Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 223, 31 July 1918 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1918.

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HOG ISLAND TO LAUNCH FIRST VESSEL MONDAY Mrs. Wilson Names First Ship of 180 to be Built at Shipyard. 'By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 31. Invitations for the first launching at the "Hog Island ship yard next Monday are being sent out by the American Inter national shipbuilding corporation. A large and distinguished company of guests are expected to see the first ship glide into the Delaware and time will be allowed the thirty thousand workmen to witness the event. The vessel, a 7,600 ton steel cargo carrier, properly known at the yard as the "Red Jacket," has been named "Qulstconck" by Mrs. Wilson, wife of the president, who has also Riven a name to all the other vossels to be built at the yard. "Qulstconck" la of Indian origin, and Is the name Hog Island was known by 237 years ago, when part of the surrounding country country was Inhabited by red men. It means "place for hogs," the land having been used as pasturage for livestocks owned by Swedes who settled near there, and probably before them by Indians. The "Qulstconck" Is the first of 180 ships to be built at Hog Island. The present program calls for the launching of fifty ships in the next five months and a total of ISO by August next year.

Built in 53 Days SEATTLE, Wash.. July 31. Three idle ways at the plant of J. F. Duthie A company, with no steel in sight to lay new keels was the situation this company found itself in today after launching an 8,800 steel freighter fiftythree working days after her keel laying The steamer was scheduled for September launching but was speeded up in response to the shipping board's tirgent request. Red Cross Notes The July quota of surgical dressings was completed Tuesday afternon and this department will be closed until the August quota is received, which probably will be the first of next week. The Tuesday and Thursday evening hours of this period will also be suspended. As soon as the new quota is received announcement will be made In the papers. The following statement was Issued by George E. Scott, acting general manager of the American Red Cross: "The first general elections since the United States entered the War will take place before long. The Red Cross is and must be maintained a non-partisan, non-political organization. The reasons for this are so obvious that they need no elaboration, v Membership in the Red Cross includes yea many people and there are so many men of prominence engaged in its work either at home or abroad, that it is not at all unlikely that many of them will be candidates for office. No matter how sincerely Red Cross ofllcial or worker may strive to keep separately his Red Cross work from any possible political ambitions which he may entertain, he may and probably will be quite unable to keep his friends from using his connection with the Red Cross in order to gain favor with the voters." Miss Lough, the Richmond chapter instructor in Red Cross sewing, has started this week to make a series of trips to Red Cross rooms out in the county. On Tuesday she visited Hagerstown and Dalton; Wednesday she will give instructions in the making of refugee garments in Chester, Fountain City and Whitewater, and Friday she will visit Abington in regard to the same work. The Lake states, including Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, have all been assigned the making of refugee garments for the August quota. Karlham Heights Red Cross rooms will be open Friday afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock, according to announce

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Jtere open Tuesday of this week and ' the chapter will work two days this week. Workers are urged to come to the rooms.

LABOR ORGANIZER TO SPEAK TONIGHT Paul J. Smith, general organizer of the American Federation of Labor, will speak at the labor meeting to be held at Luken's hall Wednesday evening. Other speakers of prominence will bo present. Robert E. Graham is chairman of the committee in charge and states that it is backed by all the labor organizations in the ity. Mr. Smith said Wednesday that laborers are being urged to organize in order to place their grievances before the War Labor Board. Attempts are being made to avoid having strikes at this time. Smith expects to speak of the achievements of labor in assisting the government. He said the American Federation of Labor is trying to avoid any trouble in Richmond and the purpose of his visit here is to get economic justice in Richmond. 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief ELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION

