had been satisfactory, and with the completion of pit No. 3, and the work ready for pit No. .4, pile driving and pier forms, would mark the real work for the new bridge over the Whitewater river.

Barber Shop Aroma Soon to be of Past

When you leave the barber shop In the near future no aromatic fumes will stagger your friends. Face lotions composed largely of alcohol can no longer be supplied to barber shops because of the recent prohibition-food measure, which forbids manufacture of alcohol except for medicinal purposes. Bernard De Vry, Evansville, Ind., president of the Barber Supply Dealers' Association, in eession at Chicago, announced the catastrophe yesterday.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROMOTED BY WAR

The world war will increase the importance of vocational training in comparison to other lines of school work, and it has a tremendous future, thinks K. V. Carman. Massachusetts man who has taken charge of the new work here. Bulletins from government departments urging Carman to turn out students in lines of work needed by the government, such as telegraphy and machine work, have been received by the dozen at the high school. Outlines Work Three main types of work will be given in "the vocational courses this year, that for the regular students, evening courses for night workers, and part-time courses for boys and girls over seventeen who have recently left school and want to take work in connection with their occupation. Machine work will be the most extensive course offered the boys. Carpentering and printing probably will be others. Courses for girls will include home-making studies and millinery.

Carman has just returned from giving a series of lectures at the summer school of Washington State college, Pullman, Washington. He has had experience in Cambridge and Wellesley, Mass., Westfield, N. J., and New York City.

DRAFT BOARD SENDS NAMES OF DODGERS TO FEDERAL AGENTS

Twenty-one men, who failed to appear before the Richmond selective army board for physical examination, were reported to department of justice officials by the board Tuesday. Six of the men, are already in some branch of army or naval service. The men who have enlisted are Russell B. McMahan, son of City Controller McMahan; Leonard A. Beach, 322 Randolph street; Thomas H. Davis. 25 North Sixth street; Edward A. Skiler. 512 North A street; Earl J. Bradford, 47 Bridge avenue; William Smith. These men are required to notify the board however. Department of justice officials are asked to Investigate the following cases: Frank McMuIlen, 806 South Eleventh street. George Mann, 327 South Eighth street. John William Bailey, Pennsylvania railroad camp. Joseph Frederick, 611 North A street. Mike Rousos, 1322 North F street. Alvln H. Shelley, 144 Fort Wayne avenue. Lester Sayler, 1214 North G street. Tom Williams, Boston, Ind.

Jerome Merkel, Boston, Ind.

Vasiliy Ladutka, 170 Fort Wayne

avenue.

Percy Houston, 723 West Main

street. Ervin H. Byrd. Joseph Caro. Robert Cecil Perrine, Boston, Ind. Darwin Ralph Burleson, Easthaven

Farmers Undecided on Holding Wheat Long; Large Crops Here Owing to Intensive Cultivation

GARDENS BEAR FRUIT

Richmond gardens are just beginning to bear fruit The garden season was short , this year, and gardeners missed most of their early garden because of wet weather in June and

July. Corn, new potatoes, beets and other staple vegetables are just beginning to yield, says F. W. Murphy.

Draft Board Will Hear Exemption Claims of Called Men; Friday

Richmond's selective army board probably will start deciding exemptions Friday, members of the board said Wednesday. There are 134 men yet to be obtained before this district quota Is filled. Men. who have passed the physical examination and have filed claims for exemption, have until next Monday to file affidavits supporting their claims. It is believed that It will take the board a week to take up every claim. Remove Headquarters. Headquarters of the board have been removed from the county clerk's office to the third floor of the court house where all cases will be handled, and questions asked. In every case where a temporary discharge from service is granted because of dependency, an appeal will be taken to the district board by the government through William Dudley Foulke, appointed by Governor Goodrich, to co-operate with the selective army board in investigating claims for discharge or exemption. The district board, located in the Physicians' Defense Building, Fort Wayne, will then pass on the cases. Ruling on Dependants. From present indications, and after considering the recent rulings of the provost marshall general, head of the selective army machinery, it appears certain that every man will be taken, who wife has other means of support. Quakers will be accepted and certified to the district board, where they have the right to appeal. They will not be granted exemption however as the President has announced that they will be assigned to eom non-combatant duties. Richmond's Quota Raised. Richmond's quota has been raised from 252 to 254 men, according to a communication received from Governor James P. Goodrich Wednesday. The mistake was made through the Incorrect placing of army credits. William Tracey, living on North Fourteenth street, who failed to report before the board when ordered, took

the examination Wednesday was passed and certified to the district board, bringing the total number of men accepted In the Richmond district up to 120 men. Every case, in which the local board grants a discharge or an exemption, will be appealed to the district board where it is believed the "government's interest shall suffer."

