Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 202, 6 July 1918 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918.

UNLIMITED WAR PROFITS SHOWN IN U. S. REPORT

Figures Sent to Senate Show Heavy Increases Made by All Concerns. WASHINGTON, July 6. Some fig

ures on war profits were sent to the

Senate by the Treasury today in re

sponse to a resolution by Senator Borah of Idaho, calling (or Information

regarding profiteering.

Although Bome enormous profits were shown, the letter said the report was incomplete, that for the present the names of the concerns listed were

withheld and that "no Bpecial signifi

cance" should be attached to the data,

as it was secured from Income and excess profits returns as they were filed

Information regarding capital stock.

Invested capital, profits of 1916 and 1917 and the percent of excess of net

income for last year over 1916 was

given. Increases Run High.

The dairy interests listed showed

profit increases from zero to 180 percent: banks up to 80 percent; coa

tractors as high as 696 percent, and

flour mills aa high as 437 percent The maximum Increased profit list

ed. 2,183 percent, was of a food dealer

with (1,000 capital, who showed a loss of 484 percent In 1916. Another food

concern with $325,000 made 34.75 per

cent excess. In clothing trades a concern with $400,000 capital Increased its profits 15 percent; one with $300,000 made nothing, and one with $2,500 capital reported 191 percent increased profits. Chemical manufacturers' capital and profits, respectively, included $345,000, 81 percent; $300,000, none, and $100,000, 58 percent Some of the flour mills capital and profit increases reported were respectively: $30,000. 112 percent; $20,000. 95 percent; $90,000, 236 percent; profits in 1916 being $48,000 and $260,000 in 1917; $25,000 capital, 437 percent. Data Are Missing. Among meat packers data on none of the larger concerns available. Comparative capital and Increased profits of electrical machinery manufacturers cited included $30,000, 2 Mi percent; $95,000, 91 percent; $1,000,000, 2.10 percent. Figures on machine tool manufacturers included $4,140 capital, 422 per cent increased profits; $5,000, 788 per cent; $100,000, 6.13 percent; $160,000, 67 percent. Data regarding the coal trade showed 604 percent, increased profits of a company with $10,000 capital and 17.76 percent for one with $2,000,000 capital. Department Store Gains. In the paper trade, profits ranged from nothing to 176 percent Increase. Among department stores the following were shown: $30,000, 331 per cent; $240,000, none; $300,000, none. Retail clothing trade statistics Included the following: $1,000,000, none; $20,000. 84 percent; $3,000, 117 per cent; $5,000, 1,181 percent. A, concern listed under the heading "Coal, wood and lumber trades" with $1,250,000 capital reported an 80 per cent Increase in profits. In the liquor trade these comparisons were given: $5,000 capital, 1,220 percent; $100,000, none, and $1,000,000 152 per cent. In the grain and electrical storage field, capital and profit Increases included $10,000, 472 per cent; $249,000, 31 per cent; $243,000, 2 percent. A garment manufacturer with $84,000 capital reported 246 percent increase in profits.

GREENSFORK

Miss Sarah Gamber returned from Shirley after a few weeks' visit with her cousin Ruth Beeson Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith and family, Darwin, Craig and Roy Williams motored to Indianapolis Sunday. .. .Mr. and Mrs. 11 Hill of Spiceland spent Wednesday with the sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary W. Hill and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith. .... Shannon Neff left for the annual tducatlonal association at Pittsburg, Penn., Monday evening and will make a trip through the East before returning.... Verl Davis of Spiceland spent Wednesday with Abner Bond and old friends in Greensfork. . . .A large delegation attended the celebration at Richmond Thursday. .. .Mrs. Martha AVlsehart returned home after a few days in Richmond the guests of relative and friends. .. .The Red Cross went over to Richmond in their decorated truck and marched in the parade. ....Mr. and Mrs. George Watts of Doddridge Chapel spent the Fourth of July with his daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simpkins. and Paul and Alma Jean.

Age 80, Shocks Wheat

HAGERSTOWN, Ind., July 6 Martin Ulrich, age eighty, a farmer here, celebrated his birthday anniversary Wednesday by shocking wheat the entire day. He said he wished to do his bit to feed the allies in the war and to help win the war. He has been a laborer In the field the present season, assisting the neighboring farmers who are short of help.