All Allied Airplanes May Soon be Huge Bombing Machines

(By Associated Press) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN ENGLAND, July 31. Almost every airplane used by the Allies soon will carry bombs. Experts in aerial warfare are convinced that the general efficiency of the corps will be increased if a bombing device is added to every plane sent out, even though it be of the type once intended only for recognizance work,- and Americans now training In England are being as carefully drilled In bombing as In handling a machine gun. Lessons learned during the resistance offered in the recent offensive have served to increase the already) high regard of both British and American officers in the air service for the lowflying, bomb-carrying craft, and, over he camps and countryside where aviators are being trained, planes are In evidence almost every hour, dipping down from high in the air and skimming the nearby country, barely missing tree tops and houses. It is the newer lesson they are learning, and observers back from the front where the allied planes did such remarkable work not only in scouting and distracting the enemy but actually in breaking up formations and at points checking the onward movement have urged concentration on that form of training. Birdmen Are Praised. British trainers, detailed to American aviation camps, have been liberal in their praise of the new fliers from ! overseas, their only criticism being that the Americans are "a bit too keen." Their tendency has been to go In for flying stunts rather too early In training but even this the trainers have admitted is a valuable fault, though one not to be encouraged. It has been pointed out to the Americans that team work as well as individual efficiency is a prime requisite and the Americans have steadied themselves to the routine their trainers have found makes for general advancement if not for Individual applause, ancy flying, the acrobatic work that once found favor and drew heavy rate receipts at aerial exhibitions in the United States, still is taught but the learning of that form of flying also has come to be regarded merely as routine and wholly incident to the steady, low flying desirable for attacking camps and troops in formation. Accidents have occurred in the camps where the Americans are be ings trained and a few men have! been killed but the records show that the percentage is far less in England than in the United States. Those in training here are inclined to attribute the difference more to luck than to anything else, although there also is pointed out the probability that the average airplane used in England is BOSTON, IND. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bulla left Saturday for ten davs' visit in Washington, D. C. Mrs. George Bosworth and daughters of Richmond are staying at the Bulla home during their absence. . ..Miss Olive Druley returned to her home, Saturday, after a week's visit with Miss Ruth Meyer The following members of the Mispah class of the Christian church, together with their teacher, O. M. Whitmire. enjoyed a picnic Sunday at Glen Miller: Misses Mary Beard, Lucile and Susie Kitchel. Mildred Jenkinson, Edna and India Stanford, Ruth Meyer, Zelma Starr, Grace Ketron and lone Robinson; Messrs. Elmer Miller, Howard and Harold Jennings, Bradford Meyer, Francis and Lewis Stanley, Oren Ross, Donald Williamson. William and Alva Kitchel, Kenneth Newman, Fentress Tucker, Harry Hartman and Earl Beeson Miss Mildred Jenkinson returned home Sunday from Fort Wayne accompanied by Miss Ethel Seaney who will visit friends here for the nevt two weeks Noah Piper of Richmond spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Piper William Jenkinson of Muncie spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jenkinson .... Miss Dorothy Gill of Cincinnati is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stanford .... Mrs. Lee Coppock returned to Peru, Monday, after a short visit here with friends. .. .Mrs. Vangie Miller and daughter, Jennie, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Roberts. ... Miss Susie Kitchel was the guest of Miss Mary Beard Sunday night. .. .William Dean of Peru spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Piper. SUE FOR BURIAL EXPENSES Jordan, McManus. Hunt and Walterman have filed suit in circuit court against Benjamin Wade, asking $112 for unpaid funeral expenses.-

IN THE WHEAT FIELDS

ELDORADO, O., July 31 O. F. Kimmel threshed 51 acres of wheat, getting 1.450 bushels, an average of 2S.5 bushels an acre. William Kepler threshed 33 acres of wheat getting more than 800 bushels. Elmer Kimmel threshed more than S0O bushels of wheat. Rains have delayed threshing. WEST MANCHESTER. " WEST MANCHESTER. O.. July 31 Warren I. Judy has been advised by wheat experts to save his wheat for seed on account of its good quality. Wes. Towble threshed 25 acres, getting 750 bushels, an average of 30 bushels an acre. The wheat of Wilbur Glanders, Mrs. Ella Gales, and Westfield and Copps had the best test and average of any wheat brought to West Manchester. WHITEWATER. WHITEWATER, Ind.. July 31 Clell Jennings threshed 31 bushels of wheat an acre. Kenneth Barton threshed 21 bushels an acre. Jim Shank threshed 18 bushels an acre. Ollie Hunt threshed 35 bushels an acre on one piece and 25 bushels on another piece. William Curtis threshed 26 bushels an acre. Kenneth Barton cut a barley field which brought 39 bushels an acre.

a better made machine than the averge that has been used in the United States. The bombing devices being attached to virtually every plane is not the contrivance that was used in the earlier days of the war. That used then was little more than a mechanism that released the projectile, allowing it to fall at a point approximately near the target. The device now being used is one with which the operator may with much practice become almost as proficient in marksmanship as an artilleryman is with his gun. Almost every light plane will carry bombs of at least 25 pounds and from the heavier types there will be hurled the huge containers of high explosive not materially different from those used by the Germans in some of the more recent raids.