PENNSY AIDING GOVERNMENT

The Richmond division committee appointed to handle the freight problems in connection with the government service, dispatching of trains, and cantonment equipments, it was learned this morning had practically cleaned up all cars on the Richmond division. That is to say that no cars had been refused the government and consequently there had been no delays. Reconsignment of cars had been completed where firms doing local business had more than required, and the army cars rounded up had given more capacity to the government while cars had been provided for the general business of the division, and for all purposes in Richmond.

ARREST ALLEGED LEADER OF BAND OF CORN THIEVES

Plan Your Gardens Now for Next Year

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Now's the time to make plans for next year.

Amateur gardeners should be busy securing vacant lots, planning laying out their garden plots, making notes of the amounts of vegetables they will need, and in general getting ready for next year while they are harvesting this year's crop, says City Gardener Murphy.

POOLING OF GOAL URGED ON WILSON

W. A. Newman, 27 years old, believed to be the ring-leader of a band of corn thieves, will be tried in circuit court charged with attempting to rob the corn crib on the farm of J. S. Bicknell, Hving seven miles south of Centerville. Newman was arrested in Danville, Ind., and returned here by Deputy Sheriff Wadman. Newman, "it is alleged, left his wife and baby sitting in a spring wagon when he was surprised by Bicknell, in an attempt to escape.

Two hundred and nine years ago the province of New York put a closed season upon deer, partridge, quail, wild turkeys, and heath hen.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Pressident Wilson Is considering methods that will be pursued by the government in dealing with the coal situation. Since he signed the food control bill he has received communications from several governors urging immediate action, and saying to him that unless the federal government does deal with the coal situation effectually and deal with it promptly, individual states will be obliged to act The president is alive to the seriousness of the situation and he will, within a day or two, instruct the federal trade commission as to what it shall do. Several governors are urging the president to apply the pooling section of the coal provision of the federal legislation. Until today it has been generally assumed that the federal government would use first the provision of the law which authorizes it to fix the price at which coal shall be sold at the mine and the price at which it shall be sold to the consumer. Apparently the president has been so impressed by the representations that he may instruct the federal trade commission to apply the pooling provision. Under this provision the government would pool all the coal mines of the nation. The owners of the mines would continue to operate them on a percentage of profit to be fixed by the government. The government would become the sole purchaser and distributer of coal. Retailers everywhere would get their coal through government agencies and under a stipulation to sell to the public at a fixed price.

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With the wheat crop estimated at 700,000 bushels in Wayne county; with the general average f wheat good, bad and indifferent estimated at 30 bushels to the acre; and with the price per bushel at the present given at $2.25. farmers from many sections of the county today in the Jones and Williams implement store conducted an animated discussion whether it were better for the farmer to hold his wheat in view of the government's expected decision on prices, or whether it were better to sell and let" the elevator man make his own profit Majority Would Sell The consensus of opinion was that the Wayne county farmer would rather sell his wheat than-hold it in his barn. One case of a farmer was cited who had 1,000 bushels to sell, and had decided to sell at the price obtaining. On the other hand it was cited that the government wanted all the wheat it could get and would fix a reasonable price for it, rather than encourage elevator men to hold the wheat the farmers sold them for

speculative prices. The movement of the government was calculated to offset wheat speculation, and the farmers as a whole were inclined to admit

that the people had to be considered in this important matter. Movement for Good Although the majority admitted it would rather sell than hold the wheat, it was brought out that the government movement meant a reasonable price to the miller and the baker and to the consumer, on a basis say of ten per cent, profit. A standard price and a standard loaf, it was argued by the opposition to the farmers who wanted to selL would do good all round, and the farmer, it was added, would do well to hold his wheat especially as the elevator men and grain - dealers were hesitating on buying at the present moment. A committee for regulating prices in Wayne county, under government supervision, was stated to be a good thing, and profitable to all round in the long run. The discussion ended with the majority routed -by some members of the implement firm. Why Averages Were Excellent. Well filled heads, fine kernels, and good straw, has characterized the wheat brought to Richmond this week. Two bushels have grown where only one had grown before, owing to the enormous sale of cultipackers and double discs in Wayne county. About 45 cars of fertilizers were sold by one firm alone as well as 165 cultipackers and the same number of double discs. North of town for over a mile the fields cultivated in this way showed splendid results as compared with fields not cultivated. The fields made glorious by science went from 23 to 35 to 50 to 60 bushels to the acre while those cultivated In the ordinary way went from 18 to 24 bushels to the acre. Seed selection has been a success as a consequence and far seeing farmers in the north section of Wayne are jubilant. It is expected that cultivators and double discs will grow in favor next season. The W. Li. McGaw farm near Milton was cited as producing 2,400 bushels

