Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 150, 6 May 1918 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, MAY, 6, 1918

TAKES LIFE BY CUTTING ARTERIES; CAUSE UNKNOWN

Charles Morave Bleeds to Death Before Medical Aid Is Secured.

Charles Moravec of Dutuqup, Iowa, committed Bulclde Monday morning on a Pennsylvania passenger train between Newcastle and Richmond, by cutting the arteries In his wrists and legs. He bled o death before medical attention could be secured,' dying shortly after the train left Hagerstown. Moravec was an expert cabinet maker and the Starr Piano company recently wrote him offering him a position in the airplane department of the factory in Richmond. It Is thought that he was coming here, with, a view of accepting a position! Papers were found on the body by which identity was established. He carried a classification card showing where the selective service board in Dubuque had placed him in Class E. He was apparently about 28 or 29 years old. No reason is known as to why ho took his life, as he left no note and held no conversation with any. person aboard the train. Rev. Marshall Gaines of Chicago, who was on his way to Richmond, was a passenger in the smoking car and witnessed the suicide. He said that the first intimation he had of the tragedy was when ho saw Moravec's body suddenly quiver, then topple over against the window. He said the blood was spurting from the gashed wounds in his wrists and legs. Members of the car crew thought Moravec was suffering from a hemorrhage and ordered all passengers out of the car. Rev. Mr. Gaines said, and he did not get to see the man again. Moravec wag a Bohemian and evidently a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Boy Gets Ride in Army Trucks For "Smokes" Gift Gus Pfafflin, 14 years old. made himself popular with army truck drivers who were in Richmond Sunday. As a result of the gift of cigarettes which he distributed for his father among the drivers, he accompanied the train to an Ohio town. His father took a trip to an Ohio city and brought the patriotic lad home.

BOOST BOSSERT FOR STATE CHAIRMAN

Friends of Walter Bossert, of Liberty. Sixth District Republican chairman, are boosting him for state chairman, according to word received here today. Bossert handled the Sixth district in an efficient and highly satisfactory manner during the last campaign.

Seven Leave Monday to Join Naval Reserve Force

Seven naval reserve recruits, who enlisted through the Richmond recruiting station, left for Indianapolis Monday for final examination and assignment to service. They were Eugene T. McConkey. 204 South Eighth etreet, enlisted as seaman second class: Paul Lamb, 423 South Twelfth street .electrician; Merle Williams, 133 North Eighteenth street, seaman second class; Howard Clement Lane, 1702 North D street, landsman electrician; Mdvin H. O.'Bailey, 58 South Seventeenth street, landsman electrician; J. M. VonPein, jr.. 703 South J

street, landsman electrician in radio, I and Homer W. Ramsey, 1217 South C street, hospital apprentice, second! class. I

WILSON ORDERS AIRCRAFT PROBE

(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. May 6. A department of justice Investigation of the charges of graft in air craft production made by Gutzon Borgluti, the sculptor, was ordered today bV President Wilson. ' Borgluni'g charges of pro-German ipOuepc.es also will be investigated. Demand fcr a criminal investigation was made in the senate recently. The air craft situation has brought repeated charges of inefficiency on the part of thise in charge of it and demands for inquiry prompted President Wilson to make an investigation committee headed' by Snowden Marshall.. About the same time the President authorized Borglum to make an investigation. . Borglum's report never was made public formally although enough of Its contents became known to show that the sculptor had bade charges against those in control and had alleged there was graft in production of planes. The senate became so stirred over the situation that it demanded a criminal investigation and in debate on the subject senators asked that the military committee renew its Inquiries with a view to bringing criminal prosecution. A majority report by the committee some. weeks ago charged hat government officials had kept the public in ignorance of the real state of affairs and recommended a one man air craft control. Subsequently President Wilson put John D. Ryan in charge of production. Investigations by the department of justice was asked of the president by Howard Coffin formerly chairman of the air craft board who ueclared he requested that the reputation of innocent men might not be ruined by the charges that have been made. At the same time the order for investigation was announced. President Wilson's correspondence vlth Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor who made an investigation of "the air craft production situation was given out at the White House. It disclosed that the president last, month advised Borglum that he never considered an official invesi gator and practically disposed of his services.

Hundreds See Birdmen j Circle Over Richmond

Hundreds of Richmond persons craned their necks skyward Saturday afternoon to watch the antics of an airplane which appeared over the city unheralded, circled about several hundred feet above tern firmi a number of times, and then finally disappeared. The flyer made a number of sharp turns, bringing his machine to a forty or fifty degree angle, took straight nose dives toward the earth and then straightened and glided gracefully up

ward again while the crowd gasped, j

Sock Yarn Received at Red Cross Headquarters A supply of sock yarn has received at Rod Cross headquarters, and will be given out Tuesday morning at 11:30 o'clock.

FRENCH NOVELIST DIES.

