Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 163, 21 May 1918 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1918

TEN NEW SHIPS READY; 14 MORE ARE LAUNCHED

U. S. Yards Making Hulls Faster than Machinery Can Be Obtained. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 21. Ten steel .hips of 58,830 aggregate tonnage were completed and delivered to the Emergency Fleet Corporation during the past week, and fourteen others, some wood and some steel, of 43,000 tons, were launched. On Saturday four wooden ships left the ways, the third time during the present month when four vessels of thia type were launched in a single day. The total number of wooden nhips launched In May to day is twenty-two. The completed ships Included eight requistioned and two built on contract. Four of them were of S.S0O tons or larger. They were delivered at San Francisco. Cal.; Chester, Pa.; Seattle, Wash. (2); Ecorse, Mich.; Camden, N. : J.; Manitowoc, Wis.; Ashtabula, O.; Long Beach, Cal., and Cleveland, O. Two of the vessels launched were Eteel and twelve were wood. Nine of them were launched on the Pacific ; Coast, three on the lakes and one each on the Atlantic and Gulf. Accept Navy Edict. ' Hulls are being put into the water

i now faster than machinery can be ob- j

taincd to equip-them. It was learned today that the shipping board has acceded to tho Navy Department's re- ' fuaal to surrender turbines ordered for destroyers for use in transports. The transports can be commissioned, but their speed will be reduced by lack of the turbines.

Quota is Subscribed in Three Hours'at Winchester WINCHESTER, Ind., May 21. The Red Cross drive began here Monday morning with a rush and by 3 o'clock White River township had gone over the top and at 6 o'clock, over $6,500 had been subscribed, exceeding the allotment by $1,500. Forty-four teams were at work In the city and township during the day. Last week a committee called for the assessors books and from them made an assessment of twelve cents per $100 on all real and personal property the minimum assessment on any one person being $1. Everybody was ready and solicitors did not have to waste time in explaining. As one solicitor said,. "It was the easiest money I ever helped to raise, why, the people had their money ready and the time I lost was in writing receipts. I could have made time by writing the receipts before I started." Chairman Focht says that the county will exceed its allotment by fifty per cent.

SITE HERE GOOD FOR U. S, CAMP

P. B. Woodworth, district inspector for the war department, has notified Superintendent Giles of the city schools, that he has recommended Richmond for a special war trainiug camp for 100 men. The telegram which Mr. Woodworth sent in to the war department follows: "Richmond has one of the best opportunities for an auto mechanics school of about 100. Vacant property near the Davis motor company and the Pilot Motor company is offered, and these plants propose to co-operate with the school and give assembly and service Elation practice under their own experts both in the school and th3 factory." Arrangements for the housing and care of the men in camps will be left to the Commercial club, should the plant be located here. The soldiers will probably be lodged in the Colieurn, and the high school cafeteria be used for feeding the men.

FAVORS MONARCHY TO FREE FINLAND

(By Associated Press.) STOCKHOLM. May 21 A constitutional monarchy is the only form of government for Finland is the opinion of Judge Svinhufvudl, who has just been declared temporary dictator by the Finnish diet. He says he is convinced that the only way for Finland to secure independence and freedom and a government above party passion is to choose a constitutional monarch. Judge Svinhufvudl said he would refuse categorically to become a candidate for the presidency if asked to do so. He believed that most of the members of the Landtag would resign if a republic were declared. He added that 16.000,000 marks were subscribed during the first week of the Finnish liberty loan. (By Associated Press.) STOCKHOLM. Monday. May 20. Judge Svinhufvudl has been nominated temporary dictator by the Finnish diet. Judge Svinhufvudl was formerly president of the Finnish diet, being re-elected to that office on four occasions. In 1910 he defied the Russian government and refused to submit to the Finnish diet two imperial measures. He was removed from the presidency on Feb. 3, 1913, and later was deported to Siberia by the Russian government. His deportatation aroused the Finns, who in 1915, demanded his return. He was liberated from imprisonment in 1917 and returned to Finland. During the invasion of Finland by the Germans he was active in Helsingfors and during the fighting in that city made his escape and was later reported in Berlin.

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CANTATA AT GRACE M, E. DEDICATION

A large chorus choir under the direction of Mrs. Grace B. Gorman will present the sacred cantata, "The Dedication of the Temple," as one of the main features of the series of services to be given in connection with the dedication of the new Grace M. E. church. The cantata will be given Sunday evening. May 26. Music will feature all of the services. The solo parts in the cantata will be sung by Frank Biaffett, and other solos will be given by Mrs. Stant of Dublin, and Frank Funk of this city. At this service the new pipe organ recently installed by the Austin Organ company at a cost of more than $5,000 will be heard for the first time. Special numbers will be played at the morning, afternoon and evening services by Mrs. Edward Ryan, the regular organist of the church, and numbers will also be played by Professor Van Denman Thompson, concert orgunist of DePauw University. Monday evening. May 27, Profes?or Thompson, assisted by Miss Carolyn Hutton, violinist, will give an oran recital. No admission will be charged at any of the special services.