MILITIA TEAM WILL NOT PLAY TOMORROW

The Company K Militia team v.ill not play Sunday. Most of the players will be out of town and Manager Pentacost thought it best to have no game. The tie game betwen Richmond and Liberty will be played off as son as a date can be arranged.

Clean the gas burners on a gas stove by boiling in water and potash for an hour; keep the burners covered with the water.

THIS YOUTH, ITALIANS' CROWN PRINCE, SOME DAY WILL LEAD COUNTRY'S ARMY

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NEW MADISON, 0.

Mr. and Mrs. William Commons and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Harrison spent Sunday in Dayton at the aviation field. . .Bernice Little spent Saturday night and Sunday with Than Teaford ' and family Miss Norene Mikesell, Mr. Albert Swathwood and Mr. Guy Van Ormer spent Sunday afternon and evening with Miss Hannah Nossett Jessie Timmerman and family entertained company from Castine Sunday. There was no program on the Fourth this year as had been planned, most persons attending the celebration at Eldorado The men's class of the Universalist church entertained the little boys class a a grove near Whitewater. A picnic dinner was served to the youngsters, but the old "swlmmin' hole" afforded more pleasure to the boys Alta and Ethe Vlan Ormer were visiting Sunday Walter

Swathwood and wife and spent Satur

day night and Sunday with J. Sheffer

and family Miss Orpha Jordan will go Saturday for a few weeks visit with

her sister near Union City, Ind Mrs. Delia Fennimore returned home after a visit with her brother in Wisconsin... Mae Mikesell and Ruth Pyle and friends picknicked at Glen Miller

park Sunday The social which was given by Miss Nonene Mikesell's Sunday school pupils was well attended. A net profit of $100 or more was taken in A Red CrosB dance was given Saturday night at the K. of P. hall. On account of the social given by the

Italian crown prince at Milan. This new and hitherto unpublished photo of the Crown Prince of Italy, ras taken at Milan, Italy, during the celebration of the constitution. Thousands of people turned out at the exercises to see the youngster who tome day will lead Italy's victorious army. !

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W. D. Foalke to Speak at Opening of Milton Library MILTON, Ind., July 6. William Dudley Foulke, of Richmond, will deliver an address at the formal opening of the library rooms at Milton next Tuesday evening. A special program has been arranged and will be given in the Christian church at 8 o'clock. Mrs. M. L. Tweedy wil Ispeak on Library Administration," followed by an address by Mr. Foulke. Responses will be made by the Rev. Mr. McCormlck. Following the exercises, the library rooms will be thrown open.

NEW PARIS, 0.

Mrs. Margaret Murray entertained on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. C. S Gwinn of Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Murray of Cambridge City, Mr. and Mrs. Van Ausdel of Eaton and Miss Mary McWhinney Mrs. Cora Richards and son John came Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wilcox and Robert Richards. .. .Mr. and Mrs. Augustus McConkey of Dayton spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. WiBman and family Mrs. Alice Lawder of Richmond was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kilbourne ....Mr. and Mrs. Bud Reid and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Aker formed a pic-nlc-vparty near Middleboro Sunday evening.... Miss Marie Kleeman of Richmond spent Sunday with New Paris friends Mr. and Mrs. Louis Comer and family, Mrs. Elsie Watt and Harry Comer, all of Campbellstown, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Zeek....Mrs. Hannah Raub of Kingstown, is spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heeter Miss Kitty Scott of New York is visiting Miss Carrie Whitaker Miss Nora Neanen, who is employed in Richmond spent Sunday with her mother Miss Carrie Whitaker was at Indianapolis over the week end David Scott of St. Louis is here for a visit with his brother, Lon Scott Mrs. W. E. Jones and daughters, Mildred and Martha, returned Friday from a visit with Greenville relatives Mrs. Ellen Lanier of Middletown spent the past week with her brother, George Harris. . . .By a new permit from headquarters the local post office will be open to patrons only between 7:30 a. m. and 6 : 00 p. m., instead of from 6 : 30 a. m. to 8:00 p. m., as was formerly the case Mrs. P. E. Riley and children visited with Ft. Jefferson friends on Saturday Adair Harshman of Eaton was here Tuesday on business. .... Mrs. Moore and children of Missouri have been spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Everett Denny Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Gwinn of Dayton spent the week end here with Mrs. Gwinn's mother, Mrs. Margaret Murray. .. .Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Penland and Miss Nettie Sinck motored to Hollansburg Sunday and spent the day Mrs. C. E. Haller of Richmond, who spent last week here with relatives, returned home Sunday evening Mrs. Anna Burtch and Fred Burtch spent Sunday In Richmond with Mrs. Clara Leftwich. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leftwich and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Martin and daughter of Greenville were also guests Miss Wade of Xenia visited with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hawley and Rev. Stanley H. Bailes from Friday until Sunday. ....Mr. and Mrs. Albert Haller, Miss Carrie Haller and Mrs. C. E. Haller of Richmond were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Roach on Sunday Miss Frances Means of Kokomo came Monday for a short visit here Mr. and Mrs. George Began entertained on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ashinger of New Hope, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Sherer of Richmond, and Mrs. Metta Lesh of Mount Ida, Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Via of New Madison, were Sunday guests at the home of their son, Clarence Via and

