Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 166, 24 May 1918 — Page 8

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CLAIM ORDER IS DENIAL OF RIGHT TOSKWILSON Irish "Times Says Mayor Fears Opinion - of United States.

(By Associated Press.) DUBLIN, Thursday, May 23. The lord mayor's decision to refuse to submit to the government his proposed message to President Wilson, is the chief subject in the editorials printed in the newspapers today. The nationalist rapers treat the foreign office's regulation as a "part of the tyranny of martial law." The Freeman's Journal says: "Ireland in her subjugation is denied the right of a free conference, not with the enemy, but with the greatest and most high principled of the allies. The announcement will have a more prejudicial effect upon 'American opinion than any mission or message from Ireland could have had at the present moment." The Dublin Independent calls Mr. Balfour's letter "another example of hiding the truth methods," and adds that "Mr. Palfour, while granting passports, has in effect forbidden the mayor from going on his mission." "Pldiculous Excuse." On the other hand, the Irish Times, the chief union paper, says that the mayor has seized upon a ridiculous excuse to efcape the ordeal of facing American opinion. It says: "The mayor's anti-conscription conference cares so little about an Irish settlement that it is using every effort to make such a settlement Impossible. The conference has not only alienated every friend of nationalist associations in England, it has filled their best friends throughout the world with Indignation and disgust witness the overflowing testimony of the newspapers of the United States, France and the British dominions. The conference itself is aware of this fact, for its envoy, the mayor, has seized upon the most trivial and ridiculous excuse to escape the ordeal of an interview with President Wilson. Is Ireland to sit helpless and tonguetied, while the Mansion House conference completes her ruin and fulfills her shame." MICHAEL LENNEN HELD. DUBLIN, Thursday, May 23. Michael Lennon, who was arrested here last night, is a member of the Sinn Fein executive committee and the editor of Young Ireland, one of the Sinn Feiners' little weekly papers. He was arrested for active participation in the rebellion of 1916 and since bis release under amnesty has been imprisoned charged with making seditious speeches. He was one of the men expected to carry on the movement during the absence of those arrested on

Saturday. His arrest indicates that the government is familiar, not only

with the Sinn Fein leaders, but also with their substitutes, and will take

precautions accordingly. Five more arrests have been made. Mrs. Thomas J. Clarke and the prisoners taken at her arrest, were deported to England' last night.

President Sends Message of Good Cheer to Italy (By Associated Press? WASHINGTON. D. C, May 24 President Wilson's message to the Italian people on the third anniversary of that country's entrance into the war follows: "I am sure I am speaking for the people of the United States in sending to the Italian people warm fraternal greetings upon this, the anniversary of the entrance of Italy into this great war. In which there is being fought out once for all the irrepressible conflict between free self-government and the dictation of force. "The people of the United States have looked with profound interest and sympathy upon the efforts and sacrifices of the Italian people, and are deeply and sincerely interested in the present and future security of Italy. They are glad to find themselves associated with a people to whom they are bound by so many personal and intimate ties in a struggle whose object is liberation, freedom, the rights of men and nations to live their own lives and determine their own fortunes; the rights of the weak as well as the strong, and the maintenance of justice by the irresistible force of free nations leagued together , in the defense of mankind. With ever increasing resolution and force we shall continue to stand together in this sacred common cause. "America salutes the gallant kingdom of Italy and bids her godspeed."

Blind Man Injured in Fall Off River Bank Harmon Grieve, blind, 115 Kinsey street, on his way to visit his1 daugh

ter, Mrs. William Hieger, South Elev

enth street, Friday at noon walked off the river bank at the west end of temporary bridge, falling several feet down the bank, injuring his left side and cutting bis head. Grieve had been in the habit of going to his daughter's home frequently. He had passed down the steps that lead from Main street to the temporary bridge but at the bottom walked straight ahead instead of swerving to the right to reach the bridge. He was rushed to his home and Dr. R. J. Pierce was immediately called. His injuries are not thought to be serious. .