Former Railroad Man Dead at Sister's Home

Charles Elgar Hinshaw, G2 yars old, formerly ticket agent at the Pennsylvania station, died Tuesday mornin at the home of his sister, Mrs. William Mutchner, 610 National avenue. About two years ago Hinshaw resigned as ticket agent here and went

to Colorado for his health. He returned to Richmond two weeks ago. He is survived by his mother and three sisters: Mrs. William Mutchner, Mrs. Oliver Hieger and Miss Margaret Hinshaw of Richmond. He was a member of the Elks, Modern Woodman and Moose lodges. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

The American Red Cross commissicfn to France has sent word that is essential for all garments produced by chapters to be distinctly and permanently marked as donated by the Red Cross. Restrictions imposed by the Geneva Convention permit the use of Red Cross emblems only on articles intended for the use of military sick and wounded and those actually engaged in the care of such persons. A standard label has been adopted for use on all garments and should be used on the articles sent out by each chapter. The United States commissioner of internal revenue has ruled that the Red Cross is exempt from all war tax charges payable from Red Cross funds for transportation of property by freight and express, for transportation of persons, for telephone toll," long distance messages and telegraph messages.

ARTIFICIAL GAS WILL BE MADE HERE NEXT FALL MIFI - I I. I. .' (" Natural Gas Supply Will Be Cut Off in October or November.

Richmond's natural gas supply will be exhausted the latter part of October or the first of November, according to N. H. Johnson, superintendent of the Richmond Light Heat and Power company.

A substantial increase in gas rates will be necessary when the artificial plant is put in operation, according to Johnson. The increase In rates will be made necessary, Johnson said, because of the incresae in the prices of all malerials used in the manufacture of artificial gas. The present price of natural gas supplied in the city is 70 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. , While the public service commission will set tho exact price for the artificial gas, Johnson said that It might be almost double the former standard price of $1 per 1,000' cubic feet. Two Petitions Were Filed. At a meeting of the city council Monday night City Attorney Byram Robbins reviewed various proceedings on the gas question In Richmond, which has extended over a period of several years. Two petitions were filed by William A. Bond when he was city attorney, seeking, a decrease in rates. Both petitions failing to accomplish their purpose William J. Robbins, ' then mayor of Richmond, refused to permit a third petition and said the city would take no further action on the question. Acting as attorney for W. B. Dye and other individuals, Bond filed a petition before the public service commission seeking a decrease in rates, but this effort also met with failure. The city took no part in this matter, Robbins said. In September. 1917, .the public service commission passed a ruling permitting an increase in gas rates. City Attorney Bond then appealed the case to the circuit court, but it was referred back to the commission and sustained. Robbins said that if the case was brought to trial it was possible it

I would result in an increase, as there

was absolutely no chance of a decrease in the rates. At his suggestion the council therefore decided to dismiss the case. A statement made by the chairman of the service commission was cited as authority for this fact by Robbins. Johnson said that there was still some doubt as to the kind of artificial gas Richmond would have. There has been some talk ;f mixing the artificial and natural gas but this plan has been tried, he said, and has not proven very successful. The artificial plant here Is prepared with the exception of the building of a side track. Contracts are already being made for coke, coal and oil.

j . Last winter the decreased gas pres- , sure was plainly evident and it was

necessary to auot tne gas on a pro rata basis. Next winter there will be no natural gas at all. The only thing to be done, Johnson said, is to manufacture gas, and it is thought the Richmond plant will be in operation by the latter part of the year.

Seaford Pictures to Be Shown Public Tonight . An exhibition of the . drawings . of John A. Seaford, of Boston, Mass., will be open to the public Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Ricnmond Art Club, 605 Main street Many of these drawings are the originals which Seaford has used for illustrations in books. The art rooms will be open each evening beginning tonight and a cordial invitation is extended to every one to attend.

St Paul's Church to Call Indianapolis Minister The vestry of St. Paul's church will meet at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to extend a call to a pastor who has been considered for the pastorate here. The man under consideration is a wellknown Indianapolis minister, who has held his present charge for thirteen years. The pulpit of St. Paul's church was left vacant by the resignation of the Rev. R. H. Baldwin, who gave up his charge to do war work in the east.