INTERURBAN RATE DIFFICULTY SOLVED Traffic difficulties in shipping Richmond products to points in Ohio via the Western Ohio Electric Railway, have been straightened out through the work of the Richmond Commercial club, according to a letter from manager Whitney of the Ohio Traction company to Secretary L'llman, Wednesday morning. Attention to the difficulties was first called to the notice of the Commercial club secretary by the Richmond Baking company in May, and the secretary immediately wrote to the general manager asking that, if possible, the matter be arranged at once. June 3 a erply was eceived from Manager Whitney stating that the matter had been taken up with the D. S. and P. Traction Co., and that they expected to "supplement traffic making same apply via that line effective, on usual thirty days' notice." However, on July 22. a letter was received by the Commercial club from Adam H. Bartel, calling attention to certain points on the Ohio traction lines that could be reached by Indianapolis and Dayton shippers, but which were embargoed to Richmond industries. After writing immediately to Manager Whitney, the second time. Secretary Ullman received word Wednesl day morning, stating that on July 8 the traffic rates had been amended, and that hereafter Richmond patrons should have no trouble. SUGAR CUT ORDER RECEIVED HERE H. W. Gilbert, Federal Food Administrator for Wayne County, just received a wire from the government that there must be a cut of 33 Vs per cent, on the sugar distribution and the consumption of sugar for the month of August. Sugar for the month of August will be based on the twopound per-capita per month consumption. Sugar for hotels and restaurants is cut to two pounds per every ninety meals served. The government figures on this basis there will be plenty of sugar for everybody to go through next month. The allotments to less essential industries has already been restricted and the distribution of sugar for canning purposes has been so strict that hoarding has been impossible and in most cases canning requirements are greatly below that of other years. It is advisable, however, that people be encouraged to put up fruit and the National Food Administration suggests that the fruit crop should be preserved without sugar and sweetened later when the fall sugar crop is available. After August 1, the allotment will eight ounces per capita per week, which is on the basis of 2 lbs, per capita per month. The government authorities have made some complaint with the food administration as to the grocerymen not filling out their order forms operly. It is necessary for each and every item to be taken care of in the regular way in order to eliminate trouble in checking the report forms. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. Klemann Raymond F. Klemann, 13 days old, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Klemann, 601 South Sixth street, Tuesday night. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the St. Andrews Church. Burial was in St. Andrews cemetery. ECONOMY. ECONOMY, Ind., July 31 The Stringtown threshing ring threshed 1.55S bushels of wheat last week. Mr. Stewart threshed 20 acres that averaged 30 bushels an acre. Everett Clark threshed 20 acres that averaged 30 bushels an acre. Oliver Hiatt threshed 10 acres that averaged 35.5 bushels an acre. GREENSFORK. GREENSFORK, Ind., July 31 Ben Harris threshed 1.245 bushels of wheat from 46 acres. Walter Harris threshed 600 bushels of wheat which averaged 27.5 bushels an acre. A 20-acre field averaged 25 bushels an acre and a 30-acre field averaged 24 bushels an acre. John Lindemann's ring threshed 664 bushels from a 35 acre field for Lewis Garrett, and 711 bushels from a 35-acre field for Fred Munn. Carl Martin threshed 790 bushels from 40 acres. Walter Lindermann threshed 300 bushels from 16 acres. Chauncey Cranor threshed 354 bushels from 22 acres. John Ernsburger threshed 1,254 bushels of wheat from 64 acres. Howard Cook threshed 437 bushels i from 28 acres. Charles H. Bond threshed 428 bushels from 20 acres. Robert Ganber threshed 230 bushels from 28 acres of wheat.