PARIS, May ;. Reuters Moscow French noxelist, died this morning.

STAMP SALES IN SCHOOLS $14,785 Eighty-six percent of the pupils of the Richmond schools are now the owners of thrift stamps, according to the report issued by Superintendent J. T. Giles, of sales up to April 26. The amount of sales of thrift stamps in the schools up to that time were $14,784.96. Mr. Giles received a letter Monday from J. D. Oliver, state director of thrift stamp sales, praising the Richmond schools for the excellent record made in the sale of thrift stamps. Mr. Oliver points out that the qurta of societies to be organized in Wayne county for the sale of thrift stamps is 145. and that only 129 have been reported up to this time. Following is the record for the schools: High school, 725 pupils, 96 percent owning thrift stamps; stamp sales, $3,994.20; Garfield, 500 pupils, 'J4 percent owning thrift stamps, sales, $2,722.55; Finley. 209 pupils, 88 percent owning thrift stamps, sales, $751.26; Warner, 265 pupils, 76 percent owning thrift stamps, sales, $533. 5S; Starr, 460 pupils, 49 percent owning thrift stamps, sales, $2,292.95; Whitewater, 208 pupils, 65 percent owning thrift stamps, sales, $215.53; Hibberd, 280 pupils, 78 percent owning thrift stamps, sales, $813.14; Vaile. 272 pupils, 95 percent owning thrift stamps, sales $1,728.21; Baxter, 279 pupils, 96 percent owning thrift stamps, sales $996.62; Sevastopol, 222 pupils, 62 percent owning stamps, sales $363.92; Joseph Moore, 89 pupils, 85 percent owning stamps, sales $370. Twenty-eight percent of the pupils in the school own war certificates.

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PAULSON LISTED L AS ALIEN ENEMY

Edward Paulson has been ordered to register as an alien enemy, according to word received by police from U.S. Marshal Storen. - Some time ago the police learned that Paulson was born In Germany, it is said, but had not registered under the law demanding that all men of German birth register as alien enemies unless they had become naturalized citizens of the United States. 'At that time Paulson declared that he was a naturalized citizen and said that he had taken out his papers at Rochester, N. Y. He claimed to have lost them during the Dayton flood. The authorities telegraphed Rochester and were informed that Paulson liad never become naturalized there. Paul

son" then " said that he had forgotten the name of the city where he took out his papers, and said Syracuse, N. Y., was the place. The - authorities also ..wired to . Syracuse and a . letter was recently received from there sstat that he had not taken out naturalization papers at that place either. The Richmond police received a letter Monday stating that Paulson had been ordered to register.

Boy Grabs"Live" Wire; Hands Badly Burned , George Davis, 13 years old, was badly burned about the hands Sunday when he grabbed a "live" tension wire on the North Nineteenth street bridge. The lad lost his balance while he was climbing on the girders. He was given first aid treatment at a druggist. His home is at 18 North Twelfth street.

POWERFUL' RADIO STATION.

; STOCKHOLM, May 6. Sweden's most powerful radio station, situated at Karlsborg. has been put into operation. Regular communication is now being conducted with Deutch Altenburg in Austria, and also with Tsar-skoe-Selo. Wireless messages have also been exchanged with Spanish stations and with Constantinople. Cotton duck will be the product of the Adams Cotton Mills, Macon, Ga., organized with $200,000 capital to build a plant of 8,000 spindles and 160 looms. This company's mill building will be of brick construction, 483x106 feet, costing $75,000, while its machinery (for which contract has been awarded) will cost from $125,000 to $150,000. A 500-horse-power steam plant will furnish power, and the mill output each week will be about 50,000 pounds of cloth.

State Office of 7 Young Socialists Here The state office or the Youn? Peoples' Socialist league has been moved from Indianapolis to Richmond, and will be in charge of Roland T. Ballinger of this city, secretary and treasurer. The reason for the removal is that Charles Rogers of Indianapolis has resigned the charge of the office to become editor of the Indianapolis Call, a Socialist paper.

TAYLOR GIVES SELF UP

Word was received Monday from Camp Taylor by the selective service board that Reginald, Taylor, colored, who recently deserted from the camp, has returned and given himself up. Taylor was sent to the camp from Richmond.

City Statistics

Deaths and Funerals. ! ELOFF Charles August Eloff. 73 years old, aied Monday morning at his home, 807 South Ninth street He has been a resident of Richmond for forty years: He is survived by two son. William F. and Charles H. Eloff of Richmond; three daughters, Mrs. Edward Comer, of Richmond, Mrs. Deland Eddens of Athens, Ala., and Mrs. William Alsobrok ' of Indianapolis, eight grandchildren, on brother and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock ta the home. Friends may call at any time after 12 o'clock Tuesday.

An order has been issued authorizing wimen to become active members of the military forces of New York state.

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