BERT RUSSEL LEAVES TO ENTER SERVICE AS BUGLER

Bert Russel, who registered with the Richmond selective service board as a bugler, will leave for Fort Benjamin Harrison Wednesday to enter the service. Clem Carr, chairman of the board, received a long distance call from Indianapolis Monday night asking that a bugler be inducted from any class into the service.

CHURCH CIRCLE TO MEET.

Circle 4 of First Prebyterian church will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. G. Andrew Steely at her home 1314 North C Street.

WILL NOT SIGN "PIG ORDINANCE"

Mayor Zimmerman said Tuesday that he would not sign the ordinance passed by-city council Monday night permitting any householder in Richmond to raise two pigs on his premises. i . The mayor said that he would consider the raising of pigs in Richmond as a "nuisance." Seven city councilmen voted in favor of the ordinance while four opposed it. The measure was called a "war emergency bill" by the councilmen voting for it. The following councilmen voted in favor of the ordinance: Von Pein, Schneider, White, Walterman, Sweitzer, Ford and Golden. The following voted against the ordinance: Evans, Richardson, Stegman and Williams. At the next meeting of the council the ordinance will be reported back to the council. The new coal dumping ordinance was held ' over for the next meeting. The ordinance provides for dumping coal on all streets except asphalt, cement and brick streets, the dumping to be done in the gutter. To dump in paved streets a special permit would have to be secured from the city and the fuel administrator. Mayor Zimmerman said that on account of the high cost of men and teams and also the scarcity of labor and facilities for getting material here, the street improvements, would not be pushed at this time.

SUE ON ACCOUNT.

The Wayne . County . Lumber Company filed suit in circuit court Tuesday against Joseph Mustard, asking $285.38 on an overdue account.

Bakers Urged to Make Reports Early t in Week , All . bakeries .. in , the county must make a weekly report to Harry Gilbert, Wayne county food administrator. These reports have been very slow in coming in, Gilbert said Tuesday. Bakers are urged to get their reports, in as soon as possible each week.

W. R. Mathews Observes Seventieth Birthday W. R. Mathews, Wayne county assessor, celebrated the seventieth anniversary of his birth Tuesday. Mathews was born In Brooklyn. N. Y., and served with the 124th Indiana infantry in, the Civil war. Many of his old comrades of the camp fire days called at the court house during the day to extend their congratulations. Mathews was a candidate for renomination for the county assessorship on the Republican ticket at the recent primaries, and defeated his opponent by a large majority. His nomination practically amounts to election.

MRS. JOHN MICHAEL ILL

Mrs. John Michael, wife of Captain Michael of the Salvation Army, is seriously ill in a hospital at Muncie, Ind., where she was recently sent for treatment.

APPLIES FOR ENLISTMENT

Olin Scott of Cambridge City has applied for enlistment as pattern maker, first class, in the naval reserve, and was sent to Indianapolis for final examination.

The smile of a satisfied customer will bring you many others.

Directors Nominated at ' ; :S Rotary Club Luncheon Dr. L. F. Ross talked on the work of the Wayne county Red Cross soCietV. at the mppHntr nf Ihu Rntarv

club Tuesday noon at the Arlington hotel. The nominating committee reported the following nominations for directors: John H. Johnson. Harry C, Doan, Fred S. Anderson, E. M. Campfield, J. H. Bentley. Roy C. Fry, Leslie E. Hart, A. J. Harwood, George M. Logan, O. G. Murray, Joseph H. Mills, Fred H. Lemon, William H. Romey and Ira Swisher. The nominations will be submitted to the. club at the June meeting.

Cccoanut Oil Makes A Splendid Shampoo

If you want to keep your hair ic good condition, be careful what you wash it with. ? Most s :-s and prepared shampoo! contains too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and is very harmful. Just plain muisified cocoanut oil (which is pure and en tirely greaseless). is much be'ter thar the most expensive soap or anything else you can use for shampoing, al this can't possibly injure the hair. Simply moisten your hair with water and rub It in. One or two teaspoo.i fuls will make an abundance of rich, creamy lather, and cleanses the hair and scalp thoroughly. The lather rinses out easily and removes every particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves it fine and silky, bright, fluffy and easy to manage. You can get mulsified cocoanut oil at most any drug store. It is very cheap, and a few ounces is enough to last everyone in the family for months. Adv

$55,000 Appropriation Asked by Light Plant An ordinance calling for an appropriation of $55,000 for the construction of a dam, a screen house and the purchase of screens and new boilers for the City Light Plant was presented to the county council Monday night. Arguments for the necessity of a d;im were not accepted by the council so a time was set to go over the problems that the plant will have to meet. The time set was for, Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock.