DE HAVELANDS SATISFACTORY SAYS PERSHING

Baker Makes Public Order of Army Chief Correcting False Report. " (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 31. Widelypublished reports that General Pershing had sharply criticised the American design of the DeHaviland bombing airplane and requested that no more of them be sent to France led Secretary of War Baker today to make public the fact that the general had just asked for immediate shipment of a large number of the machines. Mr. Baker said the order had been given priority by the department, insuring quick transportation. More than 400 of this type had been sent to France before the new requisition was received. "There are no perfect airplanes," said the war secretary in discussing reports of criticisms of the DeHaviland type. "Improvements in the best of them come rapidly, both as to types and as to succeeding numbers of the same type. This is true of the DeHaviland. as of all others. The latest machine of this type is better than the earlier ones." Senate Starts Probe. Investigation of the criticisms of the DeHaviland planes was begun today by the Senate military subcommittee. Maj. H. C. A. Muhlenberg and Capts. R. W. Schroeder and J. M. Foote, aviation officers in charge of testing this type of plane at Wright Field (Dayton, O.), were examined for several hours behind closed doors. Information regarding their testimony was withheld. The committee plans to call several other officers before closing the hearings, which were reopened after members of Ihe committee had discussed with Secretary Baker and Gen. March, chief of staff, last Saturday, criticisms of the DeHaviland type made by Gen. Pershing and other officers. It was understood that the American commander in chief had suggested modifications and improvements in the plane. OPERATION OF FIRE ALARMS EXPLAINED Richmond people do not know how to use the fire alarms, according to Chief Miller of the fire department. "I am frequently asked how to turn in alarms." he said AVednesday morning. "Not long ago there was a man who had passed the boxes hundreds of times, and yet, one day when he saw a fire went to a box, broke the glass and turned the key thinking that was all he had to do. Of course the fire department did not come, and he came down to the engine house to investigate the cause, ready to blame the system for being out of order. Meanwhile the building was burning down." After you turn the key to the box, Chief Miller pointed out, the door to the real alarm place merely has been unlocked. The alarm only is turned in when the door has been opened and the inside lever has been pressed down. LOCAL REPUBLICANS ATTEND MEETING The following men went to Liberty from Richmond Wednesday afternoon to attend the Republican meeting called by district chairman Walter Bossert: County Chairman L. S. Bowman, E. M. Camp field, Ed Weidner, Carl Meyers, Ramsey Poundstone, Wm. B. Tressler, Orville Boys and Harry Fee. The meeting was called for the purpose of organization. Representative Elliott, who is home from Washington, was present, and State Chairman E. M. Wasmith. DRAFT CALL ISSUED FOR 5,586 MEN WASHINGTON, July 31. Provost Marshal General Crowder called on 23 states for 5.5S6 grammar school graduates of draft age qualified for general military service to take courses of training at colleges over the country. The men may volunteer until August 6. and after that time, any deficiency will be made up. They are ordered eo entrain August 15. Indiana is not included in the call. KILO COMPANY IS ASSURED FOR CITY Obtaining the Kilo Noisless Electric Meter Company as a new industry for Richmond is assured. .At a meeting of the soliciting committee at the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday noon, to report the amount of subscriptions received, it was learned that $17,000 has been subscribed to date, and that the members were confident that $35,000 would be raised by Friday non, when the final report is to be given. Five more members ahve been added to the committee to solicit stock, and in the short ti mewhich is left, anyone who wishes to make a good investment, according to Mr. IJllmna, has a rare chance to do so. This opportunity is somewhat the same as the Jenkins Vulcan Spring Company, of last year, and the men who are eager to boost Richmond's interests are making the most of the chance, as well as bettering themselves. BIDS ARE REJECTED, Bids for the new building for women to be erected at the Wayne county infirmary were opened at eleven o'clock Wednesday morning but were all rejected because they were above the amount appropriated by the council for the building .

