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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. MONDAY, NOV. 261917.

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By HARRY B. DEMAREE

DUBLIN, lad.. Not.. 26. Indiana, on

the verge of state-wide prohibition, the dream of the liquor reformers for a half century, would now be enjoying a "dry" reign had It not been for the shrewd manipulation of "wefpoliticiahg thirty-five years ago, when, through the efforts of the late Bishop Hallack Flovd. D.D., for sixty years a resident

of Dublin, the legislature passed an amendment to the constitution, which provided for state-wide prohibition. Married sixty and a half years, inventor, manufacturer, expounder of the gospel for more than half a century, presiding elder in his church for twelve years, bishop !n his church for sixteen years, editor, president of his church college, legislator, and namesake of over one hundred and fifty children, is the remarkable biography of the late bishop who succumbed last

week at his home in Dublin. Was 79 Years Old Bishop Floyd died at the age of seventy-nine. He was born at what is known as Flat Rock Cave, in Shelby county, near Hope, Indiana. At the age of ninetten he became affiliated with the United Brethren church and was appointed to the Dublin circuit, with twelve charges, which he .filled every three weeks, riding horseback to reach them. In those day3 this was designated as "circuit riding." After serving as presiding elder of three districts for ten years, the Rev. Mr. Floyd was selected for the presidency of the Hartsvllle (Ind.) United Brethren college, now out of existence. : . 1 J-1 XT 1 Jt

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Rev. Mr. Floyd was elected bishop of the Radical branch for the southwestern district, in which capacity he served for two years, and consecutively thereafter in the same high office of his church, for the eastern district, two years, northwestern district four years, again in southwestern district four years, and again in the northwestern district four years. He was then succeeded by Bishop Hoskins. But prior to this long and honorable record in the bishopry of his church, the Rev. Mr. Floyd, from 1885 until 1889 was the publishing agent and associate editor of the Christian Consevator, then published at Dayton. O. After being relieved from the bishopry, he again became presiding elder for two years. He married Miss Mary Elizabeth Peake, whose father, brother and brother-in-law were all Methodist ministers. George Floyd, a son of the late Bishop's is at present a Methodist minister. The late bishop's wid

ow, dow blind, survives him. Elected to Legislature. The great epoch in the late Bishop's j life came in the year 1881, when the Rev. Mr. Floyd entered the political arena and was elected by the Republicans to the legislature from Wayne county. - Always a faithful worker in the cause of prohibition, the Rev. Mr. Floyd received the one favorable opportunity to strike into the very heart of the liquor evil. An amendment to the constitution, containing a provision for state-wide prohibition, had been submitted and

the Democrats of the house were about to defeat the measure on the theory that it would disrupt the Democrat party in Indiana. The Rev. Mr.. Floyd rose to the occasion with a powerful speech, declaring that he had been sent to the legislature for the purpose of promulgating laws for the benefit and good of the people, and that he represented a county that was, at that time, favorable to the amendment. As a climax to his speech, the Rev. Mr. Floyd said: "If we refuse to grant expression to the opinions of the voters who have sent us here, we are taking from them their rights of citizenship." Then he called for all those who were sent to the legislature for the pur

pose of representing the people, to rise and follow him out of the House. The Rev. Mr. Floyd was followed by nearly half of the body of law makers

and the caucus was broken up. Action Not Recorded.

A caucus was again called for the following night, and the amendment was passed by both the House and Senate. The late bishop always declared the state of Indiana would have - been under the rule of state-wide prohibition these many years, were it not

for the fact that the clerk of that assembly, through some unknown fault, either accidentally or purposely failed to make a record of the proceedings, or at least, the records could never be located at the next session of the legislature, two years later at which time further action was to have been taken. It has always been tha opinion of the late bishop that it was a ruse of the wets -to defeat the passage of the amendment. Not all has been "gold that glittered" before the late bishop's eyes. Once lie aspired to become a manufacturer, and 'was rewarded as a result of his ambitions, with the loss of $10,000, in the old Wayne Works, formerly located here. Thr late bishop was the inventor of ii smoke conveyer and consumer for railway trains, also a feed cutter, the latter being the vehicle of his ?10.000 lO- 3. : The high e.'teem with which the bishop was held by his church subjects, is evinced by the fact that over 150 children in both the United States and Canada claim him as their name sake. The family possesses the photographs of most of these children. Six years after the first land rush was made into Oklahoma, the late bishop organized many missions in that country for the benefit of the Indians. He was also a member of the Indiana legislature when that body made free turn-pikes of all the toll ronds of the state. I

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After having lived fn virtual slavery under the heel of their brutal conquerors for three years, these Belgians in a newly reconquered village are overyjoyed at the arrival of British cyclist scouts, who are on their way to the new British positions.