PRINCE OF WALES ARRIVES

(By Associated Press) ROME. Thursday. May 23. The Prince of Wrales arrived here this norning. He was met at the station y representatives of the king and jremler. as well as by members of :he diplomatic corps and some of the :ivil officials. . WILL CONDUCT ORCHESTRA

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This picture was taken immediately following the explosion of a T. N. T. tank at the Oakdale, Pa., munitions factory, where between eighty and ninety lives were lost. Dense smoke clouds are seen rising to the sky. The T. N. T. tank shown in the picture was destroyed in a later explosion. When it, too, let go the entire plant was destroyed.

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(By Associated Press LONDON, May 24. Sir Henry Joseph Wood has accepted an offer to

conduct tne lioston sympuony ui-tuca-, tra. to take the place of Dr Karl j Aluck, resigned and Interned. I

This picture was taken immediately following an explosion at the plant of the Aetna Chemical Co., Oakdale, Pa., May 18. Between eighty and ninety lives were lost. A tank of the deadly explosive T. N. T. had let go shortly before this picture was taken. Another tank of the same explosive is seen at the extreme left.

ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN WAR WORKERS OF WAYNE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

It will be necessary to provide a filing cabinet for the Women's registration cards, which measure 5 by 8 inches. Any business firm having an extra cabinet of this size could save the county some money by donating same to the registration committee. Communications on the subject should be addressed to Miss Meb Culbertson, chairman Women's Activities under the Defense council. In accordance with instructions received from the Woman's Committee of .the National Council of Defense, the women who have acted as chairmen of the registration committee in tne different counties of the state will continue in that capacity and will have charge of the cards, and are expected to have a classified list of the services that women are willing to render to their government, so that when industries wish to use the records on the cards in securing employes, or when any emergency arises where we want to call out the women of a county for loyal purposes, this whole matter will rest in the hands of the woman who had charge of the registration, so that no delays may ever occur in getting some practical use of these cards. Milk is one of the most important food sources the human race possesses. For the proper nourishment of the child it is absolutely indispensable and its use should be kept up .'n the diet as long as possible. Not

only does it contain all the essential food elements in the most available form fxr ready digestion, but the recent scientific discoveries show it to be especially rich in certain peculiar properties that alone render growth possible. This essential quality makes it also of special value in the sick room. In hospitals it has also been thown that the wounded recover more rapidly when they have milk. For the purpose of stimulating growth, and especially in children,

butter fat and other constituents of rnilk have no substitutes. Therefore every parent owes to himself and to his family the duty of providing requisite amounts of milk, butter, cheese and other dairy prod-

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During this last winter, when there was much agitation in some of the larger cities over the price of milk, which was advanced from two to three cents a quart by reason of the rapid rise in the cost of feed and labor, many families among the poor weref ound giving their children tea and coffee instead of milk. Such methods of feeding fail to nourish the child properly. In spite of the shortage of milk in Germany, that country has at all hazards maintained the milk ration of the children and in the hospitals, even though to do so has meant that the adult population has had to forego largely its use. In a "safety first" health campaign it must ber ememberi'd that it should be "children first.'

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Seek Better Shipping Facilities to Ohio Towns The Commercial club is communicating with W. S. Whitney, general traffic manager of the Ohio Electric company, on the question of obtaining through shipments on that line from Richmond to St. Mary's,' O., Selina, Minister. New Bremen. Sidney, and other Ohio towns. It has been charged that Richmond manufacturers have been discriminated against in the matter of shipments on the line and that this has presented a handicap to local jobbers. . An effort will be made to obtain a through shipment from Richmond to the Ohio towns.

ECONOMIC GAINS CLAIMED BY HUNS

(By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM, Thursday, May 23. Discussing the treaty of peace with Rumania before the Berlin chamber of commerce, Dr. Richard von Kuenlmann, the German foreign minister, said that owing to the geographical situation, there was a question as to territorial acquisitions by Germany, but he said that important economic advantages, had been obtained, including the use of the Danube route, unimpeded traffic on railways, the use of cables and . telegraphs and the necessary guarantees had been obtained that . Rumania will deliver what she can of cereals, oil and other products. Dr. von Kuehlmann emphasized the fact that negotiations were conducted

j in the closest agreement with all Ger

many's allies, especially Austria-Hungary, and that the understanding reached afforded a basis for Germany's economic policy in the Balkans and elsewhere. The foreign minister concluded by saying that all efforts to form closer

ties on the Europe continent would only stimulate Germany to strive after free trade, including a free sea. He said in closing: "It is to the enduring merit of the emperor that he early and emphatically' drew the attention of the German nation to this matter."