U. S. Experts to Study Workings of Local Children s Market

The children's market on Fridays has attracted the attention of the United States government, which is asking data on the successful operation of the venture. Purdue University will send experts to study its workings. The market is the logical outcome of the spring garden drive which gave Richmond the national reputation of having more war gardens in proportion to its population than any city in the United States. The produce raised by the young gardeners either had to rot in the gardens or be disposed of to the public. The children's market is the medium through which these foodstuffs are sold to the non-producers and families that were unable to raise enough produce for canning purposes. Children do not buy from commission men and then resell to their customers. The-market is not in competition with the regularly established business houses that handle produce. By selling only produce raised in war gardens they do not conflict with commission men, and this phase of commercial activity is safeguarded. It would be unfair in the extreme for children to buy from commission men and then sell to the public. The educational value of the war garden and children's market cannot be overestimated. By making gardening a compulsory study in the Garfield building, children are taught to be producers. Their gardening skill will ! accompany them through life, adding thousands of producers and decreasing the ratio between non-producers and consumers, something which the government is trying to attain. By putting their produce on the market and selling it, the children are taught methods of business and finance. The educational benefit can not be denied. The money that the children make, so investigation has disclosed, is used for the purchase of WILL CONSTRUCTION iS ASKED BY HEIR WINCHESTER. Ind., July 31. The will of Thomas Wright probated last August bequeathed all his money on hands as well as the rents and profits for fifteen years of a farm in Wayne county, Indiana, to the Arba church and the Arba cemetery association. He also bequeathed to Levi Nickens, colored, who had cared for him for several years, a life time right in fifty acres of land situated in Randolph county. A clause in the will recites that the cemetery association is to keep the graves of Wright and his wife in a "Respectable condition." At the expiration of fifteen years the Wayne county farm is to descend to his son, Clarence Wright. The son is now petitioning the court to appoint a receiver to take possession of the proceeds of the land asserting that Nickens and the church and cemetery association are in possession wholly without right. The court has also been petitioned to construe the will. j HAGERSTOWN, IND. The Franchise League will meet in the City Council chamber Saturday evening.' In addition to the regular work, special pln.ns will be discussed in regard to the intensive suffrage campaign to be opened soon in all parts of the state A son. Howard Edmund, was born on July 23. to Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hanscom of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Hanscom are both known here. Mrs. Hanscom was formerly Miss Alpha Williams of Centerville, and Mr. Hanscom was of Modoc. They lived at Newcastle prior to locating at Indianapolis. Mr. Hanscom has a number of relatives here. Mrs. Alice Hanscom has spent the past week with her son and family at Indianapo-, lis Misses Mary Clark and lrgima Unthank have returned home after spending three weeks at Winona There will be special services for the war fathers and mothers at the Christian church Sunday night.. .Mrs. Frank Parsons of Richmond, spent a few days here and was the gnest of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Warfel. Mr and Mrs. Robert Hindman and other relatives, and attended the Chautauqua A sufficient number of Chautauqua tickets were pledged to secure the Chautauqua here next year... Mr. and Mrs. Oscar White and children of Whitewater, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spencer and children of near Hollansburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Arch Benbow were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Long Mrs. Delia Glidewell and Mrs. Clifford Rogers of Indianapolis, were guests of Mrs. George Ulrich and family. Mrs. Rogers returned to Indianapolis Monday and Mrs. Glidewell went to CentervUle and is the guest of her brother Fiank Petro. NATIONAL WAP GARDEN COMMISSION Simple tray for sun drying. It is made of wire mesh with light framework and rests on bricks placed in pans of water. This arrangement protects the material from creeping insects. This and many other suggestions will be found in the free drying book which the National War Garden Commission of Washington will send to any one for a two-cent -tamp to pay postage. DON'T LET 'EM ESCAPE LlSED FOR HOLOIM& FRUIT TU ICES -LARGE fTOUTHED BOTTLES CAM BE USED FOR o riHHriHLHP5 HP O JELLIES. ATIOMA4. WAR dMOIH CortSS0 - ". w . The National War Garden Commit. ion suggest the use of bottle for food conservation. Send for the Commission's free book on canning and drying, enclosing two cents for postage.

thrift stamps or for the educational benefit of the children. The city authorities have put the market house at the disposal of the children. This has given the children opportunity to sell their produce at a centrally located point without interfering with the established mediums of food distribution in Richmond.