Contributes Canary Bird to Red Cross War Fund A golden-throated canary bird will do his bit for the Red Cross war fund. A woman whom the solicitors visited Tuesday is a fancier of birds. The birds are almost like members of her own family. But she wanted to give something to the Red Cross she sa'd, and she had not the money to give them.

"I want you to take one of my canaries." she told them, "you can have the finest singer there is here. Then he and I both can do our share for the Red Cross." The committee accepted the bird and will auction it some time this week for the war fund.

Contract is Signed by

Kilo Meter Company

The contract between the Kilo Electric Meter company of Indianapolis, which is to locate in Richmond, and the Richmond Commercial club has

bt-en signed by the officers of the

meter company and approved by the industrial committee of the Commercial club. The president and secretary of the Commercial club will sign the contract in a few days. The endorsement of the Richmond Development company is necessary before the contract is accepted, and a meeting of the company will be held some time this week to consider the proposal.

Sues Pennsylvania for $10,000 for Injuries James U. Jones filed suit in the circuit court Tuesday against the Pennsylvania Railroad company, demanding $10,000 damages for personal injuries he alleges he received several weeks ago. According to the complaint Jones was employed in the east yards and lost a part of his right hand wh.ch was crushed beneath the wheels of a locomotive.

BENNETT TO BE BURIED.

PARIS, May 21 James Gordon Bennett's body arrived in Paris this morning from Nice. A funeral service will be held Thursday at the American church in the Avenue de L'Alma. The burial will take place in the Passy cemetery.

LICENSED TO WED.

Life will never be worth living unless you make it so.

Gasoline Rangers Need Thirty More Members Officers of the Gasoline Ranger company expect to have a full enrollment within a few days. At present about thirty are needed to complete the enrollment of 100 owners of cars. About seventy names have been turned in to E. H. Harris, captain of

tne company and about ten more owners have signified their intpntlnn

of joining, but have not turned in their names.

Marriag3 licenses were issued Monday by the county clerk to the following: Lawler Knott, 27 years old, to Roberta Mount, 31 years old, both of Richmond. James Fuson, 25 years old, to May Ramsey, 22 years old, both of Richmond.

BOLSHEVIKI SEIZE TOWNS.

AMSTERDAM, May 21. Russian Bolshevik troops, according to a telegram from Constantinople, have succeeded in capturing the towns of Petrocsk on the west shore of the Caspian, 200 miles north of Baku and Oerentkpoi.

Sure Way To Get Rid of Dandruff

HOPE IS GIVEN UP.

WASHINGTON. May 21 Hope of solving the mystery of the disanoear-

ance of the naval collier Cyclops, abandoned by navy department.

There is one sure way that never fails to remove dandruff completely and thst is to dissolve it. This destroys it entirely. To do this, just

get about four ounces of plain, ordi nary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp arid rub it in gently with the finger tips.

By morning, most if not all, of your; dandruff will be gone, and three or i

four more applications will completely dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of jt, no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find, too. that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop in

stantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive, and fou-

ounces is all yu will need. This simple remedy has never been known to fail. Adv.

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Keep These Hands of Mercy at Work DID you ever lay in No Man's Land with a shattered thigh and a throat that burned with thirst? If you had you'd give to Red Cross "till it hurts." Did you ever see a little French child of the war sitting by the roadside, sobbing quietly because she is too weak to cry very loud? If you had you would have sold your watch to buy her food and clothes. But you are not there. You are here where these sights and sounds are not brought home to. you. But your Red Cross is there and you can help it. $103,000,000 must be raised in one week. "Keep these hands of mercy at work!" The money you give to Red Cross now will give you the right to say "There are happy children, joyous mothers and strong men alive today because my money went across." Millions of loyal Americans will pledge a part of their earnings during June, July, August and September. What Will You Do To Help? Red Cross 2nd War Fund May 20-27

Every cent given to Red Cross War Fund goes for Vrar Relief. The American Red Cross is the largest and most efficient organization for the relief of suffering that the -world has ever seen. It is today bringing relief to suffering humanity, both military and civil, in every war-torn Allied country. It is made up almost entirely of volunteer workers, 10,000,000 unselfish Americans. It is there to help our soldier boys in time of need.

By helping the starving women and children in the ruined districts of France and Italy it performs a distinctly military service. A soldier who knows that Red Cross is helping his family fights with renewed spirit. Thus does Red Cross help to win the war. Congress authorizes it. President Wilson heads it. The Waf Department audits Us accounts. Your Army, your Navy, and your Allies enthusiastically endorse it. Twenty-two million Americans have joined it.

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