Red Cross Notes

A branch of the Wayne County Chapter of the Red Cross was organized Friday night in Williamsburg. A well attended meeting was held in the town hall and the purpose of the organization was explained by officers of the county chapter. Mrs. L. I. Cranor was elected chairman, Mrs. Orlando Catey, vice-chairman, and Miss Ethel Frazier secretary and treasurer. Committees to take up the various forms of Red Cross work will be appointed by the above officers who constitute the executive committee of the branch. Eight hundred hanks of varn were

received Saturday at the Red Cross headquarters so that the many, knitters who have been idle on account of the yarn shortage can again take up the work. It is urged that all finished articles be brought in promptly. They are needed by the men in the service and should be started as early as pos

sible. Freight congestion is so great even Red Cross shipments are subject to delay and for this reason tt Is all the more improtant to get things

off as soon as they are finished.

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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that Wilbern

K. Bradbury as Administrator of the Estate of Frank A. VanTress, deceased, under an order and decree of the Circuit Court of Wayne County, Indiana, will on Saturday, the 29th day cf December, 1917, at 2 o'clock p. m., sell at public sale the real estate of the decedent Frank A. VanTress, on the premises, described as follows, to-wit: Situated in the City of Richmond, County of Wayne, and State of Indiana, and being one hundred and five (105) feet off of the north side or end of lot number two hundred and thirtyfour (234) and four (4 feet in width off of the east side of lot number two hundred and thirty three (233) and extending one hundred and five (105) feet south from Lincoln street, to a private alley hereinafter mentioned; said described parts of lots front on Lincoln street in said city and both are as numbered on the plat of the Haynes Addition to said City of Richmond. The above described real estate is subject to the following: that five (5) feet off of the south end thereof shall always be kept open and maintained as an alley, for the use and benefit of the real estate abutting thereon. Terms of Sale The said real estate will be sold free and clear of the widow's interest therein and free and clear of taxes and record liens, except the taxes due and payable In .the year 1318. the sale will be subject to such taxes payable in 1918. The purchaser will be required to pay at least one-third of the purchase money in cash and the residue in two equal installments, payable in nine and eighteen months from day of sale respectively; the purchaser being required to execute notes for such deferred payments payable to the Administrator, bearing six per cent interest from day of sale, and payable in a bank in the City of Richmond, and on the form of note used by such bank, and said notes to be secured by mortgage on the premises sold which mortgage shall provide that the purchaser shall keep the buildings on the premises insured in amount to amply secure the said mortgage; or the purchaser may pay the whole of said purchase money in cash. The sale will be subject to approval by the Wayne Circuit Court WILBERN K. BRADBURY. Administrator. John L. Rupe. Attorney. Richmond. Ind., November 26, 1917.

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Calls for Aid for 2,000,000 Starving in Armenia and Syria

People

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON

One year ago, in compliance with resolutions passed by the Senate and by the House of Representatives, I appointed days upon which the people of the United States might make such contributions as they felt disposed for the aid of the stricken Armenian and Syrian peoples. American diplomatic and consular representatives and other American residents recently returned from Western Asia, assure me that many thousands of lives were saved from starvation by the gifts of the American people last winter. They also bring full assurance of the continued effective distribution of relief and report that the suffering and death from exposure and starvation will inevitably be very much greater this winter than last unless the survivors can be helped by further contributions from America. Reports indicate that of orphans alone there are more than 400,000, besides women and other dependent children, reaching a total of more than 2,000,000 destitute survivors. The situation is so distressing as to make a special appeal to the sympathies of all. In view of the urgent need I call again upon the people of the United States to make such further contributions as they feel disposed, in their sympathy and generosity for the aid of these suffering peoples. Contributions may be made through the American Red Cross, Washington, D. C, or direct to the American Committee for Armenian and, Syrian Relief, Cleveland H. Dodge, treasurer, One Madison Avenue, New York City. 29 October, 1917. W00DR0W WILSON

Thanksgiving Day to Sunday, December 2, have been designated as Armenian-Syrian Relief Days for Richmond and vicinity.

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Literature and Information furnished at Office of Local Committee, Y. M. C. A. Building CHECKS SHOULD BE DRAWN PAYABLE TO DICKINSON TRUST CO., TREAS. RICHMOND AUXILIARY AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF .'-.' .- Wm. Dudley Foulke, Honorary Chairman Dr. M. F. Johnston, Chairman Rev. R. D. Baldwin, Secretary Other Members of Executive Committee: Rev. F. A. Roell, E. M. Haas.