Women Will 'Wreak in" Many New Jobs Under New Draft Ruling

Women will be breaking into new i jobs when the new draft regulation j "work or fight" goes into effect. . Girl

bellhops will answer - the call ; of "front" .in the hotels, and elevator, girls will succeed the boys in the hoi els and business buildings. ' The stately waiters in the dining cars and safes will disappear to be succeeded by pretty waitresses, who will continue to collect the tips and subdue the patrons as their successors have done. " : '.; There may even be .women baseball players. England had to have its football in spite of the war, so the women organized teams and played a good game. In America bloomer teams may carry off the penants this year in the world's series, if the provost marshal general carries but his tnreat of including the professional baseball players in the list of men who will have to go to work. Hotels Hit Hardest Here. In Richmond the hotels are probably the most greatly effected by the ruling made by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Waiters, bellboys and elevator men of draft age are to come within the ruling, and both leading hotels have a number of class one men in their employe. - - The management of both hotels, though, say that the problem in replacing labor will not be whether or not the woman will be able to do the work, but where women are to be obtained to do it. Practically every woman in Richmond who wishes to work is employed, many of them doing men's work, in the factories, and receiving men's wages. The difficulty lies in obtaining desirable women in the city to fill the positions left vacant by the men, and it may be necessary to make special inducements for girls from the villages and country to come in to the city and do the work. The Westcott hotel has already stepped aside from its usual custom, and has employed two women for desk work in the office. They are the first two women to fill the position in that hotel. Miss Cecil Kendrick and Miss Estelle Dare are the new clerks, and although they have never done that kind of work before, and would probobly not have done it had it not been for the war emergency, they are

enthusiastic about the work, and the possibilities for women in hotel positions. " - 4 "Women can do anything in a ho

tel that is needed to be done," say the people who have experimented,

"there will be no difficulty in the new draft ruling for the hotels, as far as

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The Arlington hotel has already used women for clerks, and Is expecting to place girls in the dining room and kitchen, when necessary.: Richmond suffragists and war workers are confident that women will be able to fill any of the places that may be , left open because of the new ruling, although they are unanimous in objecting to the use of women as barmaids. .The barmaids in the Dickens novels may be all right in fiction, they admit, but they do not approve of attempting the experiment over here. ! "Women are already doing more difficult work," said Mrs. M. F. Johnston, vice-president of the Richmond Franchise League. "In New York I saw young girls acting as street car conductors, and they did their work very well. They were well treated, and were perfectly self-possessed. If they can do that work, I am sure they can qualify as bellhops and elevator girls."

YOUNG PEOPLE WILL MEET HERE SUNDAY

The West Alexandria group of the Young People's societies and Luther leagues of the Lutheran churches, will hold a convention here Sunday at the St. John's Lutheran church. Delegates will be present from Dayton, New Lebanon, West Alexandria.- Farmersville, Eaton, Enterprise, Brookville and Trinity and St. John's Lutheran church of Richmond. The convention will be in session Sunday afternoon and evening. In the afternoon,. Miss Maud Schell, of West Alexandria, will read a paper on "Should Not Prevailing Conditions Make Us More Zealous?" There will also be a round table discussion and routine business. At night the Rev. Harry P. Long of Toledo, O., will be the speaker. The members of the St. John's young people organizations will serve luncheon for the visitors. "

Six Motorists "in Bad"; Had No License Plates

Richmond Artist to Have

Painting at Exhibit

Francis S. Brown, who is connected with the art department of the city schools, has had his painting in oil, "The Broken Field," accepted by the

Cincinnati Museum for the annual exhibition of American artists. The

painting won honorable mention at the 1918 exhibition of Indiana artists at John Herron Art Institute in In-

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Mr. Browns work has frequently been shown in the Richmond art gallery, and has attracted a great deal of attention. A special exhibit of oils, water colors, pastels and monotypes will be shown in the gallery in the early autumn. Richmond art lovers consider the schools fortunate In obtaining for the art department a young man with Mr. Brown's artistic training and attainments. He studied in the John Herron Art Institute for five years, and was in charge of the art work in .the Mitchell schools before coming to Richmond.