LOCAL MERCHANTS ACTIVE IN GETTING NEW BUSINESS HERE The activity of the Merchants' Association in developing possible openings for new government contracts was shown in the report given by H. S. Reed of the Reed Furniture Store Tuesday evening when the association met at the Arlington. The report showed that the industries committee had been in communication with officials of Dayton business houses, ascertaining how new industries are obtained and what possibilities there are for such orders to be received here. Although no definite contracts had been gained, so many prospects for large business were found that Mr. Reed asked that his committee be enlarged, and was voted the power to enlarge it as he saw fit. W. E. Balsh of Indianapolis gave an interesting talk on the matter of credit ratings and the best manner of handling them. Cold Pack Canning BY NINA V. SHORT "Be a food controller in your home, and count yourself fortunate that you have food to control." During the present war there have been 500,000 more deaths caused by starvation than by actual shot and shell. Think what this means. Does it give you any conception of the responsibility of a home-maker the food controller. At present we must not only conserve such supplies as meat, wheat, sugar, etc., according to g-vernment regulations, but we must take care of the produce of the season. All food must be saved, no food wasted. There are over 20,000.000 homes in our United States. Think what one can lost in each family would mean. How many the total loss would feed. We dare not waste. Save foods, whatever method, but save. Many foods can be satisfactorily kept by storing, by drying, by brining, but doubtless the majority save by canning. Canning by the cold pack method is very satisfactory. It reduces failures to a minimum. Cold Pack Canning. Equipment. 1 A vessel with a tight fitting cover, deep enough to allow the cans, when resting on a false bottom, to be completely immersed in water. 2. A false bottom or rack which prevents cans from resting directly on the bottom and permits free circulation of water. 3. Bowls or kettles for blanching and cold dipping. 4. Blanching cloths or strainer. 5. Good jars with covers to fit. 6. Good rubbers, (the best rubbers are necessary for they must be able to withstand the boiling temperature for several hours.) Method. 1 Select good material. Wash carefully. 2. Scald or blanch in boiling water or steam, a. To soften fibre, b. To reduce bulk. c. To eliminate objectionable acids and flavors, d. To start flow of juices. 3. Cold dip (plunge into cold water and out.) a. To harden pulp under the skin. b. To set coloring matter. c. To make easier to pack. 4. Pack immediately into clean jars. Pack tightly as possible, all except greens and starchy vegetables a3 corn. Pack to within one-half or onefourth of top. Add one teaspoon of salt to each quart of vegetables. Fill with boiling water to within onefourth inch of top. In canning fruits, substitute a very thin syrup for the salt and water. Two tablespoons of sugar to each cup of water. Mix a syrup sufficient to develop the flavor of the first. It is possible that when the fruit is opened sugar will be more plentiful and can then be added, if desired. . 5. Place rubber on can. Place top, seal to test for leakage. If screw top. loosen by turning top back about onehalf inch. If spring top. loosen clamp. 6. Place jars on false bottom in vessel of boiling water. Have enough water to come one inch above top or jars, over vessel and let process or boil according to time table. 7. Remove carefully from water, seal, invert (all but vacuum jars.) Let stand to cool. Let cool rather quickly, but not in draft. 8. Label and store. Suggestive Time Table. Soft Fruits No blanching. Process 16 minutes. Hard Fruits Blanch 1-2 to 2 minutes. Process 16-20 minutes. Such vegetables as asparagus, beets and carrots, blanch from 3-10 minutes and process 90 minutes. Vegetables as beans, peas and okra, blanch from 5-10 minutes and process 120 minutes. Corn Blanch from 5-10 minutes, cold dip and process 180 minutes. Greens Blanch in steam, 15-20 minutes, cold dip and process 90 minutes. Note The time for processing must be counted from the time the water begins to boil. WOMEN WHO FASCINATE The art of fascination and attractiveness In women is founded on good health. Women who drag through long hours, days, weeks and sometimes months of suffering with beadaches, backache and dragging-down pains soon wear the tell-tale expression of woe and misery- If every such woman would only turn to that good old-fashioned root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, to alleviate such ailments it would surely prove the greatest aid to health and consequent beauty that she has ever known. Adv.