from. 105 acres, a fraction less than

25 bushels to the acre. Oats went

from 50 to 60 bushels to the acre, with several pieces to be threshed out

Woodard and Son laid out the ol race

tracK in wheat about 16 acres, which went 50 bushels to the acre the big yield resulting to good cultivation. A notable instance was that of Lester Parka who had 33 acres in wheat on his farm at Liberty which threshed out exactly 25 bushels to the acre. He has another acreage to thresh which already has shown 37 bushels to the acre. Darrow Dale, west of town, had about 40 acres in wheat in two fields the general averages going from 18 to 24 bushels to the acre. Expectation runs on results to be obtained from the R. G. Leeds farm on the Straight Line pike from a field of 26 acres in oats the consensus being that the yield will not go less than 75 to the. acre because of the cultivation being up to date. TRUSTEES EAT CHICKEN

Thirty-eight people, township trustees of the county and their families,

ate fried chicken and enjoyed Glen

Miller Park scenery Wednesday noon at the annual trustees' picnic. The dinner was served by' the Ladies' Aid of Chester.

HOW THE SPUDS AVERAGE

Richmond folks who have raised gardens have on the average half enough potatoes to last them during the winter, thinks City Gardener Murphy. Potato patches are in fine shape all over the township.

JORDAN REFUSES TO GO TO STOCKHOLM MEETING

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15. Dr. David Starr Jordan, chancellor emeritus of Stanford University, treasurer of the People's Council of America, and peace advocate, will not be a delegate to the peace council to be held in Stockholm Sept 9, acording to a telegram received here today- Dr. Jordan said that even if the government should alter its decision to refuse passports to delegates to the council he would not act for any of the peace organizations.

ENTERTAIN JAPANESE.

A PACIFIC PORT, Aug. 15. The hospitality of the west was offered today for the entertainment of a Japanese mission which landed here yesterday enroute to Washington. Short automobile excursions, a luncheon tendered by the mayor, and a review of troops took up most of the time of the visitors today.

WANT TO CHECK EXPENDITURES

LONDON, Aug. 15. The House of Commons has appointed a committee to inquire into the national finances and suggest methods of giving Parliament more effective control over public expenditures.

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LONDON. Aug. 15. Wartime tasks have so burdened some of the town clerks that one, at least, has protested, asserting that he now works from 9 o'clock in the morning until 11 o'clock at night, and that if the authorities add to his already multifarious duties, he will have to go without sleep. In his protest he gives the following list of wartime duties to which he already was required to attend: National registration, war-time cookery demonstrations, war hospitals, food economy campaign, local flag days, national service, occasional baby weeks, communal kitchens, allotments, potato spraying, local coal supplies, maternity and child welfare, local distribution and separation allowances. A proposal to require him to administer food supplies aroused his revolt

PRESCRIBE UNIFORMS FOR CLERKS IN ARMY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. The war department made public today orders entitling army clerks to wear the uniform of the army with distinguishing marks and also prescribed the uniform for motor drivers, messengers and the like. They will wear regulation olive drab when with the expeditionary forces but will wear also white

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NEW YORK, Aug. 15. An investigation into the conditions of the factories making uniforms for the army and navy has been ordered by secretary of war Baker, according to word received today by the Amalgamated Clothing Makers of America, which charged that girls under the legal age were working under the old sweatshop conditions and receiving $4 a week for work which would pay $12 or $14 elsewhere.

WALLS IS IN FRANCE

Roland Walls, Richmond boy who enlisted Just after the declaration of war is now "somewhere in France. Walls was in the coast artillery until a few weeks ago when he was transferred to the trench motor forces in order to see action Immediately. He sailed two weeks ago, and his motf&er, Mrs. H. L. Walls, 426 Southwest Second street, has been eagerly awaiting word from him.

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