FARMERS URGED TO DISPOSE OF ROOSTERS (By J. C. Kline) If the 2312 farmers keeping poultry in this county will dispose of either kill, sell or confine all roosters during "Rooster week," June 3 to 8, they will save or conserve approximately $5,780 wortn or eggs . in this county alone during the coming hot months. Roosters are not necessary after the breeding season. Hens will lay just as well without them. Roosters fertilize eggs. Without them, hens lay infertile eggs. A fertile egg will start to germinate it does not have to be under a setting hen nor in an incubator anywhere where the temperature is between 70 to 85 degrees. An embryo chick will begin to form within the shell of the eggs during the warm morning, .will continue during the even warmer afternoon, and will die when the temperature drops during the night, leaving a ring of blood formed within an innocent looking egg. Result: A bad egg. Cause; Mr. Rooster, the Kaiser's ally. Seven teai out of every 100 eggs marketed in this country last year were lost through somebody's carelessness. Five per cent of these tnarweted were lost because they were fertile made fertile by home old rooster that should have made a pot pie, been f;old during Rooster Week, or been confined in a small yard away from laying hens. For next year's breeders retain healthy, early-hatched cockerals, matched this spring. They will fertilize better than c!d cocks. Poultry dealers will pay a premium for roosters during the week of June 3 to 8, and actually lose money themselves in remarketing them just to secure a better quality egg from the farmer. The man or woman that knowingly

allows males to run with hens and fertilise eggs during warm weather is deliberately damaging food stuffs in war times. . .

EXPLAINS DOUBLE CLASSIFICATION

Confusion arising out of double classification of men in the selective service system is explained in a state' raent issued by Major Robert Baltzell, national army agent for Indiana: . "Many registrants of Indiana at the time of filing their questionnaires claimed deferred classification on two or more grounds. For example, upon a dependency ground or upon an agricultural or industrial ground. Ic many instances a deferred classification was granted by the local board upon a dependency claim, or othei claim, over which it has jurisdiction, and then forwarded to the distr ct board for action upon the industrial or agricultural claim, as thed 'strict boards have original jurisdiction over industrial and agricultural claims. "The action of the district board upon the industrial or agricultural claim, does not effect the action of the local board upon the dependency or othei claim over which it has jurisdiction, and the classification given by the local board upon the dependency oi other claim stands, unless an appea was taken to the district board. "Where a registrant has ." two oi more classifications, he is liable foi service, according to his order num ber in the . most deferred class ir which be is classified." -

692,000 Huns Discharged from Army Because of Quality of the Fooa (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, May 24. More than 2,700,000 wounded and sick men have been returned to the fighting front and 692,000 soldiers have been discharged from the German army a unfit for further service, according to a report of the statement made in the reichstag by Surgeon General Schulze contained in the Berliner Tageblatt of April 24, a copy of which has been received here. Most of the cases of sickness in the army were due to diseases of the organs of digestion, presumably as a result of the quantity and quality of the food. Diseases of the respiratory organs and the nervous system came next in number. The surgeon general said the health of the army was very favorable and that the tendency of the disease curve was to decline. Surgeon General Schulze added that the percentage of men discharged from hospitals as fit for further serv-i ice was very high, but said the number of cripples at the present tima was 98,000. Excepting those killeJ tne deaths in the army were 1 to 11-3 percent of the wounded. j

Jap Freighter on Fire off Canadian Coast (By Associated Press.) A CANADIAN PACIFIC PORT, May 24. With a fire in her two after holds, but which is said to be under control, the Japanese freighter Burmah Maru of the Osaka Shoshen Kaisha Line, is due at an American Pacific port today. The fire was discovered Wednesday while the vessel was off the western Canadian coast. Distress signals were responded to by the freighter Canada Maru ' of the same line Later, however, the Canada Maru proceeded on her way, officers of the Burmah Maru deciding their vessel could ieturn to port under her own steam. ,