ALLIED TONNAGE SHOWS NET GAIN GEDDES REPORTS

jGain of 100,000 Tons z Month Through Reducec Sinking of U-boats. LONDON, July 31. Sir Eric Geddes first lord of the British admiralty, gav the House of Commons today a review of the naval situation, and particularlj defended the policy of starting nation al shipbuilding yards. In discussing th shipbuilding program in connectior with the navy estimates. The first lord compared the situatlor today regarding tonnage with that o: a year ago. Then the net loss In ton nage. he said, was 550,000 gross tons monthly. Submarines then were not b ing destroyed as fast as the Germans were building them, while the mer chant ship yards were short of mer and material. Four hundred thousand tons net loss monthly was the Britlst deficit. Every yard that cou' .takt naval work had been put on nava! building. Gradually, during the past year, Sir Eric continued, the positior had changed in many directions. In stead of losing tonnage the world's net result in the last quarter had beer, a gain roughl yof 100,000 tons a month The allied and ne al world was a well off on June 30 as on Jan. 1,1918 The result, he declared, had been obtained by reduced sinkings and Increased buildings. The reduced sinkings had been arrived at, said the first lord of the ad miralty, by a greater productive effort devoted to warships and small craft of anti-submarine character. Nothing was Included of commandeered or acquired tonnage inth is result. "The problem of a year ago was considered by many almost inconconceivable and insolvable," Sir Eric continued. "Mercantile earning pow., er was being sunk at a rate whicii soon would have meant an inability to continue the war, and there was nc tried recognized means of combating the campaign. It was necessary tc provide a 'building program of antisubmarine craf, mines, other appliances and merchant ships on a greatly increased scale. "The total increase in labor last year In shipbuilding yards and marine engineering works wa3 35,000. The original demand of a year ago was for 80,000 additional, part of them skilled. Owing to events on the western front, and the great demands for technical men for the air force and the army, it was impossible to obtain the proper quota of skilled men by their withdrawal from the army. Unskilled men were offered freely but could not be ahsorbed because of lack of skilled men." LEGITIMATE PLAYS BOOKED FOR MURRAY Several first class plays and musical comedies will be brought to Richmond during the coming winter, according to A. F. Bretlinger, general manager of the People's Theatre company, which is now a lessee and manager of the Murray and Murette theatres. Among the attractions booked are "The Friendly Enemies." Nov. 12, "The Boomerang" Jan. 13 and "Business Before Pleasure," Feb. 26. These will be played by first class companies, according to Mr. Bretlinger. "Friendly Enemies" has been playing in Chicago. It is a strong war play. The "Boomerang" played in New York and Chicago last season and was one of the successful productions. Several good musical comedies have been booked and among them are "My Soldier Girl," Nov. 11, and "Miss Springtime,"Oct. 1. The Halton Powell Musical Comedy company is listed for the week of Aug. 26. O'Brien's Minstrels are to be in Richmond Oct. 2. Perhaps the best theatrical attraction that has been in Richmond for some time will be Maude Adams, who is listed for Nov. 14. Miss Adams is one of America's best known actresses. A Kimball pipe organ will be installed in the Murray theatre beginning Aug. 20. The moving pictures will be Improved after Aug. 15 as this is when the present contract expires. Such stars as Julian Eltinge, Marguerite Clarke, George Walsh, the Lee children, June Caprice and others will be shown here on the screen. Atter each meal YOU eat one ATOM5C FOR YOUR STOMACH'S SAKE) and get full food value and real stomach comfort. Instantly relieves heart burn, bloated, gassy feeling. STOPS acidity, food repeating and stomach misery. AIDS digestion; keeps the stomach sweet and pure. EATONIG is the best remedy and only costs a cent or two a day to use it. You will be oelighted with results. Satisfaction guaranteed vz money back, r lease c&U ana try it. A. G. Luken & Co., Distributors, Richmond, Ind. All Pattern Hats $5.00. Sharkey's. See window. PALLADIUM WANT ADS . BRING RESULTS