family Mrs. George Bogan, Mrs.

Edward Ashinger and Mrs. Metta Lesh of Nebraska, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wilcox. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Royer had as their guests on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Frank Royer, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Coffman, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Stoner and two children, Milton and Grace, and Will Ullery of Trotwood and Mr. and Mrs. Perry Eby and family of New Madison. .Miss Gertrude Bice, who is employed at Dayton, was home for the week-end Howard Alser, who enlisted in the navy several weeks ago, will leave Monday Mrs. Jennie Mungavln left Wednesday evening to spend the remainder of the week with her son, Francis, who is in training at the Great Lakes Naval Training camp Byron Kuth, traveling salesman for the Chautauqua Art Desk company is at home Mrs. Elsie Conrad and two children went to Lima, O., Sunday morning for a short visit Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Murray entertained with a dinner party at their country home, near Cedar Springs on Sunday. The

guests were Mr. and Mrs. John Cook,

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hahn, Misses Ada and Ella Hall and William Hall of Dayton, Samuel Schlar of Richmond, Va., Gilbert Wrenn of Odessa, Fla., Mildred Clark and Janice Hahn Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jordan motored to Crete Sunday and spent the day.... Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boyle and daughter, Imogene, of Richmond spent the week-end with Mr. Boyle's parents Local 'friends of Miss Margaret Cunningham, Chicago, will be sorry to hear that she wa3 the victim of an auto accident recently and received severe injuries. Her sister, Mrs. T. J. Canny, has been at her bedside since the day of the accident Miss Nettie Sinck will leave Friday to attend school in Indianapolis . . . . Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brown and daughter were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Brown and family On Friday evening the Eastern Star lodge will have inspection and the lnlstate inspector, besides several other tation of nineteen candidates. The out-of-town visitors, is expected. A banquet will be served and both the banquet and the lodge work will be In the K. of P. hall because of the large crowd which is expected.

Friendship church the crowd was not! bo large as usual.. .. .Mr. and Mrs. 11. Timmons and family entertained company at dinner Sunday Miss Veda Spencer, Mildred Brawley, Edith Crawford, Mr. Burton Harrison, Russell Mills and Lee Brawley spent Sunday afternoon at Yankeetown. In the evening they attended the revival meeting there Ernest Logan, wife and baby were the week end guests of Ed McLear and family.'. .Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey Mikesell and sons spent Saturday evening with Oscar Mikesell and wife Mr. and Mrs. Ed McLear anod family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Logan ond son and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar MikNll were Greenville visitors Monday morning.. .. TMr. and Mrs: John Krule callen on friends near Clarks station Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Ora Wiley and son Louis, of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Nancy Harrison of Cedar Grove were entertained at dinner Sunday by W. C. Harrison and Bona..... Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Harrison and wife spent Monday evening

in Richmond the guests of Mr. ad

Mrs. J. M. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Blose and family and Mr. and Mrs. Perry Flatter and family took Sunday dinner with Earl Flatter, wife and son. Elizabeth Flatter was also their guest Bland Downing spent Sunday evening with Ernest Ginger

and family. Mrs. Charley Richards and daughters, Edna an dEthel, spent last Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Ernest Ginger and family.. .Miss -Hannah Nossett, Miss .Nonene Mikesell. Mr. Guy Van Ormer and Mr. Albert Swathford spent Fourth of July In Eldorado.

Episcopal Church to

Dedicate Service Flag

Sixteen members of SL Paul's Episcopal church, who have entered the service, will be honored Sunday morning when a service flag bearing six

teen Btars will be dedicated. A must-

cal program of patriotic music will bei

rendered.

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