HERMAN SVVICKER DIES SUDDENLY

Herman Swicker, .79 years old, who was instrumental . in organizing the South Side Improvement Association, of which be was president for maiy years, died Friday evening at his home, 627 South J street. ' His deah was due to complications incident tc old age. .He was also . interested in the growth of the South . Side, and after his terms as president of the association he was instrumental in obtaining factories for that part of the city. He has been a resident in Richmond for the last fifty years. His widow, Mrs. Anna Swicker, survives. Funeral services will be conducted at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call at any time.

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SON OF BRITAIN'S FORMER PREMIER WOUNDED IN BATTLE, TAKES BRIDE

Deaths and Funerals. PHELPS Kathleen M. Phelps, 18

years old, died Thursday morning at!

Rockville, Ind. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Phelps; one sister, Mrs. John Ruhl; four brothers, Claude, Thomas, Earl and Carl Phelps. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home, 402 North Eighteenth street. Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. Rev. H. S. James will officiate. . The body arrived Fri

day aiternoon. Friends may call atj any time. ... . .

Six motorists were hailed into police court Friday morning charged with operating cars without license plates. Ora Waddell, Wesley Brown and Kenneth Marshall were fined- $1 and costs on the charge, and cases against Harry Chenoweth, Merrell Maher and R. G. Zetrouer were continued until next Wednesday. -

RETURNS FROM CONFERENCE

Miss Nina Short, Wayne county home demonstration agent, returned Thursday from Lafayette, Ind., where she attended a three day meeting of all county demonstration agents (t Indiana. held at Purdue 'University. The work of the agents since the firj.t of the year was discussed and plans made for. the future. . , .. , .

WARNING ISSUED TO HOG RAISERS

Dr. G. B. Hunt, secretary of the Board of Health, issued a warning Friday that persons raising hogs within the city limits would be subject to prosecution. This warning is given. Dr. Hunt said, r because many persons believe that the "pig" ordinance was a law. The board, he said, had been informed that several persons had brought pigs into the city. Raising hogs within the corporation limits, allowing the filth to. accumulate, would be injurious to public health, the secretary said.

35 More Selects to Leave Here Saturday The 35 selected men who will leave for Camp Taylor at 9:45 Saturday morning, met Friday afternoon at the court house and received final instructions. Each one of the departing boys was presented with a $5 smileage book through the courtesy of the Rich mond Rotary club.

SUES ON NOTE

WAS 'IN CYCLONE

J. Willis Beede, field secretary of the Foreign Missions board was in Iowa when the cyclone struck that state on May 21, but escaped injury. He: left Boone, . shortly before the storm reached that town, and was in Des Moines during the heavier part of hte storm.'

George B. Hunt filed suit in the circuit court Friday against Edwin S. Saxton, alleging that the defendant owed him $56 on a promissory note. The sum of $81.45 Is asked, including the amount of the note with interest and attorney's fees.

ABANDONMENT IS CHARGED

A Kansas woman last year caught more than. 300 bushels of grasshoppers, and by drying them and selling them for chicken feed cleared $560.

Mrs. Melva Russell filed suit for divorce in the circuit ; court Friday against Will Russell. ' They married in 1911 and separated In 1916.' Abandonment is the charge. .

A Philadelphia assayer recently took several handfuls of sand from a street excavation near Independence - hall and, after putting It through an assaying process, extracted a small quantity of gold. He declared that, In his opinion, there was enough gold under Philadelphia to make hunting for It worth while. -

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An interesting wedding was recently celebrated in the private chapel on

being Brig. -Gen. Arthur Asquith, son of former Premier Asquith, and the Hon. Betty Manners, daughter o fLord Manners. General Asquith -won bis high rank by conspicuous bravery at the front and was awarded the D. S. medal for personally leading bis b rigade against the enemy in an engagement in which he was severely wounded.